Used as an antiseptic disinfectant, since it arrests fermentation and putrefaction.
Pain in region of ureters, with frequent urging to urinate. Coldness (Heloderm). Diabetes, tongue dry, red, and cracked. Cold saliva.
Remedy Origin / Source
Natural
Key Symptoms & Indications
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Used as an antiseptic disinfectant, since it arrests fermentation and putrefaction.
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Pain in region of ureters, with frequent urging to urinate. Coldness (Heloderm). Diabetes, tongue dry, red, and cracked. Cold saliva.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Multiform erythema of trunk and upper extremities. dema around eyes. Exfoliating dermatitis. dema of tissues around eyes.
Female
Climacteric flushings ( Lach; Amyl nit ). Vagina cold, as if packed with ice. Frequent urination with burning and tenesmus.
Mentions in Classic Materia Medicas
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BORICUM ACIDUM
Skin
Multiform erythema of trunk and upper extremities. Œdema around eyes. Exfoliating dermatitis. Œdema of tissues around eyes.
Female
Climacteric flushings (Lach; Amyl nit). Vagina cold, as if packed with ice. Frequent urination with burning and tenesmus.
Dose
Third trituration.
Non-homeopathic Uses
When the diplococcus of Weichselbaum is present in the sputum of pharyngitis or bronchitis, pneumonia with tenacious sputum, hacking cough and pain, five-grain doses six times daily. A solution of Boracic Acid, as an injection, in chronic, cystitis, or, a teaspoonful to a glass of hot milk, taken internally. Boro-Glyceride in solution (1:40) is a powerful antiseptic. Styes, 15 gr to 1 oz water externally. As a dusting powder on ulcerated surfaces. In cystitis as an irrigating fluid.
Boracicum Acidum.
Clinical
Antiseptic. Climacteric flushings. Erythema. Eyes, affections of. Headache. Impetigo. Œdema. Renal colic. Vomiting. Whitlow. Wounds.
Characteristics
Poisonings and provings with Bor. ac. have caused: headache; vertigo; noises in the ears; prostration; cold saliva; vomiting of tough, greenish stuff; uncontrollable vomiting; sweat on scrobiculus cordis; hiccough; pasty stool; pain in region of ureters or increased urine and increased call to urinate; albuminuria; erythematous eruption on face, body, and thighs followed by pearly vesicles on face and neck. Three cases of poisoning have been reported from packing the vagina with the dry acid, kept in by tampons till liquefaction took place. Symptoms were: Formication of hands and feet, later of face. Sad spirits, great nervous depression. Burning skin; it became swelled and charred, and all motion was painful. One case went into collapse; temperature subnormal; sighing and weeping by turns. The patients were cold; vagina felt "cold as if packed with ice." Coldness is a prominent feature, as cold saliva. In the 3x Cooper has found it give great relief in climacteric flushings. In connection with the skin effects may be mentioned the case of a woman who took gr. xxx per diem of the acid for a month, when there appeared a multiform erythema of trunk extending to upper limbs; at the same time there appeared a painful swelling of upper lids with conjunctivitis and photophobia. Finally the œdema was so intense as to close the eyes and give the appearance of sclerosed tissue. The symptoms began to abate when the Bor. ac. was discontinued, and disappeared in a week. Bor. ac. has been largely used as an antiseptic dressing for wounds, as a lotion for the eyes and for whitlow, and as a wash in catarrh of the bladder. It is much less irritating than Carbolic acid. But it also has produced skin eruptions. Symptoms > after walking in open air.
Relations
Compare: Borax, Carbolic acid, Kali bi. (tough mucus).
1. Mind
Low spirits, nervous depression.─Sighing and weeping by turns.─Apathetic.
2. Head
A gastric headache.─Headache, vertigo, noise in ears.
3. Eyes
Intense œdema closing eyes, conjunctivitis and photophobia.
8. Mouth
Much cold saliva.─Tongue dry, furred, difficulty in moving it; dryness in throat.
