AMMONIACUM GUMMI
A remedy for the aged and feeble, especially in chronic bronchitis. Ill humor. Sensitive to cold. Sensation of burning and scratching in neck and śsophagus.
Head.--Catarrhal headache due to closure of frontal sinuses.
Eyes.--Dim sight. Stars and fiery points float before eyes. Easily fatigued from reading.
Throat.--Throat dry; worse inhaling fresh air. Full feeling, burning and scraping sensation. Immediately after eating, sensation as if something stuck in śsophagus, causing swallowing.
Respiratory.--Difficult breathing. Chronic bronchial catarrh. Large accumulation of purulent matter and feeble expectoration; worse cold weather. Mucus tough and hard. Heart beats stronger, extends to pit of stomach. Coarse rattling of chest in old people.
Relationship.--Antidotes: Bry; Arnica.
Compare: SENEGA; Tart emet; Balsam Peru.
Dose.--Third trituration.