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Blood is to the
human body what soil
is to the plant. It is
common knowledge
that poor, exhausted
soil will produce only
weak, sickly plants.
In the same way,
poor blood, lacking
in essential
constituents, will
produce weak, sickly
bodies, prone to
disease. By enriching
the soil, the
ill-conditioned plant
can be made to
recover and flourish.
The recovery of the
ailing human body can
best be achieved by a
similar process - by
restoring to the blood
the constituents in
which it is lacking.
This is
Biochemistry
- The Chemistry
of Living Tissue.
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get well
and keep fit
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The
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This book is dedicated to
An introduction to the cellular therapy
Mr Leonard Stocks and to Mr Jack Goodwin
and practical application of the
who have done so much to promote
twelve tissue cell-salts in accordance
the Biochemic System of Medicine and
with the Biochemic System of Medicine
Dr Schuessler’s tissue salt therapy
originated by Dr. W. H. Schuessler.
in this country.
Also to the late Dr Henry Gilbert and
his son, Dr Peter Gilbert.
Revised by a homeopathic physician
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Foreword
Contents
PA G E
This Handbook will give you an insight into
a unique system of natural healing.
What benefit you derive from this will
BIOCHEMISTRY
Introduction
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THE TWELVE TISSUE SALTS
Calc. Fluor.
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depend entirely on yourself. You have here
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presented to you a subject worthy of the
Calc. Sulph.
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Ferr. Phos.
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Kali Mur.
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closest study and consideration. Within the
compass of this brief handbook, there is a
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wealth of accumulated knowledge
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and experience which, rightly understood
Mag. Phos.
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Nat. Mur.
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Nat. Phos.
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Nat. Sulph.
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Silica
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and applied, can bring untold benefit both
to yourself and to your family. Do not expect
to master all it has to offer at one reading.
This handbook should be carefully preserved
for reference and, as its truths become
more and more clear to you, you will turn to
its pages again and again with a
growing confidence in the help and
guidance it will afford you.
SELECTING THE REMEDY
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BIOCHEMIC FIRST-AID
Common Minor Ailments
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Symptomatic Treatment of Minor Ailments
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Maintenance of Health in Middle Age
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Domestic Animals
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SOME THOUGHTS ON FOOD AND FEEDING
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COMBINATION REMEDIES
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REPERTORY OF SYMPTOMS AND THEIR
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DIRECTIONS
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THE NATURAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN
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Dr Schuessler’s Cellular Therapy
THE CHEMISTRY OF LIVING TISSUE
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THE RELIEF of human suffering is a noble cause and those who labour
in this cause are truly deserving of the gratitude of their fellows. In the
history of the healing art, one name stands out prominently and gains
added lustre with the passage of time. We refer to Wilhelm Heinrich
Schuessler, one of the outstanding intellects of the last century and a
man whose scientific vision was far ahead of his time. Dr. Schuessler
was not only a doctor of medicine, he was also a physiological chemist
and a physicist and his keen, analytical mind was able to assimilate and
to co-ordinate the far-reaching physiological discoveries of great
contemporary scientists. As a practising physician, he was able to put
his carefully worked-out theories to the test and the brilliant results he
achieved led to the formulation of his unique system of cellular
therapeutics, to which he gave the name - Biochemistry.
IN ADVANCE OF HIS TIME
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The profound significance of Dr. Schuessler’s conclusions was not at
first fully appreciated and the fruits of his labours have, in the past,
been enjoyed by comparatively few people. The spread of modern
knowledge, however, with its striking confirmation of the teachings of
this great medical thinker, has been productive of a rapidly widening
recognition of this work, and today more and more people are learning
of this system of natural healing and quickly realising that Biochemistry
holds out new hope for the sufferer.
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Biochemistry differs widely from ordinary methods of treatment. It
avoids the use of drugs and suppressants and uses for its healing agents
the inorganic, mineral substances - Tissue Salts - which are now known
to be essential to life and health.
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
The foundation of Biochemistry was laid more than a century ago
when Rudolph Virchow, one of the foremost scientists of the day,
discovered that the human body is composed of an enormous number
of tiny, living cells, each one made up of an infinitesimal but perfectly
balanced quantity of three classes of materials; water, organic
substances, inorganic substances.
Water and organic matter, such as sugar, albuminous and fatty
substances make up the greater portion of the body. The inorganic
(mineral) elements, however, although present in very much smaller
quantities, are really vital elements; active workers which utilise the
organic substances in building the millions of cells of which the body is
composed.
The life of these cells is of short duration: millions of them are
constantly breaking down and new ones are just as rapidly being built
up; the necessary material for this continuous rebuilding being supplied
from the blood stream. Hence it can readily be seen that, if the blood
lacks the necessary quantities of these active, life-giving, inorganic
elements, the rebuilding process cannot proceed in a normal orderly
manner, and the resulting disturbance of the bodily rhythm gives rise
to what is called “disease” in one of its many and varied forms.
A shortage or deficiency of one or several of these vital mineral
substances may arise from a variety of causes; injuries, self-poisoning
and obscure influences which in many instances science has not yet
been able to explain. The fact we have to recognise is that “disease” -
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the word simply means lack of ease - indicates a disturbance of the
bodily rhythm; a disturbance which interferes with the assimilation and
transport of the vital materials essential for the repair and maintenance
of living tissues. Obviously, if the cells do not receive their proper
nourishment and are not cleansed of the poisonous waste material
resulting from cellular activity, ill-health becomes inevitable.
THE GUARDIANS OF OUR HEALTH
It is a well-established fact that the invisible natural forces within us are
the most effective guardians of our health. But even these great natural
forces are unable to keep the complicated human structure in good
working order if the blood does not contain the materials required
for the building of new, healthy cells.
These facts, together with other important discoveries made by
renowned scientists relating to cellular pathology, to the
constitution, and functions of that wonderful fluid organ, the blood,
furnished Dr. Schuessler with the inspiration for his new, practical
system of medicine, which he called Biochemistry. One of its striking
features is that it requires only twelve remedies, the composition of
which correspond with the principal inorganic elements found in the
human body.
THE TWELVE TISSUE SALTS
The twelve biochemic remedies of Schuessler, sometimes referred to as
mineral salts or tissue salts (we use the term, tissue salts), are absolutely
harmless; they are not drugs in any sense of the word. They simply
provide to the system the deficient inorganic elements, prepared
homeopathically, in an extremely finely subdivided form - a form which
ensures their ready assimilation and a speedy restoration of that
balance and harmony in the system which spell health and happiness.
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There is nothing miraculous in the action of these remedies; their
virtues are derived from the application of principles based upon the
laws of nature. They are to the ailing what food is to the starving man.
They bring ease by the logical process of removing the cause of
disease. The biochemic system of medicine rests upon a firm
foundation; it has stood the test of searching investigation. The more
recent discoveries in the field of biological research, and the findings of
present-day biochemists, confirm its teachings. In fact, later discoveries,
made after his death, serve to pay handsome tribute to the wonderful
insight and true medical genius of Dr. W. H. Schuessler, the founder
of Biochemistry.
The Twelve
Tissue Salts
The Abbreviated Names and Numbers by which they are
usually known
1. CALC. FLUOR.
7. KALI SULPH.
(Calcium Fluoride)
2. CALC. PHOS.
(Potassium Sulphate)
8. MAG. PHOS.
(Calcium Phosphate)
3. CALC. SULPH.
(Magnesium Phosphate)
9. NAT. MUR.
(Calcium Sulphate)
4. FERR. PHOS.
(Sodium Chloride)
10. NAT. PHOS.
(Iron Phosphate)
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KALI MUR.
(Sodium Phosphate)
11. NAT. SULPH.
(Potassium Chloride)
6. KALI PHOS.
(Sodium Sulphate)
12. SILICA
(Potassium Phosphate)
(Silica Oxide)
THE TWELVE TISSUE SALTS
THEIR PLACE AND FUNCTION IN THE HUMAN ECONOMY
In order to obtain the most satisfactory results from Dr. Schuessler’s
Biochemic System of Medicine, one should first of all become
acquainted with the tissue salts individually. A knowledge of the
properties and the field of action of each of these remedies will be
found invaluable when the symptoms of any given case are being
considered. In the following brief review, an attempt has been made to
bring out the dominant characteristics of each of the tissue salts and
thus to make quicker and easier the right choice of remedy.
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CALC. FLUOR. (Calcium Fluoride)
Calc. Fluor. gives tissues the quality of elasticity. It combines with the
organic substance albumin to form organic elastic tissue and is found in
the walls of the blood vessels, in muscular tissue, in connective tissue,
in the surface of bones and in the enamel of teeth. A deficiency of
Calc. Fluor. results in a loss of elasticity and consequent relaxed
condition. Its main function is the preservation of the contractile power
of elastic tissue.
Whenever symptoms are traceable to a relaxed condition, e.g a relaxed
condition of veins and arteries, piles, sluggish circulation, a tendency to
cracks in the skin, (notably in the palms of the hands and between the
toes), this tissue salt is indicated. Calc. Fluor is also useful in the
treatment of diseases affecting the surface of the bones and joints and
when the teeth become loose in their sockets and decay rapidly. The
elasticity of muscular tissue and supporting membranes becomes
impaired when this tissue salt is deficient, resulting in muscular
weakness, bearing-down pains, etc. The symptoms are generally worse
in humid conditions and are relieved by massage and warmth.
CALC. PHOS. (Calcium Phosphate)
Calc. Phos. is the biochemic remedy for rickets. It is a constituent of
saliva and gastric juice. It assists digestion and assimilation and favours
the building up of a sturdy, robust constitution. This is the remedy for
any period of convalescence; its restorative power will speed recovery
and replenish the body’s reserves of strength. Calc. Phos. is the tissue
salt for blood poverty and conditions associated with imperfect
circulation. In the anaemic states often seen in young girls, this remedy
should be given. Calc. Phos. pains can be severe and “fixing” and they
tend to be worse at night. There may be a creeping sensation of the
skin, also numbness and coldness of the limbs. Calc. Phos. has always
been prized as a restorative.
CALC. SULPH. (Calcium Sulphate)
Calc. Sulph. is a blood purifier and healer. It is found in the liver
where it helps in the removal of waste products from the blood
stream and it has a cleansing and purifying influence throughout the
system. Calc. Sulph. cleans out the accumulation of non-functional,
organic matter in the tissues and causes infiltrated parts to discharge
their contents readily, throwing-off decaying organic matter, so that
it may not lie dormant or slowly decay and thus injure the
surrounding tissues.
Calc. Phos. is the tissue salt concerned with nutrition. It combines with
albumin and is indicated when there are albuminous discharges.
Without Calc. Phos. there could be no blood coagulation. It will assist
the action of a more directly indicated tissue salt and thus produce
more rapid results. It promotes healthy cellular activity and restores
tone to weakened organs and tissues. This tissue salt is concerned with
the formation of bone and teeth and thus becomes an important
remedy for children. It aids growth and normal development and
should be given in cases of backwardness more particularly where there
is bone weakness or recurring tooth troubles.
Calc. Sulph. is indicated in conditions arising from impurities in the
blood steam. It supplements the action of Kali Mur. in the treatment of
catarrh, acne, etc. and it should always be given when pimples occur in
adolescence. It checks the weakening drain of suppuration too long
continued, e.g. abscesses and wounds which will not heal readily and
tend to become septic. If taken in the early stage, it will prevent a sore
throat from developing and in the same way, it will often cut short a
threatening cold. The symptoms are generally worse after getting wet
and are better in a warm, dry atmosphere.
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FERR.PHOS. (Iron Phosphate)
Ferr. Phos. is the pre-eminent Biochemic First Aid. It is the oxygen
carrier. It enters into the composition of haemoglobin, the red
colouring matter of the blood. It takes up oxygen from the air inhaled
by the lungs and carries it in the blood stream to all parts of the body
thus furnishing the vital force that sustains life. It gives strength and
toughness to the circular walls of the blood vessels, especially the
arteries. Freely circulating, oxygen-rich blood is essential to health and
life and for this reason, Ferr. Phos. should always be considered as a
supplementary remedy, no matter what other treatment may be
indicated by the symptoms.
Congestion, inflammatory pain, high temperature and a quickened
pulse, all call for more oxygen and it is Ferr. Phos. that is the medium
through which oxygen is taken up by the blood stream and carried to
the affected area. This tissue salt can be given with advantage in the
early stage of most acute disorders, and it should be administered at
frequent intervals until the inflammatory symptoms subside. It is also
indicated where there is a lack of red blood corpuscles, as in anaemia,
and as a first aid remedy for haemorrhages. It would be difficult to find
a case of illness where Ferr. Phos. could not be used to advantage,
irrespective of any other treatment that may be given. It is an excellent
remedy for ailments associated with advancing years and it is one of
the most frequently needed remedies in the treatment of children’s
ailments. Bleeding from wounds, cuts and abrasions, can be controlled
with a little powdered Ferr. Phos., applied directly to the injured parts.
A few tablets may be crushed for this purpose or the tablets may be
dissolved and used as a lotion (see directions, external applications).
Ferr. Phos. should also be thought of as a first-aid in cases of muscular
strains, sprains etc.
NOTE: Ferr. Phos. is in no sense an iron tonic. Its action is entirely
nutritional and without any side-effects.
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KALI MUR. (Potassium Chloride)
Kali Mur. is the remedy for sluggish conditions. It combines with the
organic substance fibrin. Thus a deficiency of this tissue salt causes
fibrin to become non-functional, and to be thrown off in the form of
thick, white discharges, giving rise to catarrhs and similar symptoms
affecting the skin and mucous membranes. Its action is complementary
to that of Calc. Sulph., as both remedies are concerned with cleansing
and purifying the blood. In conditions calling for Kali Mur., the blood
tends to thicken and to form clots. In alternation with Ferr. Phos. it is
frequently needed for the treatment of children’s ailments.
Kali Mur. is the remedy for thick, white fibrinous discharges. Other
prominent symptoms are a white-coated tongue and light-coloured
stools (lack of bile). Torpidity of the liver is another indication. In
alternation with Ferr. Phos. it is frequently needed in the treatment of
inflammatory diseases, particularly those affecting respiration - coughs,
colds, sore throats, tonsillitis, bronchitis, etc., also for children’s
ailments such as measles and chicken pox and where there are soft
swellings, e.g mumps, croup. Kali Mur. is concerned with the
production of saliva and is therefore important in the early stages of
digestion. The symptoms may be worse after eating fatty or rich foods
and there may be lack of appetite. With Nat. Mur. it is utilised in the
production of hydrochloric acid, and is thus an essential link in the
process of digestion. This tissue salt is useful as a first aid for the
treatment of burns.
KALI PHOS. (Potassium Phosphate)
Kali Phos. is a nerve nutrient. It is the remedy for ailments of a truly
nervous character. School children often need this tissue salt; it helps to
maintain a happy, contented disposition and sharpens the mental
faculties. Early symptoms may be very slight, scarcely noticeable in fact,
except to a mother’s watchful eye. There may be fretfulness, ill-humour,
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bashfulness, timidity, laziness and similar indications; indeed, any
display of what is sometimes described as “tantrums” may be regarded
as a symptom of Kali Phos. deficiency.
Kali Phos. is the remedy for nervous headaches, nervous dyspepsia,
sleeplessness, depression, languid weariness, lowered vitality,
grumpiness and many other conditions which may be summed up in
the modern colloquial phrase, “lack of pep”. But do not regard Kali
Phos. as merely a pick-me-up; this tissue salt is an important
constituent of nervous tissue and consequently has a wide and
powerful influence on the bodily functions. It covers those ailments
comprehended by the term “nerves”. Kali Phos. is also indicated in the
treatment of irritating skin ailments, such as shingles, to correct the
underlying nervous condition. It is helpful for breathing in nervous
asthma. The symptoms are usually worse from mental and physical
exertion and from cold. They are ameliorated by rest, warmth and
sometimes by eating.
KALI SULPH. (Potassium Sulphate)
Kali Sulph. works in conjunction with Ferr. Phos. as an oxygen-carrier.
It assists in the exchange of oxygen from the blood stream to the
tissue-cells, thereby completing the respiratory process initiated by Ferr.
Phos. Internal breathing of the tissues depends upon Kali Sulph.;
external breathing is the function of Ferr. Phos., if we designate the
exchanges of gases in the lung in this way. Kali Sulph. has a beneficial
effect on respiration and is indicated in those cases where there is a
feeling of “stuffiness” or desire for cool air. It is also the anti-friction
salt ensuring the smooth working of all parts, thus acting in the
manner of a lubricant.
Kali Sulph. is indicated where there is a sticky, yellowish discharge from
the skin or mucous membrane, as in certain forms of catarrh. Eruptions
on the skin and scalp, with scaling, call for this remedy and it helps to
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maintain the hair in a healthy state. Other symptoms include chilliness
and shifting, fleeting pains. It is useful in the treatment of intestinal
disorders, stomach catarrh, and in inflammatory conditions to promote
perspiration. The symptoms are generally worse in the evening, or in a
closed, stuffy atmosphere, and are better in the fresh air.
MAG. PHOS. (Magnesium Phosphate)
Mag. Phos. is known as the anti-spasmodic tissue salt. Its main function
is in connection with the nervous system where it supplements the
action of Kali Phos. When a deficiency of Mag. Phos. occurs, the white
nerve fibres contract, causing spasms and cramps. This tissue salt is of
importance to muscular tissue, ensuring rhythmic and coherent
movement. Mag. Phos. is quick to relieve pain, especially cramping,
shooting, darting or spasmodic pains.
Mag. Phos. is indicated for nerve pains, such as neuralgia, neuritis and
sciatica, and headaches accompanied by shooting, darting stabs of
pain. It relieves muscular twitching, cramps, hiccups, convulsive fits of
coughing and those sudden, sharp twinges of pain that are so
distressing. It also relieves menstrual pains. Stomach cramps and
flatulence respond to treatment with this tissue salt. These symptoms
may be aggravated by cold and by touching and are relieved by the
application of heat, by pressure and by bending double. The doses may
be taken at frequent intervals until relief is obtained.
Because magnesium has been assumed to be plentiful in the diet, some
authorities have considered a deficiency unlikely. But this is not
necessarily so, as recent research has proved that some diets provide
insufficient magnesium for the body’s needs.
NOTE: Mag. Phos. will often act more rapidly when the tablets are
taken with a sip of hot water.
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NAT. MUR. (Sodium Chloride)
Nat. Mur. is the water-distributing tissue salt. It enters into the
composition of every fluid and solid of the body. Because of its
powerful affinity for water, it controls the ebb and flow of the bodily
fluids; its prime function being to maintain a proper degree of moisture
throughout the system. Without this tissue salt, cell division and normal
growth could not proceed. It is closely associated with nutrition, with
glandular activity and with the internal secretions which play such an
important part of the physiological process. Excessive moisture or
excessive dryness in any part of the system is a clear indication of a
Nat. Mur. deficiency. The resulting symptoms are many and varied but
there will always be an underlying factor of too much or too little
water. Here are some typical symptoms:
Low spirits, with a feeling of hopelessness; headaches with
constipation; blood thin and watery with pallor of the skin, which
sometimes has a greasy appearance; difficult stools, with rawness and
soreness of the anus; colds with discharge of watery mucus and
sneezing; dry, painful nose and throat symptoms; heartburn (waterbrash) due to gastric fermentation with slow digestion, the food
remains to long in the stomach; great thirst; tooth-ache and facial
neuralgia with flow of tears and saliva; eyes weak, the wind causes
them to water; hay fever, drowsiness with muscular weakness; chafing
of the skin; hang-nails; unrefreshing sleep - tired in the morning;
after-effects of alcoholic stimulants; loss of taste or smell; craving for
salt and salty foods; stings and bites of insects - apply locally as soon
as possible.
An important function of Nat. Mur. is the production of hydrochloric
acid. Too little acid means slow digestion, especially of calcium rich foods.
Remember, approximately two thirds of your body is composed of
water; hence the vital role played by Nat. Mur., the water distributor, in
all the life processes.
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NAT. PHOS. (Sodium Phosphate)
Nat. Phos. is an acid neutraliser. It is the principal remedy for the wide
group of ailments arising from an acid condition of the blood. This
tissue salt is also of importance for the proper functioning of the
digestive organs. The assimilation of fats and other nutrients is
dependent on the action of this remedy. A deficiency of Nat. Phos.
allows uric acid to form salts which become deposited around the
joints and tissues giving rise to stiffness and swelling, and other painful
rheumatic symptoms.
Nat. Phos. is indicated whenever symptoms of acidity are present, such
as acid dyspepsia, pain after eating and similar digestive disorders.
Other indications are highly coloured urine, golden-yellow or creamy
coating at the root of the tongue (the whole tongue may sometimes
present the appearance of a piece of washleather), worms, nervous
irritability. Sleeplessness caused by indigestion can sometimes be
remedied with a dose of Nat. Phos. kept handy by the bedside. This
remedy is of importance in the treatment of rheumatism, lumbago,
fibrositis and associated ailments. An acid state of the blood occurs
when there is a deficiency of the soothing, acid-neutralising tissue salt,
Nat. Phos.
NAT. SULPH. (Sodium Sulphate)
Nat. Sulph. regulates the density of the intercellular fluids (fluids which
bathe the tissue-cells) by eliminating excess water. This tissue salt
largely controls the healthy functioning of the liver; it ensures an
adequate supply of free-flowing, healthy bile, so necessary for the later
stages of digestion. The removal of poison-charged fluids, which are
the normal result of the chemical exchanges constantly taking place in
the tissue-cells, is brought about by the action of Nat. Sulph. If
conditions arise which allow these waste fluids to accumulate in the
blood and tissues, auto-intoxication (self-poisoning) is the result. Nat.
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Sulph. ensures the disposal of these poison-charged fluids and its
importance in the treatment of rheumatic ailments is therefore
self-evident.
Nat. Sulph. is indicated in the treatment of ailments affecting the liver,
e.g. biliousness. Sandy deposits in the urine, watery infiltrations, a
brownish-green coating of the tongue and a bitter taste in the mouth
are some of the symptoms. It is the principal remedy in the treatment
of influenza. Humid asthma, malaria and other conditions associated
with humidity need this remedy. A few doses of Nat. Sulph. will help to
dispel that languid feeling so often experienced during a spell of
humid, oppressive weather.
SILICA (Silica Oxide)
Silica is a cleanser and eliminator. It is a deep-acting remedy which
helps the body to throw off non-functional organic matter that may
have arrived at a given point during Nature’s effort to eliminate if from
the system. It can often initiate the healing process by promoting
suppuration and breaking up pathological accumulations, e.g.
abscesses. Silica is a constituent of the hair, skin, nails and surfaces of
the bones. It also acts in the manner of an insulator for the nerves. In
cases of checked perspiration, Silica restores the activity of the skin,
thereby aiding this important cleansing process. It is the biochemic
remedy for offensive perspiration of the feet and arm-pits.
Silica is indicated wherever there is pus formation or threatened
suppuration, e.g abscesses, boils, gumboils, styes, etc. It is useful in the
treatment of tonsillitis when pus has begun to form. Brittle or crippled
nails and diseases affecting the surfaces of the bones need this remedy.
Silica is helpful as a supplementary remedy in cases of dyspepsia and
pains in the region of the stomach. The symptoms are usually worse at
night and in the morning and are relieved by the application of heat.
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Selecting the
Remedy
Symptoms are the body’s warning signals. They are the pointers
which, if carefully noted, will indicate the remedy required.
Symptoms occur in a variety of forms, such as pain, inflammation,
swelling, exudation and so on, and their nature and location
determines the particular tissue salt called for. For example, in the
case of a chill the symptoms may be a watery discharge from the
nose, loss of sense of smell or taste, dryness of the bowel, or
excessive thirst, all of which may arise from a common cause - a
deficiency of the moisture regulating tissue salt, Nat. Mur. and
that would be the remedy to be given where these symptoms are
pre-dominant.
Having carefully noted all the symptoms, the next step in selecting
the remedy is to compare them with the guiding symptoms and
characteristic indications of each of the tissue remedies. It will usually
be found that one remedy corresponds most closely to the case for
which treatment is required. That tissue salt is known as the principal
remedy. Other remedies may also be indicated and these are known
as supplementary remedies. Each remedy has its own characteristic
symptom, e.g Ferr. Phos. - inflammation; Mag. Phos. - spasmodic
pain and cramp; Nat. Phos. - acidity; Calc. Phos. - ill-nourished states,
and so forth. These key symptoms are readily recognised and give a
sure lead to the treatment called for in any given case.
The key to success in Biochemic therapy lies in the accurate linking
of the symptom with its appropriate tissue salt. Facility in achieving
this can be acquired by any intelligent person giving the necessary
time and thought to become familiar with the sphere of action of the
individual tissue salts.
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CHANGING THE REMEDY
In the treatment of some ailments, particular those of an acute kind,
differing symptoms may make their appearance during the course of
treatment, and in such cases the remedies should be changed or
supplemented in accordance with the variation of the symptoms at
each successive stage.
CLEANSING THE SYSTEM
It has already been explained that the inorganic constituents of the
human system - the twelve tissue salts - are the tissue builders which
combine with, and convert, organic matter into living tissue. Thus any
tissue salt deficiency or imbalance renders its organic counterpart nonfunctional. The system seeks to eliminate this useless material and
symptoms such as catarrh and eczema are the visible results of this
natural, cleansing process. Clearly, such symptoms should never be
suppressed, otherwise this waste matter, by clogging the system, would
soon bring the life processes to a half. The tissue salts to be thought of
in such cases are those principally concerned with catarrhal conditions,
notably Calc. Sulph. to purify the blood, Kali Mur. to correct sluggish,
congested conditions, and Nat. Sulph. the liver salt.
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To the newcomer to Biochemistry, the list of
ailments and suggested remedies given in the
following section will prove helpful. But, as
experience in the use of the tissue salts is
acquired, the aim should be to determine the
most prominent symptom in any given case
and to treat that symptom first. The name of
an ailment can mean little or nothing, but
symptoms, viewed in the light of the teachings
of biochemistry, are a guide to the nature of
the body’s deficiency and to the corrective
treatment required. It should be borne in mind
that these suggestions are intended as
first aids for the treatment of minor ailments. It
is always advisable to consult a doctor,
preferably a homeopathic physician, whenever
CORRECTING PAST ERRORS
the symptoms persist, or if they are in any way
unusual at the beginning or during the course
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of an illness. As a means of providing first-aid,
biochemic treatment is invaluable. The tissue
salts are perfectly safe at all times and they
cannot conflict with other treatments.
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Numbers of people are unknowingly suffering from the cumulative
effects of suppressive treatments to which they have been subjected in
the past (medicinal drug poisoning) and, in such cases, response to
biochemic treatment may be slow. If little or no benefit is apparent
after a reasonable period of treatment with the remedy indicated by
the symptoms, the system can be rendered more responsive by a short
anti-toxic course consisting of the two remedies, Nat. Mur. and Kali
Sulph. in alternation; three doses of each remedy taken daily. After this
corrective treatment other tissue salts will usually prove fully effective in
their own sphere of action.
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COMMON MINOR AILMENTS
(arranged alphabetically)
ABSCESSES
An acute abscess is one which develops rapidly, beginning as a sore
spot in some part of the body, becoming hard, inflamed, painful and
filled with pus. When pus formation has occurred, it is an indication
that the white blood corpuscles have successfully overcome the
invading micro-organisms. There may be some fever. Hot fomentations
will help to relieve the pain, which subsides when the abscess bursts.
Boils resemble abscesses, but usually come in crops. Meticulous
cleanliness of the affected area is important in preventing the spread of
infection. The action of Silica helps the abscess to ripen. A lowered
state of health is sometimes a predisposing factor and in such cases a
course of Calc. Phos. is indicated.
Kali. Mur.
Silica
Calc. Sulph.
Kali Phos.
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Nat. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Silica
Mag. Phos.
The principal remedy whenever symptoms of acidity are
present.
This tissue salt is one of the alkaline sulphates and it may
be used to supplement the action of Nat. Phos.
Dyspepsia with eructations, heartburn, chilliness. In
alternation with Nat. Phos.
Burning, tasteless eructations, relieved by drinking hot
water. Flatulence with distension of the stomach,
belching of gas and full sensation in the abdomen.
See also Combination C.
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Ferr. Phos.
acid gives rise to many distressing symptoms. There may be gastric
disturbance, irritation of the skin and mucous membranes,
impoverishment of the blood, palpitation of the heart, twinges of
rheumatism, headache on the top of the head with a sense of fullness,
a persistent feeling of tiredness and other symptoms of disturbed
metabolism. Whenever signs of acidity make their appearance, the
principal remedy, Nat. Phos., should be given - irrespective of any other
treatment which may be indicated - as this acid state, if allowed to
persist, will hamper the action of other tissue salts.
The first remedy for the pain, heat and threatened
suppuration.
When there is swelling but no pus formation. It should
be given in the early stages in alternation with Ferr. Phos.
Helps the abscess to ripen and discharge its contents
readily. Should be given when suppuration appears.
In the final stages for cleansing and healing.
Is antiseptic in action, and is therefore useful as an
intercurrent remedy.
ACIDITY
Acidity is a somewhat loose term indicating that the blood, or one or
more of the secretions, is less alkaline than it should be. This excess of
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ANAEMIA
Anaemia is an impoverished condition of the blood. The blood cells
may be too few in number (Calc. Phos.) or the oxygen carrier
haemoglobin may be deficient (Ferr. Phos.). The simpler forms of anaemia
may arise from a variety of causes; bleeding, after childbirth, a deficient
diet and so on. Foods rich in vitamins such as red meats, liver, milk,
eggs and green vegetables should be included in the diet. Fresh air and
sunshine are also valuable aids in restoring the quality of the blood.
There is a form of anaemia appearing in young girls at the age of
puberty and this may be recognised by the resulting pallor of the skin.
The girl loses weight, is excessively tired, has difficulty in keeping
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warm, has no appetite, is usually constipated and the appearance of
the menstrual period is delayed or becomes irregular. Medical advice
should be sought.
Nat. Mur.
Calc. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
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Nat. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
Nat. Phos.
The principal remedy to provide new blood-cells.
Especially useful for anaemic children and during
convalescence.
Helps in the formation of red blood by bringing oxygen
to the new blood-cells.
If skin eruption exists, or the stools are light coloured.
When the blood is thin and watery with depression of
spirits and prostration. Nat. Mur. is an important remedy
in the treatment of anaemia, as cell reproduction is
arrested if this remedy is deficient.
Useful an an intercurrent remedy and when an acid
condition prevails.
Profuse, frothy mucus and tears streaming when coughing.
Bronchial asthma; clear, tough, gluey expectoration.
Bronchial asthma with yellow expectoration. Worse in the
evenings or in a hot, stuffy atmosphere.
Asthma due to humid conditions with greenish, copious
expectoration.
BACKACHE
Backache is a symptom of many ailments. It may be due to local causes,
such as lumbago, rheumatism, strains, etc. On the other hand, the
trouble may be more deep-seated and medical advice should be sought
if the trouble persists.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Calc. Fluor.
ASTHMA
Asthma is a respiratory disorder characterised by paroxysms of difficult
breathing, usually followed by periods of relief, with recurrence of the
attacks at fairly regular intervals. There are various kinds of asthma and
sufferers should seek medical advice. An attack may be brought on by
contact with substances to which the person is sensitive and emotional
or dietary factors should not be overlooked. A sudden change of
temperature can bring on an attack. Asthma is more common in men
than in women and the first attack usually occurs in childhood. Some
alleviation of the symptoms may be obtained with the use of the
appropriate tissue salts.
Bed wetting (enuresis) is a fairly common habit with some young children. It may
be due to nervousness (Kali Phos.), indigestion (Nat. Phos.), too much liquid before
going to bed or just a habit. It is best to avoid giving liquid for at least an hour
before bedtime. The urine should be voided just before going to bed as some
youngsters are scared of getting up in the dark. A nightlight may be helpful.
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Kali Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Nat. Mur.
Nat. Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Nervous asthma, hay asthma. The chief remedy for the
breathing and depressed nervous state.
Spasmodic nervous asthma. In alternation with Kali Phos.
With gastric derangement, tongue coated white and
mucus white.
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Mag. Phos.
Acute inflammatory pains in the loins.
Useful intercurrently with Ferr. Phos. and for pain during
menstrual periods.
Bearing-down pains in the lower part of the back with
tired feeling.
Boring, darting, neuralgic pains in any part of the back.
See also Combination G.
BED WETTING
If inflammation is present and for muscular weakness.
For nervous, highly strung children.
In alternation with Ferr. Phos. or Kali Phos. as indicated.
When accompanied by symptoms or acidity.
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BILIOUSNESS
Bile is a bitter, yellowish fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall
bladder. It is discharged through the bile duct into the intestine where
it assists in the process of digestion and assimilation. About a pint or
more is secreted daily, but much of this is reabsorbed into the
bloodstream and circulates back to the liver, to be excreted again, and
so on. Biliousness is a rather vague term applied sometimes to migraine
or to the sick headaches and vomiting which occur in some forms of
gastric catarrh or following indiscretions of diet. The liver salt, Nat.
Sulph., is the principal remedy indicated for disorders in the secretion
and flow of bile. Attention should also be given to the diet, and foods
and drinks known to disagree should be avoided. Lemon juice may
help dispel the nausea.
aged. In the earlier stages, relief can usually be obtained by the
inhalation of vapour with a little Friar’s Balsam and menthol added to
the steaming water. Medical advice should be obtained.
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Ferr. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
Calc. Sulph.
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Nat. Sulph.
Kali Mur.
Ferr. Phos.
The principal remedy for nausea, vomiting and
giddiness.
When associated with digestive disorders with whitecoated tongue or light-coloured stools.
For sick headache and soreness of scalp in alternation
with the principal remedy.
See also Combination S.
BOILS (See Abscesses)
BRONCHITIS
Bronchitis is an inflammatory condition of the mucous membranes of
the bronchial tubes. It may follow a cold or catarrh. The usual
symptoms are feverishness with a harsh, dry cough and wheezing
respiration. The painful chest symptoms become less distressing when
expectoration begins. Bed rest, a light and warm drinks are beneficial.
If the inflammation spreads into the smaller bronchial tubes, the
symptoms become intensified and respiration is rapid and difficult.
Special care should be taken in the case of the very young and the
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The first remedy for the inflammation and temperature.
In alternation with Ferr. Phos. to promote perspiration
and control fever. It should be continued if expectoration
is yellow and slimy, and for evening aggravation of
symptoms.
For the second stage with thick, white phlegm, feeling of
stuffiness, and whitish-grey tongue.
Watery, frothy expectation with loss of taste and smell.
A useful remedy, in alternation with Calc. Phos., to speed
recovery during convalescence.
See also Combination J.
CATARRH
An excessive secretion from the mucous membranes, particularly those
of the air passages. It usually begins as a nasal catarrh (coryza) with a
feeling of stuffiness and sneezing, accompanied by a profuse, watery
discharge from the eyes and nose. Sometimes there is a loss of sense of
smell and taste. There may also be soreness of the throat with
bronchial irritation and symptoms similar to those of the common cold.
The nature of the discharge is a guide to the tissue salts required. The
name catarrh is also applied to describe similar conditions affecting the
stomach and bowels.
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Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
In the first stage for the fever and congestion.
For the second stage when there is thick, white phlegm
and a feeling of stuffiness. For chronic catarrh causing
difficulty in breathing.
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An important tissue salt in the treatment of affections of
the mucous membranes with sticky, yellowish secretions.
Catarrh of the stomach. This remedy works well with
Ferr. Phos.
Catarrh and colds with watery, transparent, frothy
discharges. Dryness of the nose with loss of taste and smell.
CHICKEN POX
Chicken pox is an acute contagious disease of children characterised by
feverishness and an eruption on the skin. It occurs in epidemics and the
incubation period can vary from eleven to twenty-one days after
exposure to infection. The first symptom is feverishness with aching of
the back and legs. Within twenty-four hours there is an eruption of red
pimples, which later become filled with a clear fluid. These vesicles
eventually form small crusts which scale off in little more than a week.
The child must be isolated from other children for fourteen days from
the appearance of the rash. Scratching should be discouraged or the
marks on the skin may remain. In some cases, shingles in adults is
thought to be due to infection from chicken pox. Medical advice
should be sought.
Biochemic treatment
Kali Mur.
Kali Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
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Calc. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Phos.
See also Combination Q,
Ferr. Phos.
having a defective circulation and sometimes there is a nutritional
deficiency (Calc. Phos.). A nourishing diet and warm clothing are obvious
preventative measures, and regular exercise and massage, remove the
predisposing conditions by helping to improve the circulation.
This remedy should be given every hour from the onset
of the fever until the feverishness subsides.
In alternation with Ferr. Phos. during the eruptive period.
Important as a supplementary remedy for the scaling of
the skin.
To be given during convalescence.
Calc Fluor.
Kali Sulph.
This is the principal remedy.
Useful where there is much swelling.
In alternation with Kali Mur. for the pain and inflammation.
May be given intercurrently to counter the effects of the
irritation.
A useful remedy when there are cracks in the skin.
Broken chilblains exuding thin, yellow fluid.
See also Combination P.
COLDS
Although, generally speaking, colds are regarded as trivial everyday
ailments, they can lead to serious trouble. It is therefore a wise
precaution never to neglect the common cold. If you can go to bed for
a day or two, do so. You will benefit from the rest and your system will
have a better chance of dealing with this temporary indisposition.
Colds are, in effect, a cleansing process, indicating that the body is
ridding itself of non-functional organic matter. Do not attempt to
suppress a cold. Assist the process of elimination by giving copious
drinks, lemon, barley water, etc., and keeping the bowels active,
thereby giving the digestive system a well-earned respite. These
common-sense measures should serve to cut short the course of the
cold and other people will not be exposed to infection. If the
symptoms persist medical advice should be sought, as more serious
troubles sometimes start with the same symptoms as a cold.
CHILBLAINS
An inflamed condition of the skin with swelling of the subcutaneous
tissues, usually affecting the hands or feet. They occur in persons
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People who are susceptible to colds will find a course of Ferr. Phos.,
Kali Mur. and Nat. Mur. is helpful (Combination J).
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CONSTIPATION
Ferr. Phos.
Though persons in health generally have one daily movement of
the bowels, some may have two regular motions, while in others a
motion once in two days is quite normal. When the bowel is
evacuated too seldom or incompletely, the motions become dry
and hard with difficulty of evacuation. There may be a mechanical
obstruction of the bowel, but generally the condition is due to one
or more of the following factors - too little “roughage” in the diet,
insufficient exercise, failure to inculcate the habit or regularity,
dryness of the bowel, lack of tone of the colon muscle and of the villi
of the intestines, etc. The diet should include plenty of fresh fruit,
green vegetables, green salads (uncooked), wholemeal bread and
dried fruits such as prunes, which have an indigestible residue and
thus provide bulk to exercise the intestinal muscles. Drink plenty
of fluids, including raw fruit juices which provide water in its purest
form. The regular use of aperients tends to aggravate the
trouble.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
Calc. Phos.
is needed for the feverishness, stuffiness and sneezing
that herald the onset of a cold. That bout of sneezing is a
first sign that a cold is threatening. It is a clear and
unmistakable call for Ferr. Phos. Recognise that fact and
act accordingly and you will be spared much discomfort
and inconvenience.
For the second stage when there is white phlegm and
stuffiness with congestion.
Running, watery colds with chilliness and a general
feeling of discomfort. Loss of taste and smell and dryness
of the skin.
A short course of this remedy is helpful in building up the
general health after a cold.
See also Combination J.
COLIC
Colic is an attack of spasmodic pain in the abdomen attended usually
by constipation. There are various forms of which simple colic is
generally the result of the presence of undigested substances in the
alimentary canal, which contracts spasmodically in an attempt to
remove them. Pressure over the abdomen may bring relief and the
anti-spasmodic tissue salt, Mag. Phos., should be taken with a sip of
hot water every ten minutes. Infants are subject to attacks of colic,
especially when fed artificially, and in such cases a modification of diet
may be necessary.
Biochemic treatment
Mag. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
With a sip of hot water every ten minutes until the pain is
relieved.
A useful supplementary remedy.
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Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
Calc. Fluor.
Nat. Phos.
When accompanied by indigestion with white-coated
tongue and after excess of rich foods.
For constipation arising from dryness of the bowel.
For relaxed condition of the bowel.
For chronic constipation in alternation with Nat. Sulph.
CONVALESCENCE
After an acute illness, and before complete health and strength are
regained, the body requires a period of comparative rest in order
to recuperate. Some acute ailments are attended by greater risks of a
relapse during convalescence, and this applied particularly to those
affecting respiration. During the period of recovery, strenuous
activities should be avoided and exposure to cold, damp, long hours
of standing, etc., reduced to a minimum.
See also Combination E.
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See also Combination B.
group of ailments known as local spasms and treatment with the antispasmodic tissue salt Mag. Phos. is indicated. The cause of these painful
spasms is to be found in the nervous system. Cramp frequently comes
on at night and during the attack the muscular fibres can be felt
gathered up into a distinct knot. The attack is usually of short duration;
massage and stretching the limb, by pressing against a firm object, are
helpful remedial measures.
COUGHS
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Coughing is a symptom that occurs during the course of most diseases
of the respiratory organs. It should not, however, be neglected as it
may be the forerunner of more serious trouble, e.g bronchitis,
pneumonia, etc. Expectoration varies in character according to the site
in which it is produced and the disease with which it is associated. Its
nature and consistency is a guide to the tissue salt required. Medical
advice should be sought in chronic cases.
Mag. Phos.
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CROUP
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Croup is a term used to denote various ailments characterised by
swelling which partially blocks the entrance to the larynx. It occurs in
children and is accompanied b wheezing inspiration. It can sometimes
be serious on account of the risk of a complete blockage and
suffocation. The attack usually comes on suddenly at night, following a
chill. The breathing is hoarse and croaking and there may be a
struggling for breath. A child subject to attacks of croup should be
especially guarded against cold and damp until the tendency is
outgrown. Medical advice should be sought.
Calc. Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
Mag. Phos.
Calc. Sulph.
Silica
Calc. Phos.
The principal remedy to restore the quality of the
blood, to aid assimilation and to tone up the system
generally.
In alternation with Calc. Phos. to oxygenise the blood.
Hard, dry cough with soreness and feverishness.
Cough with white, albuminous phlegm; white or greycoated tongue. Children’s cough.
Cough with yellow expectoration. Worse in a heated
room or in the evening.
Painful, spasmodic cough with a tendency to persist.
