Introduced by Hahnemann ; proved by himself, Bethmann, Foissac, Hartmann, Hering, Rummel, Stapf and others (Chronische Krankheiten). Later provings by Robinson (B. Jour. Horn., vol. 25, p. 235), Berridge (N. Am. Jour, of Hom. N. S., vol. 3, p. 101, and Amer. Jour, of Hom. Mat. Med., vol. 8, p. 128). Toxicological reports are numerous. Clinical Authokities. — Effects of overexertion of mind and body, Haynel, Ana- lytical Therapeutics, vol. 1, p. 108 ; Dread of Cholera, Salzer, Raue's Record, 1875, p. 31; Amblyopia (with Aurum), Small, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 77 ; Syphilitic iritis, Berridge, N. A. J. H., vol. 22, p. 192 ; Affections of cornea, Lobethal, Gross, Weber, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 275; Scrofulous ophthalmia, Goullon, Times Retros., 1877, p. 58; (with Sidph.), Gonorrhceal ophthalmia, Norton, Ophth. Therap., p. 131; Knorre, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 314; Lachrymation, Goullon, Raue's Rec, 1871, p. 57 ; Condyloma on eyelid, Wahle, Riick. Kl. Erf, vol. 1, p. 318 ; Otorrhcea, Lobe- thal, Times Retros., 1876, p. 66 ; Epistaxis, Rosenberg, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 177 ; Catarrh of nose, Rosenberg, Riick. Kl. Erf, vol. 5, p. 173 ; Syphilitic ozcena, T. C. D., Organon, vol. 1, p. 222 ; Freckles on face, Lippe, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 95 ; Toothache, Bcenninghausen, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 469; Affection of teeth, Alt- schul, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 207 ; Fetor oris, Matthes, N. E. M. G., vol. 6, p. 6; Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 6 ; Stomacace, Weber, Mschk., Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 510 ; Stomatitis, Hartmann, Meyer, Riick. Kl. Erf, vol. 5, p. 222 ; Raue's Rec, 1876, p. 83; Ulcers on fauces and soft palate, Windelband, Times Retros., 1877, p. 38; Ulcers on tonsils and pharynx, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 248 ; Syphilitic affections of mouth and pharynx, Meyer, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 247 ; Tumor in mouth, Slo- comb, N. E. M. G., vol. 5, p. 485 ; Ptyalism, Kirsch, Riick. Kl. Erf, vol. 1, p. 510 ; Angina, Griessel, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 537 ; Sore throat, Edmundson, Hah. Mo., vol. 8, p. 471 ; Diphtheria, Goullon, Times Retros., 1875, p. 60 ; Lippe, Times Retros., 1876, p. 74 ; Guernsey, Raue's Rec, 1871, p. 73 ; Houard, Hah. Mon., vol. 10, p. 327; Merritt, A. H. O., vol. 4, p. 399; (3 cases) Billig, A. H. Z., vol. 110 p. 27, 45 ; Hirsch, Goullon, Villers, Lorbacher, Lippe, Sybel, Billig, Palmer, Mer- ritt, (Ehme's Diphtheria, pp. 61-5 ; Chronic affection of throat, Arnold, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 247 ; Appetite for chalk] Matthes, N. E. M. G., vol. 6, p. 8 ; Dyspepsia^ Miller, Hah. Mo., vol. 10, p. 161 ; Diarrhoea, Negendank, Hom. CI., vol. 2, p. 209 ; 49 NITRIC ACID. C hronic diarrhcea, Hirsch, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 423; Chronic ulceration of bowels, Bennett, Horn. CI., vol. 2, p. 159; Dysentery, Chapman, B. J. H., vol. 7, p. 390 Hirsch, Raue's Rec, 1875, p. 147 ; Constipation, Brown, Raue's Rec, 1875, p. 115 Hills, Times Retros., 1877, p. 96; Constipation and piles, Berridge, Horn. Phys., vol. 4, p. 288 ; Cutting in rectum, C. G. R., Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 6 ; Fissure of rec- tum (with Hepar), Cox, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 153; Hemorrhoids, Williamson,, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 6; Eggert, Raue's Rec, 1875, p. 162; Gillett, Knorre, L., Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 1000; Gross, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol.5, p. 494; Hemorrhoids and anal fissure, Ostrom, Organon, vol. 