In Muriatic Acid patients, the mind remains absolutely
clear and alert, even if the nerves and muscles have been afflicted. However,
the symptoms of a patient ameanable to Acid Phos treatment are exactly opposite
to those of Muriatic Acid patients. In Muriatic Acid, the body is affected
first and the mind last, whereas in Acid Phos patients, the state of mind
deteriorates first and physical ailments appear later on. The patient’s ability to think and
understand is badly affected. The intellectual capacity slowly decreases and
memory deteriorates. After some time, these symptoms gradually lead to the
weakening of the muscles. The Acid Phos patient takes a while to develop the symptoms
of the muscular weakness. If the mental symptoms are treated with this remedy,
then the muscles may not be affected at all.It is relatively easy to take care of the Muriatic Acid
patient. As long as the mind remains alert and the mental faculties have
not been affected, the patient will be cured by just one or two
doses even if he is at the point of death. The profound weakness due to the
“acidity” is very dangerous but at the same time can be very easily reversed, without
leaving any long-lasting bad effects. The same is the situation with Sulphuric
Acid. So, it is most essential to understand and compare the nature of the
various acids.
In Muriatic Acid, there is severe headache that may also blur the vision. On
straining the eyes, the headache becomes worse.Furthermore, pimples appear on the face. The lips become dry
and crack. The tongue becomes pale, dry and swollen. Quite
often, ulcers develop in the mouth
and over the tongue. Gums become swollen and may also bleed while teeth
become loose. Some Muriatic
Acid patients do not even like the sight of meat, however, most of them enjoy
eating it. Sometimes, the patients feel severe hunger and thirst. Some patients
are so sensitive to touch that they do not even like to cover themselves with a
sheet. The ailments of Muriatic Acid get worse during humid weather. The
disease aggravates shortly before midnight. The patient finds comfort on lying
on the left side.
The headache starts from the nape of the neck and vision becomes blurred.
Sometimes, the field of
vision becomes half (hemianopia).
Either the upper half or the lower half of a thing becomes invisible. Similarly, either half of the left side or
half of the right side becomes obscure. In the latter condition, Muriatic Acid
is very effective. For quivering
vision in one eye, Rhus Tox is very useful as it also protects
against many dangerous conditions.One symptom of Muriatic Acid is that when the child passes
stools, a
portion of the intestine prolapses out (rectal prolapse).
In the conditions associated with formation of blisters and sores in
the
mouth, and cuts developing on the tongue, there is a need for vigorous
treatment not only to cure the mouth problems but also to cure the fever and
its bad effects. Sometimes, in Muriatic Acid, the tongue becomes paralyzed. There is no problem
of the voice mechanism, but only the tongue is non-functional. For such
paralysis, Muriatic Acid is very valuable. The tongue is usually dry.
In Muriatic Acid, despite the skin being sensitive, the
paralytic effects are more manifest internally. All these kinds of
contradictions help in identifying the remedy. Though, the body appears lifeless,
yet the slightest touch on the skin produces shudders. Such hypersensitivity is also found in Agaricus, Staphysagria and
Oxalic Acid. Similarly, Picric Acid is also a very sensitive remedy. In all these
remedies, strong pressure is bearable, although a light touch is unbearable and
the patient pushes the hand away with a jerk.
In Muriatic Acid, the legs and arms become cold and feel heavy. Most of the excretions (i.e. urine, stools)
are no longer under voluntary control. The pulse is rapid but weak.