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ARGENTUM METALLICUM
Silver, the element
Clinical Picture:Tall, thin and irritable persons.
Hoarseness of professional singers or public speakers (Alumina, Arum maculatum, Arum triphyllum).
Total loss of voice in professional singers, actors, politicians and teachers.
Throat and larynx feel raw or sore on swallowing or coughing. Laughing causes coughing.
Modalities:
Worse:
Riding in a vehicle (Cocculus indicus).Better:
When touched or pressed.
Talking; singing. Reading aloud.
Open air.
Cough at night, when lying down (opposite of Hyoscyamus niger).
Relations:
Similar to Selenium, Alumina, Platinum metallicum and Stannum metallicum.
Summary of Indications:
Laryngitis and pharyngitis (aphonia and dysphonia).
Antidotes:
Mercurius vivus
Pulsatilla nigricans