Tannicum acidum

Tannin - Digallic Acid

by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

(TANNIC ACID)

Mostly used locally against excessive secretion of mucous membranes, to contract tissue and check hæmorrhage. In Osmidrosis, corrects fetor of the perspiration. Obstinate nervous coughs. Hæmaturia. Obstinate constipation. Pain in abdomen, sensitive to pressure. Intestines can be felt like cylindrical enlargements. One-half per cent solution.

Relationship

Gallic acid q. v.

Tannicum acidum across the other classic books

Tannicum acidum appears in 3 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Digallic acid, C14H10O9. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. Tongue white, dry, 3. Leathery dryness of the mucous membrane of the mouth and intestinal canal, 2. Loss of appetite, 3. Thirst, 3. Vomiting, 2. Obstinate vomiting of bilious substances, 3. Symptoms of ileus and vomiting, 3. Indigestion, 2. Painful…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Tannic acid. C 14 H 10 O 9 , 2 H 2 O. [There are two forms of tannic acid, Gallo-tannic acid, derived from nut-galls, and Querci-tannic acid, derived from healthy leaves and bark of the oak. The former is the most used.] Trituration. Solution in rectified spirit. Constipation / Ileus Tannin or Tannic acid, of which…”

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