# Flouricum Acidum (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Hydrofluoric Acid
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
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Fluoric Acid is a deeply rooted an d vastly effective remedy.  It is
indicated in deep, slowly progressive ailments, which ultimately
become part of one’s life. It wo rks slowly and does not produce its
effect immediately.  Fluoric Acid resembles Sulphur in one aspect and
Natrum Mur in another.  Some pa tients are labelled as Sulphur or
Natrum Mur but do not respond to eith er of them.  In fact, they are
patients of Fluoric Acid.  In this respect, it is a very interesting
remedy.  In Natrum Mur, the nails become unsightly, loose and grow
rapidly, while their ends crack, shrivell and become lifeless.  Similarly
the hair loses its lustre and becomes weak and lifeless. It splits at the
ends. These symptoms lead one’s attention towards Natrum Mur,
whereas the feeling of warmth, burning and sweating remind one of
Sulphur.  All these signs are found together in Fluoric Acid, which is a
very effective remedy.  If Fluoric Acid is ignored in this set of
symptoms, the patient may be severely harmed.  This kind of patient
will not respond to any medication other than Fluoric Acid.

In those patients in whom the diseases progress to a stage where other
remedies do not work, then cert ainly one has to look for profoundly
acting remedies, Fluoric Acid is one of them. The deep illnesses,
which pass on from one generation to another such as syphilis,
gonorrhoea and leprosy, have been di vided into three basic categories
by many homoeopaths. Fluoric Acid exhibits the symptoms of all
three.  Tuberculosis of the lung is  also passed from one generation to
another, but it would need to be treated separately, as a fourth
category.

In Fluoric Acid, symptoms of cold and warmth alternate with each
other.  At night, the patient feels intense heat while in bed and asks for
cold water to be sprinkled on him as in Pulsatilla.  In Sulphur, in spite
of feeling hot, the patient still dislikes water.

The feet burn and the patient exposes his feet out of the covers.  Both
hands and feet sweat profusely.  Th e web spaces between the fingers
and toes soften and decay.  Fluori c Acid is very useful in this
situation.  In contrast to Natrum Mur and Sulphu r, patients of Fluoric
Acid react badly to coffee and tea.  They lose sleep or develop other

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symptoms. Fluoric Acid patients de velop boils on the skin which do
not heal easily. Often a boil develops  on the face that does not soften
for a long time.  Silicea, which woul d ordinarily work on boils, will
not be effective in Fluoric Acid patients unless Fluoric Acid is also
used after the Silicea.  If the bo il still does not subside, symptoms
indicating other remedies will show up.

If Silicea has been used by mistake, Fluoric Acid will abate its
harmful effects, but not its useful action.  In Fluoric Acid, the hair
becomes weak and thin, with split ends, but it is limited to patchy
areas of the scalp.  But, in the case of  Natrum Mur, the hair is affected
all over the head.  Such distinctive signs must always be examined, in
order for a proper diagnosis and precise, timely treatment.

Typically in a Fluoric Acid patient, when the patient has the urge to
pass urine but withholds, he will  experience a headache associated
with a sensation of warmth all over.  Nevertheless, this feeling will
subside after urination.

Fluoric Acid is one of the best tr eatments for patients who have been
afflicted with sexual misconduct , and have virtually ruined
themselves.  Unfortunately, such patients will not give up their
licentious behaviour.  They can be nefit from Fluoric Acid, Picric
Acid, Lycopodium and Sepia, depe nding upon their constitution.  In a
Pulsatilla patient who does not resp ond to Pulsatilla anymore, Silicea
or Fluoric Acid can be used to a significant advantage.

Fluoric Acid is the best remedy for varicose veins and associated
ulcers.  Women are very susceptible to  developing varicose veins due
to multiple pregnancies and childbirths, causing pressure on the deep
veins in the lower part of the abdomen and pelvis.  Varicose veins can
bleed too, causing significant discomfo rt.  In such a serious situation,
Arnica, Aesculus, Lachesis, Sulphuri c Acid, Nitric Acid or Fluoric
Acid can be put to use for the tr eatment based on the symptoms and
the signs as well as the constitution of  the patient.  If  one is unable to
think of a suitable remedy for vari cose veins, one should try to
diagnose on basis of the constitution  of the patient.  Many a time the
constitutional remedy will also cure varicose veins.

In some patients, the  scalp feels numb  and senseless, especially the
back of the head feels wooden. Fluoric Acid is the best remedy for this

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disorder.  There can also be numbness of the hands and the feet. The
numbness is absent in the areas under pressure of the body and
weight-bearing areas.  The backbo ne may also feel numb. Fluoric
Acid should be promptly  started to avoid the  possibility of paralysis ,
which can occur suddenly.  It must be remembered that Fluoric Acid
is a slow-acting remedy and it should  be continued for two to three
months for better response.  It shou ld be ensured that the condition of
the patient keeps improving.

Eczema of the infants affecting their scalp  also responds well to the
Fluoric Acid.  In the ad ults, the hairy part of the scalp does not itch;
only the hairless part itches severely .  A peculiar sign of Fluoric Acid
not found in other remedies is that th e left side of the child’s head is
relatively small due to incomplete development of the skull bones.
The left eye is also comparatively small, and depressed in appearance.
Fluoric Acid, being useful in bone development, will prove useful in
this condition.  This useful eff ect has been found by experiments on
many patients, although proper provi ng regarding this has not been
done.

In Fluoric Acid, the patient desires to drink cold water and to eat as
well.  Usually, one loses one’s appetite when thirsty, but this is not the
case in Fluoric Acid. Fluoric  Acid is beneficial for chronic ulcers of
the throat. Thus it is compatible with Silicea and Mercury, which are
not compatible to each other, and should not be used together.  When
switching from Mercury to Silicea, Hepar Sulph must be used in
between.  High potency Silicea can only be used to counteract the ill
effects of Mercury if used in error.

In Sulphur, the patient experiences morning diarrhoea.  In case of
Fluoric Acid also, there is morning di arrhoea that tends to be chronic,
intractable and debi litating.  This will respond  to Fluoric Acid only.
Fluoric Acid is also very good for the relief of the swelling of the
body due to  liver disorder , with which there can be sensation of
warmth, presence of bile in the st ools and distension of the abdomen.
Fluoric Acid symptoms aggravate on exposure to heat, with hot drinks
and in the morning.  The cold ameliorates its symptoms.
Adjuvant: Silicea
Potency: 30 or higher as required.

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