HEAVY METAL

Members of the family

Argentum
Aurum
Stannum
Thallium
Platinum
Palladium
Plumbum
Cuprum

FEATURES :

PERSONALITY.
Those who have reached the expression of syphilitic miasm .
Sycotic miasm in the background.

CONDITION.
Slow, progressive ,deep seated pathological condition almost leading to incurability.
Illness of vital organs of body i.e. CNS, Heart, Kidney, etc.

CONSTITUTION
Emaciation, looking much more older than age.
Weakness, almost going to paralysis.

AILMENTS FROM

I. Suppressions.

Uninterrupted Grief.
Stocks, disappointments.
Suppression due to drugs (steroids, anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive drugs, etc.)
Radiation
Suppression of discharges.
Surgical suppression

II. Stimulants

Alcohol.
Tobacco.

III. Past history of syphilis or gonorrhoea.

IV. Sexual indulgence. Sexual Neurasthenia.

V. Symptoms of mind acquired from physical suppression.

PATHOLOGY.
Either inflammation leading to degeneration (common metals) or Inflammation leading to induration
(noble group of metals)

Sphere of action:
Reproductive organs.
Heart.
Connective tissue

CHARACTERISTICS.
In metals, mental symptoms are concomitants.
Symptoms develop gradually or suddenly rise up and come down gradually.
Sycotic background -> Syphilitic state.

Pain, very high intensity.

Progress is slow.
Relief is gradual.
Constant dull continuous pain maddening type of pain.
Patient becomes neurotic with pain.
Pain < touch.
Pain > Hard pressure,
> tight bandage.

Useful in acute exacerbation of a chronic condition.

Opposite states as a result of toxic effects of metals.

Initially hyperactive state of system (because of rejection by the system) which is seen as < touch,
hyperesthesia.
But finally leads to destruction.
Highly irritable, excitable, hysterical (plumb, plat.).
Hopefulness with Hopelessness of despair (Aurum)
Hyperactive state is very short.
But hypoactivity is very prolonged.

Patient desires abnormal things and those things which aggravate.

Desires
Stimulants,
Raw food,
PICA (Alum, Stann)

Aversion
To good nutritious food.

Eliminations.
Stool
Paresis and paralysis.
Constipation++.
Hard, dry, ball like stools.
Perspiration
Profuse, copious.
No amount of perspiration ameliorates.
Perspiration-stains, offensive.

Urine
Tenesmus , paralysis, paresis.
Affection of sacral plexus.
Paralysis of lower part of body (Thallium)
Involuntary stool and urine ++ (If involuntary elimination due to weakness: carbon, acid group)

Menses
Scanty.
Blood- dark, painful, staining, offensive and indelible (plat).
Cystic growths , tumors and severe pain in ovaries.
Profuse Salivation.

Discharges
Acrid offensive thick yellowish green.
Pathological discharge exhausts the patient.
Breathlessness after expectoration
Ulcers on an unhealthy base.
No healing or delayed healing (snake venoms, carbons)
Dry Gangrene.
Varicose Veins, varicose ulcers

Dreams:
Amorous++
Of impending diseases
Unremembered.

Sexual Sphere
Tremendous desire for sex +3.
Nymphomania.
Desire with no action.
Impotence :- Masturbation, sexual indulgence. < after coition
Polycystic ovarian disease

Skin
wrinkled, flabby, emaciation, ulcers delayed healing.

All metals are normally Chilly.

But pain > cold application.

MENTALS
Personalities
From cultured families.
HIGH EGO
Live their life like a king.
Aggravation from CONTRADICTION++.
Desire for pleasure and power. Can do anything for pleasure and power.
Develops personality disorders.

In Aurum - Heart affected, suicidal tendency.

In Argentum - Anxiety
In Platina - Hysteria
In Palladium - Mixture of all the above

Love for money & Power

Initially very hopeful (Tub miasm)
Depressive mania. Endogenous depression
Schizophrenia. Hysteria
Neurotic state, Anxiety neurosis. (Arg Nit)
Phobias (Arg Nit)
Restless, Impatient, walking; running.
Suicidal by jumping out of window.