CHLORUM

Chlorine Gas in Water


  • The marked effect on the respiratory organs, producing spasm of the glottis, is the chief symptom of the drug. 
  • Asthma to relieve the spasm of glottis. 
  • Useful externally and internally in gangrene.

Mind

  • Fear of becoming crazy. 
  • Marked loss of memory, especially for names.

Respiratory

  • Sooty, smoky nostrils. 
  • Coryza with sudden gushes of sharp, corroding fluid, making nose sore inside and about the alae. 
  • Constriction, with suffocation. 
  • Spasm of the glottis. 
  • Irritation of epiglottis, larynx, and bronchi. 
  • Loss of voice from damp air. 
  • Sudden dyspnea from spasm of the vocal cords, with staring protruding eyes, blue face, cold sweat, pulse small. 
  • Inspiration free, with obstructed expiration (Mephit). 
  • Livid face. 
  • Prolonged, loud, whistling rales. 
  • Extreme dryness of tongue.

Dose

  • Chlorine water, when required of full strength, must be freshly prepared. 
  • Fourth to sixth potency.