Acetic Acid

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Glacial Acetic Acid. (CH3COOH.)

Adapted to pale lean persons with lax, flabby muscles; face pale,

waxy (Fer.). Haemorrhage; from every mucous outlet, nose, throat,

lungs, stomach, bowels, uterus (Fer., Mill.); metrorrhagia;

vicarious; traumatic epistaxis (Arn.). Marasmus and other wasting

diseases of children (Abrot., Iod., Sanic., Tub.). Great prostration;

after injuries (Sulph. ac.); after surgical shock; after anaesthetics.

Thirst; intense, burning, insatiable even for large quantities in

dropsy, diabetes, chronic diarrhoea; but no thirst in fever. Sour

belching and vomiting of pregnancy, burning water-brash and

profuse salivation, day and night (Lac. ac., salivation < at night,

Mer. s.). Diarrhoea; copious, exhausting, great thirst; in dropsy,

typhus, phthisis; with night sweats. True croup, hissing respiration,

cough with inhalation (Spong.); last stages. Inhalation of vapor of

cider vinegar has been successfully used in croup and malignant

diphtheria. Cannot sleep lying on the back (sleeps better on back,

Ars.); sensation of sinking in abdomen causing dyspnoea; rests

better lying on belly (Am. c.). Hectic fever, skin dry and hot; red

spot on left cheek and drenching night sweats.

Relationship. It antidotes anaesthetic vapors (Amyl.); fumes of

charcoal and gas; Opium and Stramonium. Cider vinegar

antidotes Carbolic acid. Follows well; after Cinchona, in

haemorrhage; after Digitalis, in dropsy. It aggravates; the

symptoms of Arn., Bell., Lach., Mer., especially the headache from

Belladonna.