- Source: Derived from potassium antimony tartrate (K₂Sb₂(C₄H₄O₆)₂), a chemical compound historically used as an emetic, prepared for homeopathic use.
- Traditional Context: Historically used in homeopathy for respiratory and gastrointestinal conditions, particularly those involving excessive mucus, respiratory distress, and weakness.
- It is noted for symptoms like rattling cough, dyspnea, nausea, and profound debility, often aggravated by damp weather, lying down, or warmth.
- Modern Context: Indicated for chronic respiratory disorders (e.g., bronchitis, COPD-like symptoms), functional gastrointestinal complaints (e.g., nausea, vomiting), and generalized fatigue syndromes, often with mucous membrane congestion and weakness.
- It suits patients with productive cough , dyspnea, or systemic sluggishness , typically exacerbated by environmental dampness, rest, or dietary indiscretions, and often seen in the elderly or those with chronic illness.
- COMMENTS-Tiering said that Ant imonium Tartaricum was the invention of the Alche mists.
- Tartar emetic.
- It has been used.as a poison, similarto Arsenic, usually someone would be dead in 12 to 24 hours.
- It has a very strong affinity for the lungs and stimulating the secretions of the mucu s membranes.
- Chest disorders with a great accumulation of mucus with coarse rattling and inability to raise it.
- “Lies with head back.” “A child coughs when angry.” Heath cured a case of whooping cough in a child who was very fretful before the cough.
- The mother said that if the child got angry she immediately had a fit of coughing.
- “Cough at 4 a.m.” is another indication.
- Last stages of pneumonia🩺 PneumoniaClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., severe rattling in the lungs, and white, thick mucus.
- Asthma🩺 AsthmaClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. with white, thick mucus, wet asthmaChronic respiratory disease causing difficulty breathingA condition characterized by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing, typically from an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity. (Puls.🌿 Puls.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.).
- Chronic bronchitis in the elderly with a rattling cough and white, thick mucus that’s hard to expectorate.
- Drowning victims, pulmonary edemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body., Infantile pneumoniaLung infection with inflamed air sacsInflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), usually caused by infection..
- For children who get colds often and it goes to the chest with a great accumulation of mucus.
- Sometimes'indicated after gas poisonings, if the gas caused irritation to the mucus membranes and mucus comes up (Carb-v., Bry.🌿 Bry.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., Ant-t.).
- For emphysema🩺 EmphysemaClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. when caused by an irritant causing loss of lung space (Sil.🌿 Sil.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.).
- Respiratory distress due to constriction and mucus in the lungs.
- There is a great accumulation of mucus in the lungs.
- The sputum is thick and ropy but it is white and more sticky like glue.
- No expulsive power.
- Noisy breathing with severe wet cough.
- Weakness of the bronchioles where they can't expecto rate, can be used chronically.
- The nostrils flare because they can't breathe.
- Suffocating, choking because-of the mucus.
- Gastric and bilious complaints.
- Constant nausea felt in chest (Puls.).
- Nash found Ant-t the nearest thing to a specific in ch olera morbus, the indications being “nausea, vomiting, loose stools, prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness., cold sweat, stupor or drowsiness.” Deathly nausea (Ip., Puls.).
- Difficulty vomiting, just like expectoration.
- They strain, a lack of explosive power.
- Vomits whatever is eaten.
- Vomits thick, white, ropy mucus, may have blood or slime in it.
- Also produces ulcers, ulceration of the mucus membranes.
- Ulcers that bleed and then they vomit blood.
- The tongue has a thick, white, pasty coat with red papillae showing through Intense nausea and vomiting with great effort with perspiration on forehead.
- -FullneSs and sensation of stones in abdomen, especially when sitting bent forward.
- Anxiety felt in the stomach, apprehension in the stomach.
- Sensations of a weight or heaviness in the abdomen or various parts of the body.
- The abdomen is distended, severe cramps or cutting pains.
- There is heat about heart and warmth rising up from it.
- Coldness in the blood vessels.
- Generally cold hands and feet.
- The face is pale or cyanotic .and the breath ing stertorous.
- Severe weakness from lack of oxygen, tired from coughing.
- Oppression of the chest.
- Great drowsiness or sleepiness with cough and congestion in the lungs (Op., more of a stupor).
- Can palliate or bring them back if it's possible.
- Drowning vic tims and newborns who are not breathing, or for any severe respiratory problems going into respiratory failure🩺 Respiratory FailureClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. (Carb-v.).
- Coma.
- - ArthritisJoint inflammation causing pain and stiffnessPainful inflammation and stiffness of the joints, often worsening with age. in the smaller joints.
- Sensation of weight or heaviness in many parts, head, occiput, coccyx, limbs.
- Pulsations in all the blood vessels.
- Chronic trembling of head of head and hands (as in Parkinson's disease).
- “Sycotic” skin.
- Clarke verified a symptom given in Hering, “warts at.the back of the glans penis.” Leprosy, chickenpox, smallpox and impetigo🩺 ImpetigoClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., worse after smallpox vaccination.
- It has been used instead of vaccines for preventive purposes and a prophylactic power has been claimed for it (Vario.).
- The terrible backache of smallpox is paralleled by the back-pains of Ant-t., which Clarke found to correspond to more cases of lumbagoPain in the lower back regionA general term for acute or chronic pain in the lower back or lumbar region. than any other remedy.
- Worse by warmth, but not the excessive sensitiveness to heat and sun of Ant-c and some of tlfe rheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. symptoms are better by warmth.
- Cough worse from warm drink, lying in bed, especially bçcoming warm there.
- Suffocates in a warm room, want fresh air (Puls.).
- Greatly aggravated by the sun.
- Cough is worse anger and worse after eating.
- Thirstlessness, lost any desire for fluids (Puls., Ip.).
- May vomit water🌿 WaterMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. if they try to drink it.
- As if they have enough fluid alre ady (Apis.🌿 Apis.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.).
- Crave apples-and acid fruits, but may be aggravated by sour food or wine, causing severe diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day..
- Great aversion to milk or are aggravated by milk.🌿 Milk.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.
- Loathing of food.
- Peevishness, whining and crying (Cham.🌿 Cham.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.).
- Restless, apprehension and agitati on Dullness and bewilderment of head as if benumbed.
- Irritable, don’t want to be looked at or talked to or touched.
- The whole body feels tender.
- Children may want to be carried and cling to their mother or may scream on being touched, keynote that they do not want to be bothered.
- Coughing fits at 4 a.m.
- The child looks pale, sunken eyes and have dark rings arOund the eyes and they have periodic cold sweats.
- The child cries and may jerk during sleep.
- Difficulty nursing and breathing at the same time.
- Better when held upright and hit on back to break up the mucus.
- Children are very anxious and timid, especially in the evening, as if they are an ticipating the night because it is so bad for them.
- They lay down and get congestion and coughingfits.
- They have app rehension about the future, but it's more the upcoming night.
- Elderly may feel despair of recovery.
- Etiology can be cold, damp weather that seems to bring out the mucus
