P%edlctwe'i¥om

Dr.PrafuU Vijayakar
 PRIMARY SECONDARY SECONDARY
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRUCTURAL DEFENCE STRUCTURAL
DEFENCE (FORTIFICATION) DEFENCE
(DESTRUCTION)

ACCUMULATION SYNTHESIS DEPOSITION PROLIFERATION

Inflammation HYPER HYPO MORE LESS Rena! stones Tumors ATTACKS ATTACKS
Irritation Swelling Emaciation FIBRIN FIBRIN Gallstones Polyps OTHERS SELF
Constnction Oedema Hypoglycemia Cataraot Corns
Fibroids Looseness of Necrosis Apolysis
Spasm\ colic Ascites Hypolipidemia Callosities
Constipation structures Gangrene Apoptosis
Sensitivity Diabetes Hypocaicemia Warts
Hardness Utceration Auto immune
Hypercalcemia Leucopenia Keloids
Thickening Degeneration
Hyperltpidemia Hypoproteinemia Fibroids
ELASTIN
Hypercholesteremia ELASTIN Visceroptosls UIcerative Colitis, Gangrene, Cirrhosis,
Hyperproteinemia Constriction Ptosis Renal fatlure, Parl<insons disease, Paralysis
Gout Contractu res Hernias AIDS, Cancers.
Stenosis Prolapses
Shortening of muscies Easy sprain
Haemorrhagic diathesis Haemorrhoid
Dilatation

PIGMENTATION PIGMENTATION
Hypopigmentation Hypopigmentation

Anxiety, HYPER HYPO Autism

Apprehension, Vivactous, Friendly, Silent, Quick, Reserved, Exaggerations Mental Retardation
Inhibition, Jesting, Loquacious, Serious, Egoistic, Distortton Insanity
Irritation, Cheerfui, Haughty, Angry, Shallowness of ideas, Perversions Obsessions
Angry, Nervous, Impatient, Dictatorial, Courage, Sly, Imbecility, Loss of control Manias, Rage
In-itable, Worried, Censorious, Sarcastic, Impotencv Hysterical Delusion
MY FATHER
Acknowledgements
t
 Aude Sapere
(Dare to be Wise)
- Dr. Samuel Hahnemann,
Founder of Homoeopathy
VeA, a- M(£er<tr<j iiorn^keJJ- ayul^ooo kave. Jt x^^our- katulA r^iakt H/^ui-
ocndeMtood u:fe/l tken. xt ÄA Aocr^ to kave. f^e/'CUAAijOi^A mucck mjyock i^
tAayi. any otke/^ dUcove/y yuv tke. i^veeLicziL "^AjeU,.
TkÄA JA notonJy OHotker- ^ook on. MäteTfca MeeLica., (suia tkou^kt, a^ Mil
a AejSjuenyCe. o"^ tke. evoJjAtuon. o"^ Homoeapätky uykick orÄ^An.ait&d. AM.
tyiÄ*ul our- ^t'^Azt maAte/^ T^t^S^ar^u.ceji Hak^i.ey>^^t^ paAAeJ
T^f^^oeMMAM^kauAeMt V>r:He/^>cHy, V>r: A>UeH., I^r- . K.eyCt and. Z^
1 can. ui^jloookteMi^ Aoy tkat tkoot^k tkej^ aj^ OML kave. ti&en. tAouAayu
o"^ HomoecpaitkA and^acke/ A o"^ Ho/yweapätky acroM tke. i/ovnlst, ve/y ^<
kave. i.uulsMtöoaL Homx>&CipäJtkAj aA ^t^aA^temMm. (/otmted. ^arÄ^y a
ytameA mjeMtijon.eJ. aJsove.. Tkere. kave. ise^M. rytayuj yr^at Hor^&opä
p>kiAAiccay\A i/oko kave. ^eej^ e^jC-elleyCt te.ackerA o"^ Mäter>ca Me/L
PiüJlrAQpktj, '^^epertory andtke-JÄkeA ^uttbuckiny tke. core. atulAouJU
HaAyterrLayuü.ayi. tkÄMKÄty ÄA yu>t an. ordÄyuzry t<uiyiyA u>orA.
To pf'aCtice. Ao caJileJ. '^ClaAAicaJL HomoeMpätkoj^ (AÄnyle. rem^eJjj -
Aiyyi^./mÄMÄy^wcm. dcAe) A^AeJ:^ ÄA dc^Äcuit -^r- many, ^ut tb practice.
Homoe/ipätky taßciyty Änto coHAideratayn. alt tke. cardÄ^uil prAJ^/lÄpleA pJjAA
tke. HerÄMy AI OU^O^ dÄre^ctlon. eure. (An. every oxAe- a^ui every •^oJUouy
up o-^ every coAe.) alßny (/^Jtk tAe. applÄcation. o'^ mÄoAmA ÄA tboyker-.
NotonJy koA T^r-.VAjayafcar' doybe. tAuA, i>ut. ke. kaAyon^e. (seyond uk
explaui. ACÄeMti^Ä/iaAMj tAe. AÄyyü^Ä/:ztnce. o^ all tAe. a^ove. eAAeyCtialA
HaAH.er^iannAan. Honw&opa^AeA.
He. kaA AtrÄved to rvuzke. Hor*weßpätky ryiore. Aoien£(^Äc ayul rer^wve. AI
tke.yarli ^eiyy a yy^tic ACAjeyt.ce. practice.d iy ayy Tonu DÄCA
aycd. Harry. Tkrooiyk l^r&dÄjztive. Hornjoenpatky ^ ke. kaA i^een, uivrAÄty
tot/yardA removÄny tke. uncej't^tiyCtieA ana. TrÄal ayul error- ycn.
HolvißeapätkaZ- practcce. a^d ÄA JM. tke. proCeA^ olf- rezdÄz/Mcj Hakn.eryuzym
drearvi. o-^ makÄny HoyywejopäÜu/:. practice. a yyuitkerA.atic^C£rthÄMÖ^ (Föd
Kote. 10-6> -Oryaywn. Stk eJJtooyi.)
L>r-^aryiuel HakyLertayuV) AM. kÄA ökronÄ/:. lÄÄAeaAeA, mjeMtwn.e/1 very
CäteyorÄcallj tkatkÄA dÄACovery o-^ tke. ckroydc dÄAeoAeA OMI A muck more.
AjyiportayCt'&um. even. kÄA diACovery o"^ tke. Lau:r o'^S^AJ^UI AO.. TkÄA ÄA a
AynÄ^ACOHt Ataütemjent AM. tke. AjenAe. tkat mxAt UA uyoocld.'^ZAJ.tb
(AM/lerAtayul tluit i/yker^AZA m. M\y eyrrÄM.eyCt Homjo&apätkA o'^ tbXzy ayu
yeAterye.aM uyoocld n-ot tselieve. AM. mÄ^zAmy^i loky dÄÄ tke.yreatrtoAter-
iMio ÄA kywton- tke. dÄACovery o'^ HomjoeQpaitky rate. "tke. Tkeary o-
CkronÄc dÄAeaAeA kyker- tkaM. LMO- O' ^ • S^.O'vuAAa.
He. OI AO dD(A^t£J. (Aiketker- kÄA•^oMot^yerAt^uHever- i^e. atJU. to otyul^rAt
tke. uyortk o"^ kÄA dÄACovery oj^ tke. or^ÄM. o"^ ckronÄc dÄA&oAeA, t^^kÄc
cle^irly mjentionA AM. kÄA pre:^ace. tb 'Gve. Tkeßy CkronÄc TÄ>ÄAeaAe
TkÄA myAtery ÄA ex/ictLj iA>kat3Ur- koA ^eeyv ^ÄMal/y akle. tb Crock ÄM. tk
JjOAtmxire. ukayv teyi. cjea/A kÄA pu/AuÄto'^ uyuierAGtyul<M<j tke.3üCAjeM
iseAiyul Hom^ejüp^^kiA
1^ T^r-. VÄjouakar- contÄyuAeA AM. tke. Aajyie. mjzyM.er- tlven. 1 ay>\. Aure.
tf>eU. ayul Zruly on. kÄA t/>7zy to AÄt. AML. tke.Jjeayue. tke. all tÄr^ 6rre.
o"^ Hornjoejop^Cku.
1 kave. (i&eM. aAAoCAotecL uyÄtk lÄr-.Prafull VÄjayatiar- tke.laAt mjore.
tkan. IS ijearA nou^ (rÄykl^rom my ^•^^^ CoJleye. dayd). 1 kave. Aeen. kÄA
Jove. Homjoezipatku aroi/y"^rom-rAora W .S^jpkiLiA. 1 ka.ve. nxit
uyAlkeAAeJ. any otker- Homx>ejQpätk t^>ko kaA unJ^rAtood ayul de^eyul
Homjoejopätky not only aA an. art isut atio OA a ACÄence. ÄM. every ooay.
He. ÄA adoLicte/l to Homjo&opätky ayul Ät ÄA tkÄA pätkoJjoyACaZJjove. tAat
drÄveA kiy^
Many a tcmjeA 1 uyondered t^yky Hakn.entayxyt. tooA AO mJACk crAtÄcal
oLf'uptts J^AAer- HotywejopätkA - 'i/^ku t/oxioJÄ ke- ywt alloto- a.JJttle. Ao-^t
AtoKdor- a-Jutäe- conceAAAßyo touMwdA tkeAe- peaple-? Tke, Aotnje- attitude
A&e. TÄr-VÄjoijafcaj^. TuAtJJAe. TÄt^^oyer-t ke. oLoztuA crÄticÄzäA tke.
i~fomjoe.apatkAJ.ack. o^ (iyu)u:JeJye. tke, Aorry Atate- oj^Homo&opätkj al
over- tke. lAyonld
To (AndzrAtayul any &ook.> tke. tkocyktor- pkilodopky &ekutd needA to ise
otyulerAt^od uke- maxJjyuxrn, Leyi-e^ÄlA to (se. reaped'^rom.u>katever- ÄA
yAVen. Aj^AÄde.. HaVAny yAVeyi, an. AMAykt ÄAto my perceptioK. my^
Mentor-, 1 uyoulddlAe. tb tkrouy Aomje-dykt on. tAe. book per- Ae- AOUuit Ä
k&lpA tke- AtudentA and myJuniors tb yet tke- perApectÄve- to yain. •^rom
tkÄA i)Ook.
FuMt and ^r&mjCAt, tkiA tsook ne.eJy^ tb ^e. read Än. tandem uyy^k
T>r-. VÄjoyakar- A ea/dier- ^ooka on- Homjseopätky
pkrti: Tkeory o^ ^uppreAAionJ: uykereÄn. ke- explainA tke- ÄmportayiCe-
tke- HerMur AJÄUO- o' T- d-ArectÄjon. eure-.
•Part II: Tke-or<^ AcuteA: oorkereÄ-n- ke. ex^plainA Ä-n. detaÄJU tk
-.^icrnÄ^ACanCe- oir ^eneral^- TkeAmAzli, tkiMt, ayod activÄlJA and kot/^
eZÄcittkem, Ca practÄc^^l proLlem,"^zcediscj mxAtfiomjoeopä&^^i)
pizrt III: Tke. jE.nd o'^ MyaAmJtwn. MÄoAm.': uykereÄ-n- ke. trÄeA tb
expdaAM- kÄA und^/yitayuLcny müaAm^ Än. tke.Jjykto'^ mjodem reA&arckeA
Ä-n- tke. ^Äeldo-^ M&dÄcÄn-e. and p^dkopkyMcdoyy.
Tke. Aamje. ke- kaA tbyA.ve- AM. a condeMAed Än. tke- tseyÄnniny o'^ tkÄ
iiook, OA i>ruAk-(Ap ke- proce^edA to talk akoo^ tke. dÄ^erent
rernedyyroupA our- Mäte/Äa Medica.
^eAudsA tke. Tkerr^ialA, TkÄMt) ActivÄAj ke- kaA kere- kÄyklÄyktedon- tke-
otker- Liy pkyücalyeneral t/okÄck Akould not ^e- neylecteJ. Ä-e-. tke- AÄJ^-
a^Än.^ o-^ rem^edÄeA and ÄnJÄ-VÄduaU. He- kaA h-ere- AO tseauti^iMy
expdoA-n-ed tke- AcientÄ^Äc AÄynÄ^Äcance- tke, a^ection, Uvat Ät
openA adot o^ i^Xycndoi^A and makeA UA re.alÄze- oA tb ''^'^ m.aAte/
AtreAAed AO mjuck on. tke. rÄykt or- AÜde, a:^ectionA o^ varÄouA
rerytjeJÄjeAJMce,Le:!^Aid£j.Lic^^ and'RÄ/jkt AÄdeÄ LojCopodÄum..
HioAnu: Do pwt rezultk<A ^ook ^e^re, reaeUyuj tke- -Part III ^ook.. TkÄA
ÄA oy^e- tklny tkatl uyoocU advÄAe- on-e- ayul OOLL l^tjooo dß yu>t uyude/Ata
tke- conyCepto'^ mÄoAmA (tke- nU-epe/^ tke- isette/^) then,your- (AyuleMtand
o-^ reyy\jedÄeA oA jÄven- Ä-n- tkÄA ^ook U>Ä11 AtAper^icÄa/-.
Apprcack- to (lÄ^erentpätkxJoaÄcaJi coAeA: TkÄA ÄA tAe- ace- Än- tAÄA ^oo
TkÄA ÄA uykere- tk<A ^ook dÄ^e/A'^rom,all otker- ^ooka on, MäterÄa MeeLica
Tk( A ÄA tke- trade- A&cret oj^ Dr-.Vjijayakar-U reAutiA Ä-n- yrave-,
pätkoloaACal coAeAi u>kÄck ke- koA eoA^ Akared uorÄtk everyonje- uxÄlk tke-
kope- U^at mxire- and more- Homoextpäav^ deJiv/er- I ^UI I A Än- deeper- an
deeper- patkoloyM:^ caAeA uyÄlk mx>re- and more- cony^.(AtenOj. Tk><A ÄA
en-d reAodt o-^yearA o"^ tkcnAycny and Correctcny and red/yAny -<n- caAe
tkat ke--^ixÄledAuppreAAed or- couLL nx>t kelp. TkÄA ÄA Uie- modt re/l-en
metkodalßau tkatke- UAeA to tackle- tke-dÄ:^^.^/Mltand-t^rr^iÄnalCaAeA tkat
"^re^pAenZkiA clÄyuc
Mental phjAÄcal and aeneral makeup: Many pe^ople- tkink ke- ÄA
A-ntuAtcve- and ^d aA^^ed An- kÄA preACrÄptÄve- capacÄtu. '^ut ke- kaA
aljA>aj<i re:!^tAted Ät fiere- ke- kaA trÄed to exiploÄn i^ykait he-dooka ät (/
tke, patient"^ÄrAtcomeA ycn"^ront.o"^ kirn. TkÄA CUI A Akort (\ÄA tirne- A-n-
caAe- takÄKcr anJ, alAo kedpA kiryt, douLle- ckeck tke- trutk Än- tke- kÄAtor
taken- ^y u^e- a^AÄAtant, aA ke- ii&Liei/eA tke- patient oznJLie, ixAt not hA
iioduf
Tke- ComLinatwn- o"^ all tkÄA ÄA tke- örrand fu-nale-: 6renedAC conAtitut(jo
AÄjyuJjLimJAyyi. It ÄA <:pAÄte- O^VÄJOUA tkzt -i^ core- ÄA taken- Än elACÄtAny
tke- akove- mentioned poÄnt/t tken- tke- rer»ijedy tkat ÄA orrÄvedätkaA tb i)e-
tke, rÄykt cx>n/tltutional AÄjviÄJldÄmjUm.. Nour Ä^ all tkeAe- poÄntA on- u>kÄ
tke, preACrÄption- ÄA m-ad^- are- de/üdeJ- (y ootr-yeneA e,y. tke- pkyAÄcal>
yener€il and mjental m-akeup^ our- actcV-yAt our- reMitwnA tken- tkÄA
ConAtitutional AÄr^iÄdlÄryUAm, ÄA autbm-^Äcally notkiny ed-Ae- Lut tke-
6renetyoc conAtctutAjoyuil AAm.AlloyuAmJ ^ul- eyel)rot/orA (^yere- riXAA
tAere- U^OA oppcAÄtion-•^rom(/^Ätkin- tke- fiomxtejopätkÄc''^rat^rnAtjÄtAel^ tb
tkÄA terr*^ - lAi'-itkout even- an- Änlr<Ape-ctA-Ve- tAouykt
TkÄA ÄA tke- AMnate- ck^rizctej^tic o"^ mcAt Homoeopätkcc pku^ücioMA
u>kick H-eeJ-A tb ^e- drÄven- ai/Mtij tb i'^iake- Homo&opätkij tke- heaväÄ^xA
ACÄence, Ät a^tuoÄAu ÄA.
TkÄA man koA a, mÄAAÄon- and. tke- mÄAAÄon- ÄA tb yet Homoejopatkij
rÄykt^ut pdace- AH- tk-e- m&dÄcat''^ratem-itj.He- alu:>ayd teJÜA me- tkat
Homx>ejQpatkij kaAyAVen- (AA adßt and Ät ÄA my tum tbyA-Ve- (aacti. tb
-y-item Aomjetkiny i/witki/ykile-.
1^ t/oe- dß Hßt(AnJjsMtandtke- /"ead eMence- andtke- Aoulo'^ tkÄA 6ook> u>e
I / ^ÄH eMAuf) reaJÄMur onotAer- ^ook on- MäterÄa MedÄ/ux- anddß tb oouAelv
Cand tke- tkooykt iekind tkÄA (sook) a-Lt o'^ ÄnjUAtÄce- Ä^ uye- di) not
reaLize- ÄI A true- potentiai. It can ck-anye- our- deAtÄyyf
(laA€y!i:lÄ>r'. V-ijayakar- ÄA a perAon- t^^ko oluioyA Ai^:rÄrnA oyaÄn/ttAe.
HÄA under/tandcny o"^ MäterA-a doeA not Atem'^romtke- MäterA-a &ooka. "^
reAzd MaterÄa t^edÄca and appty Ättb our- patientA, ke- readA pätientA and
tken appLceA Ättb our- MäterAzt Meddco- He- ÄA'^ÄrAtacLcnÄcÄan- andtken
a teacker-. All kiA knou^d^Jye- comjeA rÄykt-^rom kÄA clÄnÄc SoyoU/ lo-Äl
A&e- tkat kÄA underAtandA-ny tk-e- rer^iedAeA t^xÄll alAo kave- tkat k<
experA^ence- o"^ kÄA cLtnÄcal practoce- 30yearA.
McAto-^ UAde-am•^romour-•^zlLcreA.He-dearm•^romkÄA AoccceAd'^uL coAeA
aA tb kouor tkÄA -perAon- Ämprov&d and afplieA tkÄA knooodedye, to kÄA "^o
CaAeA andtkey al^o Ämprove-.
TkrotAyk tkie- AdluAtratÄ-ve- CaAeA Dr-. V.ijayakzr- realdyyÄveA UA a tkoroiA
A-nAAykt Äntb kÄA tkuilnA-ny t^ykile- ke- ÄA ät uyork. Not m.ztny yet tk
opportunÄtj o-^ UMrkÄny urÄtk Sur- and kence- tke- practicaL CaAeAyÄven-
A-n- tke- ^ook> uyÄll atMA-ally teil UA adßt aA to u>kätyoeA Äntb comdny
tke- rÄykt remedy. It ÄA n^otjuAt al>out ruisrÄCA and MäterÄa Medica. It
ÄA'^ar-(seyonAilkät d^ uye- Atudy tke- coAeA prüperJty tken- oyocdd
underAtand
t. Hot^x to practicaJdy tkink o'^ mdaAm^ Än our- caAeAy
2.. Houx m^ake- mÄAtakeA Än our- underAtandÄMy o-^ -pätientA,
3. ^(vj -^aii,

