# Antimonium Tartaricum ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy - **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from potassium antimony tartrate (K₂Sb₂(C₄H₄O₆)₂), a chemical compound. historically used as an emetic, prepared for homeopathic use. Traditional Context: Historically used in homeopathy for respiratory and gastrointestinal. conditions, particularly those involving excessive mucus, respiratory distress, and weakness. It is. noted for symptoms like rattling cough, dyspnea, nausea, and profound debility, often aggravated by. damp weather, lying down, or warmth. Modern Context: Indicated for chronic respiratory disorders (e.g., bronchitis, COPD-like. symptoms), functional gastrointestinal complaints (e.g., nausea, vomiting), and generalized. fatigue syndromes, often with mucous membrane congestion and weakness. It suits patients with. productive cough , dyspnea, or systemic sluggishness , typically exacerbated by environmental. dampness, rest, or dietary indiscretions, and often seen in the elderly or those with chronic illness. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Lying down, damp or cold weather, warmth (e.g., warm rooms), night, eating. or drinking, rest. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Great despondency. - Fearofbeing alone. - Fretfulness, whining and crying, before the attack of sickness. - Bad mood. - Frightened, at trifles. - Muttering, delirium and stupor. - Stupid on awakening. - Melancholic, complains of numerous suf fering. - Despairs of his recovery. - Anxious, despairing. - Anxiety during nausea. - Peevish, whining and moaning. - Child will nof be touched without whining. - Can't bear to be looked at. - Child clings to those around, calls for help in a hoarse voice, with cough. - Restlessness in children, better being carried about. - Dreads being left alone, lest he should be very nervous. - Contradiction between mind and will. - Pitiful whining before and during attacks. - Hopeless and despairing when awake. - Clings to attendants. - Apathy or easily annoyed, wants to be let Jl alone Furious delirium. - Talking to himself. - Boldness. - Desire to bite. - Wild gaiety, •'‘towards evening. - Consciousness wanes oh closing eyes. - Great despondency. - Fearofbeing alone. - Fretfulness, whining and crying, before the attack of sickness. - Bad mood. - Frightened, at trifles. - Muttering, delirium and stupor. - Stupid on awakening. - Melancholic, complains of numerous suf fering. - Despairs of his recovery. - Anxious, despairing. - Anxiety during nausea. - Peevish, whining and moaning. - Child will nof be touched without whining. - Can't bear to be looked at. - Child clings to those around, calls for help in a hoarse voice, with cough. - Restlessness in children, better being carried about. - Dreads being left alone, lest he should be very nervous. - Contradiction between mind and will. - Pitiful whining before and during attacks. - Hopeless and despairing when awake. - Clings to attendants. - Apathy or easily annoyed, wants to be let Jl alone Furious delirium. - Talking to himself. - Boldness. - Desire to bite. - Wild gaiety, •'‘towards evening. - Consciousness wanes oh closing eyes. ### Vertigo - Dizziness with cough. - Vertigo with dullness and confusion. - Vertigo L alternates with drowsiness. - Vertigo from lifting head from pillow. - Fits of vertigo ^with sparking before the eyes. - Vertigo must lie down. - Vertigo with dimness of vision and pressing headache. - Vertigo with violenbchills. - , • COMMENTS -Tiering said that Ant imonium Tartaricum was the invention of the Alche mists. - Tartar emetic. - It has been used.as a poison, similarto Arsenic, usually someone would be dead in 12 to 24 hours. - It has a very strong affinity for the lungs and stimulating the secretions of the mucu s membranes. - Chest disorders with a great accumulation of mucus with coarse rattling and inability to raise it. - “Lies with head back.” “A child coughs when angry.” Heath cured a case of whooping cough in a child who was very fretful before the cough. - The mother said that if the child got angry she immediately had a fit of coughing. - “Cough at 4 a.m.” is another indication. - Last stages of pneumonia, severe rattling in the lungs, and white, thick mucus. - Asthma with white, thick mucus, wet asthma (Puls.). - Chronic bronchitis in the elderly with a rattling cough and white, thick mucus that’s hard to expectorate. - Drowning victims, pulmonary edema, Infantile pneumonia. - For children who get colds often and it goes to the chest with a great accumulation of mucus. - Sometimes'indicated