NITRICUM ACIDUM Q, 6C, 12C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M USES AND SYMPTOMS
NITRICUM ACIDUM
(Nitric Acid)
Nit-ac.
Targets outlets where mucous membrane and skin meet; pain as from splinters. Sticking pains. Improvement while riding in a carriage. Best for dark-complexioned people past middle age. Syphilis after mercury abuse. Pains appear and disappear quickly (Bell.). Hydrogenoid constitution. Sycotic remedy.
Blisters and ulcers in the mouth, tongue, genitals; bleed easily. Fissures with pain during stool, as if the rectum is torn. All discharges are offensive, especially urine, feces, and perspiration. Chronic diseases with easy colds and tendency to diarrhea. Excessive physical irritability. Cachexia from syphilis, scrofula, intermittent fever with liver involvement, anemia, etc. Gravel; arthritis. Capillary bleeding after curettage.
Mind: Irritable, hateful, vindictive, headstrong. Hopeless despair. Sensitive to noise, pain, touch, jar. Fear of death.
Head: Sensation of a band around the head. Headache from hat pressure; full feeling; worse from street noises. Hair falls out. Scalp sensitive.
Eyes: Diplopia; sharp, sticking pains. Ulceration of the cornea. Gonorrheal ophthalmia, photophobia, constant lachrymation. Syphilitic iritis.
Ears: Difficult hearing; better riding in a carriage or train. Very sensitive to noise, like rattling wagons over pavements (Coff., Nux-v.). Cracking in ears when chewing.
Nose: Ozena. Green casts from the nose every morning. Coryza with sore and bleeding nostrils. Red tip. Stitches, sensation of a splinter in the nose. Caries of mastoid. Epistaxis with chest affections. Chronic nasal catarrh with yellow, offensive, corrosive discharge. Nasal diphtheria with watery, excoriating discharge.
Mouth: Putrid breath. Salivation. Bleeding gums. Painful pimples on the tongue sides. Clean, red, wet tongue with central furrow (glossitis). Loose teeth; soft, spongy gums (scorbutic). Ulcers on the soft palate, with sharp, splinter-like pains (stomatitis). Salivation and fetor oris. Bloody saliva.
Throat: Dry. Pain extends to the ears. Hawks mucus constantly. White patches and sharp points, as if from splinters on swallowing.
Stomach: Great hunger, with a sweetish taste. Longing for indigestible things, chalk, earth, etc. Pain in the cardiac orifice (gastric ulcer). Dyspepsia with excess oxalic acid, uric acid, and phosphates in urine, great mental depression. Loves fat and salt (Sulph.).
Abdomen: Great straining, but little passes. Rectum feels torn. Bowels constipated, with fissures in the rectum. Tearing pains during stools. Violent cutting pains after stools, lasting for hours (Rat.). Hemorrhages from the bowels, profuse, bright. Prolapsus ani. Hemorrhoids bleed easily. Diarrhea, slimy and offensive. After stools, irritable and exhausted. Colic relieved from tightening clothes. Jaundice, aching in the liver region.
Urinary: Scanty, dark, offensive. Smells like horse’s urine. Cold on passing. Burning and stinging. Hematuria and albuminuria (Bright’s disease). Alternation of cloudy, phosphatic urine with profuse urinary secretion in old prostatic cases.
Male: Soreness and burning in the glans and beneath the prepuce. Ulcers burn and sting; exude offensive matter (syphilis).
Female: External parts sore, with ulcers (Hep., Merc., Thuj.). Leucorrhea brown, flesh-colored, watery, or stringy, offensive. Hair on genitals falls out (Nat-m., Zinc.). Uterine hemorrhages. Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with pain in the back, hips, and thighs. Stitches through vagina. Metrorrhagia after parturition.
Respiratory: Hoarseness. Aphonia, with dry hacking cough, from tickling in the larynx and pit of stomach (bronchitis). Soreness at the lower end of sternum. Short breath on going upstairs (Ars., Calc.). Cough during sleep (Cham.).
Extremities: Fetid foot sweat, causing sore toes with sticking pain; chilblains. Sweating of palms, hands; cold, blue nails. Offensive sweat in axillae at night.
Skin: Warts, large jagged; bleed on washing. Ulcers bleed easily, sensitive; splinter-like pains; zigzag, irregular edges; base looks like raw flesh. Exuberant granulations. Black pores on the face (comedones, freckles), papules worse on the forehead.
Modalities: Worse in the evening and night, cold climate, and hot weather. Better while riding in a carriage (reverse: Cocc.).
Relationship: Complementary: Ars., Calad., Lac-c., Sep. Inimical: Lach. Compare: Merc., Kali-c., Thuj., Hep., Calc.
Dose: Sixth potency. As the Nit-ac. patient begins to improve, skin symptoms may appear for a time, a favorable indication.
