# Salicylicum Acidum

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Syphilitic Miasm
- **Temperament:** Chilly
- **Aggravation Time:** Night

## Keynote Indications
Salicylic acid is found in nature in the leaves and barks of wi llows and in wintergreen oil 
(Gaultheria), which is one of the chief sources of its supply, and is obtained synthetically from carbolic acid. 
Like Carb-ac. it has been largely used as a disinfectant, and, as it is supposed tobe non-poisonous, it is used 
for mixing with and so preserving foods. 
MacLagan of London and Senator of Ber lin, introduced it into medicine as a remedy for rheumatism. It has a 
specific relation to rheumatism, but the massive doses given in allopathic practice have been attended with so 
many unpleasant symptoms of vital depression, fainting, flatulent dyspepsia and delirium. 
Overdoses led to the discovery of its power to set up Meniere’s disease, auditory nerve vertigo, gastric 
disturbances and delirium. Roaring and ringing in the ears.  Deafness with vertigo. Prostration after influenza, 
also tinnitus aurium and deafness. Hematuria. Effects of suppressed foot sweats.
COMMENTS - Sal-ac. has been notably used for corns and warts, as well as to hasten th e peeling of palms 
and soles after scarlet fever. 
Brunton noted that “A mixture of 2 parts with 100 of tallow, applied directly to the feet, not to the stockings, has 
been found most useful in preventing sweating and soreness of the feet in soldiers after a long march.” 
Sal-ac. has had an accidental proving which has led to some homeopathic uses, including blood -poisoning 
conditions, such as puerperal fever and septicemia. Like carbolic acid and other disinfectants, Sal-ac. produces 
fermentative dyspepsia a nd diar rhea with putrid -smelling stools. Disorders following suppressions of foot 
sweat.
Temperature - Slight chill, crawling in spine, yawning, chill in fingertips. Fever continuous, burning, then sweat 
with relief, fever again till exacerbation of symptoms. Weak, faint after fever and sweat. Flushes easily as in 
hectic. Profuse sweat, as sweat increased strength declined. Abdominal distention. Violent, constant pressure in abdomen with feeling of incarcerated flatus. 
Ulceration of bowels.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Better by hot applications, especially by dry heat. Worse by motion. Worse at night, cold air, touch 
of anything cold.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Melancholy, wants to be quiet, feels faint.
- Anxiety, worrying, restless.
- Excited mood.
- Maniacal 
exaltation.
- Talked incessantly and disconnected.
- Mistakes in speaking and writing.
- Awkwardness, drops 
things, bumps into things.
- Delirium, stupid, can hardly collect his ideas, then laughed without cause.
- Melancholy, wants to be quiet, feels faint.
- Anxiety, worrying, restless.
- Excited mood.
- Maniacal 
exaltation.
- Talked incessantly and disconnected.
- Mistakes in speaking and writing.
- Awkwardness, drops 
things, bumps into things.
- Delirium, stupid, can hardly collect his ideas, then laughed without cause.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo, tendency to fall to left side.
- Deafness with vertigo.
- Meniere’s disease.

### Head
- Piercing pain in temples.
- Headache commencing on top or back of head, running down neck, which is 
tender to touch.
- Headache, confusion in head on rising suddenly.
- Dullness of head, stupefaction.
- Rush of blood to head.
- Buzzing sensation in the brain as if blood were forced vio lently through a contracted 
vessel.

### Eyes
- Retinal hemorrhage.
- Retinitis after influenza, also albuminuric.
- Plastic iritis following acute rheumatism.
- Diminished acuteness of vision.

### Ears
- Meniere’s disease.
- Tinnitus, dependent on hyperemia.
- Roaring and ringing in ears,  hears music, 
swarm of bees or buzzing of flies.
- Auditory nerve vertigo with a troublesome nausea accompanying the head 
 
 
symptoms.
- Hearing diminished.
- Nervous deafness.
- Deafness with noises in ears, with vertigo.

### Face
- Dull, heavy aspect, face flushes quickly on slight excitement.

### Mouth
- Taste extremely disgusting, as of something burnt, bitter.
- Burning, scalded feeling.
- Burning and 
scraping in mouth and throat.
- Redness of mouth and fauces.
- Mouth dotted with white patches.
- Canker sores 
with burning soreness and fetid breath.
- Tongue purplish, leaden -colored, foul breath.
- Ulcers on tip of tongue.
- Stomatitis, mouth hot and dry, tongue covered with burning vesicles.
- Nose - Sneezing.
- Coryza.
- Incipient catarrh, patients, especially children, sneeze all day.

### Throat
- Burning in throat.
- Sore, red and swollen.
- Tonsils red, swollen, studded white.
- Scraping i n throat 
causing cough.
- Hemorrhagic pharyngitis with difficulty of swallowing.

### Chest
- Spasmodic, flatulent asthma, fetid bronchitis, gangrene of lungs.
- Firmly seated pressure at side of 
sternum as large as the hand, with feeling as if the bone was sore.
- Causations - Suppression of foot-sweat.
- Aspirin overdose.
- Respiration hurried.
- Spasmodic, flatulent asthma, fetid bronchitis, gangrene of lungs.
- Dry cough of a 
hard, racking, spasmodic character, worse at night, in old people.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Weak, nervous sensation in stomach.
- Burning inepigastric region.
- Erosions 
and ulcers in stomach and bowels.
- Putrid fermentation and dyspepsia.
- Water brash.
- Flatulence, hot, sour 
belching.
- Gagging, frequent vomiting.

### Urinary & Genital
- Kidneys - Diabetes mellitus.
- Albuminuria, rheumatic diathesis.
- Urine scanty, clear, brown.
- Piercing pain in temples.
- Headache commencing on top or back of head, running down neck, which is 
tender to touch.
- Headache, confusion in head on rising suddenly.
- Dullness of head, stupefaction.
- Rush of blood to head.
- Buzzing sensation in the brain as if blood were forced vio lently through a contracted 
vessel.
- Kidneys - Diabetes mellitus.
- Albuminuria, rheumatic diathesis.
- Urine scanty, clear, brown.
- Leuco-phlegmatic woman, fre quent hot flashes with irritability, forget fulness, dull, heavy pain in 
cerebellum.
- Septic puerperal fever.

### Extremities
- Arthritis and rheumatism.
- Acute joint rheumatism, worse touch and mo tion, profuse sweat.
- Pain 
shifts.
- Sciatica, burning pain, worse at night.
- Knees are swollen and painful.
- Copious foot-sweat and ill effects 
if sweat is suppressed.

### Skin
- Hot and burning skin.
- Itching vesicles and pustules, better by scratching.
- Skin red and sensitive, points 
like flea-bites.
- Urticaria.
- Herpes zoster.
- Purpura.
- Necrosis and softening of bones.

### Sleep
- Y awning.
- Dreams of being pregnant.
- Frequently awakens from sleep thinking he heard music.