Sulphuricum Acidum – Sulphuric Acid

The attenuations are prepared from concentrated Sulphuric acid, H₂SO₄ , MW: 98.1.

The main indications and symptoms are as follows:

Chronic dyspepsia (catarrh of drinkers), burning haemorrhoids. Hot flushes, copi- ous sweat, mostly odourless. Diarrhoea in the morning. Haemorrhagic tendency. Thrombocytopaenic purpura. Run-down constitution. Chronic asthma.

It should also be noted, in respect of this remedy, that, on account of the radical bi- ological properties and therapeutics possibilities of the acids, potentised Sulphuric Acid is indicated for numerous symptoms anywhere from the reaction phase to the degeneration phase.

Rheumatic pains in the sacrum and the legs may be so bad that the patient cannot stand without support. This is combined with an unusual weakness, so that the arms can hardly be raised, together with a trembling sensation in the body which, howev- er, cannot be objectivised. There is a tendency to develop muscle-cramps.

There is a general aggravation in fresh air.

The patient is in a bad mood, as if hung-over, evil-tempered and sleeping badly after waking too early, therefore feeling drowsy at rising time (cf. Nux Vomica.) Sulphuric Acid is well-suited to alcoholics, and is otherwise indicated in impregna- tion phases such as pruritus, in chronic eczemas, neurodermitis, especially eruptions on the head, face, and on the neck with greying and falling out of the hair. There is a typical taut feeling in the facial skin, as of dried egg-white on it, and also ptosis of the upper eyelids, which may be accompanied by conjunctivitis with photophobia and dimness of vision.

There are catarrhs of the mucosa, such as dry or fluent coryza, laryngitis, cough- ing attacks with regurgitations, dyspnoea and shortness of breath, with motion of the alae nasae (cf. Lycopodium).

There are gingivitis, stomatitis, gastritis (catarrh of drinkers), nausea and stomach cramps, abdominal distension with borborygmi, tenesmus at stool, sheep-dung stool, tenesmus of the bladder, itching of the genitalia and acrid leucorrhoea.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Acidum sulphuricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for acidum sulphuricum: gastric disorders; haemorrhagic diathesis; ener- vation/exhaustion; dermal and venous disorders.