When the cough is loose and rattling with expectoration
of thin, watery sputum. In alternation with Ferr. Phos.
When the cough is accompanied by thick, yellow-green,
profuse expectoration.
Useful as an intercurrent remedy and during convalescence.
Calc. Phos.
Silica
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Ferr. Phos.
See also Combination J.
CRAMPS
Cramp is a painful spasmodic contraction of muscles, generally
affecting the limbs but sometimes the internal organs. It belongs to a
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The principal remedy in cramps, spasms, neuralgias,
twitchings, paroxysms, etc. Brings quicker relief when
taken with a little hot water.
In alternation with Mag. Phos. Sensation as if parts were
asleep, and with feeling of numbness and cold.
A useful alternative remedy if Mag. Phos. does not
relieve.
Kali Mur.
Mag. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Every fifteen minutes from the onset of the attack, in
alternation with Kali Mur.
The principal remedy for the exudation and swelling.
Spasmodic closure of the windpipe.
Useful if other remedies fail to bring relief.
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DIARRHOEA
Nat. Sulph.
Diarrhoea is a symptom of many diseases and is one of the body’s
methods of ridding itself of unwanted substances. The checking of
diarrhoea prematurely may therefore hamper instead of help the
healing process.
Diarrhoea in infants may be due to gastro-enteritis, a serious
condition calling for prompt medical attention and careful nursing.
A predisposing cause is artificial feeding; environment and seasonal
factors should be taken into account.
Among the many causes of diarrhoea in adults are indigestible
substances and other errors in the diet, a catarrhal condition of the
alimentary tract, emotional upsets, stomach chills, the eating of unripe
fruits, food poisoning, unwashed greenstuffs, unaccustomed foods
and alcoholic drinks, particularly those indulged in during holidays
overseas. Rest and warmth will give nature a chance a deal with the
trouble in her own way. A simple diet and the use of the appropriate
tissue salts will speed recovery.
Nat. Mur.
Mag. Phos.
Calc. Sulph.
EARACHE
Earache may be due to many causes such as catarrh, boils and as a
complication during fevers. In serious cases, suppuration may occur
and medical advice should be sought if the symptoms persist. Wax
in the ear is a common cause of deafness and it may be removed
by syringing.
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Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
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Ferr. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Kali Phos.
Helpful in most cases of diarrhoea, more particularly
where children are the subjects.
Diarrhoea with sour-smelling, greenish stools. Diarrhoea
of teething children, often associated with worms. Yellow
or creamy coating at the back part of the tongue.
Summer diarrhoea with gastric weakness.
Diarrhoea resulting from digestive disturbances. Calc. Phos.,
Ferr. Phos. and Nat. Phos. cover most forms of diarrhoea
of infants resulting from faulty assimilation of food.
Diarrhoea caused by rich or fatty foods, pastries, etc. Pale
stools and a white-coated tongue are indications for this
tissue salt.
Diarrhoea caused by fright and other emotional upsets.
Should always be considered for nervous subjects.
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Bilious diarrhoea. Dark-coloured stools. Worse in cold,
damp weather and in humid conditions.
Diarrhoea alternating with constipation. Watery stools
causing soreness and smarting.
As a supplementary remedy when the diarrhoea is
accompanied by cramping pains and flatulence.
Frequent, gushing stools giving the patient no rest. Give
also Ferr. Phos. and Calc. Phos.
Nat. Mur.
Kali Phos.
Calc. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
Inflammatory earache with burning, throbbing pain, after
exposure to cold or wet.
Earache with swelling of the eustachian tubes. Catarrhal
inflammation of the middle ear.
Roaring in the ears, dullness of hearing with watery
symptoms.
Dullness of hearing with noises in the head and
accompanying nervous symptoms. Humming in the ears,
especially in old people.
Discharges from the ear, sometimes mixed with blood.
Discharge from the ears especially in children; the bones
around the ear ache and there may be some swelling.
Dullness of hearing from disorders of the auditory nerve
fibres. Nervous earache.
Earache with yellow discharge. Catarrh of the ear. An
excellent remedy for the distressing earache of
children.
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EYES
Middle age is the time when eyesight tends to show signs of
deterioration, especially for close work. When difficulty begins to be
experienced in reading small print, that is the time to seek expert
advice and a visit to the oculist is a wise precaution. Headaches can
some times be traced to eye strain.
desire for food. Then follows some form of discharge, usually a profuse
perspiration, after which the fever declines. In some diseases the fever
may be continued or remittent. Rest in bed and warmth will assist the
course of the fever and the aim should be to help the process of
elimination, never to suppress it.
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Ferr. Phos.
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Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
Nat. Phos.
Silica
Inflammation without secretion of pus. Burning with
sensation as if grains of sand were under the eyelids.
Conjunctivitis.
Inflammation of the eye with whitish discharge.
Neuralgic pains with flow of tears.
Discharge of golden-creamy matter. Eyelids glued together
in the morning. Acid symptoms.
Stye on the eyelid. Alternate with Ferr. Phos. for the
inflammation.
FEVER
Fever is a condition characterised by an increase in body temperature.
It is one of the most common symptoms of disease but should be
regarded as secondary to the disordered state with which it is
associated. The temperature of the human body in health ranges
between 98.4 degrees and 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. There are daily
variations, the lowest being between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m
and the highest during the evening. The body normally maintains an
even temperature by controlling the balance between heat gained and
lost. Heat is gained by oxidation of the tissues (Ferr. Phos.) which takes
place during the process of nutrition. Cooling occurs principally
through the lungs and skin. In the feverish state balance is no longer
maintained, more heat being lost than gained, the loss to the system
being chiefly in the form of nitrogen compounds. A fever is usually
preceded by chilliness and there may be headache or a feeling of
tiredness in the limbs. There follows a “hot” stage, the skin feels dry,
there is an increase in the rate of the pulse, excessive thirst, and little
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Kali Phos.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Mur.
The principal remedy for high temperatures, quickened
pulse and feverishness.
In alternation with Ferr. Phos., to control the temperature
and to promote perspiration.
Nervous fevers, high temperature, quick and irregular
pulse with general nervous excitement.
Catarrhal fevers, great chilliness, with white-coated
tongue and constipation.
Hay fever with watery discharge; dryness of the bowel of
other symptoms pointing to a disturbance in the
moisture regulating processes.
FIBROSITIS
Fibrositis is the popular term applied to muscular rheumatism. Many
different names have been given to the various manifestations of this
conditions - bursitis, myalgia, neuritis, lumbago, etc. The onset may be
acute or gradual. It can affect a whole area, such as back and
shoulders, or be localised in one place. Exposure to damp and cold is a
predisposing factor. Fibrositis comes under the general group of
ailments arising as a result of self-poisoning. Diet is accordingly
important, and a course of treatment with the tissue salts associated
with the cleansing processes (Nat. Sulph. and Kali Mur.) should prove
helpful.
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Ferr. Phos.
The principal remedy for acute, inflammatory pains
brought on suddenly by chills, exposure, unaccustomed
exercise, strains, etc.
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In alternation with the principal remedy in cases of acidity.
A useful supplementary remedy in acute cases.
When the pains are fleeting or shifting.
To help eliminating poison-charged fluids.
Kali Phos.
Kali Sulph.
See also Combination I.
Mag. Phos.
GASTRIC DISTURBANCES
Gastric disturbances include a wide range of ailments characterised
by painful or uncomfortable symptoms associated with the function of
digestion. The symptoms are numerous and may arise from simple
causes such as too hurried meals and insufficient mastication of the food.
Diet is obviously important and the digestive organs should be given as
much rest as possible by adopting regular habits and by the selection
of wholesome, easily digestible foods. Acid dyspepsia, catarrh of the
stomach and nervous dyspepsia are some of the conditions that come
under this general heading. Medical advice should be sought in
chronic cases.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Nat. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Gastritis with pain, swelling, and tenderness of the
stomach. Dyspepsia with hot, flushed face. Vomiting of
undigested food, the tongue being clean.
Gastric derangements when the tongue has a white or
greyish-white coating. Indigestion or nausea after taking
fatty or rich foods. In alternation with Ferr. Phos. in the
treatment of gastritis.
Gastric derangements with symptoms of acidity. Sour
risings, creamy, golden-yellow coating on the back part
of the tongue. Heartburn after eating. Fretful, irritable
disposition.
A useful remedy in the treatment of gastric and digestive
disturbances when taken in alternation with other indicated
remedies. It aids the digestive processes and improves
assimilation.
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Nat. Sulph.
Nervous indigestion with “gone” sensation in the
stomach. Hungry feeling after taking food. Stomach ache
after fright or from excitement.
Gastric catarrh with slimy golden-yellow coating of the
tongue. Colicky pains in the stomach with feeling of
pressure or fullness.
Spasmodic pains and cramps of the stomach, relieved by
hot drinks. Flatulence with much belching of gas.
Gastric disturbances with bilious symptoms, bitter taste in
the mouth, vomiting of bitter fluids. The tongue is
sometimes coated a green-brown or greenish-grey colour.
See also Combination S.
HAEMORRHAGE
Haemorrhage is an unusual flow of blood from any part of the body,
caused by injuries, weakness of the blood vessels, etc. It may be external
or internal; from an artery, when the blood is bright red and comes in
spurts corresponding to the heart beats, or from a vein, when it is of a
darker colour and wells up into the wound. Haemorrhage calls for
immediate medical attention and until help arrives the usual first-aid
steps should be taken to prevent loss of blood. The patient should
be kept warm and not disturbed more than necessary. Slight
haemorrhages, such as occur as a result of piles or prolonged and
excessive menstruation, may lead to an anaemic condition of the blood
(Calc. Phos.). A little powdered Ferr. Phos. applied direct to the injured
parts will help to stop the bleeding and aid the wound to heal cleanly.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Bleeding from wounds; bleeding into the tissues as in
bruises, etc., if possible, apply powdered Ferr. Phos. locally.
HAEMORRHOIDS
Haemorrhoids (piles) consist of a varicosed condition of the veins at the
lower end of the bowel. Piles may be internal or external, or both.
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Internal piles extend about one inch up the bowel. Sedentary habits are
a predisposing factor and constipation with straining at stool is not an
unusual accompaniment of this painful and embarrassing condition.
Piles sometimes occur during pregnancy and they can also be a
symptom of other diseases. External piles need not necessarily cause any
pain or trouble. Sometimes they may become inflamed and give off a
thin discharge. Internal piles may give no sign of their presence except
for occasional bleeding. Too great a loss of blood will cause anaemia.
When internal piles are large they may protrude and become inflamed
and painful. In general piles are more of an inconvenience than a serious
condition. Care should be taken to avoid constipation and it is better to
achieve this by regulating the diet than by recourse to purgatives, which
in the long run aggravate the trouble. The parts should be carefully
washed after evacuation and any protrusions gently replaced. Piles tend to
be one of the ailments of middle-age. Medical advice should be sought.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Calc. Fluor.
Calc. Phos.
For the inflammation and bleeding.
Internal and blind piles, sometimes accompanied by pain
in the back. Tones up the relaxed condition of the veins
and muscular fibres.
Intercurrently with Calc. Fluor. in anaemic people.
Biochemic treatment
Kali Sulph.
Silica
Nat. Mur.
See also Combination K.
HAY FEVER
Hay fever generally occurs during the summer months in people who
are susceptible to pollen, or some irritating substance. This leads to the
production of too much histamine which is responsible for the
symptoms. It begins with an itching of the eyes and nose, followed by
symptoms of a cold. There may also be headache, severe sneezing, and
a watery discharge from eyes and nose. Precautions should be taken to
avoid the exciting cause, for example, meadows during the summer
season in the case of a person affected by pollen from hay fields. Nat.
Mur. is the tissue salt usually indicated.
Biochemic treatment
Nat. Mur.
See also Combination G.
Mag. Phos.
HAIR FALLING OUT
Every day, in the healthy scalp, a certain number of hairs reach the end
of their existence, and are combed out, being replaced in time by new
hairs. Each follicle produces many hairs in the course of a lifetime, but
sometimes the hairs becomce gradually finer and the hair producing
quality of the follicle finally fails. This may be due to an eczematous
condition of the scalp, or dandruff, and to a certain extent it may be
hereditary. Some diseases may cause partial loss of hair and prolonged
anxiety or nervous shock are known to be causative factors. A little
castor oil massaged into the scalp with the finger tips is helpful.
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Falling-out of hair, bald spots. Much scaling of the scalp,
moist and sticky. Dandruff.
Impoverished condition of the hair, lack lustre. A valuable
hair conditioner.
A useful supplementary remedy in cases of dandruff and
falling-out of hair.
Silica
Kali Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
For hay fever after exposure to sun; watery symptoms
with sensation of itching and tingling in the nose.
To prevent a threatened attach from maturing, or to
relax the spasms.
Itching and tingling of the nose with violent sneezing.
For the depression and to aid breathing.
For the congestion, inflammation and headache.
See also Combination H.
HEADACHE
Headache is one of the most commonplace of human ailments. It is symptomatic
of many diseased conditions, some slight and others more serious, and it can arise
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from a variety of causes. The brain itself is insensitive to pain. It is probably that
the pain of headache is due to dilation of the arteries or to pressure of some
sort. The dilation may be a response to nervous stimuli, or the pain may arise
from the neck muscles, or scalp, or from other nearby organs. One of the most
frequent cuases of headache is anxiety and living at too high a pressure;
overworked professional people and business executives are likely subjects.
Defective eyesight is another common cause. The pain occurs in the
region of the brow and tends to come on in the evening, particularly if
a lot of reading or close work has been done during the day. Sinus
infection is a less common cause and in such cases there is usually a
history of colds in the head. Teeth can also be responsible for headaches.
Indigestion accompanied by nausea may bring on the type of headache
known as migraine. Constipation is a common cause, especially in
children. Headaches are also a characteristic feature of fevers.
These are some of the factors responsible for headaches and in treating
the trouble it is necessary to search out and remove the cause. Although
the pain-killing drugs have their place, their continued use to suppress
symptoms is not advisable and can result in harmful side-effects, e.g
stomach haemorrhage. When headaches occur regularly the proper
course is to consult a doctor and to put him in possession of as much
information as possible in order to help him to ascertain the cause.
Applications of eau-de-cologne to the forehead are sometimes helpful and
the tissue salts are useful as first aids, e.g Ferr. Phos. for the congested,
throbbing headaches associated with the dilatation of the arteries.
Kali Sulph.
Nat. Mur.
Nat. Sulph.
Nat. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Calc. Sulph.
Headache which is worse in a heated room and in the
evening.
Dull, heavy headache with drowsiness; sleep not refreshing.
Sick headache with biliousness; nausea and bitter taste in
the mouth. Worse in damp, warm weather. Migraine.
Headache on the crown of the head on awakening. Sick
headache with acid symptoms, especially after taking
wine or milk.
Headache with vertigo and in anaemic persons.
Headache with vertigo and nausea. Pain around the
whole head.
See also Combinations F and S.
HICCUPS
Hiccups is a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the diaphragm
closing the throat, resulting in a sudden shutting off of breath. It is
brought about by an irritation of the nerves which serve the
diaphragm, usually following some digestive upset. Overeating, or too
rapid eating, sometimes brings on an attack, especially in children.
Biochemic treatment
Mag. Phos.
Nat. Mur.
The principal remedy. It should be given with a little hot
water.
For hiccups after hasty eating. In alternation with Mag.
Phos. if the spasms persist.
Biochemic treatment
HIVES (Nettlerash)
Ferr. Phos.
Hives is another name for nettlerash. It is a skin eruption somewhat
resembling the effect produced by the sting of nettles. There is
considerable itching and irritation which may extend over large areas of
the body. It is usually brought on by digestive disturbances or after
eating certain kinds of foods, such as shellfish. It is one of those
ailments where the sufferer is allergic to the exciting cause and that
should be sought out and avoided. In some cases it is accompanied by
Kali Phos.
Kali Mur.
Inflammatory headaches from cold, sunheat, with
throbbing in the temples or over the eyes. Congestive
headache at the menstrual period. Soreness of the scalp.
Pain worse from motion or noise.
Nervous headaches in alternation with Mag. Phos.
Headache with white-coated tongue, disordered stomach
and sluggish liver.
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feverishness and the eruptions can cause temporary swelling and
disfigurement and there may be other toxic symptoms. The anti-toxic
tissue salts, Kali Sulph. and Nat. Mur. are helpful in treating this trouble.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
Nat. Mur.
Nat. Phos.
When there is feverishness.
When the skin is dry and teding to scale.
Eruptions with clear, watery contents, nettlerash after
becoming overheated.
Soreness of the skin, with symptoms of acidity. Creamy
exudations.
INDIGESTION (See Gastric disturbances)
INFLUENZA
Influenza is one of the infectious, febrile diseases principally involving the
respiratory organs. It occurs usually in epidemics during the winter
months. The Italians at one time ascribed it to the influence of the stars,
hence the name “influenza”. It is now known to be due to a virus, of
which there are three types - A, B and C. Type “A” is the most prevalent
in this country. The onset of influenza is sudden with a feeling of chilliness,
headache and aching of the limbs, followed by sore throat and other
symptoms. Old people, particularly, are susceptible to complications,
e.g pneumonia, and the chief mortality of influenza is due to such
complications. A relapse can occur if the person tries to return to normal
duties prematurely, so extra care should be taken during convalescence.
Biochemic treatment
Nat. Sulph.
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Sulph.
Kali Mur.
Calc. Phos.
The principal remedy. It should be taken in alternation
with Ferr. Phos. throughout the feverish stage.
For the inflammation and feverishness.
To promote perspiration and to control temperature.
For the catarrhal symptoms in alternation with one or
more of the other indicated remedies.
During convalescence.
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LUMBAGO
Lumbago is a form of rheumatism affecting the muscles of the lower
part of the back. It is sometimes brought on by exposure to cold and
damp or unaccustomed exercise, such as bending and lifting. There is
an inflammatory condition of the muscular tissues (Ferr. Phos.) with
congestion and pressure upon the nerve endings. Lumbago usually
comes on suddenly, like a stab in the back, and it may be difficult or
impossible to move on account of the pain. The attacks are usually of
short duration. Treatment is on similar lines to that recommended for
rheumatism. The local application of heat and gentle massage, if this
can be borne, should bring a measure of relief.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Calc. Fluor.
Calc. Phos.
In the early stages for the inflammation and pain.
To counteract acid conditions.
In alternation with Nat. Phos. in acid subjects.
Lumbago following a strain, in alternation with Ferr. Phos.
Severe pains on bending, unable to straighten.
Rheumatic pains in the joints with cold or numb feeling.
Symptoms are usually worse from cold and change
of weather.
See also Combination G.
MALARIA
Malaria is a disease caused by the presence of parasites in the blood,
following a bite from a certain species of mosquito. It has been known
from earliest times and its connection with damp, swampy
surroundings has long been recognised. Malaria is chiefly confined to
tropical climates, but is not unkown in temperate regions. The parasite
is carried by the Anopheles mosquito which breeds in the surface water
of pools and in areas of rank vegetation.
The acute malarial attack has three stages; chill, fever and sweat; the
paroxysms recurring at twenty-four, forty-eight and seventy-two hours,
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according to the type of malaria. There is also a form known as
remittent fever in which the temperature does not become normal for
from one to two weeks, with much muscular soreness and aching.
Malaria is prevalent where humidity causes an excess of water in the
blood, excluding the proper amount of oxygen from the system. The
paroxysms disappear with the elimination of the excess water, coming
on again as more water is absorbed from the moisture-laden
atmosphere. The chances of an attack of malaria can be lessened by
making sure that the system is plentifully supplied with the watereliminating tissue salt, Nat. Sulph.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
An important remedy for the fever, especially when there
is vomiting of undigested food.
The principal remedy in all cases; bilious stools, dirty
grey-green coating of the tongue, bitter vomiting.
For the anaemic condition following an attack.
MEASLES
Measles is an acute and highly infectious disease occurring mostly in
children. The disease known as German measles is a milder form but
special care should be taken by women during pregnancy to avoid contact
with infected persons. Epidemics usually occur during the winter months
and it is believed that the infecting agent is a filterable virus. Measles
usually begins like an ordinary cold, with cough, watering at the eyes and
nose and a high temperature. In four or five days, eruptions appear; small
red spots, beginning on the face and neck, gradually running together and
extending down the body. The room should be kept darkened if the eyes
are affected and the child given a jig-saw puzzle or game in preference to
reading. About the ninth day, the eruption disappears, with a bran-like
shedding of the outer skin. Measles is contagious and it is possible for
infection to be carried from one place to another by clothing or other
articles or by an unaffected third person. There is always a risk of
complications such as bronchitis or pneumonia and special care should
be taken during convalescence. Medical advice should be sought.
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Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Kali Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
The first remedy for the fever and inflammation.
The second remedy for the cough, swelling and coated
tongue.
When the rash appears and for the peeling of the skin.
When the skin symptoms have cleared up and during
convalescence.
MENSTRUATION
Menstruation is a normal function beginning at the age of puberty and
ending at the change of life. It consists of a periodic discharge of blood
and mucus from the uterus. Menstruation occurs normally about every
twenty-eight days, varying slightly at longer or shorter intervals in
different women. The duration of the flow and the amount of blood
lost also varies considerably but each woman finally establishes a
standard which is normal to herself.
The regularity of menstruation depends upon the state of health and is
easily upset by any changes in occupation, climate or surroundings.
Any factor affecting the mind may bring about a temporary
disturbance of menstruation. Hygiene during the menstrual period
should be the same as at any other time, except that mental and
physical exertions should be somewhat lessened. Moderate exercise,
fresh air, nourishing food and plenty of sleep are needed.
Dysmenorrhoea is the name applied to painful symptoms which may be
present during the menstrual period. It arises from various causes; congestion
and inflammation of the pelvic organs, neuralgia from irritability of the
nervous system, chills, anaemia, etc. and medical advice should be sought.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Painful menstruation, bright red flow, flushed face,
quickening pulse. Congestion of the pelvic organs with
too profuse loss of blood.
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Menses too early and too frequent, or too late or
checked from taking cold. Black, or dark clotted blood.
For spasmodic pains, cramp, labour-like, bearing-down
pains, menstrual colic.
Menstrual colic in nervous, sensitive women, dark red flow.
Intercurrently in anaemic women and girls at puberty.
Scanty flow.
When there are acid symptoms and for local irritation.
For depression of spirits and lassitude. Thin watery
discharge. Headache in the mornings.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
See also Combination N.
This is a state where nerve force is being used up more quickly than it
can be generated, and when we recognise this simple fact we realise
that to stimulate the nerves with so-called “tonics” is one way of
aggravating the trouble. The nutritional aspect of this condition must
be borne in mind and those tissue salts which play a part in elaborating
the nerve fluids should be taken steadily over a reasonable period. Grief,
worry, undue mental exertion, irregular habits, emotional extravagance;
these are the parasitical influences which rob the nerves of their vitality.
Treatment should aim to increase the supply of nervous energy and to
bring the nerves back to a state of normal tranquillity. When this has
been achieved, a remarkable change for the better will be experienced.
MUMPS
Biochemic treatment
Mumps is an infectious disease characterised by an inflammatory
swelling of one or other of the salivary glands, usually the parotid,
and frequently occuring as an epidemic. It mostly affects young
persons but can occur at any age. It is highly infectious for two or
three days before the swellings appear. There is an incubation period
of two to three weeks after infection, before the glands begin to
swell. The first signs are feverishness, sore throat, and high
temperature. The swelling goes down within about a week. The
person should be kept in isolation for about fourteen days from the
onset of the disease or seven days after the subsidence of all swelling.
In some cases there are swellings in other glands of the body and
care should be taken to guard against complications. Medical advice
should be sought.
Kali Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Nat. Mur.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Calc. Phos.
During the first stage whilst the fever lasts, in alternation
with Kali Mur.
The principal remedy for the glandular swelling and pain
on swallowing.
During convalescence to restore strength and vitality.
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Mag. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
This is the principal nerve tissue salt; the nerve nutrient
and vitaliser which should be given in ailments of a
nervous character. It is the remedy when the nerves are
said to be “on edge”.
This tissue salt is another valuable nerve nutrient. It acts
well with Kali Phos. but has more to do with the motor
nerves. Mag. Phos. is indicated for nerve pains, cramps
and nervous twitchings. It helps to steady the nerves.
This tissue salt is needed to raise the general nutritional
tone and to improve the quality of the blood. It
promotes the assimilation of vital nutrients and so
contributes to the supply of nervous energy. Other tissuesalts may be needed to deal with individual symptoms
but the above are the most frequently needed remedies
for ailments of a truly nervous character.
See also Combination B.
NEURALGIA
Neuralgia is a nerve pain, following exposure to cold, injury, fever,
pressure, irritation, etc. These pains are most common in the nerves of
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the face and head, the symptoms consisting of shooting and intense
pains along the course of the nerves. Attacks of neuralgia are apt to
occur when the general health is in a low state and when this is
suspected a course of Calc. Phos. will prove helpful.
that “pain is a prayer of a nerve for relief”. Give prompt heed to these
pains, note their nature and location and select the tissue salt most
closely corresponding, e.g. Ferr. Phos. throbbing pains, Mag. Phos.
cramping pains, etc.
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Mag. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
Ferr. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
The principal remedy for neuralgic pains.
Neuralgic pains in nervous persons. For the depression,
sleeplessness and irritability.
Acute neuralgic pains due to inflammatory conditions,
caused by chills, fevers, etc. Alternate with Mag. Phos.
To improve the general state of health.
Mag. Phos.
See also Combination A.
Kali Phos.
NEURITIS
Neuritis is an inflammatory condition of a nerve or nerves which may
be localised in one part of the body or may be general. The fibrous
sheath of the nerve may be irritated by inflammation (Ferr. Phos.) cold,
pressure, or some other cause. The symptoms vary according to the
location of the trouble and certain forms of neuritis are associated with
a vitamin deficiency.
Calc. Fluor.
Calc. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Silica
For the inflammatory condition.
Intercurrently to improve the nutritional tone of the nerves.
For the spasmodic pains.
A useful supplementary remedy for the nerve sheath
tissues.
Kali Sulph.
See also Combination A.
PAIN
Pain is a timely indication that the human machine is not running as
smoothly as it should; there is friction somewhere. It has been well said
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Nat. Mur.
Throbbing pains with heat, inflammation and
congestion, strained muscles and tendons, sprains. Pains
resulting from cuts and wounds (a little powdered Ferr.
Phos. should be applied locally). Ferr. Phos. and Mag.
Phos. are probably the two most frequently needed
remedies in the treatment of pain.
Spasmodic, cramping pains, with acute stabbing, boring
sensation, neuralgia, sciatica, menstrual pains, etc.
Itching of the skin with nervous irritation or crawling
sensation, chilblains which itch and tingle.
Aches and pains of the legs with feeling of heaviness due
to bad circulation. Pains in the lower part of the back
with dragging sensation.
Deep-seated pains in the bones and joints, severe at
night, with sensation of numbness or the trickling of cold
water. The pains are alleviated by moving the limbs.
Pains accompanied by soft swellings, faceache with
swelling of the cheeks or gums, tonsillitis, etc. Pains
accompanied by white, fibrinous discharges. Gastric
pains after eating fatty or rich foods. This tissue salt is the
first-aid for burns.
Stomach pains with sensation of pressure and fullness at
the pit of the stomach. Pains which are worse in the
evening, or in a heated, stuffy atmosphere. Shifting
twinges of pain. Alternate with Ferr. Phos. in the
treatment of inflammatory pains to promote perspiration
when the skin is hot, dry and harsh.
Pains accompanied by an increase of watery secretions
such as tears, nasal discharges and urine. Pulsations felt
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all over the body. Pains in the back relieved by lying on
something hard. Painful blisters and blebs on the skin
with watery contents. Itching of nettlerash. The pains
sometimes make their appearance at regular intervals.
Digestive pains when associated with acidity, heartburn,
sour acid risings, etc. itching of the nose and anus may
also be symptoms of an over-acid state of the blood.
Pains associated with liver disturbances, notably
biliousness, sick headache, nausea, etc.
Pains due to the formation of boils, gumboils, abscesses,
etc. Suppurating pains and festering conditions call for
the deep-acting, eliminating function of this tissue salt.
Pains arising from neglected injuries with suppuration.
In rheumatic ailments, all the eliminative organs are involved. Kidneys,
liver, bowels, lungs - even the skin. There is some hold-up in the body’s
waste transport system, the organs concerned are lacking in tone and
efficiency. The great vitaliser of this transport system is Nat. Sulph.. This
tissue salt brings about the removal of the poison charged fluids which
are the normal result of the chemical exchanges constantly taking place
in the living tissue-cells. If conditions arise which allow these waste
matters to accumulate in the blood and tissues, then auto-intoxication
(self-poisoning) results. The importance of Nat. Sulph. to rheumatic
subjects thus becomes self-evident.
Other tissue salts may sometimes be required owing to complicating
conditions, but the three tissue salts mentioned are the ones most
frequently needed.
PILES (See Haemorrhoids)
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RHEUMATISM
Rheumatism is not a single ailment; the term embraces a whole group
of disabilities arising from many and varied causes, among which is
auto-intoxication of self-poisoning.
At the onset there is a measure of congestion and inflammation and if
this can be broken up promptly a serious attack may be averted. For
this purpose the tissue salt Ferr. Phos. is needed. Ferr. Phos. is the
oxygen-carrier of the blood, its action enables the tissues to “breathe”
and so to burn up their waste products. The local congestion is thus
relieved and the inflammation subsides. Ferr. Phos. is useful as a first aid
for acute attacks of rheumatism.
Another associated symptom of rheumatism is acidity. Faulty elimination
allows the accumulation in the blood of acid-waste products which
have a bad effect on the general circulation. The acid-neutralising tissue
salt, Nat. Phos., breaks up these harmful acids and so helps to bring
about their elimination.
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Ferr. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Silica
For the pain, inflammation and congestion.
To neutralise the acid-forming tendency.
To aid in removing toxic-charged fluids from the system.
To break up accumulation of urates lodging around the
joints and muscles.
See also Combination M.
SCIATICA
Sciatica is inflammation of the great sciatic nerve which runs down the
back of the thigh. It can follow as a result of exposure to cold and damp,
causing irritation of the nerve. There may be a rheumatic tendency.
Pressure from other causes may also be responsible for sciatic pain. A
slipped vertebral disc is not an uncommon cause of pain in the sciatic
nerve. The trouble may first be felt a little behind the hip joint, and then
extending downwards even as far as the foot. Hip, knee and ankle joints
are particularly tender areas. In severe cases movement of the limb is very
painful and rest in bed becomes necessary. For the pain and inflammation
the chief remedy is Ferr. Phos. taken every half-hour during an acute attack.
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SKIN AILMENTS
Ferr. Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Skin ailments are a large and important group which not only influence
the general health, but may reveal constitutional weaknesses both
inherited and acquired. There are several broad classifications; those
affecting the sebaceous and sweat glands, inflammatory diseases,
nervous disorders, and those due to parasitic infections. Medical advice
should always be sought in the first instance to determine the nature
and cause of the trouble.
Nat. Sulph.
For the general pain and inflammation.
When the pain is spasmodic.
In alternation with Mag. Phos. when there is nervous
exhaustion with great restlessness.
Pain when getting up from sitting or turning in bed, no
relief in any position.
See also Combination A.
SINUS
Sinus is a cavity in bone or tissue. The air sinuses of the frontal bones
communicate with the interior of the nose. Inflammation or infection
may spread into the sinus cavities and may be difficult to disperse on
account of the restricted drainage apertures. Suppuration into the
nasal sinuses may be associated with an abscess of the upper teeth
the roots of which project into the cavity. Nasal catarrh may also
spread infection into the sinus.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Nat. Mur.
Kali Mur.
Kali Sulph.
Calc. Fluor.
Silica
For the inflammation (sinusitis) in alternation with the
remedy indicated by the nature of the discharge.
Albuminous discharge, like the white of raw egg.
Clear, watery discharge causing soreness. Salty taste.
White, fibrinous discharge.
Sticky, yellow or greenish dishcarge.
Yellow, lumpy discharge affecting the bones. Alternate
with Silica
Purulent discharge, alternate with Calc. Sulph. Where the
bone is affected, alternate with Calc. Fluor.
It should be borne in mind that the skin is an important organ of
elimination and that most forms of discharge are indications that the
system is throwing-off unwanted organic materials which for some
reason have become non-functional.
Seborrhoea is a term applied to an accumulation of sebaceous
secretions forming scales (mostly on the scalp) and which may interfere
with the growth of the hair. Acne is a somewhat similar form of
eruption occurring more on the face and upper part of the body and
especially during adolescence. Careful cleansing of the affected parts is
necessary. A wart (verruca) is an excrescence from the surface of the
skin, which sometimes disappears spontaneously or may have to be
excised. Inflammatory affections are symptomatic of many fevers and
may take various forms. Nettlerash is a diffuse redness of the skin
accompanied by weals similar to the effect of stinging nettles.
Catarrhal conditions of the skin are a large and important group, the
most common being eczema, which may be wet or dry. Shingles is a
painful eruption which may attack any part of the body but always
along the distribution of a nerve. Outward applications of powdered
Ferr. Phos. help to relieve the pain. Shingles is more frequently met
with in elderly people and it can be a very debilitating ailment.
See also Combination Q.
As a general rule, the symptomatic picture will indicate the tissue salt
required - inflammation (Ferr. Phos.), scaling (Kali Sulph.), whitish
dishcarges (Kali Mur.), watery or dry states (Nat. Mur.), and so on.
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Outward applications are helpful. The diet should be wholesome and
nourishing and should include plenty of fresh fruits and green
vegetables. Avoid highly seasoned dishes and over-refined foods such
as white bread, pastries, sweets, white sugar, etc.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Kali Sulph.
Nat. Mur.
Kali Phos.
Silica
Calc. Phos.
Calc. Fluor.
Calc. Sulph.
In the first stage for the inflammation, heat, burning,
pain, etc. Outward application in powdered form for the
pain of shingles.
Second stage of inflammatory conditions. Eruptions are
thick and white, and may be accompanied by whitecoated tongue and light coloured stools. Warts, shingles,
etc., in alternation with Nat. Mur.
Skin eruptions which are sticky, yellow and watery. Dry
skin with suppression of eruptions; peeling of the skin,
with or without sticky secretions. Symptoms are
aggravated in the evening and in hot, stuffy atmospheres.
The principal remedy for relief from the effects of psoriasis.
Skin eruptions when the discharges are clear and watery.
Excessive dryness of the skin. Blisters, nettlerash, bites
and stings of insects (applied locally). Shingles in
alternation with Kali Mur.
An important constitutional remedy when the trouble is
of nervous origin, e.g shingles. Great irritation of the skin;
offensive discharges.
Abscesses, boils, styes, etc. Thick, yellow discharge.
Suppressed perspiration.
Pimples on the faces of young persons in alternation with
Calc. Sulph.. Pallid, anaemic appearance.
Chaps and cracks of the skin; cracks in the palms of
the hands.
Pimples during adolescence, acne. A useful intercurrent
remedy to cleanse the blood stream and hasten healing.
SLEEPLESSNESS
Sleeplessness may be due to various causes. People of a highly-strung
disposition find it more difficult to relax - nervous tension, aggravated
by worry, anxiety, overwork, etc. is one of the more common factors.
Indigestion is responsible in many cases and the eating of a heavy meal
and stimulants too soon before retiring should be avoided. The brain
sometimes becomes overactive as a result of late night work so that it is
difficult to settle down to sleep. A certain amount of mental effort is
called for to stem the kaleidoscope of thoughts that tend to crowd the
mind. It is sometimes helpful to take a hot drink and read a chapter
from a favourite book, thus breaking the recurring chain of thoughts.
A dose of Nat. Phos. kept handy at the bedside will soothe minor
digestive upsets; Kali Phos. is helpful as a constitutional remedy when
the nervous system is rundown. A hot drink, taken slowly just before
bedtime, is an effective nightcap, and adequate warmth, especially of
the feet, and fresh air are aids to a sound night’s sleep. Elderly people
usually need less sleep and sleeplessness at night can sometimes be
made good by a nap after lunch. Medical advice should be sought
when sleeplessness persists.
Biochemic treatment
Nat. Phos.
Kali Phos.
In alternation with Nat. Sulph. when due to digestive
disturbances.
Sleeplessness from nervous causes or due to overexcitement.
SORE THROAT
An inflammatory condition of the wall of the throat (the pharynx) is
known as pharyngitis and inflammation of the mucous membrane of
the larynx (the organ of the voice) is laryngitis. The term “throat” is
popluarly applied to the region about the front of the neck, but,
correctly speaking, it means the irregular cavity into which the nose
and mouth open above, and from which the larynx and gullet lead
below, where the channel for the air and that for the food intersect.
See also Combination D.
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Pharnygitis may be due to infection, digestive disturbances, too much
smoking, etc. and in severe cases there may even be slight bleeding of
the smaller blood vessels. There is usually irritation, cough, and general
discomfort. Laryngitis is brought on by similar causes including
exposure to damp and draughts, too much talking, etc., and it is also a
symptom of many infectious diseases. There may be swelling and
difficulty in breathing. The heat, pain and dryness are a clear call for
Ferr. Phos., the oxygen-carrier, which should be given at frequent
intervals during the acute stage until the inflammation subsides. A cold
compress may help to relieve the pain and inflammation.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Calc. Sulph.
Calc. Fluor.
Calc. Phos.
For the inflammation and burning pain. Throat red and
dry with hoarseness, loss of voice.
In alternation with Ferr. Phos. when there is swelling of
the glands or tonsils.
If taken in the early stages can prevent development of a
cold. In the later stages of tonsillitis when matter is
discharged or abscess forms. Ulcerated sore throat.
Relaxed throat with tickling in the larynx. In alternation
with Calc. Phos. for enlargement of the tonsils.
Sore, aching throat with pain or swallowing. Chronic
enlargement of tonsils.
distribution in the tissue at the base of the brain, the actual cause of
collapse, must be equalised and the tissue salt for this purpose is Nat. Mur.
Biochemic treatment
Nat. Mur.
Ferr. Phos.
This is the chief remedy to regulate the distribution of
moisture. It should be given at frequent intervals.
In alternation with Nat. Mur. for the inflammatory
symptoms and to help respiration.
SYNOVITIS
Synovitis is inflammation of the membrane lining a joint. There is
usually an effusion of fluid with swelling and pain. It occurs in certain
rheumatic diseases and also as a result of injuries and strains,
particularly those arising from athletic activities. Bursitis is a somewhat
similar condition.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Silica
Calc. Fluor.
For the pain, stiffness and inflammation.
To disperse the infiltration of fluid.
For chronic synovitis of the knee, with swelling and
difficulty of movement.
A useful remedy in long-standing cases that are slow to
respond to treatment.
TEETH
See also Combination J.
SUNSTROKE
Sunstroke is caused by exposure to the sun or overheated air
(heatstroke) especially in humid atmospheres. The body becomes
overheated owing to a temporary disorganisation of the heatregulating mechanism. There may be headache, lassitude, dizziness and
temporary loss of consciousness. The blood pressure is low and there
may be vomiting. The person should be placed in the shade, tight
clothing loosened, but care taken to avoid chilling. A saline drink on
recovery promotes sweating - a favourable reaction. The water
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Every part of the body is built up as a result of the chemical
combination of inorganic tissue salts with organic materials. The teeth,
no less than bones, flesh and sinews, must be supplied with their
requisite inorganic constituents if decay is to be prevented and a
healthy state preserved.
One of the essential constituents for the formation of teeth is Calc.
Phos. When this tissue salt is deficient, dentition will be delayed
or otherwise disturbed. Dentition begins normally at the fourth to six
month in infancy, and the temporary set of milk teeth, as they are
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called, should be completed by the thirtieth month. The lower central
teeth are the first to erupt followed by the upper central and filling in,
in order, towards the back till the set of twenty is complete. During the
sixth year the milk teeth begin to shed and the permanent teeth take
their place. This set consists of thirty-two teeth and is not complete till
the eighteenth to the twentieth year.
Infants frequently have constitutional disturbances during the period of
dentition shown by increased irritability or more profound reactions
such as diarrhoea, fever or even spasms.
The milk teeth should be cared for as carefully as the permanent ones,
as the quality and position of the latter depend on the temporary teeth
remaining sound and in place until pushed out by the eruption of the
permanent set.
Biochemic treatment
Calc. Phos.
Calc. Fluor.
Ferr.Phos.
Kali Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Silica
Calc. Sulph.
Teeth develop slowly and decay rapidly. This is the
principal nutrition remedy for the teeth. Important for
teething infants, children and expectant mothers.
Enamel of the teeth rough and deficient causing rapid
decay. Looseness of the teeth in their sockets. Delayed
dentition, in alternation with Calc. Phos.
Inflammatory toothache with soreness; bleeding after
extractions, in alternation with Kali Mur. when there is swelling.
Bleeding of the gums, severe pain in decayed or filled teeth.
Teeth very sensitive to touch or cold air; severe toothache
with shooting pains.
Grinding of the teeth during sleep.
Gums painful on slight pressure, gumboils, abscess at the roots.
Toothache, with inside of gums swollen and sore. Gums
bleed on brushing teeth. In alternation with Silica for the
treatment of gumboils and ulcerations.
TONSILLITIS
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils and may be either acute or
chronic. In quinsy the condition is not entirely confined to the tonsils as
there is involvement of the surrounding areas. Infection occurs mostly
during the winter months. Predisposing factors are similar to those
preceding the onset of seasonal coughs and colds. Tonsillitis can be
infectious and in children it may be a forerunner of more serious
trouble. The onset is sudden with pain in swallowing, chilliness and
fever. The tonsils become enlarged and exude a whitish purulent
substance (Kali Mur.) and the glands of the throat may become tender
and swollen. Medical attention is needed as during the early stages the
symptoms are similar to those of diphtheria. Rest in bed, with a light
diet and plenty of fluids will help the body to overcome the infection.
Eating is painful and difficult but with plenty of hot milk and fruit drinks
there is no need to worry on that account and the stomach will be all
the better for the respite from solids foods. There is always a risk of
complications in this kind of infection (haemolytic streptococcal) unless
proper precautions are taken and this applied particularly with children.
Keep them in bed for at least two days after the temperature has
returned to normal. The tonsils play an important part in the protective
mechanism of the body; they act in the manner of filters and any
exudation shows that they are doing their job efficiently. Medical
advice should be sought.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Silica
Calc. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
Calc. Fluor.
