# Tellurium Metallicum

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Chilly
- **Aggravation Time:** Morning

## Keynote Indications
Source: Derived from the metalloid element Tellurium (Te), prepared for homeopathic use through. trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in. accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional  Context:  Historically  employed  in  homeopathy  for  dermatological,  neurological,. musculoskeletal,  and  constitutional  disorders,  particularly  those  involving  offensive  odors,. neuralgic pains, and sensitivity to cold. It is noted for symptoms such as garlic-like sweat, sciatica,. and aggravation from cold, often worsened by cold, touch, or rest, and ameliorated by warmth,. motion, or open air. Modern Context: Indicated for dermatological conditions (e.g., eczema, psoriasis), neurological. conditions (e.g., sciatica, peripheral neuropathy), musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia,. osteoarthritis), and constitutional conditions (e.g., chronic fatigue syndrome, post-viral fatigue). It. suits patients with chronic symptoms characterized by  offensive odors ,  neuralgic pains ,  skin. eruptions, cold sensitivity, or fatigue, typically exacerbated by cold, touch, rest, or dampness, and. often seen in individuals with sensitive, depleted constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant. for those with dermatological or neurological conditions, often presenting with symptoms like. garlic-like sweat or sciatic pain, commonly observed in patients with eczema, sciatica, or chronic. fatigue syndrome triggered by cold, touch, or inactivity.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Worse from: Cold (weather, air, drinks), touch, rest, dampness, night, scratching, pressure,. emotional stress, noise (neurological symptoms), sitting, fasting, tight clothing.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Rough and angular disposition.
- Excitable, disposed to fly into a passion.
- Afraid of any movement and 
of anyone approaching them.
- Fear of being touched in sensitive places.
- Lassitude.
- Quiet disposition.
- Absent minded.
- Neglectful and forgetful, whe n engaged in doing one thing, 
forgets and neglects others.
- Incapable of mental activ ity.
- Amnesia, inability to fix the memory on immediate 
events.
- Depressed.
- Depressive psychosis.
- Serene and cheerful, then impatient and irritable.
- Rough and angular disposition.
- Excitable, disposed to fly into a passion.
- Afraid of any movement and 
of anyone approaching them.
- Fear of being touched in sensitive places.
- Lassitude.
- Quiet disposition.
- Absent minded.
- Neglectful and forgetful, whe n engaged in doing one thing, 
forgets and neglects others.
- Incapable of mental activ ity.
- Amnesia, inability to fix the memory on immediate 
events.
- Depressed.
- Depressive psychosis.
- Serene and cheerful, then impatient and irritable.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo, when going to sleep, morning after rising.
- Vertigo worse walk ing, sitting up or turning head.
- Vertigo better lying perfectly quiet and still.
- COMMENTS - Ringworm, herpes.
- Offen sive, garlic -like odor of the body and sweat.
- Fishy odors and 
discharges (Hep., Sanie).
- Offensive foot sweats (Sil.).
- Vesicating ef fect on the skin, hair -roots, breasts, 
perineum and anus.
- Acrid discharge, blisters any part of the skin it touches.
- Otorrhea.
- Discharge of the ear smells of fish brine.
- Nash cured several cases of postscarlatina otorrhea using 
Tell.
- 6c, higher potencies had failed.
- Eyelids are inflamed.
- Phlyctenular conjunctivitis.
- Itching in the rectum 
after stool.
- Threadworms.
- Great sensitiveness to touch.
- Neuralgic hypersensitive state of the spine.
- Painful spots along the spinal cord 
(Agar.).
- Injuries to the spine and pelvic bones.
- Radiating pain down both thighs from an injury to the sacroiliac 
area.
- Pains are shar p and radiat ing, or electric -like.
- Contractures.
- Pressing pain in the scapula.
- Neuralgic 
symptoms, especially on the right side.
- Sciatica.
- Sciatic pain deep in the leg, behind the knee.
- Herniated disks (Aesc, Agar.).
- Sacro -iliac problems 
with radiating pains (Aesc, Hyper.).
- Worse lying on the affected part, from touch, worse in C7 to T5 and in the 
Sacro-iliac joint.
- Many of the pains and symptoms come and go suddenly.
- The ears are suddenly stopped.
- Sudden rushes of 
blood to the head.
- Drowsiness.
- Yawning after retching, drowsy after eating.
- Clarke once gave Tell, to a child for an eruption and cured it incidentally of constant yawning with which it had 
 