S- Houy to maxJjt^uze' our- pöt&yitiat and. delAVer- reAodtA con^xdenXijj an

AÜmp/y Än pätkaloyÄcai CaAeA.
"Dr-^jßoyer- Aaij6: TkÄny^ ^&cof»^ Auryipder- aA ö m ä - opprcackeA per^ecttoy
Dr-.VÄjayaAar' Aaya: ^'^Homo&opd&ry ÄA eoAy andmaitkematÄCA ^
In. tke, Aome, veÄn 1 remjet^er- a <spAöt&:
SiOmeone, aAked me,: ^^iÄ)ky doyooo aL^yatjA take, tke, karder- road?
1 refJded '^H/)(uj doyooo aAAume, I A&e, tu>o roadA ?''
Tke, road to AumpdMUJtj ÄA kard ^työt rery^jerydser- Aur/r^de, road^ may d
to nßi/ykere,f
Aud&.3>af).
ere.
I AÄHCereJLj kape, tkat tkie, tkooyktA Än, tkÄA Look are, underAtood Än tke
rÄyktddykütf
tooo kave, a isomd) Antjootr-kandA (/^klck yue,&dA tb LloAt a r^ykt^u
cauAe,. d^ pejQpl£> undkrAtand tke, uyortk tkÄA Look tken, tkere, uyÄdd Le,
an unAtbppatJjZ, AerÄeA fiomjoeopätkÄC mjOAtA acrcAA tke, aloLe,. Tke,
'yf to klunt tke, 'LancedA ^ acroM tke, uyvrJtd ÄA nx)t to•^ÄerktÄt (tkat ÄA
'ipätky) Luttbyroox Atronyer— tkud ÄA tke, Homjoeapä&iÄc t/^a/j tb eure,
(ApkorAAm 2.S).

"Dr-. P'ra'l^voUlS'orkar'
CA Atudento-^ Homjoeopätky)
Preface
"The Physician 's high and only mission is to restore the sick to health, to eure
as it is termed.'
If elt her of ment al, or Physical or General aspect
does not mat ch that of t he remedy, will t his
Syst em work properly?
 Aphorism 81
The fact that this extremely andern infecting agent has gradually passed, in
some hundreds of generations, through many millions of human organisms and
has thus attained an incredible development, renders it in some measure
conceivable how it can now display such innumerable morbid forms in the great
family ofmankind, particularly when we consider what a number of circumstances
contribute to the production of these great varieties of chronic diseases (secondary
Symptoms of psora), besides the indescribable diversity ofmen in respect of their
congenital corporeal constitutions, so that it is no wonder if such variety of
injurious agencies, acting from within and from without and sometimes continually,
on such a variety of organisms permeated with the psoric miasm, should produce
an innumerable variety of defects, injuries, derangements and sufferings, which
have hitherto been treated of in the old pathological works, under a number of
special names, as diseases ofan independent character.

Aphorism 5 says:-
Useful to the physician in assisting him to eure are the particulars ofthe most
probable exciting cause ofthe acute disease, as also the most significant points in
the whole history ofthe chronic disease, to enable him to discover its fundamental
cause, which is generally due to a chronic miasm.
In these investigations, the ascertainable physical of the
(especially when the disease is chronic), his moral and intellectual character, his
occupation, mode of living and habits, his social and domestic relations, his age,
sexual function, etc. are to be taken into consideration.

Aphorism 189
And yet very little reflection will suffice to convince us that no external malady
(not occasioned by some important injury from without) can arise, persist or even
grow worse without some internal cause, without the co - Operation of the whole
organism, which must consequently be in a diseased State. It could not make its
appearance at all without the consent of the whole of the rest of the health, and
without the participation ofthe rest ofthe whole (ofthe vital force that pervades
all the other sensitive and irritable parts of the organism); (a) indeed, it is
impossible to conceive its production without the instrumentality of the whole
(deranged) life; so intimately are all the parts ofthe organism connected together
toform an indivisible whole in sensations and funetions.
No eruption on the lips, no whitlow can occur without previous and
simultaneous internal ill - health.
 Aphorism 205 states: -
The homoeopathic physician never treats one of these primary Symptoms of
chronic miasms, nor yet one of their secondary affections that result from their
further development, by local remedies but he eures, only the great miasm on
which they depend, whereupon its primary, as also its secondary Symptoms
disappear spontaneously;
 Aphorism 190
All true medical treatment ofa disease on the external parts ofthe body that has
occurredfrom little or no injury from without must, therefore, be directed against
the whole, must effect the annihilation and eure of the general malady by means
of internal remedies, if it is wished that the treatment should be judicious, sure,
efficacious and radical.
Aphorism 192
Thus the ideal eure is best ejfected when, in the investigation of the case of
disease, along with the exact character of the local affection, all the changes,
sufferings and Symptoms observable in the patient's health, and which may have
been previously noticed when no medicines had been used, are taken in conjunction
toform a complete picture ofthe disease before searching among the medicines,
whose peculiar pathogenetic effects are known, for a remedy corresponding to the
totality ofthe Symptoms, so that the selection may be truly homoeopathic.

SYCOSIS

SYPHILIS

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RESUME
Thetriad of Baryta-Carb

MISPLACED

CHILLY
THIRSTY
SHORT STATURE
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RECEDING HAIR LINE
ROUND FACE INADAPTABLE 1
KNOBBY NOSE ROUTINIST
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ENTRY POINTS FOR BARYTAS IN SHORT :

PHYSICALLY:
A) When we see people who have not grown t o a normal height and stature.
B) Those who bald early by 20-25years of age and show a receding hairline from
the frontal region.
C) Rounded features, knobby nose, occasionally a mixture of rounded and
squarish face.
GENERALLY:
• THIRSTY
• CHILLY
• RIGHT SIDED
MENTALLY:
• When we see Timid, BashfuI people or children,
• Grown-ups who come with a parent or spouse who does more of the talking
(because they are not confident of themselves).
• People who talk too much or show over-confidence but sound foolish.
• People who do not understand the physician's questions at one stroke and give
thoroughly confused or wrong answers.
• When any amount of Instructions or explanations the physician gives is a waste.
• Patient who repeats the same mistake again and again.
• People who do not understand the importance of important things.
• People who are inattentive (unobservant), with weak memory.
• People who do fixed Jobs for years.
• People who are fixed in their routine and do not have the adaptability to change
• People w h o cannot use modern gadgets because they cannot understand
anything new and hence have no confidence t o do so.
• People who have no creativity.
• People w h o have everything Misplaced, i.e. MISPLACED understanding of
Seriousness, Attachments, Affection, Obstinacy, Actions, Opinions and Behaviour
not related t o age.
• SLOWNESS of everything:
Slow Development
Slow or Under-functioning of organs

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Baryta Carbonicum

Dwarfish or Retarded Growth

Slow in Understanding and Reacting
Slow progress o f disease e.g. slow, indolent, non-healing uicers
In Short: BARYTA-CARB is
• CHILLY
• THIRSTY
• SLOW /
• MISPLACED
• RIGHTSIDED

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OTHER SALTS OF BARYTA:

Baryta-Phosphoricum
Baryta-Muriaticum
Baryta-Sulphuricum
Baryta-lodataum

All these salts have their own peculiarities in the drug proving along with a lot of
features common t o the Baryta element. So once the Baryta element has been
identified, the salt can be zeroed in by use of the individual peculiarities of the salt
coupied with the thermal and thirst.