See also Combination R.
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The first remedy. Tonsils red and inflamed, painful on
swallowing.
The second remedy, as soon as there is any swelling.
Tonsils spotted white or grey.
Periodical tonsillitis and when suppuration threatens.
During the last stage, when purulent matter discharges.
Chronic swelling of the tonsils, causing pain on opening
the mouth, with difficulty in swallowing.
Large indurated tonsils, relaxed throat and elongation of
the uvula.
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URINARY SYMPTOMS
The urinary system comprises the kidneys, which filter the urine from
the blood, two tubes called ureters, through which the urine flows
from the kidneys to the bladder, whence it is voided through a further
short tube called the urethra.
Urine consists chiefly of water in which are dissolved waste substances
resulting from cellular activity. The amount of water lost daily by the
body through perspiration varies with the season, as is also the case
with the kidneys when more is passed in the winter than in the
summer. Regarding the loss of water by the body, the glands
producing perspiration and the kidneys are complementary to each
other. Urine contains about 4 per cent solids - urea, common salt,
phosphates, sulphates, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, uric
acid, ammonia, etc. The amount of urine voided is increased with some
diseases and diminished by others. Similarly the colour of the urine
varies according to its chemical composition - urates cause a reddishyellow appearance, a greenish hue is due to the presence of bile and
when blood is present the colour may be pink or red.
Inability to retain the urine is sometimes due to muscular weakness or
nerves and in simple cases the use of the appropriate tissue salts is
helpful, but an examination should always be made first for the
presence of any other causative factor. Nat. Sulph. is the most
frequently needed tissue salt in the treatment of conditions affecting
the urinary system.
Medical advice should be sought.
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Mag. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
Nat. Mur.
Healthy urine will leave a slight deposit or stain in any vessel in which it
has been allowed to stand, due to the presence or urates, which
sometimes become deposited in the urinary passages in the form of gravel.
Incontinence of urine from muscular weakness.
Incontinence or urine from nervous debility.
Constant urging to urinate when standing or walking.
Spasmodic retention of urine.
Incontinence of urine in children with acidity. Catarrh of
the bladder.
Sandy deposit in the urine. Excessive excretions
of urine.
Enuresis in old people, frequent urging to urinate.
Incontinence of urine in children, in alternation with Kali
Phos. Involuntary emission while walking. Excessive flow
of watery urine.
VERTIGO
Other substances such as albumin may be passed in the urine and
these are discoverable by simple analytical tests. Their detection is
important and early medical advice should be sought whenever
unusual deposits make their appearance.
Suppression of the urine is the state in which the kidneys fail to act and
retention describes the condition when the urine is retained in the
bladder. Retention may be due to obstruction, pressure, nerve
weakeness, etc., and there should be no delay in calling in the doctor.
Prostrate gland enlargement can cause blockage of the urethra, a
condition common in elderly men.
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Vertigo, or giddiness, may be due to various causes. The ability to balance
depends upon sensations derived through the eyes, from touching, but
mainly from the semicircular canals of the internal ears. Giddiness may be
due to stomach upsets, nausea, headache, etc. Eyesight is a factor and
disorders of the circulation may cause a temporary state of bloodlessness
of the brain. Getting up suddenly from a sitting or bending position can
cause slight giddiness, and elderly people who have to get out of bed
during the night should pause momentarily in a sitting position to guard
against a sudden faint. Smoking can also be a cause of giddiness. Medical
advice should be sought.
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Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Nat. Sulph.
Mag. Phos.
Nat. Phos.
Giddiness from rush of blood to the head, with flushing,
throbbing or pressing pain.
Giddiness, swimming of the head, from nervous causes,
worse when rising or looking upwards.
Giddiness, with bitter taste in the mouth; gastric
derangement with inclination to fall on the right side.
Vertigo from optical defects; dark spots floating before
the eyes.
Giddiness with gastric derangements, acidity, loss of
appetite. Creamy or golden coating of the tongue.
Alternate with Nat. Sulph.
MINOR WOUNDS, SPRAINS and STRAINS
Biochemic treatment
Ferr. Phos.
Kali Mur.
Calc. Sulph.
Calc. Fluor.
Silica
Nat. Sulph.
Calc. Phos.
is the first remedy for sprains, bruises, cuts, wounds, etc.
It alleviates pain and congestion and should be applied,
in powder form, externally wherever possible.
For the swelling in alternation with Ferr. Phos.
Bruises, cuts, wounds, etc., when neglected and
suppurating.
Bruises affecting the bones.
Neglected wounds with festerings. Discharges of thick
yellow pus.
For the shock and after-effects.
For fractures of the bones to help the fractures to mend.
This tissue salt should be given in all cases where there is
injury or brittleness of the bones.
S Y M P T O M AT I C T R E AT M E N T O F
MINOR AILMENTS
It is not possible, in a handbook of this size to give an exhaustive list of
ailments, and their appropriate treatment with the tissue salts. Nor is it
essential that such a list be presented. In biochemic therapy, it is the
prominent symptoms that are studied; these are the significant pointers
to the remedy or remedies needed in any given case. It should be
borne in mind that these symptoms are usually associated with some
tissue salt deficiency, and that they will cease to manifest as soon as this
deficiency has been corrected.
Each of the tissue salts has its own distinctive “symptom picture” as, for instance
the spasms, cramps and neuralgias of Mag. Phos. - and it is a knowledge of
these “symptom pictures” which is the surest guide to the treatment needed.
The student of biochemistry soon learns that the name given to an ailment is of
little practical importance and he comes to think in terms of the individual
tissue salts and the particualr sphere of action of each of them. Thus, one may
hear the experienced biochemic practitioner referring to a “Ferr. Phos. subject”
or a “Calc. Phos. subject” or a “Kali Phos. subject”, and so on, according
to the predominant deficiency revealed by the symptoms.
Moreover, to those who adopt the biochemic system of medicine, one
thing soon becomes abundantly clear and it is this: If the early
symptoms of a minor health disturbance are intelligently studied and
appropriate corrective measures promptly applied, there is a very good
chance that the “disease” will never happen.
The section headed “The Twelve Tissue Salts. Their Place and Function
in the Human Economy” should be read and re-read. Thus you will
get to know how the remedies work and the predominant
symptoms associated with each of them. Armed with this knowledge,
you will soon learn to recognise when a particular tissue salt is
needed.
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Many ailments have their beginning in some disturbance of the
circulation, such as may be accompanied by a sudden chilling. If
such a condition is not dealt with promptly, congestion and
inflammation may follow and the way is then paved for local
infection. Here is the “little acorn” from which the “massive oak”
(chronic ill health), may grow and the lesson to be learned from this
simple fact is: Never to neglect those so-called minor ailments.
SPRING CLEANING THE BLOOD STREAM
Much ill health, particularly in adults, is merely a manifestation of the
condition known as autotoxaemia, or self-poisoning. From the moment
of birth, food is taken into the alimentary canal with never a respite for
the overworked organs of digestion. Debris begins to accumulate faster
than it can be eliminated. Unwanted nutriment is stored away in reserve
as fat, but sooner or later a radical cleansing effort has to be made by
the body to rid itself of accumulations of waste products, and many socalled “diseases” are simply the outward and visible signs of this inward
cleansing process. Unwanted organic matter, which incidentally provides
a favourable soil for infection by micro-organisms, is removed in various
ways and all the organs of elimination are used - bowels, kidneys, lungs
and skin. Catarrh and eczema are examples of such an operation
involving elimination through the mucous membranes and skin. No
attempt should be made to suppress such symptoms. To do so only
invites trouble of a more serious kind in the future. In fact, the
suppression of symptoms is responsible for some of the degenerative
diseases in later life, e.g . rheumatism. Rather, we should assist the body
in its periodical spring cleaning and this can best be done by a period of
rest and warmth and the lightest of diets. In fact, abstention from solid
foods for a short period can make an important contribution.
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE
None will dispute the fact that prevention is better than cure but how
few put this precept into practice. Have you the means at hand for
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dealing promptly with health emergencies? That touch of feverishness,
lack of appetite, listlessness, headache, irritability and the many other
daily ills with which every mother is all too familiar - these are Nature’s
distress signs and should never be ignored.
NOT A MOMENT TO LOSE
By the prompt use of the biochemic remedies, these early symptoms
can generally be cleared up and the danger of serious developments
averted. The chronic ailments of adult life can usually be traced back
to those “childish ailments” and more particularly to those so-called
“growing pains” which were all too often taken for granted and given
scant attention.
WE KNOW BETTER TODAY
Today, fortunately for the young folk, we no longer speak of
“growing pains” but recognise these pains for what they really are,
the early signs of rheumatism and, in such cases, every mother, with
a knowledge of the tissue salts, will promptly give Ferr. Phos. This is
the wise course; nip the trouble in the bud and so safeguard
future health.
BETTER TO BE SURE THAN SORRY
There can be no doubt that a vast amount of human suffering would
be avoided if the right kind of first aid was at hand at the onset of
illness. As a means of providing this medicinal first aid, the biochemic
remedies are ideal. They are handy, pleasant to take and thoroughly
reliable. And, remember, these remedies are not drugs; they are
safe to use at all times and can have no ill effects whatsoever.
Actually, they are cell foods; that is to say, they are chemical
substances which have place and function in the life processes of the
tissue-cells.
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BE THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR
By carefully noting the action of the tissue salts as you use them
and passing on to others the results of your observations, you will
be making your contribution to the sum of knowledge concerning
this system of natural healing. Furthermore, you will be
participating in the most noble of all causes - the relief of human
suffering.
M A I N T E N A N C E O F H E A LT H I N
MIDDLE AGE
Middle age is the period of life when we are all forced to realise that
our reserves of strength are not inexhaustible. The snap and resilience
of former years are no longer in evidence and it suddenly dawns upon
us that we must do something to conserve our resources. There may
be no serious break in health but there is a tendency to succumb more
frequently to minor ailments and these are not so easily shaken off.
Consequently, these minor ills must be given more thought and
attention if they are not to have a cumulative, undermining effect, as a
result of seriously disturbed metabolism.
From this, it becomes obvious that if the human machine is to be kept
running smoothly, disturbances of metabolism must be avoided and
this calls for the correction of tissue salt deficiences with as little delay
as possible.
It is a simple fact that, in middle age, the tendency to tissue salt
deficiencies is increased. As the years pass, many of these tissue salts
may become seriously depleted, hence the failing strength and signs
of infirmity which are apt to make their appearance. In view of this,
the increasing frequently of signs of not-so-good health should be
regarded as a warning. Those off-days can be a blessing in disguise if
they are taken for granted. That spell of depression, that disturbed
stomach, those muscular twinges; all tell the same story - the body is
calling for help. Heed these signs and take immediate steps to
correct the tissue salt deficiencies they reveal.
In what follows, some of the more frequently occurring disabilities
of the not-so-young are considered and suggestions are made as to
their biochemical treatment. There can be no doubt that the tissue
salts, used promptly, as occasion arises, can be the means of
maintaining a reasonable standard of health in middle life, of
keeping the faculties alert and of giving an evergreen touch to the
“joy of living”.
COLDS
DISTURBED METABOLISM
Summed up in this phrase, we probably have the real cause of the
ageing process; it is the most effective weapon of Old Father Time.
What, precisely, is this metabolism, which is so apt to become
disturbed with the passage of time? Briefly, it means the conversion
of food into living tissue; it is a physiological process of analysis and
synthesis. It embraces digestion, assimilation, tissue renovation and
the provision of bodily heat and energy; in other words it is the sum
total of the biochemical processes.
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If you are subject to frequent colds, coughs or other respiratory
troubles, a short course of Ferr. Phos. and Kali Mur. is indicated,
(Combination J).
RUNDOWN CONDITIONS
If you are rundown, weak or anaemic - Ferr. Phos. and Calc. Phos. will
help to increase nutritional tone, (Combination B).
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HEADACHES
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
If you are subject to headaches, neuralgia or neuritis, the tissue salts
Kali Phos. and Mag. Phos. will prove helpful, (Combination F).
DIGESTIVE UPSETS
If you are subject to digstive upsets or loss of appetite, a course of Nat.
Phos. and Calc. Phos. is indicated, (Combination E).
NERVOUS CONDITIONS
If you are nervous or irritable, suffer from mental depression or
sleeplessness, take the tissue salts Kali Phos. and Mag. Phos.
(Combination F) daily.
LIVER TROUBLES
If you are a “liver” subject, a course of Nat. Sulph., the liver salt, and
Kali Mur. is needed, (Combination S).
Many a pet lover has had cause to be thankful to the tissue salts for
their remedial aid in treating sick domestic animals. Their ailments are
similar to our own, and their symptoms, viewed biochemically, are a
guide to the treatment required. Animals respond well to such
corrective measures. They take to this form of nutritional medication
and their natural mode of living favours a quick response. The common
minor ailments of domestic animals can be treated biochemically with
most gratifying results, but in the event of serious disease, or if the
symptoms are in any way unusual, you should immediately consult a
veterinary practitioner.
The biochemic tissue salts are not drugs but vital cell foods and their
action is in complete harmony with Nature. The tiny tablets dissolve on
the tongue, or may be given dissolved in a little warm water. For
chronic cases, give three doses daily; acute cases, every half hour.
Biochemic treatment
GIDDINESS
1. Calc. Fluor.
Diseases affecting the surface of bones and enamel
of teeth. Piles, hard glands, uterine displacement,
prolapsus.
2. Calc. Phos.
General tonic. Anaemia, rickets, broken bones,
malnutrition. Coldness of the body. Strengthens
the teeth.
3. Calc. Sulph.
Mouth ulcers. Suppurations and wounds that are
slow to heal. Abscesses about the anus.
4. Ferr. Phos.
Fevers, high temperatures, cuts, scratches,
bleeding, (apply externally as powder or lotion).
The pre-eminent first aid.
If you are subject to attacks of giddiness or dizziness, a course of Ferr.
Phos. and Kali Phos. should prove helpful, (Combination B).
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5. Kali Mur.
Flu (alternate with No. 4). respiratory ailments,
greyish patches or spots in throat, constipation
(light coloured stools), abscess, boils, (alternate
with No. 12) eczema (alternate with Nos. 7 and 9).
Sluggish liver. White or greyish-white discharges.
6. Kali Phos.
Symptoms of nervous character. Highly strung
animals, hysteria, asthma, shortness of breath.
7. Kali Sulph.
Skin troubles, eczema (alternate with Nos. 5 and
9). Sore paws with scaling of skin. Catarrh, yellow
crusts on the eyelids with yellowish, sticky
discharge. Dry Nose.
8. Mag. Phos.
Nerve pains, cramp, spasmodic, nervous
twitchings. Flatulent colic. Trembling of limbs.
9. Nat. Mur.
Constipation with dry stools. Nettlerash, bites and
stings of insects (also apply externally). Eczema
with watery symptoms (alternate with Nos. 5
and 7). Anaemia (alternate with No. 2). Blood thin
and watery, excess saliva.
10. Nat. Phos.
Acidity, digestive upsets, worms, associated with
fretfulness and irritability. Sour-smelling stools. Skin
irritations with acid perspiration.
11. Nat. Sulph.
Liverishness, biliousness with vomiting of watery,
greenish fluid. Yellow eyeballs, humid asthma,
rheumatic symptoms, worse from damp.
12. Silica
Pustules, boils, styes, suppurating wounds, ulcers.
Diseased claws. Silica and Kali Sulph. are excellent
for conditioning the coat.
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Food and
Feeding
SOME THOUGHTS ON FOOD
AND FEEDING
There is probbly more nonsense talked about dieting than is talked
about any other subject of everyday conversation. Fortunately,
however, this business of eating for health is not so complicated nor
as dull and dreary as one might be led to believe. To those seeking
guidance on this subject, we would say most emphatically - beware
of “fads”.
A good mixed diet is necessary for the proper nourishment of the
human body. Further, the saying “Variety is the spice of life” applies
very particularly to foods. Never forget that eating has its
psychological aspect. Avoid monotony, let your food be interesting
and as varied as possible - enjoy it!
Unelss it has been grossly abused, the palate is a sure guide to the
body’s needs and can best tell you what to take and what to avoid
at any given time. That “mouth-watering” interest in some
particular food is of real significance. Therefore, keep the palate
unsullied, do not bludgeon it with highly seasoned tit-bits and socalled appetisers.
Foods, as nature provides them, contain essential accessory factors
(vitamins and minerals) and, in the case of raw fruits, water in its
purest form. It is wise, therefore, to give preference always to fresh
wholesome foods in their natural state, or as near so as possible,
including that very necessary material known as “roughage” as provided
in wholemeal bread, raw fruits, salad greens, fresh vegetables, etc.
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Combination
Remedies
Remember, the teeth are the advance guard of the digestion, see
that they do their duty; thorough mastication is the answer to many
digestive troubles. Leisurely eating is more satisfying and encourages
the very desirable habit of moderation.
Plain cooking is always to be preferred. Good, wholesome food,
plainly cooked and served, provides its own digestives and brings joy
to that so frequently overworked organ, the stomach. To sum up,
keep your “tummy” happy, it is here that health is made or marred.
“Now good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both”.
- Macbeth. Act III, Sc.4, L.38.
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Many years of clinical experience and observed results have led
to the introduction of skillfully formulated combined remedies for
use in certain groups of ailments. The convenience of the
combined form is self-evident for people who carry their remedies
with them and when more than one of the tissue salts are needed.
The combined remedies are designated alphabetically. All are
formulated strictly in accordance with homoeopathic practice and
they may be taken with complete safety in conjunction with
other forms of treatment or in alternation with any of the single
tissue salts.
A
Ferr. Phos., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
For neuralgia, neuritis, sciatica and allied conditions.
B
Calc. Phos., Kali Phos., Ferr. Phos.
For general debility, nervous exhaustion and during convalescence.
C
Mag. Phos., Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph., Silica
For acidity, heartburn, dyspepsia and allied conditions.
D Kali Mur., Kali Sulph., Calc. Sulph., Silica
For minor skin ailments and scalp eruptions, eczema, acne, scaling
of the skin, etc.
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E
Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos., Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
For flatulence, colic, indigestion and allied conditions.
F
Kali Phos., Mag. Phos., Nat. Mur., Silica
For nervous headaches, migraine and allied conditions when
associated with nervous weakness.
G Calc. Fluor., Calc. Phos., Kali Phos., Nat. Mur.
For backache, lumbago, piles and where there is an over-relaxed
condition of the tissues (loss of elasticity).
L
Calc. Fluor., Ferr. Phos., Nat. Mur.
For over-relaxed conditions of veins and arteries and allied
conditions.
M Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph., Kali Mur., Calc. Phos.
For rheumatism and allied conditions.
N Calc. Phos., Kali Mur., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
For menstrual pain and allied conditions.
P
H Mag. Phos., Nat. Mur., Silica
For hay fever and associated symptoms.
Calc. Fluor., Calc. Phos., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
For aching feet and legs, poor circulation, chilblains and allied
circulatory disorders.
I
Ferr. Phos., Kali Sulph., Mag. Phos.
For fibrositis, muscular pains and allied conditions.
Q Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur., Kali Sulph., Nat. Mur.
For catarrh, sinus disorders and allied conditions.
J
Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur., Nat. Mur.
For coughs, colds, catarrh, chestiness and allied conditions.
The winter seasonal remedy.
R
Calc. Fluor., Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos., Mag. Phos., Silica
For infants’ teething pains and to aid dentition.
S
K
Kali Sulph., Nat. Mur., Silica
For brittle nails, falling hair and allied conditions.
Kali Mur., Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
For stomach upset, biliousness, sick headache. The summer
seasonal remedy for digestive and intestinal disorders, lassitude and
similar ailments.
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Repertory of
Symptoms
Headache accompanied by:
cold feeling on head: Calc. Phos.
confusion: Kali Phos.
constipation: Nat. Mur., Kali Mur.
R E P E RT O RY O F S Y M P T O M S A N D
THEIR CORRESPONDING REMEDIES
dizziness: Nat. Sulph.
drowsiness: Nat. Mur.
dull, heavy hammering: Nat. Mur., Ferr. Phos.
feeling as if skull were too full: Nat. Phos.
frothy coating on tongue: Nat. Mur.
HEAD
hammering, throbbing: Ferr. Phos.
Blind headache: Ferr. Phos.
inability for thought: Kali Phos.
Cold applications, relieve: Ferr. Phos.
intermittent and spasmodic pains: Mag. Phos.
Crawling feeling over head, with cold sensations: Calc. Phos.
irritability: Kali Phos.
Crusts, yellow, on scalp: Calc. Sulph.
loss of strength: Kali Phos., Calc. Phos.
Dandruff: Nat. Mur., Kali Sulph.
nodules, on head: Silica
Dizziness: Kali Phos.
pain in temples: Ferr. Phos., Nat. Phos.
Eruptions on scalp, with watery contents: Nat. Mur.
over eye: Ferr. Phos.
Eruption of nodules on the scalp, with falling out hair: Silica
in stomach: Nat. Phos.
Eruption on the head, with secretions of decidedly yellow, thin
throbbing, beating: Ferr. Phos.
matter: Kali Sulph.
on top of head: Ferr. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
Giddiness, with gastric derangements: Nat. Phos.
profusion of tears: Nat. Mur.
Hair, falling of: Kali Phos., Silica
prostrated feeling: Kali Phos.
loss of: Calc. Phos.
rush of blood to head: Ferr. Phos.
pulling causes pain: Ferr. Phos.
sharp, shooting pains: Mag. Phos.
Head, cold to touch: Calc. Phos.
vomiting of acid/sour fluids: Nat. Phos.
inability to hold up: Calc. Phos.
sore to touch: Ferr. Phos.
undigested food: Nat. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
Headache with:
sweat on, of children: Calc. Phos., Silica
tearful mood: Kali Phos.
trembling of: Mag. Phos., Kali Phos.
thick white coating on the tongue: Kali Mur.
ulcers on top of: Calc. Phos.
unrefreshing sleep: Nat. Mur.
Headache accompanied by:
vomiting of frothy phlegm: Nat. Mur.
biliousness, bitter taste: Nat. Sulph.
weariness: Kali Phos.
chills up and down spine: Mag. Phos.
yawning and stretching: Kali Phos.
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Headache:
Pain, aggravated by cold: Mag. Phos.
aggravated by mental work: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos.
relieved by cheerful excitement: Kali Phos.
in evening: Kali Sulph.
gentle motion: Kali Phos.
heated rooms: Kali Sulph.
heat: Mag. Phos.
from loss of sleep: Kali Phos.
Scalp, eruption on: Silica
from mental work: Kali Phos.
inflammatory conditions of: Ferr. Phos.
in nervous subjects: Kali Phos.
nodules on: Silica
neuralgic: Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
painful, pustules on: Silica
with humming in the ears: Kali Phos., Ferr. Phos.
sensitive: Silica
of girls at puberty: Nat. Mur., Calc. Phos.
sore to touch: Silica, Ferr. Phos.
nervous character, with illusions of light: Mag. Phos.
on awakening in the morning: Nat. Phos.
suppurations of, discharge yellow and purulent: Calc. Sulph.
Scalp, tight sensations of: Calc. Phos.
crown of head: Nat. Phos.
white scales on: Nat. Mur., Kali Mur., Kali Sulph.
top of head, with pressure: Nat. Phos.
sick headache arising from sluggish action of the liver, want to bile
with heat: Nat. Phos.
frequently accompanied by constipation: Kali Mur.
Headache relieved by cheerful excitement: Kali Phos.
when the material vomited is undigested food: Ferr. Phos.
cool air: Kali Sulph.
with bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting of bile or bilious
rheumatic, evening aggravations: Kali Sulph.
diarrhoea: Nat. Sulph.
sick, from sluggish action of liver: Kali Mur.
with bitter taste in mouth: Nat. Sulph.
Heaviness of the head in the morning after waking, with giddiness
and dullness: Nat. Mur.
vomiting of sour fluids: Nat. Phos.
Skull, thin and soft: Calc. Phos.
Sleeplessness: Kali Phos.
Stiches in the head: Nat. Mur.
Inflammatory condition of the scalp: Ferr. Phos.
Trembling and involuntary shaking of the head: Mag. Phos.
Mouth, bitter taste in: Nat. Sulph.
Vertigo: Calc. Phos.
Neck, sharp pain in nape of: Mag. Phos.
giddiness from excessive secretions of bile, tongue has a dirty
Neuralgia of head, when pain is sharp: Mag. Phos.
greenish or greenish-brown coating at the back part, bitter taste in
Neuralgic headache, with humming in the ears, better under cheerful
the mouth: Nat. Sulph.
excitement, worse alone, tearful mood: Kali Phos.
Noises in head when falling asleep: Kali Phos.
from exhaustion and weakness: Kali Phos.
Violent pains at the base of the brain: Nat. Sulph.
Pain in the nape of the neck of a sharp character: Mag. Phos.
Pain and weight in the back part of the head, with weariness and
exhaustion: Kali Phos.
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MENTAL STATES
Sensitiveness: Kali Phos.
Shyness: Kali Phos.
Anxious about future: Calc. Phos.
Sleeplessness: Kali Phos.
Backwardness: Kali Phos.
Brain-fag, from overwork: Kali Phos.
Children, crossness of: Kali Phos.
crying and screaming: Kali Phos.
ill-tempered: Kali Phos.
Sleepiness: Nat. Mur.
Stupor: Nat. Mur.
Thought, cannot concentrate: Calc. Phos.
difficulty of: Silica
Weeps easily: Nat. Mur.
peevish and fretful: Calc. Phos.
screaming of, at night, during sleep: Kali Phos., Nat. Phos.
somnambulism in: Kali Phos.
EYES
Depressed spirits: Kali Phos., Calc Phos., Nat. Mur.
Acrid tears in the eyes: Nat. Mur.
Desires solitude: Calc. Phos.
Acute pain in eyes: Ferr. Phos.
Despondent moods: Nat. Mur., Nat. Sulph., Silica
Agglutination at night with smarting of the lids: Silica
Discouraged, feels: Nat. Sulph.
Agglutination of lids in morning: Nat. Phos.
Dizziness: Ferr. Phos., Kali Phos.
Black spots before eyes: Kali Phos.
Fainting of nervous sensitive persons: Kali Phos.
Blisters on the cornea: Nat. Mur.
Bloodshot: Ferr. Phos.
tendency to: Kali Phos.
Blurred vision, after straining eye: Calc. Fluor.
Fits of crying: Kali Phos.
Burning of edges of lids: Nat. Sulph.
laughing: Kali Phos.
Grasping of imaginary objects: Kali Phos.
Colours before eyes: Mag. Phos.
Home-sickness: Kali Phos.
Contracted pupils: Mag. Phos.
Hopeless, with dejected spirits: Nat. Mur.
Cornea, blisters on: Nat. Mur.
Illusions, mental: Mag. Phos., Kali Phos.
Impatience and nervousness: Kali Phos.
crusts on eyelids, yellow: Kali Sulph.
inflammation of, with thick yellow discharges: Calc. Sulph.
Irritability: Kali Phos., Nat. Phos.
Dimness of sight from weakness of the optic nerve: Kali Phos.
Irritation, due to biliousness: Nat. Sulph.
Discharge, golden-yellow, creamy: Nat. Phos.
Melancholy: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
thick white mucus: Kali Mur.
Memory, poor: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
yellow: Calc. Sulph.
Mind, wanders from one subject to another: Calc. Phos.
greenish, serous: Kali Sulph.
slimy secretions: Kali Sulph.
Moods, anxious: Kali Phos.
Double vision: Mag. Phos.
gloomy: Kali Phos.
Overstrain, from mental employment: Kali Phos.
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Drooping of lids: Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
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Dry inflammation of eyes: Ferr. Phos., Nat. Mur.
Smarting secretions, with tears: Nat. Mur.
Excited appearance of eye: Kali Phos.
Sparks before eyes: Mag. Phos.
Eye affections, with flow of tears: Nat. Mur.
Sore eyes, with specks of matter on the lids or yellow mattery
scabs: Kali Mur.
Eyes, bloodshot: Ferr. Phos.
glued together in the morning, with a creamy discharge: Nat. Phos.
Eye-balls, ache: Calc. Phos.
Spasms of eyelids: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
Spasmodic twitching of lids: Mag. Phos., Calc. Phos.
pain in the, relieved by resting eyes: Calc. Fluor.
Eyelids, specks of matter on: Kali Mur.
yellow, mattery scabs on: Kali Mur.
Flow of tears from the eyes when associated with colds in the
Stoppage of tear ducts from cold: Nat. Mur.
Squinting: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
caused by irritation, from worms: Nat. Phos.
Staring appearance of eyes: Kali Phos.
head: Nat. Mur.
Stye on lids: Silica
from weakness: Nat. Mur.
Weak eyes, with tears when going into the cold air, or when wind
on going into open air: Nat. Mur.
strikes the eyes: Nat. Mur.
with fresh colds: Nat. Mur.
Yellow crusts on the eyelids: Kali Sulph.
with neuralgic pains in eye: Nat. Mur., Mag. Phos.
Yellow-green matter in the eye: Kali Sulph.
Granulations on eyelids: Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur.
Inflammation of the eye, acute, with great intolerance of light: Ferr. Phos.
Inflammation of the eyes, when pus is discharging: Calc. Sulph.
secreting of a golden-yellow, creamy matter: Nat. Phos.
with discharge of thick yellow matter: Silica
Lids, hot feeling of: Calc. Phos.
Light, great intolerance of: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos.
sensitive to artificial: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
Neuralgic pains in eyes: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
Neuralgic pain in the eyes, with flow of tears: Nat. Mur.
Optic nerve, dullness of sight, from weakness of : Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
Pain as from excoriation in the eyes: Nat. Mur.
in the eyes, with tears: recurring daily at certain times: Nat. Mur.
Pupils, contracted: Mag. Phos.
dilated during disease: Kali Phos.
Redness and inflammation of the whites of the eyes with sensation as if
the eye-balls were too large: Nat. Mur.
Sensitive to artificial light: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
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EARS
Beating in the ears: Silica
Boils around external ear: Silica
Catarrh of ear, causing deafness: Kali Sulph.
involving eustachian tubes: Kali Sulph.
Catarrh involving middle ear: Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur.
Cracking noises in ear on blowing nose: Kali Mur.
when swallowing: Kali Mur.
Cutting pain under ears: Kali Sulph.
Difficulty of hearing, accompanied by exhaustion of nervous
system: Kali Phos.
accompanied by thick, yellow discharge: Calc. Sulph.
from inflammatory action: Ferr. Phos.
swelling of eustachian tubes: Nat. Mur., Kali Mur., Silica, Kali Sulph.
Discharges, foul, ichorous, offensive: Kali Phos.
mixed with blood: Kali Phos.
thick, yellow, bloody: Calc. Sulph.
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Ears, swollen, burning, itching: Calc. Phos.
Ulceration of the ear, when the discharge is foul, ichorous, offensive,
Earache, accompanied by albuminous discharge: Calc. Phos.
sanious, or mixed with blood: Kali Phos.
beating, throbbing pain: Ferr. Phos.
Whizzing and ringing in the ears with diminution of hearing: Mag. Phos.
Earache, accompanied by excoriating discharge: Calc. Phos.
Earache, grey or white-furred tongue: Kali Mur.
lightning-like pain through ears: Nat. Sulph., Mag. Phos.
Earache, accompanied by swelling of eustachian tube: glands or
tonsils: Kali Mur.
yellow, mattery discharge: Kali Sulph.
aggravated by cold: Mag. Phos.
damp weather: Nat. Sulph.
of nervous or spasmodic character: Mag. Phos.
relieved by heat: Mag. Phos.
Exudations from ear, thick, white and moist: Kali Mur.
Glands around the ear swollen; noises in the ear; snapping
cracking: Kali Mur.
Granulations moist, grey or thick white exudation from the
ear: Kali Mur.
Heat and burning of the ears, with gastric symptoms: Nat. Phos.
Humming in the ears: Nat. Mur.
Inflammation of the ears, first stage for the fever and pain: Ferr. Phos.
external ear with redness and burning: Ferr. Phos.
loud noise aggravates: Silica
Noises in ears and head, with confusion: Kali Phos.
like running water: Ferr. Phos.
Outer ear sore and scabby: Nat. Phos.
with creamy discharge: Nat. Phos.
Scabs, with creamy, yellow appearance: Nat. Phos.
Sharp pain under ears: Kali Sulph.
Singing or tingling in the ears: Nat. Mur.
Stitches in the ears: Nat. Mur.
Swelling of the parotid gland, with stiching pain: Silica
NOSE
Bleeding from the nose: Ferr. Phos.
in delicate constitutions, when the blood is thin, blackish or
coagulating; predisposition to bleeding: Kali Phos.
Bleeding in anaemic persons, the blood is thin and watery: Nat. Mur.
during menses: Nat. Sulph.
Boils on edges of nostrils: Silica
Burning in nose: Nat. Sulph.
Catarrh, accompanied by fever: Ferr. Phos.
acute or chronic, with slimy yellow, greenish discharges: Ferr. Phos.,
Kali Sulph.
albuminous discharge, thick and tough, dropping from the
posteriour nares and causing constant hawking and spitting, worse
out of doors: Calc. Phos.
Catarrh, aggravated in evening: Kali Sulph.
warm room: Kali Sulph.
dry, with stuffy sensation: Kali Mur.
chronic, with purulent discharges from anterior or posterior nares:
Kali Sulph., Silica
of anaemic persons: Nat. Mur., Calc. Phos.
with fetid discharges: Kali Phos.
with salty, watery mucus: Nat. Mur.
stuffy sensation: Kali Mur.
white, not transparent phlegm: Kali Mur.
Cold in the head, with yellow creamy discharge from the nose: itching
of the nose: Nat. Phos.
in the third stage of resolution, when the discharge is thick, yellow,
purulent, and sometimes tinged with blood: Calc. Sulph.
with dry, harsh skin; to produce perspiration: Kali Sulph.
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Crusts in the vault of the pharynx: Kali Mur.
Discharge, albuminous: Calc. Phos.
clear, watery, transparent mucus: Nat. Mur.
Stuffy cold in head with yellow, lumpy, green discharges: Calc. Fluor.
with collection of greenish mucus: Kali Sulph., Silica
Takes cold easily: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos.
fetid: Kali Phos.
slimy, yellow, watery, greenish: Kali Sulph.
thick and white: Kali Mur.
FACE
Acne: Calc. Sulph.
yellow, fetid: Silica
Anaemic face: Calc. Phos.
lumpy, green: Calc. Fluor.
Beard, tender pimples under: Calc. Sulph.
purulent, bloody: Calc. Sulph.
Blotches on face, come and go suddenly: Nat. Phos.
yellow, creamy: Nat. Phos.
Disposition to catch cold in anaemic persons: Calc. Phos., Nat. Mur.
Dryness and burning in the nose: Nat. Sulph.
Dryness of nose, with scabbing: Nat. Mur., Silica
Edges of nostrils itch: Silica
First or inflammatory stage of colds: Ferr. Phos.
Fluent coryza: Nat. Mur.
Frequent sneezing: Silica, Nat. Mur.
Fresh cold and discharge of clear, watery transparent mucus, and
sneezing: Nat. Mur.
hawking and spitting, constant: Calc. Phos.
Hay Fever: Nat. Mur.
Itching or redness at tip of nose: Silica
the nose: Nat. Phos.
Loss of smell or perversion of the sense of smell, not connected with a
cold: Mag. Phos.
with dryness and rawness of the pharynx: Nat. Mur.
Nose, inflamed at edges of nostrils: Silica
swollen: Calc. Phos.
Chaps on lips: Calc. Fluor.
Cheek swollen and painful: Kali Mur.
Creeping pains in face: Calc. Phos.
Dirty-looking face: Calc. Phos.
Eruption on the face from any cause, with discharge: Silica
Face, bloated, without fever: Nat. Phos.
flushed, cold sensation at nape of neck: Ferr. Phos.
Face, livid: Kali Phos.
pale, sickly, sallow: Kali Phos., Calc. Phos.
pallid and pale: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos.
red, without fever: Nat. Phos.
Faceache, accompanied by:
constipation: Nat. Mur.
flow of tears: Nat. Mur.
cutting pains: Mag. Phos.
small lumps on face: Silica
from swelling of cheek: Kali Mur.
Feeling of coldness of numbness of face: Calc. Phos.
Feverish complexion: Ferr. Phos.
cold: Calc. Fluor.
Pharynx, dryness and rawness of: Nat. Mur.
Picks at nose: Nat. Phos.
Frothy bubbles at edge of tongue: Nat. Mur.
Grinding pains in face: Mag. Phos., Calc. Phos.
Hard swelling on cheeks, with toothache: Calc. Fluor.
Polypi: Calc. Phos.
Inflammatory neuralgia of the face: Ferr. Phos.
Sneezing: Nat. Mur.
Lightning-like pains in face: Mag. Phos.
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Neuralgia, accompanied by flow of tears: Nat. Mur.
Constant spitting of frothy mucus: Nat. Mur.
shifting pains: Mag. Phos., Kali Sulph.
Cracked lips: Calc. Fluor.
shooting pains: Mag. Phos.
Creamy, golden-yellow exudation from tonsils and pharynx: Nat. Phos.
spasmodic pains: Mag. Phos.
Creamy, yellow coating at back part of roof of mouth: Nat. Phos.
aggravated by being in heated room: Kali Sulph.
Dirty greenish-grey or greenish-brown coating on the roof of the
tongue with saliva: Nat. Sulph.
cold: Mag. Phos.
in the evening: Kali Sulph.
Dryness of the lower lips; skin pulls off in large flakes: Kali Phos.
with exhaustion of nervous system: Kali Phos.
tongue in fevers, with watery discharge from the bowels: Nat. Mur.
relieved by being in cool air: Kali Sulph.
Glands and gums swollen: Kali Mur.
relieved by hot applications: Mag. Phos.
swelling of, under tongue: Nat. Mur.
Nodules on face: Calc. Sulph.
Gums hot, swollen, and inflamed: Ferr. Phos.
Pains and heat in face: Ferr. Phos.
Hard swelling on jaw-bones: Calc. Fluor.
old applications soothe: Ferr. Phos.
Pale face in children when teething is difficult: Calc. Phos.
Pallid face, from lack of red blood corpuscles: Ferr. Phos.
Pimples on face, mattery: Calc. Sulph.
at age of puberty: Calc. Sulph., Calc. Phos.
Hawking, constant, of foul, slimy mucus from trachea and stomach:
Nat. Sulph.
Inflammation of salivary glands, when secreting excessive amount of
saliva: Nat. Mur.
Mouth full of thick, greenish-white, tenacious slime: Nat. Sulph.
Skin cold and clammy: Calc. Phos.
Rawness of mouth: Kali Mur.
Tearing pain in face: Mag. Phos., Calc. Phos.
Saliva, excess of: Kali Mur.
White about mouth and nose: Nat. Phos.
Sour taste in mouth: Nat. Phos.
Yellow, sallow, or jaundiced face due to biliousness: Nat. Sulph.
Spasms of stammering: Mag. Phos.
Speaks slowly: Mag. Phos.
MOUTH
Swelling of glands under the tongue: Nat. Mur.
Thrush in children: Kali Mur.
Acid taste in mouth: Nat. Phos.
Bad taste in mouth: Nat. Sulph., Kali Phos.
in morning: Calc. Phos.
with much saliva: Nat. Mur.
Twitching, spasmodic of lips: Mag. Phos.
mouth: Mag. Phos.
bitter taste in mouth: Nat. Sulph.
Blisters like pimples on the tip of the tongue: Calc. Phos.
Clean tongue with an inflammatory condition: Ferr. Phos.
Coating on the tongue white and slimy: Kali Mur.
yellow, sometimes with whitish edge: Kali Sulph.
Ulcers in mouth, ash-grey: Kali Phos.
white: Kali Mur.
corners of mouth: Silica
Very offensive breath: Kali Phos.
Constant hawking of slimy mucus: Nat. Sulph.
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TONGUE
Enamel, brittle: Calc. Fluor
Blisters on tip of tongue: Nat. Mur., Calc. Phos.
Chronic swelling of: Calc. Fluor.
rough and thin: Calc. Fluor.
Gastric derangements during teething: Nat. Phos.
Gums bleed easily: Kali Phos.
Clean and red: Ferr. Phos.
Coating on tongue, clear, slimy, watery: Nat. Mur.
dirty, greenish-grey, bitter taste: Nat. Sulph.
golden-yellow, on back part: Nat. Phos.
greyish-white: Kali Mur.
like stale brownish liquid mustard, offensive breath: Kali Phos.
moist, creamy on back part: Nat. Phos.
yellow and slimy: Kali Sulph.
Cracked appearance of tongue: Calc. Fluor.
Dark red and inflamed: Ferr. Phos.
pale: Calc. Phos.
predisposition to bleed: Kali Phos.
Gum-boil: Silica
before pus begins to form: Kali Mur.
Infants, teething of, with drooling: Nat. Mur.
Loose in sockets: Calc. Fluor.
Nervous chattering of teeth: Kali Phos.
Neuralgia of teeth: Nat. Mur.
Rapid decay of teeth: Calc. Fluor., Calc. Phos.
Seam, bright-red, on gums: Kali Phos.
Dry in the morning: Kali Phos.
Sockets, teeth loose in: Calc. Fluor.
Dryish or slimy: Kali Mur.
Frothy bubbles on edges of: Nat. Mur.
Induration of tongue, after inflammations: Silica, Calc. Fluor.
Inflammation, for swelling: Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur.
with exhaustion: Kali Phos.
when suppurating: Silica, Calc. Sulph.
Numbness of tongue: Calc. Phos.
Teeth sensitive to cold air: Mag. Phos.
touch: Mag. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
Toothache accompanied by:
deep-seated pain: Silica
excessive flow of saliva or of tears: Nat. Mur.
neuralgia of face: Mag. Phos.
sharp, shooting pains, spasmodic: Mag. Phos.
Pimples on tip of: Calc. Phos.
swelling of gums or cheeks: Kali Mur., Ferr. Phos.
Stiffness of: Calc. Phos.
ulceration: Silica
Swollen: Kali Mur., Calc. Phos.
Toothache aggravated by being in warm room: Kali Sulph.
Ulcers on: Silica
hot liquids: Ferr. Phos.
Vesicles on tongue: Nat. Mur.
in nervous subjects: Mag. Phos., Kali Phos.
relieved by being in open air: Kali Sulph.
TEETH AND GUMS
cold applications: Ferr. Phos.
Children grind teeth during sleep: Nat. Phos.