after gas poisonings, if the gas caused irritation to the mucus membranes and mucus comes up (Carb-v., Bry., Ant-t.). - For emphysema when caused by an irritant causing loss of lung space (Sil.). - Respiratory distress due to constriction and mucus in the lungs. - There is a great accumulation of mucus in the lungs. - The sputum is thick and ropy but it is white and more sticky like glue. - No expulsive power. - Noisy breathing with severe wet cough. - Weakness of the bronchioles where they can't expecto rate, can be used chronically. - The nostrils flare because they can't breathe. - Suffocating, choking because -of the mucus. - Gastric and bilious complaints. - Constant nausea..Nausea felt in chest (Puls.). - Nash found Ant -t. - the nearest thing to a specific in ch olera morbus, the indications being “nausea, vomiting, loose stools, prostration, cold sweat, stupor or drowsiness.” Deathly nausea (Ip., Puls.). - Difficulty vomiting, just like expectoration. - They strain, a lack of explosive power. - Vomits whatever is eaten. - Vomits thick, white, ropy mucus, may have blood or slime in it. - Also produces ulcers, ulceration of the mucus membranes. - Ulcers that bleed and then they vomit blood. - The tongue has a thick, white, pasty coat with red papillae showing through. - Intense nausea and vomiting with great effort with perspiration on forehead. - -FullneSs and sensation of stones in abdomen, especially when sitting bent forward. - Anxiety felt in the stomach, apprehension in the stomach. - Sensations of a weight or heaviness in the abdomen or various parts of the body. - The abdomen is distended, severe cramps or cutting pains. - There is heat about heart and warmth rising up from it. - Coldness in the blood vessels. - Generally cold hands and feet. - The face is pale or cyanotic .and the breath ing stertorous. - Severe weakness from lack of oxygen, tired from coughing. - Oppression of the chest. - Great drowsiness or sleepiness with cough and congestion in the lungs (Op., more of a stupor). - Can palliate or bring them back if it's possible. - Drowning vic tims and newborns who are not breathing, or for any severe respiratory problems going into respiratory failure (Carb-v.). - Coma. - - Arthritis in the smaller joints. - Sensation of weight or heaviness in many parts, head, occiput, coccyx, limbs. - Pulsations in all the blood vessels. - Chronic trembling of head of head and hands (as in Parkinson's disease). - “Sycotic” skin. - Clarke verified a symptom given in Hering, “warts at.the back of the glans penis.” Leprosy, chickenpox, smallpox and impetigo, worse after smallpox vaccination. - It has been used instead of vaccines for preventive purposes and a prophylactic power has been claimed for it (Vario.). - The terrible backache of smallpox is paralleled by the back-pains of Ant-t., which Clarke found to correspond to more cases of lumbago than any other remedy. - Worse by warmth, but not the excessive sensitiveness to heat and sun of Ant -c. - and some of tlfe rheumatic symptoms are better by warmth. - Cough worse from warm drink, lying in bed, especially bçcoming warm there. - Suffocates in a warm room, want fresh air (Puls.). - Greatly aggravated by the sun. - Cough is worse anger and worse after eating. - Thirstlessness, lost any desire for fluids (Puls., Ip.). - May vomit water if they try to drink it. - As if they have enough fluid alre ady (Apis.). - Crave apples - and acid fruits, but may be aggravated by sour food or wine, causing severe diarrhea. - Great aversion to milk or are aggravated by milk. - Loathing of food. - Peevishness, whining and crying (Cham.). - Restless, apprehension and agitati on. - Dullness and bewilderment of head as if benumbed. - Irritable, don’t want to be looked at or talked to or touched. - The whole body feels tender. - Children may want to be carried and cling to their mother or may scream on being touched, keynote that they do not want to be bothered. - Coughing fits at 4 a.m. - The child looks pale, sunken eyes and have dark rings arOund the eyes and they have periodic cold sweats. - The child cries and may jerk during sleep. - Difficulty nursing and breathing at the same time. - Better when held upright and hit on back to break up the mucus. - Children are very anxious and timid, especially in the evening, as if they are an ticipating the night because it is so bad for them. - They lay down and get congestion and coughingfits. - They have app rehension about the future, but it's more the upcoming night. - Elderly may feel despair of recovery. - Etiology can be cold, damp weather that seems to bring