{"id":1141,"remedy_name":"Sanguinarinum Nitricum","remedy_type":"Homeopathic Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Syphilitic Miasm","temperament":"Hot","aggravation_time":"Morning","keynote_indications":"Sanguin-n. is a very fine brownish -red powder, pungent, acid, bitter and inodorous. It is \nsoluble in alcohol, ether, water and oils, but not in the same proportion in all. Pure sanguinarine is a pearly -\nwhite substance, but when combined with any of the acids the result is a salt of some shade of red, crimson \nor scarlet. The color of the blood-root may be due to the presence of some native salt of Sanguinarine. \nSang-n. was proved in 3x trituration by Professor Owens of Pulte Medical College. Nasal polyps. Acute and \nchronic catarrh. Acute pharyngitis (Wye.). Smarting and burning in throat and chest especially under sternum. \nInfluenza. Chronic follicular phar yngitis. Lachr ymation, pains in eyes and head, sore scalp, sense of \nobstruction.","modalities":"Worse touch, at night. Pressure aggravates soreness of eyes. Bathing with warm water \nameliorates heat in forehead. Headache is ameliorates by discharge of much mucus from nose.","symptoms_by_system":{"Head":"Pain in supra-orbital region. Burning pain in forehead and root of nose. Sensation of obstruction and \nfullness in head, ameliorated by discharge of a large quantity of thick, yellow, sweet -tasting mucus. \nKidneys - Passed urine every hour during the night. Urine had bright yellow or white sediment. Pain in supra-orbital region. Burning pain in forehead and root of nose. Sensation of obstruction and \nfullness in head, ameliorated by discharge of a large quantity of thick, yellow, sweet -tasting mucus. \nKidneys - Passed urine every hour during the night. Urine had bright yellow or white sediment.","Eyes":"Sore, aching pain in eyeballs. Burning, pressing aching, and sore pains in eyes. Profuse lachrymation, \ntears gush out. Redness and soreness of inner canthi. Redness of lids and conjunctiva. Sight dim, as if looking \nthrough gauze.","Ears":"Obstruction of Eustachian tube. Roaring in right ear. Difficulty in distinguishing sounds.","Mouth":"Acrid, burning sensation on tongue. Ulceration on the side of the tongue. Roughness and dryness \nin mouth and throat. Heat in mouth as if pepper had been taken. Increased flow of mucus and saliva with \nsneezing and burning in forehead. Bitter taste extending back to root of tongue. \nNose' - Dry and burning nostrils. Feels obstructed. Enlarged turbinates at beginning of hypertrophic process. \nProfuse, watery mucus with burning pain,  with pressure over root of nose. Sneezing. Secretion scant, \ntendency to dryness. Nostrils plugged with thick, yellow, bloody mucus. Small crusts which bleed when \nremoved. Post-nasal secretions stuck to naso -phar- ynx, dislodged with difficulty. Rawness and soreness in \nposterior sinuses.","Throat":"Voice altered, deep, hoarse. Rough, dry, constricted, burning. Right tonsil sore, swallowing difficult. \nCOMMENTS - The catarrhal symptoms of Sanguin -n. appear in great intensity, the nose, eyes, throat and \nbronchi being affected. Sensation of obstruction and fullness in the head, accumulation of mucus ob structing \nnose, awakes frequently with dry mouth, the nose being obstructed. \nAccumulation of mucus behind center of sternum, sense of suffocation, feeling as if air -passages lined with \nthick, stiff mucus or pus. Heat and tension behind sternum is characteristic and so is expectoration of quantities \nof sweet-tasting mucus. Expectoration \nof thin, frothy, very tenacious mucus. \nLachrymation, pains in eyes and head, sore scalp, obstructed nose and burning pains throughout all regions \nwere experienced. Symptoms of influenza, even to the loss or perversion of taste. \u201cSensation arising to nostrils \nas if he had eaten strong horseradish.\u201d \nHale reported the case of Mr. B., 40, dark, had for eight years in spite of continuous old -school treatment, \nchronic post-nasal catarrh, bronchitis and laryngitis. Voice altered, deep, hoarse, speech with effort, as if from \nchest. Severe pressure from behind sternum. Mucus membrane dry, raised only a few balls of gray mucus.  \nHe spent two winters on St. John\u2019s River, Florida, and wa s better there, but worse again on his return north. \nSanguin-n. 6c trituration, was given every two hours. In one week he was better, there was more moisture in \n \n \nhis throat than three had been for two years. Voice markedly better. \nSanguin-n. was given every four hours. In ten weeks he regained six pounds of his lost weight and strength in \nproportion. The voice not having improved in the same degree, Caust. 6c and afterwards Dros. 3c, were given \nand in sixteen weeks he was perfectly well. \nMrs. S., city missionary, 49, had constant hacking cough, raw, sore feeling in throat, sore aching and pressing \nbehind sternum. She was much exposed to cold winds of winter, which set up coryza and irritation. Sanguin -\nn. 6c. every two hours, enabled her to follow her occupati on without suffer ing and in ten weeks she was \ncompletely cured. \nO. W., 55, subject to frequent attacks of cold in head, throat and chest. After a long drive in open trap contracted \na severe cold in head, throat, lungs. Sore and lame all over, frequent sneezing, lachrymation. \nNext day sore throat very marked, constant tickling in throat -pit, exciting cough, at first short and hacking, but \nin two days it became violent and convulsive. Bell, and Dros. did little good. Pressure behind sternum became \nvery severe. \nSanguin-n. 6c was given every two hours. In four hours copious perspiration came on with frequent sneezing. \nNext day, sore throat appeared after waking from a troubled and restless sleep, constriction of throat with \ndifficult swallowing, tension across chest radiating from behind sternum. \nSanguin-n. was given every hour. In one hour, free discharge from nose set in; three hours, moisture and \nrelaxation of constriction across chest. The discharge was yellow and sweetish-tasting, continued all day. Slept \nwell and woke next morning feeling quite free. But little cough or coryza during the day. The following morning \nhe was quite well. \nC. Wesselhoeft regarded Sanguin -n. as the simillimum for \u201cNew England colds.\u201d Adenoids and polyps have \nbeen cured with it. There is great craving for air.","Chest":"Pressure behind center of sternum. \nTightness in the chest. Tension in chest, burning and accumulation of mucus behind center of sternum. Short, \nhacking cough arising from sensation of tightness in chest. Strong desire for fresh air.  Sense of suffocation. Dryness and burning in throat and bronchials. \nFeeling as if air passages lined with thick, stiff mucus or pus. Chronic nasal, laryngeal and bron  \nchial catarrh. Raises thin, frothy mucus, which is very tenacious. Tickling cough. Short, hacking cough with \nexpectoration of thick, yellow, sweetish mucus. Cough is deep and rattling.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Sensation of burning in stomach and esophagus. Belching up of putrid smelling gas though she \nhad eaten nothing since morning. Borborygmus and pains in abdomen, as if diarrhea would set in, with sharp, cutting pains. Little appetite. Everything tastes dry like chips. Coffee did not taste natural, wanted something \nsucculent, not pungent, but soothing to mouth and throat.","Extremities":"Stiffness in muscles of left shoulder and neck.","Neck & Back":"Stiffness in muscles of left neck and shoulder. \nCausations - Driving in cold wind, winter weather, exposure.","Sleep":"Sleep poor, restless from feverish and irritable condition."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}