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Nitricum Acidum

NIT AC · 20 entries across 20 books
PreparationSolution. Clarke
6X
Sixth potency. As the nitric acid patient begins to improve skin symptoms may appear for a time, a favorable indicationDose · Boericke

Reason for use

This remedy so closely resembles Mercur . in many points, that it is often very difficult to distinguish between the two; Nitr. ac . usually is applicable in dark haired people, and Mercur . in light-haired people.

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Ears

Hardness of hearing, especially when relieved by riding in a carriage or in the cars-- i.e. , hear better (like Graphit .).

Skin

Pimples, or exanthema, in general; sitting exanthema; brown sphacelus; red, brownish spots scattered over the body, especially if in dark-haired people; tightness of the skin; warts. Ulcers; with ichorous pus; having a pricking or sticking sensation, as if a sharp stick or fish bone were present; sensation as if a sharp splinter were being run into the ulcer at the slightest touch ,--even of the sheet.

Sensations

As though a sharp splinter were being stuck into the affected part on the slightest contact with anything; same in the throat on swallowing ( Hepar. Sulph .); as if a band were around the affected part or parts; as though a band were around the bones; jerking pain in inner parts.

Generalities

Affections in general, of any kind, appearing in the right eye ( e.g. , as if a grain of sand was there); right side of the neck; nape of the neck; left hypochondriac region; left chest; inguinal glands; left lower extremity; bones of the head. Bleeding of the nose; bleeding from inner parts. Obstructed flatus. Urine reddish; usually offensive. Male genital organs in general; glans penis; erections. Much discharge of blood after stool. Chlorosis. Disposition to catch cold. Contraction of the joints; cracking of the joints; frozen limbs; swelling of the glands. In-growing of the toe nails; where toe nail seems to have grown into the flesh, but in reality has not--very sore, with more or less ulceration, and a feeling as if a sharp splinter were being stuck into the affected part on any contact. Complaints concomitant to waking; too much perspiration, which smells badly.

Worse.-- In the evening; in the night; particularly afterpart of the night; on wakening; while eating; from punctured wounds; from milk; abuse of Mercury .

Better.-- While riding in a carriage.

Remedies following:-- Cal. carb., Carb. veg., Phosphor., Pulsat., Sepia, Sulphur, Mercur .

Antidote

Hepar .

Complete text of the Nitricum Acidum entry in Guernsey - Key-notes to the Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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17 Cowperthwaite

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18 Dewey

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33 Gladstone Clarke

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  1. Treatment of Hemorrhoids with Individualized Homeopathic Medicinal Products: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialSaha A, Alam SM, Pal RK et al. · Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2026 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  2. Statistical Appraisal of the Medicines under the Rubric "Sympathetic" in Homeopathic Repertories using Likelihood RatioSultana Q, Pal RK, Saha S et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2026 · doi
  3. Comparison of the antidepressant like activity of homeopathic remedies (Argentum nitricum, Staphysagria and Ignatia amara) and their effect on the behavior of rodentsAnser H, Ikram R, Khatoon H et al. · Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2020
  4. Reproducibility of the effects of homeopathically potentised Argentum nitricum on the growth of Lemna gibba L. in a randomised and blinded bioassayMajewsky V, Scherr C, Schneider C et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2017 · doi
  5. The effect of individualized homeopathic treatment on the semen quality of bulls with reproductive disorders: a case seriesde Souza MF, Costa-e-Silva EV, Macedo GG et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2012 · doi
  6. Development of a test system for homeopathic preparations using impaired duckweed (Lemna gibba L.)Jäger T, Scherr C, Simon M et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2011 · doi
  7. Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological modelsBellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Review · doi
  8. Effects of potentised substances on growth rate of the water plant Lemna gibba LScherr C, Simon M, Spranger J et al. · Complementary therapies in medicine · 2009 · doi
  9. Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) as a test organism for homeopathic potenciesScherr C, Simon M, Spranger J et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2007 · doi
  10. The effects of homeopathic Argentum nitricum on test anxietyBaker DG, Myers SP, Howden I et al. · Complementary therapies in medicine · 2003 · Clinical Trial · doi
  11. Effects of homeopathic Argentum nitricum on test anxietyLeckridge B · Complementary therapies in medicine · 2003 · doi
  12. Homeopathic treatment of plantar wartsLabrecque M, Audet D, Latulippe LG et al. · CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 1992 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial

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