- Potassium iodide was used as anti-syphilitic remedy and is also antidotal to mercury.
- Kali- i is perhaps more anti-scrofulousProne to swollen glands or tuberculosisRelating to scrofula, a constitutional tendency to tuberculous swelling of the lymph nodes. than anti-syphilitic.
- It acts best in scrofulous patients, especially if syphilis or mercurialization, or both, are added.
- It also causes infiltration, edemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. and dropsyFluid retention and swelling (edema)An old medical term for edema, which is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues. of various kinds.
- The blood is acted upon and hemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse. occurs, and purpura hemorrhagica.
- Grimmer said Kali -i cured many types of tumors and cancers generally based on a syphilitic or tubercular miasms, and often there is a combination of both these in many cases of malignancy.
- Nightly aggravations of complaints.
- Hering spoke of Kali-i as having been curative in pneumoniaLung infection with inflamed air sacsInflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), usually caused by infection. and Bright's disease.
- Specific for aneurysm.
- Has been commended as a protective against foot and -mouth dis ease in cattle.
- In material doses, for fungoid disease (thrush, ringworm, etc.
- ) and bacterial diseases like tuberculosis.
- Syphilis.
- In acute form with evening, r emitting fever, going off in nightly per spiration.
- Second stage, mucus membranes and skin ulcerations.
- Tertiary symptoms, nodes.
- Glandular swellings.
- Glands enlarged and indurated.
- Glands are swollen or atro phied.
- Dropsy from pressure from swollen glands.
- Infiltrations, edema.
- Profuse, watery, acrid coryzaCommon head cold with nasal dischargeAcute inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, producing sneezing, congestion, and watery discharge., especially when associated with pain in frontal sinus.
- Discharges are copious, watery, acrid, salty, thick, green or foul.
- Spitting blood.
- Exostosis, swelling of the bones and rickets.
- Feels used up.
- C rushing or sharp stitching pains.
- Diffused soreness after pains of affected part.
- Pains long after injury.
- Coldness of painful part in bones.
- Purpura and hemorrhagic diathesis.
- Diffused sensitiveness, of glands, scalp, etc.
- RheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues. in neck, back, and feet, especially heels and soles.
- Rheumatism, worse cold and wet.
- Contraction of muscles and tendons, chronic arthritisJoint inflammation causing pain and stiffnessPainful inflammation and stiffness of the joints, often worsening with age. with spurious ankylosis.
- Weakness, emaciation.
- Arteriosclerosis.
- CachexiaWasting of body tissues due to chronic illnessWeakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness, such as tuberculosis or cancer..
- Actinomycosis.
- Fungoid diseases.
- Tea-taster's cough due to inha ling the fungus.
- Craves motion in open air.
- Brings about often favorable reaction in many chronic ailments even when not clearly symptomatically indicated.
- COMMENTS-Kali-i is used in both potencyStrength level of a remedyThe dilution and succussion scale of a remedy (e.g., 6C, 30C, 200C, 1M), indicating its energetic concentration. and the crude salt, the general explanation is that the solvent action of the drug is most powerfully excited on new tissues.
- Cancer.
- Tumors of the breast and uterus.
- Condylomata.
- Glandular swelling.
- Thyroid problems or goiter, with green discharge.
- Enlarged lymphatic glands, syphilitic nodes.
- NeuralgicRelating to sharp nerve painDescribe symptoms or pain that radiates along the path of one or more nerves. or inflammatory conditions where there is heightened and diffused sensitiveness of the affected part.
- Serous effusionFluid accumulation in a body cavityThe escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into a surrounding body cavity (e.g., pleural effusion). on the brain, secondary to hepatization of the lungs.
- Relieves the throbbing, pulsative noises, especially when the heart is hypertrophied and inclined to fatty degeneration.
- Laryngeal and pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Deep, hollow, hoarse cough with pain through breast.
- Stitches through the lungs in the middle of sternum, through sternum to back or deep in chest while walking.
- Chest symptoms worse in early morning 2 a.m to 5 a.m.
- Expectoration is greenish, copious and looks like soapsuds.
