Tartaricum Acid. tart-ac.

Tartaric acid. C 4 H 6 O 6 . Trituration. Solution.

Gastritis. Heels, pain in.

A proving by Nenning and some poisonings have furnished the pathogenesis of Tart. ac . One of the most marked symptoms was intense burning in throat and stomach, feeling "as if on fire." Tongue brown and dry. Almost constant vomiting; vomited matter of deep green colour. Fæces coffee-ground colour. Difficult respiration. Paralytic debility: "Weakness in the evening, can scarcely drag himself along." This should prove useful: "Tearing pain on the soles of the feet, near the heel, which prevents him putting his foot on the ground, after luncheon." All the symptoms were > in open air. The pasty taste is > after eating.

Confusion in head; dizziness.

Face instantly became red as fire, and having exclaimed that he was poisoned, became speechless; died on tenth day (drank 2 oz. in solution). ─ Lips turn brown and blackish on their inner edges. ─ Constant dryness of lips, must moisten them continually. ─ Burning of lips.

Teeth set on edge. ─ Brown and dry tongue. ─ Taste, pasty, in morning, ceases on eating.

Burning sensation in throat and stomach as if on fire.

Very urgent thirst. ─ Eructations. ─ Nausea. ─ Vomiting, repeated and almost continuous. ─ Vomited matter, deep green.

Pain in umbilical region. ─ Pinching below navel with emission of flatulence; cold feeling in abdomen.

Many stools during night. ─ Stools of colour of coffee grounds.

Hoarseness and scraping in larynx. ─ Respiration: accelerated; then laborious and slow.

Very weak action of heart. ─ Feeble pulse.

Sharp pain in region of loins.

Paralysis of thighs and legs. ─ Tearing pains at soles, near the heel, which prevents him setting his foot on the ground, after luncheon.

Convulsions just before death. ─ Extreme weakness. ─ In evening feels very tired, can scarcely drag himself along. ─ General bruised sensation, esp. of lower limbs.

Yawning and stretching. ─ Frequent yawning.

General cold feeling, evening in bed.