Is indicated in strumous, debilitated, haemorrhagic, broken-down
constitutions; during zymotic diseases; in inebriates; tendency
to carbuncles or blood boils ( Anthr. ).
Diseases caused by a previous low state of the system; low septic
typhoid or malarial fever; chronic alcoholism; exhausted vital force;
genuine collapse.
Apoplexy; apoplectic convulsions in inebriates, haemorrhagic or
broken down constitutions.
Haemorrhagic diathesis; blood flows from eyes, ears, nose, and
every orifice of the body; bloody sweat.
Yellow color of conjunctiva; clears up vision after keratitis,
or kerato-iritis.
Malignant jaundice; haematic rather than hepatic.
Purpura haemorrhagica; comes on suddenly from all orifices, skin,
nails, gums.
Tongue fiery red, smooth and polished ( Pyr. ); intensely swollen.
Malignant diphtheria or scarlatina; oedema or gangrene of fauces
or tonsils; pain < from empty swallowing; if vomiting or diarrhoea
come on.
Prostration of vital force; pulse scarely felt; blood poisoning
( Pyr. ).
Vomiting: bilious, with anxiety and weak pulse; every month after
menstruation; cannot lie on right side or back without instantly
producing dark, green vomiting; black or coffee grounds, of yellow
fever.
Diarrhoea; stools black, thin; like coffee-grounds; offense; from
noxious effluvia or septic matters in food or drinks; from "high
game" ( Pyr. ); during yellow fever, cholera, typhoid, typhus.
Intestinal haemorrhage when occurring in typical septic, or zymotic
disease; blood dark, fluid, non-coagulable.
Dissecting wounds; insect stings; bad effects of vaccination.
Vicarious menstruation; in debilitated constitutions ( Dig. , Phos.
).
Menopause: intense flushings and drenching perspirations; faintness
and sinking at stomach; prolonged metrorrhagia, dark, fluid, offensive;
profound anaemia.
Malignant diseases of uterus, great tendency to haemorrhage, blood
dark, fluid, offensive.
Relations. - Compare: [Elaps], Lach. , Naja , Pyr.
In Lach. , skin cold and clammy; Crot. cold and dry; [Elaps], affections
of right lung, expectoration of black blood.
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