Cramps during dentition: Mag. Phos.
Decay of teeth as soon as they appear: Calc. Phos.
hot applications: Mag. Phos.
Ulceration of roots of teeth: Calc. Sulph.
with swelling gums and cheeks: Calc. Sulph.
Dentition retarded: Calc. Phos.
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THROAT
Sore throat with excessive dryness or too much secretion: Nat. Mur.
Burning sensation in the pharynx and cases of chronic catarrh, when
there is considerable dropping from the posterior nares: Calc. Phos.
Choking on attempting to swallow: Mag. Phos.
Constricted feeling of throat: Mag. Phos.
Closing of larynx by spasms or cramp: Mag. Phos.
Constant horseness: Calc. Phos.
Dry red and inflamed throat: Ferr. Phos.
First stage or sore throat, when there is pain, heat, and redness:
Ferr. Phos.
Spasms of the throat: Mag. Phos.
Spasmodic cough: Mag. Phos.
Stinging sore throat, only when swallowing, the neck being painful
to touch: Silica
Suppuration of throat: Calc. Sulph.
Swallowing, painful: Ferr. Phos.
Thirst, with dry mouth: Calc. Phos.
Tonsillitis, after pus has begun to form: Silica
Tonsils, chronic enlargement of: Calc. Phos.
creamy, yellow, moist coating on: Nat. Phos.
Glands painful, aching: Calc. Phos.
Hoarseness, constant: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
Inflammation of the mucous lining of the throat, with watery
secretions: Nat. Mur.
grey-white patches on: Kali Mur.
Tonsils, inflamed: Nat. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
Ulcerations, with thick yellow discharges: Silica
Ulcerated throat, with fever and pain: Ferr. Phos.
tonsils: Ferr. Phos.
with swelling and greyish-white patches: Kali Mur.
Larynx, burning and soreness in: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
closing of, by spasm: Mag. Phos.
Loss of voice: Kali Mur.
white or grey patches: Kali Mur.
Windpipe, spasmodic closing of: Mag. Phos.
GASTRIC SYMPTOMS
Abnormal appetite, but food causes distress: Calc. Phos.
from strain: Ferr. Phos.
Lump in, on swallowing: Nat. Sulph.
Acid drinks aggravate: Mag. Phos.
Pharynx, burning and soreness in: Calc. Phos.
All conditions when excess of saliva and watery vomiting present;
Raw feeling in throat: Nat. Phos.
tongue has a clear, frothy, transparent coating: Nat. Mur.
Redness and inflammation: Ferr. Phos.
of the stomach when there are sour acid risings or the tongue has
a moist, creamy yellow coating: Nat. Phos.
Relaxed condition of: Calc. Fluor.
Scraping of, when talking: Calc. Phos.
Sticking pain in, on swallowing: Calc. Phos.
Shrill voice, coming on suddenly while speaking: Mag. Phos., Kali Phos.
Sore, raw feeling in the throat; tonsils and throat inflamed, with
Appetite not satisfied: Kali Phos.
belching brings back taste of food: Ferr. Phos.
sour eructation: Nat. Phos.
Bilious colic: Nat. Sulph.
creamy, yellow, moist coating: Nat. Phos.
Biliousness from too much bile: Nat. Sulph.
throat as if a plug had lodged in the throat: Nat. Mur.
Bitter taste in mouth: Nat. Sulph.
of singers and speakers: Ferr. Phos.
Bloated, stomach feels: Calc. Phos.
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Burning in stomach: Calc. Phos., Kali Sulph., Ferr. Phos.
Hungry feeling after eating: Kali Phos.
Catarrh of the stomach, with yellow, slimy tongue: Kali Sulph.
Indigestion, accompanied by griping pains: Mag. Phos.
Clear, frothy, transparent coating on tongue: Nat. Mur.
with pain in the stomach and watery gathering in the mouth, or
Cold drinks relieve symptoms: Ferr. Phos.
sour taste in the mouth: Nat. Mur.
aggravate symptoms: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
Constipation, with waterbrash: Nat. Mur.
Craving for salt or salty food: Nat. Mur.
with pressure and fullness at the pit of the stomach: Kali Sulph.
vomiting of greasy, white, opaque mucus: Kali Mur.
watery vomiting and salty taste in the mouth: Nat. Mur.
Distress about heart: Kali Phos.
Infants vomit sour curdled milk: Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
Dizziness: Nat. Sulph.
Liver, cutting pain in region of: Nat. Sulph.
Dread of hot drinks: Kali Sulph.
Lymp, food lies in a: Calc. Phos.
Dyspepsia with:
Milk, infants vomit curdled: Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
acid rising: Nat. Phos.
Moist, creamy, yellow coating on tongue: Nat. Phos.
flushed face and throbbing pain in the stomach: Ferr. Phos.
Morning sickness: Nat. Phos.
pain after eating, if watery symptoms are present: Nat. Mur.
Mouth full of slimy mucus: Nat. Sulph.
Dyspepsia with white-grey coating on the tongue, heavy pain under
the right shoulder blade, eyes look large and protruding: Kali Mur.
Nausea, with sour rising: Nat. Phos.
immediately after a meal: Nat. Mur.
Evacuations, bilious, green: Nat. Sulph.
Nausea, with “gone” sensation in the stomach: Kali Phos.
Excess of saliva: Nat. Mur.
Neuralgia of stomach: Mag. Phos.
Faint, sick feeling in the region of the stomach: Calc. Phos.
Nurse, constant desire of infants to: Calc. Phos.
Fatty food disagrees: Kali Mur., Nat. Phos.
Nurses, child vomits as soon as it: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos., Silica
Flatulence, with distress about heart: Kali Phos., Nat. Phos.
Pain in stomach after eating: Nat. Mur., Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
with sluggishness of the liver: Kali Mur., Nat. Sulph.
Food aggravates: Calc. Phos.
is remittent and spasmodic: Mag. Phos.
sometimes relieved by belching: Calc. Phos.
causes pain: Nat. Phos.
worse from eating even the smallest amount of food: Calc. Phos.
distresses: Calc. Phos.
Pastry disagrees: Kali Mur.
vomiting of: Ferr. Phos.
Pressure at pit of stomach: Kali Sulph.
Fullness at pit of stomach: Kali Sulph.
Right shoulder-blade, pain under: Kali Mur.
Gastric abrasions, superficial ulcerations if acid symptoms are present:
Salty taste in mouth: Nat. Mur.
Nat. Phos.
Sea sickness: Kali Phos., Nat. Sulph.
Great thirst: Nat. Mur.
Sick headache from gastric derangements: Nat. Sulph.
Heartburn: Silica, Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
Sour, acid rising: Nat. Phos.
Heaviness in stomach: Calc. Phos.
Spasms of stomach, with griping: Mag. Phos.
Hiccough: Mag. Phos.
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Stomach sore to touch: Calc. Phos.
tender to touch: Ferr. Phos.
Abdomen, swollen: Kali Phos., Kali Mur.
tender to touch: Kali Mur.
Stomach-ache accompanied by:
Anus, itching at: Nat. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
constipation: Kali Mur.
racks and fissures of the: Calc. Fluor.
depression: Kali Phos.
pain in: Kali Mur.
exhaustion: Kali Phos.
Back, pain in: Calc. Fluor.
loose evacuations: Ferr. Phos.
Bilious evacuations: Nat. Sulph.
from acidity of the stomach: Nat. Phos.
Bowels, loose in old people: Nat. Sulph.
chill: Ferr. Phos.
sore and tender: Ferr. Phos.
worms: Nat. Phos.
Burning in the bowels: Silica
Thirst, great: Nat. Mur.
sore pain in the pit of the stomach: Ferr. Phos.
Thirstlessness: Kali Mur.
Burning pain in the rectum: Nat. Mur.
Vomiting, after cold drinks: Calc. Phos.
Colic of infants: Mag. Phos.
bile: Nat. Sulph.
Constant urging to stool: Kali Mur.
bright red blood: Ferr. Phos.
Constipation, see Stools.
dark, clotted blood: Kali Mur., Ferr. Phos.
Diarrhoea, see Stools.
fluids like coffee-grounds: Nat. Phos.
Distended abdomen: Mag. Phos.
from stomach ache: Mag. Phos.
Faeces, inability to expel: Calc. Fluor.
greenish water: Nat. Sulph.
Flatulence, with pains in left side: Kali Phos.
sour acid fluids: Nat. Phos.
Flatulent colic: Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
thick white phlegm: Kali Mur.
Flatulent distension of the abdomen: Nat. Mur.
Vomiting undigested food: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
watery: Nat. Mur.
Frequent calls to stool, no passage: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
Heat in lower bowels: Nat. Sulph., Ferr. Phos.
Waterbrash, with constipation: Nat. Mur.
Water gathers in mouth: Nat. Mur.
Liver, pains in regions of: Kali Mur.
sensitive: Nat. Sulph.
Liver, sharp, shooting pains in: Nat. Sulph.
ABDOMEN
sluggish: Kali Mur.
Abdomen, bloated: Kali Sulph., Mag. Phos.
cold to touch: Kali Sulph.
cutting pains in: Nat. Sulph., Mag. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
distended: Mag. Phos.
Abdomen, inflammation, fever: Ferr. Phos.
region of, sore to touch: Nat. Sulph.
Neuralgia of bowels: Mag. Phos.
rectum: Calc. Phos.
Pain of a colicky nature, caused by sudden change from hot to cold:
Kali Sulph.
sunken: Calc. Phos.
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Pains in abdomen relieved by pressure: Mag. Phos.
rubbing: Mag. Phos.
with greenish, bilious stools or vomiting of bile: Nat. Sulph.
Diarrhoea with pale, yellow, clay-coloured stool, swelling of the
abdomen, slimy stools: Kali Mur.
warmth: Mag. Phos.
Piles, bleeding: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
putrid, foul evacuations, depression and exhaustion of the nerves:
Rectum, pain in: Mag. Phos.
Kali Phos.
Sluggish action of the liver, with pale yellow evacuations; pain in region
of liver or under the right shoulder blade: Kali Mur.
yellow, slimy, purulent matter: Kali Sulph.
Flatulent colic, with green sour-smelling stools, or vomiting of curdled
masses: Nat. Phos.
Spasmodic pains: Mag. Phos.
Sulphurous odour of gas from bowels: Kali Sulph.
Frequent call for stool, but passed nothing: Calc. Phos.
Swelling of abdomen: Kali Mur.
Griping pain in the abdomen, with watery diarrhoea, stools expelled
Torn feeling after stools: Nat. Mur.
with force: Nat. Mur.
Loose morning stool, worse in cold wet weather: Nat. Sulph.
STOOLS
Looseness of the bowels in old people: Nat. Sulph.
Bowels discharging mattery substances: Calc. Sulph.
Constipation from dryness of the mucous membrane, with watery
secretions in other parts: Nat. Mur.
light-coloured stool, showing want of bile; sluggish action of the
liver: Kali Mur.
with drowsiness and watery symptoms from the eyes or mouth:
Nat. Mur.
watery stools: Nat. Mur.
Offensive stools: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos.
Retention of stool: Nat. Mur.
Stool is hot, often noisy and offensive: Calc. Phos.
Stools are dry and often produce fissures in the rectum: Nat. Mur.
URINARY SYMPTOMS
dull, heavy headache, profusion of tears or vomiting of frothy
Bladder, inflammation of: Kali Mur., Ferr Phos., Calc. Sulph.
mucus: Nat. Mur.
Brickdust sediment in urine: Nat. Sulph.
diarrhoea after eating greasy, fatty food: Kali Mur.
Burning after urinating: Nat. Mur., Ferr. Phos.
alternating with constipation: Nat. Mur.
pain over kidneys: Ferr. Phos.
especially of children, with green, sour-smelling stools caused by an
Constant urging to urinate, if not chronic: Ferr. Phos.
acid condition: Nat. Phos.
Cutting pains after urinating: Nat. Mur.
in teething children; stools slimy, green, undigested, with colic:
pains at neck of bladder: Calc. Phos.
Calc. Phos.
Dark red urine, with rheumatism: Nat. Phos.
like water: Nat. Mur.
Desire to urinate, with scanty emission: Silica
of schoolgirls, accompanied by headache: Calc. Phos.
Enuresis of children (wetting of the bed): Kali Phos., Nat. Phos.,
stools frothy, slimy, causing soreness and smarting: Nat. Phos.
Ferr. Phos., Nat. Mur.
when there is much straining at stool or constant urging to stool,
with passing of jelly-like mucus indicating acidity: Nat. Phos.
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if from worms: Nat. Phos.
Excessive flow of watery urine: Nat. Mur., Ferr. Phos.
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Frequent urination, with inability to retain the urine, and acidity: Nat. Phos.
Discharge, deep red or blackish red: Kali Phos.
Frequent passing of much water, sometimes scalding: Kali Phos.
scalding, smarting: Nat. Mur.
Gravel in bilious persons: Nat. Sulph.
sickening: Nat. Phos.
pain while passing: Nat. Sulph., Mag. Phos.
sour-smelling: Nat. Phos.
sediment in urine: Nat. Sulph., Calc. Phos.
thick, white, bland: Kali Mur.
with gouty symptoms: Nat. Sulph.
Great thirst, with excessive flow of watery urine: Nat. Mur.
Highly coloured urine: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
with fever: Nat. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
Inability to retain urine, from nervous debility: Kali Phos.
thin, with offensive odour: Kali Phos.
Dragging in the groin: Calc. Fluor.
small of back: Calc. Fluor.
Dryness of vagina: Nat. Mur.
Dysmenorrhoea: Mag. Phos.
Incontinence weakness of sphincter: Ferr. Phos.
labour-like pains during: Mag. Phos.
Increase in quantity of urine: Calc. Phos.
with congestion: Ferr. Phos.
Involuntary emission of urine while walking: Nat. Mur.
vomiting of undigested food: Ferr. Phos.
Sandy deposits in urine: Nat. Sulph.
Increased menses: Silica
Sediment clings to side of vessel: Nat. Sulph.
Leucorrhoea, accompanied by:
Sharp shooting pains at neck of bladder: Calc. Phos.
albuminous discharge: Calc. Phos.
Smarting on urinating: Ferr. Phos.
milky-white, non-irritating discharge: Kali Mur.
Spasmodic retention of urine: Mag. Phos.
rawness and itching of parts: Nat. Phos.
Spasms of bladder with painful straining: Mag. Phos., Ferr. Phos., Kali Phos.
scalding, acrid discharge: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
Urine frequently scalding: Kali Phos.
slimy, greenish discharge: Kali Sulph.
dark coloured, when there is torpidity and inactivity of the liver:
thick, yellow, bloody discharge: Calc. Sulph.
Kali Mur.
watery, slimy, excoriating discharge: Nat. Mur.
yellow, creamy discharge: Nat. Phos.
FEMALE ORGANS
Menstruation, accompanied by:
Abdominal pains followed by leucorrhoea: Mag. Phos.
Aching in uterus: Calc. Phos.
Acid leucorrhoea, worse after menstruating: Calc. Phos.
Acrid pain during leucorrhoea, with yellowness of the face: Nat. Mur.
After confinement when the pelvic muscles are relaxed: Calc. Fluor.
Colic in nervous, lachrymose women: Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
Congestion of the uterus, menstrual periods too frequent; lasting too
long: Kali Mur.
acrid leucorrhoea: Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
bearing-down pains: Calc. Fluor.
cold extremities: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
colic: Nat. Sulph., Kali Phos., Mag. Phos.
constipation: Silica, Nat. Sulph.
excitableness: Kali Phos.
flushed face: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos.
fullness in abdomen: Kali Sulph.
headache: Nat. Mur., Ferr. Phos., Kali Phos.
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hysteria: Kali Phos.
All inflammatory conditions of the respiratory tract, in the first stage:
icy coldness of body: Silica
Ferr. Phos.
labour-like pains: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
All symptoms worse in damp weather, also rainy weather: Nat. Sulph.
morning diarrhoea: Nat. Sulph.
Asthma, accompanied by laboured breathing: Kali Phos.
Menstruation accompanied by:
Asthma, aggravated by damp weather: Nat. Sulph.
nervousness: Kali Phos.
bronchial: Kali Sulph.
pains in back: Calc. Phos.
Breathing, hurried, at beginning of disease: Ferr. Phos.
sadness: Nat. Mur.
Catch in breath: Ferr. Phos.
watery leucorrhoea: Nat. Mur.
Children, cough or teething: Calc. Phos.
weeping: Nat. Mur.
Chronic coughs: Calc. Phos.
weight in abdomen: Kali Sulp.
Cold in chest: Ferr. Phos.
Menstruation, delayed, in young girls: Nat. Mur.
Constant spitting of frothy water: Nat. Mur.
retarded: Kali Mur.
Construction of chest: Mag. Phos.
thin, watery blood: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
Convulsive fits of coughing: Mag. Phos.
too frequent: Calc. Phos., Kali Mur.
Cough, better in cool open air: Kali Sulph.
late: Nat. Mur., Kali Sulph., Kali Phos.
hard, dry: Ferr. Phos.
profuse: Kali Mur., Calc. Fluor., Kali Phos.
irritating, painful: Ferr. Phos.
Menstrual flow bright-red blood: Ferr. Phos.
pain in chest from: Nat. Mur., Ferr. Phos.
dark, clotted, black blood: Kali Mur.
with headache: Nat. Mur.
stringy and fibrous: Mag. Phos.
hectic fever: Calc. Sulph.
Menstruation of pale, nervous, sensitive women: Kali Phos.
mattery expectoration: Calc. Sulph.
Neuralgia of the ovaries: Mag. Phos.
worse in evening: Kali Sulph.
Pains preceding monthly flow: Mag. Phos.
warm room: Kali Sulph.
Pruritis: Calc. Phos.
Croupy hoarseness: Kali Mur., Kali Sulph.
Thighs, pain extends to: Calc. Fluor.
Expectoration, albuminous: Calc. Phos.
Vagina, smarting of, after urinating: Nat. Mur.
watery, creamy, yellow: Nat. Phos.
difficult: Nat. Mur., Kali Mur.
salty: Nat. Mur.
slips back: Kali Sulph.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS
streaked with blood: Ferr. Phos.
thick, yellow, green: Silica
Aching in chest: Calc. Phos.
Acute inflammation of the windpipe, with expectoration of frothy,
watery mucus, constant frothy expectoration: Nat. Mur.
Acute, painful, short, irritating cough: Ferr. Phos.
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tiny yellow lumps: Calc. Fluor., Silica
watery: Nat. Mur.
yellow, green, slimy: Kali Sulph.
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Harsh breathing: Nat. Sulph.
Fainting: Kali Phos.
Hay Fever: Mag. Phos., Nat. Mur.
from fright, grief: Kali Phos.
Hawking, to clear throat: Calc. Phos.
Hands and feet cold: Calc. Phos., Nat. Mur.
Hoarseness from cold: Kali Mur.
Palpitation, accompanied by nervousness: Kali Phos.
over-exertion of voice: Calc. Phos.
of speakers: Ferr. Phos.
from indigestion: Nat. Phos.
inflammations: Ferr. Phos.
Inflammatory condition of the respiratory tract, when the expectoration
is decidedly yellowish, or greenish and slimy: Kali Sulph.
Pulse felt all over body: Nat. Mur.
full, rapid, quick: Ferr. Phos.
Loss of voice: Kali Mur.
intermittent: Kali Phos., Nat. Mur.
Loud, noisy cough: Kali Mur.
irregular: Kali Phos.
Painful horseness and huskiness of speakers and singers when due to
irritating bronchi: Ferr. Phos.
sluggish: Kali Phos., Kali Sulph.
Pulse, subnormal: Kali Phos.
Rattling in chest: Kali Mur., Nat. Mur.
Relaxed veins: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
Sharp pains in chest: Mag. Phos.
Shortness of breath from asthma or with exhaustion or want of proper
nerve power; worse from motion or exertion: Kali Phos.
Soreness of chest: Ferr. Phos.
Spasmodic cough: Mag. Phos., Kali Phos., Kali Mur.
at night: Mag. Phos.
worse lying down: Mag. Phos.
Sudden, shrill voice: Mag. Phos.
Suffocates in heated room: Kali Sulph.
Stomach cough, thick, tenacious, white phlegm: Kali Mur.
Tickling in throat: Calc. Fluor.
BACK AND EXTREMITIES
Bunions: Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur.
Chilblains on hands and feet: Kali Phos., Kali Mur.
Coldness, feeling of, in back: Nat. Mur.
of limbs: Calc. Phos.
Cracking of joints: Nat. Phos.
Cysts: Calc. Phos.
Enlargement of joints: Calc. Phos.
Fingers painful or inflamed through rheumatism or other causes: Ferr. Phos.
Gout: Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
CIRCULATORY SYMPTOMS
Anaemia: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Phos.
Hang-nails: Nat. Mur., Silica
Lumbago: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
from strains: Calc. Fluor.
Blood, thin, watery: Nat. Mur.
with dragging pain: Calc. Fluor.
thick, clotting: Kali Mur.
Nails brittle: Silica
Blood vessels, dilation of: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
inflammation of: Ferr. Phos.
Neck, muscles stiff: Ferr. Phos.
Numbness, feeling of: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos.
Circulation, poor: Kali Phos., Calc. Phos.
Dizziness: Kali Phos.
Rheumatism, acute: Ferr. Phos., Nat. Phos., Nat. Sulph., Silica
with swelling: Kali Mur.
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Rickets: Calc. Phos.
in any organ: Kali Phos.
Sciatica: Mag. Phos.
Neuralgia, obstinate, heat or cold gives no relief: Silica
Sprains: Ferr. Phos.
occurring at night: Silica, Calc. Phos.
Stiff back: Ferr. Phos.
periodic: Mag. Phos., Nat. Mur.
worse from motion: Ferr. Phos.
relieved by gentle motion: Kali Phos.
Strains: Ferr. Phos.
pleasant excitement: Kali Phos.
Trembling and involuntary motion of the hands: Mag. Phos.
sensitive to light and noise: Kali Phos.
Varicose ulcerations: Calc. Fluor.
worse at night: Kali Phos.
in cold weather: Nat. Mur.
NERVOUS SYMPTOMS
the morning: Nat. Mur.
Coldness, after attack of nervousness: Kali Phos.
Cramps in limbs: Mag. Phos.
when alone: Kali Phos.
Pains, like electrical shocks: Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
trickling of cold water: Calc. Phos.
worse at night: Calc. Phos.
Spasms occurring at night: Silica, Mag. Phos., Calc. Phos.
Creeping numbness: Calc. Phos.
Trembling hands: Mag. Phos.
Cries easily: Kali Phos.
Despondent: Kali Phos.
Dwells upon grievances: Kali Phos.
SKIN
Feels pain keenly: Kali Phos.
Abscess, for heat and pain: Ferr. Phos.
Feet twitch during sleep: Nat. Sulph.
Blisters, with fetid, watery contents: Kali Phos.
Hands twitch during sleep: Nat. Sulph.
Blisters, with clear watery contents: Nat. Mur.
Head, involuntary shaking of: Mag. Phos.
Burns: Kali Mur.
Hysteria: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
when suppurating: Calc. Sulph.
Involuntary motion of hands: Mag. Phos.
Burning, as from nettles: Calc. Phos.
Hysteria: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
Chafed skin of infants: Nat. Phos., Nat. Mur.
Involuntary motion of hands: Mag. Phos.
Chapped hands from cold: Ferr. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
Nervous sensitiveness: Kali Phos.
Chilblains: Kali Phos., Kali Mur.
Neuralgia accompanied by:
Colourless, watery vesicles: Nat. Mur.
congestion, after taking cold: Ferr. Phos.
Cracks in palms of hands: Calc. Fluor.
depression: Kali Phos.
Dandruff: Kali Sulph., Nat. Mur., Kali Mur.
failure of strength: Kali Phos.
Discharge, albuminous: Calc. Phos.
flow of saliva: Nat. Mur.
blood and pus: Calc. Sulph.
tears: Nat. Mur.
fetid: Kali Phos.
shifting pains: Kali Sulph.
thick, yellow pus: Silica
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Dry skin: Calc. Phos., Kali Sulph.
Moist scabs on skin: Nat. Sulph.
Eruptions with watery contents: Nat. Mur.
Nettle-rash, after becoming overheated: Nat. Mur.
thick, white contents: Kali Mur.
Excessive dryness of skin: Nat. Mur.
Exudations, when white and fibrinous: Kali Mur.
albuminous: Calc. Phos.
Perspiration, lack of: Kali Sulph.
to promote: Kali Sulph.
Pimples all over body, like flea-bites: Nat. Phos.
with itching: Calc. Phos.
yellow, with small, tough lumps: Calc. Fluor.
under beard: Calc. Sulph.
like gold: Nat. Phos.
Pustules on face: Silica, Kali Mur.
yellowish and slimy or watery: Kali Sulph.
Rawness of skin in little children: Nat. Phos.
greenish, thin: Kali Sulph.
Scalds, when suppurating: Calc. Sulph.
clear, transparent, thin like water: Nat. Mur.
Scaling eruptions on skin: Calc. Phos., Kali Sulph.
mattery, or streaked with blood: Calc. Sulph.
Secretions irritate: Kali Phos.
pus is thick, yellow: Silica
Shingles: Kali Mur., Nat. Mur.
very offensive smelling: Kali Phos.
causing soreness and chafing: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
Face full of pimples: Calc. Phos., Calc. Sulph.
nervous symptoms: Kali Phos.
for the pain: Ferr. Phos (powder applied locally).
Skin affections with vesicular eruptions containing yellowish water:
Festers easily: Calc. Sulph., Silica
Nat. Sulph.
Fevers, with skin dry and hot: Kali Sulph.
yellow scabs: Calc. Sulph.
Freckles: Calc. Phos.
festers easily: Calc. Sulph.
Greasy scales on skin: Kali Phos.
hard and horny: Calc. Fluor.
Hard, Callous skin: Calc. Fluor.
heals slowly and suppurates easily after injuries: Silica
Heals slowly: Silica
dry, hot and burning, lack of perspiration: Kali Sulph.
Herpetic eruptions: Nat. Mur.
itching and burning, as from nettles: Calc. Phos.
Horny skins: Calc. Fluor.
scales freely on a sticky base: Kali Sulph.
Inflammation of skin, for fever and heat: Ferr. Phos.
withered and wrinkled: Kali Phos.
with yellow, watery exudation: Nat. Sulph.
Suppurates easily: Silica
Irritating secretions: Kali Phos.
Stings of insects: Nat. Mur. (applied locally).
Irritation of the skin similar to chilblains: Kali Mur.
To aid desquamation in eruptive diseases: Kali Sulph.
Itching, as from nettles: Calc. Phos.
To assist in the formation of new skin: Kali Sulph.
of skin, with crawling: Kali Phos., Calc. Phos.
Ulcers around nails: Silica
without eruptions: Calc. Phos.
Unhealthy-looking skin: Silica
Ivy poisoning: Kali Sulph., Nat. Mur.
Mattery scabs on heads of pimples: Calc. Sulph.
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Yellow scabs: Calc. Sulph.
scales on skin: Nat. Sulph.
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Warts: Kali Mur.
Dull, heavy headache: Nat. Mur.
in palms of hand: Nat. Mur.
Excessive exhausting perspiration, or sweating, while eating, weakness
Wounds do not heal readily: Calc. Sulph.
neglected, discharge pus: Calc. Sulph.
at the stomach: Kali Phos.
Feeling of chilliness, especially in the back; watery saliva; full heavy
headache, increased heat: Nat. Mur.
Wrinkled skin: Kali Phos.
Fevers, during suppurative processes: Silica
TISSUES
vomit of sour fluids during: Nat. Phos.
with chills and cramps: Mag. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
Amaemai: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
First stage of fevers: Ferr. Phos.
Burns: Kali Mur., Calc. Sulph.
Flushes of heat from indigestion: Nat. Phos.
Elastic tissues relaxed: Calc. Fluor.
Frontal headache from flushes of heat: Nat. Phos.
Glands, enlargement of: Kali Mur.
Gastric fever, first stage: Ferr. Phos.
Infiltrations: Nat. Sulph.
Mumps: Ferr. Phos., Kali Mur., Nat. Mur.
Neuralgic pains in any tissues: Mag. Phos.
Polypi: Calc. Phos.
when the temperature rises in the evening: Kali Sulph.
Increased thirst: Nat. Mur.
Inflammations, first stage: Ferr. Phos.
second stage: Kali Mur.
Sprains: Ferr. Phos.
In eruptive fevers to aid desquamation: Kali Sulph.
Strains: Ferr. Phos.
Much sweat in the daytime: Nat. Mur.
FEVERS
Nervous chills, with chattering of teeth; Mag. Phos., Kali Phos.
Acid symptoms during fever: Nat. Phos.
Perspiration, excessive: Calc. Phos., Kali Phos.
Nervous fever: Kali Phos.
Bilious fevers: Nat. Sulph.
sour-smelling: Nat. Phos.
Catarrhal fever, chilly sensations: Ferr. Phos.
quickened pulse: Ferr. Phos.
Profuse night-sweats: Nat. Mur., Silica, Calc. Phos.
Pulse, subnormal: Kali Phos.
Chill commencing in the morning about 10 o’clock and continuing till
Saliva clear, watery: Nat. Mur.
noon, preceded by intense heat, increased headache and thirst;
Shivering at beginning of fever: Calc. Phos., Ferr. Phos.
sweat; great languor, emaciation, sallow complexion and blisters
Sleeplessness: Kali Phos.
on the lips: Nat. Mur.
Stupor: Nat. Mur., Kali Phos.
Chilliness at beginning of fevers: Ferr. Phos.
in back: Nat. Mur.
To assist in promting perspiration: Kali Sulph.
Tongue coated dirty, greenish-brown: Nat. Sulph.
Chills run up and down spine: Mag. Phos.
Clammy sweat on body: Calc. Phos.
greyish-white, slimy: Kali Mur.
Twitching: Nat. Mur.
Cold sweat on face: Calc. Phos.
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SLEEP
Symptoms, aggravated:
by change of weather: Calc. Phos.
Better in evening: Nat. Sulph.
Constant desire to sleep in morning: Nat. Mur.
Drawing pain in the back at night during sleep: Nat. Mur.
Dreams much: Nat. Sulph.
chilling feet: Silica
cold: Nat. Mur., Calc. Phos., Mag. Phos.
cold air: Mag. Phos., Silica
damp weather: Calc. Phos., Nat. Sulph.
vidid: Calc. Phos.
draughts: Mag. Phos.
anxious: Nat. Sulph.
Drowsiness, with bilious symptoms: Nat. Sulph.
Frequent dreams and exclamations during sleep: Silica
Great drowsiness: Silica
eating water plants: Nat. Sulph
exertions: Kali Phos.
eating fish: Nat. Sulph.
fatty food: Kali Mur.
Grits teeth: Nat. Phos.
Hard to wake in morning: Calc. Phos.
Heavy, anxious dreams: Nat. Sulph.
Jerking of limbs during sleep: Silica, Nat. Sulph.
Much yawning: Silica
Nightmare, with bilious symptoms: Nat. Sulph., Kali Sulph.
Restless sleep, from worms: Calc. Phos., Nat. Phos.
Screams in sleep: Nat. Phos.
getting wet: Calc. Phos., Calc. Sulph.
heated atmosphere: Kali Sulph.
in morning: Nat. Sulph., Nat. Mur.
evening: Kali Sulph.
open air: Silica
by motion: Ferr. Phos.
noise: Kali Mur.
rainy weather: Nat. Sulph.
Sleep does not refresh: Nat. Mur.
Sleeplessness, after excitement: Ferr. Phos., Nat. Phos.
from nervous causes: Kali Phos.
worry: Ferr. Phos., Kali Phos.
salty atmosphere: Nat. Mur.
touch: Mag. Phos.
water: Nat. Sulph., Calc. Sulph.
Symptoms ameliorated by:
Sleepwalking: Kali Phos.
bending double: Mag. Phos.
Sleepy in morning: Nat. Sulph.
Tired in morning: Nat. Mur., Nat. Sulph.
Wakefulness: Kali Phos., Ferr. Phos.
AGGRAVATIONS AND AMELIORATIONS
cold: Ferr. Phos.
cool air: Kali Sulph.
eating: Kali Phos.
evening: Nat. Mur.
excitement: Kali Phos.
gentle motion: Kali Phos.
Symptoms, aggravated:
by arising from sitting position: Kali Phos.
heat: Mag. Phos., Calc. Fluor.
at night: Silica, Calc. Phos.
lying down: Calc. Phos.
pleasant excitement: Kali Phos.
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Directions
DEFINITIONS
“Acute” means of sudden onset with more or less severity of symptoms.
“Chronic” means of long continuance; lingering. A “chronic” ailment
may have “acute” phases and for such phases, the directions for acute
conditions will apply.
DOSE
In general, an adult dose is four tablets, children two tablets, infants
one tablet. The tablets should be disolved on the tongue, or, in the case
of very young children, may be given dissolved in a little warm water.
The Biochemic Remedies are perfectly wholesome and may be taken
freely at any time. Nothing is to be gained by increasng the size of the
dose but frequency of dose may be varied as occasion requires. If you
discover a time for taking and frequency of dose best suited to your
needs, this may be adopted.
repeating each remedy hourly. If the case is less acute, then the
remedies may be taken in turn on the even hour. For instance, remedy
“A”, 1 o’clock, remedy “B”, 2 o’clock, repeat remedy “A”, 3 o’clock,
repeat remedy “B”, 4 o’clock and so on, repeating each remedy at twohourly intervals. In chronic cases, it is usual for the remedies to be
taken one before meals and the other after meals, three times a day. If
taken near mealtimes, at least a quarter of an hour should be allowed
to elapse between meals and the taking of the remedy.
INTERCURRENT REMEDIES
This has reference to any supplementary remedy which, while of
secondary importance, still has some bearing on a particulr case.
Intercurrent remedies are intended to assist the action of the principal
remedy or remedies by correcting any secondary conditions which may
have a retarding effect on the general treatment. Intercurrent remedies
are usually given at bedtime and again on rising.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
These are purely supplementary measures and should always be
accompanied by internal treatment and similar remedies. For instance,
when treating insect bites with an outward application of Nat. Mur.,
this tissue salt should also be given internally.
TIME
A dose should be taken every half-hour if the case is acute. In less
urgent cases, every two hours during the day and in chronic cases,
three times a day.
ALTERNATE REMEDIES
In some cases it may be found that two remedies are equally strongly
indicated and where this occurs, such remedies should be taken in
alternation. That is to say that, if the case is acute, remedy “A” will be
taken at the hour and remedy “B” at half past the hour and so on,
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For dry application, a few tablets may be crushed and the powder
applied direct to the affected part. This is the usual method of dealing
with cuts and abrasions (Ferr. Phos.), after the injured part has been
cleansed.
To prepare a lotion, dissolve tablets in half a tumbler of water, which
has previously been boiled and allowed to cool. This lotion may be
dabbed on the affected part, such as a bruise (Ferr. Phos.), or a burn
(Kali Mur.), or may be used as a cold compress; the dressing being
covered with a piece of oiled silk in order to keep it moist.
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A salve may be made by crushing ten tablets and mixing the powder
very thoroughly with a teaspoonful of petroleum jelly, using the point
of a knife, or other flat instrument, which as previously been immersed
in boiling water.
POTENCIES
Biochemic Tissue Salts should be prepared by a process of trituration
in accordance with homoeopathic practice. In the preparation of
each batch of tiny tablets the processes involved occupy no less than
twelve working days. These prolonged processes are absolutely
essential in order to secure the full biochemical activity and extreme
fineness of these vital cell foods, which are thereby reduced
practically to molecular form. These “microdoses” are readily
assimilated and are absorbed almost immediately to nourish the
countless millions of tiny, living cells of the human system. In
homoeopathic terminology such remedies are termed potencies.
These potencies may be high or low, the stages being determined
on the decimal scale and indicated by the letter “x” (i.e ten). Thus
we have 3x, 6x, 12x and so on. Long experience in the first aid
treatment of everyday ailments indicates that the most generally
useful potency is the 6x and this is the potency usually
recommended.
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BIOCHEMIC REMEDIES
The Natural Therapy for Children
by Michael van Straten
There are many common minor ailments and symptoms which are
well treated with complementary therapies and New Era Mineral
Tissue Salts are your first line of defence when these minor problems
occur. But never forget the golden rule regarding all illness in babies
and small children - if in doubt, consult your GP.
As a parent myself, albeit of two happily grown and healthy
children, it’s impossible to forget those anxious nights sitting with
an unwell child. Is the temperature too high? Is it measles? Could it
be meningitis? Does that wheezy cough sound like asthma? Is the
tummy ache really appendicitis? Most people don’t like to bother
their GP unnecessarily, partly because we know how busy they are
and partly because we don’t want to seem like an over-anxious
parent. Many parents are also worried about the over-prescription
of antibiotics, steroids, and even sedatives, and their now well
documented side effects.
Of course there are many conditions which you can safely treat
yourself, and in today’s climate doctors are much less ready to
reach for their prescription pads. But there are times when
antibiotics are essential, when a steroid inhaler could be a life saver
and when a mild sedative could give your child, and you, a few
nights much needed and restoring sleep. So I repeat the message:
if in doubt, call the doctor.
One of the great advantages of New Era homoeopathically
prepared Tissue Salts is that they are absolutely safe for children of
all ages and even for babies from around three months old. No side
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effects, they’re made without artificial colourings, flavourings or
additives, it’s impossible to take an overdose and they’re very easy
for even the youngest child to take as they dissolve on the tongue
and have no unpleasant taste at all.
which you apply to the forehead - no more broken glass and spilled
toxic mercury. If the child is obviously feverish, keep the room cool
and sponge down with tepid water, not ice cold. Give plenty of
fluids, especially weak camomile tea flavoured with honey, which
helps to reduce the temperature.
What is the correct dose for babies and children?
Chills
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 4 (Ferr. Phos.)
For babies and toddlers the tiny tablets should be crushed to a
Colds
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 4 (Ferr. Phos.)
powder between two spoons. Dilute in the spoon with a little water
and place in the baby’s mouth. For babies from three months, give
one tablet six times a day with feeds. For toddlers, three tablets
three times a day. Up to five years, four tablets three times a day
and from six years and over, four to five tablets three times a day.
Flu
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 11 (Nat. Sulph.)
Sore throat
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 4 (Ferr. Phos.)
Flu can be a serious illness requiring at least a week of
convalescence. It can also lead to secondary chest infections which
may require treatment with antibiotics.
Everyday childhood ailments
For coughs and general chestiness make sure you keep the
atmosphere in the child’s bedroom slightly moist by putting
humidifiers on radiators - wet towels will do, but never put these
on gas, paraffin, electric or convector heaters.
General chestiness
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 5 (Kali Mur.)
Coughs
- Combination J or Tissue Salt No. 4 (Ferr. Phos.)
For coughs, it’s also useful to give drinks of hot water, lemon juice
and honey. A fragrancer with a few drops of eucalyptus and pine
oils helps to ease the breathing at night time.
If babies or children are having obvious difficulties breathing, or
lips start to turn blue, get medical help immediately - if necessary
call an ambulance or get someone to drive you to the nearest
hospital if that’s quicker.
Chills, colds, flu and sore throats are common problems that are
usually quite minor and easily treated at home. Do keep an eye on
the child’s temperature - you can now buy thermometers as strips
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Sore throats also need plenty of fluids - hot water, honey and
lemon is effective here too, and for older children, a gargle with a
teaspoon of dried sage to a glass of boiling water, left to stand for
10 minutes, strained and used warm is an excellent gargle. Watch
out for tonsillitis; a sign that the tonsils are doing their job by
protecting the lungs from infection. Severe tonsil problems may
need antibiotics.
Tonsillitis
- Combination Q
Catarrh is the result of excessive mucous production by the
membranes in the nose and sinuses. Inhaling plain steam or with
the addition of a few drops of Friar’s Balsam or a mixture of three
drops each of eucalyptus and neroli oils to a bowl of hot water, will
help clear the nasal passages and sinuses.
Catarrh
- Combination Q or Tissue Salt No. 4 (Ferr. Phos.)
Catarrh can sometimes cause obstruction of the eustachian tube
which may lead to earache and middle ear infection. A traditional
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way of relieving mild earache is a sock filled with salt, heated in a
warm oven, then wrapped in a towel for the child to rest the
painful ear on. The modern version is a bag filled with wheat which
can be warmed in the microwave. Severe earache requires the
attention of your GP.
Earache
- Combination J and Combination N or Tissue Salt
Teething is a problem that no parent can escape. Babies often
develop earache as a consequence of the larger back teeth coming
through - see remedy above - but for general discomfort, you can
use one drop of clove oil in 25 ml of pure grapeseed oil. Keep this
in the fridge and rub a little on the gums at three hourly intervals.
Babies often salivate a great deal when teething so make sure you
replace lost fluids with extra drinks.
No. 1 (Calc. Fluor.)
Colic, digestive problems, stomach upsets,
queasiness and
vomiting are frequent problems that affect small children. In
general 24 hours on the BRAT diet is a good idea. That is, Bananas,
Rice, Apples and dry Toast and as much water or weak camomile
tea as the child will drink. Severe diarrhoea, vomiting or both can
cause dangerous dehydration to occur very quickly in small
children. If these conditions don’t resolve after 24 hours, call your
doctor. Make up a solution of 8 level teaspoons of sugar or honey,
plus half a teaspoon of salt in one litre of water. Give this to the
child a couple of dessertspoons at a time every 15 minutes, if
vomiting and diarrhoea are severe.
Weak ginger tea helps prevent nausea. Grate quarter of an inch of
fresh ginger root into a cup, add boiling water and a teaspoon of
honey and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Pour through a strainer
and give to the child. Repeat two or three times a day as necessary.
For colic, use gripe water or very weak fennel, dill or caraway seed tea.
Colic
- Combination E or Tissue Salt No. 8 (Mag. Phos.)
Teething
- Combination R or Tissue Salt No. 2 (Calc. Phos.)
crush, dissolve in a little water and rub into the
gums every half hour.
Nappy rash can occur even when the greatest care is taken over
regular changing and cleaning. Keep exposed to the air as much as
possible to avoid secondary bacterial or thrush infections. Bathe
regularly with warm water with one or two drops of tea tree oil
added. Avoid giving the baby citrus fruits, berries or other very
acidic foods and if you’re breast feeding, avoid them yourself too.
If secondary infection is obvious, then antifungal or antibiotic
creams may be necessary - ask your GP.
