– A.W. Cowperthwaite.

Preparation. Dilutions of pure Lactic Acid made with alcohol.

GENERAL ANALYSIS.
Acts especially upon the mucous surfaces and upon the joints, producing inflammatory conditions, which, in the latter, partake of a rheumatic character.
CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS.
Head. Vertigo when turning he head (Kali c., Sang.,) with heat, on rising (Bry.); at night. Congestion of head; painless, with strong pulsation of vessels of neck Glon.). Headache, with sensation of fullness in vertex. Dull pain in forehead, just over the eyes, and extending into the eyes. Pain in head and back all night. Pain in occiput, and alternating between there and forehead. Eyes. Sensation of fullness in the eyes, with headache, Eyes feel as if they would burst. Photophobia. Jerking of the left upper lid. Pupils dilated (Bell., Hyos., Stram.). Hyperaesthesia of retina, steady aching in and behind eye ball. Nose. Great sensitiveness of smell. Nosebleed every morning. Face. Face flushed or contested from headache (bell.). Mouth. Tongue coated thick white (ant. crud., Bry., Nux v., Sulph.). Tongue raw and red; dry, parched, sticky; Mouth and fauces very dry and hot. Very sore mouth; canker sores Much saliva in mouth, tasting salty (Merc.). Bad taste in mouth. Sour, coppery taste (Merc.). Throat. Sensation of a plug in the throat. Sense of constriction in throat; rough and dry (Lach.). Fauces hot, dry and swollen (Bell.). Difficult of swallowing solids, liquids (Bell.). Stomach. Appetite impaired Voracious appetite. ERuctations of hot, acrid fluid, which burns from the stomach to the throat. Food sours. Eructations of burning, hot gas from the stomach, causing a profuse secretion of tenacious mucus, which must be constantly hawked up; aggravated by smoking tobacco. Constant nausea. Nausea on rising in the morning. Nausea after breakfast; not severe, but very persistent. Nausea, with water brash or vomiting. Sensation as if all food was blood was longed under upper vomiting. Sensation as if all food was lodged under upper end of sternum which oppresses and distresses her for hours. Stool and Anus. Aching pain in anus. Soft, mushy stool; diarrhoea. Urinary Organs. Frequent desire to urinate large quantities. Urinates frequently day and night;l the attempt to retain it causes pain. Female Organs. Aching pain in region of right ovary, worse by rapid walking or exercise. Leucorrhoea; staining linen yellow; when checked nasal catarrh ensues. Respiratory Organs. Dryness and rawness, extending to larynx. Aphonia. After rising the voice was entirely without control, whispering na squeaking when expecting to speak aloud. Spasmodic, ringing cough, with dryness of glottis. Left side of chest sore and painful. Cutting or sticking pain in upper third of right side. Neck and Back. Pain in small of back, extending into shoulders. Sore aching in lower part of back; worse when walking. Limbs. Severe, sharp pains in the joints. Upper Limbs. Rheumatic pain in shoulders. rheumatic swelling and pain in wrists and elbows and small joints of the hands (Act. spic., Caul.). Lower Limbs,. Knees and other joints stiff and painful. Rheumatic pain in the knee joins. Generalities. Weakness as if from exercise, with rheumatic pains in. the bones. debility, weariness of the limbs. Aversion to exercise. Skin. Skin harsh and dry, no sweat. Red spots or blotches on various parts of the body particularly the thighs and lower extremities. Itching and burning, aggravated by cold. Sleep. Restless all night. Does not sleep well. Fever. Cold and chilly at times. Flashes of heat. Chilly, mostly on limbs. Copious perspiration. Unusual perspiration of feet. Compare. Acon., Act. spic., Bell., caul., Cimic., Ipec., Nux v., Puls., Rhus tox.
THERAPEUTICS
Lactic acid has been used successfully in rheumatism, both articular and muscular and muscular, with symptoms above mentioned worse at night, and from motion, acrid and profuse sweat. a valuable remedy in diabetes mellitus. dyspepsia, food sours, hot, acrid eructation, which burn from the stomach to the mouth, water brash, nausea and vomiting. Valuable in morning sickness of pregnancy, especially in pale anaemic women, who have bad menorrhagia. Epistaxis. Croup.

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