Natrum muriaticum
natr-murNATRIUM MURIATICUM
Chloride of Sodium The prolonged taking of excessive salt causes profound nutritive changes to take place in the system, and there arise not only the symptoms of salt retention as evidenced by dropsies and œdemas, but also an alteration in the blood causing a condition of anæmia and leucocytosis. There seems also to be a retention in the tissues of effecte materials giving rise to symptoms loosely described as gouty or rheumatic gout. The provings are full of such symptoms (Dr. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General →
These texts come from 5 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1908 to 1931, now in the public domain. They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence. Nothing on this page is medical advice: for any health problem, see a qualified doctor.
Where each author writes about Natrum muriaticum
A map of the books. Each number counts the sections, or the paragraphs the author labelled himself, that one book gives a topic, and opens the first of them in that book. Kent and Farrington wrote lectures, so only what they labelled is counted.
| Topic | Boger | Allen | Boericke | Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynotes | 1 | 1 | none | none |
| Mind | none | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| General | none | none | 1 | none |
| Modalities | 2 | none | 1 | 1 |
| Head | none | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Face | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Eyes | none | none | 1 | none |
| Ears | none | none | 1 | none |
| Nose | none | none | 1 | none |
| Mouth | none | 1 | 1 | none |
| Throat | none | none | none | 1 |
| Stomach | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Abdomen | none | none | 1 | none |
| Rectum | none | none | 1 | none |
| Urinary | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Male | none | none | 1 | none |
| Female | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Respiratory | none | none | 1 | none |
| Heart | none | none | 1 | none |
| Extremities | none | none | 1 | none |
| Skin | none | none | 1 | none |
| Sleep | none | 1 | 1 | none |
| Fever | none | none | 1 | none |
Relationships
- Complementary:
- Apis mellifica (Boericke, Boger),
- Argentum nitricum (Boger),
- Bryonia alba (Boger),
- Capsicum annuum (Boger),
- Ceanothus americanus (Boger),
- Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boger),
- Ignatia amara (Boericke, Boger),
- Podophyllum peltatum (Boger),
- Sepia (Boericke, Boger),
- Thuja occidentalis (Boger)
- Follows well after:
- Eupatorium perfoliatum (Allen)
- Antidotes:
- Argentum nitricum (Boericke, Boger),
- Carbo vegetabilis (Boger),
- Chininum sulphuricum (Boericke)
- Related:
- Calcarea phosphorica (Boger),
- Gelsemium sempervirens (Boger),
- Lac vaccinum defloratum (Boger),
- Magnesia muriatica (Boger),
- Medorrhinum (Boger),
- Natrum carbonicum (Boger),
- Pulsatilla (Boger),
- Sanicula aqua (Allen),
- Selenium metallicum (Boger),
- Sepia (Boger),
- Stannum metallicum (Boger),
- Urtica urens (Boger)
- Similar:
- Argentum nitricum (Allen)
As each book states it.
Natrum muriaticum in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
KeynotesThin, thirsty, hopeless and poorly nourished. Emaciation; descending; < neck or abdomen. Anæmia. DRYNESS; skin, mouth, throat, rectum, vagina, etc. Numbness; of one side; parts lain on; fingers. Tremulous. Easy exhaustion. Parts seem short, hamstrings, nape, etc. Not very sensitive to pain. Takes cold. Nervous erethism. Thick white or clear acrid discharges. Exact periodicity. Malarial cachexia. ....................
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Read Boger on Natrum muriaticum in full →Natrum muriaticum in Allen's Keynotes
H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
KeynotesNatrum muriaticum Common Salt. NaCl. For the anaemic and cachectic; whether from loss of vital fluids — profuse menses, seminal losses — or mental affections. Great emaciation ; losing flesh while living well (Abrot., Iod.); throat and neck of children emaciate rapidly during summer complaint (Sanic.). Great liability to take cold (Cal., Kali c.). Irritability: child cross when spoken to.
Read Allen on Natrum muriaticum in full →Natrum muriaticum in Clinical Materia Medica
Ernest Albert Farrington · 4th edition, revised and enlarged by Harvey Farrington (1908) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
LectureLecture LXVIII — Natrum muriaticum and Natrum arsenicatum Natrum muriaticum. Bryonia, Rhus tox. Caust., Kalic, Sepia, Lycopod. Puis., China, Eupator. perf., Apis, Arsen. Lach., Mercurius. V l Arg. nitr. Apis. Arg. nit. > Nitri sp. dulc. > Arsenicum. > Phosphorus. To-day we begin our study of Natrum muriaticum or common table-salt.
Read Farrington on Natrum muriaticum in full →Natrum muriaticum in Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
MindPsychic causes of disease; ill effects of grief, fright, anger, etc. Depressed, particularly in chronic diseases. Consolation aggravates. Irritable; gets into a passion about trifles. Awkward, hasty. Wants to be alone to cry. Tears with laughter.
- Mind
- General
- Modalities
- Head
- Face
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth
- Stomach
- Abdomen
- Rectum
- Urinary
- Male
- Female
- Respiratory
- Heart
- Extremities
- Skin
- Sleep
- Fever
- Relationships
- Dose
Natrum muriaticum in Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica
James Tyler Kent · 2nd edition (preface dated 1 September 1911)
LectureNatrum Muriaticum Generals and aspect: Salt is so common an article of diet that it has been assumed that it could be of no use in medicine. This is only the opinion of men who, operate entirely on the tissues. There are no constitutional effects from crude salt. One may find an individual growing thin with all the symptoms of salt; he is taking salt in great quantities, but digesting none of it.
Read Kent on Natrum muriaticum in full →Where the repertories grade Natrum muriaticum highest
Rubrics in which Natrum muriaticum has the top grade (Kent’s 3, Bönninghausen’s 4). Each page lists every remedy in the rubric with its grade.
- Mind, dwellsKent’s Repertory · 25 remedies
- Mind, conversation agg.Kent’s Repertory · 35 remedies
- Mind, somnambulismKent’s Repertory · 38 remedies
- Mind, griefKent’s Repertory · 48 remedies
- Generalities, sunKent’s Repertory · 34 remedies
- Generalities, chlorosisKent’s Repertory · 68 remedies
- Generalities, plethoraKent’s Repertory · 76 remedies
- Generalities, periodicityKent’s Repertory · 83 remedies
- Aggravations, cloudy weatherBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 32 remedies
- Aggravations, emissionsBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 42 remedies
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