 
been troubled.
- The eruption improved at the same time.
- Clarke also cured with Tell, an Indian officer home on furlough whose body was covered over with a ringworm-
like eruption.
- Kent had a case in which a boy, 4, slid down banisters and struck his head on a tiled floor.
- He became 
unconscious and a surgeon was summoned, who found him unconscious with a clear, w atery discharge from 
the ear, which the surgeon pronounced to be cerebrospinal fluid.
- This condition lasted three days and the case had been pronounced hopeless when Kent first saw the boy.
- Kent noticed that the discharge was acrid and reddened whatever pa rt it came in contact with.
- One dose of 
Tell, was given.
- In two hours the child vomited, a sign of reaction, and in two weeks was well.
- Shelton related three cases using Tell.
- The first concerned a widow, 50, who had pain and soreness in the 
upper part of her back for a long time.
- She shrank from the slightest touch on the part.
- The sensitiveness was 
so acute that, when touched, the pain extended into the occiput and all over the upper region of the back.
- Tell.
- 6c cured in eighteen days.
- The second case concerned Miss X., 45, who had a fall, striking a severe blow on the sacrum.
- She suffered 
for some weeks from concussion with one point of great soreness in the sacral region, just above the spot 
where the blow was received.
- She was kept in bed for some weeks  and improved generally, but the painful 
spot remained and sensitiveness 
appeared over the back, especially its upper third.
- Tell.
- 6c cured all completely.
- The third case concerned Miss Y., 29, who had severe spinal meningitis ten years before, and consult ed 
Shelton for a burning, pressing pain at base of brain.
- He diagnosed the condition as meningitis.
- The patient 
grew worse and gradually ptosis, and then right and then left hemiplegia set in.
- Finally hyperesthesia of the back became so distressing that it  was a question of finding any support that did 
not intensify the pain.
- She could not bear the slightest touch, complaining that it not only hurt her at the point 
of contact, but that she felt it in the head and in remote parts of the body.
- Tell, cleared up the case.

### Head
- Feeling of heat in the head.
- Heaviness and fullness of head in morning.
- Pain in left side of head and in 
forehead above left eye.
- Periodic headaches.
- Migraines.
- Sudden rush of blood to head.
- Congestion to head 
and nape of neck, followed by weakness and faintness in stomach.
- Brain feels as if beaten on slightest 
movement.
- Violent linear pain in small sp ot over left eye.
- Itching of scalp, red spots.
- Numbness of nape and 
occiput.
- Feeling of heat in the head.
- Heaviness and fullness of head in morning.
- Pain in left side of head and in 
forehead above left eye.
- Periodic headaches.
- Migraines.
- Sudden rush of blood to head.
- Congestion to head 
and nape of neck, followed by weakness and faintness in stomach.
- Brain feels as if beaten on slightest 
movement.
- Violent linear pain in small sp ot over left eye.
- Itching of scalp, red spots.
- Numbness of nape and 
occiput.

### Eyes
- Pustular conjunctivitis, with eczema on lids and much purulent discharge from eyes.
- Deposit of chalky-
looking white mass on anterior surface of lens.
- Cataract, following ocular lesions.
- Aids the absorp tion of 
infiltrations in iris and choroid.
- Herpes conjunctivae, phlyctenules near edge of cornea, worse from crying.
- The 
eyelids are thickened and inflamed, with pustules, pale red, edematous and oozing.
- Feeling as if lashes of 
lower lid were turned in.