3, p. 206 ; Contracted kidney, Kidd, B. J. H., vol. 13, p. 567; Kidd, Hirsch, Quaglio, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 524; Urinary difficulty, Rentsch, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p- 505 ; Hcemaiuria, difficidt urination, Goullon, Lembke, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 2, p. 23; Oonorrhcea, Attomyr, Stapf, Goul- lon, Schreter, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 2, p. 90; Gollman, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 546 ; Oonorrhcea and buboes, Hirsch, Raue's Rec, 1874, p. 222 ; Ulcer on peniSy Berridge, Horn. Phys., vol. 6, p. 211 ; Chancres, Guernsey, T. H. M. S. Pa., 1874, p. 233; Times Retros., 1875, p. 91; Sycosis; Chancres; Condylomata; Buboes; Oonorrhcea ; Hahnemann, Lobethal, Trinks, Attomyr, Buchner, Hofrichter, Hart- mann, AVehsemeyer, Rummel, Liedbeck, Fielitz, Rosenberg, Horner, Guylas, Langhammer, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 2, pp. 158-166 ; Paraphimosis, Hoyne, Times Retros., 1876, p. 113; Gleet, Stapf, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 2, p. 90; Itching on genitals, Berridge, Hah. Mo., vol. 10, p. 77; Chronic metritis, Butman, Times Retros., 1876, p. 126 ; Excrescences on uterus, Goullon, Raue's Rec, 1870, p. 251 ; Uterine hemor- rhage, Goullon, Riick. Kl. Erf, vol. 2, p. 318 ; Menstrual disturbance, Howells, Or- ganon, vol. 2, p. 383 ; Vaginitis, Triiger, Maylander, Times Retros., p. 106 ; Leu- corrhoea, Hartmann, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 2, p. 365 ; Goullon, Raue's Rec, 1873, p. 164 ; Uterine hemorrhage during pregnancy, Goullon, Raue's Rec, 1873, p. 177 ; Syphilitic laryngitis, Hoyne, Times Retros., 1876, p. 83 ; Cough, Hirsch, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 688; Whooping cough, 6 cases, inhalation of gas, Lederer, B. J. H., vol. 15, p. 249 ; Pneumonia (with Aeon.), Stens, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 824; Pleurisy, Goullon, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 3, p. 306 ; Swelling of cervical glands, Kun- kel, A. H. Z., voh 109, p. 134; Whitlow, 9 cases (locally), Olmstead, A. H. O., vol.1, p. 183; Panaritium, 3 cases, (locally), Hirsch, B. J. H., vol. 21, p. 218; Warts and rhagades on hands, Gaillard, Horn. CL, vol. 3, p. 135 ; Chilblains, Effects of cold, Lobethal, Goullon, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 175 ; Offensive foot sweat, Gorton, Raue's Rec, 1874, p. 297 ; Intermittent fever, Watson, N. A. J. H., vol. 6, p. 208 ; Ague, Terry, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 310; Night sweats, Miiller, Raue's Rec, 1871, p. 102 ; Typhoid fever, Goullon, Riick. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 757 ; Post-scarlatinal dropsy, Mann and Bragden, Raue's Rec, 1875, p. 286 ; Carbuncular diathesis, Gal- lupe, N. A. J. H., vol. 21, p. 113; Boils, Gallupe, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 257; Syphilis. Guernsey, Hah. Mo., vol. 16, p. 174 ; Watzke, 2 cases, B. J. H., vol. 26, p. 201 ; Scarlatina, Lippe, T. A. I. H., 1880, p. 300 ; Scarlatina and diphtheria, Wilke, Times Retros., 1877, p. 81; Eczema, Blake, B. J. H., vol. 30, p. 118; Pityriasis versicolor, Lilienthal, Times Retros., 1875, p. 134; Psoriasis, Blake, B. J. H., vol, 30, p. 125 ; Bhypia (with Thuya), Desterne, Raue's Rec, 1872, p. 171 ; Verrucce plancB, Schweikert, A. H. Z., vol. 109, p. 44 ; Syphilitic eruption (with Sulph.), Hirsch, Raue's Rec, 1875, p. 172. ' Mind. Unconsciousness. ■ Great weakness of memory, with aversion to mental exertion. NITRIC ACID. 50 Has no ideas ; comprehends nothing, does not understand what people tell her. I If she exerts herself to reflect upon important things, her thoughts vanish. ■ Fancies she will die soon, yet is not physically ill. Raving, as if delirious, with coldness of body