SYMPTOMS OF NITRICUM ACIDUM
Mind:
Irritable, hateful, vindictive, headstrong
Hopeless despair
Sensitive to noise, pain, touch, and jar
Fear of death
Head:
Sensation of a band around the head
Headache from pressure of a hat; full feeling; worse from street noises
Hair falls out
Scalp sensitivity
Eyes:
Diplopia; sharp, sticking pains
Ulceration of the cornea
Gonorrheal ophthalmia, photophobia, constant lachrymation
Syphilitic iritis
Ears:
Difficult hearing; better while riding in a carriage or train
Very sensitive to noise, like the rattle of wagons over pavements
Cracking in ears when chewing
Nose:
Ozena
Green casts from the nose every morning
Coryza with sore and bleeding nostrils
Red tip, stitches, and splinter sensation in the nose
Caries of mastoid, epistaxis with chest affections
Chronic nasal catarrh with yellow, offensive, corrosive discharge
Nasal diphtheria with watery, excoriating discharge
Mouth:
Putrid breath, salivation, bleeding gums
Painful pimples on the tongue sides
Clean, red, wet tongue with central furrow (glossitis)
Loose teeth, soft, spongy gums (scorbutic)
Ulcers on the soft palate with sharp, splinter-like pains (stomatitis)
Salivation and fetor oris, bloody saliva
Throat:
Dry, pain extends to ears, hawks mucus constantly
White patches and sharp points, as if from splinters on swallowing
Stomach:
Great hunger with a sweetish taste
Longing for indigestible things (chalk, earth, etc.)
Pain in the cardiac orifice (gastric ulcer)
Dyspepsia with excess oxalic acid, uric acid, and phosphates in urine
Great mental depression, loves fat and salt
Abdomen:
Great straining, little passes
Rectum feels torn, bowels constipated with fissures
Tearing pains during stools, violent cutting pains after stools
Profuse, bright hemorrhages from the bowels, prolapsus ani
Hemorrhoids that bleed easily, slimy and offensive diarrhea
Post-stool irritability and exhaustion, colic relieved by tightening clothes
Jaundice and aching in the liver region
Urinary:
Scanty, dark, offensive urine, smells like horse urine, cold on passing
Burning and stinging, hematuria and albuminuria (Bright’s disease)
Cloudy, phosphatic urine alternating with profuse urinary secretion in old prostatic cases
Male:
Soreness and burning in the glans and beneath the prepuce
Ulcers that burn and sting, exude offensive matter (syphilis)
Female:
External soreness with ulcers, leucorrhea (brown, flesh-colored, watery, or stringy)
Hair on genitals falls out, uterine hemorrhages
Early, profuse menses like muddy water with back, hips, and thigh pain
Stitches through the vagina, metrorrhagia after parturition
Respiratory:
Hoarseness, aphonia, dry hacking cough from tickling in the larynx and pit of the stomach
Soreness at the lower end of the sternum, short breath on going upstairs
Cough during sleep
Extremities:
Fetid foot sweat causing sore toes with sticking pain, chilblains
Sweating of palms, hands, cold blue nails, offensive sweat in axillae at night
Skin:
Large jagged warts that bleed on washing
Ulcers that bleed easily, sensitive with splinter-like pains and zigzag edges
Base looks like raw flesh, exuberant granulations, black pores on face (comedones, freckles)
Papules worse on the forehead
Modalities:
Worse in the evening and night, cold climate, and hot weather
Better while riding in a carriage
selection of the potency
Individualization:
- Homeopathy is based on the principle of treating the individual, not just the disease. The unique symptoms and characteristics of the person are crucial in determining the most suitable potency.
Intensity of Symptoms:
- The intensity of the symptoms guides the choice of potency. If the symptoms are intense and acute, a lower potency (e.g., 6C, 30C) might be considered. For chronic conditions with less intensity, higher potencies (e.g., 200C, 1M) may be appropriate.
Sensitivity of the Patient:
- Some individuals are more sensitive to homeopathic remedies, while others may require higher potencies. The practitioner considers the patient’s sensitivity when selecting the potency.
Acute vs. Chronic Conditions:
- Lower potencies are often used for acute conditions, while higher potencies may be considered for chronic or long-standing issues.
Previous Response to Potencies:
- The patient’s response to previous homeopathic treatments helps guide the choice of potency. If a particular potency has been effective in the past, it may be repeated or adjusted as needed.
Vital Force and Susceptibility:
- Homeopathy views illness as a disturbance in the vital force. The practitioner assesses the patient’s overall vitality and susceptibility to determine the appropriate potency.
Aggravation or Amelioration:
- The direction of the symptom response (aggravation or amelioration) after taking a remedy can influence the choice of potency.
Miasmatic Considerations:
- In classical homeopathy, the concept of miasms (inherited disease tendencies) is considered. The practitioner take this into account when selecting the potency.
Practitioner Experience:
- The experience and preference of the homeopathic practitioner play a role. Some practitioners may have success with certain potencies based on their clinical experience.
SAFETY INFORMATION
- Do not exceed the recommended dose by physician
- Keep out of the reach of children
- Store in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight
- Maintain half an hour gap between food/drink/any other medicines and homoeopathic medicine
- Avoid any strong smell in the mouth while taking medicine e.g. camphor, garlic, onion, coffee, hing
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