Calcarea silicata

as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927

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Mind

Absent-minded, irritable, irresolute, lacks self-confidence. Fearful.

General

Silicate of Lime A deep, long acting medicine for complaints which come on slowly and reach their final development after long periods. Hydrogenoid constitution (Nat sulph). Very sensitive to cold. Patient is weak, emaciated, cold and chilly, but worse from being overheated; sensitive generally. Atrophy of children.

Head

Vertigo, head cold, especially at vertex; catarrh of nose and posterior nares, discharge thick, yellow, hard crusts. Corneal exudation.

Stomach

Sensation of coldness, especially when empty. Sinking sensation at pit. Great thirst. Flatulence and distention after eating. Vomiting and eructations.

Female

Uterus heavy, prolapsed. Leucorrhœa, painful and irregular menses. Flow between periods.

Respiratory

Sensitive to cold air. Difficult respiration. Chronic irritation of air passages. Copious, yellow-green mucus. Coughs with coldness, weakness, emaciation, sensitiveness and peevishness, worse from cold air. Pain in chest walls.

Skin

Itching, burning, cold and blue, very sensitive. Pimples, comedones, wens. Psoric eruptions.

Relationships

Compare: Arsenic; Tubercul; Baryt carb; Iod.

Dose

All potencies from lowest to high.

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Cite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Calcarea silicata — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/calcarea-silicata. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.