and inclina- tion to fall. Feels as though he had partly lost his will-power. ■Taciturn, disinclined to communicate anything ; moody in morning. ■ Very easily affected ; inclined to weep. ■ Sadness, great fear of death, sensation of extreme weak- ness, even to trembling. ■ Indifference; tired of life; joyless; sadness before menses. ■ ■Depressed and very anxious in evening. ■ Hopeless despair. ■ ■Often anxious about his illness; constantly thinks about his past troubles; mind weak and wandering. ■ Anxiety as if he was engaged in a lawsuit or dispute, causing uneasiness. '■■Anxiety about his disease, with fear of death; morbid fear of cholera. ■ ■After continued loss of sleep, long-lasting anxiety, over- exertions of mind and body from nursing the sick, great anguish of mind from loss of his dearest friend. ■ Satiety of life with fear of death. ■ Irritable disposition ; headstrong; trembling while quar- ■ reling ; fits of rage with curses and maledictions ; invet- erate ill-will, unmoved by apologies. ■ ■Nervous, excitable, especially after abuse of mercury. ■ Peevish, irritable, sad and obstinate; vexed at trifles. ■ Discontent with himself induces violent weeping. ■ Easily startled and frightened; starts up from fright on falling asleep. ^ Sensormm. ■Dizzy, dull, stupid and heavy. ■ Vertigo : in morning, must lie or sit down ; with obscura- tion of sight ; with nausea followed by eructations ; with pulsation in head and pressure in middle of brain, in evening; when raising head after stooping; when walking or sitting, obliging him to lie down ; in evening, after lying down, during climaxis (syphilitic). ■ When collecting his thoughts to reply to questions, drops what he is holding. ^ Inner Head. ■Head sensitive to rattling of wagons over paved streets or stepping hard. ■ Congestion to head with heat; painful sensation of fulness. ■ Pressure in forepart of head and upon eyes. 51 NITRIC ACID. 1 1 As if head was in a vise from ear to ear over vertex ; as if someone was forcibly pressing head ; as if head was tightly bound up. 1 1 Painful tension within head extending to eyes, with nausea. I Stitches in head: compel one to lie down; disturb sleep. Iln temples: drawing pain inr. ; stitches in 1. or both ; piercing. ■ Violent throbbing, hammering on 1. side of head, com- ing on gradually towards morning and going off about breakfast time. I I Throbbing headache. I Headache: in morning on waking, > after rising ; < by motion and succussion ; < from noise ; > on lying down or from riding in a carriage ; with nausea and vomiting; arthritic, mercurial or syphilitic. Headache began near vertex, descended to region of 1. ear, then went gradually over vertex to r. side of head, but still < on 1., not > by warmth of flannel. I I Violent sticking pain in occiput. ^ Outer Head, i Pain in skull, with sensation as if constricted by a tape. I I Head very sensitive even to pressure of hat ; < in even- ing and on part lain on ; sensitive as if contused, either all over or in certain spots ; whole r. side of skull painful. I i Pain like a gathering at 1. temple. I Head feels hot. I I Profuse falling out of hair : particularly on top of head ; from congestion of blood to scalp ; from syphilis ; ner- vous headaches, debility, emaciation. ■ On anterior boundaries of hair, and partly on tem- ples, numerous intensely red and brownish pimples. /^Syphilis. ■ Scabby, moist, itching, offensive eruption; paining as from splinters or when touched. I Humid, stinging eruption on vertex and temples, also in whiskers ; bleeding easily when scratched and feel- ing very sore when lain on. ■ Single, burning, moist sores on scalp. ^Syphilis. ■ Inflammatory swellings on scalp, suppurating or becom- ing carious ; < from pressure, or when lying thereon. ■ Caries of bones of skull. "^ Sight and Eyes. lEyes dim, sunken, pale face; sight