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Homœopathic Materia Medica

Antifebrinum antif.

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition · 80 words · Antifebrinum in every book →

Common name

Antifebrinum

General

Depresses heart, respiration and blood pressure, lowers temperature. Cyanosis and collapse. Increased susceptibility to cold. Destroys red blood corpuscles; pallor.

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.