11. Stomach
Nausea and heaviness in stomach > after walking in open air.─Vomiting of tough mucus, strongly alkaline.─Vomits greenish stuff.
14. Urinary Organs
Pain in region of ureters.─Frequent and urgent desire to urinate.─Quantity of urine doubled.─Albumen in urine.
16. Female Sexual Organs
Vagina packed with it felt cold as if ice had been used.─Climacteric flushings.
24. Generalities
Collapse.─Formication of hands and feet; later of face.
25. Skin
Impetigo figurata first on r. thigh then on left.─Burning skin.─Multiform erythema and hard œdema.
27. Fever
Coldness; temperature subnormal.
Boricum acidum
Boricum acidum
Generalities
• It affects the skin causing extensive exfoliative dermatitis.
• Oedema around the eyes.
• It is useful in climacteric flushing.
• Vagina cold as if packed with ice.
• Coldness; of saliva, vagina.
• Diabetes; tongue dry red and cracked.
• Pain along ureters with frequent urination.
Better
• Walking in open air.
Boric Acid
Pharmacy
Bor-ac. Boricum acidum. Boric acid. Solution of crystals in alcohol.
Historical dose: Trituration and all potencies.
Clinical
- Antiseptic
- Colds
- Conjunctivitis
- Dermatitis
- Diabetes
- Edema
- Erythema
- Eyes, disorders
- Headache
- Impetigo
- Menopausal flushing
- Kidney colic
- Vomiting
- Whitlow
- Wounds
Homeopathic
Bor-ac. has been largely used as an antiseptic dressing for wounds, as a lotion for the eyes and whitlow, and as a wash in catarrh of the bladder. Arrests fermentation and putrefaction. It is much less irritating than camphor acid, but it has also produced skin eruptions.
Bor-ac. affects the skin causing an extensive exfoliative dermatitis.
Pain along ureters with frequent urination. Edema around the eyes. Diabetes. Tongue dry, red, and cracked. Coldness (Helo.). Cold saliva. Vagina cold as if packed with ice. Useful in menopausal flushing.
Eyes
Conjunctivitis. Edema of tissues around eyes.
Female
Menopausal flushing (Lach., Amyl-n.). Vaginal coldness, as if packed with ice.
Kidneys
Frequent urination with burning and tenesmus.
Modalities
Better from walking in open air.
Skin
Exfoliating dermatitis. Multiform erythema of trunk and upper limbs.
Comments
Poisonings and provings with Bor-ac. have caused headache, vertigo, noises in the ears, prostration, cold saliva, vomiting of tough, greenish stuff, uncontrollable vomiting, hiccough, pasty stool, pain in region of ureters or increased urine and increased call to urinate, albuminuria, and an erythematous eruption on face, body, and thighs followed by pearly vesicles on face and neck.
Three cases of poisoning have been reported from packing the vagina with the dry acid, kept in by tampons until liquefaction took place. Symptoms included formication of hands and feet, later of face.
Sad spirits, great nervous depression. Burning skin, became swollen and charred and all motions were painful.
One case went into collapse, temperature subnormal, sighing and weeping by turns. Prominent coldness, vagina felt cold as if packed with ice.
In the 3x potency, Cooper found it gave great relief in menopausal flushing.
One woman took 30 grams of boric acid per day for a month, when there appeared a multiform erythema of trunk extending to upper limbs, at the same time there appeared a painful swelling of upper lids with conjunctivitis and photophobia.
Finally, the edema was so intense as to close the eyes and give the appearance of sclerosed tissue. The symptoms began to abate when the Bor-ac. was discontinued and disappeared in a week.
Relations
- Compare: (1) Bor., Carb-ac.
- (2) Kali-bi. - tough mucus.
References
Boericke.
Remedy Profile
- Type Remedy
- Common Name HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
- Origin Source Natural
Dosage & Potency
Third trituration.
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