The Therapeutics of Fevers

Muriaticum Acidum mur-ac.

Allen (1879)In every bookSave

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.