Platina metallicum
(Platinum metallicum · Platinum)
A remedy of pride and numbness. In the materia medica, Platina is associated with a lofty, set-apart feeling alongside numbness, cramping pains and marked sensitivity, especially around the menstrual cycle.
Source
The metal platinum, finely ground
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Plat.
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)
A proud, lofty feeling, as if others (and even objects) seem smaller than they are
Numbness and coldness in small areas, with cramping, squeezing pains
Pains that build up gradually and fade away gradually
Early, heavy, dark periods with great sensitivity; emotional symptoms may rise as physical ones fade
Tends to feel better
Walking
Tends to feel worse
Sitting and standing
Evening
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Platina metallicum)
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Palladium metallicum
(Palladium metallicum)
Palladium wants the good opinion of others and is easily slighted; Platina feels set above them.
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Stannum metallicum
(Stannum metallicum)
Both have pains that rise and fall gradually; Stannum's picture centers on exhaustion and a weak chest, Platina's on numbness and pride.
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Sepia
(Sepia officinalis)
Sepia is drained and withdrawn; Platina is intense and self-contained.
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From the classic texts
“Is pre-eminently a woman's remedy. Strong tendency to paralysis, anaesthesia, localized numbness and coldness are shown.”
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