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Tartaricum Acidum

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Tartaric Acid · "The Muscular Weakness Acid"
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🎯 It acts as an antiscorbutic and antiseptic agent that stimulates mucous and salivary secretions.
📖 Boericke writes:
Found in grapes, pineapple, sorrel and other fruits. It is an antiscorbutic antiseptic, stimulating the mucous and salivary secretions.
Dullness and . Great weakness, with , with dry and brown tongue. Pain in heels (Phytol).
👤 Constitution
The typical person needing this remedy presents with general dullness, , and profound physical weakness.
🩺 Systems & Indications
🍽️Stomach
Indicated for digestive distress involving burning sensations, excessive mucus, and persistent .
Excessive thirst, continued burning in throat and stomach.
with copious secretions of mucus.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

3X
Decimal
📝Third trituration
Primary Dosage
10-30 grains
Other
📝The pure acid dissolved in water
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Phytolacca Decandra

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Tartaricum Acidum is listed in 4 rubrics across 3 chapters.

Abdomen2Tongue1Stomach1