Manganum aceticum
Remedy of chronic bone and periosteal pains with anemia. Bone pains worse in damp weather and better from lying down. Cracking of joints. Ear symptoms — deafness better from noise (paracusis). Anemia with growing pains.
Source
Prepared from manganese acetate (Mn(C2H3O2)2), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Bone and periosteal pains — worse from damp, cold, touch, change of weather. Better from lying down. Cracking of joints (like Angustura). Deafness improved by noise — paracusis (like Graphites, Carbo animalis). Anemia with growing pains. Chronic ear conditions with deafness and tinnitus. Laryngitis — chronic hoarseness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Taciturn, silent. Morose. Ill-humored. Anxious.
General Symptoms
Bones, ears, larynx, blood. Worse from damp, cold, change of weather, touch, evening, motion. Better from lying down.
Physical Symptoms
Ears
Deafness better from noise — paracusis. Tinnitus. Chronic ear catarrh. Cracking in ear on swallowing.
Throat
Chronic hoarseness. Laryngitis. Roughness of voice. Better from talking/warmth, worse from cold.
Extremities
Bone pains — periosteal, worse damp cold. Growing pains. Cracking joints. Ankles weak. Shins sore. Anemia.
Skin
Itching. Deep cracks. Psoriasis.
Modalities
Better From
Lying down, noise (hearing), talking (voice)
Worse From
Damp, cold, change of weather, touch, evening, motion
Constitutional Type
Anemic individuals with bone pains. Children with growing pains. Those with chronic ear conditions.
Clinical Indications
Periosteal bone pains, paracusis (hears better in noise), chronic laryngitis, anemia, growing pains, cracking joints
Comparative Materia Medica
Graphites has paracusis too. Angustura has cracking joints. Phosphorus has hoarseness but with hemorrhage tendency. Calcarea phosphorica has growing pains.
Safety Information
Coffea, Iron.
Manganese is an essential trace mineral. Excess causes manganism — Parkinson-like syndrome (mainly from industrial inhalation). Oral toxicity is low. Safe in all potencies.
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