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 Baryta-Phosphoricum

CHILLY + THIRSTY BARYTA with Misplaced Want of Magnetism, Affection

A n d Love
This picture of Baryta-Phos is not from any proving and the Information, if any,
is not available. In absence of such a picture the combining of the Baryta-Carb
picture with the Phosphorus drug picture has shown excellent results.
Experimental Drug-Picture of Baryta-Phos
Phosphorus is known to give love and take love.
The love of Baryta-Phos knows no bounds. The affectionate nature of
Phosphorus is misplaced or even distorted, but not perverted. The love exhibited
is uninhibited. The desire for magnetism and touch can be from anyone, even from
unknown persons. The patient can seek to hold the hands of the doctor, nurse,
attendant and also people whom she has not met or known before, whether of
same or opposite sex.
The clinging to parents or to children is marked and when there is a conflict that
arises with the children, the lady goes into depression and becomes an easy victim
of Cancer and that too of the left Breast.
CASE EXAMPLE:
A case of a lady with Left sided Breast Cancer can give a clear idea of misplaced
love and affection. This lady was always found in the hospital, not admitted as a
patient but doing favours for patients who were admitted. Most of the times she
was not doing it for relatives but acquaintances. She would sacrifice her home,
work and money and stay in the hospital day and night not because she was
sympathetic, but so that it would earn her a good name. If someone asked her for
help, she would go out of her way to help them even if it meant inconvenience to
herseif and her family. The priorities were entirely wrong.
Note:
• Baryta-Phos has sharp features like Phosphorus
• It is extroverted like Phosphorus
• It loves cold drinks like Phosphorus

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• It is fearfui of dark like Phosphorus

• It desires magnetism like Phosphorus
• It is a bleeder like Phosphorus
Case:
A lady of 55 years, of age with looks of only 30 years, came with the complaint
of menorrhagia and Rheumatism. Her menstrual flow was very profuse, bright red
with many clots. She was short with sharp features. She was chilly and thirsty. Her
behaviour was sweet and very child-like. She was loving and affectionate. Her ability
to use regulär gadgets or even remote control of TV left much to be desired. She
was known for making gifts to all- but a very stränge thing was that she would make
gifts to new acquaintances and forget her near and dear ones. She was very good
in making new friends but never maintained her relationships, not even with her
own sister and brother. But she was mild, timid and never quarreied with anybody.
• Sweet and small looking—- — Baryta
• Could not use remote control of television or
New electrical gadgets Baryta
• She looked very young as if she was 30 years -Baryta
• She did not have right priorities,
would make gift to strangers and acquaintances,
but conveniently distanced herseif from own relatives Baryta
• Profuse bleeding of bright red blood Phosphorous
• Loving and affectionate Phosphorous
Baryta Phos 200 stopped her menorrhagia and cured her rheumatic arthritis.
She gradually went into very normal menopause without any troubles.

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Baryta Muriaticum

Baryta-Muriaticum

HOT + THIRSTY, SLOW, INTROVERTED BARYTA

We can start thinking of 'Baryta-Mur' when we see all the features of Baryta-
Carb but the patient is Hot, Thirsty, has sharp features, thin neck indicating
sensitivity. It is introverted and not an extrovert like Baryta-Carb. Sycotic Baryta-
Mur may be having rounded nose and receding hair line with frontal baldness.
Baryta-mur is found very commonly in orthodox society of rurai India where a
lady is confined to routine kitchen work. Her whole life revolves around her family,
her kitchen and her responsibilities.
The Natrum-Mur housewife can also be introverted with responsibilities of the
house and family but she is an intellectual, always ready to take in extra work and
responsibility that does not necessarily belong to the routine. If left to herseif, she
can quietly and efficiently accomplish work in the bank or get a loan passed for
running a business or even be interested in discussions on political matters or
Spiritual matters which interest her too.
A Baryta-Mur lady can never do all this. Her brain does not allow her to think
outside her routine. She performs like a machine or like a bullock in olden days
who used t o go round and round the well t o draw water from it for days on end.
She can never ever discuss philosophy or politics.
Even a Calcarea lady might look after her household well. She is also a person
who goes on performing her routine task at home. She never ventures to discuss
politics nor does she venture on her own to do some unknown task in a bank. A soft
Calcarea can never handle any official work. But Calcarea and Baryta differ in many
ways though both can be slow and routinist. Calcarea does not do any new work
from fear of going wrong. She has tremendous anticipation and anxiety and she
wants support. Her intelligence is good and she is capable of doing these out-of-
routine Jobs and she will do it if slight support is given to her. Not so with Baryta.
She is convinced that "This is not my job. You ask me any favour from my routine
Job I can help you but don't try to give me a new j o b " . She can do it, but after she

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has been thoroughly trained for it. There is no anticipation like a Calcarea but she
is convinced that she just cannot do it.
Lean thin 'old' orthodox people who do not want to change, who rigidly adhere
to their orthodoxy and widen the g e n e r a t i o n gap can also be Baryta-mur.
Baryta element in Baryta-Mur:
• It has shortness of stature of Baryta-Carb
• It has childishness of Baryta-Carb
• It has routine work tendency of Baryta-Carb
• It has orthodoxity of Baryta-Carb
Muriaticum element in Baryta-Mur:
• It has sensitivity of Muriaticum
• It has introvertedness of Muriaticum
• It has anxiety of future of Muriaticum
OTHER ENTRY POINTS:
We can start thinking of a Baryta-Mur when we see: -
1. People who have multiple lymphadenitis. The lymph nodes appear like a series
of knots tied on a rope. This is seen and feit especially in the left side of the neck
when the hand is passed over it. These glands are firm or hard in consistency.
2. People who complain of Sudden electric shock-like pains.
3. People who have tendency to recurrent hoarse or husky voice.
4. People who have convulsions that are preceeded by electric shock like Sensation.
5. Insanity with predominant sexual drive.
6. Left sided paralysis with loss of voice and Sensation intact.
CHILDREN OF BARYTA-MUR:
• Thin undergrown children with thin neck, narrow face, sharp features who
look malnourished and who are always suffering f r o m chronic cough. They are
Chilly and Thirsty. Among friends these children are always followers. They can
never be leaders. They have one friend whom they always ding to, always following
him and imitating him. If that friend hurts him or stops talking to him or quarreis
with him, he is bound to fall ill.
• Children to whom when a question is asked are busy in their own world and
do not answer our questions as if they are thinking of something eise.
Miasmatic:
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hardness of glands.
The genetic process of defense used by the Baryta-Mur genetic code seems t o
be predominantly excess fibrin synthesis and deposition. The fragility within the
tissue during Psora seems t o be combined w i t h reinforcement w i t h fibrin as
compared t o loosening and elastin depletion in Baryta-Sulph.
Thusall-
• Glands become hard in Barya-Mur.
• Arteries become hard giving rise to arterioscierosis and hypertension.
• Tumour formations in major artery giving rise to aneurysms.
(Pulsating tumour in abdomen is Baryta-Mur)
The elastic blood vessels loose contractility, become hardened and therefore
fragile.
The more the Sycosis increases, the more the blood vessels harden and finally
they break and rupture.
The Baryta-Mur can go into 3rd defensive destructive process (SYPHILIS)
Therefore there can be paralysis. Similar progress of Syphilis can lead t o
destruction of mental control. This causes insanity. Insanity of Baryta-Mur is
associated with increased sexual thoughts as Baryta-Mur has excessive sexual
desires as compared to other Barytas.

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Baryta Sulphuricum

Baryta - Sulphuricum

HOT + THIRSTY EXTROVERTED BARYTA

With all the features of Baryta-Carb, if the patient is hot in thermals and very
mixing and talkative like a Sulphur, Baryta-Sulph is the remedy that works
extremely well.
A 35 yr old patient residing at a hill Station was deaf from 3 yrs of age .For 32 yrs
he was using machine for hearing. This man was known to all in this hill Station as
a deaf person. Right from 8 yrs of age, he was earning money by washing cars that
visited this hill Station. He was a total extrovert and made a lot of friends. For days
together he would not take bath nor change clothes. He never thought of changing
his Job for 27 yrs. This man was prescribed Baryta-Sulph 200 Single dose that cured
him of his deafness.
He threw away the hearing machine and can hear very well for the last 3 yrs.
Baryta-Sulph is of predominantly 'Sycosis' miasm. This Sycosis is hypo-Sycosis. It is
characterized by less of elastin being synthesized by the genes. Less of elastin leads
to lack of elasticity and looseness is seen everywhere physically and mentally.
Less of elasticity in the mind leads to the following nature:
(a) Loss of will - there is no will to d o / ^ ^.|| 1^^^^^
anything. It is a yieiding remedy. This makes it
Desires more than she needs
a very TIMID remedy. Timidity gives rise t o ,
Fear conversation, of
anxiety and suspiciousness.
Anxiety with no will power makes it play safe. As Sycosis defense becomes
stronger and she Starts 'desiring more than she needs' in order to cover the 'anxiety
for future'.
(b) Word hunting or forgetfulness. While speaking, words just disappear from
the mind. This causes a fear of conversation in these people.
Physically, less of elastin production gives rise t o : Exertion, physical agg.
1. Weak back. A chronic back problem or • Flabby feeling
lumbago is because of relaxed muscies of the « Flabby feeling hardparts, in
back. When these muscies are under strain, the \ ^ Relaxation Muscies
back pains. Hence we get the characteristic ~- —

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backache of Baryta-Sulph which is aggravated by sitting erect or standing erect. As

soon as the patient sits relaxed the pain is gone.
2. RELAXATION, FLABBY feeling in hard parts is another characteristic S y m p t o m
of Baryta-Sulph.
ENTRY POINTS TO BARYTA-SULPH
We can Start thinking about Baryta-Sulph when we see:
1. Tall Baryta with Sulphur like Personality
2. Left sided Baryta personality
3. Ladies who buy too many things when they go for Shopping. There are some
ladies who out of insecurity as well as brainlessness will buy five kg of vegetables
when only 1 kg is required. She will buy everything more than the . r^-.
required quantity. The food, whether it is a perishable item like fruits ^ ULS^ Hu
or sweet meats will be purchased in so much quantity that it will be kept in the
refrigerator for days and then thrown away as they become stale. For her there is
no definite approximation. Further, does not mind buying and throwing, rather
than falling short and risk being laughed at.
4. People w h o are interested in old historic places, art, creativity (Sulphur
element), but the Baryta element does not allow them to take interest in knowing
the historic facts, nor does the Baryta element allow her to create or copy any of
this art. This means there is only a superficial interest in historic architecture or art
and there is no depth in the interest.
THE GENERALS OF BARYTA-SULPH:
1. Like Pulsatilla- closed room aggravation
2. Like Arsenic-Alb-midnight aggravation
3. Like Carcinosin- desires chocolates
4. Like Sulphur- interest in art and architecture but no aptitude

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Baryta lodatum

Baryta - lodatum

HOT + THIRSTY, HASTY EXTROVERTED BARYTA

This is a Baryta with a difference. It has a sharp memory and is a sensitive Baryta.
This is the only Baryta who likes to dream and go into fantasy. Unlike other Barytas
it is not slow. It is fast, hurried, restless and impatient like a Tarentula, Argentum-
Nitricum or Sulphuric-acid. It has perhaps more representation /^nHurry
of the lodine element. Like any other lodine salt it is fast and j # impatience
furious in actions and temper. Baryta-lod has very hasty
speech. It is difficult to understand the speech in one shot. We
Restlessness )
need to ask him again "I beg your pardon".
There are other remedies w h o also have hasty speech like Hepar-Sulph,
Hyoscyamus, Lachesis, Mercury etc.
• Hepar-Sulph talks fast when it is vexed and angry.
• Hyoscyamus talks hastily when happy, cheerfui and cracking jokes.
• Aconite and Lachesis talk fast generally all the time so that only they get a
Chance to talk and nobody stops their loquacity.
• Mercury talks fast to assert its supremacy.
• Pyrogen talks fast only in high fever when his heart beats more than 140 per
minute. Lachesis also talks hastily in fever t o keep up w i t h the rapidity of
thoughts in the brain.
• Sepia may have hasty speech with fast movements of her hands.
Baryta-lod does not appear in the list of remedies given in the repertories. We
have observed it as having rapid speech. The probable cause is the impatient and
hurried nature of this remedy. The hasty speech comes f r o m impatience.
Impatience causes him to hurry. He is in a hurry to finish off things and hence his
speech becomes fast and hasty. Many times he is not bothered to get a reply also.
He does not mind not being understood. This is in keeping with the Baryta trait. The
impatience can increase to such a degree that in syphilitic miasm he rarely sits or
sieeps even at night.
CASE: -

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A patient who was an architect by profession, aged 40 years, came to us with

long Standing acute lumbago of 20 years standing and avascular necrosis of right
hip Joint. He just could not wait for his number to come inside the cabin and see me.
From outside the cabin he gave a ring inside on my mobile phone to teil me that
he has arrived. This was not once but five times in the seven minutes that he was
waiting outside. Can anyone expect a reminder call every one and a half minute?
This was not an urgent case. Nor was he angry for having to wait. He was not angry
at all but he just wanted t o ask how much more time it was going to take for the
previous patient who happened to be inside the cabin at that time. When his turn
came to come in he said, "I am sorry and I am really very sorry" four to five times.
He amply apologized for disturbing me saying that it is his bad habit that he just
cannot wait in one place and that I should treat it first. He was very simple, timid
and down to earth man with no hang-ups. His speech was hasty. Though he was an
experienced architect he was doing a fixed job for only one builder and he would
earn only when a project of the builder came up. He never tried to come up in life
on his own. His plans were always stereotyped and he never ever tried to innovate.
If the builder prospered he would prosper and if he did not make any construction
he would be without income. Thus he was totally dependent on one man for his
living despite having good qualifications. He never came up in life and remained
clinging t o one source. So here was a Baryta w h o was hot and thirsty but
tremendously fast hurried and impatient. He was prescribed Baryta-lod that cured
him according to Hering's law of eure.

BARYTA-lOD CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED AS MISPLACED WITH TOO

MUCH IMPATIENCE.
Too much Impatience causes him
• To Talk in haste. He is impatient and always in a hurry to t h r o w out everything
from his mind as soon as possible.
• To Ring up five times in seven minutes because he cannot really understand
how much time has passed since he last rang up.-Misplaced. Time passes too
slowly, appears longer-Baryta-Carb.
• Baryta brain takes time t o decide initially and that makes this man irresolute
like Pulsatilla. Both are Timid, both like open air, but Pulsatilla is slow and Baryta-
lod is fast.
THE PSORIC BARYTA-lOD
These are children who come with inflamed tonsils so many times every month
that they finally get eniarged and indurated.
The Baryta-lod children can be identified by following signs:

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Baryta lodatum

• Children who have chubby cheeks, but thin body, restless, fast non-tiring.
• Children who have excess appetite and can eat t w o or more McDonald burgers
without relish just for the sake of eating and yet remain thin.
• Children who fall ill at every exam. This would seem to be due to anticipation.
But we know Baryta does not have any anticipation because it does not have the
ability to think and care for the future. Then the question is, why does he fall ill?
The lodum element has ailments from mental work. The Baryta (Carb) element
has mental exertion aggravates. The amount of hard work put in before the
exams in studying, has it's toll on him. It reduces his immunity to make him
prone to tonsil infection.
• Children who play in a group but can never become the leader. They are always
followers.
• Intellect: Baryta-lod is an exception to the dull intellectual Status of Barytas.
They could be having a very sharp memory. The intelligence is only in recalling
what he has read. Thus Baryta-lod can score very well in academics, school and
College but fall miserably where street-smartness is required. The lodum
element makes the mind work fast.
In syphilitic Baryta-lod at times the mind goes beyond the realms of reality to
dream and fantasize. They may get absorbed in fancies. The only other Baryta who
also goes to the level of exalted fancies is Baryta-Carb.

