Nit-ac, Nitricum Acidum

Nit-ac in brief

• It is suitable for individuals who have yellow discoloration, who are of spare habits and who have a tendency to catch cold or diarrhea.
• Bad effects of, maltreated syphilis and gonorrhoea.
• Nit-ac is a very common used, deep-acting remedy. That 's why Hahnemann introduced it as the only psoro-psycho-syphilitic remedy.

• It is widely used in the process of many viral diseases, cancers, digestive problems such as IBD, Fissure.
• Nit-ac special location is Orifices (Mouth, Genital, Anus)
• His special pain is Sticking pains, as from splinters. (Hep ₳ Nit-ac)
• Pains appear and disappear quickly (Bell ₳ Nit-ac)
• Blisters and ulcers in mouth, tongue, genitals; bleeds easily.
• Fissures, with pain during stool, as if rectum were torn

• Offensive discharges
• Take cold easily and disposed to diarrhea
• Cachexia: Excessive weight loss + Physical irritability (Ars ₳ Nit-ac)

Four main axis of Nit-ac

1. Hypochondriasis / Anxiety (Ars)
2. Anger/ Hatred and offended (Nat-m)
3. Slow growth HPV-like eruptions / Tumors and Deep pathology (Thuj) (Nit-ac ₳ Thuj)
4. Combination of Anger + Aggression (Merc)

• Note that in clinical experiences, often Nit-ac is not spiteful and hypochondriacal at the same time.

Malicious

• His reaction to Anxiety / Insecurity is a self-centered and belligerent behavior that gradually causes chronic mistrust + long-lasting anger and eventually hatred.
• His reaction to any adversity has two axes: Anxiety & Anger
• As if his self-centered and winning look are a sign of his intellectual independence.
• He hates the past , He is angry about today and is completely pessimistic about the future.
• Contemptuous: Hateful face, sharp look. The desire to humiliate others is seen in his face expression (Twitching in the corner of his left lip)

Stabbed from behind:

• Somewhere in his life, he has faced a severe crisis, for example, a trusted friend left him behind and he was greatly offended, and as a result, a deep grudge and hatred was formed. (Nat-m ₳ Nit-ac)
• Cancer has a lot to do with hatred. This relationship is evident in Nit-ac.

DDs

• Similar to Lach and to some extent Bell because of its sharpness and Ready for war.
• Adjacent to Ars, Phos, Kali-c due to severe health anxiety/fear of disease. (Nit-ac ₳ Phos) (Kali-c ₳ Nit-ac)
• Similar to Nat-m due to deep emotional wounds / Back-stabbing. It belongs to Sympathetic remedies
• Like Thuj, a chronic and progressive disease but not mild. (HPV)
• Next to Ars, Phos, Sul in chronic inflammations of Lymph-nodes, brain, blood and liver. (EBV)
• Next to Merc is ulcerative aphthous eruptions with painful superficial neural involvement (Merc ₳ Nit-ac) (HSV-2)
• Next to Hep for throat pain, splinter-like as if. (Hep ₳ Nit-ac)
• Next to Puls for his growling and hating (Nit-ac ₳ Puls)

Mucus membranes

Proctitis	Gingivitis, stomatitis	PID , Herpetic eruption	Urethritis
Tenesmus, Aching /Burning / Shooting pain up to a few hours later Stool urgency Not emptying completely Spasmodic constipation / Painful Rectal prolapse Dry / Irregular stools Feeling of tightness Painful hemorrhoid / Fissure. Splinter-like pain after defecation, that continues up to an hour (Rat, Peon)	Painful Plague Corrosive / Painful mouth esp on tongue Geographic tongue Hairy Leukoplakia (EBV, HPV)	Bloody / Foul-smelling / Green-Brown / Thin / Thick / Stretchy / Burning / Stringy / Offensive / Flesh-colored leukorrhoea Chronic Cervicitis (Ulcer) (Hep, Merc,Thuj) Leukorrhea which ends in Cervical ulcer Vesicular rash, ulcers and penile chancre with foul smell (Kreos) Hair on genitals falls out (Nat-m, Zinc)	Thick yellow secretions Burning / Stinging pain when urinating Scanty urine Cold / Cloudy urine Dark / Offensive urine Hematuria Albuminous urine
Periostitis	Tonsillitis, Parotiditis	Conjunctivitis , Blepharitis , Chemosis, Iritis, Keratitis	Rhinitis
Severe and stinging pain Exostosis Bone destruction (Foot soles, fingers, knees and head).	Dryness, Hawks mucus constantly Pain stitches into ears White patches and sharp points As from splinters Swallowing agg	Double vision Sharp, sticking pains Ulceration of cornea Discharging ophthalmia Photophobia, Constant lachrymation Neonatal ophthalmitis	Inflammation and burning catarrh Watery and bloody coryza

Ulcers

• Corrosive wounds (Caust, Ars, Merc-c, Aur-m-n)
• With yellow, bloody, watery and smelly secretions
• Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease

Menses

• Any effort and activity is associated with extra uterine bleeding (Calc)
• Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with pain in back, hips and thighs.

Vaginismus

• Itching, swelling and burning, shooting pains
• Swelling and burning, wounds and cracks in the vagina and penis.
• Painful intercourse (Nat-m, Sep)

Psoriasis

• Dry, eroded and cracked skin with zig-zag and irregular margin.
• Skin cracks ulcerate easily and are extremely sensitive to pain and touch.
• There may be suppurated.
• The skin is extremely unhealthy and may have large jagged warts at various places.
• Itching which are worse on undressing.

Some points

• Very sensitive to noise, as the rattle of wagons over pavements (Coff, Nux-v) (Nit-ac ₳ Nux-v)
• Loves fat and salt (Sul).
• Short breath on going upstairs (Ars, Calc).
• Cough during sleep (Cham).

Modalities

• Agg evening and night
• Agg cold climate, and also hot weather.
• Amel while riding in carriage (Reverse: Cocc)

Relations

• Complementary: Ars, Calad, Lac-c, Sep
• Inimical: Lach

Miasms

1. EBV, HSV-2
2. MTB