Nitricum acidum
(Nitricum acidum · Nitric acid)
The remedy of splinter-like pains. In the materia medica, Nitricum acidum is associated with sharp, sticking pains where skin meets mucous membrane, cracks and sores that bleed easily, and an irritable, unforgiving mood.
Source
Nitric acid, diluted and prepared homeopathically
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Nit-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)
Sharp, sticking pains as if from a splinter, especially at the body’s openings
Cracks, sores and jagged warts that bleed easily
Strong-smelling discharges, including urine said to smell like a horse’s
Irritable and headstrong, slow to forgive and unmoved by apologies; very sensitive to noise
Tends to feel better
Riding in a car or carriage
Tends to feel worse
Evening and night
Touch
Changes of temperature or weather
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Nitricum acidum)
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Hepar sulphuris
(Hepar sulphuris calcareum)
Hepar also has splinter-like pains, but with chilliness and extreme touchiness of inflamed, pus-forming parts.
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Thuja
(Thuja occidentalis)
Both are classic for jagged warts; Thuja’s picture is quieter and more fixed, Nitricum acidum’s sharper and more irritable.
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Mercurius solubilis
(Mercurius solubilis Hahnemanni)
Mercurius shares mouth sores and offensive discharges, with more drooling and sweats that bring no relief.
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From the classic texts
“Selects for its special seat of action the outlets of the body where the mucous membrane and skin meet; these pain as from splinters.”
“Pains: sticking, pricking as from splinters; suddenly appearing and disappearing; on change of temperature or weather; during sleep; gnawing here and there as from ulcers forming.”
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