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SALICYLICUM ACIDUM

SALICYLICUM ACIDUM
sal-acMineralUncommonPsoric
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🎯 Acts primarily on rheumatic conditions, digestive disturbances, and ear-related issues like tinnitus and vertigo.
About: Salicylicum Acidum is a remedy often used for acute rheumatism, fermentative digestive issues, and ear symptoms like ringing or deafness. It is particularly indicated for patients suffering from prostration following influenza or those with specific joint pains that shift and worsen with movement. It is also noted for its effect on bone health and skin eruptions.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for children with digestive issues or adults suffering from rheumatic complaints, prostration after illness, or ear disorders.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Acute articular rheumatism with shifting pains and profuse sweat.
Boericke
Fermentative dyspepsia with hot, sour belching.
Boericke
Tinnitus and ringing in the ears.
Boericke
Canker sores with burning soreness and fetid breath.
Boericke
Prostration following influenza.
Boericke
Stools like green frog spawn in children.
Boericke
Sciatica with burning pain, worse at night.
Boericke
Vertigo with tendency to fall to the left.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Used for vertigo and headaches, especially those triggered by sudden movement or the onset of a cold.
Dizziness with a tendency to fall to the left side.
Headache with confusion when standing up suddenly.
Sharp, piercing pain in the temples.
Early stages of a cold.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Third decimal trituration.
Primary Dosage
5 grains
Other
🕒every 3 hours
📝In acute articular rheumatism (Old school dose).
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
CHINA OFFICINALISSalolCOLCHICUM AUTUMNALELACTICUM ACIDUM
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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