- Chronic sinusitis.
- Thick, green mucus.
- Coryza recurs repeatedly from every little cold and makes the nose red and swollen.
- Coryza, discharge is acrid, watery, the eyes smart and are puffed.
- Lachrymation.
- Iritis, keratitis and chemosis.
- Thick, green offensive discharge, ozaena and perforation of the bones may occur.
- Scrofulous and syphilitic eruptions.
- Papu lar and pustular eruption, especially on scalp and down back, the pustules leaving scars when they heal.
- TinnitusRinging or buzzing in the earsThe perception of noise or ringing in the ears when no external sound is present. aurium, sharp, shrill, hissing and piercing noises.
- Terrible pain at the root of the tongue.
- Disordered dige stive tract.
- Loss of appetite and indigestion with flatulenceGas accumulation in stomach or intestinesThe presence of excessive air or gas in the digestive tract, causing bloating and wind. and bloating (Lyc.).
- Loose stools at 5 a.m.
- (Merc.).
- May crave or be aggravated by milk.
- Headache worse 5 a.m., worse after a night's rest heat.
- The chill of intermittent fever is not better by warmth, but many symptoms of the teeth and scalp are alleviated by warmth.
- Rickets.
- SciaticaNerve pain radiating from the lower back down the legsPain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back. (Naphtin.).
- Burning, better slow walking, worse sitting, at night, lying on painful side, rest, standing, heat (Rhus-t., better heat).
- General aversion to heat.
- Motion aggravates, especially walking, after the first movement in the lower limbs it is more bearable.
- Sitting hurts and flexing limbs helps some of the pains.
- Worse from touch.
- Great sensitiveness to atmospheric changes, better in open air.
- Especially suitable for pale, delicate subjects who flush easily and are manifestly plethoric.
- For a diffused arterial vasiculosis or venous state.
- Warm-blooded, violent, destructive people.
- Several cases of abdominal tumor were successfully treated with Kali-i in 3x, 10c and 15c triturations.
- Two of these had been unsuccessfully treated with the crude salt.
- Patients could not tolerate it on account of loss of appetite and irritation of the mucus membrane of mouth and throat.
- One of these patients had a large tumor o n the level of the great curvature of the stomach extending on both sides, plunging into the abdominal cavity and extending into the pelvis, it was adherent and difficult to define.
- She had ajaundiced, dirty-looking skin and loss of appetite and vomi ted most of her food.
- A suspicion of latent syphilis led Gaudy to the remedy, which was perfectly tolerated in potency, though not in the crude.
- Health rapidly improved and in three months there was hardly any tumor to be discovered.
- Cooper reported a second case in which a patient's womb was packed with fibroids and there was pain in the right inguinal region on exertion.
- Spirits were depressed, tinnitus like the buzzing of flies, constantly tired, sleepy feeling down the limbs, hot burning feet, though sometim es intense shivering all over.
- Pains in the breasts, which were tender.
- Patient was unable to go long without food, constant distention as from flatus, sinking at scrobiculus cordis at 11 a.m., dreamy sleep.
- Kali-i.
- 30c left the patient in absolute comfort.
- Cooper pointed out the characteristic diffused sensitiveness over affected parts that appeared in the provings.
- Hartlaub and Trinks noted the provers' experience of the painful scalp on scratching, as if ulcerated (after eleven days).
- Swelling of the whole thyroid gland increasing very rapidly with some sensitiveness to touch and pressure.
- Temperature - ChillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets. in bones.
- Chilly in painful parts.
- Uncovers, then chilly.
- Chills with drowsiness.
- Alternate heat and chil l.
- Heat with shudders.
- Fever in evening.
- Hot and dry, then drenching sweat.
- Fever with shuddering.
- Flushes, with dullness of head.
- Flatulence with air hunger.
- Squeaking or clucking noise in abdomen.
- Sudden painful bloating of abdomen.
- Cutting and burning pain around navel.
- Swollen spleen after intermittent.
- Inguinal glands swollen.
- Aversion to all food, to broth.
- Much thirst.
- Cold food and drink aggravate.
- All symptoms worse by drinking cold milk
