# Zincum Picricum

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Hale gave this indication of Zinc-pic., “Cerebrospinal troubles of the weakness of character.” 
Hugh Pitcairn noted brain -fag and nervous exhaustion from over worked brain or sexual excess es. Chronic 
occipital headaches, periodic. 
Headache occurring in Bright’s disease. Threatened cerebral paralysis, especially in children. Profound 
neurasthenia., when nervous exhaustion has passed beyond stage of weakness. Seminal emissions. Sexual 
mania. 
COMMENTS - Halbert reported the case of recent facial paralysis from cold cured by Zinc -pic. 3x and a case 
of Parkinson’s disease in a woman, 45, very greatly improved by the same. 
Hale gave the case of Mr. M., 36, a mer chant. Above ordinary intelligence . Single, correct in his habits, but 
subject to seminal 
emissions since early manhood, occurring about 3 a.m. every third night, leaving him very weak and debilitated, 
worse every change of weather, especially in hot weather and before and during thunderst orms. Never 
masturbated. 
Complained oflossofmemory andenergy, dull, heavy feeling in head, sticky, pasty mouth, dry throat, poor 
appetite. Belches torrents of tasteless flatus after eating, followed by relief and diarrhea. At other times inclined 
to constipation. Languid, heavy feeling throughout body. Dull aching pain in back. 
Zinc-pic. 2x trituration, caused steady improvement, the emissions being reduced in frequency to one in six 
weeks.

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