{"id":681,"remedy_name":"Butyricum Acidum","remedy_type":"Homeopathic Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Psoric Miasm","temperament":"Neutral","aggravation_time":"Night","keynote_indications":"Butyric acid occurs in the animal organism undera va riety of conditions. It constitutes the \nchief fat of butter and milk. Butyric acid set free by fermentation causes a rancid taste and the odor of \ncontaminated butter. \nWhen milk sours, milk sugar is converted into lactic acid by the lactic ferment of vari ous bacteria. The lactic \n \n \nacid is then acted upon by butyric acid ferment contained in the air. \nIt may be present in the gastric contents under abnormal conditions, with a markedly diminished hydrochloric \nacid secretion. In excessive fermentation in the enteric tract, butyric acid may be formed in significant amounts. \nAbdominal flatulence. Tremendous formation of gas in the whole belly, much belching of gas, a great deal of \ngas is passed at the call to stool, which in many cases fails to come. \nMarked straining at stool. Stools are small like lumps. Intermittent belly cramps which are below the umbilicus. \nPain in the ileocecal region. Complete loss of appetite. Fetid leucorrhea. Offensive sweating of the soles of \nfeet.","modalities":"Worse at night. Worse fast walking. Worse going upstairs. Worse during menses.","symptoms_by_system":{"Mind":"Anxiety and fear. Worries over trif les. Constant fear and nervousness. Impulsive thoughts of suicide, \nbrooding. Anxiety and fear. Worries over trif les. Constant fear and nervousness. Impulsive thoughts of suicide, \nbrooding.","Head":"Headache makes him apprehensive about trifles, worse going upstairs or rapid motion. Dull, hazy ache \nof head. Headache makes him apprehensive about trifles, worse going upstairs or rapid motion. Dull, hazy ache \nof head.","Mouth":"Fetid odor in the mouth. Profuse salivation. Gingivitis. Gums tinged with blood. Gingival secretions, \nwhich are offensive smelling and more profuse during menses. Painful gums, worse during menses.  \nPerspiration - Perspiration on slight exertion. Profuse, offensive foot sweat.","Chest":"Palpitations, aggravated by eating, with a feeling of abdominal plethora. \nKidneys - Urgent and pressing need to urinate, especially for women. Urine malodorous, smelling like \nasparagus. Amorphous urate deposits.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Much gas in stomach and bowels. Cramps in pit of stomach, worse at night. Stomach feels heavy \nand overloaded. \nCOMMENTS - The following provings were conducted at the Hahnemann Hospital of Philadelphia, upon \nstudents at that institution. The students took the 3 c potency of the remedy every two hours; in all, the proving \nwas carried on for approximately seven weeks. \nThe remedy induces a peculiar effect on the superficial part of the body. Pronounced and awfully malodorous \nfoot sweat. \nStudents at the Hahnemann College ofte n had to constantly change their socks, a thing quite foreign to the \nprovers under normal conditions. \nCrumbling away of the fingernails. Aggravated backache. \nAll the symptoms are decidedly worse at night. Pronounced sleeplessness. Gastric and abdominal flatulence. Cramp in abdomen below umbilicus. Bowels irregular. Atony of \nthe liver and stomach. Epigastric and peri-umbilical pains, awaking at about 2 a.m. Pain in the ileocecal region \nwith feeling of cramp, relieved by expulsion of gas. Anorexia. Poor appetite.","Urinary & Genital":"Foul-smelling leucorrhea, like horses urine. Purulent cervicitis. Dysuria.","Extremities":"Dull aching of lumbar and sa cral regions, worse standing, spreading to wards the hip. Dull aching of \narms, legs and calves. Cold feet, with abundant, fetid perspiration. Edema of the feet dur ing menses.","Neck & Back":"Tired feeling and dull pain in small of back, worse walking. Pain in ankles and up back of leg. Pain low \ndown in back and limbs. Ankylosing spondylitis. Morbus coxae senilis.","Skin":"The fingernails crumble away. Su- damina. Dysidrosis of the palms and soles. Onychomycosis.","Sleep":"Sleep disturbed, owing to digestive complaints. Pronounced sleeplessness, dreams of serious nature \nwhile asleep."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}