Niccolum metallicum
Remedy of periodic neuralgic headaches and chronic catarrh. Headache recurring regularly with periodicity. Hoarseness of singers and public speakers. Sore, cracking joints.
Source
Prepared from metallic nickel (Ni), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Periodic headaches — recurring with clock-like regularity. Hoarseness of voice, especially in professional voice users (singers, actors, preachers). Chronic nasal catarrh. Cracking joints. Neuralgia left-sided. Worse from periodically, morning.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, sluggish. Irritable. Periodic depression matching headache cycle.
General Symptoms
Periodicity is strong. Worse from periodically, morning, cold. Better from evening, rest, rubbing.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Periodic headache — recurring at regular intervals. Left-sided. Pressing, squeezing. Worse from morning.
Nose
Chronic catarrh with thick discharge. Stuffiness. Epistaxis.
Throat
Hoarseness — especially of singers and public speakers. Chronic laryngitis. Hawking.
Extremities
Cracking joints. Stiffness. Rheumatic pains.
Modalities
Better From
Evening, rest, rubbing, warmth
Worse From
Periodically, morning, cold, annual recurrence
Constitutional Type
Professional voice users. Those with periodic headaches. Chronic catarrh sufferers.
Clinical Indications
Periodic headache, singers' hoarseness, chronic catarrh, laryngitis, cracking joints
Comparative Materia Medica
Argentum metallicum has hoarseness of singers but with more throat rawness. China has periodicity but with more debility from fluid loss. Cedron has clock-like periodicity in neuralgia.
Safety Information
Hepar sulphuris.
Nickel is a common allergen (nickel dermatitis). Ingestion of large amounts can cause GI symptoms. Nickel compounds can be carcinogenic. Safe in potentised forms.
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