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Common Name: Salicylic Acid_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nCauses & Symptoms for SBL Acid Salicylicum (Mother Tincture)_x000D_\n_x000D_\nSalicylic acid is found in nature in the leaves and barks of Willows, in Oil of Wintergreen (Gaultheria), which is one of the chief sources of its supply, and is obtained synthetically from Carbolic acid._x000D_\n_x000D_\nLike Carbo-ac. it has been largely used as a disinfectant, and as it is supposed to be non-poisonous it is used for mixing with and so preserving foods._x000D_\n_x000D_\nThe property of preventing foot-sweat is by no means an unmixed boon, and serious illness has resulted from Salicylicum acidum._x000D_\n_x000D_\nConsequently in homeopathic practice Salicylicum acidum has been found an excellent remedy for affections following suppression of foot-sweat._x000D_\n_x000D_\nSalicylicum acidum has a specific relation to joint pain, but the massive doses given in ordinary practice have been attended with so many unpleasant symptoms._x000D_\n_x000D_\nSalicylicum acidum patients complaint of vital depression, fainting, flatulent dyspepsia, delirium._x000D_\n_x000D_\nLike Carbolic acid and other disinfectants, Salicylicum acidum produces fermentative dyspepsia, and diarrhoea with putrid-smelling stools, and it meets dynamically blood-poisoning conditions, such as high body temperature and septicaemia._x000D_\n_x000D_\nThe symptoms are worse by touch, Worse by motion, At night, By cold air or touch of anything cold._x000D_\n_x000D_\nBetter by hot applications, especially by dry heat._x000D_\n_x000D_\nCausation_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nSuppression (foot-sweat)._x000D_\n_x000D_\nMind_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nAnxiety, worrying, restless, yet mild. Melancholic, wants to be quiet, feels faint._x000D_\n_x000D_\nExcited mood, Delirium, stupid, can hardly collect his ideas, then laughed without cause, talked incessantly and disconnectedly._x000D_\n_x000D_\nHead_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nDullness of head, stupefaction. Vertigo, inclines to fall, surrounding objects seem to fall._x000D_\n_x000D_\nRush of blood to head. Severe headache, piercing in both temples._x000D_\n_x000D_\nHeadache commencing on top or back of head, running down sternomastoid (more right side), which is tender to touch._x000D_\n_x000D_\nEyes_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nDiminished acuteness of vision._x000D_\n_x000D_\nEars_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nHearing diminished, Nervous deafness, Deafness with noises (roaring) in ears._x000D_\n_x000D_\nRoaring in ears and difficult hearing, hears music, swarm of bees or buzzing of flies, rush of blood to head, excited mood. Tinnitus accompanying the head symptoms._x000D_\n_x000D_\nNose_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nSneezing, Incipient catarrh, patients, especially children, sneeze all day._x000D_\n_x000D_\nFace_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nDull, heavy aspect, face flushes quickly on slight excitement._x000D_\n_x000D_\nMouth_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nBurning in mouth and epigastric region. Burning and scraping in mouth and throat._x000D_\n_x000D_\nRedness of mouth and fauces, tongue covered with burning vesicles._x000D_\n_x000D_\nFoul breath and offensive expectoration. Mouth dotted with white patches, burning, scalded feeling, ulcers on tip of tongue._x000D_\n_x000D_\nCanker-sores with burning soreness and fetid breath._x000D_\n_x000D_\nTaste: extremely disgusting, as of something burnt, bitter, bitter bilious, that cannot be got rid of, food has no taste._x000D_\n_x000D_\nThroat_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nBurning in throat, Scraping in throat causing cough, difficulty in swallowing._x000D_\n_x000D_\nTonsils red, swollen, studded white._x000D_\n_x000D_\nStomach_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nNausea, gagging, water brash. Frequent vomiting._x000D_\n_x000D_\nBurning in epigastric region. Weak, nervous sensation in stomach._x000D_\n_x000D_\nAbdomen_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nAbdominal distension. Ulceration of bowels._x000D_\n_x000D_\nViolent, constant pressure in abdomen, with feeling of incarcerated flatus, associated with constipation._x000D_\n_x000D_\nStool and Anus_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nDiarrhoea: stools green, flushes easily as in hectic, acid, sour, or putrid smelling, stool dry, hard, then diarrhoea, watery, sour, yellow, with great weakness._x000D_\n_x000D_\nUrinary Organs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nUrine: scanty, clear, brown, three hours after passage has a green tinge, and a feathery deposit of crystal of Salicyluric acid, if these are removed the urine at once becomes putrid, if left, urine remains fresh for a week._x000D_\n_x000D_\nFemale Sexual Organs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nSalicylicum acidum is indicated for the complaint of frequent hot flushes, irritability, forgetfulness, dull, heavy pain in cerebellum._x000D_\n_x000D_\nRespiratory Organs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nRespiration hurried, sometimes deepened, sometimes shallow or sighing and almost panting, as if labored, but no complaint of difficulty of breathing._x000D_\n_x000D_\nDry cough of a hard, racking, spasmodic character, worse at night in old people._x000D_\n_x000D_\nChest_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nSpasmodic, fetid bronchitis, gangrene of lungs._x000D_\n_x000D_\nFirmly seated pressure at side of sternum as large as the hand, with feeling as if the bone was sore._x000D_\n_x000D_\nHeart_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nPulse small, rapid, weak._x000D_\n_x000D_\nLimbs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nHeat, redness, soreness, and swelling about joints, worse in knees, with acute, piercing pains, worse on motion, better from dry heat._x000D_\n_x000D_\nSoreness and pain in right deltoid and right gastrocnemius, changing next day to left wrist and forearm, worse touch and movement._x000D_\n_x000D_\nUpper Limbs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nJoint pain, occurring in some women during climaxis, the pains disappeared, the engorgements of fingers subsided, and the hands could again be used._x000D_\n_x000D_\nLower Limbs_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nAfter suppressed foot-sweat, rheumatic pains, worse at night, after an hour's sleep forced to get up, pain in course of left sciatic nerve, drawing burning, "as if foot were in an ant-hill", as if it would like to perspire._x000D_\n_x000D_\nCopious foul-smelling foot-sweats. (Applied locally it brings away corns.)_x000D_\n_x000D_\nSleep_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nYawning, Frequently waked from sleep thinking he heard music_x000D_\n_x000D_\nGeneralities_x000D_\n_x000D_\n _x000D_\n_x000D_\nWeakness, faintness. Deprives bone of its lime salts._x000D_\n_x000D_\nSkin red, points like flea-bites. Skin red and sensitive._x000D_\n_x000D_\nUrticaria is relieved by Salicylicum acidum