Glacial Acetic Acid

Glacial Acetic  Acid

Synonyms : Glacial Acetic Acid, Acidum Aceticum Glaciale, Formula CH₂ COOH.

Source : It can be purchased from a chemist shop.

Preparation : Lower dilutions are prepared with distiled water from which higher potencies are prepared in alcohol.

Proved by Drs. Hering, Berridge.

Indications:

It is a CONSTITUTIONAL remedy for the following types of patients :

1. For complaints of pale, sickly, people (kent). Pale, lean persons with lax, flabby muscles; face
    pale waxy (Allen)

2. Who have inherited phthisis and suffer from chronic weakness, anaemia and emaciation;
    with chronic dry hacking cough and night sweats. (Kent)

3. Patients who suffer from loss of memory, confusion of mind, apprehensive, peevish and suffer
    from attacks of anguish. (Kent)

4. Patients whocannot sleep lying on the back, rests better lying on the belly. (Am c)

It is SPECIFIC remedy in the following conditions :

1. Great prostration after injuries; after surgical shock; after anaesthetics; charcoal gas.

2. Bad effects from stings and bites. (Led)

3. Fainting spells in weak anaemic subjects.

4. Haemorrhage: from every mucous outlet; metrorrhagia; vicarious menses; haematemesis;
    haemoptysis.

5. Traumatic epistaxis (Arn m).

6. Profuse bleeding from piles.

7. No thirst in fever. (H.C.A.)

8. Thirst : intense, burning, insatiable, for large quantities in dropsy; diabetes; and chronic
     diarrhoea; phthisis; typhus.

9. Sour belching and vomiting of pregnancy with profuse salivation day and night.

10. Oedema of extremities with diarrhoea.

11. Chlorosis with scanty menses.

12. Laryngeal diphtheria.

13. Hectic fever, skin dry and hot; red spot on left cheek and drenching night sweats.

14. Marasmus and other wasting deseases of children.

DOSAGE : 3^rd to 30^th

REPETITION : Not to be repeated often.

DURATION OF ACTION : 14 to 20 days (G.M.)  

Refference Book :

1. SYSTEMATIC MATERIA MEDICA of Homepathic Remedies

                By-K.N. Mathur