"Acidum nitricum": homeopathy, composition of the drug, dosage, form of release, instructions for use, indications and contraindications

In modern homeopathy, Acidum Nitricum is not used as often as one might suggest. This tool has been used in alternative medicine since the end of the XVIII century. If literally translated from Latin, Acidum nitricum is nitric acid. Let's try to figure out what kind of drug this is, what indications there are for its use, are there any contraindications.

The use of drugs by homeopaths

Before proceeding to a direct description of the drug, which this article is devoted to, it is important to understand what are the features of this type of alternative medicine. Homeopaths treat patients with highly diluted drugs, which are supposed to provoke symptoms in healthy people that are characteristic of a particular disease. The use of “Acidum Nitricum” in homeopathy is based on pseudo-scientific principles typical of this medical field. Advocates of alternative treatment believe that "the like is cured by the like." All this is opposed to the principles of traditional pharmacology.

The German doctor Friedrich Hahnemann is considered the founder of homeopathy. The purpose of "Acidum Nitricum" is one of his ideas. However, Hahnemann's theory of an alternative direction in treatment does not correspond to the general scientific concepts of the functioning of a healthy and diseased organism. Repeated clinical trials did not allow us to detect fundamental differences between homeopathic remedies and placebo. Official medicine holds the following position: any relief after applying homeopathy is nothing but the placebo effect and the onset of natural recovery.

Scientists' calculations demonstrate that preparations diluted more than 12 times (Acidum nitricum undergoes such manipulation 30 times or more) do not contain a single molecule of active substances. It is for this reason that the global scientific community treats homeopathy as pseudoscience, quackery and fraud.

WHO does not recommend treatment for infectious inflammatory and other diseases. According to experts, the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies has not been proven, but even in cases where they were used as an alternative to traditional treatment, they can pose a threat to the health and life of people. Most general scientific organizations, including Russian ones, have a negative attitude to homeopathy.

What is nitric acid for?

Quite often used "Acidum nitricum" in homeopathy. Indications for the use of acids, as effective drugs that cure complex pathologies, can be various diseases and mental disorders. Violations of acid imbalance in the body are fraught with a malfunction in the process of protein synthesis, as a result of which the processes of destruction of connective tissues are triggered. The consequence of this violation may be a slowdown in cell function, accelerated growth of neoplasms, development of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases.

In addition to “Acidum nitricum”, other types of acids are also successfully used in homeopathy. According to the principle of “cure like,” pseudoscientific experts also use lactic, acetic, hydrochloric, phosphoric, and carbolic acids. Nitric, for example, is used in the treatment of patients suffering from headaches of unknown nature, joint diseases and the digestive system. In homeopathy, “Acidum nitricum” has been used since 1788.

The composition and form of the drug

The chemical formula of nitric acid is HNO₃. It is a monobasic oxygen-containing soluble liquid with the property of volatilization. Official medicine does not give an unambiguous answer to the question of whether Acidum Nitricum is a therapeutic agent. Indications for use of this substance are a number of diseases and pathological conditions. At the same time, depending on the diagnosis, concomitant diseases and the concentration of nitric acid, it can become a potent poison for the patient.

For therapeutic purposes, the substance is diluted with water or alcohol. The degree of concentration of the active component is indicated by indicators ranging from C1 to C1000. The most common form is “Acidum nitricum C30” (dilution 1: 100 ³⁰ ). Nitric acid can be used not only as monotherapy, but also be included in other homeopathic medicines.

"Acidum nitricum" can be purchased in pure form (solution). Also, this substance is part of various drugs that have other forms of release:

• "Dulcamara plus" - is available in the form of round granules, odorless and color;
• "Prostasan" - granules;
• “Vumenal” - odorless capsules;
• "Gormel SN" - drops for oral administration;
• "Vumenorm" - tablets;
• "Renel" - sublingual tablets;
• "Kutis Compositum" - solution for injection.

Trying to characterize the action of “Acidum Nitricum”, a famous Russian proverb comes to mind: “They wedge a wedge with a wedge”. Based on the foregoing, nitric acid is used as an active substance or a minor component for the manufacture of homeopathic medicines produced in various dosage forms (tablets, granules, drops, capsules, infusion solutions).