Nappy rash
- Combination D
Skin rashes, itching and scratching can be the result of local
irritation by detergents, soaps, contact with irritant substances like
dust mite droppings or plants. Use plenty of unperfumed,
uncoloured moisturiser, avoid soap or other bath additives and
wash the baby with a muslin bag filled with wheatgerm. Avoid
biological detergents and wash baby’s clothes and bedding at higher
temperatures and put through an extra rinse cycle if you’re using
a machine.
Digestive upsets
- Combination C or Tissue Salt No. 11 (Nat. Sulph.)
Queasiness
- Tissue Salt No. 11 (Nat. Sulph.)
Vomiting
- Combination S or Tissue Salt No. 2 (Calc. Phos.)
Diarrhoea
- Combination S or Tissue Salt No. 5 (Kali Mur.)
Skin rashes
Stomach upsets
- Combination S or Tissue Salt No. 10 (Nat. Phos.)
Itching and scratching - Combination P
- Combination D
or No. 11 (Nat. Sulph.)
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Finally, travel sickness can turn a simple shopping trip or a long
awaited holiday into a nightmare. Don’t let the child travel on an
empty stomach or on one full of burgers, chips, ketchup and
milkshakes. Keeping the child occupied with its favourite story on
tape or old fashioned games like I-spy, often help, and weak ginger
tea (see p.124) can be extremely effective. Take a thermos of it with
you when you travel.
Travel sickness
- Combination F and S
before and during the journey, in regular doses.
More and more parents prefer to try simple remedies at first where
they’re appropriate and there is a rapidly growing number of
homoeopathic doctors who will help parents in their quest for safe,
effective and side effect free treatment. But even when more
powerful medication is the only option, there are things that will
help maintain the good health of your child. Sound nutrition is the
basis of good health for children and there are now excellent organic
and totally additive free baby foods available in most supermarkets.
Encourage your child to develop as wide a taste in foods as possible
and as early as possible, since research now shows us that children
exposed to a range of tastes between the ages of four and eight
months are more likely to be toddlers, children and teenagers
who enjoy the widest variety of foods. The bigger the selection of
foods which your child chooses, the bigger the spread of vital
nutrients they get, and the better their general health vitality and
resistance will be. If your child does need to take antibiotics, make
sure they also have a daily portion of live yoghurt to replace the
beneficial bacteria which are also destroyed by the medication.
In this way you are likely to avoid the stomach upsets that so
frequently accompany a course of antibiotics and debilitate your
ill child even further.
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Bio Chemic Salts
The bio chemic system of medicine calls for the use of twelve tissue salts present in a
healthy tissue and blood. Deficiency of these in the body results in sickness.
Administering these salts in potentised form, in which they can be readily absorbed by
the body, restores health.
Calcarea Fluorica: Cracks in skin, loose teeth, sluggish circulation, stony hardness.
Varicose veins, painful legs, hemorrhoids, receding gums, extreme tiredness, cataract.
Always give with silicea.
Constitution- weak connective tissue, weak vessels, sensitive skin
Calcarea Phos: General debility, malnutrition, anemia, imperfect circulation, bone
fractures, rickets, teething disorders, excess mucous or cold, enlarged tonsils and swollen
glands, chilblains, skin, cyst, rheumatic pains and swelling of the joints, kidney troubles
during pregnancy, menstrual troubles, leucorrhea, growing children and old people.
Give with Kali Phos.
Constitution – Narrow hipped, narrow breasted, anemic people.
Calcarea Sulph: Pimples, sore throat, cold.
Skin eruptions, carbuncles, boils, fistulas, abscesses, ulceration, eczema, gum boils.
Urinary disorders. Disorders of pancareas, chronic diarrhea and chronic catarrh,
Ovaries and prostrate glands.
Constitution – Unhealthy skin, suppuration, hardenings
Ferrum Phos: Congestion, inflammatory pain, high fever.
Redness of skin, cut pain bruises, hemorrhages, dull throbbing headaches, insomnia,
palpitation of the heart, sore throat, cold, bronchitis, rheumatic pains, lumbago, anemia,
inflammation of bladder and kidneys.
Constitution – Slender, slight, lively, nervous and anemic.
Kali Mur: sluggish condition, sore throat, white colored tongue, light colored stools,
coughs and colds. Second stage of catarrh, inflammations of bronchial tube, swollen
glands, mumps, hoarseness, swollen tonsils, stuffy noses, white or grey secretions,
sluggish liver, constipation, swellings, rheumatism, skin rashes with scaling, use with
Silicea and Kali Sulph.
Constitution – Slim type with weak nerves.
Kali Phos: Nervous headaches, ill humor, skin, sleepless, timid.
Nervous exhaustion, indigestion, insomnia, headaches, sensitive skin itching, general skin
troubles, burning sensation (Arsenic), Take with Ferrum Phos. Brain fag.
Constitution- Slim types with weak nerves.
Kali Sulph: Boxed in feeling, stomach catarrh, eruptions on skin and scalp, shifting pains
(Puls).
Third stage of inflammations, catarrhal conditions with yellow discharge, bronchitis,
loose phlegm, skin eruptions with oily discharge or inactive dry scaling skin, eczema
dandruff, hair loss, psoriasis, ring worm, gastro duodenal catarrh, constipation, shifting
rheumatism, evening aggravation and by heat.
Give with Kali Phos and Ferrum phos.
Constitution – Rheumatism, nervous disorders, disorders of the joints, Skin.
Magnesium Phos: Menstrual pains, stomach cramps, flatulence, neuralgia, sciatica,
headaches with darting stab, muscular twitching. Heart troubles, earache, whooping
cough.
Give with Ferrum Phos and Kali Phos.
Constitution- Overly nervous, pain sensitive, slim type.
Natrum Mur: Low spirits, headache with constipation, heartburn, tooth ache, weak eyes.
Skin disorders, watery blisters, cold sores, itching eczema, insect stings, fluid
accumulation, dryness of mouth, constipation, indigestion, cracking joints, restless,
irritable, painful discharge from the eyes, watery cold catarrh, intermittent chills,
sunstroke, fatigue on walking.
Constitution- Anemic and rheumatic types.
Natrum Phos: Stiffness and swelling of the joints, rheumatism, lumbago, golden yellow
coating on the root of the tongue.
Sour taste in the mouth, flatulence, jaundice, gallstones, diarrhea, bilious disorders,
rheumatic pain, gout, worms, kidney and bladder weakness, inflamed or ulcerated throat,
gums, exudation from skin sores. Give this before other medicines.
Constitution- nervous, hyperacidity.
Natrum Sulph: Influenza, humid asthma, malaria, liver, brownish green coating of
tongue, bitter taste in mouth.
Vomiting of bile, gallstones, constipation, diarrhea, grippe and chills, For people who put
on weight despite dieting. Worse in wet weather.
Constitution- Corpulent, gouty with liver disorders.
Silicea: Smelly feet and arm pits, pus formation, boils, tonsillitis, brittle nails, stomach
pains.
Copious night sweats, insufficient perspiration, red eyelids, styes, eye lens, carries.
Bio- Chemic Mixtures
Mix the five Phos in 3X and three Natrums with the medicines mentioned for each
ailment in 3X:
Acidity: Silicea
Backache: Calc. Fluor
Bedwetting: Natrums and Phos
Biliousness: Kali Mur
Catarrh: Kali Sulph
Chilblains: Calc Fluor
Colds: Kali Mur
Colic: Calc Fluor
Constipation: Kali Mur
Convalescence: Only five Phos
Coughs: All twelve
Croup: Kali Mur
Diarrhea : Calc sulph + Kali Mur
Ear: Calc. Sulph + Kali Mur
Eyes: Silicea
Fever: Kali Mur + Kali Sulph
Hair: Kali sulph
Hemorrhoids: Calc. Fluor
Headache: take all twelve
Indigestion: Kali Sulph
Influenza: Kali Sulph
Lumbago: Calc Fluor
Menstruation: Kali Mur
Rheumatism: Silicea
Sinus: Cal Fluor + Kali Sulph
Skin: All twelve
Insomnia: Five Phos Only
Stress: Five Phos Only
Sore Throat: All twelve
Teeth: All twelve
Nature's 12 Magic Healers
The Amazing Benefits of Cell Salts
INTRODUCTION
Dr. W. H. Schuessler's 12 cell salt remedies have been keeping thousands of people fit and healthy for nearly a
century. During the last few decades, however, this time-honored system of therapeutics has been rapidly
increasing in popularity. More and more people from all walks of life are trying the cell salts and becoming
convinced of their effectiveness. For example, we personally have been taking a combined source of the 12 cell
salt remedies. The results have been rapidless fatigue, more endurance, numerous minor health problems gone,
healthier appearances, and brighter outlooks on life.
The late Linus Pauling, who won the Nobel Prizes for chemistry and world peace, predicted that the greatest
advances in the next hundred years will be in medicine, biochemistry, and molecular biology. He theorized that the
motion of atoms and how this motion relates to disease and health would become better understood.
Pauling believed that in the future there won't be medicines for particular illnesses so much as there will be
medicines for each individual person. This advanced concept is the theory of a school of medicine that has lost
popularity in recent years but which is staging a remarkable comeback.
Homeopathy, especially Dr. Schuessler's cell salt system which is derived from it, has remained popular in
England (the Queen's royal physician is a homeopathic practitioner), Germany, France, parts of Latin America,
Mexico, and India. In the former U.S.S.R., large homeopathic clinics and hospitals are operating in several major
population centers.
Unfortunately, in the U.S., homeopathy and the cell salt system have been kept alive primarily through the efforts
of laymen rather than by medical professionals. Conventional medical doctors here know little about homeopathy
even though it was in a homeopathic hospital in New York that x-rays were first used in the fight against cancer.
Now, as part of the growing movement toward better health and a healthier diet, many natural food stores carry
cell salts and cell salt literature. More people are discovering for themselves that cell salts can keep them well,
especially when they are used as part of an over-all approach to good health.
The Development of the Cell Salt System
Germany is the country in which the cell salt system is most widely practiced as a medical specialty. This is
probably because this is where it originated. Germany is the birthplace of Dr. W. H. Schuessler, who practiced
medicine using only the system he researched with incredible success.
Dr. Schuessler's view was a modern one. He was a homeopathic physician, but he felt that the active ingredients in
the 2,000 or so homeopathic remedies of his day were their mineral constituents. Working in his own laboratory,
he quickly isolated these constituentsand thus the 12 cell salt system was born.
Today, much of the homeopathic medicine practiced in Germany is based on Dr. Schuessler's work. Since then,
cell salts have brought thousands of people throughout the world long-lasting relief from their health problems.
The cell salt system is effective and simple. It is based on homeopathic remedies, and it is set up in such a way that
any intelligent layman can understand and use it. Remember, however, that the practice of homeopathic medicine
is a highly evolved medical specialty. Home treatment with cell salt remedies can't replace the services of a good
doctor, homeopathic or allopathic.
FOREWORD
Dr. Schuessler, a German homeopath in the 1800's, was convinced that the most important remedies in the
homeopathic pharmacy were minerals. What he created with his 12 cell salts was a unified healing system that
gains strength and momentum with time.
When I first began studying homeopathy in 1978, I was very excited because I realized I would never master this
art, I would always have something new to learn. However, that is not the way most people want to approach a
healing modality. They want something useful, accessible and practical. Cell salts give you just that. This system
can treat a myriad of health conditions yet is a system that can be mastered by a lay person in a short period of
time. And, all you need is a kit of the 12 cell salts plus the All-12 Combination, not several thousand homeopathic
remedies.
As the public is becoming aware of severe mineral deficiencies, the nutritional industry is inundating us with
mineral and trace mineral formulas. We have harvested most of the nutrients out of over-worked soil and the food
we eat is grown on this depleted medium. Where can we get our minerals? We are admonished to filter our water
to avoid parasite contamination. Does this filter away some of our important minerals too?
It seems to me that a regular consumption of the cell salts will provide many of these necessary minerals. The 6x
potency is dilute enough to prevent overdosing yet provides the body with the information that it needs to work its
biochemical processes. Imagine a scenario wherein the body is experiencing a mineral famine. These inerals are
important for building blood and building bones and for the metabolic functioning of the thyroid, the adrenal
glands and the liver. In a deficiency state the body must slow down, or down-regulate, many of its activities. The
body limps along, trying to reserve the minerals it does get for the most vital bodily functions. The result can
include chronic fatigue, anemia, weakened immune function, joint and muscle aches and pains.
The All-12 Cell Salt Combination given at this time would begin to up-regulate the various biochemical pathways
and provide the combined base minerals needed for optimum functioning. There hasn't been a lot of research
comparing cell salts and gross minerals but my feeling is that the cell salts are probably more readily absorbed.
Gross minerals have to go through a complicated valence change in the gut which requires a specific pH which
makes malabsorption one of the big problems in mineral nutrition. This brings me to the influx of mineral tonics on
the market.
The gap they are trying to fill definitely exists; however in my experience these tonics are subject to contamination.
By definition they are an excellent nutrient broth. Not only humans but any organism would love it. The
contamination can occur during the processing or after opening the jar.
If you place open petrie dishes with the nutrient agar out on your kitchen counter, you will grow organisms. There
are bacteria and mold spores in the air and they will contaminate whatever they land on. Nutrient contamination is
beginning to be recognized as a big problem in the supplement industry. In trying to avoid harsh preservatives the
pendulum swings to "no preservatives" and contamination ensues. Alternative, natural preservatives will be
identified and must be used.
In the meantime I feel that cell salts probably suffer far less contamination and provide the mineral support that the
body needs in a form that it can absorb. And the guidelines for prescribing cell salts are clearly laid out in Nature's
12 Magic Healers.
I am so glad that Lionel and Nigey have decided to reprint their wonderful book on cell salts. It is a fun book to
read with all the fascinating case histories covering most common health conditions. The ailment section at the end
is especially useful for finding your own health problem and identifying the appropriate remedy. And, when the
right choice is made, the results are usually speedy and dramatic. If you have made the wrong choice, there will be
no repercussions or side effects; the remedy will just not work. Then, you must do further research on the problem
and come up with another remedy.
However, all the appropriate provisos are emphasized; if you feel you have a serious condition consult your doctor
or go to a hospital. Use the cell salts to feel better, for acute first aid and minor ailments or while you are trying to
reach your doctor. If you find you need help selecting an appropriate remedy, find a local homeopath or naturopath
to work with.
We are all interested in maintaining good health and finding cost-effective health care. Cell salts can provide us
with the tools we need to achieve this goal. Enjoy becoming an expert in cell salts, your cells will love you for it.
INTRODUCTION
Dr. W. H. Schuessler's 12 cell salt remedies have been keeping thousands of people fit and healthy for nearly a
century. During the last few decades, however, this time-honored system of therapeutics has been rapidly
increasing in popularity. More and more people from all walks of life are trying the cell salts and becoming
convinced of their effectiveness. For example, we personally have been taking a combined source of the 12 cell
salt remedies. The results have been rapidless fatigue, more endurance, numerous minor health problems gone,
healthier appearances, and brighter outlooks on life.
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The late Linus Pauling, who won the Nobel Prizes for chemistry and world peace, predicted that the greatest
advances in the next hundred years will be in medicine, biochemistry, and molecular biology. He theorized that the
motion of atoms and how this motion relates to disease and health would become better understood.
Pauling believed that in the future there won't be medicines for particular illnesses so much as there will be
medicines for each individual person. This advanced concept is the theory of a school of medicine that has lost
popularity in recent years but which is staging a remarkable comeback.
Homeopathy, especially Dr. Schuessler's cell salt system which is derived from it, has remained popular in
England (the Queen's royal physician is a homeopathic practitioner), Germany, France, parts of Latin America,
Mexico, and India. In the former U.S.S.R.,large homeopathic clinics and hospitals are operating in several major
population centers.
Unfortunately, in the U.S., homeopathy and the cell salt system have been kept alive primarily through the efforts
of laymen rather than by medical professionals. Conventional medical doctors here know little about homeopathy
even though it was in a homeopathic hospital in New York that x-rays were first used in the fight against cancer.
Now, as part of the growing movement toward better health and a healthier diet, many natural food stores carry
cell salts and cell salt literature. More people are discovering for themselves that cell salts can keep them well,
especially when they are used as part of an over-all approach to good health.
The Development of the Cell Salt System
Germany is the country in which the cell salt system is most widely practiced as a medical specialty. This is
probably because this is where it originated. Germany is the birthplace of Dr. W. H. Schuessler, who practiced
medicine using only the system he researched with incredible success.
Dr. Schuessler's view was a modern one. He was a homeopathic physician, but he felt that the active ingredients in
the 2,000 or so homeopathic remedies of his day were their mineral constituents. Working in his own laboratory,
he quickly isolated these constituentsand thus the 12 cell salt system was born.
Today, much of the homeopathic medicine practiced in Germany is based on Dr. Schuessler's work. Since then,
cell salts have brought thousands of people throughout the world long-lasting relief from their health problems.
The cell salt system is effective and simple. It is based on homeopathic remedies, and it is set up in such a way that
any intelligent layman can understand and use it. Remember, however, that the practice of homeopathic medicine
is a highly evolved medical specialty. Home treatment with cell salt remedies can't replace the services of a good
doctor, homeopathic or allopathic.
How to Use This Book
Use this book whenever you have the sort of health problem that calls for self-diagnosis, self-treatment, and selfmedication. Don't give up if relief is not immediate. Remember that homeopathic medicines and Dr. Schuessler's
biochemical cell salts are subtle remedies and they don't bring the instant relief promised by so many of the
remedies you can buy at a drugstore. Homeopathic remedies, which can relieve a variety of psychological and
physical ailments, are available at many natural food stores and can be ordered through the mail.
Cell salts can affect you in many positive ways. Although you take a particular remedy based on your symptoms,
these medicines produce their cure not by simply eliminating the symptoms, but by correcting the imbalances that
have caused the symptoms in the first place. Often you will discover that a particular cell salt can relieve your
symptoms by putting your body into balance. In this way, these remedies cure far more than the symptoms you
might take them for.
At the back of this book is a Simplified Remedy Guide, which will indicate the remedy you should use for your
particular problem. When a remedy in the Simplified Remedy Guide is recommended for your particular ailment,
read the chapter on that remedy and on other remedies that might also be indicated. Few ailments, if any, can be
cured by just one remedy.
Usually a combination of remedies is required. To understand how the cell salts work alone and together, you
should read the indicated chapters. For example, you will find headache sections in more than one of the chapters
in this book because different remedies treat different kinds of headache.
The final chapter of this book shows you how to use cell salts and other substances for a brighter, more attractive
appearance.
Both men and women will have cause to refer to this chapter often for helpful tips on self care. The Simplified
Remedy Guide includes complete information on where to buy cell salts and describes the prepackaged
combinations of cell salts manufactured by some of the most reputable homeopathic pharmacies.
This book, then, should not only be read through, but consulted as a daily health guide. In it you will discover a
completely safe way to maintain good health, good spirits, and good looks for the rest of your lifeby learning the
secrets of nature's 12 magic healers, the Schuessler cell salts.
Part I
Cell Salts for Health and Vitality
The Principles Behind Cell Salts
Dr. Schuessler's theory of cell salts grew out of his observation that when the human cell is reduced to ashes there
are only 12 minerals left. A lack of these minerals in a living organism will keep organic materials from entering
the cells, which means that the cells cannot perform their necessary functions. In other words, a lack of these
minerals, also called cell salts, will create an imbalance in the body.
Even if we eat foods that contain a large number of these important minerals, we may not be correcting a
deficiency in diseased cells because a disease often results in the cells' inability to assimilate what they need from
the diet. This is when special doses of cell salts are needed. The salts you need, which this book will teach you to
determine, should be taken in a form in which they can be easily assimilated into the bloodstream from the mouth,
throat, esophagus, and capillary walls.
The process that breaks down these minerals to the right size so that the body can readily assimilate them is called
trituration, which we will describe fully a little later. Just remember that as small as the active ingredient may be in
these remedies, it still contains about 16 million moleculesmolecules that help make up cells. For instance, there is
less than one billionth of a gram of potassium chloride in one blood cell. This is a much smaller amount than is
found in the corrective potassium chloride cell salt dose. The basic idea is that disease starts in the individual cells
so these cells are the focus for remedial action.
Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathic medicine in the 18th century, was the first to realize that there
was medical significance in mineral substances. But it wasn't until Dr. Schuessler, in the last century, that an
organized system of therapeutics based solely on these substances was created.
Dr. Schuessler, like his predecessor Hahnemann, was Germanand a very brilliant man. He mastered Sanskrit,
Greek, and Latin, as well as English, Spanish, and Italian. He became a doctor in the village of Oldenburg, where
he practiced homeopathic medicine. When he read the work of Rudolph Virchow, who taught that the
disturbances thought of as diseases are actually signs of change in cell metabolism, Dr. Schuessler became
convinced that the active ingredients in the most successful homeopathic remedies were inorganic.
This concept of Dr. Schuessler remains his most controversial to this day, but that doesn't invalidate his system of
cell salts. The debate lies in whether the 12 cell salts are sufficient to combat illness without the aid of other
substances. Modern users of the system have added a number of remedies that Dr. Schuessler couldn't have known
about in his time, thus updating the system. Dr. Schuessler was not entirely aware of some of the trace elements;
yet his 12 cell salts include some of the more important of these.
Another thing that must be emphasized is that all of the leading biochemists in medical history have stated that the
effectiveness of their remedies depend upon sound nutrition. Biochemistry concerns itself with the chemical
processes of the body's complex life system, and there is nothing more interrelated than that life system and the
substances that keep it going. All of the cell salts in the world cannot help you if you don't give them a little help
by maintaining a good diet.
When Cell Salts Are Necessary
Cell salts are necessary when food intake is unable to supply the cells with essential nutrients. Cell salts may have
a therapeutic effect, but ultimately they are a food, and the body requires them for overall health, vigor, and
disease-fighting ability.
Dr. Schuessler's cell salts are prepared in minute dosesand the more minute the dose, the more powerful is its effect
on the cells. The Schuessler medicine commonly referred to as ferrum phos. (iron phosphate) generally comes in
the 6x potency; but it may also be obtained in a more powerful 200x form. The larger number stands for a smaller
amount of the actual ingredient. Most homeopathic authorities do not recommend anything other than 6x or 3x for
self-treatment. In high doses, the cell salts can cause adverse reactions in people.
The smallness of the mineral is what enables it to get to the body cell that specifically needs it. It enters the cell
through osmosis; that is, it seeps through the cell wall.
As modern science is just beginning to make clear, health is a subtle process. You have to take the initiative to stay
healthy. You should be concerned about smog, polluted water, the chemicals in the food you eat, and everything
that goes into your body, because all of these things affect your health. Dr. Schuessler's cell salts are most effective
as part of a holistic approach to illnesstaking as much care as you can of your whole body and its environment.
The best way to remain healthy is to use the most natural things you can from the most natural sources; i.e., fresh,
untreated water; organically grown fruits, vegetables, and grains; and meats that are free of hormones and
additives. Nature is still wiser than humankind as most great scientists will readily admit.
How Cell Salts Are Made
Manufacturing of the salts begins with a careful determination of the quality of the minerals. Only the best grade of
minerals is used, and the source must be natural. Next, the minerals are ground by handa process which takes at
least 200 hours. The finer the particles of the minerals and the higher the potency being manufactured, the longer
the grinding takes. After the substance has been ground to a fine powder in the laboratory, which is hermetically
sealed to prevent any dust from escaping, the powder is transferred to an electrically driven mortar and pestle. The
potency of the cell salt is determined by the length of time it is ground in the mortar and pestle.
Eventually, the active ingredient is vaporized, and the air in the laboratory is full of the mineral. The operator who
removes the vaporized mineral substances from the mortar and pestle must wear a mask, because the vapor has
incredible powers of penetration.
The final tablets are made up of milk sugar and the mineral. In Dr. Schuessler's dosages, far less than one part per
million of the ingredient is used. The ingredient is said to be trituratedground very fine.
Each individual cell of your body is a marvelous organism that normally selects and rejects substances to keep it
healthy. When there is disease or irritation, the cell loses this ability. Weakened cells must get the mineral they
need in the triturated form. Bypassing the digestive system is necessary to overcome the cell's inability to absorb
nutrients from the digestive system.
It might seem strange to think of our health as being determined by things that happen on microscopic levels, but
this is the case. One biochemist made a fascinating microscopic film showing how a small amount of poison (one
part in 30,000) quickly went to work destroying healthy cells. You can see how damaging pollutants in the air and
our food and water are when you see this demonstrated so graphically.
Although biochemistry is an old science, biochemists around the world are constantly rediscovering its virtues. In
1957, which was a period of considerable atom bomb testing, Mira Louise, an Australian biochemist, examined a
large number of people with radiation symptomshair loss, overwhelming fatigue, dim vision, vertigo, and memory
loss. She ran some tests and discovered that the victims' cell salt concentrations were far too low, and she
subsequently reported that she had great success in curing them with the appropriate cell salts. Her theory was that
radioactivity was draining away their needed cell salt nutrients, and when these were replenished, the radiation
symptoms would be eliminated.
The Benefits of Cell Salt Use
An important advantage of cell salts is that they can be self-administered. With little more than this book and a few
dollars for the inexpensive remedies (available by mail and at many natural food stores), you can effectively treat
many of your illnesses, and you will experience an overall sense of health and vitality that you may never have felt
before.
There is no mystery surrounding cell salts and their many benefits. If you suffer from the common cold, for
instance, when you take the appropriate cell salt remedy you will find the relief that is promised but never
delivered by widely advertised over-the-counter medicines. You cannot harm yourself with cell salts. Even if your
body has no need of the cell salt you may be taking, there will be no damage done.
Each cell salt performs a specific function in the body's vital processes, and all of these functions and processes are
interrelated. Homeopathic medicine emphasizes the individuality of each person. Each person will have
characteristic symptoms that spell out his need for particular remedies.
How to Use Cell Salts
Included in this book are special sections telling you which cell salts are recommended for particular ailments and
the various forms in which cell salts can be taken. Whether you order cell salts through the mail, buy them at a
natural foods store, or buy them at a homeopathic pharmacy, insist on products from established, reputable firms.
A number of cell salts are available as tablets, and there are also tonics containing combinations of cell salts. But
just because a tonic contains the 12 remedies, that doesn't mean it will necessarily provide the particular ones your
body needs in the specific combinations needed to treat your symptoms.
You need to begin your own investigation of cell salts to discover which of the 12 remedies is your specific
constitutional remedy. Study the patterns of the symptoms described in each of the chapters in this book. You will
find yourself disregarding certain salts because you do not have the symptoms they treat. In some cases you may
have some of the symptoms but not all of them. Once you are familiar with all 12 cell salts, you'll see which are
right for you. You should take this remedy even when it is not necessarily the best remedy for the particular
symptoms bothering you at the moment!
We recommend the pre-eminent biochemical remedy, ferrum phos., as a tonic. It is so good for so many things that
there are few people who cannot benefit from it. But when it comes to dealing with particular problems, such as
asthma, hay fever, rheumatism, heart trouble, indigestion, and depression, you should read several different
chapters. The Simplified Remedy Guide at the end of the book will tell you which chapters you should read for
particular problems. You will note that while one cell salt is often the most called for in a particular case, others can
be just as necessary; and in each chapter you should read about the remedy's usefulness in various diseases.
As you read this book, you will also begin to understand some of the patterns common to the different cell salts in
various combinations. These combinations can give you long-lasting health, so it is wise to study them. For
example, if the phosphate cell salts can help you, you will have certain symptoms to indicate a need for them.
How Homeopathic ''Provings" Are Made
Homeopathic medicine emphasizes that its remedies work best when they are combined with better nutrition and
more healthy living. All of the cell salt remedies have been "proven" homeopathically, and research in today's
nutritional laboratories yields results remarkably similar to those of the homeopathic provings made 200 years ago.
Homeopathic medicine lists thousands of botanical and mineral remedies that have been proven homeopathically
for the last two centuries. The biochemical system of medicine, using cell salts, concentrates on the mineralsthe
inorganic substances in homeopathy.
According to homeopathic researchers, a "proving" takes place when a substance will produce symptoms in
healthy people similar to the symptoms seen in sick people. The theory is that the symptoms the remedy produces
in a healthy person are the same as those the remedy will cure in a sick person. Vaccinations are an example of this
homeopathic proving theoryalso called "like cures like."
Vaccinations, in fact, support the homeopathic theory that Hahnemann propounded two centuries ago, which is
that a small amount of the illness contained in a certain substance will protect a person who receives it from
contracting that illness. Helping the body build up its own immunity is a part of modem medical concepts. In An
Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Homeopathy, Charles E. Wheeler, M.D., consulting physician to the
London Homeopathic Hospital and former president of the British Homeopathic Society, explains that "the
success of vaccine therapy comes to strengthen the possibility that 'like' may be a remedy for 'like,' for if it is not
homeopathy to make remedies for diseases out of the agents which are held to be the causes of these diseases it is
difficult to find a better word . . . Vaccine therapy does not prove the truth of homeopathy, but does it not make it
less paradoxical and incite to independent research?"
Dr. Schuessler's biochemical system condenses the thousands of remedies found in the homeopathic materia
medica into 12 basic remedies and submits that these 12 remedies can do most of the things that the thousand of
others can do. Most homeopathic doctors, and even many adherents of Dr. Schuessler's 12 cell salt system, do not
entirely agree. But many people have had good results with these 12 cell salts.
A Marvelous Healing System
Whether or not these 12 cell salts are all that are needed, it is helpful that this system of remedies includes only 12
healing agents. This means that laymen can learn on their own how to use them effectively for many of their health
problems.
As stated earlier, Dr. Schuessler believed that the active ingredients in homeopathic remedies are the inorganic
minerals that affect cell metabolism. For example, one of the most famous homeopathic botanical remedies is
Pulsatilla, which is obtained from the windflower. Even before Dr. Schuessler, doctors understood that the active
ingredient in Pulsatilla was silicaa mineral. The difference between the cell salt remedy silica and the botanical
remedy Pulsatilla is that the cell salt silica works better for people who tend to feel chilly, while Pulsatilla works for
people who are more warm-blooded. Silica is given routinely in all cases in which immediate relief with Pulsatilla
has not been achieved. Homeopathic experts believe that silica will then work effectively to keep the health
problem from reappearing.
Matching up your symptoms with the required remedy is not easy. If you have several symptoms that seem to
match a remedy and some that do not, the remedy might work but it also might not.
Taking cell salts cannot hurt you, so if you take the wrong remedy, there is absolutely no harm done. But there are
people who believe that if you take a great number of different cell salts without carefully checking which are right
for your symptoms, they will cancel each other out. And if you are trying to get rid of a chronic health problem,
you might have to stick with your remedy for as long as two months to see any results. For example, asthma is not
an easily corrected condition with any medication. Still, in many cases you can expect your remedy to work within
a day or two. If it doesn't, discontinue use and see your doctor. There have been numerous cases, of course, where
the remedy has worked within a matter of minutes. But in all ailments of a chronic nature, you must be patient.
Remember: a cell salt remedy doesn't always eliminate the symptoms; the symptoms merely indicate in which cell
salts the body is deficient. But since it was a deficiency that caused the health problem in the first place, reestablishing the right mineral balance in the affected cells is the key to health. Many non-homeopathic medicines
are palliatives rather than cures. They don't cure the disease, they merely suppress its symptoms. Cell salts are more
subtle and slower-acting, but they are more profound in their action.
One interesting thing about cell salt remedies is that you prescribe for yourself, based on your mental and physical
symptoms. Not even your doctor can feel pain as you feel ithe or she must rely on you to say where and what your
pains are.
For nearly two centuries, doctors who have specialized in homeopathy have understood the importance of sodium
and potassium, which are extremely important in homeopathic remedies. You will become very familiar with these
and other minerals in a variety of combinations as you read this book, for these have been important remedies in
the cell salt system for over a century.
Part II
Ferrum Phos.:
The Pre-Eminent Biochemical Remedy
The Case of Diana P.
Diana P., a woman in her early thirties and the mother of two children, moved to the mountains, where she
engaged in one of her favorite pastimesgardening. She soon began to notice, however, that whenever she worked
for a long time in a kneeling position and then stood up, she would feel a rush of giddiness. This giddiness finally
became so pronounced that Diana felt she might have to stop gardening. Then, one day, when she was in town
doing the marketing, she went into a health food store. While there, she told the woman who ran the store about
her problem with giddiness. The woman suggested that she try biochemical ferrum phos., which is actually iron
phosphate, since the symptoms seemed to correspond with a need for iron in minute doses. After Diana took the
ferrum phos., her giddiness vanished. Now, every time it returns, she takes daily doses until she has banished it.
It is part of the character of ferrum phos. that it can dramatically cure cases like that of Diana P. In fact, ferrum
phos. is known as the primary biochemical first-aid remedy because it carries oxygen throughout the body and
strengthens the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries. Since blood that is rich in oxygen is essential to
vital health and a long life, ferrum phos. is the first remedy to consider, especially in cases of congestion,
inflammation, high temperature, or rapid pulse. This is true even if the symptoms seem to indicate another remedy.
However, it is important to understand that ferrum phos. is not a cure for anemia. Anemia is a complicated malady
that must be attended to by a doctor. But Diana P.'s case illustrates something that is important to keep in mind as
you read this chapter. You might need iron as a nutritional supplement, but in minute or homeopathic doses it can
also help. In this form it works more subtly, but in the long run these minute doses lead to profound effects and are
as health-giving as the best of medicines.
Iron in minute doses should be prescribed for anemia-related symptoms such as those from which Diana P.
suffered. But ferrum phos. is good for almost everything that ails you because it is the cell salt most directly
concerned with the blood, and the blood is the first place to look for health as well as sickness.
Ferrum phos.'s best uses may be those exemplified by the case of Diana P. Americans in general suffer from
depression, tiredness, and dizziness. These are common complaints in every doctor's office, and usually these
symptoms indicate a need for ferrum phos. Few doctors, unfortunately, are familiar with the use of iron in minute
doses. And not all of them are aware of another cure for the symptoms mentioned aboveelimination of white sugar
from the diet. Depression and weakness can result from an excessive intake of white sugar. If you take ferrum
phos. and eliminate white sugar from your diet, you may find that tiredness is no longer a problem.
Who Needs Ferrum Phos.?
Signs that you need ferrum phos. (and almost everybody does in some way) are: weakness and general debility
with a constant desire to lie down and rest, rheumatism and rheumatic conditions, and anemia. (If you suspect that
you're anemic, you should be under a doctor's supervision.) Another indication that you need ferrum phos. is an
aggravation of your symptoms when you are in the
open air, as with Diana P. while she was gardening. Also, there is often a rush of blood to the brain, causing
giddiness, dizziness, and sometimes even delirium.
Are you a likely candidate for ferrum phos. treatment? First, remember that ferrum phos. is recommended for
nearly all problems because of the very important role it plays in carrying oxygen. But if physical exertion tires you
easily and your vitality is low, if you have trouble concentrating and dealing with problems, if you have trouble
recalling names and are easily irritatedespecially with yourselfif you like to be alone, if you flush easily, then
ferrum phos. probably is your remedy.
Women's Health
Jane P. had suffered for five years from nausea and vomiting after eating. She felt a terrible hammering in her
forehead and temples, and her sleep was troubled by disturbing dreams. She was given ferrum phos. three times a
dayone dose before each meal. As is so often the case with women who need ferrum phos., she had also been
plagued with an excessive menstrual flow and, interestingly, with toothaches. She was cured of her problems in a
few days with ferrum phos.
Ferrum phos. is often indicated for women with problems similar to those of Jane P., and it seems to be a woman's
cure (which isn't to say, of course, that men can't often benefit from this wonderful cell salt).
Debbie S., a 15-year-old girl who suffered from anemia, also had terrible neuralgia in her right side. As is typical
of problems which call for ferrum phos., her symptoms were worse in the morning. In her case, ferrum phos.
produced some relief in the first two days and a total cure in a week.
There are many cases of girls like Debbie S. who have received relief from ferrum phos. Debbie wasn't plagued by
vomitingbut many people who suffered from her problems and were helped by this cell salt found that unpleasant
vomiting was cured, too.
It cannot be merely coincidence that ferrum phos. helps pregnant women. For example, if one of your symptoms
during pregnancy is vomiting foods, which leaves an acid taste, ferrum phos. is recommended. As mentioned
earlier, Jane P. had this vomiting problem, although she was not pregnant. In another case, Judie L. was only two
weeks pregnant when the symptoms that had bothered her for the last four pregnancies started showing up. She
threw up constantly. In the last four months of her previous pregnancies, she had had to stay in bed because of this
problem. But this time she had a doctor who gave her ferrum phos. four times a day. Within a few days, the
vomiting lessened, and in a month it had disappeared entirely. If Judie L. had taken ferrum phos. during her other
pregnancies, she would have had an equally easy time with them.
In another pregnancy-related case, a 35-year-old woman, Michelle K., couldn't hold her urine. She suffered mostly
during the day, passing quantities of water quite involuntarily. A month after she began taking ferrum phos., she
was cured. Nine months later, although not pregnant, she began having the same trouble. Her visits to the restroom
were far too frequent. Renewed ferrum phos. treatment cured her problem once and for all.
Interestingly enough, one of the provings of ferrum phos. is a frequent desire to urinate due to bladder
inflammation. Ferrum phos. also helps when urine is lost during coughing.
Colds
Whenever you feel a cold coming on, you should immediately reach for ferrum phos. The symptoms that ferrum
phos. has created in homeopathic "provings" are similar to cold symptoms: a rundown feeling, depression, a desire
to be alone, and vomiting.
Some biochemists believe that a lack of ferrum phos. is often the cause of the common cold. When there is an iron
deficiency, the blood is drawn away from the skin and outlying parts of the body so that it can concentrate in
important areas such as the heart, lungs, liver, brain, and stomach. The pores of the skin are consequently closed,
and there is an accumulation of non-functional matter thrown out by the mucous membranes. This accumulation is
the cause of the characteristic discharges of colds, pneumonia, and pleurisy. This is why you should always think
of ferrum phos. when you feel the scratchy throat, hot forehead, and runny nose that signal the start of a cold.
Often, people come down with colds when they are tired or discouraged. In these cases, the treatment for the cold
happily coincides with the treatment for their depressed feelings. It appears that people have some control over the
conditions that allow the cold virus to flourish. The viruses are real enough, of course, and that's the main reason
that doctors recommend bed rest for colds.
Obviously, if despite your treatment with ferrum phos. and other cell salts the infection survives for more than a
few days, or if your health changes radically, indicating serious complications, you should call your doctor.
Generally, however, colds do not develop into pneumonia by themselves. The infections are not the same, and one
does not automatically produce the other.
A former head of the Vicks Laboratories once testified in front of a Senate hearing on health that chicken soup,
sympathy, and rest were still the best cold remedies. He said that most of the commercial preparations on the
market actually make a cold worse if they do anything at all. This expert, unfortunately, did not know about ferrum
phos. and the other biochemical remedies for colds, but what he said indicates something about the power of
positive healing.
Simply tell yourself that you will recover soon and you will. Although colds are a nuisance, and sometimes very
unpleasant, many people frankly enjoy the attention that a miserable cold will get them. For such people, colds
may be a blessing in disguise.
When you get a cold, you might try some of the prepackaged biochemical cold remedies. Numerous manufacturers
offer specialized cell salt combinations which treat the symptoms of the common cold and flu.
Loss of Voice
Ferrum phos. is especially recommended for loss of voice or hoarseness due to irritation of the throat. A 52-yearold minister, Tim S., was unable to address his congregation because he had lost his voice after sleeping overnight
in a damp room. He took 10 tablets a day of ferrum phos. and was cured in a short time.
Ferrum phos. helps with bronchitis, too. When Louise S. of San Francisco had bouts of bronchitis and even
pneumonia for several winters, she tried many remedies with no results. But then she took a biochemical solution
that contained ferrum phos. She alternated taking ferrum phos. with taking kali phos. every hour for her
exhaustion. After a thorough examination, her doctor was impressed. He said her bronchial symptoms had simply
gone away.
Rheumatism
Ferrum phos. is also a biochemical remedy for rheumatism. One morning Mathilda J., a 42-year-old woman,
awoke with an acute pain in her right upper arm and shoulder. The previous evening, Mathilda had walked
through a damp meadow and had gotten her feet wet. She found that if she moved her arm gently, the pain was not
too bad, but if she moved it quickly, the pain was awful. For the next several nights, Mathilda J. was doused in
perspiration, and her pain became steadily worse, particularly in wet weather. Her right hand lost all strength so
that she couldn't lift anything. At the same time, her doctor noticed that she seemed to be suffering from anemia, so
he recommended that she take ferrum phos. Within six days, Mathilda had completely recovered, even though
more wet weather was setting in.
Fevers
Ferrum phos. is said to have a great effect on fevers. Cell salt advocates believe that illness is produced by erratic
molecular movements rather than by measurable deficiencies, and a fever occurs when the molecules within the
body speed up too much. Ferrum phos. tempers the human body to make it less hard and more yielding, more
elastic.
It is usually best to use ferrum phos. with other cell salts. You can decide whether it might be needed by studying
the symptoms described in this chapter. Some people believe that where ferrum phos. is needed so are certain other
cell salt remedies, because of their close connection with it. Kali mur. is one of these co-workers, as is kali phos.
A Good Remedy for Many Ailments
Ferrum phos. is helpful in so many cases that one is almost tempted to prescribe it generally as a preventative of
health problems. Just as an example, at an important New York conference not too many years ago, Dr. Garth W.
Boericke described ferrum phos. as ''the children's antibiotic." It serves best, he said, where there is fever,
congestion, and coughing, especially in the young.
Ferrum phos. can be good for digestion, especially if you have intermittent attacks of vomiting. It is sometimes
useful in the first stages of peritonitis, when the area is painful to the touch. A patient in need of ferrum phos. is
often constipated, which means that if you suffer frequently from that malady, some ferrum phos. would be an
excellent idea. Diarrhea can also be involved, especially if it includes blood-stained mucus. Blood in the stool can
indicate a serious problem. If you have blood in your stool, see a doctor immediately.
Part Three
Silica:
A Remarkable Cell Cleanser
Silica is a fascinating trace element. One of the most abundant of the earth's solid components, silica comes from
rocks worn down by weather into dust, which is absorbed by plants and becomes the supportive element, or "grit,"
in the plants just as it is the supportive element in our connective tissues.
Silica is the cleanser and eliminator among Dr. Schuessler's 12 cell salts.
