Acidum citricum MTĀ is reported to be useful in cases of sea scurvy and is freely employed by those who are obliged to subsist on slat meats and are to a great extent deprived of vegetable food. Chronic rheumatism especially of the hands and feet, post-partum haemorrhages are also indicated. In post-partum haemorrhages, it was used into the cavity of the womb and taken internally as well. A solution consisting of about 5 gram of Citric acid to about 250 ml of water has long been employed as a local application in the case of cancer and is said to assist in relieving the pain.
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