NITRIC ACID



Large, broad condylomata in the larynx.

Breathing

      Awakens often all stopped up with mucus, must expectorate before he can breathe easily.

Losses her breath and speech, she is so weak Uterine displacement.

Intermittent breathing.

Short breath, panting during work.

Cough

      Dry, barking, from tickling in larynx and pit of stomach: worse at night, also in day when lying down. Sputa of blood mixed with clots during the day.

Cough: dry, sputum is raised with difficulty in the morning, followed by greenish -white casts, as if from air-cells. Secondary syphilis.

Sputa are yellow, acrid, bitter; sour offensive.

Empyema, with considerable muco-purulent sputum.

Lungs

      Uneasiness in chest.

Congestion to chest, with anxiety, heat and palpitation.

Cramp-like pains in chest.

Stitches in chest, right side.

Chest sore when coughing or breathing.

Soreness at lower end of sternum.

Pain suddenly abates, yet pulse becomes smaller and quicker. Pneumonia. Pleurisy of cold air cachectic people.

Lungs attacked, rattling breathing, loose cough; sputum brown, bloody; pulse irregular. Typhus.

Threatened paralysis of the lungs.

Heart Pulse

      Palpitation and anguish, on going up stairs.

Pulse: irregular; one normal, followed by two small rapid beats; fourth beat intermits; alternate hard, rapid and small beats.

Neck Back

      Swelling of cervical and axillary glands.

Stitches in and between scapulae; neck stiff.

Pain in back and small of back; from cold.

Neuralgic pains up the back, particularly left side.

Upper Limbs

      Aching in right shoulder and arm; arm feels bruised; at times she cannot raise it.

Rheumatic pains mostly in forearms and fingers.

Numbness, trembling, tingling, of right forearm.

Swelling of finger-joints, stinging pains.

Hands go to sleep in the morning.

Numerous large warts on back of hand.

Herpes between fingers.

White spots on nails.

Lower Limbs

      Hip as if sprained, with limping.

Pain across both buttocks.

Rheumatic pains in legs and feet.

Soreness along the periosteum on the tibia.

Pain in patella, impeding walking; stiffness and stitches in knees.

Violent cramp in calf; at night and when walking after sitting.

Itching of shins, bleeding when scratched; small scabs form.

Foul-smelling foot-sweat.

Chilblains on the toes.

Limbs in General

      Limbs restless in evening.

Position etc.

      Motion:, Stepping hard: Walking:,, Sitting: Must bend over: Overexertion: Least exertion:. Talking: Ascending: Lying: Must lie down: Part lain on : In bed (morning):,.

Nerves

      Excessive physical irritability.

Hysteria.

Twitching in various parts.

Great weakness; trembling; shocks on going to sleep; depressed in spirits.

Great debility, heaviness and trembling of limbs, especially in the morning.

Sleep

      Drowsy all day from debility, with vertigo.

Difficulty of going to sleep.

Shocks on dropping to sleep.

Pains felt during sleep.

Sleeps badly latter part of night.

On awaking feels as if he had not slept enough.

Time

      Morning:, 4,, Afternoon:, Evening:,,, Night:,, Midnight: After midnight: Toward morning: Day; 2 to P.M.:.

Temperature and Weather

      Pain on change of temperature or weather.

Warm weather: In bed: Open air: Cold air: Cold:. Uncovering:.

Chill Fever Sweat

      Chill afternoon and evening, and after lying down.

Continuous chilliness.

Chilly, with internal heat.

Chilly morning in bed after previous heat.

Awakens at midnight chilly; worse from uncovering or moving; later hot, prickling all over as from needles.

No thirst during cold or hot stage.

Heat on hands and face.

Heat dry, internal at night, wants to uncover.

Heat in flushes, with sweaty hands.

Heat, with sweat and debility after eating.

Sweat sour, offensive, like urine. Sweat on soles of feet makes them sore.

Copious night-sweats.

Chill: afternoon: then short heat over whole body; afterwards profuse sweat over whole body.

Intermittent fever; chill afternoon while in open air, followed by dry heat when in bed, accompanied by all sorts of fancies while in a state of half waking without sleep; sleep and sweat only come on towards morning; chronic cases, liver diseased, patient anaemic; general cachectic condition.

Sides

      Right:, Left:, without inward:.

Sensations

      Pricking as from splinters.

Gnawing here and there as from ulcers forming.

Tissues

      Hemorrhages bright, profuse; or dark.

Putrid decomposition.

Emaciation.

Cracking in the joints.

Glands inflamed, swollen, suppurating.

Caries.

Contact Injuries etc.

      Touch,, Pressure: Scratching: Carriage riding:. Stepping hard:.

Skin

      Skin dry.

Skin dark, dirty; brown-red spots.

Burning hot skin; fine miliary rash. Scarlatina.

Itching nettle-rash in open air.

Blood-boils.

Carbuncles.

Rhagades, deep, bleeding.

Frost-bites, itching: inflamed from slight degree of cold; skin cracked.

Ulcers bleed when touched; stinging pains; feeling as of a splinter; edges hard, everted and irregular; exuberant granulations; after mercury or in secondary syphilis.

Condylomata moist, like cauliflower, hard, rhagadic, or in thin pedicles.

Stages and States

      Dark complexioned, and old people.

Relationship

      Nitr. ac. follows well after: Calc, carb.

Hepar, Kali carb., Natr. carb., Pulsat, Sulphur., Thuja. After Nitr. ac; Calcarea carb Pulsat., Sulphur, are frequently indicated.

Nitr.ac; complementary to Caladium

Antidotes to Nitr. ac, Calcarea carb., Hepar, Mercur., Mezer. Sulphur.

Nitr. ac. relieves ailments from: Calcar., Digit., abuse of mercury.

Inimical: Laches.

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.