Muriaticum acidum
Remedy of profound prostration with sliding down in bed. So weak the jaw drops and the tongue becomes paralyzed. Unconscious moaning. Deep, dark hemorrhoids. Involuntary stool while urinating.
Source
Prepared from hydrochloric acid (HCl), diluted and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Extreme muscular weakness — patient slides down in bed, jaw drops, tongue paralyzed. Deep, dark, protruding hemorrhoids exquisitely sensitive to touch. Involuntary stool when urinating. Unconscious moaning in typhoid states. Profound prostration out of proportion to the disease.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Morose, irritable, silent, taciturn. Moans unconsciously. Intolerant of sight of food. Muttering delirium in typhoid states. Sadness. Peevishness.
General Symptoms
Profound muscular weakness and prostration. Worse from walking, sitting upright, wet weather, before midnight. Better from warmth, lying on left side, motion.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Heavy, as if full of lead. Occiput feels heavy, must throw head backward. Vertigo on moving.
Mouth
Tongue heavy, paralyzed, shrunken, dry, leathery. Deep ulcers on tongue. Lips cracked, bleeding. Sordes on teeth. Breath offensive.
Throat
Dark red, edematous. Diphtheria. Ulcerated. Can only swallow liquids.
Stomach
Cannot bear sight or thought of food. Empty, sinking. Vomiting of bile.
Rectum
Hemorrhoids — deep, dark blue, protruding, exquisitely tender to touch even of toilet paper. Prolapse during urination. Involuntary stool while urinating. Diarrhea involuntary while passing gas.
Urinary
Bladder paralyzed — must wait a long time, then slow stream. Must press abdominal muscles to urinate.
Extremities
Extreme weakness — cannot sit upright, slides down in bed. Muscles will not obey the will. Numbness of fingertips.
Skin
Petechia. Ecchymoses. Bedsores.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Typhoid fever — profound prostration, moaning, sliding down in bed. Intermittent fever with debility. Perspiration during sleep.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, lying on left side, motion (paradoxically), walking
Worse From
Wet weather, before midnight, walking, sitting upright, touch, urinating
Constitutional Type
Not primarily constitutional — used in acute prostration states. Can be used for chronic hemorrhoids.
Clinical Indications
Typhoid fever, hemorrhoids (dark, sensitive), profound prostration, diphtheria, bladder paralysis, muscular weakness
Comparative Materia Medica
Baptisia has typhoid prostration but with more confusion — cannot collect thoughts. Phosphoric acid has prostration from fluid loss but less physical collapse. Aloe has protruding hemorrhoids but with more insecurity and gurgling.
Safety Information
Bryonia, Camphora, Coffea.
Concentrated HCl is highly corrosive. The stomach naturally contains HCl. Safe in all potencies.
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