A Primer of Materia Medica for Practitioners of Homœopathy

Amyl Nitrite aml-n.

Allen (1892)In every bookSave

General

A volatile liquid producing, when inhaled, speedy dilatation of the capillaries in the upper part of the body - flushing of the face, heat and throbbing in the head, rapid and tumultuous action of the heart - very similar to glonoine (nitro-glycerine).

Generalities

Great desire for open air, which affords relief.
General trembling and weakness follows the flushing of the head and face.

Mind

Anxiety as of impending danger.

Head

Throbbing and heat, a surging of blood.
Feeling of a band, tightly bound.

Eyes

Glassy, rolling (extremely protruded, as in exophthalmic goitre, which has been relieved and even cured by this drug).

Ears

Throbbing.
As if the drum were forced outward.

Face

Flushed and turgid.
Feeling as if the blood would start through the skin.

Throat

Constricted sensations; collar seems too tight. SEXUAL ORGANS, FEMALE
Promotes menstrual flow and is often beneficial for the results of suppression (or cessation at the climacteric).

Respiratory organs

Chest oppressed, suffocated sensation.

Heart

Precardial anxiety.
Tumultuous action.