ob- scured while reading ; black spots before eyes ; objects appear dark. I I Photophobia. I I Great sensitiveness to daylight, a kind of nyctalopia. ^Scrofulous ophthalmia. NITRIC ACID. 52 1 1 Double vision ; shortsightedness. I Pupils dilated and dim. I On lying down or even inclining head from upright position, feeling as if warm water was flowing over and from eyes, first r. then 1., > by cold water. /I^Syphilitic iritis. I Iritis : pressing stinging as if an ulcer was being pressed ; pains < in change of temperature, at night and on touching parts ; acrid lachrymation ; continual relapses ; old cases spoiled by mercury; posterior synechia. iCornea: spots; dark spots; dim and ulcerated (after Calc. OY Puis.); superficial ulcers; phlyctenulse which become flat ulcers ; keratitis, to prevent staphyloma ; pannus ; herpetic pannus ; proliferation of corneal lamellse. Conjunctiva inflamed. ■ Scrofulous ophthalmia; lids much inflamed and swollen, intense photophobia, excessive lachrymation ; great red- ness ; complicated with shallow ulcers on cornea. I I Ophthalmia : neonatorum ; scrofulous ; gonorrhoeal ; syphilitic ; from abuse of potash and mercury. I 1 Burning in eyes ; aching ; pressure like sand ; biting ; stinging ; stitches. ■ Burning in lids in morning. ■ Region of eyes painful, sore to touch. ■ Flow- of irritating tears ; also after injury to eye. I I Lachrymation and agglutination of lids. ■ Fistula lachrymalis. ■ Difiiculty in opening eyes and raising lids in morning. ■ Paralysis of upper lids. ■ Eyelids swollen, hard, livid, smart and burn. ■ Syphilitic inflammation and swelling of lids, with copious lachrymation. ^Ectropium. ■ Small wart on upper lid. ■ On r. lower lid a large condyloma, suppurating and bleeding easily when touched; it seemed to arise from a lens-shaped body on inner surface of lower lid ; ectro- pion ; eye and vicinity much inflamed wdth burning, sticking paiii, profuse, hot lachrymation and agglutina- tion mornings. Eyelashes of r. side all point stiffly towards nose. ■ Dermoid swelling on eyes. ^ Hearing and Ears. One's speech echoes in ears ; roaring ; buzzing ; beating ; humming ; cracking when chewing ; stoppage with detonations. ■ Deafness : > when riding in a carriage or train ; from induration and swelling of tonsils ; after abuse of mer- cury; syphilitic. 53 NITRIC ACID. I Eustachian tubes obstructed. I Throbbing in ears. lOtorrhoea: fetid, ichorous; purulent; post-scarlatinal. I Auditory canal nearly closed. ■ Swelling of glands behind and beneath 1. ear. I Redness, suppuration and violent itching behind ears. ■ Caries of mastoid process. ■ Auditory derangements depending on swelling of tonsils, i I Cystic tumors in lobes of ears. ^ Smell and Nose. ■Smell: disagreeable on inhaling air; unpleasant evenings on lying down. ■ Nosebleed: mornings; at night; black, clotted; when weeping; blood acid. ■Sneezing: frequent; without corj^za ; during sleep; un- successful attempts. ■ Coryza: nose dry and stuffed; with obstruction; dry, with dryness of throat; water drops out in open air; wings of nose inflamed, swollen, burning ; nasal mucus discharged only from mouth through choanse ; awakens frequently all stopped up with mucus, has to blow nose and expectorate ; with difficult breathing even through mouth ; stitches in throat when swallowing ; with sore throat and cough. ■ ■Nasal catarrh : acrid, watery at night ; yellow, offensive ; corroding ; with swelling of upper lip ; with night cough; with scarlatina or diphtheria; syphilitic. ■ In nose: violent itching, burning, soreness; bleeding, scabbiness ; stitches as from a splinter on touch ; stitches in root which is distended, especiall}^ on sneezing and coughing. ■ Ozsena: green casts every morning; with ulcers; syphi- litic, involving upper lip which is swollen and honey- combed with ulcers; offensive yellow