CHROMICUM ACIDUM

Chromic Acid


  • Diphtheria, post-nasal tumors, and epithelioma of the tongue have been benefited by this drug. 
  • Bloody, foul-smelling lochia. 
  • Symptoms come and go suddenly, and return periodically; offensive discharges.

Nose

  • Ulcer and scabs in nose. 
  • Offensive smell. 
  • Corrosive pain. 
  • Ozaena (Aur).

Throat

  • Diphtheria; sore throat. 
  • Tough mucus, with inclination to swallow it; worse, causing hawking. 
  • Post-nasal tumors.

Extremities

  • Uneasiness in limbs. 
  • Pain in shoulder-blades and back of neck. 
  • Pain in knees and balls of feet. 
  • Drawing pain in soles while walking.

Stool

  • Watery, frequent, copious, with nausea and vertigo. 
  • Hemorrhoids, internal and bleeding. 
  • Weakness in small of back.

Relationship

  • Compare: 
    • Kali bich; Rhus; 
    • Chromium Sulphate (in locomotor ataxia, goitre, prostatic hypertrophy. Herpes preputialis. Wry neck. Also exophthalmic, inhibits the vagus, relieving tachycardia. Acts like a nerve tonic where there is lack of nervous tone. Fibroid tumors. Infantile paralysis. Dose for adults, 3 to 5 grains after meals and at bedtime).

Dose

  • Homeopathically, third to sixth trituration.