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 BARYTA
(MISPLACED AND FIXED)

Baryta-Carb Baryta-Phos Baryta-Mur Baryta-Sulph Baryta-lod

CHILLY/
CHILLY HOT
HOT

SLOW LOVING EXTROVERT HASTY

INTROVERT INTERESTIN
EXTROVERT AFFECTIONATE HURRIED
ART BUT NO
APTITUDE IMPATIENT

ABOVE IS A CHART OF SHORT CUT TO OTHER BARYTA SALTS

Once a Baryta trait is recognized in a patient, the above chart can be used to
dilTerentiate between Baryta-Carb, Baryta-Phos, Baryta-Mur, Baryta-Sulph and
Baryta-lod on the basis of Thermals and basic Mental Dispositions.

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 Baryta May Be Ruled Out When

1) Person has ability for quick adaptability.

2) Person can come up with good ideas.
3) Person is precocious.
4) Person is creative and has aptitude for craft and artistic creations.
5) Person is innovative.
6) Person can use new gadgets with ease.
7) Person answers quite intelligently.
8) The disease is of frankly destructive nature (Syphilitic) without an element of
Sycosis.

ON THE OTHER HAND

1) A Short statured person cannot necessarily be a Baryta esp. if his intellect is
good and sharp.
2) An overgrown person could still be a Baryta if the priorities are wrong or if
he
has "misplaced" attributes or lacks adaptability.

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 Comparitive Study Of Baryta Salts

Chilly: - Baryta-Carb and Baryta-Phos

Hot: - Baryta-Sulph and Baryta-iod
Baryta-Mur is a cusp between Chilly & Hot

Thirst of Baryta is mostly on the higher side

Baryta-Carb and Baryta-Mur are more thirsty.
Baryta-lod and Baryta-Sulph may be less thirsty or even thirstless.

Side affected is mostly RIGHT.

Baryta-Sulph and Baryta-Phos can be left sided
Slow
Essentially Barytas have slow Interpretation slow cerebration and hence slow
execution.
Slowness is marked in most Barytas except Baryta-lod. Even the disease progress
if slow can suggest Baryta. Baryta-lod is fast in action as well as in thinking and
talking. Syphilitic Baryta-lod could be super-fast or hysterically fast in all activities.
Baryta-Mur and Baryta-lod have hardness and Induration due to excess fibrin.
Baryta-Sulph has looseness due to less of elastin.
Baryta-Carb can have both looseness and hardness.
Baryta-Carb has decreased sexual desire.
Baryta-Mur has increased sexual desire.
Baryta-Mur is the only Baryta that can have insanity.

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 Remedy Comparison And Differentiation

CALCAREA-CARB:
Calcarea-Carb fears that people will laugh at them a n d that they will go mad
whereas Barytas are convinced that people are laughing at them and talking about
them.
In a normal human being the nervous System receives Stimuli f r o m the
surroundings by means of the five sense organs. These Stimuli are transmitted to
specific areas of the cortex by the afferent nerves. The cortex then analyses the
arrived Stimulus and the appropriate response is transmitted back by efferent
nerves. This analysis in the cortex involves retrieving Information from both short
term and long term memory. Over a period of time, due to adaptability, the reflex
takes place at the spinal cord level itself without involvement of the cortex; hence
the responses are faster without the Intervention of the brain.
Something similar to this happens in Baryta. In a Baryta the Stimulus received
(afferent Impulse) does not reach the cortex at all and takes a shortcut to produce
a decision. No analysis takes place, giving rise to a fixed response, which we in
Homoeopathic terms call as a fixed idea. For instance, the Baryta patient thinking
about feasibilities or pros and cons, responds by saying, " I just cannot do this!"
when faced with any new Situation which requires adaptability. The patient is
convinced of his inability.
As against this, in a Calcarea, the afferent Stimulus reaches the cortex and due
to anticipatory nature, he tries to analyze all possible responses but never arrives
at a fixed conclusion. This creates a merry-go-round of thought processes and ideas
in the brain without proper result, giving rise to a lot of CONFUSION. When this
occurs the Calcarea thinks that people may laugh at him as against a Baryta who is
convinced that people will laugh at him.
BUFO-RANA:
This is also a remedy where intellect is affected.
Bufo, like the tadpole has a huge body and a very small head and these depict
exactiy the State of Mind and Body. The Body of Bufo grows but mind does not.
People with huge physique but small head or less intelligent mind that has
remained childish can be Bufo-Rana. This is unlike Baryta-Carb where generally
both the growths suffer. Both Baryta-Carb and Bufo are childish, immature but the

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major difference between the t w o is found in IVIORALS. Bufo is not moralistic. It
lacks the moral affections and can be not only deceitfui, sly but very amorous,
sexually overactive, shameless. Baryta though immature, childish does not have
sexual overtures.

BUFO-RANA BARYTA-CARB
MIASM Syco-Syphilitic Sycosis

Lacking in Morels Morels NOT lost

MORALS NO Amorousness
Deceitfui NO Deceitfulness

Overactive, Amorous, Desires

Masturbation in excess.
Sexually NOT overective.
They can be Lewd, Obscene,
They cennot be Lewd,
don't mind being Naked. They
SEXUALLY Obscene or Neked. In fect
are Lascivious, LustfuI,
they ere ShamefuI, BASHFUL,
SHAMELESS.
try to hide, NOT expose.
They could be call-girls or
prostitutes

MUSiCagg NO egg from Music, Noise,

SENSES NOISEagg
Shining objects agg Shining objects.

• No Ego or Self-Esteem
• Egoistic, Self-Esteem, Angry therefore low in confidence.
WILL and Eccentric Wents to be cerried, Clings
to men end furniture.
• NO Embarrassment
• Tremendous Emberrassment

CGNSCIENCE Not Conscientious Conscientious

Mispieced, Cennot deceive
others, NO Slyness, Brain not
INTELLECT Perverted, very Deceitfui, Sly
capable to menipulate. If they
do they get ceught eesily.

TEMPERAMENT NOT Slow Slow end Phlegmetic

Bufo-S is a more Cheerfui, Happy and Vivacious Bufo.

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AETHUSA:
Both Aethusa and Baryta-Carb are Chilly.

AETHUSA BARYTA-CARB
Syco-Syphilitic Sycotic

Brain is Sharp, Witty and good at Jesting NO Sharpness. NO Wit. NO Jesting.

but

intellect is blunted due to Metabolie Here there is Arrested growth in

encephalopathy or changed biochemistry intellectual faculties that causes Dullness
There is Stupefaction and Dullness. and lack of Concentration and
Incapacity for nnental exertion giving rise Comprehension.
to lack of Concentration, Difficult
Comprehension and Confusion of mind.

Emotions:
There are alternate phases that means
there is Sycosis alternating with Sudden
bursts of latent Psora.
IDIOCY alternates with FUROR
In idiotic children the only emotion is that
of Anger

Fears:
NO Darkness agg
Darkness agg

Thirstless
Thirsty
Intolerance to Milk

PARIS-QUADRIFOUA:
Case: A homoeopath who was suffering from depression was tormented by the
fact that his dream could not be fulfilled. His dream was to make a temple of
Hahnemann and project him as God. He went from one
Foolish behaviour
homoeopath to another to collect funds for this noble idea. For Q )
this he spent a lot of time, sacrificed his practice but nobody responded. He then
started asking for funds from his patients and t o create a good Impression started
treating them for free. He also started trying to make us understand why we should
have a temple of Hahnemann, because he was such a great man.
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Sepia in it and mate it with another fish to have a different species so that we can
mal<e a drug out of it."
"Imagine!" he exciaimed. "If we mate
Loquacity, seif satisfied A
Sepia w i t h Sword-fish. Sword-fish is so
Egotism, self-esteem general speaking
active and Sepia is so dull..." always about themselves in
Paris-Quadrifolia has seif satisfied Talk, pleasure in his own talking
loquacity. He talks about his dreams but is
very much satisfied with his dreams. His dreams are
highly ambitious but foolish.
The talks of Paris are Vivacious but Ridiculous.
When you feel that a person is talking to you but it is
not making any sense but the person seems t o ^
think that what he is saying means a lot. Haughty
Contemptuous
They talk Big, highly Ambitious, Haughty, Very Egotism, seif esteem general
loquacious talks but with no substance, very
foolish talks. They keep prattling with Vivacity. Talk ridiculous

They are discontented with their surroundings Vivaciousness

so they aim high. But they are basically
affectionate, loving people. f Discontented,
What is important is Loquacity, unimportant matters surroundings with his
about.
This Rubric contains the following remedies:
Agaricus, Cimicifuga, Lachesis, Paris,(^Loquacity unimportant matters, aboutj
Stramonium
Agaricus will talk about his deeds.
Paris will talk about his dreams.
Lachesis loquacity is Intelligent, Vivacious, and Changes from one topic t o
another, the brain is very fast.
Cimicifuga is loquacious about unimportant matters but is mostly regarding only
one matter Example: regarding home matters.
Stramonium is loquacious during delirious State Example: in high fevers.

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CALCAREA-PHOS:
Both Baryta-Carb and Calcarea-Phos can be idiotic.
CALCAREA-PHOS BARYTA-CARB
Lean, Tall, Thin neck, Sharp nose, Sharp Stout, Obese and Rounded
features
Fast, Rapid, Restless Slow in movements

Needs Support Does NOT want support

Thirstless Thirsty

ANACARDIUM:

ANACARDIUM BARYTA-CARB

Sense of Right and Wrong Abolished Sense of Right and Wrong exists but
Priorities are wrong

NO Morals Moralistic, Conscientious

Cruel, Insolent NO destruction of Morals or Respect to

others but may have undue or excess
respect or reverence or veneration to one
person, God or Cult.

NO respect for eiders

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Calcarea Carbonicum

Anyone who can read this is learned enough,

Anyone who is learned enough has to have been taught,
Anyone who has been taught has to have been familiär with the "chalk".
The 'chalk' w i t h which a teacher or a professor teaches in t h e classroom is
something from which one can learn a lot about this remedy Calcarea-Carb which
also incidentally contains the essential constituent- x r ^ r r z z r ; ~X
/ • OBESITY
A/F ANTICIPATION,
theLet
Calcium
US seeCarbonate.
what the autobiography of a Chalk ANTICIPATION,
could be like: - GENERAL

I am a piece of writing material. I am fat, stout Cautious

and I Iie on the teacher's desk. I am manufactured in Sensitive, laughed at, to being
t w o shapes. One is the slate pencil not so white, it Sensitive, reprimands,
criticism, reproaches, to
has an octagonal shape with the edges standing out
on all sides, another is round, soft, long pieces, in a SENSITIVE, CRUELTIES,
group kept in a box, more often white in colourthan WHEN HEARING OF
in other colours. Unfortunately I am so soft that I can ^
break into pieces easily when being used. Hence I find many pieces of Chalks along
with me in the box. Because of my fragile nature I like to be kept in a hard box that
protects. When the teacher uses me and keeps me on the table l'm always tense.
I am afraid that my rounded contours will make me roll on the table and down I
shall fall to the ground. If this happens, you know I will break into pieces and pieces.
So obviously I see t o it that I don't move. I prefer t o be static and stable at one
place. You may laugh at me I know; but I know how fragile I am though I look so
obviously well built and obese. Don't just laugh, just see my weight. I look t o be
heavy but really l'm not, l'm so light. l'm exactiy the opposite of the 'Mercury' that
is found in thermometers. Though fat yet agile, it is constantly trying to come out
of any grave Situation. It is of course a metal unlike me, I am such a poor soft thing
that it's not only touch I fear but your reprimand or criticism may also break me into
pieces. Then how can I tolerate such a thing? I hate some professors who are really
hot tempered. They use me so roughly and throw me on the table so rashiy. Above
all they are sometimes so rude t o the poor students, they throw me on them. Of
course the students never get hurt but I do. Such rudeness I can never bear My

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sensitivity and insecurity go to sucin extents that I can't bear even others being
treated roughly.
OFFENDED EASILY
Now you see my manufacturer has made me so Fear happen something will
fragile, so brittle, so offendable or easily hurt; all of terrible, horrible
which keep me always tense. i am so anxious, so
anxious that I always anticipate that something Exciusive, too
untoward will happen to especially me only. Company desire for
Homesickness, nostalgla
You know, if I have to survive I have to treat myself as general j
special.
l'm constantly fearfui. I need strong support or a shell. Therefore I love to be in
a group or a family in a wooden box, where I feel safe. I am constantly stressed
that I may not see tomorrow and that someone may incapacitate me.
So I need Security. You know exactiy how insecure I may MAGNETIZED
feel. DESIRES TOBE
Magnetized
But this State of mine is in my elementary f o r m , my
mesmerism amel
learning form where I feel insecure, fragile apprehensive, Avarice .
sensitive t o reprimands and rude behaviour and in need of ^ — — -
support, Shell, protection from my producer(mother), my mentor(Guru) or from
my group (family). If I don't get support f r o m anyone of them I start collecting
money.Money becomes important for me. /ANXIETY PERSPIRATION^

My anxiety makes me sweat. My excessive sweating \^V\/ITH THIRST, EXTREME

makes me feel thirsty and leaves me (cold).

