Other names and synonyms
mur-ac, acidum chloratum.Description Source
Homeopathic Materia Medica – William BoerickePharmacological Group
Description
Muriatic Acid.
This acid has an elective affinity for the blood, producing a septic condition similar to that found in low fevers with high temperature and great prostration. Patient becomes so weak she slides down the bed. Decomposition of fluids. Involuntary stools while passing urine. Haemorrhages. Mouth and anus chiefly effected.
This acid has an elective affinity for the blood, producing a septic condition similar to that found in low fevers with high temperature and great prostration. Patient becomes so weak she slides down the bed. Decomposition of fluids. Involuntary stools while passing urine. Haemorrhages. Mouth and anus chiefly effected.
Mental
Irritable and peevish; fretful Loud moaning. Great restlessness. Sad, taciturn; suffers in silence.
Head, face, and ears
Vertigo; worse lying on right side; occiput heavy as if filled with lead. Sound of voice is intolerable. Pain as if brain were crushed.
Haemorrhage; much sneezing.
Lower jaw fallen; pimples and freckles; lips raw, dry, cracked.
Haemorrhage; much sneezing.
Lower jaw fallen; pimples and freckles; lips raw, dry, cracked.
Mouth and throat
Tongue, pale, swollen, dry, leathery, paralyzed. Deep ulcers on tongue. Hard lumps in tongue. Epithelioma; edges bluish-red (Carbol ac). Aphthous mouth. Gums and glands swollen. Fetid вreath. Sordes on teeth.
Uvula swollen. Ulcers and false membrane. Å’dematous, dark, raw. Attempted swallowing produces spasm and choking.
Uvula swollen. Ulcers and false membrane. Å’dematous, dark, raw. Attempted swallowing produces spasm and choking.
Gastrointestinal tract
Cannot bear sight or thought of meat. At times, ravenous appetite and constant desire to drink. Achlorhydria and fermentation of food.
Tendency to involuntary evacuations while urinating. Haemorrhoids most sensitive to all touch; even sheet of toilet paper is painful. Anal itching and prolapsus ani while urinating. Haemorrhoids during pregnancy; bluish, hot with violent stitches.
Tendency to involuntary evacuations while urinating. Haemorrhoids most sensitive to all touch; even sheet of toilet paper is painful. Anal itching and prolapsus ani while urinating. Haemorrhoids during pregnancy; bluish, hot with violent stitches.
Cardiovascular system
Pulse rapid, feeble, and small. Intermits every third beat.
Urogenital system
Cannot urinate without having bowels move at same time.
Menses appear too soon. Leucorrhoea. During menses, soreness of anus. Ulcer in genitals.
Menses appear too soon. Leucorrhoea. During menses, soreness of anus. Ulcer in genitals.
Limbs and spine
Heavy, painful, and weak. Tottering gait. Pain in tendo-Achilles.
Skin
Papular and vesicular eruptions, with great itching (Rhus). сarbuncles; foul-smelling ulcers on lower extremities. Scarlet fever, livid, with petechiae; scanty eruption. Eczema on back of hands.
Fever
Cold extremities. Heat without thirst. Typhoid types, stupid. Haemorrhages. Restlessness. Involuntary discharges. вed-sores. Pulse rapid and feeble. Excessive prostration.
Modalities
Worse, in damp weather, before midnight. вetter, lying on left side.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Phos ac; Ars; вapt. Follows well after вry and Rhus.
Antidote; вryonia.
Antidote; вryonia.
Method of drug use and dosage
First to third potency.