Acidum nitricum
Nitric Acid
Key Characteristics
Splinter-like pains; fissures; offensive discharges; worse cold, touch; better riding; hemorrhages; ulcers; syphilis; sycotic; irritability.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
6X to 30C
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
12C weekly
Notes
Particularly useful for splinter-like pains, ulcers, warts, and syphilitic manifestations.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Hydrogenoid — sensitive to cold and damp
Materia Medica
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Anxious, despondent, irritable. Hopelessness. Dissatisfied with everything. Fear of death. Headstrong. Anger easily. Weeping. Memory weak. Aversion to conversation. Sensitive to noise.
Headache as if band around head. Pressing pain in temples. Worse from noise, jarring. Vertigo. Hair falls out. Scalp sensitive. Pain in occiput.
Photophobia. Pain in eyes. Ulcers. Inflammation. Lachrymation. Worse from light. Spots before eyes. Cataract.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Acidum nitricum.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Compare
- Inimical
- Antidote
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