NATRIUM SALICYLICUM
Salicylate of Sodium (NATRUM SALICYLICUM)
Has an substantial vary of motion affecting the head, ear, throat, kidneys and liver and on metabolism. Haemorrhages, in particular epistaxis. Produces marked consequences upon the inside ear, with vertigo, deafness, noises in ears and loss of bone conduction, hence, its use in Meniere’s disease. One of the great redress for the prostrating after-effects of influenza. Lassitude, drowsiness, listlessness, tremor. Incipient dementia. Increases the extent of bile. Follicular tonsillitis.
Head.–Perfectly rational periods, alternate with manifestations of madness of a somber character. Vertigo; worse, elevating head. All objects appear to cross to the right. Dull headache and confusion. Fibrositis of the scalp.
Eyes.–Retinal haemorrhage, albuminuric retinitis with haemorrhage. Iridocychitis due to traumatism with infection, and in sympathetic ailment secondary to it (Dr. Gradel).
Ears.–Tinnitus of a low tone. Deafness. Auditory vertigo.
Chest.–Dyspnoea; respiration noisy, shallow, panting; pulse irregular. Complete loss of voice.
Skin.–Å’dema, urticaria, purple in circumscribed patches. Tingling and itching. Pemphigoid eruption
Relationship.–Compare: Lobelia purpurascens (drowsiness; dizzy headache between eyebrows; can’t hold eyes open; tongue-white-feels paralyzed as additionally do the coronary heart and lungs extreme prostration of all crucial forces; lethal chill, besides shivering; beneficial for the low, apprehensive prostration of grippe); Gaulth; China. Pyrus malus-Crab apple tree–(Labyrinthine vertigo. Dr. Cooper).
Dose.–Third potency.
Non-Homeopathic Uses.–In acute articular rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, etc. Usual doses, ten to twenty grains each and every three hour. Must be used carefully, as it is frequently unfavorable of kidney tissue. Ordinary allopathic doses allay the ache of dysmenorrhoea and promote menstrual flow.
