ZINCUM ACETICUM

Zincum aceticum, also known as Acetate of Zinc, is a homoeopathic medicine derived from the chemical compound zinc acetate. It is primarily indicated for conditions involving digestive disturbances, skin eruptions, and effects from night-watching or sleep deprivation. Zincum aceticum is helpful in addressing issues like diarrhea, gastritis, erysipelas, and toothache, particularly those aggravated by lack of sleep or stress.

Common Names:

English: Acetate of Zinc

SBL’s Zincum aceticum can be helpful in the following conditions:

Mental & Emotional Health:

• Helps in anxiety, causing individuals to be quiet and withdrawn, with a desire to be left alone.
• Aids in emotional withdrawal, leading to silence and a sense that the person will get better on their own.

Head & Face:

• Supports in throbbing headaches, especially in the forehead and temples, with a sensation that the brain is sore and under pressure.
• Treats pale face and anxious appearance, with a dull, painful sensation in the forehead.

Mouth & Throat:

• Helps in tearing pain in the teeth, particularly when touched, with a burning feeling in the mouth and a bitter taste.
• Aids in tightness in the throat, with a sensation that the tongue is too short.

Stomach & Abdomen:

• Treats nausea, followed by sharp, needle-like stitches in the throat and vomiting of bitter, sour mucus.
• Supports in griping abdominal pain, particularly when lying down, and an empty, hungry sensation after eating.

Gastrointestinal Issues:

• Aids in diarrhea, especially with black stools after meals.
• Helps in pasty stools after urging to stool, particularly at night.

Urinary System:

• Helps in burning sensation in the urethra and an increased desire to urinate, with frequent irritation.
• Aids in watery urine, with frequent and uncomfortable urination.

Musculoskeletal System:

• Treats weakness and pain in the arms, particularly at night and from external irritation.
• Helps with pain in the thighs and calves, especially while walking in open air.

Skin:

• Supports in papular eruptions, especially filled with pus on the forehead and neck, and those that discharge pus and blood.
• Aids in erysipelas, especially in older individuals with red, itchy eruptions around the knees.

Sleep & Fever:

• Helps with daytime sleepiness and frequent yawning.
• Aids in managing shaking chills, burning heat in the face, and night sweats.