If you pour water on me I go on absorbing it Prostration of mind
easily in large quantities tili I get soaked in Mental exertion, brain fag

water.
In my elementary (primary) State, I have a
nervous existence with so much of my energy
being wasted in anticipation that I become
physically and mentally 'Easily tired'. I just can't
go on thinking. At the end of the day through so
many classes, so many teachers have used me; so • Play aversion to,
many subjects have been taught through me that I indisposition to, in children
am utterly exhausted. Brain fag and physical fag is a • Play watch, would rather,
^ thanjoin ingames
result of my over-thinking and weak tolerance.
I am averse to thinking and to playing. Sensitive, laughed at, to being^
My internal weakness, sensitivity and fragility Fear ridiculed, of being
FEAR OBSERVED, OF HER
despite looking apparently well built make me a
CONDITION BEING

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laughing stock.
I cannot relax nnentally and cannot move physically. Confusion mental
Dynamism is t o o much in my mind and completely exertion, from agg.
missing in my body. Anything or any Stimulus mentally Irresolution, indeclsion^
hurts me immediately but my reflexes being slow I don't
react instantly. I go on thinking and thinking but my apprehension does not allow
me t o come t o any concrete conclusion. Thus I
Exciusive, too
appear confused.
I am white, I am stout, and I am involved in
teaching so I always feel I belong to an exciusive
Delusions, insane become,
class. 1 have a big ego perhaps t o counter the that she will
weakness within me. i would never like others Mathematics, caiculating aversion
to know my weakness. I would never want Mathematics, caiculating inept for,
others to see my confusion eise they might think ^' • .. . .^
I am insane. Thinking about my innumerable anxieties, even I start feeling
sometimes will I go insane In this confusion do you think my brain will allow me to
caiculate? Never! So l'm always weak at mathematics and inapt in
caiculations.
PI TI ES H ER SELF

On the whole my weak, fragile fearfui Constitution makes me feel unfortunate.

I pity myself for being unfortunate enough t o be like this.
l'm involved in primary & secondary education of each and every individual on
the face of this planet.
The subtle references to
f n t e r SYCOSIS marble, Is only to help us remember and
My new Image of a hard stone like 'marble' understand the basic genetic traits that
match stones with Calcium-
is an altogether different proposition and
carbonate Ingredients. IVIarble by itself is
Covers up for t he weaknesses of my a different remedy with different
elementary or Psoric State. provings].
'Marble' is beautiful. Marble is tough.
Marble is costly Marble is used to decorate a King's palace or a five star hotel.
Anyone who is 'exciusive' will have the money to decorate his abode with huge
slabs of mine. Now as I harden myself from my chalk State people suddenly start
giving me all the importance that I always wanted. This of course is bound to boost
my 'ego'. I have become very proud, egoistic and selfish. I know my worth now. I
have become a boaster and braggart.
I am aware that the finest piece of art work done is done on [ • Exciusive \
'marble'. I am aware that India's contribution to the 'Wonders V* Boaster, Braggaiy
Of the World' has acquired its wonderfulness only because of the white Calcium

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Carbonate stone calied the Marble. My beauty makes me modifier and beautifier
of homes. My exquisite quality of shining, glaze with Vanity and Ostentation that
has boosted my ego and proudly made me forget the past. I really like my value
now. The money that people pay to get me in my purest form is phenomenal
and hence, I can now be categorized in 'Avarice'. Avarice through ,
ostentation. Avarice through squandering on one-self is a quality I have v
developed especially because I still am self-centered and yet somewhere deep
within still insecure.
Remember, all these qualities and traits I have developed are in order to cover-
up my insecurity and fears; underneath the strong exteriors. I have ever lurking
hidden latent threats and fears.
Fear of poverty is what spurs me to earn more, save more. Fear of darl<
I have seen the shortage of money and hence I am more Fear ofshadows
Fear of animals
ambitious for money.
Fear of being alone
After all I have spent so many years of my youth in anxiety. Fearof being hurt j
Quite a few of my anxieties got transformed into the along
side mentioned fears.
They use me now in large palatial rooms and places and ^
Fear of narrow places>
I am used to be living in huge premises and not small ones. crowded places
My show is only obvious in palaces, hotels. I am so used t o Fear of thunderstorms
living in royal and large rooms that I do not like small rooms Fearof something will
happen in future
where I feel claustrophobic. I also do not like places where
there is a crowd. I do not like t o be in open as I am never laid down in gardens
where I may be exposed t o bad weather or Anger, past events, about >
thunderstorm. Being so deilcate and fragile even the Dwells on past disagreeable
loud thunder frightens me! occurrences
Grief from past offences
Now l'm 'angry on my past'; Angry on incidences
Complaining offences
and occurrences in my past. I often think of past long past j
occurrences and get angered about how people took
advantage of me in the past and how helpless I was in OBSTINATE, HEADSTRONG^
not being able to retaliate. OBSTINATE, HEADSTRONG
^CHILDREN
My hardness also reflects my obstinacy now. I
stick t o my ideas and thoughts and no one can
make me change views. All my ideas revolve
around my 'security' in future. The basic {Anxiety money matters
about- Calcarea-Fluor,
insecurity of the past never vanishes.
Calcarea-Sil)
In my elementary State I needed support of Carefulness
Home as I was concerned about my security. Anxiety health, about

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Security f o r me is in t w o major forms "HOlVIE" and "IVIONEY" which are my

defenses to overcome problems of 'today' and 'tomorrow'. Another insecurity of
today is regarding my 'Health'.
To counter this insecurity I am very carefui about my health. I take care of myself
very much. I am so finicky that I never tolerate ^ ^
anyone running or playing on me even if they / • ANXIETY HYPOCHONDRIACAL
are small children. You can call me mean- MANIATO READ MEDICAL BOOKS
minded or bad but I do become slippery so
FEAR DISEASE, OF IMPENDING
that they may fall and get hurt badly and this CONTAGIOUS, EPIDEMIC, INFECTION
may dissuade them from jumping and running Fear disease, of incurable, of being j
on me again. For adults t o o , I would not like
anyone Walking on me with footwear on. This goes to show how carefui I am about
my health. My health is so much of concern that if I was human 1 would have read
scores of medical books just to know all about health and diseases and that I should
not fall ill or have a breakdown.

Lying on the floor indolently, extensively and ,

externally gives me a thought process - Insecurity •
demands protection; Protection is through •
fortification; Fortification comes through * M A S T U R B A T I O N,
, , DISPOSITION TO EXCESSIVEy
multiplication and multiplication occurs by
reproduction. My thoughts are always füll of sex. This is to such an extent that if I
were a human I would be talking of sex or joking erotically , .

about sex and nothing but sex. i

This overdose of sexual thoughts I know could also lead to too
impotency or early ejaculation.
In Short this insecurity and anxiety compelied me to be cautious, carefui, look
out for my future security so I adapt myself t o
, , . • 1 1 ^1 ^ , , • Ambition much ambitious nnoney for
become business minded so that I can have ^,n„„^„„„„ cf,n„„ .v,^^,!,

making money, for staking money

l o t s o f ' m o n e y ' t h a t can take care o f m y health • charitable expectation of
in my future life. When I have lots of 'money' recompense, with
I may tend t o give 'extra' money as charity but
mind you, in that too, I have some selfish motive. I donate generously but see to it
that my 'name' is mentioned as the donor and inscribed on a 'Marble plate' in black
or gold. I do good deeds for others but of course with expectation of
recompense.
Anxiety
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Until now I explained how I was born with i
2)
1) My Deficiency
need was of strength
SUPPORT( of both mind and body) t jy^g^gy
Calcarea Carbonicum

3) I feit insecure, weak, fragile, soft, anticipatory, insecure I feel in my primary or

'Psoric State'
4) My first defense physiological (Psora)!! gives rise t o Anxiety, Anticipation,
Sensitivity to rudeness, criticism and any type of exertion.
5) My second defense of fortification - I opt for support of
(i) family
(ii) money + luxuries
(iii) religion, god
Occasionally my second defensive mechanism does not solve my problem of
security. Then I have to adopt the 3rd Defense i.e. The process of Destruction i.e.

Anything in limits is normal and anything out of limits is abnormal.Every

existence in this universe has to have O p t i m u m limits to survive. Whether it is in
Speed, Intellect, Anger (any emotions) or even Love, when it exceeds a certain limit,
heads towards destruction.
Religion and faith in God to worship him as our creator, mentor and motivator
to a certain extent i.e. to the extent of making our normal materialistic life happy,
is within worldly limits. But when Walking on this path of Religion and God one
tends to go too much into it by sacrificing one's materialistic life and becoming a
blind follower of certain 'cults' and being ruled by blind faith is undoubtedly syphilis.
are expression of the syphilitic miasm.
When people leave their normal life, normal means of livelihood like working as a
doctor, lawyer, singer, actor, business executive or for that matter any normal
means of livelihood and shift their focus only to God and Religion the miasm is
obviously 'Syphilis'. In the bargain they let their family life go to the dogs. There is
no love, attachment for family, relatives etc. The insecurity, forces a person t o
adopt an individual like a Guru as his protector or he Starts making unrealistic
demands of protection from the Almighty that he has never seen, heard or met.
Imaginations run supreme and one tends t o start depending on abstract,
immaterial forces. This is a form of The abstract forces may be God, Devil,
Spirit or anything eise. In the past the massive exodus of western youngsters opting
out of their natural lives t o spend the rest of their lives in Indian temples and
chanting 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and devoting their past, present and future t o
it, is an expression of the destructive miasm. Most of these individuals suffer from
or diseases like Vitilligo (Leucoderma), Autoimmune disorders,

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Thyroid disorders, Diabetes, Depression, Schizophrenia, Obsessive compulsive

disorders or even Cancers.
It is not surprising to see the increased incidences of 'Cancers' in religious Gurus,
teachers and preachers. In short anything 'Good' becomes 'Bad' if overdone.
Back to the autobiography of the Chalk:"Some of my 'brethren' who do not find
support at 'Home' and do not have the ability and capacity to do business and earn
'money' will opt for this third defense. They take refuge in temples and ashrams.
"Let's take refuge under the they say. Here one does not require hard
work or brains t o survive. One needs t o blindly follow and surrender to a higher
authority. In this, one loses ones individuality (removal of hair in some cults is t o
surrender one's individuality or ego so everyone looks the same. In some of the
'cults', religious or spiritual organizations in the west the followers are forced t o
drink intoxicating drinks, again to lose one's control on oneself and surrender their
individuality). Individuality by itself is t h e basic principal of life as the creator
demands individualization. Dr Hahnemann was the first t o make use of i t in
treatment of diseases, acute or chronic. The creator has produced us as different
individuals. Not only humans but also animals, birds, insects all are individual
specific, if the creator created this world on the basis that "every person is different
from the other" or every living being is unique, then making a 'cult' and dissolving
the differences in appearance and thoughts amounts to 'robotization' and hence
points out to 'syphilis'.
With entry into the third defense of Syphilis miasm which is ruled by 'exaggeration,
distortion, perversion and out of control responses, I find my nature becoming almost
opposite of what I was in my primary and secondary stages.
I Start hating my family, I become averse to my family members, and I hate being
caressed, I become rude, cruei. I can be really cruel to animals. After being fearfui
throughout my life I now refuse to be bowed down by discipline, rules, regulations
and morals! The destructive miasm has ^ ^^^^^.^^^^^.^^^^^^^^^^ ^
taken its toll on my goodness and morals. • caress, caressed agg. being
Or maybe I was good and moralistic only • Cruelty, brutality, inliumanity
because I was fearfui of being punished, • Cruelty, brutality, inhumanity animals, to
reprimanded or criticized. Now w i t h the * i'^^'^^T,
^ • Deceitfui, sly
destruction of the 'reins' of morals I tend V» Deceitfui, sly fraudulent
to become adulterous. (Remembering my
excessive sexual desire?). In the past my place was unique, Taj Mahal's beauty is
derived from unadulterated marble, marble and marble only. Days have changed
since then. I am fixed with in lay of coloured granite. l'm often mixed up with tiles
on flooring. So I don't mind now sieeping w i t h other's spouses and becoming

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adulterous. I can now Cheat! I am now even used as broken 'chips'. These marble
Chips can really be rough and can hurt one's soft sole. I now hate being caressed. I
have that anger of long past when I needed caresses and care and support and all
that I got was rudeness, harshness and criticism. Now I am no more sensitive and
sentimental. I have hardened. All this, in order to cover up my initial need that was
never satisfied (By parents w h o w e r e busy in their o w n w o r k o r constantly
quarrelling). They never thought about the 'sensitive' me.
The drastic change in my attitude and behaviour may have everyone confused.
Confusion is also my hallmark .With so many CONFUSION ^
thinking processes in my brain that have been f * ^^^^^al exertion incapacity for
used constantly to figure out how to protect • Mental exertion incapacity for dullness
myself and my future, my brain is TIRED. My V , ^^ '^
' ^ ^.^'"'P^^^^^"'^' ^^^^ ^
TIRED brain cannot bear any 'Mental Exertion'
and 'Confusion' prevails. There might be confusion between subject and object. I am
though physically strong now in hardened form, ^
f „ . - u , 1 , • j /• DULLNESS
mentally terribly weak. I am sometimes praised as / , delusions, persecuted, that he is|
the best decorative stone. I am praised as the one \ « DESPAIR
that gives strength t o walls and even shaped as ^ —
piliars to carry on the "strong responsible" job of holding the roof atop. On the other
hand I, they say, get stained easily and loose my lustre. I always hate people criticizing
that I used t o shine better previously and now I have dulled. In this critical
environment, I feel persecuted and sometimes Sick, i .^ , ~ r : 7~7
' I
have no hopes for the future. I am in despair. I can be so
carefui about health that one can never imagine because "
health is my priority too. I am obsessed about what falls on me or what I absorb. In
Short I am carefui or t o o carefui of what I eat or drink. It is as if I ding t o dietetic
regimes. All this is due t o my dreadfui insecurity o f ^ Love own sex, with one of h ^
health and future existence. homosexuality, tribadism
My sexual desire increases in Sycosis but gets Effeminate
perverted in Syphilis. I strongly develop attraction t o males or I get more feminine
or Effeminate.
This is my life story. The journey from insecurity and sensitivity to cover up and
perversions.Thanks for giving me a patient hearing.
This is the story of a 'Chalk as chalk can be'.
REFERENDUM: In the autobiography of 'Chalk' the subtle references to Marble
is only t o help us understand the basic genetic traits that match stones w i t h
Caicium-Carbonate ingredients. Marble by itself is a different remedy with different
provings.

