Materia Medica
Oxalicum Acidum
Sorrel Acid
Influences the spinal cord, and produces motor pa- ralysis. Pains very violent, in spots (Kali bich.) worse, motion, and thinking of them. Feriodicul emissions. Spasmodic symptoms of throat and chest. Rheumatism of left side. Neurasthenia. Tuberculosis.
Head
Sense of heat. Confusion and vertigo. Headache, before and during stooi.
Eyes
Severe pain in eyes; feel expanded. Hyper- esthesia of retina.
Stomach
Burning pain, extending upwards; slightest touch causes excruciating pain. Bitter and sour eructation, worse at night. Cannot eat strawberries.
Abdomen
Pain in upper part and region uf navel two hours after eating, 'with much flatulence. Stitches in liver. Colic. Burning in small spots in Diarrhcea from coffee.
Male
Terrible neuralgic pains in spermatic cord. tFesticles feel confused and heavy.
Respiratory
Nervous aphonia with cardiac de- rangement. [Coca; Hydrocy. ac.] Burning sensation from throat down. Breathing spasmodic, with con- striction of larynx and chest. Hoarseness. Left lung painful. Aphonia. Paralysis of the tensors of vocal cord. Dyspnoea; short, jerking inspirations. Sharp pain through lower region of left lung, extending down to epigastrium.
Heart
Palpitation and dyspnoea in organic heart disease; worse, when thinking of it. Pulse feeble. Heart symptoms alternate with aphonia, angina a pectoris; sharp, lancinating pain in left lung coming on suddenly, deprizing of breath. Pracordial pains which dart to the left shoulder. Aortic insufficiency.
Extremities
Numb, weak, tingling. Pains start from spine and extend through h extremities. Drawing and lancinating pains shooting down extremities. Back- ache; numb, weak. Muscular prostration. Wrist pain- ful, as if sprained. [Ulmus.] Lower extremities blue, cold, insensible.
Skin
Sensitive, smarting and soreness, worse having; mottled, marbled in circular patches. Per- spires easily.
Modalities
Worse, left side; slightest touch; light ; having. Aroused about 3 A.M. with gastric and ab- dominal pain.
Relationships
Compare: Ars.; Colch.; Arg.; Pic. ac.; Scolopendra — Centipede — (terrible pains in back and loins, extending down limbs; return periodically, commencing in head, to toes. Inflammation, pain and Pustules and abscesses). gangrene.
Dose
Sixth to thirtieth potency.