Should be remembered as a remedy in phthisis . It checks the morbid secretions, gives tone to the stomach, and increases the appetite. Passive hæmorrhages when pulse is feeble and capillaries relaxed, cold skin. Hæmaturia. Hæmophilia. Itching of skin. Pyrosis .

Mind

Wild delirium at night; very restless, jumps out of bed; sweats; is afraid to be alone; is rude and abuses every one.

Head

Pain in back of head and neck. Thick, stringy discharge from nose; photophobia with burning of lids.

Respiratory

Pain in lungs; pulmonary hæmorrhage ; excessive expectoration. Much mucus in throat in the morning. Dry at night.

Urinary

Kidneys painful, distress along ureters into bladder. Dull heavy pain in bladder, directly over pubis. Urine loaded with thick, cream-colored mucus.

Rectum

Copious stool; anus feels constricted. Faint feeling after stool. Chronic mucous discharges.

Relationship

Compare: Ars; Iod; Phos .

Dose

First trituration and pure acid 2 to 5 grain doses.

Gallicum Acidum