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IN THE CLINIC WHEN TO THINK OF CALCAREA

Following are the indications that may lead us t o think 'Can this man be
a Calcarea?'
ENTRY POINTS TO CALCAREA
Chilly, Thirsty, Right sided.
Slow
Timid, Apprehensive, Anticipating,
PHYSICAL ENTRY POINTS
We can start thinking of Calcarea if we see certain types of people. There are
basically t w o types of physical structure that makes us think of Calcarea element.
One is the classical Fat, Fair, Flabby and Rounded type and the other is tall, large,
thin that is but with prominent bones.
1. They have excessive flesh and fat and
having very soft feel of the whole body, the body is cold, clammy and sweaty
.This type of structure of Calcarea-Carb can be seen in those patients who come
with slow moving diseases e.g. Hypertension, Diabetes, Cirrhosis of liver i.e.
Sycotic and Slow Syco-Syphilitic diseases. People w h o have Double chin and
Fatty cheeks could be Calcarea if other Symptoms correspond.
2. We can Suspect a person having a Calcarea element
when we encounter a tall or huge personality if their Jaw bones are prominent
and give a squarish look to the face, then it becomes imperative for us to try
and probe whether he is a Calcarea. We need t o probe whether his Generals
and Mentals correspond t o Calcarea.
ON OBSERVATION
I. Strong Bony structure; people w i t h Bony face; Prominent Jaw line;
Squarish face; yet mentally Timid and Right sided. (bony people =
Calcarea-Carb, Kali-Bich, Secale-Cor)
- A quick look at the forearm may teil us that the radius and ulna are
longer and thicker than the normal people.
- A quick look at the leg and thigh can teil us that the leg and thigh
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fingers are bony and long.

II. Fat, Flabby children who are Cold and Perspiring , Pot bellied, Chilly,
Obstinate, yield only to reason.
III. Tall people with long bones, long and prominent Tibia, Femur,
Humerus, Radius and Ulna. Prominent Bony elbow, wrist bones etc. But
bones that fracture easily. (long delicate fingers may point to
Phosphorus element)
- People who have prominent knuckles, prominent bones on the
wrist and those whose ulna and radius are broader at both ends
giving rise to projecting protuberances.
- People who have prominent occipital protuberances according to
Physiognomy too, those who have a raised bump at the occipital
protuberance, will have tremendous affinity to mother, father and
Family.
IV. Fast growing children (like Phosphorus).
V. People with soft hands and cold Perspiration.
- When the patient shakes hands and the hands are found to be cold,
perspiring and soft, he or she may be a Calcarea. BUT Rough Hands
and skin does not rule out Calcarea.
VI. People who are FAIR and WHITE in complexion.
- Old People who have wrinkied face and people who have vertical
wrinkles between the eyes.
VII. Generally people who are CHILLY, THIRSTY and DESIRE SWEETS and
COLD FOOD; crave Eggs, Milk and Dry roasted things.
VIII. People who are affected by Damp Cold weather as well as Sun.
IX. People who Perspire Profusely; Cold, Clammy Perspiration.
X. People who have Bone affections e.g. Caries and Necrosis.
- Children and people who have chronic teeth decay problem more
on the right side.
XI. People who have recurrent boils and suppuration.
XII. People who love to roam about, wander and travel.
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Calcarea, Phosphorus, Silicea, Natrum carb and Lachesis are main remedies that
'desire to be magnetized'.
Except Lachesis all are Chilly. Lachesis will also have the characteristic sensitivity
to tight clothes around neck. The Calcarea will have intolerance to clothing around
abdomen and ehest besides being Chilly where Lachesis is hot.
1. The chilly remedies that desire magnetism are: Calcareas, Phosphorus,
Silicea and Natrum-carb.
2. The Silicea and Natrum carb are Conscientious and Diligent, with heat
being intolerant to Natrum carb.
3. The Phosphorus and Calcarea are sometimes very difficult to differentiate
especially in children. Both are chilly, both are thirsty, both love ice cold
drinks and food, both are timid, both are fast growing and tall, both have
prominent bones, both have fear of dark and fear of being alone. They
both can be really confusing except for a keen homoeopath's eyes.
We will see that Calcarea-carb loves magnetism and touch of strong people or
people who will give support. It wants to be shielded; it wants a shell where it feels
safe. The main aim is selfish. It wants cover, protection for security and seif esteem
and hence the child is seated in parent's laps with back to parents and facing the
world with the parents hand around him. The position or stance of phosphorus child
whether in lap or when standing is exactiy opposite. The phosphorus child is trying
to hug and grasp the mother or father with both hands because it needs electrical
energy from parents to survive. A nerve caress or movement of the hand over the
head or body of the child is suffiecient to satisfy the phosphorus child but not the
Calcarea child, who actually needs to be held.
MENTAL ENTRY POINTS
1. People who have tremendous ANTICIPATION or anticipatory anxiety.
2. People who are very SENSITIVE
Who feel bad when they see accidents, blood, wounds, murder movies,
children being tortured, animals being tortured.
He cannot hear sad stories, horrible stories.
He cannot bear rudeness by anyone towards them or rudeness by others
on small or meek people
3. People who are insecure about the future.
4. Fears: fear of poverty, fear of being robbed, losing j o b , money, fear of
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5. People who find difficulty in mathematics. Calcarea-Carb is intelligent but

has inaptitude for mathematics.
Why is Calcarea weak in mathematics? This is because the mind is unsure about
caiculations. This causes confusion in the mind. Their mental weakness leads t o
Unsurity, uncertainty and desire for support from outside.

Calcarea is a Timid remedy. There is always a fear of getting hurt. The Hurt may
be Physical as well as Mental. They cannot bear mental hurt, their Ego gets hurt
very easily. They are very sensitive to rudeness and can never tolerate anyone being
rude t o them so they will go about cautiously complaining t o the physician about
their multiple problems, there will never be any open aggression.
Wants COVER, SUPPORT, SHELL, PROTECTION from MOTHER, FAMILY, FRIENDS,
Wants Money: takes care of their security, therefore wants to do business.
Wants protection from GOD, or Spirituality.

Calcarea is known as Family Man. When a person is totally a family man or

woman we should think of Calcarea. Generally we associate a Calcarea with the
Family. Here we only try to find out his or her attachment to the family but there
is a corollary to this Statement. Once we know that a person is family oriented, the
next thing to clarify will be - Why is he dose to the family? Whether he is dose t o
the family because he needs the family for support, cover like a shell for an oyster
or whether he is strong enough and wants t o give support t o his mother, father
and family. If he needs a support we can conclude that he is a timid and weak
person like a Calcarea. If he wants t o give support and a shell like cover t o his
mother, father or family he would be doing it for varied reasons.

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ENTRY POINTS FOR CALCAREA IN SHORT

1. People who are extremely carefui and cautious about their health or
constantly complain about their health.
2. People who count calories e.g. so many grams of dal, 200 grams of rice,
'x' calories of vegetables, 'y' calories of fruits.
3. People who don't eat or drink outside except in very reputed places not
because they are haughty but to avoid falling prey to infectious diseases.
4. People who try to accumulate wealth. Those who constantly think about
money, poverty and since they are afraid of poverty, try t o save every
penny in the bank.
5. People who are very dependent on family.
6. People who make charity or do good to others with certain reason behind
it or that they get something in return.
7. People w h o constantly wear lumbo-sacral or cervical belt for years
together and do not go out of it.
8. People who are so engrossed in their thoughts that they bypass others
without acknowledging their smile.
9. People who do not take decisions for fear of being wrong.
10. People who do not change their job and remain in one place thinking that
a bird in the hand is worth three in the bush.
11. People who walk very slowly.
12. People who fear getting hurt. Children who will never play any rough
games like football or hockey.
13. People who are anxious 3+ and anticipatory 3+
14. People who are
• sensitive t o reprimands, criticism, weeping
• To rudeness
• Horrible things, sad stories, sights, movies
• Poverty, being robbed, dark, shadows
15. People who need
Cover, support, shell, protection. This cover or support or shell they
acquire from Mother, Family, Money, Guru (teacher) and later Religion
and God.
16. People who are business minded

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GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS IN CALCAREA

Most of the miasmatic journey of Calcarea has been covered in t h e
autobiography. Here we would like t o understand why certain traits develop in
Calcarea with the change in 'defense processes' (Miasm).
The whole life process right from birth t o middle age t o old age incorporates a
fight for survival. Everything, whether it is a mental attribute or a physical structure
of any living being is a result of defense mechanism at work. No behaviour or
Physical deformity is random, accidental or meaningless. All mental and physical
activities are meaningfui, purposefui and connected with a previous experience in
life as defenses to external Stimuli and are necessarily genetically determined even
if unconsciously so. All these defenses emerge to ward off Anxiety and maintain a
State of "Sense of Safety", "Well-being" and "Self-esteem". This means to ward off
"harm" to oneself. According to Homoeopathy, Psora or Physiological defense gives
rise to ANXIETY. Then further if the " h a r m " is not taken care of, the body develops
accumulation and indurative effect (Sycosis) or Uicerative (Syphilitic) defense.

We must try and understand what could harm or hurt a particular Constitution.
If there is a Glass, a Log of Wood, a Metal sheet and a Fibre glass board, what
would they be individually harmed by. A glass can be sensitive to a stone that can
break it into pieces. A wooden log could be harmed by fire to which a glass will not
succumb. An iron rod or a metal sheet of iron exposed to water can rust and decay.
The same water or wet weather will never affect a glass or fibre glass. Thus every
material in the world has its own sensitivity and reacts in its own specific way.
Similarly every human type or Constitution has its own sensitivity and reacts in a
way that is specific to it.
Here the question arises- What can " h a r m " a Calcarea? One needs to know what
could hurt or harm a Calcarea, t o know what the Biological need of the Calcarea
personality is. Besides the need for air water and food, the Calcarea personality
thrives on mental need of support. It is well aware if its own 'fragility' and hence it
is INSECURE. This in Psoric defense leads to ANXIETY. Anxiety of Calcarea is for seif,
not for others, nor for its family. In seif, there is anxiety of health, of contracting
major infectious diseases, anticipatory anxiety of some untoward thing happening
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sensitive to criticism, sad stories, and l i o r r i b l e tiiings lil<e accidents. As the miasm
changes to second defense at genetic level i.e. when in Sycosis they start having
fears: fear of particular diseases like heart disease or Cancer; fear of poverty, fear
of misfortune, all sorts of fears develop. As the Sycosis develops further they start
taking shelter of
a) Family or one person like a friend or family Religious affections
member, magnetism. Bible wants to read all day
b) Money- indulging into safe business.
c) Moving towards God, religiousness or a Guru.
d) Mind goes towards Sex.

a) Attachment to family member or friend becomes clinging to them.

b) Money-mindedness and Business mindedness increases.
c) Clinging to God makes him highly religious and a cult member.
d) Mind goes into Hypochondr Needs support of
someone esp. family

Money +
Sycosis
Business

Insecurity
Weak in
mind and 2nd Defense
Psora Devotion to God, guru,
body
Spiril ualism, etc. Reading the Bible or Sycosis
Anxiety
— » •

religi books and attending satsang.

(Religious discourses)

Excess devotion and to God,

guru, spiritualism etc. clinging to God and
3rd Defense Syphilis
religion blindly and sacrificing and neglecting
family. Hypochondriasis or Insanity

Fig- showing journey of Calcarea from Psora to Sycosis to Syphilis.

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AN OVERVIEW OF CALCAREA: An Anxious, Timid Calcarea is very well in its

miasm and Anxiety, Timidity and Irritability is representation of the
physiological defense that it acquires when tissues show inflammatory illnesses.
The Egoistic Exciusiveness, with Avarice, Vanity, Anger, and Obstinacy speak of
the miasmatic process of defense through 'Fortification' and 'Ostentation'
when tissues show growth and accumulation.
The Religious Mania, Adultery, Confusion, Effeminate characters show how
Calcarea can be when process of destruction of tissues and organs is in
process.

Calcarea-Carb is hardly seen in pure Psoric forms. Even in childhood we can

identify them from Sycotic traits of love for support, cover, protection from mother
or love for money wit h fearfulness of dark and fear of disease and hence very
carefui about health.

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RESUME
The triad of

Anxious, Anticipating, Timid

Insecure, Fearfui;

Anger and Exciusiveness

(Sycosis)

TALL BONY
CHILLY
THIRSTY
Desires cold
and Sweets
INSECURE SENSITIVE
Needs cover protection, To Criticism, Rudeness,
Shell. Scolding
FAMILY Admonition
MONEY(Business) Affected by Horrible
SPIRITUALISTIC or or sad sights,
GODLY PROTECTION Stories, movies.

