Acidum Picricum

 Acidum Picricum
Picricum acidum
(picric acid) (trinitrophenol)
* Causes degeneration of the spinal cord, with paralysis.
* Brainfag and sexual excitement.
* Acts upon the generative organs probably throughthe lumbar centers of the spinal cord;
prostration, weakness and pain of back, pins and needle sensation in extremities.
* Neurasthenia. [Oxal. ac.] Muscular debility.
* Heavy tired feeling.
* Myelitis with spasms and prostration.
* Writer's palsy.
* Progressive, pernicious anaemia.
* Uraemia with complete anuria.
* A one per cent. solution applied on lint, is thebest application for burns until granulations
begin to form.
* Sallow complexion.
Mind
- Lack of will-power; disinclined to work.
- Cerebral softening.
- Dementia with prostration, sits still and listless.
Head
- Head pains; relieved by bandaging tightly. Occipital pain; worse, slightest mental exertion.
- Vertigo and noises in ear.
- Boils within ears and back of neck.
- After prolonged mental strain, with anxiety and dread of failure at examination.
- Brain fag.
Eyes
- Chronic catarrhal conjunctivitis with copious, thick yellow discharge.
Stomach
- Bitter taste.
- Aversion to food.
Urinary
- Scanty; complete anuria.
- Dribbling micturition.
- Urine contains much indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium.
- Inflammation of kidneys with profound weakness, dark, bloody, scanty urine.
- Nightly urging.
Male
- Emissions profuse, followed by great exhaustion,without sensual dreams.
- Priapism; satyriasis.
- Hard erections, with pain in testicles and up cord.
- Prostatic hypertrophy, especially in cases not too far advanced.
Female
- Pain in left ovary and leucorrhoea before menstruation.
- Pruritus vulvae.
Extremities
- Burning along spine.
- Great weakness. Tired, heavy feeling all over body, especially limbs; worse, exertion.
- Feet cold.
- Cannot get warm.
- Acute descending paralysis.
Modalities
- Worse, least exertion, especially mental, after sleep, wet weather.
- A summer or hot weather remedy; patient is worsethen.
- Better, from cold air, cold water, tight pressure.
Relationship
- Compare : Oxal. ac.; Gels.; Phos.; Sil.; Arg. nit.
- Compare : Zinc. pic. (facial palsy and paralysisagitans)
- ; Ferr. pic. (buzzing in ears, deafness; chronicgout; epistaxis; prostatic troubles)
- ; Calc. pic. (boils in and around ears).
Dose
- Sixth potency.