• Carbo Animalis is especially adapted to scrofulous and venous constitutions.

• It suits old people and those debilitated after illness.

• Feeble circulation and lowered vitality are prominent.

• Glands are indurated, veins distended, skin bluish.

• A stitch remaining after pleurisy is a key indicator.

• The patient is easily strained from lifting, indicating weakness.

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• Carbo Animalis is prepared from charred ox-hide and contains impure Calcium phosphate.

• Indicated for ailments associated with glandular affections, induration, and a tendency to offensive discharges.

• Marked debility and exhaustion, with a sense of internal burning.

• Patients are often chilly, sensitive to cold air, and averse to open air despite feeling suffocated.

• General aggravation from exertion.

• A feeling of rawness or excoriation in affected parts.

• Tendency to develop ulcers or indurations.

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• Anxiety and apprehension, especially in the evening and at night.

• Depression, sadness, and a tendency to dwell on unpleasant thoughts.

• Irritability and a disposition to be easily angered.

• Aversion to company and a desire to be alone.

• Difficulty concentrating and mental fatigue.

• Fear of ghosts or darkness.

• Timidity and lack of self-confidence.

• is a particular affinity of Carbo Animalis.

• Ulceration and decomposition tendencies are marked.

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• It causes local congestions without associated heat.

• Great debility and exhaustion are present.

• Burning pains are present, but without corresponding inflammation.

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• Aversion to open air is present.

• Weakness and trembling are present throughout the body.

• A marked tendency to indurations is present.

• Emaciation may be present despite a good appetite.

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• are present, especially about health.

• Irritability and easily angered are present.

• Sadness and despondency are present.

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• Memory is weak and forgetful.

• Confusion and difficulty concentrating are present.

• Aversion to mental work is present.

• Fear of ghosts or darkness is present.

• Apathy and listlessness are present.

• Great discouragement and hopelessness are present.

• Brooding over past events is present.

• Difficulty in expressing thoughts is present.

• Mental dullness and sluggishness are present.

• Sudden bursts of anger followed by remorse are present.

• Oversensitivity to noise and criticism is present.

• Vertigo is present, especially in the morning on rising.

• Headache, pressing or throbbing, often with nausea is present.

• The scalp is sensitive to touch.

• Dim vision is present.

• Spots are present before the eyes.

• Photophobia is present.

• The eyelids are heavy and drooping (ptosis).

• Lachrymation, burning and acrid is present.

• Deafness is present.

• Noises in the ears (tinnitus), roaring, buzzing are present.

• An offensive discharge from the ears (otorrhea) is present.

• Dryness of the ears is present.

• Epistaxis (nosebleeds) is present.

• Nasal catarrh, with thick, yellow mucus is present.

• Obstruction of the nose is present.

• Loss of smell is present.

• Enlarged tonsils are present.

• Hoarseness is present.

• Swelling of the glands in the neck is present.

• A sensation of a lump in the throat is present.

• Cough, dry and hacking, worse at night is present.

• Dyspnea, especially on exertion is present.

• Stitching pains in the chest after pleurisy are present.

• Oppression of the chest is present.

• Difficulty breathing in a warm room is present.

• Expectoration of offensive mucus is present.

• Asthma-like symptoms are present.

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• Palpitations, especially on exertion are present.

• A weak, irregular pulse is present.

• Cold extremities are present.

• Angina pectoris-like pains are present.

• The heart feels weak and fluttering.

• Cyanosis (bluish discoloration) of the skin is present.

• A sensation as if the heart is too large is present.

• Dropsy of cardiac origin is present.

• Fluttering in the region of the heart is present.

• A feeling of constriction around the heart is present.

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• Dyspepsia, with bloating and flatulence is present.

• Belching of offensive gas is present.

• Nausea and vomiting are present.

• Aversion to meat and milk is present.

• Weak digestion is present.

• Sour eructations are present.

• Weight and fullness after eating is present.

