Oxalicum Acidum

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A Primer of Materia Medica

for practitioners of Homoeopathy

by Timothy Field Allen

Presented by Médi-T.

OXALIC ACID

General action :

Gastro-enteritis.

Inflammation of the spinal cord and motor paralysis.

Stupor, convulsions and collapse, with irregular pulse.

Pains in small spots ; transient, violent, < motion and thinking of them.

Inflammation ; salivation, with aphthae.

Eructations after eating.

Vomiting, with griping and twisting pain.

Violent heartburn, especially in the evening, > eructations and eating.

Burning pain, worse about navel, < evening and at night.

Involuntary, watery, mixed with blood, Diarrhoea, < coughing.

Dysentery preceded by colic, with much ineffectual urging.

Oxaluria ; with pyrosis, pains in the back and extremities ; weakness.

Bruised pain in the testicles and shooting along the spermatic cord ; < motion.

Respiratory organs :

Breathing spasmodic, difficult, with constriction in the larynx and chest.

Dry cough < violent exertion, with swelling and dryness in the larynx, soreness and pains in the chest.

Heart and Pulse :

Palpitation.

Irregular action of the heart ; < lying down at night.

Pulse very feeble, often scarcely perceptible, with cold, clammy sweat.

Livid extremities.

Back and Extremities :

Pains extending to the thighs.

Bruised sensation from the shoulders to the hips and in the extremities.

Numbness and weakness in the limbs ; could not ascend the steps.

Numbness and tingling in the thighs.

Violent pains, starting from the spine and extending through the extremities, with tenderness of the spine, numbness and weakness of the back and legs ; numbness of the whole body, with coldness and motor paralysis.

Drawing and lancinating pains, involving the left lung and heart, with dyspnoea.

Spinal pains, shooting down the extremities, with dyspnoea and numbness.

Lower extremities become cold, blue and immovable.

Lameness and stiffness.

Cold extremities and livid nails, especially in the legs and feet.

Flashes of internal heat, with sweat.