When the skin is not perspiring enough so noxious materials that should be eliminated are not being eliminated, a
dose of silica is perhaps the answer. On the other hand, someone who perspires too much and produces an
offensive smell should also take a silica tablet. He should find in a few days that he will never again have to worry
about the problem.
The effect that silica has on perspiration is a fascinating one. Usually if a person needs this cell salt the bottom part
of his body doesn't sweat at all. And the smell is unpleasantespecially on the feet. At the same time, this person
sweats too much on the upper part of the body. Silica will help this kind of perspiration problem.
Silica is called for in more serious matters, too, such as when the body is trying to throw off white pus in wounds.
It is also a potent remedy for many kinds of headache, rheumatism, cataracts, certain kinds of asthma, diseased and
cracked skin, and constipation, as well as the resulting fistulas and diarrhea. It is especially helpful for elderly
people.
A German study of 27 patients showed that over a period of three months most patients were able to avoid
surgery to remove cysts by using silica. The cysts went away totally in 18 cases. In two cases, the silica had no
effect so surgery was necessary. In six cases, the remedy helped but wasn't completely successful.
Silica is the recommended remedy for boils and abscesses. It is also indicated for many different psychological
problems, because a lack of this essential nutrient directly affects the brain and nerve tissues.
Heat usually makes the ailments requiring silica treatment better. Cold makes them worse. If the weather has been
dry and is becoming damp, expect the worst. The periods before and during thunderstorms are usually the worst
for patients whose symptoms call for silica. Such patients will usually feel better when they lie down and apply
heat. Pressure makes the patient feel worse. Interestingly enough, new and full moons seem to bring out the
symptoms requiring silica.
Is Silica for You?
There is a general pattern of symptoms that can be found in the "silica patient." Jessica M., a 58-year-old foreignborn woman, had the typical problems of a person who needs silica. She complained to her doctor of painful
indigestion, acidity, sour belchings, exhaustion, depression, and spells of dizziness, which she had suffered from
for yearsall signs of a need for silica. Jessica told her doctor that she couldn't concentrate on anything and that she
became easily distracted.
Jessica M.'s doctor looked not only at her current health problems, but at her whole life. He recalled that Dr.
Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathic medicine, had stated that psychological symptoms such as depression
indicate hidden or latent health problems. In talking with Jessica, her doctor found that she was the youngest of six
sisters and had always been cheerful, tidy, studious, and reliable. She had made a bad difficult time in her life, had
come to this country as the sole support of her son, and had worked hard for many years to bring up her boy.
Now, however, Jessica M. had become too ill to continue working. The doctor noted that she suffered particularly
in cold weather and was often homesick for her native country.
The doctor immediately had Jessica take a single high-potency dose of silica. Twenty days later she returned to
him and said, "The first few days after I took this medicine I still felt bad, but then a strange thing began to happen.
Although I didn't know why, slowly I began to feel more gay and cheerful, my strength began to improve, and
now, for the first time, I feel more sure of myself!" She continued to take silica until her symptoms disappeared.
If you find that you have several symptoms indicating the need for silica, a cure may take a while. This is because
silica is a deep-acting remedy. It is slow but profound. The things it cures are often things that have been bothering
the patient for a long time, such as itchy skin, acne, dandruff, or splitting fingernails.
Amazing results of silica treatment were reported in the case of Jeremy M., a baby whose mother's milk seemed to
be the cause of unpleasant vomiting and diarrhea. Both Jeremy and the mother were given silica and the baby
recovered in a matter of days.
Silica is sometimes called the "homeopathic surgeon." Before the development of potent anti-infection drugs,
doctors of the last century often relied entirely on silica in dangerous cases. We are not suggesting that your doctor
abandon the new anti-infection tools at his disposal, but this shows that silica is not a remedy to take lightly.
Modern homeopathic physicians note the same amazing results with silica that Dr. Schuessler reported in the 19th
century. Soon after he described his first case, other doctors throughout Europe noted similar results with this cell
salt.
Sixteen-year-old Marie R. was one of Dr. Schuessler's patients. She came to him after other doctors could do
nothing for her swollen foot and were ready to amputate it. Dr. Schuessler immediately recognized the need for
silica, and he told Marie to take one dose each day. Three months later, the girl walked into his office with her foot
completely healed.
Another girl came to see Dr. Schuessler because she was often fatigued and could not think straight any more. For
a week, she took silica every four hours in prescribed doses. She was perceptibly better in one week and totally
cured the next week.
Mrs. Peggy H., a small, pale, nervous woman, suffered from a toothache so severe that it extended from her jaw to
the other bones of her face. Her pains were worse at night than at any other time, and she couldn't sleep as a result.
Poor Peggy could not stand to have her teeth cared for by a dentist because of her painful jaw. When at last her
doctor, having tried everything else, tried treating her with silica, her pain immediately began to subside. A few
hours later, she was able to visit her dentist and have her teeth filled.
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Jack D., who spent many years working around newspapers, had a problem with his hands. They developed
cracks at every joint, as well as in the palms wherever there was a crease. Jack had worked for newspapers before
he joined the Army, and he went back to newspaper work after he came home from the war. The problem with his
hands was a perplexing one, and his employer paid for him to have a series of patch tests to find out what he was
allergic to. He went through six months of testing, going back to the doctor's office every week, but he never
found what he was allergic to. During the years he spent in the Army, the problem had disappeared. But the
minute he went back to working with newspapers, the problem returned with a vengeance.
No doctor could help him. Then, one day, a friend told him about cell salts. She said that she thought that the cure
for his allergy was the cell salt silica. Jack tried silica, and within a few days he noticed some improvement. His
friend had also suggested that the problem might be ink getting into his spleena logical suggestion since he worked
in the newspaper business. After this, he did two things. He changed to a new job that didn't require him to be
around the composing room, and every time the problem threatened to flare up again he took silica. He claims that
within three days the cracks on his hands started to heal, and within a week they were completely gone.
Pat H. was a woman who never neglected her health. But she experienced problems with splitting nails and loss of
hair. She tried several medicines without success and then was advised to take silica. Within three months, her hair
and nails had completely recovered and looked better than ever. The results were so impressive that her hairdresser
asked her what she had been doing.
Why is silica such a good remedy for the skin? It helps the epidermis eliminate wastes. Because silica hastens the
suppuration of wounds and abscesses (bursting pimples and popping blisters are examples of suppuration), it has
been called the "biochemical lancet." It was recognized long ago that this remedy sometimes eliminated the need
for surgery.
Thus it is not surprising that silica is so useful in so many skin problems, from acne and itchy skin to dandruff and
splitting fingernails and toenails. When your skin is dry and brittle and your hands are always chapped, silica is
indicated. Be sure that you give this remedy a reasonable amount of time to work. Take a dose two or three times a
week for several weeks. Stop the use of the remedy when you see results. Try silica any time you have unhealthy
skin with inflammations tending to generate pus.
Arthritis
Silica can dissolve the urate of soda found as deposits in arthritic joints and in cases of gout. The urate of soda is
flushed away through the lymphatic system (lymphatic vessels being the intermediary vessels between blood and
tissues). When homeopathic silica is taken from seabeds, it is especially valuable for arthritis.
During the centuries on the bottom of the sea, the silica becomes impregnated with valuable trace elements. In
some cases, arthritis sufferers who had so much pain that they were bedridden suddenly felt better with silica.
Asthma
The eminent Dr. Dorothy Shephard says that silica is one of the great asthma treatments if it is given in powerful
homeopathic rather than biochemical doses. When the asthmatic is suffering from humid asthma, with coarse
rattling, a chest full of mucus, and sweating feet, silica can be expected to help.
It has long been known that people who need silica are prone to colds involving the air passages. In chronic cases,
the cough can be so persistent that it exhausts the sick person. A warm drink and silica will offer some relief. Let a
silica cell salt tablet melt on your tongue and then take your drink.
Psychological Symptoms
One of the long-recognized mental symptoms that strongly indicates the need for silica is a sense of internal
sinking. If you feel a strong desire to restore your strength by eating or you have this strange sense of exhaustion
and nerve problems, you must take silica.
Dr. Hahnemann first recognized just how important a remedy silica was when he realized that all people who
tended to be ill-humored, to have an aversion to work and a tendency to anger quickly, or were excessively
excitable, agitated, irritated, or discouraged needed this cell salt. A spotty memory, a general inability to think
because of dizziness, vertigo, and headaches in the forehead from noon until evening were also things that
immediately tipped him off to the need for silica. A great many people experience these symptoms.
Headaches and Cataracts
Silica is good for a certain kind of chronic headache complicated with nausea and vomiting that usually begins in
the morning and settles in the forehead by noon. The head feels as if it were going to burst. Mental exertion, light,
noise and cold air will make these headaches worse. So will moving the head.
Silica is also usually prescribed for cataracts because the lens of the eye contains a relatively high concentration of
silica. Naturally, if you have both headaches and cataracts you will want to read what the other remedies can do
for them in the following chapters, as well as check out the Simplified Remedy Guide at the end of the book.
Indigestion, Constipation, and Diarrhea
If you have a lot of trouble with indigestion, silica will probably prove a helpful remedy. While indigestion
responds well to a homeopathic dose of silica, many of the other salts are also very helpful in solving indigestion
problems. For example, you will certainly want to read Chapter 6, The Biochemical Antacid, on natrum phos. As
with any condition that cell salts can help, you must study the symptoms well to know which combination of
remedies or which single remedy is called for.
Silica is a great help in chronic constipation problems, such as those suffered by Annabelle H. Her stool was often
hard and dry and would be only partly expelled, coming partly out and then slipping back into the rectumtruly a
miserable state of affairs. Annabelle started taking silica twice a day, and her constipation simply vanished. If you
have been plagued with this kind of constipation, you should try taking silica in a homeopathic dosage.
Silica is also a remedy for diarrhea. It became known as one of the greatest remedies for chronic diarrhea during
the American Civil War. When soldiers became sick from sleeping on the damp ground and eating all sorts of
unlikely things which affected their stomachs and bowels, and they had to face long marches from the cold North
into the warm South, silica was used to cure a number of their diarrhea problems.
If you are drinking alcohol with any regularity, you're probably going to have to learn to take silica all of the time.
Don't count on getting much help from aspirin. Aspirin will provide some relief, but it is harsh on your stomach
wallswhere damage can be done to the digestion process. Cell salts should be able to help overcome basic
chemical imbalances that are caused by the physical damage done by alcohol.
The essential function of silica in digestion is to prevent malabsorption of nutritional elements and consequent
malnutrition and debility. When, for whatever reason, the connective tissue is affected, it is liable to become
inflamed and damage the trophic nerves, the ones that influence nutrition.
The lack of silica in these nerves, caused by the damaged cells (which can be the result of alcohol or disease), can
easily produce a condition called chronic sepsis, where poisons enter the bloodstream due to absorption of
pathogenic bacteria from the infected area.
Of course, one must face the fact that if alcohol is doing the damage chronic indigestion will result even if you take
silica and other cell salts. The essential theory behind biochemistry is that the organic parts of the cell are based on
the inorganic salts. When the body is fixing old cells or building new ones, the presence of the cell salts is
absolutely necessary. But alcohol destroys the cells so fast that not even with the proper cell salts can you hope to
overcome the damage it does. Sores may develop at the corners of your mouth. Sometimes you feel as if there is a
hair lying on the front of your tongue. Your teeth and gums can get sore and be plagued with abscesses. Water
tastes terrible, and when you drink it you begin vomiting and feel nauseated.
The odor of the flatus is offensive. Diarrhea is frequent and foul. Constipation is hard and lumpy, and you suffer
from "bashful stool." Piles inevitably result.
If you have any of these symptoms, check out the rest to see that they fit, and you will probably discover that silica
is called for.
To understand why alcohol is so damaging try this experiment. If you have a cut on your finger, put a little alcohol
on the spot. Feel how bad it stings. The stomach wall is affected even more by alcohol. Whole patches of it are
killed by alcohol. Blood begins flowing to the area to heal it, and the cells of the surrounding stomach wall begin
producing more mucus to protect themselves. The result is a raw, bloody stomach wall, and when you take aspirin
to stop the pain, you are adding insult to injury.
Indigestion can mask more serious problems such as heart or gall bladder troubles or even a peptic ulcer. Plain
anger and upset can cause indigestion. But, in general, along with taking silica, nat. phos. and the other
recommended cell salts, and if you're not drinking to excess, diet is the major remedy both for constipation and
indigestiondiet and avoiding the use of laxatives.
Oddly enough, many people's problems with constipation are exacerbated by their use of laxatives. Most
constipation problems are due to the modern, refined diet and a lack of exercise. You would do well to double
your daily intake of fluids if you suffer from constipation. Laxatives will cause an evacuation, but they will only
postpone the next evacuation. The idea is to achieve a smooth and orderly elimination of wastes at whatever is
your body's best speed.
Interestingly, the symptoms of constipation include everything from weakness and exhaustion to irritability,
bloating, belching and headachesdoctors are in a quandary as to why these symptoms are connected with
constipation; they just know that they are. People who know about biochemical remedies, however, have less
reason to wonder.
Another cause of constipation is that since as a culture we regard the whole process of elimination as disgusting
people tend to put off "nature's call." Do that a few times and you will have regular constipation. Also, when there
are not enough bathrooms for family members, people learn to "hold it," and that habit can create habitual
constipation.
Women's Health Problems
Most suppressed menstruation can be helped by silica. One of the indications of a lack of silica is the tendency to
abort or even to become sterile. If women have vaginal discharges that are creamy in color, silica will help clear
them up, especially when the flow is thick or comes in gushes.
You have probably heard stories of women eating sand during their pregnancies. Their bodies were trying to tell
them something. Maybe when you were a child you ate sand at the seashore or even in your own backyard. That
could have been due to a silica deficiency. According to Dr. Schuessler, a lack of ''grit" can be felt both
psychologically and physically. Silica is a major element on this earth, and in biochemistry silica is recognized as a
very important health element.
Silica is found in various herbs, such as comfrey, field horsetail and the downy herb nettle. These herbs have often
been prescribed for the symptoms for which we recommend silica.
Part Four
Natrum Mur.:
Nature's Cure for Headaches
One of the basic remedies for headaches is probably right on your dinner tablesodium chloride, or table salt. Of
course this doesn't mean that if you take a pinch of table salt, you'll stop having headaches. To be effective, sodium
chloride must be ingested in triturated dosesthe tiny, highly potent doses that we have already described. Even
then, sodium chloride or natrum mur. will not eliminate every headache. But for certain kinds of headaches, and
especially for certain kinds of people, it can work wonders. It is called for in all headaches as at least one of the
constituents of a homeopathic cure.
Headaches
In 1955, in a speech before the American Institute of Homeopathy's 111th anniversary meeting, Sir John Weir,
Queen Elizabeth II's physician, and one of England's great all-time homeopathic practitioners, described himself as
a classic natrum mur. case. (Natrum mur. is the old German term for sodium chloride, still used today in
biochemical circles.) In his student days, Sir John suffered from severe headaches, "with blindness in one eye,
relieved by phenacetine and caffeine of that time, but they were no cure." The headaches would plague him for
months at a time and continued to do so for several years. He later became interested in homeopathy and tried
natrum mur. in the 200x dose, which is a higher potency than that recommended by Dr. Schuessler. "The result,"
said Sir John, "is no headaches in over 40 years."
Sir John believed that the most important symptoms on which to base homeopathic prescriptions are mental,
experienced subjectively. He went on to describe the person for whom natrum mur. is a good constitutional tonic.
This person becomes irritable over trifles, especially small noises. The sound of people fussing or of a clock ticking
can drive him mad. He is intense by nature, sensitive, and prefers to be alone. Music rouses feelings of great
emotion. The "natrum mur. person" prefers sorrowing alone, and if a well-meaning, would-be comforter tries
offering consolation he is rejected with scorn. A marked symptom is a headache that feels like a thousand little
hammers pounding in the head.
This description of the "natrum mur. person" does not originate with Sir John Weir. Hahnemann described these
symptoms and others, such as dejection, depression, hypochondria, and tiredness of the brain. "A dull, heavy
headache, especially if located in the forehead and temples, often disappears when treated with sodium chloride,"
he said.
Sir John described the case of a 36-year-old man, who came to him suffering from severe headaches that had been
bothering him for years. After taking natrum mur. for three months, he was well. But he also asked if Weir "had
intended to cure the bald spot which he had had for several years." Sir John concluded that being treated
constitutionally for the headaches had also caused the hair to return naturally!
One should understand that headaches are only symptoms. Aspirin dims the symptom, but it does not solve the
problem that is causing it. The cause of the pain is changes in blood flow. Headaches are still not understood very
well, like many other ills of modern living, but natrum mur. appears to be a good remedy for modern ills. These ills
are often experienced as headaches. Even antibiotics can cause headaches. Stress, fatigue, loud noise, depression,
and foods that disagree, such as alcohol, chocolate and cheese, or even an argument with one's spouse can bring
on headaches.
Sometimes the best way to handle a headache is to lie down or eat something (often hunger is expressed by the
body as a dull headache). However, hypertension and brain tumors can also cause headaches. Some people think
that viruses are a big cause of headaches, especially viruses that have been bred on modern antibiotics. Cold also
causes headaches (though heat generally doesn't).
L. R. Twentymen, then the editor of the prestigious British Homeopathic Journal, suggested to a homeopathic
conference held in Vienna in 1973 that natrum mur. symptoms are "the mirror of our times." Twenty percent of the
population suffers from migraines, and this type of headache is common in the natrum mur. personality.
Natrum mur. is indicated again and again as the remedy for headaches. A 50-year-old widow, Wendy A., told her
doctor she had been suffering from headaches for 22 years. She craved solitude, having been disappointed in love.
Her continuing headaches included a bursting pain in her forehead. Her doctor, convinced by these and other
symptoms that her need was for natrum mur., issued her two potent constitutional dosesthe first was 1x and the
second, taken three months later, was 10x. This treatment caused her headaches to disappear.
Double Vision
Lydia S. was a teacher who complained of double vision. At times, she said, she could see only half of an object in
front of her. The examining doctor found that Lydia got headaches that were worse in the morning than later in the
day, became worse whenever she tried any mental exertion, and were relieved somewhat by sitting or lying down.
Her doctor prescribed five tablets of natrum mur. in the Schuessler dose every hour on the hour. Not long
afterwards, Lydia S. returned to her class, completely cured of her headaches and double vision.
A Bad Case of Eczema
A New York doctor reported a case in which he treated a bad case of eczema with natrum mur. Although the
patient, Israel B., appeared to require a particular homeopathic remedy as his constitutional, the remedy was not
helping. So the doctor started taking a personal history of his patient and found that prior to the skin condition
Israel's sister had been committed to a mental hospital. Israel began weeping profusely at the mention of this fact.
One of the well-known signs of a need for natrum mur. is excessive weeping. This led the doctor to try natrum
mur. He says that Israel's condition cleared up in no time at all.
Natrum Mur. and Serious Disease
Natrum mur. is often recommended as a treatment for more serious diseases. A famous English doctor tells how
his brother, also a doctor, "had remarkable successes in treating multiple sclerosis" with natrum mur.
Charles E. Wheeler, a past president of the British Homeopathic Society, calls natrum mur. "one of the most
profound remedies for chronic diseases." It has been a traditional remedy for certain complaints of infants and also
in cases of malaria. It both produces and cures certain kinds of anemia, "where red corpuscles and hemoglobin are
deficient without profound blood changes."
Although sodium chloride is common to most living things, it is present in a much higher concentration in bodily
fluids than in things such as bones and muscles. Sodium chloride's great quality is its creation of osmotic pressure.
Osmosis is important, since without it water would lose its life-giving qualities in the body. It is the key to many
delicate and important chemical processes in the body. Without osmosis, body cells could not be given the
nutrients and chemicals they require, because cells stay in one place in the body. They know exactly the kind of
nutrition they need and will reject imitations, but they cannot go hunt for it. The blood must bring the necessary
nutrients, and then these are transmitted to the cells by osmosisa process controlled by sodium chloride.
The paradoxical powers of sodium chloride are demonstrated by the fact that in homeopathic doses it is regarded
as a good antidote to hay fever, yet this same method of treating hay fever also calls for elimination of sodium
chloride in the form of table salt from the diet.
Sodium, the element, has an important synergistic relationship with potassium. Some authorities believe that an
overabundance of sodium in the form of table salt can antagonize its partnership with potassium, upsetting the
body's balance and even causing such troubles as cancer and high blood pressure. Therefore, it is best to limit table
salt intake to a reasonable amount, since it can build up in the body over a long period of time and cause various
health problems.
The primary indication of a sodium chloride deficiency is either an exceptional dryness anywhere in the body or,
conversely, an overabundance of water. If you need natrum mur., you will probably appear bloated, feel languid
and drowsy and suffer from chilly extremities. You will most likely have a pronounced craving for saltbecause
even though you may be eating many more times the required amount with your meals, it cannot be absorbed by
the body unless it is taken in minute doses.
Heart Disease
A famous British homeopath of Harley Street, who also works in clinics in the poor parts of London, mentions a
case confirming the fact that natrum mur. is often a recommended constitutional remedy in heart cases. She had a
75-year-old patient, Beatrice R., who was recovering from a heart attack and was not given terribly long to live.
Beatrice was not very happy with the other homeopathic remedies she was being treated with. After she observed
the patient for some time, a picture began to form in the doctor's mind, and she realized that her patient had
virtually all of the classic natrum mur. symptoms. She was estranged from her family, but rarely talked about it,
hated sympathy, felt the heat too much, was tired and exhausted in the mornings and had a liking for salty foods
and sweets. Her skin was sallow and yellow. Her doctor put her on natrum mur. in the Schuessler 6x dose,
morning and night. "The progress was almost startling after this," her doctor reported. Beatrice became energetic,
started up a daily round of social engagements and generally showed more life. Her heart became stronger, and
three years later there still was not a murmur from that vital organ. Beatrice R. felt better than ever; natrum mur.
was obviously her constitutional remedy.
Two Co-Working Remedies
Conditions that seem to require natrum mur. may require, in addition, natrum sulph. These two cell salts work
closely together in the body. Natrum mur. attracts needed moisture to the cells and regulates the amount of
moisture, while natrum sulph. removes excess moisture. When the body needs natrum sulph. instead of natrum
mur., the symptoms of wateriness are pronounced.
The Natrum Mur. Personality
People who can be expected to respond well to natrum mur. cell salts can often be recognized by their free, watery
discharges, which flow far too easily from the mucous membranes. Natrum mur., however, is also indicated in
cases where the vagina is excessively dry. Natrum mur. subjects also tend to be sensitive to light and heat, and they
have poor circulation. They are often chilly, and their conditions appear to be aggravated by the seashore. They are
often melancholy. Fear of thunder is a symptom. Sir John Weir said that during the air raids in London during
World War II, a need for natrum mur. was indicated in cases of shock.
"Natrum mur. people" often suffer from constipation, hard, dry stools which tend to cause anal fissures, and
diarrhea, sometimes alternating with constipation.
It is interesting to note that headaches and abnormal fatigue are symptoms caused by excess sodium chloride in the
diet in the form of table salt, whereas these same problems often react favorably to sodium chloride in triturated
doses. This seeming paradox is nothing new to homeopathy. A homeopathic remedy is proven by observing the
symptoms of illness it produces in well people. From these observations, homeopaths can expect the same mineral
in homeopathic doses to cure these conditions.
Dr. Schuessler believed that a goodly amount of sodium chloride powder, dissolved in water and applied
externally with cotton, was an effective treatment for insect bites. Moisten the bite with a small amount of water
and rub a little sodium chloride on the spot. Dr. Schuessler said that the pain would stop almost instantly.
Dry psoriasis will usually clear up in two or three days with natrum mur. in the Schuessler-recommended 6x dose.
Constipation is sometimes related to this condition and calls for the 3x dose. Natrum mur. in the 6x dosage has also
been suggested for rheumatism (three pills, three times a day), as well as for varicose veins.
Part Five
Natrum Sulph.:
A Miraculous Remedy for Asthma
Sodium sulphate (natrum sulph.), which is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on common table salt, occurs
naturally in large quantities in many of the Soviet Union's salt lakes. When it is manufactured, its common name is
Glauber's salt; but for use as a cell salt remedy, natrum sulph. is always obtained directly from natural sources.
Sodium chloride attracts water to the body tissues, and natrum sulph. regulates the carrying of water away from the
body tissues. Of course this process has many health benefits, making natrum sulph. a remedy for many
ailmentsincluding such diverse ones as asthma, diabetes, influenza and old head injuriesjust because of its powerful
influence on the waste-removing process of the body's cells.
Asthma
Natrum sulph. is, in fact, the main cell salt remedy for asthma. Ailments that are aggravated by dampness, fog, and
wet weather are "provings" of this cell salt. Asthma is certainly made worse by dampness, fog, and wet weather.
Both of us suffered from asthmatic conditions when we were young, and one of us was even moved by his family
from foggy San Francisco to warmer, drier Los Angeles because of his asthma. Natrum sulph. would have been a
great help in treating these conditions.
A hard, asthmatic cough, with thick expectoration and a constant desire to take long, deep breaths, is a strong sign
that you need natrum sulph. In addition, hay fever that comes on during a damp, chilly day or during a hot, humid
day is a further indication that natrum sulph. can help you.
Natrum sulph. taken in high doses was valuable in the case of Frederick S., a 10-year-old, shy, intelligent, and
restless lad, who had so many attacks of asthma that his family never got a good night's sleep. He suffered an
attack every night. The attacks always came at the same timeone at 9 p.m. and the other 5 a.m. The first attack
seemed to be set off by something after eating or after considerable laughter.
When the problem became intolerable, Frederick S. was given natrum sulph., and within half an hour the attack
disappeared, and the family got its first complete night's sleep in ages. At the end of two months, the attacks had
disappeared completely. In addition, the child, who had been withdrawn and underweight, became more outgoing,
gained weight and took on a healthy color.
In another remarkable case, Ann M., a 23-year-old woman, moved to Cleveland from South Carolina. Smallboned, blonde and usually in excellent health, she began to suffer from asthma and a tight, short cough. This went
on for two miserable years. After taking natrum sulph. in a high concentration, she recovered completely in just
two weeks. She also experienced better all-around health.
No one knows why natrum sulph. is a good treatment in asthma cases, but doctors have reported case after case
where it cured long-standing asthma completely. Perhaps this is due to its ability to attract twice its bulk in watercontaining waste products and then remove this waste from the bloodstream. Or possibly the amazing results are
related to its incredible ability to heal the mucous membranes. Whatever the reason, consider natrum sulph. your
ally if you suffer from asthma.
It is possible that the powers of this amazing remedy are due to the fact that it is a "super" cell saltthat is, it works
in the fluids between the cells, acting as part of the process that enables the cells to discern what they need in the
fluids outside themselves and what substances are harmful and must be eliminated. Natrum sulph. acts as a
''sensor" and has the ability to aid the cells in finding sustenance.
Natrum Sulph. in Combination
Natrum sulph. is a good treatment, alone as well as in combination. A biochemical "cocktail" of natrum sulph. and
silica is a potent tonic for asthma attacks. The silica will help with the symptoms of the asthma, and the natrum
sulph. gets right to the root of the malady. Many of the other cell salts will be helpful in specific kinds of asthma
(check the remedy guide in the back of the book for these). Natrum sulph., however, is the number one asthma
remedy.
Just how powerful is it? One gentleman, Gene V., was promptly cured of his asthma attacks by taking natrum
sulph. during one of his worst spells. His asthmatic breathing had been so pronounced that people could hear him
coming from a great distance. Doctors had checked his lungs and found nothing unusual, but the attacks
continued. During a particularly terrible attack, he took low potency doses of natrum sulph. After that the problem
improved until he needed only occasional doses. His asthmatic breathing was gone.
In another case, Christine K., 32-year-old woman whose grandmother had died from asthma, and who had
suffered from it herself since the age of four, received great relief from natrum sulph. and Medorrhinium, a
botanical homeopathic remedy. Christine recovered from the asthma, but her doctor was worried by her mental
state. She had many fearsfears of disease, fire, pain, insanity, high places, flying, strangers, spiders, snakes, and
other things, and above all she feared spending money foolishly.
She also left her family behind in Denver for days on end, which caused them great anxiety. On one of her
peregrinations, she wound up in San Francisco, where she met a homeopathic doctor. He gave her a large dose of
medorrhinium, which eliminated her confused wanderings. She returned to her family and subsequently enjoyed
life much more.
Asthma aggravated by wet, warm weather is especially likely to be helped by natrum sulph. Helen B., who had an
acute case of asthma only when the weather changed, was promptly relieved of her symptoms by taking natrum
sulph. When the problem returned two years later, she was again given a large dose and she never had another
attack.
Diabetes and Digestion
Diabetes is another disease which natrum sulph. has been successful in treating. Fifty years ago, when insulin was
discovered, everyone thought that diabetes was finished as a life-threatening disease. However, diabetics
frequently develop fatal side effects, including cardiac failure. Some medical authorities believe that increased
dietary intake of sugar is the cause of the dramatic increase in cases of diabetes.
Natrum sulph. can play an enormous role in treating many problems related to digestion, which is why it is
sometimes an important treatment in diabetes. It has also been helpful to people with gallbladder troubles. Of
course, if you have gallbladder problems, you should not treat yourself, see your doctor.
Influenza
Take the matter of influenza. Natrum sulph. was said to cure the flu by Dr. Charles S. Vaught, who added that
excessive catarrh, itching, scabies or eczema are all signs of a sodium sulphate deficiency.
Dr. Vaught himself was suffering from influenza in its earliest stages and "cut it off at the pass" by taking natrum
sulph. Other doctors have reported curing difficult cases of influenza by using this remedy. When Bill A., a 26year-old bookkeeper, went to work one day, he was feeling perfectly well. Then suddenly, at 10 a.m., he became
tired and weary. He began to sneeze and his temperature went up. These were all the signs of the flu. Natrum
sulph. taken every hour on the hour enabled him to feel better immediately, and he returned to work the next day.
One authority on biochemistry suggests dissolving two or three tablets each of ferrum phos., natrum sulph. and kali
mur. in a glass of hot water and sipping it when influenza threatens. The doses, in the 6x potency, should be
repeated every 30 minutes.
Head Injuries
An interesting characteristic of natrum phos. is its ability to help in cases of head injuries. In this era of busy
freeways and city streets, we can easily be involved in accidents that may have long-lasting effects.
In one case, Bob R., a second-year medical student, was in a motorcycle accident and suffered severe head trauma,
as well as fractures of several ribs and vertebrae. He remained in a coma and was fed intravenously for several
months. Finally his doctors decided to perform a very delicate operation to save him. Ten days after the operation,
there seemed to be no hope. Then one doctor suggested natrum sulph. in the 200x potency. Within a week after
the patient started this treatment, a dramatic improvement began. In just three weeks the patient was conscious. He
could eat, write simple words, converse in a whisper, and read and understand newspapers and magazines.
The hospital where this occurred has since ordered natrum sulph. to be administered in all such cases.
Other Benefits
Natrum sulph. cell salts largely control the action of the liver according to biochemical theory. During a spell of
humid, oppressive weather, a few doses of this cell salt will help you to recover from that sluggish, run-down
feeling.
A deficiency in natrum sulph. can result in a number of mental symptoms. Irritability, often a symptom of our fastpaced modern life, is the foremost indication of this. Natrum sulph. will yield fast, comforting results, provided that
the short temper you have is due to a sodium sulphate deficiency rather than just irritating in-laws or overdue bills.
Natrum sulph. is a natural sleeping potion. If you fall asleep late and have restless dreams, if your sleep is
unrefreshing, if you find yourself waking too early or too frequently, then a dose of natrum sulph. every hour,
beginning a few hours before bedtime, will do what all the patent medicines promise. Moreover, this cell salt
remedy is completely harmless. There is no way that you can become addicted to it. When you have taken it for a
very short period of time, you will discover that your sleep-related problems will disappear, giving you the
refreshed appearance and peace of mind that come with improved sleep.
Also, if you find yourself getting cold in bed at night, especially in the hands or lower limbs, consider natrum
sulph. your natural electric blanket.
Feelings of discouragement are another indication that you may need natrum sulph. Most people have a hard time
getting started in the morning, but if you always feel depressed and despondent in the morning, think of natrum
sulph., which if taken regularly as prescribed here, will bring you a much brighter mental outlook.
Natrum sulph. is also often helpful in cases of gout, and in alleviating pain connected with teeth and dentistry.
Many illnesses for which this remedy is indicated really call for all three of the biochemical sodium remedies:
natrum mur., natrum sulph., and natrum phos. You are advised to take a combination of these three cell salts if you
are irritable due to biliousness, if you feel suicidal, if you have a headache centered in the top of your head, if you
suffer from dizziness, if you suffer from drowsiness, or if you have anxious dreams or nightmares.
Part Six
Natrum Phos.:
The Biochemical Antacid
Sodium phosphate (Natrum phos.) has often been called the "biochemical antacid." It plays this role not only in
digestion but also in other of the body's fluids, including the blood. But it is a major remedy for indigestion. If this
is your problem, you should also read Chapter 3 on silica. Check the Simplified Remedy Guide as well.
Americans spend over a quarter of a billion dollars a year on medications that promise relief from indigestion. Yet
the best advice for those who suffer from indigestion is to change their diet and try the various biochemical
remedies, which can't hurt and will most likely help. Many antacids that people take for stomach upset contain
bicarbonate of soda, which can cause the formation of kidney stones and recurrent urinary tract infections. The
high sodium count of "bicarb" also makes it bad for people with incipient heart trouble or kidney problems.
The next time you are stricken with indigestion, instead of using one of the commercial preparations, eat and drink
nothing until the pain is gone. Then try adding clear liquidswater, herbal tea, or brothnext add bland foods such as
toast, rice, mashed potatoes, and the like. Music and meditation can also help, because anxiety produces excess
stomach acid and the excess stomach acid produces indigestion.
Chronic indigestion may mask more serious ailments. If treating indigestion with biochemical preparations and
changing the diet don't help, your indigestion may be gallbladder or heart problems, or even a peptic ulcer,
masquerading as common indigestion. So, be methodical. Keep a record of your diet, recording the effect various
foods have on your indigestion. Also, be sure not to overeat to the point where you're feeling stuffed.
It is now known that the state of one's nerves can have a profound effect on digestion. The digestive function is
practically the first thing affected by an agitated mental condition. The pioneer doctor James Tyler Kent always
prescribed natrum phos. for patients who were "in a fret from mental exertion" as well as those suffering from
"sexual excesses and vices." Kent found natrum phos. most helpful in cases where the symptoms resulted from
fasting as well as in cases in which symptoms were relieved by eating, such as headache. Other symptoms that he
treated with this remedy included those made worse by cold and the open air and by physical exertion. If you find
butter, cold drinks, fats, fruit, milk, sour foods, or vinegar troubling your digestion, take Dr. Kent's advice and try
natrum phos.
Indigestion is a very complex problem, intimately connected with your whole nervous system. If you find yourself
becoming angry at trifles, easily vexed, anxious at night, not feeling very sociable, or suffering from mental
fuzziness, all of these problems could be signs that indicate a need for natrum phos.
The symptoms helped by natrum phos. in cases of indigestion often indicate other health problems.
Why Good Digestion Is Necessary
Physically, digestion (or a lack of it) is central and vital to your health. If you are not digesting your food properly,
you can't eliminate properly. Problems such as constipation and diarrhea have an immediate effect on how you
feel. Natrum phos. can help you if you find yourself developing an aversion to food you would otherwise like. If
you feel "heat" in your stomach, nausea in the morning, and pain in your stomach after eating, natrum phos. is
your remedy. It is also indicated if you suffer alternate bouts of constipation and diarrhea.
Even your dreams can be tied to indigestion. If after raiding the refrigerator for a midnight snack, you dream a lot
and the dreams are anxious or vivid, natrum phos. will help you sleep more comfortably.
A 50-year-old woman, Beulah P., had been having severe attacks of gastric pain for two years. She vomited
frequently. Beulah was given Schuessler dosages of natrum phos., and in two days she could feel the difference.
Within a few weeks she was cured.
Milano K., a feverish lad, suffered from a sour stomach. His breath was sour, and his vomitus resembled curdled
milk. In addition, young Milano was cross, fretful and restless, as the result of an infection from which he had
otherwise recovered. A dose of natrum phos. cured him almost immediately.
A doctor reported amazing success with a patient, Sidney G., who had been suffering from a troublesome burning
sensation which began an hour or two after each meal and continued for a long time. He suffered no extreme thirst,
and his bowels were regular, but the burning pain was so terrible that Sidney could not sleep. Natrum phos. cured
him almost instantly.
Bill C. was quickly cured of chronic dyspepsia. His doctor prescribed natrum phos. after observing that Bill's soft
palate was covered with a thick, yellow, creamy coating. In a very short time, a dose of natrum phos. cleared up
both the yellow coating and the dyspepsia.
A little boy, Jon N., ate too much candy one day and followed it up with several bananas. Soon he suffered an
attack of sour vomiting so severe that he went into convulsions. Natrum phos. brought a speedy cure even to this
problem.
Of course, you should take natrum phos., or any other cell salt remedy, only as a part of a conscious attempt to
follow a more healthy lifestyle. If the cells of your body are depleted of vitally needed cell salts, it might take more
than the ingestion of the indicated remedy to cure you. The whole theory behind the use of cell salts is that your
body can cure itself. The cell salts are merely catalysts.
Sometimes, however, a cure may require a change of surroundings, a happy occupation, good food, vitamins and
exercise, regular sleep, and better, effortless evacuation of the bowels and bladder. All of these are things to
concentrate on in the event of illness. After these have been attended to, one can begin the administration of cell
salts.
A Helpful Combination
Natrum phos. is recommended first in cases of indigestion. But once the condition has been left unattended too
long, or has been made worse by the use of patent antacids or other medicines, the general rule of thumb is to
combine natrum phos. with natrum sulph. These two cell salts work remarkably together. If you have headaches in
addition to indigestion and they are located in the forehead, or if your skull feels "too full," think of natrum sulph.
If you have pain in your stomach or your stomach seems full of frothy, sour fluids, once again, natrum phos. will
do the trick. Be sure you alternate these two cell salts with doses of ferrum phos. as well.
Back Pain and Rheumatism
Natrum phos. is also useful for some back pains and in all acute or chronic cases of inflammatory rheumatism.
Alternate natrum phos. with the other cell salts called for by the condition. Rheumatic pains in the joints, a weak
feeling in the legs, cracking and creaking in the jointsthese symptoms all call for natrum phos.
The primary indication that you have a rheumatic condition that can be helped by this remedy is a yellow-coated
tongue and the other acid symptoms involving the mouth and sweat glands. Dr. Schuessler himself was the first to
note the rapid effects of natrum phos. on such rheumatic symptoms. If your symptoms seem worse during
menstruation, you may need natrum phos. The point is that the primary role of natrum phos. is the decomposition
of lactic acid and the emulsification of fatty acids. It is found in the blood, muscles, nerves and brain cellsand many
illnesses involving these organs require it.
In many diseases the common factor is acidity of the blood. Cell salts, as you know, operate in the individual cells,
and natrum phos. helps reduce the blood's acidity. Natrum phos. is routinely used for such illnesses as gout,
stomach ulceration and worms. It helps emulsify decomposed lactic acid which causes pain in rheumatic
conditions. However, in most cases of toxic and acid rheumatism, natrum phos. is recommended along with other
cell salts such as silica and kali sulph. For rheumatism, one expert recommends using the appropriate cell salts in
alternation, three times a day.
In some cases of rheumatism, natrum phos. is called for in conjunction with ferrum phos. Phosphate never occurs
in a free state; it is always in combination with other substances. It is found in urine and can be extracted from the
bones. It was discovered in Germany in 1673, and its properties of healing have been discovered by many since
then. You will find that the phosphates are included in some of the most important remedies in cell salt treatment.
They are used as a standard cell salt nerve tonic, among many other things.
Eye Problems
Natrum phos. has long been used for conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the eyelid, and is one of the time-honored
remedies for this condition. Schuessler first noted its effect in Nancy S., a little girl who had suffered from
conjunctivitis for several years. She had creamy secretions from her eyelids, so Schuessler administered a dose of
this remedy three times daily. A week later, her eyes were bright and clear. The reason for this, it is now believed,
is that the eyes are particularly sensitive to acid conditions. Natrum phos. is called for in many cases where there is
a creamy secretion, for example, a creamy vaginal discharge.
Kicking Addictions
A physician, Dr. X., had a terrible morphine addiction several years ago. He was cured with biochemical doses of
natrum phos. For two months, another doctor treated him by administering the natrum phos. under the skin as an
injection. These shots were gradually increased as the morphine was decreased. In two months the doctor
permanently lost his daily habit.
Preventing Vertigo
Vertigoa feeling of dizzinessis a definite indication of a need for natrum phos., especially when it is accompanied
by acid-producing gastric problems. Digby D. was a vertigo sufferer who had been plagued with the problem so
badly for a number of weeks that he couldn't stand up. He became ill and was doing a lot of vomiting. He was
cured with natrum phos. in a week's time.
Other Uses
Other conditions where natrum phos. has been helpful include restless sleeping, an itching anus, eczema, hives and
rose rash. An acid/alkaline balance in shampoos has become very popular. Natrum phos. fights excess acidity and
improves appearance.
Part Seven
Calc. Sulph.:
A Powerful Healer and Purifier of the Blood
Calcium sulphate (Calc. Sulph.), also known as plaster of Paris or gypsum has been used for years in medicine,
primarily for casts, but it can act as a healing agent as well. In minute doses, calc. sulph. is a healer of wounds and
works with silica in healing.
Skin Ailments
Since the skin can suffer from many kinds of external wounds, it is good to know that you can look to calc. sulph.
as a remedy for these. It is considered a great healer and purifier of the blood. There are also other cell salts that are
of particular importance in healing skin problems: kali sulph., calc. phos., natrum mur. and, of course, silica. Kali
sulph. is important because its function as an eliminator of waste materials makes it a key to preventing new
infection.
Calc. sulph. has been used for years for making casts. Eggshells are made of this material, and farmers use it in soil
to improve the color of grapes. But it was the cell salt practitioners who first realized its medicinal value when
taken internally. Because it will hold water but tends to resist acid, some people believe that it acts as a protecting
influence against fluids when it coats surfaces. It is believed to protect the stomach walls as well as the eyeballs,
nasal passages, mouth, throat, bladder and any other organs that need protection against moisture.