mucus and pus; frequent epistaxis ; dry coryza ; throat dry ; fetid. ■ ■Ulceration: of nostrils, scurfy; of inner nose, frequent bleeding ; bloody matter blown from nose. ■ Hard plugs form in nares, hard to detach and leaving a raw sore. ■ Condyloma: on nose; on and in nostrils, bleeding on slight touch ; lipoma-like. ■ Tip of nose: red; scurfy; vesicles. ■ Alse: itching herpes ; feeling of soreness ; large, soft pro- tuberances, covered with crusts (syphilis). ^ Upper Face. Face : yellow ; pale, eyes sunken ; dark yel- low about eyes, red cheeks ; bloated around eyes on waking ; scaly ; rash ; pimples ; black pores ; freckles or brown spots ; small, elevated, pigmented warty spots upon forehead, rough to touch ; erysipelas. NITRIC ACID. 54 I I Right parotid greatly enlarged. ^Ulcer on tongue. I Pricking; tearing in malar bones; bones painful. ■ Tension in skin of forehead. ■ Suppurating pustules, with broad red circumference, forming crusts. ^Syphilis. ^ Lower Face. H Cracking in maxillary articulation when chewing and eating. I Lips: swollen and itching; ulcered and blistered; under lip dry and cracked, sore, peeling off; stitches as from splinters in upper lip when touched. I I Corners of mouth ulcered and scabb^^ I I Blood-boils on chin. I Painful swelling of submaxillary glands. ^^ Teeth and Gums, l Tearing in teeth; boring or shooting when touched by anything cold or warm ; pain in hol- low teeth. I Pulsating, stinging in evening in bed and all night, after abuse of mercury. I Teeth feel elongated ; sensation of coldness in teeth. ■ Caries of teeth after abuse of mercury; teeth painful, loose ; sensation as if teeth would fall out. I The teeth, previously very white, became yellow. iSensation as if teeth were soft and spongy; did. not dare to bite them together for fear they would fall out ; on slightest sucking of teeth blood exuded from gum. I Gums: red and enlarged between teeth; white, swollen ; bleeding ; scorbutic ; itching ; tumor size of walnut. "Taste and Tongue. Taste: bitter after eating; sour, with burning in throat ; sweet. I Tongue: sensitive, even to soft food; bites it when chew- ing ; sore pain ; red like a beet ; yellow ; white, dry, mornings ; green, with ptyalism ; dry and fissured ; white with sore spots ; blistered, with burning pain ; small painful pimples on sides ; ulceration with tough, ropy mucus; deep, irregular-shaped ulcers on edge (syphilis). I I Glossitis, mercurial cases. ^^ Inner Mouth. iiFoul, cadaverous smell from mouth. I Dry mouth, no thirst, swollen, hot lips. I Sore mouth : intense stinging pain and burning, surface swollen, bright red; blisters and vesicles on and around lips. I I Ulcers: sticking pains as from a splinter; within cheeks ; on edges of tongue ; deep eating ; at first lar- daceous, later discolored, dark, dirty ; putrid ; destruc- tive ; syphilitic. I Aphthae or stomatitis: mucous membrane swollen, ulcer- ated ; profuse salivation, acrid, causing ulceration of 55 NITRIC ACID. lips, chin and cheeks ; fetor from mouth as if mercurial ; gums tender, could not chew solid food ; syphilitic dyscrasia. 1 1 Mucous membrane: gets between teeth, easily bitten ; swollen, ulcerated ; with pricking pains, especially after abuse of mercury ; aphthous ; covered with white or thin, yellowish-grey membrane. llSaliva: profuse; fetid, acrid, makes lips sore; bloody. iPtyalism: swelling of gums; fetor oris; teeth black, carious; with ulcers; scorbutic; mercurial; syphilitic. iRanula. llSwelling of parotid and submaxillary glands, with loose teeth and bleeding gums, after abuse of mercury. I Tumor in mouth with a streak down neck. ^^ Throat. While eating, small pieces of food are forced into choana3, producing a sickening sensation, they are after- wards drawn out covered with mucus. 