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Kali Picricum

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Kali Picricum · Picrate of Potash · "The Nervous Exhaustion Potassium Salt"
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🎯 It acts primarily as a liver stimulant and metabolic regulator, often used for intermittent fevers.
📖 Clarke writes:
Potassium picrate. C6H2K(NO2)3O. Trituration (which must be made with great care, on account of the explosive nature of the salt).
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Intensely yellow salt
Acts powerfully on the liver
Pathogenetic effects observed in intermittent fever
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Jaundice
Diarrhoea
Pain in pit of stomach
Violent eructations
Colic
Urine clear, brownish red
Urine color not from bile pigment, but from large quantities of urate of ammonia
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Intense yellow coloration of the salt reflecting its affinity for the liver.
Clarke
Jaundice associated with intermittent fever.
Clarke
Urine is clear but brownish-red in color.
Clarke
Brownish-red urine caused by high levels of urate of ammonia rather than bile pigment.
Clarke
Violent eructations and gas.
Clarke
Pain localized in the pit of the stomach.
Clarke
Diarrhea accompanying febrile conditions.
Clarke
Colic pains.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
⚙️Generals
Used for cases of jaundice and digestive disturbances involving colic and stomach pain.
Icterus
  • diarrhoea ;
  • pain in the pit of the stomach ;
  • violent eructations ;
  • colic ;
  • urine clear, brownish-red, not containing any coloring matter from the bile, but large quantities of urate of ammonia. [1] ..
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Picricum Acidum
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM

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