Depresses heart, respiration and blood pressure, lowers temperature. Cyanosis and collapse. Increased susceptibility to cold. Destroys red blood corpuscles; pallor.
Remedy Origin / Source
Natural
Commentaries
Commentary and literature analysis from various clinical authorities:
- ALBUMIN CASTS AND RED BLOOD CELLS HEMATURIA OLIGURIA
- ALBUMINURIA OEDEMA OF FEET AND ANKLE
- CARDIAC WEAK BLOOD PRESSURE VERY LOW
- CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ACTING AS A VIRULENT HEMOLYTIC POISON
- CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DISTURB LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
- CONGESTION AND INACTIVITY OF THE LIVER KIDNEY
- CONTRACTED VISUAL FIELDS AND SHRINKING OF RETINAL VESSELS
- CYANOSIS LUNGS
- DEPRESS BODY FUNCTION CYANOSIS
- DEPRESS HEART RESPIRATION BLOOD PRESSURE
- DESTROYS RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES
- DIAPHRAGM CEASED WORKING MUST GO ON BREATHING
- DIFFICULT BREATHING ASTHMATIC AS DIAPHRAGM CEASED TO FUNCTION
- DIFFICULT BREATHING ASTHMATIC AS IF THE DIAPHRAGM HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION
- DILATATION OF THE BLOOD VESSELS
- EE MYDRIASIS CONTRACTED VISUAL FIELD SHRINKING RETINAL VESSEL
- FEET OR ANKLES ARE OEDEMATOUS SWOLLEN
- FELT AS IF DIAPHRAGM HAD CEASED WORKING
- HEADACHE VERTIGO WITH SINGING IN THE EARS
- HEART FAILURE AT PRESENT
- HEMOLYTIC EFFECT METHEMOGLOBINEMIA CAUSES FUNCTIONAL ANEMIA
- LOWERS TEMPERATURE CYANOSIS AND COLLAPSE
- MORAL DEPRAVITY
- MYDRIASIS CONTRACTED VISUAL FIELD AND SHRINKING RETINAL VESSEL
- MYDRIASIS EXCESSIVE DILATATION OF THE PUPIL EYE
- MYDRIASIS LONG CONTINUED OR EXCESSIVE DILATATION OF PUPIL EYE
- OPTIC DISCS CONTRACTED VISUAL FIELD SHRINKING RETINAL VESSEL
- PAINS IN LA GRIPPE
- RENAL FUNCTION IMPAIRED FAIL
- RESPIRATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERS TEMPERATURE
- RESPIRATION DIFFICULT CLENCHED HANDS OF THOSE AROUND HIM
- RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE CASE HEART FAILURE
- RHEUMATISM LUMBAGO SCIATICANEURALGIC HEADACHES
- SHORTENS THE LIFE SPAN OF RED BLOOD CELLS HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
- SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD AND EVEN TEMPERATURE OF BODY MAY BELOW NORMAL
- THROMBOSIS OF LOWER EXTREMITIES DUE HEART WEAKNESS
- THROMBOSIS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES FROM HEART WEAKNESS
- URINE CONTAINS ALBUMIN AND BLOOD
- WEAK HEART LIMBS PRONE TO THROMBOSIS CYANOSIS
Clinical Applications
Compare: Antipyrin .
Key Symptoms & Indications
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Depresses heart, respiration and blood pressure, lowers temperature. Cyanosis and collapse. Increased susceptibility to cold. Destroys red blood corpuscles; pallor.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Enlarged sensation. Fainting. Moral depravity.
Eyes
Pallor of optic discs, contracted visual field and shrinking retinal vessel; mydriasis.
Heart
Weak, irregular, with blue mucous membranes, albuminuria, dema of feet and ankles.
Mentions in Classic Materia Medicas
Explore detailed descriptions for this remedy across famous historical textbooks:
ACETANILIDUM
Head
Enlarged sensation. Fainting. Moral depravity.
Eyes
Pallor of optic discs, contracted visual field and shrinking retinal vessel; mydriasis.
Heart
Weak, irregular, with blue mucous membranes, albuminuria, œdema of feet and ankles.
Relationship
Compare: Antipyrin.
Dose
Used as a sedative and antipyretic for various forms of headache and neuralgia in doses of one to three grains. For the homeopathic indications use the third potency.
ACETANILIDUM
(Antifebrinum)
PHARMACY - Acetan. Acetanilidum. Anti-febrinum. Funned from aniline. Exalgine is a derivative from this Methylacetanilidand hasalmost identical action.
Historical dose: Trituration and all potencies.
CLINICAL - Albuminuria. Asthma. Collapse. Cyanosis. Edema. Fainting. Palpitations. Thrombosis.
HOMEOPATHIC - Acetan. was used as a sedative and antipyretic for various forms of headache and neuralgia in doses of one to three grains.
Acetan. depresses the heart, respiration, blood pressure and lowers the temperature. Destroys red blood corpuscles, pallor. Cyanosis and collapse. Increased susceptibility to cold. Albuminuria with edema of the feet and ankles.
Several cases of thrombosis of the lower limbs from heart weakness have followed its use. Anti febrinum and Exalgine have pro-ducedsymptomsofcollapseandcyanosis.in some instances fatal, with great rapidity. One patient experienced. after taking Exalgine, a sensation that his head was so large that it seemed to occupy the whole room.
Eyes - Pallor of optic discs, contracted
visual field and shrinking retinal vessel, mydriasis.
Head - Enlarged sensation. Fainting. Moral
depravity. Given for migraines and in order· to reduce fever.
Heart - Weak heart, irregular heartbeat with
blue mucus membranes.
Lungs - Difficult respiration, as in a bad attack of asthma. As if the diaphragm ceased working.
RELATIONS - Compare:
(I) Antipyrin., Anilinum, Glon.
REFERENCES - Boericke. Clarke.
Remedy Profile
- Type Remedy
- Common Name N/A
- Origin Source Natural
Dosage & Potency
Used as a sedative and antipyretic for various forms of headache and neuralgia in doses of one to three grains. For the homeopathic indications use the third potency.
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