Antimonium tartaricum
(Antimonium tartaricum · Tartar emetic)
The remedy of the rattling chest. In the materia medica, Antimonium tartaricum is associated with a loud rattle of mucus in the chest that will not come up, along with drowsiness, weakness and sweat.
Source
Tartrate of antimony and potash, a mineral salt
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Ant-t.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Chest sounds full of mucus, yet little or nothing is coughed up
Great drowsiness, weakness and sweating alongside the breathing difficulty
Pale or bluish face with cold sweat
A whiny child who clings, wants to be carried and objects to being touched
Tends to feel better
Sitting upright
Coughing up mucus or belching
Cold open air
Tends to feel worse
Lying down at night
Warm rooms
Damp, cold weather
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Antimonium tartaricum)
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Ipecacuanha
(Cephaelis ipecacuanha)
Ipecac also rattles, but with constant nausea and a clean tongue; Antimonium tartaricum is more drowsy and exhausted.
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Carbo vegetabilis
(Carbo vegetabilis)
Both show weakness with poor breathing; Carbo vegetabilis craves to be fanned and is bloated with gas.
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Kali sulphuricum
(Kalium sulphuricum)
Kali sulphuricum's rattle comes with yellow mucus and a liking for cool air, with less of the heavy drowsiness.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“There is much drowsiness, debility and sweat characteristic of the drug, which group should always be more or less present, when the drug is prescribed.”
“when the patient coughs there appears to be a large collection of mucus in the bronchi; it seems as if much would be expectorated, but nothing comes up.”
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