Muriaticum Acidum mur-ac.
Characteristic
Adapted to persons with black hair, dark eyes, dark complexion.
Irritable, peevish, disposed to anger and chagrin (Nux); restlessness and vertigo.
Diseases of an asthenic type, with moaning, unconscious- ness, fretfulness.
Ulceration with fungus-like growths and pseudo-like mem- branous deposits of intestinal tract.
Great debility: as soon as he sits down his eyes close; lower jaw hangs down; slides down in bed.
Mouth and anus are chiefly affected; the tongue and sphincter ani are paralyzed.
Malignant affections of mouth: studded with ulcers, deep, perforating; having a black or dark base; offensive, foul breath; intense prostration; diphtheria, scarlatina, cancer.
Cannot bear the thought or sight of meat (Nit. ac.).
If the anus be very sensitive either with or without hemor- rhoids; anus sore during menses.
Hemorrhoids: swollen, blue; sensitive and painful to touch; appear suddenly in children; too sore to bear least touch, even the sheet is uncomfortable. Prolapse while uri- nating (Bar. c.).
Diarrhœa: stool involuntary while urinating; on passing wind (Aloe); cannot urinate without having the bowels move at the same time (Alum.).
Urine passes slowly; bladder weak, must wait a long time; has to press so that anus protrudes.
Cannot bear least touch, not even of sheet on genitals (Mur.,
Plat.).
Palpitation of heart is felt in the face.
Freckles; eczema solaris.
Relations
Follows well: after, Bry., Mer., Rhus.
Cures the muscular weakness following excessive use of opium and tobacco.
Type
Continued, typhoid, typhus, yellow; depraved, scor- butic, hemorrhagic; low forms of intermittent and malarial fevers.
Chill
Awakens in the morning; coldness in back in evening; general shivering with hot cheeks and cold hands; burning face.
Extremities cold; cold sweat on feet; periosteal pains.
Heat
Without thirst; at night with palpitation; internal, wants to uncover. Burning of palms and soles.
Sweat
During first sleep, until 12 P. M., < on head and back; night and morning; < when sweating; taciturn; wants to uncover. Great prostration.
Tongue
Heavy, hinders talking; lame, sore, bluish; deep ulcers with black bases; almost whole mouth covered with a grayish white fur; blisters and vesicles with burning pain. Red, shining, as if glazed. Foul breath.
Pulse
Slow, weak, intermitting; slow during day, rapid at night; intermits every third beat; small, frequent, feeble.
Analysis
Typhoid or typhus; deep stupid sleep; unconscious while awake; loud moaning or muttering; tongue coated at edges, shrunken, dry, leather-like, paralyzed; involuntary fetid stools while passing urine; sliding down in bed; pulse intermits every third beat; hemorrhage of dark liquid blood; mouth full of bluish ulcers; great prostration.