Scope and pharmacological action

Concentrated nitric acid in some cases is an indispensable useful substance. Despite the danger that the wrong dosage calculation threatens, in homeopathy "Acidum nitricum" is used for medicinal purposes. Nitric acid has water-soluble properties, representing a neutral liquid with a sharp unpleasant odor. The smell arises from the emission of toxic gases by the acid. With prolonged inhalation of concentrated vapors, burns occur in the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal mucosa.

If nitric acid in its pure form gets on the epidermis, protein destruction processes will begin. Visually, this will be manifested by yellowing of the surface and erosion of the skin. As a result of exposure to the surface, an ulcer is formed that will continue to affect muscle tissue after the destruction of the epidermis.

At the same time, the diluted preparation “Acidum nitricum” 6C (dilution 1: 100 ⁶ ) has been successfully used for many years in the treatment of chronic and infectious dermatological ailments. To date, this tool is used for cauterization of warts, papillomas, benign tumors, ulcerations, eczematous rashes. Upon contact with the skin, stains the epidermis yellow.

The German researcher and ancestor of homeopathy Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, who was mentioned at the beginning, was one of the first to use nitric acid. He also managed to study the versatility of the action of this substance on the human body. The researcher also came to the conclusion that with the help of nitric acid it is possible to successfully cure mental disorders and neurological diseases.

Among indications for the use of “Acidum nitricum”, homeopaths also note such severe infections as typhoid and syphilis. Experts recommend using the medicine in case of pathologies of the genitourinary system, including urolithiasis - supposedly nitric acid is able to break up stones and ensure their painless exit from the body in a natural way. In addition, this substance is able to neutralize the unpleasant odor of urine, which is characteristic of complications of kidney and bladder diseases.

The pharmacodynamics of this substance is based on the ability to penetrate deeply, decreasing in direct proportion to a reduced concentration. Nitric acid has an effect on the mucous membranes, and with maximum expression, the component acts on the departments located at the junction of skin tissues and mucous membranes (for example, corners of the mouth, lower eyelid, anus, vagina, urethra). With many diseases, “Acidum nitricum” is used orally, especially if the course of the disease is accompanied by persistent fever - nitric acid helps reduce thirst and prevents dehydration. The medicine is taken orally and in inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract in order to reduce sputum production.

Homeopaths consider it advisable to use “Acidum nitricum” for mental problems. Due to the accelerating effect on the work of cells, the drug is prescribed in combination with medical treatment of depressive and apathetic conditions, accompanied by psycho-emotional disorders, memory impairment, concentration of attention, increased tearfulness, irritability, the appearance of anxiety or indifference.

Type of patients who are prescribed "Acidum nitricum"

People who are recommended this drug usually have dark hair, brown eyes and dark skin. Patients in this group, as a rule, are physically weak, unbearable, have a lean physique due to disturbances in the metabolic processes of the body. Such people are constantly freezing due to circulatory problems and often catch a cold. Characteristic for them are seizures in the corners of the mouth and slowly healing aphthous ulceration on the inner surface of the gums, cheeks.

People who match this description, homeopaths are classified as Acidum nitricum. Patients in this category often encounter problems in the urogenital and digestive systems, as a result of which toxins and harmful waste products leave the body through the skin and sweat glands. The result of this violation is a sharp smell of sweat, bad breath.

In turn, poor health leads to psychological disorders. Acidum nitricum patients suffer from distraction and disassembly. Often they lose their ability to concentrate on a specific task, can easily break away from important work and do something else. Such people are prone to hypochondria, they are absorbed by gloomy obsessive thoughts. Patients feel too miserable and dissatisfied with life, their own health, they see nothing to be joyful in anything, including in a positively resolved situation. The general psychological state of patients like Acidum nitricum can be described by the following manifestations:

• nostalgic memories, longing for the past;
• disorder, suspiciousness;
• constant feeling of bad premonition, anxiety, fear;
• sleep disturbances, insomnia, nightmares in dreams;
• despair, hopelessness, fear of death;
• irritability, bitterness on others;
• short-term memory loss, loss of mental skills;
• nervousness, epileptic seizures, fainting.

Thus, speaking of patients like Acidum nitricum, it seems that we are talking about a person who is tired of life, exhausted, burned out emotionally. It is important to remember that these indicators are one of the decisive, if available, the patient is prescribed “Acidum nitricum”.