1 1 A morsel sticks in pharynx while eating, as if pharynx was constricted. ■ Pressure in throat on swallowing food, as if it would not go down. I I Swallowing: very difficult; distorts face and draws head down ; cannot swallow even a teaspoonful of fluid ; causes violent pain extending to ear. ■ Sensations: acrid, burning after eating; sore pain in pharynx ; scraped feeling ; pressure as if swollen ; sticking; stitches; stitches in tonsils and burning in fauces, behind uvula ; pricking as from a splinter, < when swallowing. ■ Much mucus in throat posteriorly; hawking. ■ Mucus only discharged through posterior nares. ^Coryza, ■ Dry throat, heat; gums sore. ■ Arch of palate and tonsils swollen, painful, with injected vessels. I I Painful soreness of soft palate, tongue and inside gums, stinging pain. ■ Uvula and tonsils oedematous. ■ Fauces and posterior pharynx red, swallowing difficult. ■ ■Tonsils: swollen, red, uneven, with small ulcers; yel- low streak ; white patches. ■ Diphtheria: chilliness alternating with heat; pricking as from a splinter or piece of glass; acrid fluid from nose, with hoarseness ; difficult, painful deglutition ; salivation ; fetor oris ; great uneasiness ; violent fever ; excessive prostration ; tonsils and uvula covered with exudate surrounded by a red areola; coating white at margin, yellowish in thicker portions and turning black at some points; exudate had disappeared, there re- NITRIC ACID. 56 mained symptoms of adynamia of a marked character, local surfaces, late seat of exudate, dark hue, verging on mahogany ; membrane on tonsils and fauces ex- tending to nose ; intermittent pulse ; swollen parotid and submaxillary glands; vomiting of ropy, greenish- yellow mucus; great prostration; profuse discharge from nostrils ; frightful fits of coughing. ■ Ulcerated sore throat; three large, deep ulcers, having bluish margins, with red centres, near root of tongue ; tonsils nearly sloughed off; great pain on taking least nourishment ; fetor oris ; syphilitic history. ■Suddenly appearing, or slowly creeping ulcers on fauces and soft palate, after abuse of mercury ; they destroy rapidly the bony wall of palate or whole soft palate. I Superficial ulcers on 1. palatine arch. I Flat, white, or greyish ulcers on tonsils ; syphilitic ulcers in pharynx, flat, covered with pus; difficult degluti- tion ; ptyalism ; metallic taste in mouth ; fetor oris. ■ Hypertrophy of tonsils, after angina. ■ CEsophagitis (when Rhustox. is insufficient.) '* Appetite, Thirst. Desires, Aversions. ■Excessive hun- . ger: with languor, sweetish taste in mouth; weariness of life. ■ Appetite: variable or absent. ■ Thirst violent in morning. ^Tuberculosis. ■ ■Longing for : fat; herring; chalk; lime; earth. ■ Averse to meat and bread. '^ Eating and Drinking. Chokes while eating. During eating and after: sweat. After eating: bitter taste; fulness in stomach, debility after least exertion, heat, palpitation; heavy weight in stomach ; sweat. ■ Food causes acidity; fat food nausea and acidity. ■ Milk disagrees. '® Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting. Hiccough, especially in winter. ■ Eructations: before and after eating; sour, with nausea; empty. ■ Nausea: after eating; with heat in stomach, extending to throat ; > from moving about or riding in carriage ; vomiting of mucus and food, caused by cough. ■ Much nausea, cannot take food; vomits occasionally. ■ Vomiting: bitter and sour, with much eructation ; yel- low mucus ; constant, tenacious, p.urulent and bloody mucus. '^ Scrobiculum and Stomach. ■Stitches in pit of stomach. ■ Pain in cardiac orifice on swallowing food. ■ In stomach: pressing, gnawing, pulsating; burning; burning distress ; pressure. 57 NITRIC ACID. ■Sensation of a heavyweight in stomach after eating; strong-smeHing urine; easy sweat. ^Dyspepsia. I I Dyspepsia from abuse of salt. ■ Vascular and organic cardialgia; erosions and ulcers of