### Ears
- Catarrh of middle ear.
- Chronic suppurating otitis.
- Otitis after scarlet fever.
- Fetid, irritating discharge, 
smells of brine from the ear, especially the left ear.
- Chronic mastoiditis.
- Itching, swelling, throbbing in meatus.
- Dull, throbbing pain in ears, day and night, thin, watery, excoriating discharge.
- Ache in the left ear.
- Vesicular 
eruption on the eardrum, suppu rating and perforating.
- Eczema behind ears with formation of thick crusts.
- Deafness.
- Buzzing, ringing in the ears.

### Face
- Heat in face.
- Sudden flushes of red ness over face.
- Distortion and twitching in left facial muscles, left 
corner of mouth drawn up when talking.
- Ringworm on face.
- Barber’s itch.
- Pimples on face.
- Burning in lips.

### Mouth
- Dryness of the lips and mouth with raw, irritated areas.
- Ulcerations on the gums tongue, mouth, palate.
- Gums bleed easily and profusely.
- Tongue somewhat swollen, furred white, shows print of teeth.
- Breath has 
odor of garlic.
- Copious saliva.
- Tenacious mucus runs from mouth.
- Taste earthy, metallic.
- Coldness of mouth 
and pharynx on drawing in air.
- Nose - Hawks dried yellowish -red phlegm from posterior sinuses, salty tasting, in mornings.
- Coryza, 
lachrymation and hoarseness, better in open air (All-c.).
- Nose obstructed, must breathe through mouth.
- Head 
cold with running of a blood - streaked liquid accompanied by tears and hoarsene ss, ameliorated in the open 
air.
- Nostrils itch.
- Boils.
- Perspiration - Offensivefoot-sweat.
- Heavy perspiration from the feet, extremely foul -smelling.
- Offensive 
sweat of armpits, smelling of garlic.
- Sweat on face, on spots.

### Throat
- Hoarseness in morning with fluent coryza, a rough, pressing, tickling sensation in larynx.
- In morning, 
hawks pieces of salty, yellowish -reddish phlegm.
- Painful dryness of fauces.
- Rough, scratching sen sation in 
throat, worse towards evening.
- Throat feels sore with a prickly, rough sensation evening and morning.
- Throat 
sore on swallowing, better after eating or drinking.
- Pain in throat extends into ear.

### Chest
- Pain in the sternum, aggravated by deep breaths and by bending.
- Pressure in middle of chest under 
sternum, better in open air.
- Shooting in left chest, fifth rib.
- Feeling as if some fluid is pressing  downward in, 
from right lung.
- Dull pain in region of heart when lying on left side, better lying on back.
- Heart irregular when lying on 
the back or right side.
- Palpitations with throbbing through whole  body and full pulse, fol io wed by sweat.
- Palpitation with sensation of thoracic constriction and pain.
- Rapid pulse rate.
- Kidneys - Painful soreness in kidneys, extending downward like a weight, worse morning, making her irritable.
- Increased, high-colored, acid urine.
- Coughing on laughing, worse ach ing in small of back.
- Wakened by cough.
- Cough towards morning, 
looser after a few days.
- Wheezing, scraping cough with mucus.
- Emphysema.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Empty and weak feeling.
- Sen sation of weakness, like faintness in the stomach after local 
congestion of blood to head and nape, also with chest symptoms.
- Heartburn with warmth in stomach as from alcohol.
- Belching with taste of food eaten.
- Fullness in pit of stomach, 
must lie down after dinner.
- Constrictive feeling in stomach as if strapped together.
- Temperature - Inner shivering and fever, fetid, repulsive sweating, forcing him to be alone.
- Chilly with pains.
- Sweat on face, on spots, with increased itching of these places, often throbbing through whole body, generally 
warm, while sitting in a cool breeze.
- Skin hot and dry, sensation as if overstrained, as if bruised, as if he had 
taken cold after severe exertion.
- Fullness and oppression in hypogastrium, clothing must be loosened.
- Pressing first left, then right 
side, as from wind.
- When lying on left side, throbbing under right ribs, and vice versa.
- Pinching in abdomen.
- Frequent spasmodic pains in bowels as from incarcerated wind, mostly from 5 to 9 p.m.
- Craving for apples, fatty bacon, salt, bread during the evening, cold drinks, beer.
- Hungry at night.
- After 
meals, great drowsiness.
- Vomits after eating rice.

