Argentum metallicum
(Argentum metallicum · Silver)
The remedy of the overused voice. In the materia medica, Argentum metallicum is associated with hoarseness and loss of voice in singers and speakers, along with aching in the joints and cartilage.
Source
Metallic silver, finely ground
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Arg-met.
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)
Hoarseness or loss of voice from singing or public speaking
Raw, sore larynx; laughing sets off a cough with easy, starchy mucus
Great weakness of the chest, worse on the left side
Aching and soreness in joints and cartilage, with a gradual drying up and thinning
Tends to feel better
Open air
Tends to feel worse
Using the voice: talking, singing, reading aloud
Touch and pressure
Toward noon
Riding in a car
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Argentum metallicum)
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Stannum metallicum
(Stannum metallicum)
Also weak-chested with a cough set off by laughing, but Stannum's exhaustion is deeper and the mucus heavier.
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Argentum nitricum
(Argentum nitricum)
The other silver remedy; Argentum nitricum is driven by anticipatory anxiety and hurry rather than voice strain.
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Alumina
(Alumina)
Alumina shares the dryness and hoarseness but is more sluggish and slow in mind and body.
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From the classic texts
“Emaciation, a gradual drying up, desire for fresh air, dyspnoea, sensation of expansion and left-sided pains are characteristic.”
“Hoarseness; of professional singers, public speakers (Alum., Arum. t.). Total loss of voice of professional singers. Throat and larynx feel raw or sore on swallowing or coughing.”
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