out the mucus. ### Eyes - Eyes sunken, surrounded by dark circles. - Eyes bloodshot. - Weak, tired eyes. - Eyeballs as if bruised. - Dim, swimming eyes. - Burning and smarting pain. - Tearing pain in eyes. - Collection of mucus in mar gins of lids (in pneumonia). - Conju nctivitis with much lachrymation. - Pustular erup tions on the conjunctiva. - Lachrymation when yawning. - Flickering, sparks before the eyes. - Eyes staring. - One eye closed. - Strabismus. - Rheumatic ophthalmia. ### Ears - Roaring. - Fluttering before left ear, as from a large bird. - Warmth of left ear. - Tearing pain. - Twit ching in right ear. ### Face - Anxious, despairing expression. - Face pale and sunken. - Pale, bluish or twitching with cough. - Pale face, covered with cold sweat. - Sickly, sunken. - Burning heat of face. - Burning pain as from hot coal, on right side of chin. - Incessant quivering of chin and lower jaw (Gel^.). - Tearing pains. - Pustules, leaving ugly blue-red scars. ### Mouth - Aphthae around mouth. - Itching vesicles on lips. - Upper lip drawn up. - Lips dry and scurfy, or cracked. - Spits all the time. - Copious accumulation of saliva in the mouth. - Copious salivation during *’ pregnancy, nausea. - Mouth and lips swollen and excoriated. - Mouth remains open ii! - after yawning. - Bitter, flat taste. - Mouth }6 so sore, can scarcely swallow, morning jf after rising. - Nose - Nostrils widely dilated. - Alae nasi flapping. - Stoppage of nose alternating 1 ■ ' with fluent coryza. - Violent fluent coryza with frequent sneezing. - Ulcerated nostrils. - Loss of smell and of taste. - Uncontrollable nosebleed with spongy gum^ Nosebleed followed by fluent coryza with sneezing. - Nose dry and pointed. - Perspiration - Copious cold clammy ' ■ sweat with great faintness. - Affected parts sweat most profusely. - Sticky sweat. - Very copious sweat without relief. - Sweats with influenza. ### Throat - Roughness in throat with sensa tion as if a small leaf obstructed trachea on hawking. - Throat, mouth and tongue as if tense. - Sharp pain in throat. - Burning in fauces. - Rap idswellingoftonsilsandcervi- cal glands. - Child grasps at larynx during cough. - Larynx painful to touch. - Tongue - Difficult, even painful, to move tongue. - Tongue flaccid, dry. - Imprints of teeth on border of the tongue. - Tongue red, dry in middle, red in streaks. - Çoated, pasty, thick white with red edges. - Tongue moist, t clean, or loaded with a brown coating. - Tongue moist and yellow in middle. ### Chest - Productive cough with thick, sticky mucus, difficult to expectorate, causing rattling. - in the chest. - Dyspnea or wheezing, resembling chronic bronchitis or COPD exacerbation, worse. - lying down or at night. - Sensation of chest oppression or suffocation, often with cyanotic appearance during. - severe episodes. - Gastrointestinal:. - Functional nausea or vomiting, often with retching, worse after eating or drinking. - Bloating or sluggish digestion, with aversion to food, milk, or rich flavors. - Coated tongue, often white or yellowish, with bad taste or halitosis. - Antimonium tartaricum (Tartar emetic) 103. - Systemic:. - Generalized fatigue or profound weakness, with a heavy, “sinking” sensation. - Chilliness or cold intolerance, with aggravation in damp, cold weather. - Sweating during respiratory or digestive episodes, often clammy or profuse. - Psychological:. - Irritability or restlessness, particularly when physically unwell or breathless. - Apathy or low mood, often secondary to chronic debility or discomfort. - Dermatological:. - Pustular or acne-like eruptions, worse with dietary indiscretions or dampness. - Skin pallor or cyanosis during severe respiratory distress. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Great sensitivity' of stomach. - Throbbing and pressure. - Belchings like bad eggs. - Eructations empty, acid, bitter, salty. - Violent hiccough. - Dryness of esophagus. - Cramps in stomach. - Sinking at stomach. - Fullness and heaviness. - Nausea produces fear with pressure in precordial region. - Nausea, retching and vomiting. - Nausea with deathly faintness and pros tration.. - Nausea comes in waves. - Nausea with weakness and cold sweat. - Vomiting forcible, then exhaustion and sleep. - Frequent vomiting of bitter, sour substances. - Violent retching. - Vomits with great effort. - Vomiting better lying on right side. - Burning pain in abdomen. - Feels •“ as if full of stones. - Painless rumbling. - Flat - -'(H ulence, with rumbling in bowels. - Violent -^ colic with drowsiness. - Colic, as if bowels would be cut to pieces. - Spasmodic cough, much