### Urinary & Genital
- Herpes on scrotum and perineum.
- Se condary gonorrhea.
- A drop of viscid fluid in meatus.
- Increased 
sexual desire, followed by long-lasting indifference.
- Erections all night.
- Shooting deep in pelvis across to left.
- Premenstrual colic in lower abdo men.
- Menses painful and 
late.
- Menses too early in menopausal years.
- Long intervals between menses.

### Extremities
- Generalized aching or soreness, with a sensation of stiffness or fatigue, resembling.
- fibromyalgia, worse with cold, dampness, inactivity, or night, often with muscle.
- tenderness or trigger points.
- Joint  pains  or  stiffness,  with  a  tendency  to  swelling  or  rigidity,  resembling.
- osteoarthritis,  aggravated  by  cold,  rest,  or  dampness,  often  with  crepitation  or.
- reduced mobility.
- Back pain or spasms, with a sensation of soreness or burning, resembling lumbar.
- strain, worse with cold, touch, or sitting, often with stiffness or radiating pain.
- Tendency to musculoskeletal hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or inactive.
- states.
- Constitutional:.
- Profound fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of exhaustion or collapse, resembling.
- chronic fatigue syndrome, worse with cold, rest, emotional stress, or morning, often.
- with pallor or weight loss.
- Tellurium (Tellurium metallicum) 1950.
- Post-viral  fatigue  or  sluggishness,  with  a  tendency  to  low  vitality  or  burnout,.
- resembling post-viral fatigue syndrome, aggravated by cold, dampness, or exertion,.
- often with chills or flushing.
- General sensitivity or fragility, with a sensation of internal debility or irritation,.
- resembling neurasthenia, worse with cold, touch, or stress, often with offensive odors.
- or hypersensitivity.
- Tendency  to  constitutional  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cold  or  stressed.
- states.

### Neck & Back
- Weak feeling in back.
- Vertebral pain from last cervical to fifth dorsal vertebra,  very sensitive to 
pressure and touch (Chin-s., Phos.).
- Herniated disks (Aesc, Agar.).
- Sensitive spinal column with coughing, 
straining.
- Pressing ache in scapula.
- Numbness in nape and occiput.
- Pain in sacrum.
- Neck pain, spreading to 
the shoulder and between the scapulae.
- Lumbar pain spreading to the right thigh, ameliorated by walking.
- Afraid of any movement and of anyone approaching.
- Breasts - Cutting around and in left nipple, through to scapula.
- Eruption about nipple.
- Causations - Falls, injuries.
- Eating rice causes vomiting.
- Eating and drinking improves sore throat.

### Skin
- Skin dry, hot.
- St inging in skin.
- Barber’s itch.
- Herpetic spots, ringworm (Tub.), worse lower limbs, on 
single parts.
- Ring-shape lesions.
- Circular patches of eczema.
- Small red pimples, very bright red and very 
sharply defined with minute vesicles upon them.
- Psoriasis.
- Scrofulous eczematous eruption.
- Eczema, back of 
ears and occiput.
- Itching of hands and feet.
- Itching worse in cool air.
- Offensive odors from affected parts.
- Fetid 
exhalations (Sulph.).

### Sleep
- Drowsy after a meal.
- Yawning and belching.
- Insomnia with unpleasant  dreams.
- Sleepless, restless 
turning from weariness and bruised feeling.
- At night, pains all over.
- On going to sleep, feels as if in air, quick 
drawing towards feet wakens him.
- Wakes with a start during the night.

### Generalities
- As if in air on going to sleep.
- Brain as if beaten.
- As if lashes were turned in.
- As if air whistled 
through left Eustachian tube.
- As if strapped together in epigastric region.
- As if fluid wanted to discharge in lobe 
of right lung.