When your skin burns and itches or is cracked or ruptured; or when you have liver spots, boils, moist or dry
eczema, herpetic pustules or other eruptionsyou probably need this powerful healer and purifier.
Other Kinds of Wounds
Calc. sulph. is found in most of the body's connective tissues. It is particularly important to the nerves and the
bones. It is a powerful ally in helping some variations of rheumatism, for example. However, it is primarily useful
in treating problems of the body's various membranes, including the skin. It will even help in other conditions,
ranging from diarrhea to colds.
For gumboils, it is the remedy. When Mrs. Marge W. of California developed a gumboil above an upper tooth
after catching cold, she took calc. sulph. orally four times a day for two days. The result was an immediate
improvement; and when she took occasional doses of this cell salt over the next few days, the gumboil decreased
and then entirely disappeared.
As an interesting sidelight, it is reported that a six-year-old girl, Dora C., who was also suffering from a gumboil,
was given 125 tablets of calc. sulph. in the 3x dose. The tablets should have lasted little Dora ten days, but because
they were sweet she took the entire bottle in just three days. She was not only cured of her gumboil, but also of the
ulcerated tooth that was the cause of the gumboil!
This healer is generally recommended when the insides of your lips are sore, if there are raw sores on your lips,
and when your gums bleed during routine brushing.
If matter forms on the heads of pimples, pustules, or suppurating scabswhenever a sore is discharging pusthe
wound is at the stage where calc. sulph. is needed. Usually this remedy is used in conjunction with silica since
silica is the biochemical ''surgeon." Calc. sulph. is also given for herpes eruptions and when the soles of the feet
are itching In fact, you should not generally take calc. sulph. until after you have used silica. Doctors believe that
silica promotes the formation of pus in wounds and calc. sulph. acts from that point on in healing them. It will
actually stop a wound from discharging pus if it is given early enough, but when this is not possible silica should
be used before calc. sulph.
Infections
A good example of the use of calc. sulph. is found in the case of Barbara B., a 16-year-old girl who had a severe
pain in her left middle-ear. Knowing that an infection was the culprit, her doctor gave her some calc. sulph. in
powdered form. After two days of dissolving it in a glass of water and then applying it to the area with a cotton
swab, Barbara found that the pain was gone. The infection had actually been stopped before suppuration began.
Calc. sulph. has been prescribed by doctors when antibodies have failed to clear up cases of fever and infection.
Before the development of antibodies, both silica and calc. sulph. were widely used in treating wounds. A woman
from Indiana, 30-year-old Helen C., had had an abscess in her right armpit for two years. So much pus was being
discharged that she kept a large roll of cotton in place to absorb the discharge. No doctor had been able to help her
until she visited a cell salt specialist. Since her wound was chronic, the doctor gave her calc. sulph. in the 6x
potency. It took a few months for the wound to heal, but calc. sulph. finally did the job.
Not all troublesome wounds are, of course, external. Some of the worst are internal. Both sinusitis and bronchitis
and their discharges will often respond to calc. sulph., especially if the discharges are thick or lumpy. Naturally,
you shouldn't attempt to treat your infections with silica and calc. sulph. alone, without anti-infection drugs, but all
of us know that infections often linger, and nothing a doctor does seems to help. That is the time to take, in
addition to what your doctor recommends, either silica or calc. sulph., as indicated by your symptoms.
When you have bronchitis, effective treatment will often call for more than calc. sulph. The handy remedy guide at
the end of this book describes which symptom calls for which remedy, but in many ailments the first thing you
should take is the cell salt ferrum phos. Calc. sulph. is primarily called for when the bronchitis involves unpleasant
discharges, especially discharges mixed with blood. Again, however, the best idea is to use the cell salts in
conjunction with advice from your doctor, whether or not he specializes in cell salt treatments. If you are
discharging blood, see a doctor immediately.
The Common Cold
We all know, of course, that doctors and scientists have yet to find a cure for the common cold. It is, therefore, best
to study all of the cell salts and note where each is called for when you are suffering from a cold. If you have a
cold in your head, for example, you may have the same sort of discharge that is produced by bronchitis. Calc.
sulph. is indicated for this sort of discharge, and regular doses will clear up the mucous membranes.
Remember, whatever the ailment, if it produces pus, try calc. sulph. as the remedy. If your eyes are inflamed with
discharges of thick, yellow matter, try calc. sulph. Many eye ailments respond to it.
Take the case of Michael C., a farmhand who had been struck in the eye by a piece of wood. His sight was badly
impaired by resulting conjunctivitis, and the cornea of the injured eye was dim. Michael felt a burning pain in his
eye and experienced a constant flow of tears. He took ferrum phos. to treat the pain and the tears, but his sight did
not improve. Finally, Michael was also given calc. sulph. in three different doses. Within a week he was able to
see some light with the injured eye. The cornea was less cloudy. His doctor kept giving him calc. sulph., morning
and night, and in three weeks Michael C.'s sight was back and the conjunctivitis completely cured.
Blood Purifier
Cell salt practitioners believe that calc. sulph. is a powerful blood purifier. It destroys worn-out red corpuscles, and
is a constituent of almost all connective tissues. When a person suffers from a lack of calc. sulph., diseases of the
body membranes, catarrhs, and skin ailments are likely to result.
Calc. sulph.'s role as a blood purifier is believed to be carried out primarily in the liver, where red blood cells that
have finished their life cycles and are now waste must be destroyed. If you have an insufficient amount of calc.
sulph., your liver will become overloaded with worn-out red blood cells; cell salt theorists believe that this is the
beginning of many skin eruptions. Calc. sulph. often eases this situation. Acne responds well to calc. sulph. taken
with kali mur. Varicose ulcers are a symptom of a lack of calc. sulph. The application of calc. sulph., in doses of
6x at least three times a day, can be very helpful.
Because of its role in blood purification, calc. sulph. is also used along with natrum sulph. in the treatment of
kidney diseases.
Calc. sulph. heals by building tissues. When it arrives in an area in which it is lacking, it lays the groundwork for
rejuvenation by attracting other vital cell constituents.
Calc. sulph. has also proven useful, as mentioned earlier, in ear infections. It can also prevent sore throats and
colds if they are caught early enough. At the first sign of these health problems, reach into your medicine chest and
dose yourself with calc. sulph. in the 6x potency at least three times a day. Too much can't hurt, but too little, or
none at all, might well mean that you will be laid low by a debilitating cold.
Andrea R., two years old, had been in a hospital plagued by a croupy cough that no medication could vanquish.
The cough had come on when she had been exposed to a cold wind and subsequently had thrown her bed covers
off. The choking and rattling in her chest were especially bad at night. One high potency dose of calc. sulph. cured
her right away.
Other Uses
The use of calc. sulph. is almost always indicated in ailments of the pancreas, liver, and kidneys, for reasons that
should now be readily apparent.
Homeopathic doctors have generally found that calc. sulph. (as well as mag. phos.) is one of the most valuable
remedies for counteracting the bad side effects of coal tar drugs such as aspirin. It is believed by some homeopathic
doctors that aspirin, while it may numb the pain, gradually destroys the chemistry of the bloodstream, leaving the
body weakened and open to disease.
Because of its role in protecting the stomach walls, calc. sulph. can help stomach ulcers by coating the surface of
the stomach. Women who want to have children but have been unable to become pregnant have been helped by
this cell salt remedy. If your complexion is yellow or pasty, you should take calc. sulph. over a long period of
timeat least a few months. The results will be worth waiting for. This remedy can even help some kinds of anemia.
One of the prime indications of a need for calc. sulph. is a burning sensation. People with burning feet are sure
candidates for this blood-purifying remedy.
If you like the open air but are sensitive to drafts and catch colds easily, calc. sulph. may have more to offer to you
than to someone without these symptoms. If you are overly sensitive to heat and cold, you probably need this
remedy.
Here are some other indications that you may need this healer and purifier. If you have strained muscles from too
much work and you have a sensation of heat surging through them, calc. sulph. may help you. Pain in the bones
that is made worse by standing indicates a need for calc. sulph. If you are sick in bed and the warmth of the room
makes you uncomfortable so that you push off the covers, try calc. sulph. Do you become angry easily and then
feel weak when the anger has passed? Do you worry about your heart, or your health in general, but feel better
after taking a walk? Walking is one of the best things you can do to help your body, so take a walkand try some
calc. sulph. If you are easily confused, shy away from company, find your moods changeable, or worry
excessively, you may be helped by fresh air and calc. sulph. If your sleep is filled with nightmares, you suffer from
terrible fears and your mind becomes feeble when you need to think, you are easily insulted and quarrelsome, or
you are depressed in the morning but mirthful in the evening, you may be helped by calc. sulph.
Chronic headaches and occasional headaches have been cured by calc. sulph., especially those that come on in the
morning. The underlying similarity among these headaches is that open air seems to help them.
Women who get headaches just before and during menstruation will be helped by calc. sulph. Double vision is one
of the homeopathic provings of calc. sulph. and can also be cured by the remedy.
We have mentioned that you should use this cell salt when you feel a sore throat coming on. More particularly, if
you experience redness and swelling in the throat, a sensation of tightness in the throat, excess mucus, and a
pressing pain when you swallow, you probably need calc. sulph. There is also often a sudden, ravenous appetite
or, paradoxically, no appetite at all. There may be an aversion to coffee, meat, and milk or a desire for fruit, cold
drinks, sweet or salty foods, or any liquids because of a terrible thirst.
Another use of calc. sulph. is to help in treating constipation and diarrhea, in certain chronic conditions. In cases of
anal fistula, insufficient or difficult stool, or diarrhea in the morning or evening, calc. sulph. has been proven an
effective treatment. The greatest homeopathic authority since Hahnemann, J. T. Kent, says that calc. sulph. is
especially helpful for children with diarrhea when the stool is bloody and dry or whitish-yellow. A pediatrician
should be consulted if such conditions persist, but you might try this remedy in conjunction with his suggestions.
Kent also says that this remedy is a valuable remedy in the treatment of curvature of the spine, when it is difficult
for a person to sit up. He specifies its usefulness in treating restless sleep caused by anxious and frightful dreams.
In such cases the desire for sleep comes early, but the patient wakes up about midnight. After three or so in the
morning, anxious thoughts keep the patient awake. If you suffer from these symptoms and experience a shaking
chill that begins in the feet, then calc. sulph. is your remedy.
Part Eight
Calc. Fluor.:
A Natural Producer of Suppleness and Elasticity
The cell salt calcium fluoride (calc. fluor.) can help treat a wide variety of health problems, from piles and varicose
veins to obstinate backache, gout, and anal problems, such as itching and fissures. And that's just the beginning.
There are many other problems that this cell salt remedy can help treat, including psychological symptoms such as
a groundless fear of money troubles. Calc. fluor. can help you if you are indecisive about little things, which aren't
very important but cause you to worry anyway.
Calc. fluor. is a chemical union of lime and fluoric acid. This union produces a remedy with healing powers
demonstrated by neither of the constituents alone. As with other cell salts, calc. fluor. is often more helpful when it
is taken along with other cell salt remedies.
Calc. fluor. is useful in treating many ailments of the bones and teeth. Many experts blame the unusual amount of
dental ailments seen in Americans not only on poor diet, but also on a lack of calcium. There is, of course, calcium
in milk and milk products, but there are indications that pasteurizing affects this calcium adversely.
Calcium fluoride is a constituent of the surfaces of bones and the enamel of teeth. It is also a prime ingredient in
elastic fibers in the body, which means it will often be of importance in treating diseases of the skin and the blood
vessels.
Hemorrhoids and Heart Trouble
Because calcium fluoride is a prime ingredient in your body's elastic fibers, it is useful in treating ailments such as
varicose veins and hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids often occur when blood vessels become enlarged and lose their
elasticity. Calcium fluoride's role in restoring good health is its ability to maintain elasticity of the tissues and
restore this elasticity where it is lacking.
People with heart trouble can find a great deal of relief with calcium fluoride. A dose every 15 minutes or so is
advisable if pain is acute. Of course, serious health problems such as this should be under a doctor's supervision.
Sensitive teeth may need calcium fluoride. Strained muscle tendons will also respond to this remedy. Both ailments
can be treated with the remedy dissolved in water and applied externally with a cotton swab or taken internally in
tablet form. Calc. fluor. can also be of great help in cases of vomiting (although you should use natrum sulph. or
natrum phos. instead if the vomit is green or sour-smelling). If your urine has an unpleasant smell, calc. fluor. will
help.
Calcium fluoride has even been recommended as the cell salt remedy for obesity, to be taken an hour before each
meal in alternation with calcium phosphate. The idea is that these two cell salts will aid in the assimilation of
starches and fat in the meals. Cutting down on these items is also helpful, of course.
Calcium fluoride is a potent remedy that can help treat many of your health problems arising from lack of elasticity
in the tissues. Let's get down to the specifics of what some of these problems are and how people have been
helped by this cell salt.
Bone Health
As mentioned, calcium fluoride is often helpful in treating bone problems. A fascinating case was reported by a
doctor who had a friend who had purchased a pedigreed yearling, "for a small price considering its magnificent
pedigree." The doctor felt the horse was worthlesswith bad ossification around the lower joints and malformed,
bulging hoofs.
The horse was given calc. phos. to treat these problems, but nothing happened. Then the animal was given calc.
fluor. in the 30x dose once a month for three months. The doctor then gave the animal no treatment for three
months, after which the calc. fluor. was resumed for another four months. In that time, the horse recovered and
became quite well. One of its forelegs was greatly improved, as were its feet. Within two years the animal was
sound and normal, and it went on to win prizes in steeplechasing. It was determined that its bone problems had
been due to overfeeding, and the doctor was impressed by the amazing results of the calc. fluor. in remedying the
situation.
Presumably, the readers of this book are not yearlings with bone problems, but they can take note of the
implications of the story. Calcium fluoride can be helpful in numerous matters involving bones, joints, and
muscles. It is almost always prescribed, for example, for enlargements of the finger joints due to gout.
Backache
If you feel that your spine is being irritated or if you feel pain or fatigue in your lower back that is accompanied by
a full feeling and confined bowels, take calc. fluor. in the 6x dose at least every half hour. It is helpful to dissolve a
pill or two in a glass of water and have someone sponge the affected area with the mixture.
Robert R., a 29-year-old plasterer, was having severe backaches, sometimes in the late morning and other times all
night. He was at a severe disadvantage in his work because he couldn't stand to reach above his head for any
length of time. If he did, he felt as if his back were going to break. His doctor prescribed doses of calc. fluor.
alternating every four hours with natrum mur., and he took these remedies for two weeks. He said he began to feel
better after only two or three of these doses, and the chronic condition was entirely gone after a few weeks of
treatment.
Varicose Veins, Hemorrhoids, and the Blues
Varicose veins and hemorrhoids are two problems that calc. fluor. is famous for curing. You might find that these
ailments go together. When they do, the afflicted patients have been described by doctors as being ''calcium
fluoride cases."
Take the case of a 55-year-old woman, Beverly E. She was a large woman, and the mother of five. She suffered
from painful varicose veins on her legs and vulva. The veins on the lower part of her legs actually stood out like
ropes. She was not a happy person. Beverly E. was just plain depressed. Damp, chilly weather did not agree with
her. Her doctor had tried several remedies without success. Finally he tried calcium fluoride in the 30x dose,
followed by a variety of potencies over a period of two years. From the first doses of this remedy, she began
feeling immediate relief from the pain of her varicose veins. Most important, she began to feel better
psychologically. She stopped worrying about money, and damp weather no longer depressed her.
Gertrude S., a thin, weak, 42-year-old office worker had lumps in her breast and a terrible rectal fistula. Her doctor
had operated twice on the rectal fistula, but it was still painful and it still discharged. At the first sign of cold
weather, all of her problems seemed to worsen. Needless to say, she was very unhappy. She suffered from
nervousness and dizziness, and her work simply overwhelmed her.
Her doctor realized that something had to be done. He decided to give her calcium fluoride in low doses every
three to four hours and later to increase the potency steadily. The woman first saw an improvement in a sinus
condition she had. Then she experienced lessening of the lumps in her breasts. Then the rectal fistula completely
disappeared! She felt better than ever, put on some weight, and became optimistic once again
Piles are caused by irritation of the lower intestine resulting in distention, often as a result of constipation. Rectal
fistulas frequently develop when piles have gone too far. To treat piles, apply calc. fluor. directly with a cotton
swab. Dissolve some tablets in a small amount of water and dip the applicator in the water. You should also take
calc. fluor. internally. In serious cases, such as when the pain of varicose veins becomes so intense that the patient
can no longer stand, doctors have given calc. fluor. tablets every two hours. This cell salt has also proven effective
in treating problems of the vulva.
If you are suffering from irritated piles, it is a good idea to use calcium fluoride along with kali sulph. If your piles
are bleeding, take ferrum phos. For hemorrhoidal conditions, take the calc. fluor. in a 6x potency before meals.
Calc. fluor. can also be dissolved in water and applied as a compress to the anus, held all night with suitable
bandage. In the case of varicose veins, use silica along with the calc. fluor., morning and evening.
Diet and Hemorrhoids
If you suffer from hemorrhoids, although you can expect help from calc. fluor., the most effective action would be
to eliminate the basic cause of your problem: poor diet. Intelligent eating to avoid constipation has been mentioned
earlier. Processed foods are the main villains in constipation. Calc. fluor. will help when your problem arises from
your digestive organs losing their elasticity but the reason that these organs lost their elasticity should also be
considered. Calc. fluor. is useful in constipation involving a chronic inability to expel feces. Sometimes
constipation arises from nerves, and calc. fluor. is also effective in restoring high spirits.
A woman from Indiana, Mary S., had been in bed with sore, painful, bleeding piles. For three weeks, her doctor
had tried various medical treatments, all to no avail. Three tablets of calc. fluor. every three hours cleared up her
problem quickly.
In another case, a 28-year-old man, Norman R., had bleeding piles accompanied by a chronic inability to expel the
feces. He tried taking calc. fluor. and kali mur. in alternation every four hours, and after a few weeks he was
completely cured. His doctor also prescribed an ointment of calcium fluoride and petroleum jelly, to be applied
directly to the rectum every night.
Calcium fluoride has also been known to help people plagued by nightmares. Other psychological problems that
can be helped by this powerful remedy are an inability to express yourself and the feeling that you can't think. If
you find yourself at a loss for words and in conversation hesitate and repeat yourself, if you feel you have
"cobwebs on the brain," this cell salt can do you a lot of good.
Eyes and Teeth
If your mouth is always dry and your teeth are deficient in enamel, which leads to rapid decay, calc. fluor. is
indicated immediately. When your teeth are loose in their sockets, this is the remedy to use, and don't lose any time
using it. Take calc. fluor. in the 6x potency before meals and calc. phos. after meals in the same potency. Some
doctors indicate this remedy for children with delayed dentition.
Another use of calc. fluor. is in treating certain kinds of eye problems. Eye problems should usually be treated with
a variety of cell salts for the different symptoms. Check the simplified remedy guide at the end of this book for
other cell salt remedies. Calc. fluor. is the main remedy if you see sparks or flickering lights before your eyes and
in cases of spots on the cornea, conjunctivitis, and cataracts.
Doctors have reported that calc. fluor. in the 6x potency has stopped itching on the surface of the eye and has
helped when the wearing of glasses all day has made the eyes water and created a sensation of air blowing on the
eyes. In addition, one doctor reported that in 13 cases of cataract, 11 were cured with regular doses of calc. fluor.
Other Important Indications
Calc. fluor. is usually the remedy suggested for people who constantly vomit undigested food or who suffer from
hiccups. It is also suggested in cases of asthma where the mucus coughed up contains tiny yellow lumps.
It is excellent for chapped skin, cracks in the skin, fissures in the palm of the hand, brittle fingernails, some kinds of
eczema where the skin thickens and hardens, especially in damp weather, and suppurations with hard edges. Use
this remedy externally together with petroleum jelly after washing the affected area well.
Calc. fluor. is often prescribed if the menstrual flow is too thick, and this cell salt seems to be of great value in
many feminine problems. If after a miscarriage the uterus loses muscle tone, calcium fluoride is needed. In cases
where menstruation is not only excessive but is also accompanied by bearing-down pains and flooding, it can also
help.
In general, ailments requiring calcium fluoride are affected by the weather, as was previously mentioned. The
sufferer tends to be sensitive to cold, drafts, dampness, and changes in the weather. Heat and warm applications
also help. Frequently, you can detect a need for calc. fluor. simply because you are sad or miserable.
Calcium fluoride is to elastic tissues what silica is to the connective tissues, and it is regarded as the complement of
silica. In many cases these two remedies should be used together, or one can be used when the other fails.
Part Nine
Calc. Phos.:
The Nutritional Cell Salt Remedy That Will Make You Feel Good All Over
Phosphate of Lime (calc. phos.) is a major chemical constituent of the bones, and it is also one of the major cell salt
remedies. It is given for its restorative powers after acute diseases and infections. In addition, it is specifically called
for in all bone problems, as well as in many kinds of anemia, because it builds up new blood cells. It is very
important in general nutrition as well.
Calc. phos., as a nutritional cell salt remedy, is one of the first cell salts to take if you are generally run-down. It is
the primary remedy for children who are not developing properly.
Calcium phosphate operates in an interesting manner. When symptoms indicate a need for one of the other cell
salts, it is often advisable to take calcium phosphate also. This is because it tends to intensify the action of other cell
salts promoting healthy cellular activity and restoring tone to weakened organs and tissues. Calcium phosphate is a
main constituent not only of the bones but also of all of the cells and fluids in the body. It is interesting to note that
calcium phosphate is a main ingredient in the most productive soils; the gardener who is not familiar with calcium
phosphate is a poor gardener indeed.
This remedy can be very helpful for people who catch colds easily. If you are one of this unfortunate group of
people, take one dose a day of calc. phos. and you will soon find speedy relief even during cold weather.
The Importance of Good Nutrition
If you are taking this cell salt remedy because of digestive or nutritional problems, it is wise to combine its regular
use with an intelligent approach to nutrition. After a change to a more healthful diet, you will be amazed at the
improvement in your health. Calc. phos. can aid tremendously in your digestive processes, but no remedy can
completely counteract the effects of a deleterious diet.
From many years of experience, cell salt practitioners have discovered what eating habits the people who probably
need calc. phos. have. If you find that you have an unusual craving for salty bacon or smoked meat; if cold drinks,
ice cream, and fruit seem to cause diarrhea; if eating causes stomach pains; if you have a gnawing, empty feeling in
your stomach even after eating, consider yourself a likely candidate for calc. phos.
Taken along with calc. fluor., this remedy has produced happy results for people suffering from obesity. This is
because one of the problems that it can cure is a ravenous appetite, especially when it strikes before dinner.
Indigestion
If you suffer from indigestion, a dose of calc. phos. should be taken after every meal. It will help break up the food
and promote healthy digestion. It will also help when there is an accumulation of gas.
Quite often, the person who needs calc. phos. is tall, thin, listless, without ambition, and suffers from low spirits.
Why does calc. phos. work so well in such cases? The answer is that a shortage of this mineral results in a shortage
of red blood cells. A low red blood cell count, in turn, affects the bones, since red blood cells make up part of the
marrow of the bones. Anemia, for example, almost always calls for treatment with calc. phos. as well as ferrum
phos.
Other Uses
April B., a 17-year-old girl, suffered so much from anemia that she could do nothing more than lie around the
house. She had no appetite. In addition, she exhibited two classic symptoms of calc. phos. deficiency. April had
headaches, and her menstrual periods were irregularsometimes she didn't menstruate for months. She had suffered
like this for a long while. After taking both calc. phos. and ferrum phos. for three weeks, she was well enough to
continue her studies, and the color returned to her cheeks. April B.'s case is not uncommon. Calc. phos. has helped
many teen-age girls because it combats female disorders. A common application of the cell salt remedies in cases
of female disorders requires a couple of weeks of treatment with calc. phos. followed by treatment with ferrum
phos. The two remedies should be alternated as long as the conditions persist.
Quite often, those who have a calcium phosphate deficiency will have a waxy pallor to their skin. They suffer, as
did April B., from headaches, often characterized by a cold feeling in the head. They may also suffer from vertigo
when walking. Watching television may cause headaches in these people.
Calcium phosphate will sometimes help people suffering from colds. Take the case of Heather E., an 18-month-old
child who had a short, irritating cough. She had been under the care of a pediatrician for some time, but nothing he
was able to do helped. Her parents finally tried a doctor who practiced exclusively with cell salts. He quickly
recognized Heather's symptoms as indicating a calcium phosphate deficiency. After three weeks of treatment,
Heather's cough disappeared. More important, she showed a wonderful tendency to better general health.
Women's Health and the "Pill"
Calcium phosphate is useful for many disorders connected with sexual organs, primarily in women. Said
Schuessler: "When the suppression of the menstruation arises from anemia or from faults in the diet, then calc.
phos. is instrumental in bringing on the period." Schuessler's description seems amply illustrated by the case of
April B. Calcium phosphate can also be used in cases where girls are too young to be menstruating and where
women have passed the menopause.
One homeopathic doctor has seen numerous bad side effects from the birth control pill from weight gains or
weight losses to a malfunctioning thyroid. The Pill can cause changes in the breasts, he believes, and unpleasant
emotional effects often result. He says when a patient has taken the Pill for many years, she often loses the ability
to menstruate when she stops taking it. This doctor recommends calc. phos. in Schuessler doses for women who
have stopped taking the Pill. (He also administers two botanical homeopathic remedies in alternationPulsatilla in
the 3x potency and Senecio in the same potency.) Calc. phos.'s main role is in restoring normal menstruation when
women have been taking the Pill for a long time and then stop taking it.
Suzette W., a 31-year-old woman, had been on the Pill for four years and was plagued by irregular periods. She
took several homeopathic remedies but got the best results with a single high dose of calcium phosphate. A week
after this dose, her period began, and she has been regular ever since. Her doctor treated several of his women
patients with similar results. Women find the suspense as well as the discomfort of irregular menstruation
unpleasant. Calc. phos., however, has been shown to remedy this problem.
Teeth and Bones in the Young
One of the body's greatest needs is calcium, yet the modern diet is deficient in this mineral. Much of the digestible
calcium in milk is destroyed by pasteurization. One prominent dentist who uses homeopathic remedies tries to get
his patients to cut out refined sugars and starches. He also suggests that they take four to six bonemeal tablets each
day. Two calcium cell saltscalc. fluor. and calc. phos.are also highly recommended. He also advocates a healthy
diet of whole grains, fresh fruit, and not too much beef. He says that an individual hair analysis can determine
whether your need for natural enzymes, vitamins, and minerals is being met.
Calc. phos. is the primary cell salt remedy for children whose head bones are slow in forming or who seem to be
slow in developing mentally as well as physically. It has also been recommended for older people who have
trouble rising from a sitting position. This remedy is valuable for both old and young.
Children who need this remedy often have poor memories and bad tempers. They are often thin or even emaciated.
They also tend to complain of muscle pains, especially in the left side of the body. Their teeth often appear to be
very soft, and dentition is delayed. Their upper lips are frequently sore and painful, as are their tongues. They also
have trouble with digestion and elimination.
Calc. phos. can also be helpful in mouth disorders such as sore throats and tonsillitis. Mark S., a five-year-old boy,
had all the symptoms of a calcium phosphate deficiency. He was thin, delicate-looking, and quite tall for his age.
He had problems with his hearing, and all of his symptoms were worse when he was exposed to fresh air and
damp weather. His throat was so sore that he wouldn't let a doctor examine it. After he took calc. phos. by mouth
for three days, his soreness started disappearing. His tonsils, which had been swollen and red, started recovering.
In three weeks, Mark's hearing problems were gone, and the swelling had subsided completely.
The best known use for calc. phos. is in treating teething problems related to poor nutrition and slow development.
A seven-month-old baby, Rochelle N., had gums that were terribly swollen. She had no teeth yet and was fretful
and feverish. Her doctor prescribed calc. phos. to be taken every two hours and also left tablets of ferrum phos. to
be given in alternation. In 10 days, little Rochelle had four teeth and had also improved in every other way. The
doctor suggested that she be given calc. phos. as a constitutional remedy throughout her growing years.
Eighteen-month-old Jim M. had cut only a few teeth and was thin and poorly nourished. He was given calc. phos.
three times a day for 10 days along with cod liver oil. Three months passed before the doctor saw Jim again, but in
those three months the child's whole appearance had changed. His teeth were coming in, and he looked much
better. Since dentition was still proceeding rather slowly, the doctor kept his patient on a strict regime of calc. phos.
Doctors often prescribe calc. phos. for pregnant women, especially those who have had trouble carrying children
to term in the past or who seem to exhibit the classic symptoms of calcium phosphate deficiency.
Calc. phos. is not only the chief cell salt remedy for children, it can also work miracles in dealing with the
problems of the old. Many old people find that taking this remedy regularly keeps them feeling better. Calcium
phosphate is especially indicated for rheumatism that is aggravated by night air, bad weather, and changes in the
weather. When joints are bothered by cold, numbness, stiffness, or just plain aching, the best treatment is calc.
phos. and ferrum phos.
Other Indications
As a nutritional aid, calc. phos. deals with ailments that arise from malnutrition or poor diet, and it is important to
remember that even if you eat correctly, or think you do, you may not be getting all of the benefits of your diet
without this remedy. Headaches can be caused by a lack of calcium phosphate. When the head is terribly sensitive
or is throbbing and burning, try this remedy, especially if your headaches are accompanied by symptoms of
rheumatism.
Calcium phosphate is also recommended when you feel chilly, when you have a pain in the liver, and when there
is a soreness aggravated by eating or motion. Sinking sensations in the abdomen, as well as problems with
digestion, call for this remedy. Often, patients with a calcium phosphate deficiency have a large, flabby abdomen
even when they are generally thin.
You will find that if you suffer from constipation and hemorrhoids that bleed and itch, calc. phos. will help if you
take it along with the other salts that may be indicated. If your bladder seems to be weak and you must urinate
frequently, calc. phos. might help. Kidney pains also indicate the need for calcium phosphate in some cases.
Back pains may yield to this remedy, as will gouty joints and extremities that act up in cold weather. Rheumatism
in the ankles and stinging or shooting pains in the toes are still more indications of a need for calc. phos.
If your symptoms include an inability to sleep late in the morning even though you are still sleepy when you
awake, or if you suffer from overly vivid dreams or nightmares (especially in the cases of children), you are
probably a subject for this remedy.
A ''creeping" sensation of the skin, along with coldness and numbness of the limbs will often yield to the effects of
this powerful cell salt. Generally speaking, calcium phosphate is also a recommended remedy in all cases of
convalescence or debility. When broken bones, for instance, are slow to mend, calcium phosphate is a
recommended remedy. A good indication that calc. phos. will help is when parts of your body feel as if they are
asleep or if your hands and feet feel clammy.
Trembling in the calves and looseness of the bowels, are signs of a need for calcium phosphate, the nutritional
remedy. Sometimes it can help prevent recurrent attacks of bronchial asthma. Highly colored urine can also
indicate a need for this remedy.
In general, cell salt practitioners believe that nearly all bone diseases not the direct result of injuries are due to a
lack of calcium phosphate. They are convinced that calcium phosphate will give solidity to weak or soft bones.
The healing of fractures will be aided by this remedy, as will the healing of afflictions such as curvature of the
spine. Backache in the lumbar region on arising in the morning can also be cured.
Cell salt practitioners also see a positive role for calc. phos. in preventing the progress of cataracts, especially when
they are accompanied by right-sided headaches and eye pain. A sure sign of a need for this remedy is when the
eyes feel stiff and weak.
People with constant colds and catarrhs will find calcium phosphate an effective antidote to such problems,
especially when the nasal discharge looks like the white of a raw egg.
In older people, calc. phos. will help cases of constipation, especially when it is accompanied by depression,
vertigo, and headaches. When the bones around the ear hurt or ache and there is a cold feeling to the outer ear,
calc. phos. is required.
Mental Problems
Calc. phos. has also been used by doctors to help patients who are suffering from unpleasant mental states. When
children are fretful or peevish, when the memory is poor, when there seems to be an incapacity for concentrated
thought, assuming other symptoms agree, this remedy can help.
One interesting case in Los Angeles concerned a 26-year-old man. Howard S. was mentally deficient, but he had
several normal brothers and sisters. He lived with his mother. He regularly suffered from nervous spells, during
which he would tear his clothes. He was often fretful. His doctor prescribed both calc. phos. and mag. phos. in 3x
doses, to be alternated once an hour. After a month of taking the two cell salt remedies, Howard seemed happier
and quieter. He began to follow his mother around as she did housework, quite interested in what she was doing.
After two months of his cell salt regimen, his intelligence actually seemed to be developing. His interests increased,
and he helped his mother with the housework.
After a while, he began working with his brothers, who were carpenters, performing simple tasks such as carrying
boards. Eventually, he was able to hold down a job and work every day.
All the phosphate cell salts are recommended for nerves and nerve ailments, but calc. phos. has had some specific
successes with certain kinds of neuralgia. These are characterized by aching bones, anemia, rheumatism, and so
on. You will note that the Simplified Remedy Guide lists firms which offer a combined product of the cell salt
phosphates useful in such problems.
The Skin
Calc. phos. can be used with other indicated remedies in treating various skin problems, specifically facial
eruptions that contain albuminous fluid, with yellow-white scabs. It is also effective in treating eczema associated
with anemia. Freckles disappear when this remedy is used, or at least you will see less of them. In older people,
annoying itchy skin can be helped if calc. phos. is taken along with kali. phos. Acne during puberty or in those
suffering from anemia seems to respond to this remedy.
One doctor reported curing a three-year-old child who was suffering from hand and skin eruptions. Kali phos.,
dissolved in water and applied with a cotton swab, was tried first, but it did no good. A similar solution of calc.
phos. produced a change in a week and cured the case in two months. The heat of the following summer produced
a relapse, but the remedy cured the problem once again.
Calc. phos. is also one of the two remedies for spasms and cramps (the other being mag. phos.). Doris R., who had
been suffering for five weeks from terrible spasms in her legs that were so severe that she couldn't stand, was given
calc. phos. The next day she was back on her feet doing household chores. Doris R. never suffered another attack.
Part Ten
Mag. Phos.:
An Amazing Antispasmodic Remedy
Magnesium phosphate (mag. phos.) is one of the most remarkable cell salt remedies. While it is very powerful by
itself, it is also closely allied with the two other phosphate cell saltscalc. phos. and kali sulph. All of the phosphates
are prescribed for ailments of the nerves. It is as a result of our nerves that we feel pain, and when the nerves
themselves are affected and thus cause pain, the result is doubly miserable.
A Healthy Team
Kali phos. operates on the gray nerve fibers, and mag. phos. operates on the white ones. But the two are closely
connected, and if there is a disturbance of the molecules of the gray fibers, there will also almost inevitably be a
disturbance of the white fibers as well. Many cell salt practitioners, therefore, do not give one cell salt remedy
without the other. Also, as you will discover in reading the next three chapters, the ailments the phosphates tend to
cure are related.
Although the phosphates are often used to treat similar ailments, it is important to understand the differences
between them. Calcium and magnesium belong to the same group of elements, the "earth alkalis," which also
include barium and strontium. The ions of magnesium and calcium are "synergistic;" that is, they produce certain
reactions in combination that they cannot produce alone. In some cases, magnesium and calcium are
interchangeable. But there are differences. Calcium "tightens" cell membranes, and magnesium increases their
permeability. Calcium is found mostly in the bones, and magnesium is found mostly in solution in the soft tissues.
According to some experts, persons who suffer from a calcium deficiency are apt to be passive, while persons
suffering from a magnesium deficiency are apt to be restless. One cell salt practitioner compared this difference to
the differences between yin and yang, opposite forces in ancient Chinese philosophy. Calcium and magnesium are
important elements in body structure, but sodium and potassium are important primarily in the body fluids.
Calcium and magnesium reduce tissue irritability, but sodium and potassium aggravate it.
The Mag. Phos. Personality
People who suffer from a magnesium phosphate deficiency tend to reflect this in their personalities. They are apt to
suffer from constantly changing emotional ups and downs. On the other hand, people who suffer from a calcium
phosphate deficiency, are apt to be slow and plodding.
It is thus not surprising to learn that the primary function of mag. phos. is in correcting violent ailments. Spasms
that affect the connective muscles, intestines, retinas, and blood vessels; dizziness; migraines; even nausea and cold
sweats can be helped by this remedy.
People who need mag. phos. may look somewhat like people who need calc. phos.; that is, thin and weak, often
with nutritional or allergy problems. They tend to be plagued by cramps and nervousness. It has also been noted
that both types tend to have dark complexions.
Magnesium and Good Health
Magnesium is actually quite plentiful in the body, considering that it is a "trace element." The amount of
magnesium in the body is exceeded only by the quantities of calcium, potassium, and sodium.
Magnesium is a factor in helping the blood remain alkaline, and it works with phosphorous to rebuild the nerves. It
helps harden the dental enamel as calcium does. Magnesium phosphate is needed by the brain, the heart, and the
muscles to relax.
When a crop of potatoes or carrots is misshapen, one of the things that a farmer or gardener can do to correct the
problem in the following season is to add magnesium to the soil.
It has only been during the last decade or so that the role of magnesium in the body system has been appreciated
by health authorities who are not cell salt practitioners. This appreciation is largely due to the work of Dr. John J.
Miller, who discovered how chelated magnesium acts as a stimulus to the creation of enzymes. New appreciation
of trace elements such as magnesium has resulted from research with the atomic absorption spectrophotometer,
showing that Dr. Schuessler knew what he was talking about. It has now been definitely established that a lack of
magnesium will produce such symptoms as unsteady handwriting, muscle twitching, tremors, and sweating. A
lack of magnesium has also been connected with such diseases as intestinal malabsorption, alcoholism, severe
diarrhea, chronic liver disease, and others. Magnesium deficiency will cause confusion, personality changes, and
an altered heartbeat. The metabolism of glucose in the muscles depends on magnesium. All of these symptoms,
which modern nutritional scientists are now connecting to a magnesium deficiency, were cited by Dr. Schuessler
as indications of a need for mag. phos.
The Danger of Over-Refined Foods
The major sources of magnesium in the diet are green leaves, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. But Americans often
don't get enough magnesium from their diets because all of the magnesium is in the outer layers of unprocessed
foods, which are thrown away in the usual milling and refining to which our foods are subjected. In addition,
biochemists believe that even if you are getting enough of the necessary cell salts in your diet, these cell salts will
not necessarily get to those places in the body where a specific deficiency is causing a problem. That is why it may
be necessary to take cell salt tablets when your symptoms call for them.
The symptoms that indicate that you have a magnesium deficiency are generally improved by heat and pressure. In
other words, if you suffer from localized pains or neuralgia that becomes better when you apply warmth and
becomes worse when you go outside, mag. phos. is your remedy.
Pains in the bowels, cramps in the stomach, pains in the spinal cord, convulsions, cramps from prolonged exertion,
stiffness, numbness, awkwardnessthese are all ailments that call for mag. phos. Pianists, for example, can be
helped immensely by this powerful anti-spasmodic remedy, since several hours' labor each day over the keyboard
can make hands stiff.
Mag. phos. can help ease nervous asthma, heart palpitations, angina pectoris, various kinds of shooting pains,
constrictive spasms of the vagina, flatulence, limb jerking, and hay fever.
Neuralgia and Headaches
Certain kinds of neuralgia pains are especially likely to respond to treatment with mag. phos. These pains are
spasmodic, almost violent, darting, and deep. They are sharp and intense. Excruciating cramps that tend to come
on in the evenings and are soothed by warmth and aggravated by cold will probably be relieved by this remedy.
In some people, these pains disappear quickly when mag. phos. is taken. In other cases, the remedy must be taken
for a longer period of time. the effects of cell salts are often subtle, but they are powerful and long-lasting. Cell
salts are essentially nutritional, but they achieve a therapeutic effect. So if you take a remedy for a while with high
expectations, it will have a better chance to work.
When magnesium salts are lacking in the body, the result may be a pain that moves from place to place and is
recurrent. The pain may show up in the head, in the stomach and bowels, and even in the ovaries and limbs.
Chris E. had been suffering from pain that darted through the nerves of her head with terrible cruelty. When she
consulted her physician, she had been suffering from the pain intermittently for three days. Chris E. was given two
doses of mag. phos., and the pain disappeared in no time at all.
Another woman, Patricia S., had experienced a boring pain that started over her right eye and in just a few
moments spread over the whole right side of her face down to her jaw. Mag. phos. eliminated her problem in four
days. It also cured her general debility and lack of appetite.
Dr. B., who was a tremendous believer in cell salts, tells a story about a patient just recovering from a fever, who
developed a terrible pain over his eye. The pain was so intense that the doctor spent four days trying everything to
kill the pain. Unfortunately, he did not have any mag. phos. The patient's family was so worried about his pain that
they found another doctor, who wanted to operate. Dr. B. pleaded with the family to wait another day before
making the sufferer submit to the knife. They agreed, and luckily the next day's mail brought Dr. B. a shipment of
mag. phos. tablets, five of which were given to the patient every 30 minutes. When the pain began to recede, the
tablets were cut back to five every hour. By the next day, the patient was resting comfortably. When he awoke the
following morning, he no longer had any pain.
A middle-aged man from Washington took mag. phos. tablets every 20 minutes when he was being tormented by
neuralgia. He noticed the first real diminishing of his pain in 20 minutes. He continued taking tablets every 20
minutes for several days. Six months later, the neuralgia had entirely disappeared. It never bothered him again.
Jane B., who had gone out of town to hear a concert, was suddenly stricken with such serious head pains that she
had to check into a hotel and go to bed immediately. She was cured in an hour by a doctor who gave her a few
mag. phos. pills every 10 minutes.
Mag. phos. also helped Charles F., who suffered from a pain that moved from his face to his teeth in only a few
hours. In another instance, a healthy-looking young woman, Barbara C., had face aches that lasted five hours
when they came. After three days of taking mag. phos., she reported that the pains were gone.
Doctors have had success in giving workers mag. phos. tablets instead of aspirin for bad pain. Toothaches have
been cured with this powerful remedy. It seems to work for both young and old.
A woman of 74, Matilda Y., suffered from eczema, constipation, and stomach pains. She was relieved of all three
when she took mag. phos. to cure a neuralgia that had settled in her face and upper jaw.
