Natrium arsenicosum
Remedy of miners' lung and chronic catarrh. Chronic rhinitis with thick post-nasal drip. Mining-related lung conditions. Emphysema. Psoriasis. Combines Natrum and Arsenicum properties.
Source
Prepared from sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4), triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic rhinitis with thick post-nasal drip. Miners' lung — pneumoconiosis. Emphysema. Psoriasis. Combines Natrum (catarrhal, grief) and Arsenicum (burning, restlessness) properties. Chronic nasal conditions. Chronic chest conditions from occupational exposure.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious, restless (Arsenicum). Reserved (Natrum).
General Symptoms
Respiratory and skin. Worse from cold, damp, dust. Better from open air.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Chronic rhinitis. Thick post-nasal drip. Nasal obstruction. Chronic catarrh.
Respiratory
Miners' lung. Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis from dust. Pneumoconiosis.
Skin
Psoriasis. Eczema.
Modalities
Better From
Open air
Worse From
Cold, damp, dust, occupational exposure
Constitutional Type
Miners. Chronic occupational lung disease.
Clinical Indications
Miners' lung, chronic rhinitis, emphysema, psoriasis, occupational lung disease, post-nasal drip
Comparative Materia Medica
Silicea has miners' lung. Arsenicum iodatum has chronic catarrh. Natrum sulphuricum has asthma from damp.
Safety Information
Nux vomica.
Sodium arsenate is toxic — arsenic is a cumulative poison causing multi-organ damage. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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