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CALCAREA PHOSPHORICUM
CALCAREA ARSENICUM
CALCAREA FLUORATA
CALCAREA MURIATICUM
CALCAREA SULPHURICUM
CALCAREA lODATUM
MARBLE
Calcarea Phosphoricum

RESUME
The triad of

ACTIVE, RESTLESS,

TRAVELLING, WANDERING

/ Lean \
/ People \
/ with \
'/ prominent \
/ bones \

/ CHILLY \
Hates CONSOLATION,
Indignation / THIRSTLESS ^ Loves ROASTED FOOD,
• ^ A • # r>

Mind DULL, Loves SALTY FOOD

< Mental exertion
Thinking of
complaints agg

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This is a Calcarea with a difference. It is not thirsty, less fat and not timid and not
anticipatory like Calcarea-carb. The difference is due to its Phosphorus element.
Here the characters of Phosphorus predominate.
I. Structurally this Calcarea-Phos is lean, thin and tall with prominent long bones
and thin neck.
II. Activity wise it is not Slow, Sluggish and Indolent like Calcarea-Carb but Active,
Restless, Industrious Calc-Phos patients cannot stay in one place but desire to
wander or travel. Capriciousness or mental Restlessness makes him always
feel the desire to take a break from daily routine and go to the mountains or
some beautiful, scenic place. Phosphorus element literally pulls him to these
places to draw him away from home. But when there, the Calcarea element
pulls him back home soon.
III. We can think of Calcarea-Phos when we see people who love to travel and
wander.
In the rubric Travel desire t o : the prominant remedies are Calcarea-Phos,
Tuberculinum, Mercury, lodum, Carcinocin and Ignatia.
In Calcarea-Phos it is the restlessness which makes him go out of the house and
when he is out he agains feels like going home. He cannot bear to remain in
one place.
In lodum the desire to travel is out of capriciousness.
Tuberculinum likes travelling because he likes speed, cars and motion.
Carcinocin likes to travel because he loves to see nature.
Ignatia has desire to travel because he wants to go and find solitude and be
away from stress.
Nitric acid likes to travel as it ameliorates her anxiety.
Mercury likes to travel as he has uncontrolied Impulse to travel.
IV. Body is active but mind is dull: Dull mind does not allow him to work. If a child
is lying in the bed and watching television and the mother teils him to go and
buy her some bread or gives him any other task, he will say, "Yes M o m , l'll do
your work after some t i m e " . The mother will go on repeating the request and
also order him but he is too indolent to move from the comfort of the bed. But
at that moment, if his friend calls up saying "Let's go cycling", he will j u m p out
of the bed and go out with füll physical and mental enthusiasm. This is a
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in the clinic. Of course he should be a chilly child with other Calcarea attributes.
We cannot call this child a disobedient child but nevertheless it is a difficult
child t o manage. Very restless, very quick, always up t o some mischief, very
Sharp in observing but hates studying. Physical exertion it does not mind but
mental exertion is a pain. The Dull mind of Calcarea cannot bear the exertion
of studies. Thus we have the famous school girls' headache of Calcarea-Phos
(also Tuberculinum). The lean, thin, lanky school girl will always complain of
headache after the school hours unlike the Natrum headache which is more
due to eye muscie exertion than the brain exertion.
V. The naughty boy image of Tarentula fits well in Calcarea-Phos. These Calcarea-
Phos children who have a tendency to jerks, spasms, convulsions become a
problem child for their parents. The convulsions start without a cause as if
from nowhere. The EEG is not clear about any obvious cause. Nevertheless
this child is put on anti-convulsants by the paediatrician. These convulsions
probably occur due t o excess electrical activity required for the activities of
this restless child in a dull Calcarea brain which cannot take the strain. Such
children become naughty and destructive like a Tarentula but are not
influenced by music, nor is it heedless t o reprimands by parents. Unlike
Tarentula, it can be controlied by a parent and made to follow Orders.
VI. Calcarea-Phos people love roasted food. The books teil us about Calcarea-Phos
liking roasted meat etc. This, in vegetarian India can be confirmed in a different
manner. The 'roasted' or 'smoked' food liking can be confirmed by asking the
question whether they have a liking for dry food or food with curry. The dry
food can be a 'Roti' or any bread like thing baked or roasted in fire or oven. The
'Tandoori' products, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, are t o the likings of
Calcarea-Phos, Causticum, etc.
VII. Calcarea-Phos is sympathetic like Phosphorus but the ego of Calcarea prevents
it from receiving any Help, Sympathy or Consolation.
VIII. Calcarea phos has Indignation meaning righteous anger, or annoyance which
is provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment. Like Arsenic,
Staphysagria and Colocynth. Staphysagria and Calacrea-Phos are thirstless,
Arsenic is thirsty for little quantities of water & Colocynth has thirst for large
quantity.
IX. Calc-Phos children have lean thin built, emaciated sunken abdomen unlike
Calc-Carb who have flabby abdomen.
X. Calcarea-Phos has defective bone development, bones may be curved. This
may result in children slow in learning to walk.

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Calcarea Arsenicum

CHILLY Calcarea with FASTIDIOUSNESS,

ANXIETY and GASTRIC problems.

It is a Calcarea with the anxiety of Arsenic that makes it more meticulous and
fastidious.
The only thing that differentiates it f r o m other Calcareas is that the patient
desires warm soups and warm food as against cold food and cold drinks of other
Calcareas.
General aggravation of Calcarea-Ars is like Arsenic-Alb - around midnight or at
3 a.m. (esp. fever)
Another thing marked about Calcarea-Ars which can prompt us to prescribe it
is the Strange correlation between the gastric and the cardiac System: -
• People who have Eructations with Palpitation
• People who have Salivation with Palpitation
• People who have Liver and Spleen Eniargement with Palpitation

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Calcarea Fluorata

HOT or CHILLY Calcarea who is SELFISH, MONEY-MINDED

This is a Calcarea with less attachment to home, family and parents.

The world revolves around Money, Luxury and Cars befitting the Fluoride
element.
Facial features are more squarish, less fleshy, with exostosis prominent.
Shows hardness, indurations, exostosis, tumours when Sycosis is predominant.
Shows Curvatures, Fistulae, Caries and Cancers when Syphilis prevails.
Contrary t o other Calcareas, t h e brain is sharp, comprehension easy,
concentration is active esp. when doing business and accumulating money.
The insecurity of Calcarea, the fear of coming to want and poverty makes them
go into business too early in their age. They rarely pass their graduation because
the mind is too weak t o concentrate on studies. Their mind concentrates on and
thinks only one thing- how t o make money. In childhood they have difficulty in
reading and studying but as they grow up they can use their brains for business
very well. This is because of SELFISHNESS. The brain can be used well only for
'selfish gains'.
They crave sweets but hate rieh food.
The insecurity at the genetic level always makes them go in an 'accumulating
mode'. This is seen in all cells and tissues as well. Slightest injury to skin, bones or
any internal tissues will cause their defense to thicken, indurate or deposit fibrin for
extra safety. This gives rise t o callosities or corns on the skin, exostosis and
Calcaneal spurs in bones, fibroids in the Uterus, and keloids at operated locations.
This shows the over cautious defense of Calcarea-Fluor due to insecurity about the
future.

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Calcarea Muriaticum

This is not a well proved remedy.

The prescription of this remedy has been frequently influenced by Jan Scholten's
theme of Muriaticum having attachment to Mother.
The prescribing of Calcarea-Mur has given wonderfui results, of course on a
hypothetical picture of combining Calcarea qualities and Muriaticum qualities.
The Calcarea gives it the trait of being Timid, Anxious, Anticipating and desiring
Support of someone.
The Muriaticum gives it the trait of being warm (though chilly cannot be ruled
out), very Reserved, Introverted and seeking the support of 'Mother'. This mother
support could be slightly modified to anyone who gives nourishment and hence it
could be a Father who gives motherly love too.
In Short, Calcarea-Mur is Calcarea which is Hot or Chilly, Reserved, Introverted,
needing mother's support.

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Calcarea Sulphuricum

EGOISTIC, ANGRY, QUARRELSOME, only COURAGEOUS Calcarea.

He or she loves to be appreciated (Lamenting when not appreciated).

"I have done so much for the family but no one in the family seems t o take
notice of it. They always praise or appreciate my younger brother w h o is very
happy-go-lucky and impresses my parents with his sweet talks". This complaint is
so common for Calcarea-Sulph. In the Indian Joint family where t w o daughter-in-
laws stay under one roof, one of them is angry, aggressive, loquacious, and
perfectiy manipulative and impresses the mother-in-law with her sweet nothings.
Her eider sister-in-law who is a timid Calcarea goes on serving the family timidly and
feels that the family members neglect her, do not appreciate what she is doing and
instead are partial to the younger daughter-in-law. Then she develops jealousy and
hatred towards her. This eider one could be a Calcarea-Sulph if thermals and thirst
match.
CHEERFUI IN DAY SAD IN EVENING:
Whole day she is cheerfui and suddenly at sunset she becomes sad and
depressed. She hates sunset. She thinks and laments so much that her people do
not appreciate her and her reaction is anger.
ANGER:
This is an angry Calcarea. Anger turns t o Hatred as "Syphilis" miasm Starts
expressing. Interestingly the sensitive point of Calcarea-Sulph is that, psoric
sensitivity is surrounding the family. In Psora they have attachment to home and
family. Father, mother and siblings (brothers and sisters) are very important for
them. Even though they might get hurt or pained from their very own, they may
develop hatred or anger, but there remains a love-hate relationship with them.
Even when in syphilis they develop hatred for father or mother, their love for them
will always be somewhere present and an urge to go back will always be stronger
than the urge to break off due to hatred.
Calcarea-Sulph therefore is a person with a dilemma. He often is mistaken for a
Lycopodium or Piatina or even a Staphysagria. The 'stiffness', 'obstinacy' and

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'timidity' is lil<e Lycopodium; internally timid but externally hard. The aversion and
hatred of people w h o disagree w i t h him compares favourably w i t h cutting off
relationships that Piatina does.
Sensitivity to horrible stories and not able to fight though angry person looks so
much like Staphysagria if thermals get confused. Of course Staphysagria will be
chilly whereas Calcarea-Sulph is hot. Staphysagria does not fight because it is
sensitive to what people may say about him or his behaviour. His dignity comes in
the way, whereas Calcarea-Sulph wants to fight, quarrel but cannot because of his
timidity. His timidity and cowardice comes in the way.
The anger of Calcarea-Sulph is expressed in t w o ways. In the beginning
his suppressed anger leads him t o " n o answer" reaction. He is averse t o
answering of questions which visibly irritates him. But if he flares up there
is lot of arrogance that can put a Veratrum album or Piatina or Lycopodium t o
shame. Anger of Calcarea-Sulph is peculiar. After anger there has t o
be tremendous weakness and tiredness. This anger comes on only when his
"image" or Status is threatened. I, my beiongings and t h e products that I seil
or make are exciusive and a class apart and I cannot bear anyone calling
names or even criticizing it. Buy it or leave it, I don't need u. Those who know my
quality will come, appreciate and buy it but no compromisel This sounds like Piatina
but the softness and attachment to family will always betray the Calcarea within.
The attachments and anxiety for the family is as a rule for support required by
him from the family without which any Calcarea cannot survive. There are some
other constitutions that also are family, oriented but they love t o give support t o
the family rather than take support from it like a Calcarea.
D ELI GATE NESS:
This Constitution can never play sports. Thuja has a constant fear of getting hurt
and therefore does not play dangerous sports or games. The reason here is
different. Calcarea-Sulph cannot bear exertion of any kind. This is especially in
Sycosis. Fat children who get breathless easily on ascending stairs or on running,
cycling or playing sports may well be Calcarea-Sulph. Children or adults who are
restless, want t o wander but do not like t o walk are common in today's life.
Modernization, money in plenty with luxuries of all kind has made people lazy and
delicate. Calcarea-Sulph symbolizes the exciusivity, money collection for security
and ultimate laziness. The modern day obese want to reduce weight and decide to
take a morning walk in a nearby park. But when they reach the park then they try
and search for a first possible chance to sit. Then the desire to walk is gone.
COQUETTISHNESS:

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In Sycosis the Calcarea's sexual desires and urges are also prominent in Calcarea-
Sulph. The Sulphur's friendliness when added t o Calcarea's attraction f o r opposite
sex makes them very very friendly with the opposite sex. A wife of a Calcarea-Sulph
will always complain that her husband has at least one new extra-marital affair
every three years. He is easily attracted t o and becomes friendly with a colleague
or assistant in his Office or clinic. But these affairs may not be serious as Calcarea-
Sulph is a coward.
CONFUSION:
Forgetfulness or weak memory: In syphilis the Calcarea-Sulph Constitution tends
to forget. Weakness of Calcarea brain is always exhibited when it is under strain.
All Calcareas along with Calcarea-Sulph have weak brains. Weakness in the brain is
more pronounced when there is a strain on it.
But Calcarea-Sulph's brain has sudden and periodical weakness in memory. A
person forgets certain things for the time being but regains his memory after a
while. This loss of memory and confusion can occur on occasions like
A. After eating.
B. Hearing bad news.
C. From anticipation that is during exams or interview.
D. Over-exertion of mind.
The last three are common for all Calcareas but eating after aggravation is the
hallmark of Calcarea-Sulph.
Some generals and physicals t h a t can act as entr y point t o Calcarea-
Sulph are:
1. Eating after: is a common aggravating factor for Calcarea-Sulph. After eating
there is loss of memory. While eating or after eating there are flushes of heat. After
eating there can be headache too.
2. Bathing aggravates.
3. Easy tiring- does not walk.
4. Easy brain fag.
5. Weakness after anger.
6. Yellow discharges and yellow pus from boils on skin.
7. Crusty scaly eruptions, Psoriasis like eruptions.
8. Nausea aggravated warm room (like Pulsatilla).
9. Open air ameliorates (like Pulsatilla).
10. Croup only on waking in children.

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RESUME
The triad of

Complains he is not appreciated- Psora

Aversion to people who do not agree- Sycosis
Aversion to answer- Sycosis
Hatred of persons who do not agree- Syphilis

/ Hot + Thirsty, \
Delicate people who
/ Timid, Quarrelsome, \
hate Walking and Egoistic
/ Angry Calcarea. \
hate Sports Coquettish

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CALCSULPH CHILDREN:
Very Sensitive children
Very Timid children.
Children who want mother and family support.
Children who do not like to study especially mathematics.
Children who when forced to study undergo mental strain and brain fag.
Children who answer everything at home but forget everything when they start
writing their exam paper. During exams they go blank .
Children who are afraid of parents, afraid of being scolded, punished.
Children who are jealous of their Brothers and sisters.
Children who feel what they do is not being appreciated by their parents, yet
they are attached to them.
Children who fear Birds, Feathers, Cotton Fibers, Animals, Lizards, Snake, etc.
Children who are afraid of being injured in sport or afraid of being tired and
hence do not take part in active sports.
Children w h o do not spend money but save for their future.
Children who cannot bear cruelty to animals or cruel scenes in movies.
Children despite being timid are obstinate and headstrong.
Children who giggle a lot.
Children who are bitterly sad about treatment given t o them by their parents,
who feel they receive Step motherly treatment.

