Homoeopathy — Page 89
Arsenic Album 89 Arsenicum Album (Arsenious Acid) – Arsenic Trioxide Arsenic alb is a deadly poison. It is said that once it enters the body, it gets absorbed into the bones and hair permanently. Restlessness and anxiety are the main feature. The restlessness is mental rather than physical as in Rhus Tox. Fear of death with anxiety and restlessness. Some women become very anxious following emotional shock or septic fevers. Tidiness - the Arsenic patient is tidily dressed. He keeps his room tidy and in order and soon gets upset if things are disturbed in his room. Diarrhoea - stools are frequent, black and offensive. The patient is restless and can have convulsions, as toxins gets absorbed from the inflamed gut. Prompt treatment with Arsenic Alb will soon restore the inflamed bowel. Thirsty - increased thirst for small and frequent drinks is due to anxiety. Anxiety causes dryness of mouth that leads to increased thirst. In chronic cases he becomes less thirsty despite having dryness of mouth, but anxiety persists. He tosses and turns in bed resembling Gelsemium. The main difference is that there is no restlessness in Gelsemium, while the arsenic patient is constantly restless in bed with increased frequency of urine. Anxiety and restlessness with throat or bladder illness indicates that the patient may be suffering from cancer. Arsenic Alb will relieve the symptoms but one should treat the case constitutionally. Restlessness with anxiety can be helped by high potency of Arsenic Alb in cases of terminal cancer. Restlessness also acts as a stimulant for natural body defenses. I once gave it to a lady with a terminal illness, whose doctors had stopped administering her painkillers. It greatly helped and she was peaceful. Kidney diseases - Arsenic Alb is closely related to renal diseases. Its patient has albuminuria with inflamed kidneys. Anxiety and