Silver nitrate is known to be toxic.  Has nothing to do with silver metal.

Marshall

Michael wrote:

> Bob Lee,
>   This info may be found in any homeopathic Materia Medica.  I will include
> a link to take you to a site that has the info on the "argentum Nitricum"
> (silver)     Of course they do call it silver nitrate, different from the CS
> of today.  I do agree, but cases have been reported, but from what I have
> seen I do believe that homeopathy does hold the cure for this condition if
> it does appear permanent.
>   I have copied it below for you:
> http://www.homeoint.org/books/boericmm/mmaraarn.htm#ARG_N
> ARGENTUM NITRICUM
>
> In this drug the neurotic effects are very marked, many brain and spinal
> symptoms presenting; themselves which give certain indications for its
> homeopathic employment. Symptoms of inco-ordination, loss of control and
> want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically; trembling in affected
> parts. Is an irritant of mucous membranes, producing violent inflammation of
> the throat, and a marked gastro-enteritis. Very characteristic is the great
> desire for sweets, the splinter-like pains, and free muco-purulent discharge
> in the inflamed and ulcerated mucous membranes. Sensation as if a part were
> expanding and other errors of perception are characteristic. Withered up and
> dried constitutions present a favorable field for its action, especially
> when associated with unusual or long continued mental exertion. Head
> symptoms often determine the choice of this remedy. Pains increase and
> decrease gradually. Flatulent state and prematurely aged look. Explosive
> belching especially in neurotics. Upper abdominal affections brought on by
> undue mental exertion. Paraplegia Myelitis and disseminated sclerosis of
> brain and cord. Intolerance of heat. Sensation of a sudden pinch (Dudgeon).
> Destroys red blood corpuscles, producing anæmia.
>
> Mind.--Thinks his understanding will and must fail. Fearful and nervous;
> impulse to jump out of window. Faintish and tremulous. Melancholic;
> apprehensive of serious disease. Time passes slowly (Cann ind). Memory weak.
> Errors of perception. Impulsive; wants to do things in a hurry (Lilium).
> Peculiar mental impulses. Fears and anxieties and hidden irrational motives
> for actions.
>
> Head.--Headache with coldness and trembling. Emotional disturbances cause
> appearance of hemi-cranial attacks. Sense of expansion. Brain-fag, with
> general debility and trembling. Headache from mental exertion, from dancing.
> Vertigo, with buzzing in ears and with nervous affections. Aching in frontal
> eminence, with enlarged feeling in corresponding eye. Boring pain; better on
> tight bandaging and pressure. Itching of scalp. Hemi-crania; bones of head
> feel as if separated.
>
> Eyes.--Inner canthi swollen and red. Spots before the vision. Blurred
> vision. Photophobia in warm room. Purulent ophthalmia. Great swelling of
> conjunctiva; discharge abundant and purulent. Chronic ulceration of margin
> of lids; sore, thick, swollen. Unable to keep eyes fixed steadily.
> Eye-strain from sewing; worse in warm room. Aching, tired feeling in eyes,
> better closing or pressing upon them. Useful in restoring power to the
> weakened ciliary muscles. Paretic condition of ciliary muscle. Acute
> granular conjunctivitis. Cornea opaque. Ulcer in cornea.
>
> Nose.--Loss of smell. Itching. Ulcers in septum. Coryza, with chilliness,
> lachrymation, and headache.
>
> Face.--Sunken, old, pale, and bluish. Old man's look; tight drawing of skin
> over bones.
>
> Mouth.--Gums tender and bleed easily. Tongue has prominent papillæ; tip is
> red and painful. Pain in sound teeth. Taste coppery, like ink. Canker sores.
>
> Throat.--Much thick mucus in throat and mouth causes hawking. Raw, rough and
> sore. Sensation of a splinter in throat on swallowing. Dark redness of
> throat. Catarrh of smokers, with tickling as of hair in throat. Strangulated
> feeling.
>
> Stomach.--Belching accompanies most gastric ailments. Nausea, retching,
> vomiting of glairy mucus. Flatulence; painful swelling of pit. Painful spot
> over stomach that radiates to all parts of the abdomen. Gnawing ulcerating