How does nitric acid affect the body?

The predominant field of action of nitric acid are affected tissues, ulcers, cracks, bleeding wounds, granular formations on the mucous membranes, on the walls of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, genital and urinary systems. Tissue regeneration occurs due to an increase in microcirculation of blood and lymph, as well as trophism of lesions after taking Acidum Nitricum.

According to expert homeopaths, the substance begins to exert an instant effect on the foci of inflammation of the mucous membranes of the digestive organs, and to a greater extent on the rectum. Often, patients who are prescribed the use of a solution of nitric acid suffer from diarrhea and stitching pains after acts of defecation. The tool perfectly affects the epidermis, affected by low temperatures, acne and eczematous rashes, purulent furunculosis, papillomatosis.

In order to start treatment, nitric acid is diluted with water, depending on the multiplicity of dilutions, a number is assigned to the drug, for example, C6, C200, C30 (dilution 1: 100 ³⁰ ). Indications for the use of “Acidum nitricum” in homeopathy are the pathologies of the anus (hemorrhoids, anal fissures), but in this case, the most diluted means are used. With a more concentrated solution, you can achieve healing from other chronic pathologies. So, for example, in homeopathy, the indications for the use of “Acidum nitricum” in a 6-hundred-fold dilution are genital warts.

The specialist prescribes nitric acid to the patient, taking into account his physical and psychological characteristics. Of great importance in this sense are the symptoms that accompany the disease. The homeopathic doctor determines the dosage of “Acidum nitricum” individually. So, for example, for one patient the minimum dose of the solution can bring a significant improvement, and for another - no changes if you take the same amount of the drug.

In addition, the appearance of new symptoms cannot be ignored. The doctor who prescribed nitric acid should strictly monitor the patient's condition. In case of an overdose of a drug, the onset of symptoms of syphilis, oncology, scrofula may occur. Interestingly, these diseases can also be treated with the solution "Acidum nitricum".

What diseases does it help?

Nitric acid is used to treat pathologies that develop against the background of two types of disorders simultaneously - at the physiological and psychosomatic levels. The relationship can be explained as follows.

Disorders in patients like Acidum nitricum are based on poor blood circulation, which, as a rule, is the main cause of prolonged healing of bleeding wounds and ulcers on the skin or mucous membranes of internal organs. In addition, insufficient blood flow can lead to metabolic disorders, contributing to nervous excitement with the inherent feeling of deep dissatisfaction. The patient ceases to find positive in life, dramatizes any situation, refuses to compromise, does not forgive offenders, while driving himself into a dead end and exacerbating the course of depression.

Against the background of metabolic disturbances, all body systems cease to work fully. Given the characteristics of the clinical picture, homeopaths consider the occurrence of the following pathological processes to be the basis for the appointment of “Acidum Nitricum”:

• respiratory diseases, accompanied by prolonged cough, rhinitis with fetid mucous discharge from the nose, bleeding, worse at night;
• headaches, giving a feeling of compression of the skull, especially with increased noise, bright light;
• dizziness and nausea that occur when driving in vehicles;
• inflammatory diseases of the larynx, trachea, esophagus, in which it is painful to swallow and talk, hoarseness and hoarseness of the voice appears;
• cramping in the ears;
• severe cough that cannot be treated, especially aggravated at night and in the autumn-winter period;
• the presence of inflammatory foci in the oral cavity, fetid odor from the mouth;
• exacerbation of gastroduodenitis, severity of dyspeptic disorders, intestinal inflammation, abdominal and epigastric pain, frequent hiccups;
• diseases of the rectum, including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, proctitis, frequent diarrhea and constipation, fetid stool with mucus and a greenish tint;
• the presence of genital warts and warts on the face and genitals;
• cracks on the surface of the epidermis that do not heal cause serious discomfort;
• inflammation of the kidneys, as evidenced by the dark color of urine due to the excessive content of enzymes, fetid odor;
• cervical erosion, intermenstrual bleeding, cervical erosion, vaginosis with purulent discharge;
• prostatitis, urethritis;
• inflammation of bone tissue, which is accompanied by constant pain at night.