How to Take This Remedy
The best way to take mag. phos. when you want speedy relief is to put a tablet on the tongue and dissolve another
in a glass of hot water. Take the one on the tongue before taking the one dissolved in hot water. The 6x potency is
usually sufficient.
Getting Rid of Cramps
Both calc. phos. and mag. phos. are recommended for most kinds of cramps. The general recommendation is to
take the mag. phos. in the 6x dose before meals and the calc. phos. in the same potency after meals. Dissolve five
tablets of each cell salt in hot water and sip the water. Repeat this procedure every three hours. These remedies
should keep various kinds of cramps, such as those resulting from prolonged exertion including stiffness and
numbness from writer's cramp and cramps suffered by craftsmen or laborers who must hold their tools for long
periods. Cramps occurring in the bowels and the stomach, the throat and the larynx, and the corners of the mouth
also respond well to this antispasmodic.
At the beginning of this chapter, it was mentioned that calc. phos. can be given along with magnesium phosphate.
Dr. Schuessler recommended that mag. phos. be tried first, and if it doesn't work despite the fact that symptoms
indicate that it should, then calc. phos. should be used.
Mag. phos. has also been prescribed many times with great success in cases where stomach cramps are
accompanied by flatulence. It has also been effective in many stubborn cases of hiccups, especially when it is
taken in hot water.
Chest Pains
Chest pains are not to be taken lightly. If you suspect that you have angina pectoris, you should not attempt to treat
it at home. You should be under a doctor's care. Nonetheless, it is good to take mag. phos. at the first sign of chest
pain. Not all pain in the chest indicates heart trouble. Some pains in the chest can be described as ''false angina."
Cell salts work to remove these pains, which can be frightening to the uninitiated. If you have such pains, you can
treat them with mag. phos. tablets dropped into a glass of water. Taken frequently, they will provide prompt relief.
A 25-year-old housewife, Diane B., had such severe pain in her left breast that her friends feared she was dying.
Mag phos. dissolved in hot water, alternated with kali phos. (for the weak action of her heart), worked to cure her
quickly. Her pulse returned to normal, and the chest pain ceased. A doctor was on his way, and when he arrived
he said that he thought she had survived only because of the mag. phos.
Other Indications
Mag. phos. tablets are recommended for soothing arthritis and rheumatism. It should be taken immediately if the
pains are excruciating, violent, and spasmodic. If you suffer from asthma and troublesome flatulence or a feeling of
tightness in your chest, mag. phos. is the recommended cell salt remedy.
An older man, Scott N., was careworn, despondent, and exhausted from nervousness. He couldn't sleep because
of pains in the left side of his face and chest. Mag. phos. was given for the spasmodic pains, and kali phos. was
given for his lost energy. Together they cured him of his problems in about two weeks. Scott N. became a new
man. He slept well, worked around the house, and no longer suffered from the spasmodic attacks.
Mag. phos. has also helped people who have lost their sense of smell because of a cold. Vomiting and watery
diarrhea have been cured with this remedy taken in a little hot water. Cases of spasmodic coughing have
disappeared in hours thanks to mag. phos. Almost any problem associated with spasmodic pain, even if there are
other symptoms calling for other remedies as well, points to mag. phos. If you have spasmodic diarrhea, the
remedy you should take in addition to mag. phos. would depend on the color of the diarrhea.
If your voice becomes shrill, or your windpipe closes spasmodically, mag. phos. will help. It may also help to use
this remedy if you are diabetic or if in your later years you have developed some dullness in your hearing.
Spasmodic labor pains or leg cramps in the later stages of pregnancy are rapidly eased by a dose of mag. phos.
If you feel dull and forgetful and can't concentrate, mag. phos. can help. This cell salt remedy can also relieve the
pains of menstruation that precede the flow. If you had problems with menstruation and you now experience
dizziness and hot flashes with menopause, you may be helped by mag. phos.
Applied on water-soaked cotton swabs, mag. phos. will help insect bites around the knees, ankles, and elbows
according to Dr. Schuessler. Insomnia that is caused by emotional turmoil can be aided by this remedy. Intense
rheumatic toothaches that are soothed by heat will also improve with mag. phos. as will an urge to urinate
frequently.
Like all cell salt remedies, mag. phos. is especially good for certain types of people. This doesn't mean, of course,
that if you are not that type you won't be helped by mag. phos. It does mean that if you are that type your chances
of being helped are especially good. The "mag. phos. person" is a thin person, with dark complexion and a lean,
nervous look. The nervous look is sometimes expressed by intensely staring eyes. For such people, mag. phos. is a
constitutional remedy, which means that this cell salt will cure many of their ailments, even if it is less effective for
others. People who need mag. phos. will often appear tired and will sit motionless in stony silence. Or they may
pace to and fro. If a person has a tendency to stammer or cry or he complains of cold, especially up and down the
spine, mag. phos. will help.
Finally, here are two more indications of a magnesium phosphate deficiency: a thirst for cold drinks and sugar with
an aversion to coffee and a feeling of drowsiness. If from ten to eleven in the morning and four to five in the
afternoon you suffer from headaches, mag. phos. can help you. If your brain feels as if it were swishing about and
you feel a tightness in your head, consider trying mag. phos.
If your throat is so sore that swallowing causes pain, you have a dry cough that is so severe that it is difficult for
you to speak, or you are choking or retching, mag. phos. can be the cure.
In general, excruciating pain and extreme exhaustion are signs that indicate to the intelligent observer that he needs
mag. phos. It will work faster if it is dissolved in hot water, and it seems to be equally effective in all potencies.
Cramps and pains are also helped by direct application of magnesium phosphate. This powerful antispasmodic
holds the key to many ailments. When it is used correctly, if can effect the most miraculous of cures.
Part Eleven
Kali Phos.:
Soother of Jangled Nerves
Potassium phosphate (kali phos.) is the cell salt that works wonders on jangled nerves. Nowadays, it's a miracle
that any of us can keep our cool. Tempers flare, and life has more problems than ever before. Luckily for us,
however, Dr. Schuessler, working in the German countryside many years ago, discovered that kali phos. helps to
calm irritable tempers, and his discoveries remain pertinent today.
Kali phos. is the cell salt that helps people when they become depressed or when they suffer from headaches due
to nervousness. It has helped insomniacs enjoy a refreshing night's sleep.
Kali phos. is the most important of the three potassium remedies in the 12-remedy cell salt group. Homeopathic
doctors around the world rely on it as a tranquilizer, as do doctors who practice Dr. Schuessler's cell salt system
exclusively. This remedy is prescribed to banish irritability, worry, over-excitement, over-work, and
depressioneven that awful depression that makes even the simplest task a veritable Mt. Everest to be conquered.
Kali phos. has even helped people who have suffered from grief, sorrow, and despair for long periods of time,
people to whom life has seemed wearing rather than joyful. These people have taken this remedy, recovered, and
begun to live happy, productive lives. Kali phos. is often prescribed for senility, weak memory, and forgetfulness.
If a busy executive or an overworked student becomes tired from too much mental exercise, kali phos. can provide
soothing relief.
Kali phos. appears to restore direction and order to both the indicate a kali phos. deficiency. Do you suffer from
depression? Do you suffer from melancholy, ill-humor, loss of memory, and irritability? Do you feel a need to
withdraw from society? Depression can occur during a period of self-doubt, pressure, worrywhen you feel you
don't know what to do. But now you do know. Take kali phos.
Tired of life, but afraid of death, Ben R. had been treated with many medicinesbut nothing worked until his doctor
tried kali phos. For the first time in weeks, Ben R. was calmer, after only eight hours of taking the remedy. That
night Ben had his first good night's sleep in a long time.
The same doctor tried the remedy on a middle-aged woman, Alice P., who although she had never thought much
about religion before, suddenly became terrified by the notion that she was going to go to hell. This thought so
obsessed Alice that she had to be forcibly restrained. She lamented, tore her clothes, and stared out at a world she
obviously wasn't conscious of. But kali phos. worked wonders in no time.
One doctor who believes in the cell salt remedies tells the story of another doctor who did not. This physician had
been overworking himself and was going through a "nervous breakdown." His condition became so bad that he
was planning to give up his large practice. But his friend persuaded him to give kali phos. a try for 30 days.
The suffering doctor said that he didn't believe in cell salts, but he agreed to try this plan of action since nothing
else he had tried had helped his condition at all.
In just a few days the doctor was completely cured, but he remained unconvinced of the healing power of the cell
salts and refused to continue taking kali phos. constitutionally. Nonetheless, none of his nervous symptoms
returned, and the doctor was able to see his full patient load without further trouble. Afterwards, he began to
believe in the power of cell salts.
Kali phos. was reported to have cured a young schoolteacher, Ann C., who was suffering from an unfortunate
love affair. She became so miserable that she had to be removed from the class room because she banged her head
against the walls of the schoolroom. Her doctor gave her kali phos., one tablet every hour the first day and then
every other hour for the next several days. She returned to her teaching completely recovered.
Insomnia
Paul N. was very successful, with a large happy family and a booming business. Then he ran into financial
reverses and simply could not sleep. Kali phos., administered in the 6x dose, cured Paul N.not of his financial
problems, but of the sleeplessness that was keeping him from solving the financial problems. That is just about as
much as you can ask for nowadaysthe ability to deal with the problems that everyone faces.
Headaches
Headaches are not easy to treat, as modern medicine and science can tell you. In the chapter about natrum mur.,
you learned about the major remedy for headaches. But kali phos. is a good remedy to take along with whatever
else is indicated if you have a "nervous headache." Nervous headaches are often related to conditions that depress
you, even when they are not clearly understood by you. All of the phosphate cell salts are recommended when a
headache is located over the eyes. One should take kali phos. in alternation with mag. phos., with or without
natrum phos.
Headaches most often helped by kali phos. are those brought on by or in connection with irritability and fatigue. If
you yawn a lot, your ears hum, and you just don't feel like staying up but your symptoms disappear when things
suddenly start looking interesting or when you eat, you probably need kali phos. Headaches resulting from too
much mental exertion will be helped by this remedy, too. It is especially helpful for students who develop
headaches around examination time.
A 55-year-old woman, Jewel E., had headaches so excruciating that she felt as if she would go insane. She insisted
that her brain was ruptured and that it was running out of her eyes. She had been laboring under this illusion for
several days when her doctor ordered her to take kali phos.first one dose and then another two hours later. After
the second dose, the headache simply disappeared.
In another case, Robin M. was suffering from a headache on the second day of her menstrual period. Immediately
after she took the kali phos. prescribed by her doctor, her menstrual flow increased and her headache vanished.
A medical student, Robert S., was experiencing roaring and buzzing in his ears from too much study. A doctor he
sought out prescribed 12 kali phos. tablets, to be taken one every three hours. Robert reported immediate relief,
and the headaches that always came on when he exerted his brain too much no longer were a problem.
Other Indications
Generally, symptoms requiring kali phos. are worse in the morning and evening and persist into the night. The
person suffering from these symptoms will often find that he feels better after getting up and slowly walking
around. Cold air makes the symptoms worse; fasting may make the symptoms better.
Aching pains are connected with a kali phos. deficiency. They seem to tear downward and can be almost
paralyzing.
If you are worn to a frazzle by your job, your house, and your life; if life has dealt you a series of blows; if you feel
hopelesstry kali phos. as your constitutional remedy. It could change your life!
If you find that your sense of humor is becoming more and more contrary, just for the sake of contrariness, you
might be on the way to becoming another Mark Twain, but you might need kali phos. (Twain was one of several
great Americans who believed in the health benefits of these remedies.) If, in general, you find that you are
indifferent to your surroundings, your finances, your family, and finally, yourself, you probably need kali phos.
If your vision is blurred or you see colors before your eyes, floating black spots or halo effects, your vision could
be improved by kali phos. If your ears are swollen, pulsating, or twitching; if you suffer from a cough with your
colds; if your nervousness gets the best of you and you develop a case of hay fever; if your nose is obstructed or
swollen; if your gums are swollen, burning, and redyou need kali phos. Of course, if you have a serious infection,
you should not attempt to treat it by yourself. See a doctor.
One important use for kali phos. is to eliminate certain offensive body odors. It can also eliminate the bitterness in
your mouth and nervous chattering of your teeth.
Certain kinds of coughs are best treated with kali phos. such as hacking coughs, short, spasmodic coughs, and
coughs from asthma (kali phos. is the specific remedy for asthmatic coughs).
One of kali phos.'s main physiological applications is in the treatment of angina pectoris. It is taken along with
mag. phos. Naturally, if you have chest pains you should see a doctor. But after you have seen your doctor and he
has begun treatment, you should go to your health food store or homeopathic pharmacy and buy some kali phos.
Everything connected with heart trouble can be treated with this cell saltin conjunction, of course, with whatever
your own physician prescribes. When the heart is full of fat or is degenerating, the lungs are inflamed, or there is
pain in the chest, this wonderful soother should be taken on a regular basis.
Part Twelve
Kali Sulph.:
A Powerful Carrier of Oxygen
Though its effects are often not as dramatic as those of other cell salts, potassium sulphate (kali sulph.) is very
helpful in performing important functions. There are some indications that this cell salt can relieve baldness,
although the user would have to give this it plenty of time to take effect and take it along with his particular
constitutional cell salt. Remember, taking your proper constitutional cell salt can be as important in dealing with a
health problem as taking the remedy called for by the symptoms.
Kali sulph. is the biochemical cure for dandruff, and it is very important for healthy skin. You can also use it for
more serious ailments.
Ferrum phos. and kali sulph. work together in your body to help your blood carry oxygen to all of your cells.
Ferrum phos. is said to regulate the "external breathing" and kali phos. the "internal breathing" of cells in the
exchange of gases. Both salts act in carrying oxygen, although some people believe that kali phos. can carry
oxygen where ferrum phos. cannot.
Kali sulph. is credited with building new skin cells where the old ones have been damaged or killed due to disease.
This remedy is nearly always prescribed, together with some other important cell salts, for skin problems. (See the
Simplified Remedy Guide for examples.)
Kali Sulph. and Pulsatilla
Kali sulph. has a strong relationship with Pulsatilla, an important homeopathic remedy. Pulsatilla is a more
complex compound than kali sulph., however. Kali sulph., kali phos., calc. sulph., and possibly silica are the active
homeopathic agents. Of these ingredients, kali sulph. is the dominant one.
The symptom such as a need for fresh air indicating a need for kali sulph. or Pulsatilla are remarkably similar. And
the two remedies help similar ailments. Kali sulph. is to biochemical medicine what Pulsatilla is to homeopathic
medicine. Dr. Schuessler's theory is that the active ingredients in many homeopathic botanical remedies are
probably the 12 cell salts.
Some doctors practice with just cell salts, but others use the whole range of homeopathic medicines. It is interesting
to note some symptoms that Pulsatilla and kali sulph. both treat. Both, for example, are useful in treating vertigo,
when just looking up makes the patient feel as if he or she is falling. If you have a constricting headache that
makes you feel as if a metal band has been put around your head, as if your head were in a vise, the doctor could
prescribe either Pulsatilla or kali sulph., depending on other indications.
If you need kali sulph. or Pulsatilla, standing still or lying down makes you feel worse, and you probably have eye
problemsdim vision, dark colors before the eyes, and itching, swollen eyelids. You may feel that you have lost
your sense of smell, or you may suffer from a toothache. Kali sulph. is an important remedy for a dry, mucusfulled sore throat in the morning and difficulties in swallowing, and Pulsatilla helps these symptoms too. Kali
sulph. is especially effective in treating hoarseness that becomes worse in the evening. Both kali sulph. and
Pulsatilla are used in cases of irregular menstruation, heart palpitations, and pimples. The only difference between
the two is that patients who need kali sulph. are obstinate, while patients who need Pulsatilla are milder in
temperament.
Hair and Skin
Older people tend to lose the lubrication in their skin. Kali sulph. is a lubricating agent in the body, and it can help
the skin when the necessary oils have dried up. It has been used in treating sticky and scaly dandruff, eczema, and
hot, dry, harsh skin. It is always recommended for children as a way of keeping their skin healthy during illness.
Kali sulph. is good for burning and itching hands and for crawling, stinging sensations in the skin. The remedy,
which can be taken orally as a constitutional remedy or dissolved in water and applied directly with a cotton swab,
will aid in removing or curing liver spots, herpes eruptions, pimples, psoriasis, and scaly eruptions arising from a
moist face. There have been reports of kali sulph. curing ringworm.
In all skin conditions, one's emotional state is a big factor. Therefore, be sure that the remedy for your mental state
is being used concurrently. If your mental state indicates that you need kali sulph., so much the better. Then you
really know you are using the correct remedy.
Often, when a kali sulph. deficiency shows up, it does so as yellowish, slimy matter emerging out of papules on
the skin. It is believed that kali sulph. clears up such conditions as it carries oxygen and destroys worn-out cells. In
this, it works with ferrum phos. Thus, in many skin inflammations, as well as in internal inflammations, kali sulph.
is definitely the remedy.
Treat skin problems with kali sulph. three times a day in the 6x potency, by mouth or applied to the skin. Kali
sulph. will help painful warts, fungus rashes, and painful, red eruptions, as well as measles-like rashes and dry
skin. Eczema responds well to this remedy when the discharge is yellowish. In cases of dandruff that can be
helped by kali sulph., another symptom is often a dry and scaly lower lip. Another indication of a need for kali
sulph. is a yellowish tongue.
Mike P. had been plagued by a recurring case of small red pimples that ran together, making his face look swollen.
He had suffered from this problem for five years. He had originally found some relief by using cold water, but as
time went on the irritation was relieved mostly by heat. He also suffered from constipation. After trying several
remedies unsuccessfully, Mike's doctor gave him kali sulph., which brought about a noticeable improvement in
just three days. His constipation also cleared up.
Lydia P. suffered after-effects from a severe case of poison ivy that had lasted eight months. She had small, hard
vesicles on her face, which formed thin scabs. Two doses of kali sulph. dissolved in water and applied with a
cotton swab, applied morning and evening for four days, cured the case in just four weeks.
A case of baldness was also reported cured by this cell salt. The sufferer, Larry D., who had once had black hair
all over his face and scalp, had started losing his hair by the handfulls after a case of gonorrhea. Pretty soon he had
a bald spot the size of a silver dollar. He tried various treatments for several months with no effect, but a vial of kali
sulph., with doses taken every third day for three weeks, eliminated the bald spot. Larry's hair grew back in
completely.
Rheumatism
If you have pains in your joints that are eased when you walk in the open air, you may have the sort of rheumatism
that can be helped by kali sulph. If you have pain in the lumbar region of your back during menstruation while
sitting, or even while walking, kali sulph. is the cell salt treatment indicated. If you need kali sulph., your pains will
seem to ''wander around," and your hands and feet will feel cold.
Rheumatism is a complex disease, of course, so you must check your symptoms carefully in the Simplified
Remedy Guide. If you have headaches in a warm atmosphere and in the evening and your back, neck, and limbs
ache, try kali sulph. Give it time to work. Some people feel it is a miracle-worker in cases of rheumatism.
Another sign that you might need kali sulph. for your rheumatism is restless sleeping after three in the morning
because of soreness. Getting up and walking around will make things worse. This is the time to take kali sulph. so
that you can get back to bed and have a restful night's sleep.
Carol Z., a 22-year-old woman, suffered for years from indigestion and general debility, including rheumatic pains.
She had neuralgia in her face, which felt better when she stood at an open window and worse in stuffy, hot rooms.
Kali sulph. relieved her condition so well that she subsequently kept a bottle around the house in case any of her
old symptoms returned.
A 26-year-old lumberjack, Jerry P., was usually very healthy but caught cold while perspiring heavily after doing
some hard work. He subsequently developed terrible rheumatism in his joints, which was accompanied by a high
fever. The pain seemed to wander, going from his bottom to his left knee. The pain was severe, and nothing his
doctor gave him seemed to help. But when he was given kali sulph. the recovery was quick. His appetite returned,
he could sleep comfortably, and the pains were gone within a week of his starting to take this remedy.
Another young man, Robert F., lived on the banks of a lake and often got wet while fishing or shooting. Over a
period of a couple of years, he started suffering from rheumatic pains after he went in the water. The pains seemed
to shift from place to place. His doctor gave him kali sulph. to take four times a day, and within three weeks the
pain had simply disappeared.
Other Indications
If a woman's menstrual period is scanty or suppressed, her abdomen feels full, and her tongue is yellow, she is
suffering from a potassium sulphate deficiency. Kali sulph. helped Andrea H. to regain menstrual regularity, which
she had lost for 15 months after her first pregnancy.
Kali sulph. is also one of the remedies usually prescribed for asthma, especially bronchial asthma, when the lungs
are filled with loose, yellowish matter that is easily coughed up. Dave M. had been suffering from an asthma attack
for 10 days. The attack was so severe that he could barely talk and had labored breathing. He reported a recovery
only a few hours after his first dose of this remarkable cell salt.
Kali sulph. should be used in alternation with ferrum phos. in cases of bronchitis with yellowish expectoration.
Kali sulph. has also been credited with helping people get back their senses of taste and smell when they have
yellowish discharges. Jim W., a sailor from San Francisco, had a problem with his nostrils for 18 months. He also
caught cold easily. Three doses of kali sulph. once a day improved his catarrh condition in a month, and he mostly
regained his senses of taste and smell.
If you develop a cough and the mucus in your throat seems to be falling back and is yellow, you should try kali
sulph. If your diarrhea tends to be yellowish, and your stool is black, thin, and smells offensive, you need this
powerful carrier of oxygen. Kali sulph. is sometimes indicated in gastric problems.
In cases of a yellow vaginal discharge, kali sulph. should be an effective treatment. However, if the discharge is
not yellow or is of a very thick consistency, you should consult the Simplified Remedy Guide for the correct
remedy.
Kali sulph. also helps piles. It is a potent remedy, useful in many sorts of ailments.
Part Thirteen
Kali Mur.:
For Sluggish, Run-Down Conditions
The last cell salt in our galaxy of 12, potassium chloride (kali mur.) is subtle in its action and may be
overshadowed by the more dramatic cell salts such as ferrum phos. and natrum mur. Nevertheless, kali mur. is as
important as the others. It is an important constituent of the muscles, nerve cells, and brain cells. In fact, brain cells
can't form without this cell salt. It should almost always be used with ferrum phos. to fight fevers.
From Dr. Schuessler's time to today, cell salt practitioners have believed that kali mur. is the cell salt that builds
nitrogenous protein fiber, fibrin.
In many ways, kali mur. resembles kali sulph. and is indicated in many of the same problems. There is, however,
one big difference: Whether the problem is constipation, diarrhea, or nasal or bronchial catarrh, the color of
exudations requiring kali mur. tends to be white rather than yellow as in discharges that indicate a need for kali
sulph. Cell salt practitioners sometimes give kali mur. when nothing else seems to work. It is helpful in treating
chronic ailments, especially where severe inflammation is involved. It should be given routinely, along with ferrum
phos., for colds and other catarrhal conditions. It is also prescribed for certain kinds of rheumatism as is kali sulph.
A Powerful Cleanser
Kali mur. can help destroy the body's wastes when the body is fighting off a fever or an infection. It should be
given when the fever has broken and the body must begin the process of convalescing and rebuilding its health.
Kali mur. retards the secretion mechanism of the body. If you have a white vaginal discharge or dark and clotted
menstrual blood, try this cell salt together with natrum phos. If the flow of menstrual blood is painful, alternate
doses of kali mur. with doses of mag. phos.
Kali mur. is also useful when your liver is sluggish and when piles exude dark, clotted blood. It controls blistering
when it is dabbed on burns and scalds. (Also take ferrum phos. to relieve the pain.) As a matter of fact, you should
take a dose of kali mur. in the 3x potency every 20 minutes for all dull, aching pain.
If fatty foods or pastries cause indigestion, kali mur. should be taken to help control the indigestion and gas. Of
course, you should also remember that eating fatty foods and pastries can be bad for you even if they don't cause
indigestion. If a pastry chef uses white sugar to make the delicious concoctions you eat (and how many pastry
chefs use anything else?), you will probably develop that sluggish, run-down condition that many people take kali
mur. to get rid of!
When you take kali mur. for your liver, take it in the 12x dose three times a day. This dosage is about the same
amount of kali mur. that occurs naturally in a healthy blood cell. Tired livers can be the cause of the sluggish, rundown feeling from which so many Americans suffer. Another way this wonderful cell salt might help sufferers
relieve sluggishness is by thinning the blood, so that less energy is expended as it is pumped through the arteries.
Other Uses
Kali mur. also has the reputation of being able to help your body get rid of cracking noises and stuffy colds in the
head and related disorders. It is specifically recommended, together with natrum mur. and ferrum phos., for all
throat problems. It will also help acne swellings and asthma. By now you will have noticed that the cell salts have
overlapping effectiveness; some will treat the same ailments as others. The key to which cell salt should be used is
what other conditions are present in the ailment being treated. Certain factors must be present for a certain cell salt
to work.
Dennis K. had been an asthma sufferer for a long time. He coughed so hard during an attack that he had to lean
over the back of his chair when the spasmodic coughing came on. He also vomited thick white phlegm. His doctor
gave him kali mur. every 20 minutes, and later every three hours, until the cough was gone. Dennis reported that
he never again experienced another acute asthmatic cough. Kali mur. should be used when breathing is oppressed.
It should be taken every 20 minutes or so during the attack itself.
Regaining Youthful Energy
It will take more than just cell salts to bring back the energy you had when you were younger, but cell salts,
especially kali mur., can help. The right diet, including enough vitamins and minerals, is supremely important. So
is plenty of exercise. With kali mur., you should begin to develop new vitality and energy.
As mentioned earlier, kali mur. should be given when a fever begins to recede. This is because this remedy is a
building agent. Its effectiveness lies in its ability to help a body that is recovering from disease or infection.
Rheumatism
Just as kali sulph. is good in cases of rheumatism, so is kali mur., which seems to ease the swelling in cells
concerned with excretion and absorption in cases of inflammation, rheumatic or gouty pain, and swelling. One
difference between the two remedies is that when motion brings on pain, kali mur. is indicated, while when
walking makes pain disappear, kali sulph. is indicated. You will also have a telltale white or grayish tongue when
you need kali mur., rather than the yellow one that indicates you need kali sulph.
A classic case showing most of the symptoms indicating a need for kali mur. involved a 78-year-old man,
Abraham Z. He had been sick for a number of years, with a poor appetite due to digestive upsets. He couldn't eat
greasy foods and was plagued by diarrhea, constipation, stomach ache, and flatulence. His joints were always
swollen. His doctor gave him kali mur. in the 3x potency, three tablets every two hours dissolved in hot water and
taken orally. Within six weeks, all of his problems had cleared up. This story illustrates the amazing powers of this
remedy in treating rheumatism and other problems.
A 12-year-old girl, Brigitte R., had pains in all her joints, especially in her wrists and elbows. A combination of
ferrum phos. and kali mur. dissolved in a glass of hot water cured her problems in only a few days. The ferrum
phos. was given during her fever, and the kali mur. was used during her recovery to speed it along. In the next
year, when the same problem arose, the same remedies worked even faster.
In a case that Dr. Schuessler related, John H. had been suffering from rheumatism and fever for eight days. His
joints were so swollen that he couldn't lie in bed comfortably, so he tried to walk all night. John was given kali
mur., and the next night he got a good night's sleep. Twelve days later, he was cured.
In another of Dr. Schuessler's cases, a 70-year-old man, Paul H., had acute rheumatism in his shoulder and elbow
joints. As in the case of John H., every time he lay down the pains grew worse. He was cured in a relatively short
time with ferrum phos. and kali mur.
In still another case, a child with rheumatic fever was cured in just a few hours with kali mur. Rheumatic fevers are
serious things, especially in children, because they seriously weaken the heart. Any child with rheumatic fever
should be taken to see a doctor.
Finally, in another case, a doctor prescribed mag. Phos. during his patient's recovery from rheumatism because the
patient began having spasmodic pains in his abdomen. Of course, if you have an acute attack of rheumatism, you
should consult your doctor in addition to using the appropriate cell salts as a supplement to the treatment.
Earaches
Earaches can be dangerous as well as annoying. If you have a persistent earache or a discharge from your ears,
you should see a doctor. Because there is a great deal of mucus in the ears, kali mur. is one of the main treatments
for earache. It should be used along with ferrum phos. in cases where the earache is accompanied by inflammation
or fever along with the treatment prescribed by your doctor.
Kali mur. is most useful when the inflammation has started receding and the membranes are thickening, so much
so that sometimes the hearing can be lost. Kali mur. works to prevent this by eliminating the fibrin that is
attempting to escape from the body through the ear's mucous membranes.
Other Uses
You can apply kali mur. directly to boils and carbuncles to prevent further swelling. Kali mur. is also used to treat
anemia that is accompanied by skin eruptions. If you have backaches for which you have taken ferrum phos., with
no success, try kali mur. Kali mur. tablets can be pulverized and the powder applied to first-and even seconddegree burns.
Loud stomach-originating coughs and short acute coughs require kali mur. Always check for a white tongue, of
course. If eye problems are accompanied by a white discharge, try kali mur.
If you have trouble digesting fatty foods, you suffer from flatulence, or your liver is sluggish, try kali mur. If you
get gastritis from drinking hot liquids you need kali mur. Also, if you have stomach aches, accompanied by
constipation, try this cell salt. If your sleep is restless and you are easily disturbed, kali mur. will enable you once
again to enjoy a refreshing night's sleep.
Part Fourteen
Cell Salts For Youth and Beauty
For centuries, women have exchanged beauty secrets on how to develop and maintain glowing, vital loveliness at
any age. Try this simple beauty plan involving cell salts and a minimal amount of effort for a period of 30 to 60
days, and you will be delighted with the results.
The Importance of Good Nutrition
As you have discovered, the 12 cell salt remedies can play a big part in restoring the youth and health you may
have lost as a result of a poor diet. The same poor diet that contributes to many health problems can also affect a
person's appearance. Some of the indications that your body is not getting proper nutrition include a sallow
complexion, incipient wrinkles and lines, poor muscle tone, general tiredness, dark circles under the eyes,
insomnia, and dry skin. These problems detract from your good looks and can discourage you from even trying to
look your best. But neglecting your appearance just causes more problems and a vicious cycle is created.
If you're like lots of other women, you probably drag yourself out of bed in the morning, late for work or in a rush
to get your husband and children off to work and school. you don't have time to fix yourself a good breakfast,
even if you might prepare one for your family. So what do you give yourself? Black coffee and white toast. When
your body is trying to tell you that it needs nutrition the most, to help you face the day squarely, it is ignored. You
have ignored your body by not eating the right things.
When noon rolls around, you probably find that you're absolutely starving. If you're at work, you raid the catering
truck or vending machines and wind up with a lunch of dubious valuea stale sandwich consisting of some
processed cheese, ham and lettuce on white bread, more coffee, and a processed dessert. There are a lot of calories
in this meal, but your body will be getting few of the nutrients it really needs for health and beauty.
At dinnertime, you're probably tired and not really up to preparing a nutritious meal. Fast foods or take-out are
probably all you can manage.
If this sounds at all like you, stop right now and consider this grim fact. If you continue neglecting and abusing
yourself this way, all you can expect is an early old age. This is especially true if you're a young woman who feels
that she has to starve herself all of the time to maintain a fashionably lean silhouette.
As you begin to plan a better nutritional program for yourself, the cell salt calc. phos. will help you. Take it before
or after each meal. And then think about those meals. (Reread the chapter on calc. phos., which will help you
visualize your body's nutritional mechanisms at work.) You should avoid heavy, fat-laden meals. Get into the habit
of eating a good breakfast. It can be as simple as a whole-grain cereal with a little fresh fruit and milk, or some
fresh cheese, whole-grain toast, and fruit juice. Whole-grain cereals are extremely important in the diet for the
precious vitamins and minerals they contain.
You can take your lunch with you to work. It should include a fresh, preferably raw, vegetable or salad, cooked
eggs or cold meat, and maybe, whole grain bread and butter. Avoid all soft drinks including those with artificial
sweeteners. Drink at least eight glasses of pure water each day. Dinner should be the lightest meal of the day. A
light soup or salad and some fruit is ideal.
Remember that sugar is absolutely useless in the diet. It serves no purpose nutritionally, and there are many health
experts who believe that it can seriously damage your health. It also adds many empty calories. Bear in mind that it
is an ingredient in many packaged foods. It is a good idea to read package labels carefully and substitute fresh
fruits and vegetables for packaged or frozen fruits and vegetables. But beware of some so-called ''natural"
products. If you look closely at their ingredients, you may find that chemical preservatives or sugar are included.
To take cell salts and then eat sugar is like going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and then going home and
drinking a cocktail. Health is the result of a combination of things, of which the cell salts are an integral part. But
the cell salts cannot work if you abuse your body in other ways.
Once your diet has become healthy, you will notice the beginning of a new you. You will lose unwanted pounds,
have more energy, discover a brighter personality, and start looking better.
The Role of Cell Salts
Calc. phos. is the nutritional remedy that will make you feel good all over. It is routinely prescribed for sluggish,
run-down conditions. It can help you regain your energy. Kali sulph. and ferrum phos. are also essential for any
new health regimen. Kali sulph. and ferrum phos. both carry oxygen through your body and help restore your
health. Try taking these remedies each day before you exercise.
Your exercise program need not be the regimented program you may have suffered through in school. An easy,
personalized exercise program can be a wonderful tension reliever. It can quickly eliminate that sluggish, "rundown" feeling.
If you don't enjoy sports or working out in a gym, take a long walk or a hike in the most beautiful surroundings
you can find. If you want to think things out, take your walk by yourself. If you prefer company, which may help
while away the miles more pleasantly, invite your family or friends to walk with you. On a hot day, try a cool
swim instead. If you feel exuberant, take advantage of your feeling by running for a while.
You will soon discover that exercise has become something you associate with happy times. Each day, as you
reach for your ferrum phos., calc. phos., and kali sulph., you will feel better immediately because you will realize
that it's the time of day to make yourself feel better by pleasant exercise.
At night, just before retiring, take ferrum phos., kali sulph., mag. phos. and natrum phos. These will help you sleep
well. Along with a healthy diet and exercise, your cell salt beauty plan should include plenty of sleep.
Getting enough sleep for your health might sound deceptively simple. Everybody knows that sleep is important,
but how many people actually get enough sleep every night? Probably very few. If you can't get to sleep until 3:30
because of insomnia and have to get up at 7:00, you're not going to feel good. If you are one of the bleary-eyed
souls who while away the wee small hours of the night watching television because you can't unwind any other
way, try taking the above named cell salts. That way you will get your "beauty sleep."
Remember, that part of being beautiful lies in having regular health habitsgood diet, exercise and enough rest.
Erratic living doesn't help your appearances, and it doesn't prolong youth, either. A serene outlook on life and a
sense of humor can also help you to develop both inner and outer loveliness.
Ferrum phos. is everyone's "beauty tonic." It is used in combination with other cell salts to treat many ailments, but
it is also extremely effective by itself. It is also sometimes a good idea to take kali phos., the soother of jangled
nerves, to restore your peace of mind, promote a more positive attitude, and bring color back to your cheeks.
Ferrum phos. plays an important role in maintaining good health, which, of course, is the largest part of being
beautiful. It is especially effective if your spirits are depressed, which will show on your face. All of the cell salt
phosphates will help life your spirits, but ferrum phos. will give you the physical basis for good health.
If you are feeling discouraged, take ferrum phos. twice a day, morning and evening, and watch your gloomy
symptoms disappear.
For Beautiful Hair and Nails
If you envy women with long, shiny hair and long graceful fingernails, you are not alone. But you may feel that
lovely hair and nails are an impossible dream. Commercial fingernail strengtheners may work at first, but they
contain harsh chemicals. Hair conditioners are unreliable and full of strange chemicals. So what do you do? You
take silica.
Silica, nature's cell cleanser, is recommended for many ailments. But it is especially useful for building up
unhealthy hair and nails. Take silica three times a day, morning, noon, and evening. At the same time, be sure that
you are eating well and getting plenty of rest. Within 30 days, you should see your hair take on a healthy shine and
split ends disappear. Your fingernails will be stronger, longer, and less inclined to break and split.
Eliminating Water Retention
Another problem that can detract from beauty is water retention. Many women who experience this find it to be
worst just before their menstrual period, although in susceptible women it is an ever-present condition.
If you have a water retention problem, take natrum sulph. and natrum mur. before meals to help regulate your body
fluids. You should also stop adding salt to the food you eat. A low salt intake will benefit your heart and may even
protect you from some forms of cancer.
Since natrum sulph. and natrum mur. work to eliminate bloating and water retention, they will help you produce a
sleek new body. Some of the other salts you are taking in this program will also help you prevent obesity. Try calc.
fluor.it holds off obesity and is also good for the enamel of your teeth.
By the way, if you are especially troubled by water retention before your period, try stepping up your exercise
program. Exercise also helps relieve menstrual cramps, which are sometimes associated with water retention.
Eliminate Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are unattractive reminders that we are getting older. They are also painful. Calc. fluor., the cell salt
which promotes suppleness and elasticity, has been recommended for treating varicose veins for years along with
ferrum phos. and silica, which you should be taking already.
To treat varicose veins, take calc. fluor., ferrum phos., and silica in the morning and evening, but give them time to
work, especially if you have had the condition for a long time. You should obtain comfort, relief, and improved
appearance within a reasonable time. If you don't, or if the condition worsens, see your doctor. There are other
medical procedures besides taking cell salts for this condition.
A Clear, Fresh Complexion
Silica, which you should already be taking for your hair and nails is also good for your complexion. But another
salt is especially helpful for your complexioncalc. sulph., a healer and purifier of the blood. If your face tends to
break out, it is best to take calc. sulph. before the pimples start discharging pus. If they have already started to
discharge pus, take kali mur. in addition. The cell salts should be taken every two hours until the pimples have
discharged the pus. Then take the cell salts only twice a day, morning and evening. You might have to take the cell
salts every time your skin starts to break out again. Both calc. phos. and kali sulph. help build new skin cells, but
you should already be taking these anyway.
Also, for skin health, stay away from greasy foods and too much salt and sugar.
Natural Cell Salt Cosmetic
Avocado is one of the best cosmetics you can buy. You can create your own avocado cosmetics, or you can buy
avocado creams at health food stores. Don't be fooled by products from large chemical cosmetic firms that use a
dab of avocado for sales appeal. These products are still essentially chemical and may be irritating or even
dangerous.
To create your own avocado cream, puree avocado and refrigerate it for three days. Then add one tablespoon of a
multiple cell salts combination dissolved in water and wheat germ oil to the purée (or a health food store cream).
The result will be a product that should help remove flabby jaw lines, sagging muscles, and crepe necks if it is
used with consistency.
Why the avocado-cell salt mixture? Because avocados are nature's best emollient. They are rich in cell salts and
natural humectanta substance which draws water to itself. Water, not oil creates soft, beautiful skin, and avocado
applied to the skin, with cell salts and vitamin E (in the form of wheat germ oil) added, is just about the best
cosmetic there is. Use it in your cell salt beauty plan.
Avocados were first used as an emollient by the early Indians of the California and Mexican deserts. The Aztec
word for the fruit was ahuacatl, which over the centuries became "avocado." The Indians knew something from
experience that can now be proven with modern laboratory techniques. They knew they were reaching for health
and beauty when they reached for the avocado. You can do the same, and add some extra health to it by putting in
both cell salts and wheat germ oil. The vitamin E in wheat germ oil is also very important to skin health.
Use the avocado-cell salt cream on your face at night and start using the cell salts conscientiously in your diet.
Other Beauty Problems
For acne, hair and scalp problems, obesity, warts, heavy perspiration, sunburn, fatigue, and premature aging, check
the Simplified Remedy Guide for appropriate treatments.
Section Two
Simplified Remedy Guide
How to Use This Guide
The Simplified Remedy Guide has been designed for easy use. After reading Chapters 1014 you have an idea of
what each of the 12 cell salts does. You have learned that while each salt is particularly suited for a specific
condition, most ailments require more than just one remedy. You should take a combination of cell saltsthe
combination that is particularly suited to you.
For almost anything that you want to treat, you should start with your own constitutional remedy. Your
constitutional remedy is the cell salt that best matches your usual pattern of health and illness.
We suggest that you try ferrum phos. for most ailments. It will cure many illnesses by itself, and it is almost always
an ingredient in combination remedies. Kali sulph. is a cell salt that you should take as a matter of course since it
has a "synergistic" relationship with ferrum phos.
Remember that this book cannot make you a doctor. Medical study of the 12 cell salts is a specialized branch of
medicine called homeopathy. To become a homeopathic doctor, you would have to go to medical school and, after
graduating, undertake further study at a homeopathic hospital. When you use this book, keep in mind that you are
a lay person. See your doctor about serious health conditions. Self-treatment can be risky unless it is accompanied
by the help of professionals. At the same time, you can help your doctor if you become actively involved in your
own care.
Look through the list of ailments that begins on page 126. Find the ailment that is bothering you. For example, let's
say you are suffering from fatigue. You will discover that the use of calc. phos. is recommended. Look up the
chapter reference, and you will discover that calc. phos. is described in Chapter 9, The Nutritional Cell Salt
Remedy That Will Make You Feel Good All Over. Read that chapter and see whether it contains an accurate
description of your health problem. If it does, try the remedy suggested.
How to Take the Remedies
Always take the cell salt remedies orally. The surest way to get the full effectiveness of a cell salt is to place a
couple of tablets of it on the tongue. Don't drink or eat anything for 15 minutes before you take any cell salt. Let
the pill melt on your tongue. Wait a half hour before you eat or drink anything. The idea is to let the triturated
doses of the cell salt bypass the stomach, if possible. This assures that the cell salt will travel quickly and
undamaged to the cells affected by disease or injury. When you need quick relief, such as for hiccups, dissolve the
tablets in a glass of hot water and drink the water in quick sips.
Sometimes it is appropriate to apply the salts externally, although even if you apply the remedy externally it should
also be taken internally. You can apply the remedy by dissolving two or three tablets or even more for
combinations of remedies, in a tablespoon of hot water. After the tablets have thoroughly dissolved, dip some
cotton in the liquid and dab it on the affected place. Another way to apply the remedy externally, which is the
method generally used for first aid purposes such as for treating cuts or bruises, is to grind tablets in a chemist's
mortar and pestle.
Remember that no biochemical pill can hurt you. The only thing that can happen is that conflicting remedies may
lose their potency. Many practitioners of the biochemical system believe that coffee, camphor in lotions, tobacco,
and alcohol can interfere with the efficacy of the remedies.
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