Natrium nitricum
Remedy of asthma and dyspnoea. Chronic asthma with oppression. Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Angina pectoris. Used in miners and industrial workers.
Source
Prepared from sodium nitrate (NaNO3), triturated.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic asthma with dyspnoea and oppression. Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis. Angina pectoris — gripping pain in chest. Chronic diarrhea. Fatigue. Used in Andean miners with chronic lung conditions.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about breathing.
General Symptoms
Chest. Worse from exertion, cold. Better from rest, warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Chronic asthma. Emphysema. Dyspnoea. Bronchitis.
Chest
Angina — gripping pain.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Exertion, cold
Constitutional Type
Chronic lung disease.
Clinical Indications
Chronic asthma, emphysema, angina, bronchitis, dyspnoea
Comparative Materia Medica
Kali nitricum has asthma with fanning. Arsenicum has asthma with restlessness.
Safety Information
Not established.
Sodium nitrate is used as food preservative (E251). Converts to nitrite which can cause methemoglobinemia in excess. Safe in potentised forms.
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