If you believe the reviews, "Acidum nitricum" was prescribed to patients whose mood spoiled sharply due to touch, wearing tight clothes. This drug is one of the indispensable in the treatment of bipolar mental disorders.Patients like Acidum nitricum avoid physical activity, because even short walks can cause excessive sweating. Also, a person may refuse to use dairy and fatty foods. In a standing position, he constantly feels tired and exhausted, constantly looking for a place to sit down or lean on something.

Instructions: how to apply

This drug is prescribed only if there is confirmed evidence. In homeopathy, “Acidum nitricum” is considered a complex drug that can cause considerable harm to the patient’s body. All responsibility for prescribing the medicine lies with the doctor, who must first collect a patient’s history and determine the cause of the violations. The dosage is also calculated by a specialist based on the diagnosis and severity of the manifestations.

Since nitric acid exhibits aggressive effects on the epidermis and mucous membranes, it is most often recommended to use it in a low concentration. "Acidum nitricum 200C", as a rule, is taken once. A drug with a high multiplier is prescribed for use no more than once a month. The higher the concentration of the drug, the lower the dosage that the doctor will prescribe. So, for example, “Acidum nitricum 6C” is prescribed to patients in the amount of 2-5 drops for oral administration some time before eating or after eating, three times a day.

Preparations containing nitric acid are not used simultaneously with food products, since such a combination in most cases leads to a decrease in their effect. With diseases of the rectum, inflammation of other parts of the intestinal tract, liquid forms of drugs can be prescribed rectally, and with gynecological pathologies - vaginally.

The main task of drugs based on nitric acid is to maintain vitality, focus on the fight against diseases, therefore the homeopathic doctor selects the dosage and frequency of use individually for each patient.

Adverse Reactions and Contraindications

Due to the aggressive effect of the main chemical element, nausea may be observed at first, but over time, as the body gets used to Acidum Nitricum, the symptom disappears.

The likelihood of an allergic reaction to the drug is not ruled out. According to patients, after the first receptions, they felt a slight deterioration in their general condition.

If there are side effects not listed in the instructions for use, it is advisable to stop taking the drug and inform your doctor about this, who must decide on further treatment tactics.

Contraindications include:

• idiosyncrasy of nitric acid;
• young age of patients due to the lack of information about clinical studies of the effect of “Acidum nitricum” on an immature and completely unformed body;
• pregnancy and lactation.

Can I combine with other medicines?

Nitric acid is used for serious indications. In homeopathy, “Acidum nitricum” can act as its own antidote, but if the drug is used in another, higher concentration. At the moment, there is no similar chemical compound that can provoke symptoms when taking nitric acid, designed to treat certain diseases.

"Acidum nitricum" loses its effectiveness when combined with coffee, menthol, camphor, anesthetics, general anesthesia, hormones. With their simultaneous administration with nitric acid, the latter will cease to act at all or will work for a short time.

Researchers managed to obtain good clinical results and powerful therapeutic effect of “Acidum nitricum” with the parallel or alternate administration of nitric acid with preparations of such homeopathic groups as:

• Calc (“Calcarea Carbonica”) is a category of medicines prescribed against sweating, as well as for the treatment of psychoemotional disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, tachycardia, as well as rheumatic joint injuries, a constant feeling of cold.
• Hep ("Hepar Sulfur") - drugs that are used in the treatment of liver pathologies, including viral hepatitis.
• Rost de mer ("Meserium") - homeopathic compositions for external skin care after peeling to remove the stratum corneum of the skin.

At the same time, nitric acid itself can serve as an antidote for such substances as:

• "Digitalis" - is prescribed by homeopaths with a dry cough;
• "Mercury" - is used to inhibit pale spirochete (a causative agent of syphilis).

Nitric acid preparations have individual indications that an experienced homeopath can detect when talking with a patient. In this case, the specialist must take into account the patient's assumptions about what, in his opinion, was the cause of the disease - this will allow to correctly diagnose and prescribe appropriate treatment.

Nitric acid is completely incompatible with drugs of the Lachesis group, in the process of manufacturing of which snake venom is used. Despite the fact that drugs of this group and “Acidum nitricum” are used in the treatment of the same diseases (cardiovascular pathologies, gastrointestinal diseases, hemorrhoids, cancerous tumors in the early stages, etc.), they cannot be taken together - such a combination can lead to to death.

In this article, we examined the description of “Acidum nitricum” from the point of view of homeopathy. Remember that before using any medication you need to consult with your doctor.