Salicylicum acidum
The symptoms point to its use in rheumatism, dyspepsia, and Meniere's disease. Prostration after influenza; also tinnitus aurium and deafness. Haematuria.
Head: Vertigo; tendency to fall to left side. Headache; confusion in head on rising suddenly. Incipient coryza. Piercing pain in temples.
Eyes: Retinal haemorrhage. Retinitis after influenza, also albuminuric.
Ears: Roaring and ringing in ears. Deafness, with vertigo.
Throat: Sore, red and swollen. Pharyngitis; swallowing difficult.
Stomach: Canker sores, with burning soreness and fetid breath. Flatulence; hot, sour belching. Putrid fermentation. Fermentative dyspepsia. Tongue purplish, leaden-colored; foul breath.
Stools: Putrid diarrhoea; gastro-intestinal derangements, especially in children; stools like green frog's spawn (Magn carb). Pruritus ani.
Extremities: Knees swollen and painful. Acute articular rheumatism; worse, touch and motion, profuse sweat. Pain shifts. Sciatica, burning pain; worse at night. Copious foot-sweat and ill affects where suppressed.
Skin: Itching vesicles and pustules; better by scratching. Sweat without sleep. Urticaria. Hot and burning skin. Purpura. Herpes zoster. Necrosis and softening of bones.