Homeopathy LibrarySalicylicum Acidum
Reason for use
Salicylic acid has a field of usefulness in rheumatic troubles that is clearly indicated : rheumatic pains in fingers and little toes, drawing in left calf extending into thigh ; then transferred to left arm.
Joints are hot, red, exquisitely sensitive; burning pains suddenly changing about from one place to another.
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Colchicum in rheumatic states and subsequent weakness.
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(Salicylicum acidum)
Inflammatory rheumatism followed by plastic iritis, nightly pain most agonizing, temporarily > by hot applications.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Salicylicum acidum)
Rheumatic gout or rheumatoid arthritis, pains disappeared, the engorgement and nodes on fingers subsided.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Salicylicum acidum)
Rheumatic pains after suppression of foot sweat, < especially at night ; pains drive him out of bed.
Left ischiatic nerve, going from behind forward and downward to the knees : pains drawing, shooting.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL — (Salicylicum acidum)
HEAT, REDNESS, SORENESS AND SWELLING ABOUT JOINTS, < KNEES, WITH ACUTE PIERCING PAINS, < MOTION, > DRY HEAT.
ACUTE INFLAMMATORY ARTICULAR RHEUMATISM ATTACKING ONE OR MORE JOINTS, ESPECIALLY ELBOWS AND KNEES, WITH GREAT SWELLING AND HIGH FEVER ; PARTS EXQUISITELY SENSITIVE.
SEVERE PAINS IN ALL JOINTS.
LARGE JOINTS ON LEFT SIDE AND SEVERAL ON RIGHT SIDE AFFECTED ; OR LARGE JOINTS ON LEFT SIDE ATTACKED WHILE ON RIGHT SIDE THE WRIST JOINT AND ANKLE ONLY AFFECTED.
ACUTE ARTICULAR RHEUMATISM ; CHRONIC, GONORRHEAL.
AGGRAVATIONS . — (Salicylicum acidum)
Motion
AT NIGHT.
COLD AIR OR TOUCH OF COLD OBJECTS.
AMELIORATIONS . — (Salicylicum acidum)
HOT APPLICATIONS.
CONCOMITANTS . — (Salicylicum acidum)
CANKER SORES.
TONSILS RED, SWOLLEN, WITH WHITE SPOTS.
VERTIGO WITH TENDENCY TO FALL TO THE RIGHT.
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