flatus. - Sharp, cutting colic before n« stool. - Colic around umbilicus, better after stool. - Pressure in abdomen, especially on i stooping forward. - Pain in the groins and ht' cold creeps before menses. - Appetite diminished. - Loss of ap petite, anorexia. - Disgust for food during pregnancy. - Food seems tasteless, tobacco has no taste. - Aversion to milk. - Aversion to all kind of nourishment. - Desires apples, Í fruits and acids, which disagree. - Desire for cooling things after vomiting. - Great disgust for whiskey. - Worse sour things St* and milk. - Thirstlessness. - Thirst fir cold water, little and often. - Difficult swallow- V ing of liquids. - ” Head - Confusion in head in morning, b. - Numbness of head, with stupefaction -’’ and drowsiness. - Band-like feeling over f' forehead. - Headache as from a band compressing (Nit-ac.). - Hydrocephalus. - Trembling of head, wfliile coughing. - As of a lump in forehead. - Head better in open air, washing with cold water and motion. - Head bent back. - Headache with vomiting. - Wave-like increase and decrease of pain H ' in forehead. - Head hot and sweaty. - Scalp .sa - very sensitive. - Child will not be touched S' without whining. - i Heart - Great precordial anxiety with vom - i iting of mucus and bile. - Palpitation with H uncomfortable hot feeling. - Palpitations -e with loose stools. - Paralytic depression tv of heart. - Weak quick pulse. - Sensation of w . - coldness in blood vessels. - Sensation as if ,1» heart were strained. - Rheumatic dilatationof heart. - Pulse rapid, weak, trembling. - Pulse full and slow, or contracted and s. - hardly perceptible. - Kidneys - Sharp pains in region of kidneys !• on moving arms. - Burning in urethra during n< and after urinating. - Last drops bloody with V ■ pain in bladder. - Urging increased. - Catarrh ofbladder and urethra. - Stricture. - Involun- tary emission of urine. - Red urine, which forms blood -red filaments after standing. - Deep -brown, acrid, turbid urine. ### Urinary & Genital - Pain in testicles after checked gon orrhea. - Orchitis. - Warts on glans penis. - Excitation of sexual system. - Pustules on genitals-and thighs. - Syphilis. - Chronic metritis with feeling of weight tugging at coccyx. - Eruption of ¿b - pimples on the genital organs. - Pustules '"' on external genitals. - Itching of pudenda. - Puerperal convulsions, better after the child is born. ### Extremities - Acute 'articular rheumatism. - Rheumatic and bruised pains. - Twitching of muscles. - Trembling of the hands. - Fin gertips icy cold or dead, numb, dry and hard. - Restless arms. - Feet go to sleep on sitting. - Dropsy of synovial membranes. - ' * Dropsy of the legs and knee joint (left). - Calves as if sore. - Tension in hamstring when walking. - Synovitis. - Joints swollen . - Jerking up of limbs during sleep with loose stools. - Weakness of all limbs. - Constant inclination to stretch. - Liver - Liver region sensitive to touch. ### Neck & Back - Lumbago. - Violent pain in sacrolumbar region. - Slightest effort to move may cause retching and cold, clammy sweat. - Worse lifting. - Sensation as if a heavy load was hanging on end of coccyx, dragging downwards all time. - Twitching of muscles, limbs tremulous. - Vertebrae seem to rub against each other. - Cramp in gi muscles of neck. - Burning in back. - Causations - Effects df anger (cough) or vexation. - Ill effects of vaccination when Thuj. - fails and Sil. - is not indicated. ### Skin - Generalized fatigue or profound weakness, with a heavy, “sinking” sensation. - Chilliness or cold intolerance, with aggravation in damp, cold weather. - Sweating during respiratory or digestive episodes, often clammy or profuse. - Psychological:. - Irritability or restlessness, particularly when physically unwell or breathless. - Apathy or low mood, often secondary to chronic debility or discomfort. - Dermatological:. - Pustular or acne-like eruptions, worse with dietary indiscretions or dampness. - Skin pallor or cyanosis during severe respiratory distress. ### Sleep - Sleepiness during sweat. - Irresistible inclination to sleep with nearly all complaints. - Great drowsiness with all complaints. - Drowsiness from warmth. - Yawning with many complaints. - Electric like shocks on falling asleep. - Cries during sleep with fixed eyes and trembling. - Lies on back with left hand passed under head. - Trembling during sleep. - Heavy, anxious dreams. - Dreams, clearly remembered in morning on waking. ### Generalities - Sensation of weight or heavi ness in many parts, head, occiput, coccyx, limbs. - Sensation of coldness in blood vessels.