Sulphuricum Acidum

Mind

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Fretful, ill-humored, peevish. ( Bry ., Cham.)

Impatient ; must do everything in a hurry.(Sulph.)

Head

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Sensation in the forehead as if the brain were loose, and falling from side to side (Nux m., Hyos., Rhus tox.) ; worse when walking in the open air ; better when sitting quiet in the room.

Painful shocks in the forehead and temples ; worse in the forenoon and evening.

Gradually increasing, and suddenly ceasing headache.

External pain over the whole head, as if suppurating, painful to touch.

Eyes

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Sensation of a foreign body in right outer canthus, in the morning when walking.

Chronic inflammation of the eyes.

Lachrymation.

Ears

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Hardness of hearing. (Calc. c., Sulph.)

Nose

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Dry coryza, with loss of smell and taste. (Ant. tart., Puls .)

Face

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Face deadly pale.

Face feels as though the white of an egg had been dried on it. (Alum.)

Mouth

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Breathing very offensive. ( Arn ., Hep. s., Nitr. ac ., Nux v.)

Pain from submaxillary glands into tongue ; tongue feels burnt. ( Iris , Plat., Puls., Sang.)

Teeth on edge.

Aphthae in the mouth. ( Borax , Iodi., Hell., Hydras.)

Mucous membrane of palate and pharynx swollen, injected, and ulcerated.

Throat

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Throat swollen, as if a lump were in it ; sensitive ; impeded deglutition. ( Bell .)

Rawness in the throat. ( Arg., Arum , Nux v., Sang.)

Swelling and inflammation of the submaxillary glands.

Stringy lemon-yellow mucus hangs from posterior nares, in diphtheria.

Stomach

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Sour eructations. (Alum., Carb. v., Phos.)

Violent hiccough. (Cic., Bry., Hyos., Ign., Verat. alb.)

Vomiting of drunkards. (Nux v.)

Every drink chills the stomach, unless some spirit is mixed with it.

Abdomen

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Weak feeling in the abdomen , as if the menses would appear.

Violent protrusion of an inguinal hernia.

Stool

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Chronic soft stool.

Diarrhoea, with great debility.

Soft stool, followed by a sensation of emptiness in abdomen.

Stool as if chopped ( Acon.) ; saffron yellow, stringy, and slimy, in children .

Stool : soft, pasty ; yellowish-white ; partly solid, partly liquid, with much thin mucus and streaks of blood ; very offensive.

Urinary Organs

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Pain in bladder, as if the call to urinate is postponed.

Female Organs.- (Sulfuricum acidum)

Menses too early and too profuse. (Ars., Calc. c., Nux v .)

Leucorrhoea, acrid or burning, or like milk. (Calc. c., Coni., Puls., Sep .)

Respiratory Organs.- (Sulfuricum acidum)

Hoarseness, with roughness in throat and larynx.

Shortness of breath.

Cough from irritation in the chest, with expectoration in the morning, of dark blood, or of a thin, yellow, blood streaked mucus, of a sourish taste.

Belching after the cough.

Cough, with haemoptysis. (Acon., Ham., Ferr., Sabad.)

Profuse haemorrhage from the lungs ; tuberculosis.

Generalities

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Extreme weakness and exhaustion , with sensation of tremor all over the body, without trembling.

Pains appear gradually, and cease suddenly.

Haemorrhages of black blood from all the outlets of the body. (Ham., Phos.)

Skin

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Blue spots like ecchymoses. (Arn., Phos., Sec.)

Gangrenous tendency after a bruise. (Ars.)

Sleep

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Falls asleep late, and awakes early.

Fever

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Chilliness, worse in-doors ; better out-doors ; when exercising.

Profuse perspiration with great debility ; also at night. (Cinch., Phos ., Phos. ac.)

Aggravation

Therapeutic Range.- (Sulfuricum acidum)

Bad effects from mechanical injuries, bruises, chafing, etc. ; general debility ; hectic fever ; haemoptysis ; phthisis ; haemorrhages ; diarrhoea ; aphthae ; acidity of stomach ; hiccough ; typhus fever ; ophthalmia.

Conditions

(Sulfuricum acidum)

In old people, particularly women ; light haired people.

In climacteric years, flushes of heat.

Compare

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Mineral acids,

Arn ., Digit., Puls., Sulph .

Antidote

(Sulfuricum acidum)

Puls.

Sulphuric Acid Antidotes.-

Bad effects of lead water.

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