Hydrocyanic Acid
Prussic Acid
Face
William Boericke 1922
Jaws clenched in rigid spasm. Froths at
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Convulsions and paralysis express the action of this remedy. Spasmodic constriction in larynx, feeling of suffocation, pain and tightness in chest, palpitation ; pulse weak, irregular. Singing sensation at the epigastrium. Hysterical and epileptic convulsions. Cyanosis. Collapse, due to some pulmonary condition not a cardiac collapse. Catalepsy Cholera. Stage of collapse. [Ars.; Verat.]
Head
William Boericke 1922
Violent stupefying headache. Brain feels on fire. Pupils motionless or dilated. Supra-orbital neuralgia, with flushing on same side of
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Unconscious. Wild delirium. Fear of imaginary troubles. Fears everything — horses, wagons, houses falling, etc.
Mouth
William Boericke 1922
Pale, bluish lips.
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Tongue cold. Drink rumbles through throat and
William Boericke 1922
Gastralgia; worse when stomach is empty. Great sinking at pit of
William Boericke 1922
Pulsative pain in praecordial region. 386
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.
Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.