Dr Willmar Schwabe India Ammonium causticum CH

Ammonium causticum is also known as hydrate of ammonia, ammonia water, spirit of Hartshorn. It is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NH4OH. It is prepared as a solution in water.   

What are the various uses of Ammonium causticum homeopathic medicine?

Ammonium causticum uses are commonly seen in the following condition: –

• Aphonia whether due to debility or rawness of throat.

• Bleeding from all orifices of the body which leads to fainting and very pale face.

• Great weakness which does not even permit an upright posture. There is great trembling on least exertion due to this weakness.

• Muscular rheumatism of shoulders and thighs. Contraction of the flexor muscles in different parts of the body.

• Bronchitis with profuse and blood stained respiration which causes difficulty in breathing and even gasping for breath.

• Burning and contraction along the track of esophagus with feeling of dryness and associated intense thirst. 

• Violent vomiting of mucus and blood through mouth and nose with great tenderness of epigastric region.

• The mucus membrane of colon is affected causing pain and tenderness in the abdomen. Abdomen is distended. The stools are copious and bloody.

• Nephritis with albuminuria and presence of hyaline casts in urine. Urine is often red and alkaline.

• Fever that rises towards evening with shivering and a feeble pulse at first that afterwards become quicker from hour to hour.

Conclusion

Ammonium causticum homeopathy medicine is of great significance. It is typically indicated where there is edema and ulcerations of the affected parts as especially seen in gullet, throat and rectum. It is also a cardiac stimulant. It is a great remedy for aphonia whether due rawness of throat or debility. It has been used successfully in treatment of syncope, thrombosis, haemorrhage, snake- bites and chloroform narcosis too.