Common Homeo
Name = Cuprum Met
Full name = Cuprum Metallicum
Full name = Cuprum Metallicum
Abbreviated Name = Cupr.
English /
Chemical Name = Copper
Guiding Symptoms. More vomiting as compare to any other
remedy. In epilepsy, aura starts from knees and go up to hypogastrium region. Intermittent contraction, seizure,
contractive, and cruel pain, are some of the guiding symptoms of this remedy. All
the Symptoms begin from left side (compare with Lachesis in this condition). Symptoms feeling like to come into view occasionally
and in clusters.
Head Symptoms. Faintness comes with many disorders and head
falls on the chest. Speaks without premeditated. Purple like red puffiness of
head with seizure. Battered pain feels in brain and eyes on turning. Feeling of
water in head.
Mouth Symptoms. Stumbling talking. Steady overhang and withdrawal
of the tongue like a snake (compare with Lachesis in this condition). Strapping tinny, greasy
taste, with flow of saliva. Paralysis
of tongue exists.
Female Symptoms. Contraction expanding toward chest due to restraint
of menses. Ebullition of blood and tremor.
Face Appearance. Unclear, pale and blue
color with blue lips. Tightening
of jaws, with spume in mouth
Heart Symptoms. Slow, hard and full pulse. Fatty erosion exists
(compare with Phytolacca berry in this condition). It is also being used in angina pectoris. Tremor, precordial nervousness
and pain.
Stomach Symptoms.
Nausea and Vomiting which calmed
by drinking cold water with colic and diarrhea. Hiccough earlier than spasms. While drinking the liquid move down with murmur
sound. Metallic taste feels (compare with Rhus tox in this condition).
Extremities. Hands cold. Spasm in palms. Contraction in calves and soles. Pulling and trembling of muscles. Epilepsy and
aura starts in knees. Compressed thumbs. High exhaustion of limbs.
Modalities. Symptoms worsen
before menses and from vomiting and betters
from drinking cold drinks.
Relationship.
i.
Antidoted by:- Heper
sulph, Conium and Belladonna
ii.
Complementary remedy:- Calcarea Carb.
iii.
Compare with:- Veratrum album and Nux vomica
Dosage. Normally 30, 200C or 1M.
Sources & References
- Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
- Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
- Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Content is based on classical homeopathic texts and clinical experience. Homeopathic remedy pictures are drawn from traditional provings and materia medica literature.
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