Fluoricum acidum
(Acidum fluoricum · Hydrofluoric acid)
The remedy of restless energy and slow-healing tissue. In the materia medica, Fluoricum acidum is associated with a warm, active person who must keep moving, along with weak veins, old scars and brittle teeth and nails.
Source
Hydrofluoric acid, highly diluted
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Fl-ac.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Feels compelled to move about energetically; unusual capacity for exertion
Runs warm; worse from heat and better from cool air
Old scars that redden and itch; varicose veins; teeth and nails that decay or break easily
Can feel lighthearted and buoyant, sometimes indifferent toward those closest
Tends to feel better
Cold
Walking
Tends to feel worse
Warmth
Morning
Warm drinks
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Fluoricum acidum)
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Silica
(Silicea terra)
Its complementary remedy; Silica is chilly and lacks stamina where Fluoricum acidum runs warm and tireless.
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Calcarea fluorica
(Calcarea fluorica)
Both act on hard tissues and veins; Calcarea fluorica is more cautious and less driven to activity.
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Sepia
(Sepia officinalis)
Both can show indifference to loved ones; Sepia is drained and worn out, Fluoricum acidum energized and restless.
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From the classic texts
“Patient is compelled to move about energetically. Complaints of old age, or the prematurely aged, with weak, distended blood vessels.”
“Increased ability to exercise without danger (Coca.); is less affected by excessive heat of summer or cold of winter.”
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