Sulphurous Acid; H2 S O3
Sulphurous acid, (tonsillitis (as a spray), acne rosacea, ulcerative stomatitis, pityriasis versicolor).
Head.–Anxious, furious, disposed to fight. Headache better by vomiting. Ringing in ears.
Mouth.–Ulcerative inflammation of mouth. Tongue red or bluish-red. Coated.
Stomach.–Loss of appetite. Obstinate constipation.
Respiratory.–Persistent choking cough with copious expectoration. Hoarseness, constriction of chest. Difficult breathing.
Female.–Fluor albus. Debility.
Dose.–As a spray in tonsillitis. According to Ringer, ten to fifteen minims taken ten minutes before each meal will remedy pyrosis and prevent fermentation and flatulence. It also removes thrush. Homeopathically, third attenuation.
William Boericke, M.D., was born in Austria, in 1849. He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1880 and was later co-owner of the renowned homeopathic pharmaceutical firm of Boericke & Tafel, in Philadelphia. Dr. Boericke was one of the incorporators of the Hahnemann College of San Francisco, and served as professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. He was a member of the California State Homeopathic Society, and of the American Institute of Homeopathy. He was also the founder of the California Homeopath, which he established in 1882. Dr. Boericke was one of the board of trustees of Hahnemann Hospital College. He authored the well known Pocket Manual of Materia Medica.