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There are no translations available. Materia Medica by AllenACETIC ACID(acet-ac)GLACIAL ACETIC ACIDAdapted 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 ANESTHETICS. 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 Diarrhoea: copious, exhausting, great thirst; in dropsy, typhus, phthisis; with night sweats. True croup, hissing respiration, cough with the 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 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.
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