# Chloroformium

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Chloroform is the well- known anesthetic, the general effects of which in arresting sensation 
need no description. Unlike ether and nitrous oxide, which must be administered without air, chloroform vapor 
must have an abundance of air inhaled with it or asphyxia results. 
Its most noteworthy effect is the complete relaxation of all the voluntary muscles of the body. It may cause 
death by paralyzing the respiration or the heart. Its use is contrain dicated where there is brain softening, fatty 
heart, alcoholism or albuminuria. 
General anesthetic and anti -spasmodic. Complete muscular relaxation. Weak and quick pulse, shallow or 
stertorous breathing. Convulsions, nephritic or biliary colic, gastralgia. Great weakness, especially on  right 
side. Limbs very tired from knees down. 
Much perspiration all over face and chest. Drowsy and dizzy. Dry lips and throat, dry tickling cough at night. 
Flatulence, food regurgitates. Sore and bruised feeling in stomach. Catching pain around heart. Sh arp 
paininrightchestwhen he takes long breath, shortness of breath on exertion.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Delirium where excitement and violence predominate.
- Wild excitement, followed by complete 
insensibility.
- Sings comical songs, could scarcely be persuaded to leave the piano.
- Obscene language used 
under its influence in two provers.
- Desire to kill.
- Delirium where excitement and violence predominate.
- Wild excitement, followed by complete 
insensibility.
- Sings comical songs, could scarcely be persuaded to leave the piano.
- Obscene language used 
under its influence in two provers.
- Desire to kill.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo, rising from spine into occiput.
- Whirling in head as if he would fall forward.
- As if ground waving 
on closing eyes.
- COMMENTS - Marcy cured with it a case of arachnitis ending in convulsions.
- It is especially indicated in 
delirium where ex citement and violence predominate, desire to kill.
- Paralysis of voluntary and involuntary 
muscles and special senses.
- Chloroform will dissolve g allstones and cases have been treated by the injection of Chloroform into the 
gallbladder.
- Symptoms were obtained by Dr.
- D.
- Macfarlan with the 6c potency.

### Eyes
- Conjunctiva insensible.
- Pupils dilated insensible to light.
- Eyes turned up.
- Sight gradually went out and 
returned gradually.
- Small black points, large black or gray spots, float a few inches before the eye, follow the 
motion of the eye.
- Bright 
and dark points, sparks, flashes of light, bright streaks.

### Ears
- Roaring in ears like boiling water.

### Face
- Face as if intoxicated, flushed, livid.
- Head - Severe, bursting headac he in fore head.
- Headache, with 
dizziness, roaring in the ears, excessive nausea and vomiting.
- Head drawn down upon the shoulders, eyes 
opened and closed rapidly, pupils contracted and rapid convulsive movements of face of muscles of limbs.

### Mouth
- Teeth smooth, as after acids (fourth day).
- Soapy taste.
- Taste lost.
- Nose - Complete loss of smell (lasted two months).

### Throat
- Burning in throat, scraping.
- Violent scraping and coldness in fauces on inspiration.

### Chest
- Constantly increasing retardation and weakening of action of heart and arteries.
- Kidneys - Paralysis of sphincter of bladder after childbirth.
- Stertorous breathing.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Burning in stomach, alternating with chilliness.
- Much acidity and great distention of stomach and 
bowels with gas.
- Abdomen tense, rumbling.
- Belchings.
- Nervous hiccough.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Seasickness 
or morning sickness.