• Increased appetite or loss of appetite is present.

• A sensation of emptiness in the stomach is present.

• Pain in the abdomen, cramping or colicky is present.

• Enlargement of the liver and spleen is present.

• Tenderness to pressure in the abdomen is present.

• Gurgling and rumbling in the abdomen are present.

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• Offensive flatus is present.

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• Ineffectual urging to stool is present.

• Burning pain in the rectum after stool is present.

• Prolapse of the rectum is present.

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• Frequent urination, especially at night (nocturia) is present.

• Burning pain on urination is present.

• Incontinence of urine is present.

• Enuresis (bedwetting) is present.

• Scanty urine is present.

• Dark, turbid urine is present.

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• Leucorrhoea, offensive and acrid is present.

• Induration of the uterus is present.

• Sterility is present.

• Metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding between periods) is present.

• Prolapse of the uterus is present.

• The breasts feel heavy and painful.

• Swelling of the mammary glands, with or without pain is present.

• Hard lumps in the breasts are present.

• In males, diminished sexual desire is present.

• Impotence is present.

• Swelling of the testicles is present.

• Pain in the testicles is present.

• Enlargement of the prostate gland is present.

• Emissions without erections are present.

• Weakness of the back is present.

• Stiffness of the back is present.

• Heaviness in the back is present.

• Weakness and trembling of the limbs are present.

• Coldness of the hands and feet is present.

• Numbness of the fingers and toes is present.

• Pain in the joints, especially the knees and ankles is present.

• Swelling of the glands in the groin and axilla is present.

• Offensive foot sweat is present.

• Cramps in the legs are present.

• Varicose veins in the legs are present.

• Ulcers on the legs are present.

• A burning sensation in the soles of the feet is present.

• Restless legs at night are present.

• Sciatica-like pains are present.

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• Pain in the limbs, especially in the joints. Weakness and trembling of the limbs. Coldness of the hands and feet. Swelling of the joints. Offensive foot sweat.

• Eczema with offensive discharge is present.

• Itching, burning, and stinging skin is present.

• Dry, scaly skin is present.

• Varicose ulcers are present.

• The skin is sensitive to touch.

• Boils and carbuncles are present.

• Swelling of the glands is present.

• Indurations in the skin are present.

• The skin is easily irritated.

• Restless sleep is present.

• Frequent waking during the night is present.

• Dreams: vivid, anxious, frightening, or lascivious are present.

• Nightmares are present.

• Difficulty falling asleep is present.

• Drowsiness during the day is present.

• Unrefreshing sleep is present.

• Cold food and drinks.

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• Cold air. Exertion. Evening. Night. Lying down (especially on the left side). Pressure.

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• Motion for some complaints.

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• Wrapping up warmly.

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• Carbon Tetrachlorid

• Complementary: Calc phos

• Antidotes: Ars; Nux

• Compare: Badiaga; Sepia; Sulph; Plumb iod; Carbo veg; Graphites; Conium.

• Conditions: Scrofula, venous congestion, ulceration, glandular affections, debility, offensive discharges, weakness of nursing women, post-pleurisy pain, strains from lifting, indurations.

• Useful in cases of threatened gangrene.

• Helpful for symptoms following debilitating illnesses.

• Consider in chronic venous insufficiency.

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• Warmth. Rest. Open air (paradoxical in some cases, despite feeling suffocated).

• Palpitations, especially when lying on the left side. Weak and irregular pulse. Angina pectoris-like pains.

• Induration of the uterus and ovaries. Leucorrhoea, profuse, excoriating, and offensive. Painful menstruation. Swelling and induration of the mammary glands, sometimes with cancer.

• Swelling and induration of the testicles. Impotence. Prostatic enlargement.

• Arsenicum album, Calcarea carbonica, Conium maculatum.

• Camphor, Hepar sulphuris calcareum.

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• Carbo vegetabilis, Conium maculatum, Graphites, Calcarea fluorica. Indurated glands.