(Retention of some harmful substance in the blood which is
normally secreted by the kidneys, causing suppression of
urine, convulsions, coma, etc.)
Belladonna: Acute uremia in full-blooded and healthy patients
when kidney ceases to function and urine becomes dark and
turbid. Twitching of the muscles with violent convulsions.
Helleborus: Uremia with unconsciousness, pupils dilated and
insensible to light; convulsions; strong urinous odour from the
body.
Cantharis: Uremic delusions with sense of persecution.
Suppression of urine with restlessness, flushed face, sparkling
eyes. Urge to pass urine but nothing is voided, there being no
urine in the bladder.
Cuprum Ars: Acute form of uremia with diarrhoea, cholera
infantum or indigestion. The patient may be suffering from
diabetes in which case urine suddenly becomes scanty, dark red
with strong odour of garlic.
Urtica Urens: Uremia with suppression of urine with body
having highly urinous odour. Give in 5 drop doses of mother
tincture in hot water.
Plumbum: Uremic coma with a pulling sensation at the navel.
Urine suppressed; no urine in the bladder; face deathly pale,
breathing slow. Give single dose in IM potency.
Terebinth: Uraemia with spasms and lock-jaw which may be occurring every fifteen minutes. Violent convulsions
producing most frightful episthotonos.
