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A Text-Book of Materia Medica.
(Characteristic, Analytical, and Comparative.)
By Pr. Allen Corson Cowperthwaite, M. D., PH. D., LL. D.
· OSMIUM.
(Osmium Tetroxide.)
An element.- Os O 4
Common name.- Osmic Acid.
General Analysis.-
Through the cerebro-spinal system, Osmium exerts its chief action on
the respiratory tract and upon the kidneys.
Characteristic symptoms.
Mind.- (Osmium)
Morose, irritable, impatient.
Consciousness of mental weakness.
Misplacement of words. (Dulc., Plumb.)
Disinclination for work.
Head.- (Osmium)
Dull, heavy headache.
Eyes.- (Osmium)
Sharp pain in orbit ; lids spasmodically closed.
Dimness of sight ; letters run together, as from a fog. (Cycl.,
Phos., Gels.)
Burning pain in eyes, with profuse lachrymation.
Flame of candle surrounded by a bluish-green circle (Phos.), or
rainbow ring.
Ears.- (Osmium)
Ringing in right ear.
Earache, evenings ; first right, then left ear.
Nose.- (Osmium)
Coryza, with sneezing. (Acon., Arg., Euphorb.)
Burning irritation in nose.
Nostril sensitive to cold air. (Hydras., Psor.)
Sense of smell diminished.
Mouth.- (Osmium)
Aching in jaws ; pain in muscles of mastication.
Tongue coated ; edges rough ; red stripe in middle.
Copious salivation.
Taste of blood ; metallic. (Aesc., Coccul., Merc., Naja.)
Stomach.- (Osmium)
Eructations ; nausea ; vomiting.
Qualmishness and extreme discomfort, with dull pain and heaviness in
pit of stomach.
Abdomen.- (Osmium)
Distended and sensitive ; much rumbling.
Stool and Anus.- (Osmium)
Burning in anus during and after stool. (Ars., Canth., Iris, Merc.)
Diarrhoea ; constipation.
Urinary Organs.- (Osmium)
Urine albuminous (Merc. cor., Phos., Phyt., Plumb.) ; strong-
scented ; dark-brown and scanty (Plumb.) ; deposits bright-red
sediment.
Bright's disease.
Male Organs.- (Osmium)
Pain in testicles and spermatic cords. (Clem., Spong.)
Violent erections.
Respiratory Organs.- (Osmium)
Larynx ; tickling, irritation to hawk and cough ; sore pain ;
burning ; rawness and scraping. (Rhus tox., Rumex.)
Profuse secretion of mucus in air passages. (Ant. tart., Ipec.,
Phos., Stan.)
Hoarseness and pain in larynx.
Paroxysms of convulsive coughing. (Corall. rub., Dros.)
Dry, hacking cough.
Difficult respiration ; tightness and oppression of the chest. (Merc.
cor., Phos.)
Pain under sternum when coughing, extending to both sides of chest,
with burning soreness, as if everything were raw ; after long
coughing, expectorates lumps of yellow, tenacious mucus.
Back.- (Osmium)
Pressive pain in back and loins.
Generalities.- (Osmium)
Great weakness and prostration.
Cutting and pinching pains in limbs.
Skin.- (Osmium)
Red spots on dorsum of hand.
Copious exanthema on forearm, hands, and cheeks.
Red-brown papules, with desquamation, on arms.
Small, pointed vesicles, surrounded by red areola.
Itching, as from crawling of insects.
Therapeutic Range.- (Osmium)
Has been used but. little clinically.
Has been of benefit in bronchitis and pneumonia, whooping cough,
Bright's disease.
Compare.- (Osmium)
Ars., Mang., Selen.