Gallicum acidum
Gallic Acid
Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 297
Should be remembered as a remedy in phthisis. It checks the morbid secretions, gives tone to the stomach, and increases the appetite. Passive hemorrhages when pulse is feeble and capillaries relaxed, cold skin. Hæmaturia. Hemophilia. 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 hemorrhage; excessive expectoration. Much mucus in throat in the morning.
Dry at night.
Urinary p. 298
Kidneys painful, distress along ureters into bladder. Dull heavy pain in bladder, directly over pubis. Urine loaded with thick, cream-colored mucus.
Rectum p. 298
Copious stool; anus feels constricted. Faint feeling after stool. Chronic mucous discharges.
Relationship p. 298
Compare: Ars.; Iod.; Phos.
The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.