Synonym: Argentum met

For Cough, Convulsions, Heart affections, Joint pain, Ovaries affections

Indications for Argentum metallicum LM potency medicine:

Argentum affects all the cartilages, and hence all joints and bones, with tearing and bruised pains, tenderness and weakness, painful, so-called "hysterical" joint, without swelling, pain in rib cartilages and especially the left.

The muscular system is also affected with cramps in limbs, calves feel too short on going downstairs, stiffness, numbness, electric-like shocks in joints and limbs, painless twitchings.

The heart is specially affected, frequent, spasmodic, though painless twitchings in whole heart muscle, worse lying on back.

Sensation as if heart stood still followed by trembling, then irregular violent throbbing indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Argentum Metallicum relieves Palpitation, at night, during pregnancy.

Vertigo on looking at running water indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Headache increasing gradually and ceasing suddenly, at acme as if a nerve being torn, usually left side.

Extreme dryness of mouth, tongue sticks to palate indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Metrorrhagia, large lumps with violent pains, worse by every motion relieves Argentum Metallicum.

Argentum Metallicum acts more on the left side than the right, left ovary is affected.

Argentum Metallicum is suited to thin patients with hollow eyes, pale skin, tendency to tubercle, caries, deep ulcers, imbecility.

Tenderness is prominent in Argentum Metallicum. It is indicated in tearing pressure and pains in the bones. Parts feel bruised when pressed on.

Hoarseness of singers and speakers, worse speaking or singing indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Laughing causes cough.

Symptoms worse in sleep, nausea in dreams, seminal emissions.

Worse By touch, pressure, riding in carriage, lying on back, sitting, stooping. At noon, at night (profuse urine), Uncovering (chills before midnight), Entering warm room, Sun.

Patient profile: Argentum metallicum LM potency medicine

Head: Dullness, and sensation of emptiness in the head. Confusion, as if caused by smoke, and sensation of intoxication, with tingling in the head.

Pressing, tearing pain in the skull, principally in the temporal bones, renewed every day at noon, with soreness of the external head, aggravated by pressure and contact, ameliorated in the open air.

Cramp-like pains and shootings in the head. Pain, as of excoriation in the scalp, on the slightest pressure.

Pimples on the temples, with pain, as of ulceration.

Eyes: Itching in the eyes, and principally in the angles. Swelling and redness of the edge of the eyelids.

Ears: Shootings in the ears, with incisive pain, which extends to the base of the brain.

Gnawing itching in the external ear, causing the part to be scratched till it bleeds.

Sensation of stoppage of the ears indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Nose: Epistaxis, after blowing the nose, or preceded by itching and tickling in the nose.

Stoppage of the nose, with itching in the nostrils indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Argentum Metallicum relieves Violent fluent coryza, with frequent sneezing.

Face: Redness of the face. Gnawing, cramp-like, and pressive pains in the bones of the face.

Swelling of the upper lip, immediately under the nose indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Teeth: Pain in the teeth, as if the gums had receded. Painful sensibility of the gums on being touched.

Gums loosened, and readily bleeding indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Mouth: Dryness of the mouth. Sensation of dryness on the tongue, though it be moist.

Vesicles on the tongue, with burning pain of excoriation.

Throat: Soreness in the throat, as if there were a tumour in the gullet, with difficulty of swallowing.

Pricking and tingling in the throat.

Accumulation of greyish and viscid mucus in the throat, with easy expectoration.

Appetite: Repugnance to all food, even to the thought of it, with prompt satiety.

Gnawing hunger, which cannot be appeased by food.

Stomach: Hiccough on smoking tobacco. Constant nausea and uneasiness.

Burning in the stomach, ascending to the chest indicates Argentum Metallicum.

Abdomen: Pressive and painful inflation of the abdomen. Tension in the abdominal muscles.

Stool and Anus: Frequent inclination to go to stool, with scanty evacuation of soft matter. Dry, sandy stool after dinner.

Vomitings during the stool. Pain of contraction in the abdomen, after a stool in the morning.

Urinary Organs: Frequent inclination to make water, with abundant emission (diabetes).

Male Sexual Organs: Pain, as from a bruise, in the testes.

Female Sexual Organs: Prolapsus uteri, with pain in the left ovary indicates Argentum Metallicum.

About LM potency homeopathy medicines

In the sixth edition of ‘Organon’ Dr. Hahnemann had introduced a new system of dilution and potentization and called it “renewed dynamisation” with a diluting ratio of 1:50,000. It was named as 50 millesimal potency or LM potency by Dr. Pierre Schmidt. In some parts of the world, it is also called as Q potency. It soon got professional acceptance. As on date, it is recognized by different homoeopathic pharmacopoeias including American and Indian.

What are they and how are they denoted?

These homoeopathic potencies are prepared in the diluting scale of 1:50,000 and denoted as 0/1, 0/2, 0/3…..etc. They are generally used up to 0/30.

Perceived advantages

• Highest development of power at each potency level.
• Mildest reaction – no medicinal aggravation.
• Frequent repetition is permitted; every hour or oftener in urgent cases.
• Quick cure in chronic cases where it can be given daily or oftener.
• 0/3 is more subtle than 30C or 200C and the 0/30 is sharper than CM as believed by many classical homoeopaths.

LM potency dosage: Generally LM potencies are administered as follows:

1. Take a 4oz (120ml) to 6oz (180ml) clean glass bottle. Fill it 3/4th with water. Take 1or 2 globules of the desired potency (often starting at LM 0/1) and place it into the bottle.
2. Succuss the bottle just prior to ingestion 1 to 12 times depending on the sensitivity of the patient. This slightly raises the potency and activates the remedy.
3. Take 1, or more teaspoons of the medicinal solution and place it into 8 to 10 tablespoons of water in a dilution glass and stir it. Most cases are started with 1 teaspoon and the amount is increased only if necessary. In children the amount should be 1/2 teaspoon. Infants may only need 1/4 of a teaspoon.

The dosage of the medicinal solution can be carefully adjusted to suit the sensitivity of the individual’s constitution

Note: We dispense SBL LM potency medicines in 1/2, 1 & 2 dram plastic containers, image for illustrative purpose only.