Materia Medica

Ammonium Phosphoricum

Phosphate of Ammonia

6 sectionsBoericke · 5Clarke · 1

At a glance

Cardinal features · auto-extracted from Boericke · Clarke

nodosities of the joints

Essence

Prologue

Boericke

Phosphate of Ammonia

A remedy for chronic gouty patients uric acid diathesis, indicated in bronchitis and nodosities of the joints of the fingers and backs of the hands.
Facial paralysis.
Pain in shoulder-joint.
Tightness around chest.
Heaviness of limbs, unsteady, tottering gait.
Coldness from least draft of air.

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Keynotes

Characteristics

Clarke

This salt has been used in cases of chronic gout with nodes of urate of soda on

the joints.
C.
Voigt took three grains of Am.
Phos.
, with this result: In about an hour, attacked by

a sense of tightness in the precordia and around the chest; nausea; thirst; a hard, small, frequent

pulse; and a collapsed state of the circulation. Afterwards, fulness and tension in head; heaviness

in limbs; unsteady, tottering gait. Allen says it has been used with success in some cases of facial

paralysis.

Head

Boericke

Sneezing with excessive running from nose and eyes, only in morning.

Urinary

Urine

Boericke

Rose-colored sediment.

Respiratory

Boericke

Deep rough cough with greenish expectoration.

Posology

Dose

Boericke

Third decimal trituration.

Classical Posology

Acute

30C or 200C · repeat every 1–4 h depending on intensity
Stop on improvement · reassess in 24–48 h
For sensitive / elderly / paediatric: prefer LM1 or 30C

Constitutional

200C or 1M single dose · wait 4 weeks
Alternative: LM1 daily × 10 days · ascend on retest
Hering's-Law follow-up adapts the next script

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