> pain; burning and constriction. Ineffectual effort at eructation. Great
> craving for sweets. Gastritis of drunkards. Ulcerative pain in left side
> under ribs. Trembling and throbbing in stomach. Enormous distention.
> Ulceration of stomach, with radiating pain. Desire for cheese and salt.
>
> Abdomen.--Colic, with much flatulent distention. Stitchy ulcerative pain on
> left side of stomach, below short ribs.
>
> Stool.--Watery, noisy, flatulent; green, like chopped spinach, with shreddy
> mucus and enormous distention of abdomen; very offensive. Diarrhoa
> immediately after eating or drinking. Fluids go right through him; after
> sweets. After any emotion with flatulence. Itching of anus.
>
> Urine.--Urine passes unconsciously, day and night. Urethra inflamed, with
> pain, burning, itching; pain as from a splinter. Urine scanty and dark.
> Emission of a few drops after having finished. Divided stream. Early stage
> of gonorrhoa; profuse discharge and terrible cutting pains; bloody urine.
>
> Male.--Impotence. Erection fails when coition is attempted. Cancer-like
> ulcers. Desire wanting. Genitals shrivel. Coition painful.
>
> Female.--Gastralgia at beginning of menses. Intense spasm of chest muscles.
> Organs at night. Nervous erethism at change of life. Leucorrhoa profuse,
> with erosion of cervix bleeding easily. Uterine hæmorrhage, two weeks after
> menses; Painful affections of left ovary.
>
> Respiratory.--High notes cause cough. Chronic hoarseness. Suffocative cough,
> as if from a hair in throat. Dyspnoa. Chest feels as if a bar were around
> it. Palpitation, pulse irregular and intermittent; worse lying on right
> side; (Alumen). Painful spots in chest. Angina pectoris, nightly
> aggravation. Many people in a room seem to take away his breath.
>
> Back.--Much pain. Spine sensitive with nocturnal pains, (Oxal acid)
> paraplegia; posterior spinal sclerosis.
>
> Extremities.--Cannot walk with eyes closed. Trembling, with general
> debility. Paralysis, with mental and abdominal symptoms. Rigidity of calves.
> Debility in calves especially. Walks and stands unsteadily, especially when
> unobserved. Numbness of arms. Post-diphtheritic paralysis (after Gelsem).
>
> Skin.--Brown, tense, and hard. Drawing in skin, as from a spider-web, or
> dried albuminous substance, withered and dried up. Irregular blotches.
>
> Sleep.--Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination; horrible dreams of
> snakes, and of sexual gratification. Drowsy stupor.
>
> Fever.--Chills with nausea. Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if
> wrapped up.
>
> Modalities.--Worse, warmth in any form; at night; from cold food; sweets;
> after eating; at menstrual period; from emotions, left side. Better, from
> eructation; fresh air; cold; pressure.
>
> Relationship.--Antidote: Nat mur.
>
> Compare: Ars; Merc; Phos; Pulsat. Argent cyanatum (angina pectoris, asthma,
> spasm of osophagus) Argent iodat (throat disorders, hoarseness, gland
> affected). Protargol (gonorrhoa after acute stage 2 per cent solution;
> syphilitic mucous patches, chancres and chancroids, 10 per cent solution
> applied twice a day; ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 drops of 10 per cent
> solution).
>
> Argent phosph (An excellent diuretic in dropsy).
>
> Argent oxyd (Chlorosis with menorrhagia and diarrhoa).
>
> Dose.--Third to thirtieth potency.
>
> Best form an aqueous solution 1 to 9, 2 or 3 drops doses. This solution in
> water preferable to lower triturations; unless fresh, these readily
> decompose into the oxide.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tai-Pan" <l...@fbtc.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 5:43 AM
> Subject: Re: CS>Re: silver-digest Digest V100 #539
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> > > On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 21:20:16 -0400, "Michael"
> > > <mike...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >  In reading from my book it lists the following
> >
> >    Hi Michael,
> >
> >    What book is this? Please supply the Title, Author, published Date.
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >
> >   Bless you          Bob Lee
> >
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