Plumbum metallicum
By Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms of the Materia Medica
Common name: lead.
Especially adapted to diseases, where they arise from disease of the spinal cord (Bt.).
The patient's complexion is waxy, pallid and greasy, or shiny looking (D.).
Excessive and rapid emaciation (Ars.) (N.).
Locomotor Ataxia (Alum., Kali-P., Zinc.) (Bl.).
GENERAL OR PARTIAL PARALYSIS (Caust., Nux-V.) (N.).
PARALYSIS OF THE EXTENSOR MUSCLES OF THE WRIST; WRIST-DROP; THE PARALYSIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY ATROPHY OF THE AFFECTED PARTS (D.).
Stinging and tearing in the limbs.
Twitching of the limbs, with paralysis of the same (Merc., Zinc.).
Infantile paralysis (Bar-C., Calc.) (Bl.).
The pains in the limbs are aggravated at night and relieved by rubbing.
Badly smelling sweat of the feet (Bar-C., Graph., Nit-Ac., Sil.) (G.).
A sensation of tingling on the bones themselves.
Burning in many parts (Canth., Phos., Sec., Sulph.).
Sensation of constriction in the internal organs (Bell., Cact., Lach.).
Sciatica, with drawing, pressing pains (Coloc., Dios., Mag-P., Rhus-T.) (Hr.).
Convulsions followed by paralysis (Cupr., Nux-V., Zinc.).
Retracted testes (Clem., Nux-V., Op., Rhod.) (B.).
Complete impotence (Agn., Graph., Lyc.), with excessive emaciation, and great debility (Hm.).
Threatening abortion (Apis, Sep.) (A.)
Undeveloped uterus (R.).
Hypersensitiveness of the vulva and vagina (Plat.) (R.).
Loss of sexual desire (Arg-N., Camph., Sep.) (C.).
Menorrhagia, with a sensation of a string pulling from the abdomen to the back (G.).
Milk scanty (Bry., Calc.) (C.).
Sweetish taste in the mouth; everything tastes sweet (D.)
There is a blue line along the border of the gums (D.).
Fluids can be swallowed without difficulty; solids come back into the mouth again (G.).
Loss of appetite (Bry., Kali-M., Nux-V.) (C.).
Violent thirst (Ars., Bry., Merc., Phos-Ac., Sulph. (C.).
Colic during the costive state-a highly prominent indication for its use.
Colicky pains proceeding from the spinal cord (Bhr.).
Constipation during pregnancy (Plat.) (A.).
Obstinate constipation from constriction of the intestinal muscular fibres.
THE STOOL IS PASSED IN LITTLE, ROUND BALLS, WHICH ARE BLACK AND HARD (D.).
The stools are passed with great difficulty (Alum., Nat-M., Op., Sep., Sulph.) (D.).
FAECAL VOMITING (Nux-V., Op., Sulph.).
Incessant vomiting of food (Ipec., Puls.) (C.).
HORRIBLE GRIPING PAIN IN THE ABDOMEN; THE PAINS RADIATE IN ALL DIRECTIONS (D.).
LEAD COLIC (Alum., Bell., Coloc., Nux-V., Op.); THE WALLS OF THE ABDOMEN BECOME RETRACTED (D.).
INTUSSUSCEPTION WITH COLIC AND FAECAL VOMITlNG (A.).
Spasm or contraction of the sphincter ani (Bell.). (D.).
Sensation of a string pulling the anus up into the rectum (D.).
Gastralgia; the pains are very sudden and severe, better from hard pressure and eructations (Coloc., Nux-V., Puls.) (R.).
Typhlitis with a large, hard swelling developed in the ileo-cæcal region, very sensitive to contact or to the least motion (Bell., Bry., Lach.) (N.).
Chronic spinal meningitis (Hn.).
Useful in granular kidney (Aur., Kali-C., Lyc., Merc-C., Nit-Ac., Phos., Rhus-T.).
Complete paralysis of the urinary organs (Op.) (Bt.).
Much troubled with the urine, in not being able to pass it, apparently from want of sensation to do so; the will to do so cannot effect it, as if from paralysis (G.).
Albuminous urine (Apis, Merc-C., Phos.) (R.).
Chronic interstitial nephritis (Lyc., Sep.) (R.).
Hectic fever, with dry, hacking cough, and great exhaustion (Hm.).
Pale, dry skin with liver spots (Sep.) (G.).
Jaundice: the whites of eyes, skin, stool and urine-all are very yellow (Chel., Iod., Nat-S., Sep.) (N.).
Intellectual torpor (Op., Phos-Ac.) (A.).
Slow of perception (Nux-M., Op.) (R.).
Memory lost, so that when talking he was unable to find the right word (Anac., Lac-C., Lyc., Phos-Ac.) (R.).
Fears assassins (Absin., Cimic., Op., Phos., Stram.) (B.).
DELIRIUM (Bell., Canth., Hyos., Stram., Verat.), ALTERNATING WITH COLIC (A.).
Timid and anxious (Phos., Puls.) (B.).
COMA (Hyos., Op., Sulph.) (R.).
Taciturn (Bry., Ign., Phos-Ac.) (B.).
Tongue trembling (Camph., Gels., Lach., Lyc., Merc., Phos-Ac.); cannot be put out (Apis, Brom., Carb-Ac., Dulc., Hyos., Lyc., Merc-C.) (R.).
Assumes strangest attitudes and positions in bed (A.).
Imperfect articulation (Bar-C., Caust., Gels.), sometimes only confused sounds (R.).
Paralysis of the upper eyelid (Caust., Gels.) (C.).
Diplopia (Bell., Hyos., Stram.) (C.).
Femoral, inguinal or umbilical hernia ((Lyc., Nux-V.) (A.).
Strangulated hernia (Nux-V.) (A.).
Dilatation of veins on the back of hands, arms and calves (C.).
Pulse rapid, jerky, weak (Acon., Aur., Bar-C.) (C.).
AGGRAVATION: From exertion; from excitement; at night; and from motion; from drinking.
AMELIORATION: From hard pressure; and from rubbing.
RELATIONSHIP: The bad effects of lead or Plumb. are antidoted by Alum., Hep., Nux-V., Op., Petr., Plat., Sulph-Ac. and Zinc.
Complementary: Rhus-T.