# Aceticum Acidum

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Syphilitic Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Antidotes the effects of anesthesia (Phos.). For dullness or grogginess since anesthesia, 
with memory problems or chronic fatigue (Phos., Chlf.,. Nitro-o.). 
Keynote waxy pale skin, anemia and severe water brash. The water brash is of a sour r egurgitation during 
pregnancy (Carbo- v., Nat-p.). Intense thirst, burning in throat, nausea, retching and sour rising as met with in 
cases of cancer and debility. Used in the past as a tonic and to increase digestion.  
Profound anemia with some dropsical e dema symptoms. Great debility, frequent fainting, dyspnea, weak 
heart, vomiting, profuse urination and sweat. Hemorrhage from any part. Varicose swellings. Emaciation and 
debility. Especially indicated in pale, lean persons with lax, flabby muscles. Dropsy of abdomen and legs, 
anasarca, great thirst, pale, waxen skin.  Edema, peripheral edema associated with anemia or protein loss 
through the urine. 
Acetic acid has the power to liquefy albuminous and fibrinous deposits. Dissolves cancer cells. 
W. Owens not ed that it was useful for epi thelial cancer internally and locally. Sycosis with nodules and 
formations in the joints. Hard chancre, the lx solution will soften it and cause the formation of pus.  
Changes gangrenous ulcers, hospital gangrene, prevents decomposition of animal matter. 
There are gnawing, ulcerative pains in stomach, pain and burning in abdomen. Profuse, exhausting diarrhea. 
Ebullitions. Diabetes. Scurvy. Putrid and hectic fevers with night sweats.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Irritable.
- Very dull and low-spirited.
- Grieves much, sighs often.
- Horrible attacks of anxiety with difficult 
breathing.
- Borrows trouble, worried about business affairs.
- Grieves about his sickness and the children.
- Does 
not know her own children.
- Forgets what has recently happened.
- Confusion o f ideas.
- Alternate stupor and 
delirium.
- Irritable.
- Very dull and low-spirited.
- Grieves much, sighs often.
- Horrible attacks of anxiety with difficult 
breathing.
- Borrows trouble, worried about business affairs.
- Grieves about his sickness and the children.
- Does 
not know her own children.
- Forgets what has recently happened.
- Confusion o f ideas.
- Alternate stupor and 
delirium.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo with feebleness and fainting.
- COMMENTS - A plump and blooming young woman took a  small glass of vinegar daily to reduce size.
- She 
soon lost flesh and color.
- In a month, cough set in with white concocted phlegm, fever.
- Dyspnea, night sweats, 
anorexia, dropsy, diarrhea and death.
- The lungs after death were found stuffed with non-suppurating tubercles.
- A Oeiman, after working twelve months in a vinegar factory, had to leave from indigestion, dyspnea and ready 
fatigue.
- Equal parts of vinegar and hot water make a refreshing sponge -down for many condi tions of fever with or 
without perspiration.
- Acetic acid is often given in drop doses: five drops in four ounces of water, take two or 
three times a day.
- It was also used in the past as a tonic and to increase digestion.
- Acet -ac.
- is useful 
homeopathically for anemia.

### Head
- Blood rushes to head with delirium.
- Temporal vessels distended.
- Child does not let its head be touched.
- Heaviness and dull pains in forehead and vertex.
- Headache from abuse of tobacco, opium, coffee, or alcohol.
- Kidneys - Large quantities of pale urine.
- Diabetes with great thirst and debility (Ph-ac.).
- Blood rushes to head with delirium.
- Temporal vessels distended.
- Child does not let its head be touched.
- Heaviness and dull pains in forehead and vertex.
- Headache from abuse of tobacco, opium, coffee, or alcohol.
- Kidneys - Large quantities of pale urine.
- Diabetes with great thirst and debility (Ph-ac.).

### Face
- Pale, waxen, emaciated.
- Expression wild, pupils dilated.
- Bright red flush on both cheeks.
- Left cheek 
red during fever.
- Sweat on forehead in spots.

### Mouth
- Teeth feel dull, breath foul.
- Scorbuti c ulcers, toothache.
- Sour taste.
- Epithelium of mouth quite white.
- Tongue pale and flabby.
- Nose - Nosebleed especially from a fall or blow.
- Liable to frequent catarrhal attacks.

### Throat
- False membranes in throat.
- Hoarse with laryngeal irritation.
- Children thirsty, but swallow with difficulty.
- Diphtheria.
- Hissing respiration, with rattling in the throat.

### Chest
- Hoarse, hissing respiration.
- Difficult breathing, cough when inhaling.
- Croup.
- Membranous croup.
- Irritation of trachea and bronchial tubes.
- False mem brane in throat.
- Profuse bronchorrhea.
- Putrid sore throat 
(gargle).
- Hurried and laborious breathing.
- Rattling in chest.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Burning water brash and profuse salivation.
- Fermentation in stomach.
- Vomits afterevery kind of 
food.
- Epigastric tenderness.
- Sour belching and vomiting.
- Violent burning pain in stomach and chest, as of 
an ulcer, followed by cold ness of skin and cold sweat on forehead.
- Stomach feels as if had taken a lot of 
vinegar.
- Scirrhus of pylorus.
- Indurations in stomach.
- Cancer of stomach.
- Temperature - Hectic with drenching night sweats.
- Red spot on left cheek.
- No thirst in fever.
- Ebullitions.
- Sweat profuse, cold.
- Low fever with night sweats.
- Putrid and typhous fevers.
- Distention of the abdomen, colicky pains.
- Inflammation of bowels during dentition.
- Abdomen feels 
as if sunken in when lying on his back.
- Frequent watery stools, worse in morning.
- Tympanitic.
- Ascites.
- Hemorrhage from bowels.
- Greatest burning thirst, with diabetes or dropsy.
- Insatiable even by taking large quantities.
- Thirsty with 
dry lips, which peel off in flakes.
- No thirst with fever.
- Cold drinks disagree.
- Loss of appetite.
- Disgust for salted 
things and cold victuals.
- Bread and butter disagree.
- Vegetables, except potatoes, disagree.

### Urinary & Genital
- Weakening emissions, semen passes at stool.
- Prepuce thickened, fissured, can't be retracted and 
itches fearfully.
- Sexual passion, but feeble erection.
- Excessive menses.
- Hemorrhages after labor.
- Nauseaofpregnancy.
- Metrorrhagia with great thirst 
after childbirth.
- Breasts painfully enlarged, distended with milk.
- Threatening abscess of the breast.
- Anemia of 
nursing mothers.
- Breast milk impoverished, bluish, sour, child droops, lose flesh, gets marasmus.

### Extremities
- Emaciation.
- Edema of feet and legs with diarrhea.
- Varicose swellings.

### Neck & Back
- Myelitis, with profuse urine, the pain in the back relieved only by lying on the abdomen.
- Blood - Hemorrhages from nose, lungs, stomach, bowels, and uterus.
- Passive hemorrhages.
- Blood 
coagulated in veins.
- Blood vessels contracted.
- Varicose swellings.
- Chlorosis, anemia.
- Constitutions - Suited to children and old people.
- For lax, pale, lean anemic persons.

### Skin
- Pale, cold, waxen, and edematous.
- Burning, dry, hot skin or bathed in pro fuse sweat.
- Diminished 
sensibility of the surface of body.
- Varicose swellings.
- Scurvy, anasarca.
- Bruises, sprains.
- Stings, bites, etc.
- Tetter-like eruptions.
- Nevi, warts, corns.

### Sleep
- Sleepless.