Cuprum Arsenicosum cupr-ar.

Arsenite of Copper. (Scheele's Green.) Cu H As O 3 . Trituration.

Cholera. Cholerine . Chorea. Diarrhœa. Enteralgia. Paralysis (left side). Uterine neuralgia. Vomiting.

Cupr. ars . combines the characters of its two metallic components. Intense neuralgic pains in abdomen; awful distress in epigastric region; burning along œsophagus and in urethra; numbness; creeping, itching, and chilly sensations. According to J. N. Majumdar, who gives a case, the great characteristic of Cup. ars . in choleraic conditions is "icy-coldness of the whole body, with cramps and an obstinate hiccough." B. L. Bhaduri pointed this out to him. Salzer has shown that "cold, clammy perspiration of intermittent nature " is unique and characteristic. He has found it most valuable in the collapse stage of cholera, where intermittent cold, clammy sweat was noted. The skin is very sensitive to touch; and pressure < all symptoms. Rest > and motion < most symptoms; but motion > stiffness of back and tingling of hands. Damp weather = neuralgia of abdomen. Weakness and restlessness. There is a periodicity in the symptom.

For antidotes see under Arsen. Compare: Arsenical and Copper preparations; Acon.; Act. r. (angina pectoris, numbness of left side of body, paresis of left arm); Merc. cor. (diarrhœa and tenesmus); Iris. v.

Vertigo, confusion of ideas and headache between temples. ─ Fulness in head, brain seems to expand and press against frontal bone. ─ Sharp pain in temples, < in l. ─ Headache between temples; the pain seems to meet in centre of forehead and pass thence down nose. ─ Dulness and soreness of head in morning after washing.

Dark spots before eyes; eyes very sensitive.

Boring pain in r. ear; sharp pain in temple, < in l.

Bones of nose very sore, esp. on pressure.

Face haggard; expression of great suffering. ─ Violent twitching and jerking of muscles of l. side of face between eye and corner of mouth. ─ Soreness of bones.

Mouth very dry; frequently called for something to wet his mouth. ─ Shooting in upper l. molars, extending upward into superior maxillary line. ─ Back part of tongue thickly coated. ─ Tongue, dry and tremulous. ─ Bad breath.

Burning along œsophagus from stomach to mouth.

Moderate thirst; but drink of any kind increased the nausea; a few mouthfuls satisfied; desire for drink seemed rather due to dry mouth than thirst. ─ Intense thirst. ─ Nausea and vomiting, < after eating; < after study. ─ Obstinate hiccough. ─ Nausea and awful distress at epigastrium. ─ Burning. ─ Cutting in stomach while eating. ─ Cramp in stomach and bowels, followed by tonsillitis.

Burning, cramping, colic pains. ─ Spasmodic and neuralgic pains, accompanied by screams and cramps in fingers and toes. ─ Cramping pains in lower bowels, with extreme vesical and rectal tenesmus; micturition frequent causing great suffering. ─ Attacks of excruciating pains in bowels occurring every two or three weeks.

Vomiting and purging, with cramps and collapse. ─ Rectal tenesmus, with almost constant mucous discharges. ─ Chronic slimy diarrhœa during summer, with cramps in abdomen.

Pain in sacral region, with frequent urging to urinate. ─ Dark red urine; burning pain during and after urination. ─ Strong smelling urine; odour of garlic.

White purulent discharge from urethra; soreness of penis, with pain in prostate gland; tingling and burning in urethra. ─ Perspiration of scrotum, which is constantly moist and damp. ─ Boils frequently forming on scrotum.

About close of menses, worked out of doors during a moist, drizzling day; during night agonising pains in lower abdominal region; tender spot over l. ovary; tongue heavily coated white. ─ During pregnancy constant nausea, rejects everything; weak, very nervous; pulse quick and feeble; spasmodic uterine pain; at one time tenesmus and dysenteric stools.

Voice altered; speech difficult. ─ Oppression of chest as if constricted. ─ Weight on chest, with difficult breathing. ─ Soreness of small spot in l. scapula, extending into l. lung, followed by dull, sticking pains in l. chest, between sixth and seventh ribs, < on deep inspiration; weak, Dumb feeling in l. chest, l. side of back, l. shoulder and arm. ─ Dull soreness in r. side of chest, with dull pains in back, < from deep inspiration.

Heart's action weak and hurried; pulse small, compressible, weak, and frequent, though quite regular. ─ Sudden debility, with dull pain in heart, and sense of oppression; l. chest feels too small; long involuntary inspiration; empty feeling in stomach, with vertigo and confusion of ideas, and headache between temples. ─ Palpitation of heart, with trembling of limbs. ─ Palpitation moving walls of chest up and down. ─ Cardiac chorea: at one time heart beats very irregular and feeble, at another time violent and irregular; attacks appear in paroxysms, action being normal in intervals.

Soreness of glands of neck, with stiffness of neck; pain < on moving head. ─ Severe pains under lower angle of l. scapula < from motion or breathing. ─ Stiffness and lameness of back, < by motion > by rest; returns after sitting awhile. ─ Lameness of lumbar region. ─ Pain in r. lumbar region, and in anterior portion of r. thigh.

L. arm feels numb and powerless; similar feeling in l. leg. ─ Spasms in extremities; coldness. ─ Itching of arms and legs. ─ Pustular tumours in wrists and ankles, and excessive sensitiveness and irritability of skin.

Tremulousness of whole body, very noticeable on attempting to walk. ─ Quivering, impossible to control. ─ Great prostration; as from traumatic shock.

Whole surface covered with cold moisture; skin pale like death. ─ Icy coldness of whole body, with cramps and obstinate hiccough. ─ Intermittent, cold clammy sweat (in cholera collapse).