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Calcarea lodatum

HOT Calcarea with GLANDULÄR affections

GLANDULÄR Calcarea (Syco-Syphilitic)
This is an Impatient and Restless Calcarea.
This is a Hot Calcarea with Intolerance to Cold Wind.
This is a Calcarea which has an oval shaped face with sharper features and is
thin because of the lodine element.
This is a Calcarea with Glandulär eniargements or Glandulär involvement with
emaciation.
This is a Calcarea who is mentally restless but physically weak and requires
alcohol or stimulants to pep it up.
Some i m p o r t a n t entry points are:
1. People who are HOT and desire open air but sensitive to wind, draft. They
get headaches from riding a motorcycle, when they are exposed t o cold
draft.
2. Females w h o suffer f r o m Thyroid problem during puberty, menses,
pregnancy i.e. Goitre associated with female hormonal imbalance.
3. Young boys and girls who wear most trendy clothes. The Sycotic miasm
is seen in young children who love t o wear trendy clothes or modern
clothes and are very carefui about how they present themselves. They
love perfumes. When they return from school their restlessness prevents
them from sitting at home and compels them to go in open air and move
on bicycles, motorbikes, etc. They love cold air, cold wind on the face
which aggravates them or causes headaches.
4. Occupation aggravates.
Officers or mental workers who complain that their work is hampered
because they need t o go for urination very frequently especially when
they are occupied. The urine they pass is very little but frequent.
5. People who are changeable like Pulsatilla.
Like Pulsatilla Symptoms change.

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Like Pulsatilla Anxiety comes and goes in paroxysms.

Like Pulsatilla desires open air but worse in cold draft.
Like Pulsatilla very irresolute.
• But not Thirstless like Pulsatilla but has thirst esp. for stimulants like
coke, Pepsi, orange and alcohol.
• Pulsatilla loves consolation and Calcarea loves support.
Marble

Marble and Granite are both comparatively newiy proved medicines and have
not been used very much by many. 'The polycrests are more reliable than the newIy
proved remedies' is a Statement made in this book in the introduction but these
two have been exception to the rule more because they are not from completely
new origin but are an extension of Calcarea-Carb and Silica of our great polycrest.
These t w o have strengthened our armament and have complimented the Calcarea
group.
Marble or Lap-mar-c is an extended Calcarea. The Marble itself, in India, is
associated with the rieh and the famous. We have prescribed this for patients who
dream, imagine or behave as if they are rieh, famous or noble.
A 14 yrs old boy was cured of a huge left sided Hydrocoele w i t h Marble.
Interestingly his father was cured of his Liehen Planus and Diabetes with Piatina
and the maternal grandmother cured of Pulmonary Koch's with Calcarea Phos, his
mother's Varicose Eczema was cured by Natrum Mur.
Egotism seif esteerri'
This boy had taken the paternal side traits as dominant Haughty
characteristics and was a perfect blend of his father's Delusions
haughtiness with grandmother's timidity. He was lean distinguished
thin tall with long neck w i t h fair delicate skin of great person is
grandmother and attitude of father. This child was born noble person he is
Cowardice
timid, fearfui, weak, but dreamt of becoming rieh and
famous. He always dreamt as well as imagined in wakefui hours that he is a princely
figure or a maharaja. He would imagine that he is relaxing in a royal ehair and he
has many servants to press his feet and hands and body and he loved it. He liked
the game of cricket but he never liked to run or field the ball. He would imagine that
he is hitting the ball with the bat and his friends would run after the ball t o get it
for him. And this site he would enjoy. He feit he was negleeted by his friends who
scorned at his laziness. He always dreamt of taking revenge on them when he grew
up to be a noble man.
He was chilly and thirstless and loved a luxurious life like that of a maharaja.
Marble is predominantly a sycotic remedy as luxury, slowness and egotism
indicates. It loves vanity. It loves to be cared for like a Calcarea.
It likes to be caressed. It loves to be pampered.

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Marble

This is exactiy opposite of Granite. Granite is syphilitic and suffers from slow
moving destructive diseases like autoimmune diseases e.g. RA, Hashimotos, Slow
Cancerous Tumors and Retinal Detachment. (The speed can / i Flattery desires"\
never be fast enough to cause Leukemia's, Pneumonias, ( . Pleasure s e e k i n g /
Meningitis etc. Granite never loves vanity and show. It likes '
t o be crude, without any vanity. It has no scope for love, affection and caresses. It
is independent and hates help and Company unlike Marble.

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Comparison and Differentiation

Vital Differentiating Points between

Calcarea salts

CALCAREA

TI M I D

ANXI OUS

I NSECURE

CHILLY CHILLY/ HOT HOT

FASTIDIOUS AND ACTIVE

MOTHER DEPPRESSEDAND
ANXIOUS RESTLESS SELFISH
AHACHED. EGOISTIC
CALCAREA IMPATIENT
MONEY- MINDED
TRAVELLING INTROVERTED CALCAREA
GASTRIC WANDERING CALCAREA CALCAREA
CALCAREA
COMPLAINTS CALCAREA

Above is a chart of short cut t o other Calcarea salts. Once a Calcarea trait is
recognized in a patient, t h e above chart can be used t o differentiate between
Calcarea-Carb, Calcarea-Phos, Calcarea-Mur, Calcarea-Fluor, Calcarea-Sulph and
Calcarea-lod on the basis of Thermals and basic Mental Dispositions.
Calcarea-Ars loves WARM SOUPS.
Calcarea-Phos loves TRAVEL and WANDERING.
Calcarea-Mur clings to MOTHER
Calcarea-Fluor clings t o MONEY
Calcarea-Sulph clings to EGO
Calcarea-lod clings to GOD

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Comparison and Differentiation

CALCAREA MAY BE RULED OUT WHEN:

• When a person is independent and does not require any support.
• When a person is not dose to his family, mother or father.
• When a person is fast, hasty and quick in action (except Calcarea-Phos
and Calcarea-lod).
• When the disease is fast moving, rapid in progression and rapid in
destruction.
• When a person is not money minded despite having less of it. (A Calcarea
can have no interest in money when he has ample of it and contented,
when he is clinging to God and religion for support.)
• When a person donates generously to institutions and does not want his
name to be declared neither he wants anything in return.
• When a person is not very carefui about his health.
• When a person is rash and negligent and not very cautious.
• When a person likes hot food and hot drinks (except in case of Calcarea-
Ars that requires warm soups and drinks).
• When a person does not have anticipation.
WHAT MAY NOT RULE OUT CALCAREA:
• A Calcarea can have no interest in money when he has ample of it and
contented, when he is clinging to God and religion for support.
• A person who is not dose to the family but is dose to a friend or a religious
Organization or cult because he gets more support from these than the
family can still be a Calcarea.
• In Sycosis and Syphilis, anxiety, anticipation and fear are hidden under the
Syco-Syphilitic trends and hence a person may appear confident without
anxiety and anticipation. For example Cautiousness and Carefulness
develops in Sycosis to compensate for the anxiety and anticipation. Thus
a Sycotic Calcarea will prepare for an event anticipating the worst weeks
before the event and hence is not nervous with the approaching event.
• A Calcarea-Carb, though predominantly Right sided can be Left sided as
well.

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REMEDY COMPARISON AND DIFFERENTIATION

Difference b e t w e e n A n x i e t y o f Kol! a n d Calcarea

A n x i e t y as in t l i e case o f Kali: A Kali c a r b lady is so a n x i o u s t h a t she l i t e r a l l y
t h r o w s herseif o n t h e Physician. The physician literally goes in t h e defensive m o d e
w h e n a Kali is C o m p l a i n i n g . " W h y does t h i s happens t o m e ? " W h y d o n ' t y o u give
m e s o m e g o o d m e d i c i n e s so t h a t I get cured faster? W h y have y o u r m e d i c i n e s n o t
w o r k e d o n m e until n o w ? H o w c o m e o t h e r s get q u i c k relief w i t h y o u r t r e a t m e n t ?
A n d w h y n o t me? This is t h e w a y a Kali a n x i e t y attacks f o r c i n g t h e physician t o f i n d
an escape r o u t e , m a n i p u l a t e or devise a satisfactory answer. It b o r d e r s a l m o s t o n
quarrelsomeness. Not so w i t h t h e Calcareas t h e anxiety t h o u g h is Passive t h e y d o n ' t
h u r t and d o n ' t like t o be H u r t . So a defensively anxious person can be Calcarea. The
physician is n o t t a x e d t o give answers he is relaxed a n d can t h i n k . He does n o t have
t o waste his energy and t i m e t o give a n s w e r t o f r u i t l e s s q u e s t i o n s .

The T i m i d Calcarea w a n t s t h e physician's shell t o p r o t e c t himself. He gains in

c o n f i d e n c e as t h e physician shows c o n f i d e n c e in t r e a t i n g h i m . He k n o w s he is in
safe Hands.
The t h i r d anxious Constitution is Pulsatilla. The Pulsatilla has an anxiety w h i c h lies
b e t w e e n Calcarea a n d Kali. It is n e i t h e r aggressive like a Kali n o r q u i e t a n d at a
receiving e n d like a Calcarea. Weepingly, Pulsatilla w i l l s h o w its helplessness a n d
urge t h e physician t o give her relief. " D o c t o r please h e l p m e " , " W i l l I be okay o r
n o t ? " , are t h e q u e s t i o n s t h e Pulsatilla p a t i e n t asks as against a Kali-Carb's " w h y
d o n ' t y o u help me?", " W h y a m I n o t g e t t i n g b e t t e r ? " in s h o r t , Pulsatilla does n o t
q u e s t i o n t h e physician's a b i l i t y b u t pleads f o r c o n s o l a t i o n . The c o n s o l a t o r y r e m a r k
by t h e physician, "okay y o u w i l l be f i n e by t o m o r r o w or next w e e k " is all t h a t t h e
eager Pulsatilla ears are w a i t i n g for.
The Barytas are d e v o i d o f a n x i e t i e s . If at all t h e y are a n x i o u s , t h e a n x i e t y is
c o m p l e t e l y misplaced as described in t h e c h a p t e r o f Baryta.
The China anxiety is o f a d i f f e r e n t t y p e . It is a c o m p l a i n t t h a t he or she is b e i n g
harassed by m a n y t h i n g s a r o u n d . There is no aggression like Kali as t o w h y t h i s a n d
w h y t h a t . But t h e r e is a d i s t i n c t sadness o n t h e face w i t h a reverse f r o w n i n d i c a t i n g
" W h a t t o do?", " W h y m e ? " and " W h y m e o n l y ? "

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 The behaviour a n d Sym pt om s of any Constitution or any r em ed y is n o t e n t i r e ly
unrelat ed t o our physiology. It is m or e so w h e n t h e r em ed y is a Singular subst ance
like a m i n e r a l or a m e t a l . The b e h a v i o ur o f o n e ' E l e m e n t ' differs f r o m t h e behaviour
of a n o t h e r inside t h e body. Our b o d y is füll o f chemicals and substances. Despite so
m a n y substances inside t h e b o d y, a p a r t i c u l a r e l e m e n t w i l l always stan d o u t in
behaviour. The science o f h o m o e o p a t h y b e i n g holistic, w e c a n n o t a f f o r d t o neglect
e v e n t h e slightes t p e c u l i a r i t y s h o w n by a substanc e at t h e cellular or m o l e c u l a r
level. A l o t o f r e l a t i o n exists b e t w e e n t h e b e h a v i o u r o f an e l e m e n t in t h e m i l i e u
e x t e r i o r and m i l i e u i n t e r i o r o f t h e b o d y and t h e p e r s o n a l i t y t r a i t s e x h i b i t e d by t h a t
e l e m e n t as a 'Constitution'.

If o n e w a n t s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e Kali g r o u p , it is w o r t h w h i l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e
b e h a v i o u r o f Potassium w i t h i n o u r body.
Let US see w h a t o u r books o f physiology have t o say a b o u t Potassium:
• Potassium is f o u n d in t h e cells o f Muscies, Tendons a n d Nerves.
• Potassium in an ionic State is f o u n d in h i g h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n inside t h e cell as
against S o d i u m , w h i c h is highe r in c o n c e n t r a t i o n o u t s i d e t h e cell.
• S o d i u m (Na) and Potassium (K) play a ver y i m p o r t a n t p a r t in t h e c o n d u c t i o n o f
Impulses by nerves t o a n d f r o m t h e b r a i n . W h a t e v e r w e feel t h r o u g h o u r five
senses, w h a t e v e r a c t i o n or m o v e m e n t s t h a t o u r b o d y makes, d e p e n d s u p o n
conduction of Impulse through these nerves when a Stimulus
is received. )

• It is i m p o r t a n t t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w a Stimulus initiates an Impulse and h o w this

Impulse is p r o p a g a t e d .
• The nerves t r a n s m i t an Impulse o f Sensat ion d u e t o electric p o t e n t i a l in t h e
nerve cells. Ther e are 2 m e m b r a n e Potentials in a nerve cell:
a. One is w h e n t h e nerve is resting w h i c h is calied R.M.P.-Resting M e m b r a n e
Potential.
b. The second one is w h e n a Stimulus is receive d and Impulse
is t r a n s m i t t e d i.e. A c t i o n M e m b r a n e Potential-A.M.R
c. The Resting M e m b r a n e Potential o f cells is - 90 m V w h e n t h e nerves are

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 not stimulated.In this condition the voltage gates are closed.
In o r d e r t o t r a n s m i t I n f o r m a t i o n t h e nerve has t o be s t i m u l a t e d i.e.the
electrical p o t e n t i a l m u s t rise by 6 0 m v t o - 30 mV.
• W h e n a nerve is s t i m u l a t e d , f o r example w h e n a pin is pricked a n y w h e r e , t h e
f i r s t t h i n g t h a t occurs is t h a t t h e m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l is r a i s e d , o t h e r
s e q u e n c e s t h a t t a k e place are s h o w n in d i a g r a m m a t i c representation
as f o l l o w s :
• W h e n a nerve is s i m u l a t e d t h e voltage gates o p e n , t h e Sodium rushes inside
t h e cells and Potassium escapes o u t o f t h e cell i n t o t h e extra cellular f l u i d .
This is t h e basic physiology t h a t helps a nerve t o t r a j i s m i t an I m p u l s e .
• The o p e n i n g o f v o l t a g e gates can be fast or slow d e p e n d i n g u p o n h o w fast
t h e resting m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l is c o n v e r t e d t o action m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l .
• In s o m e , t h e gates o p e n r a p i d l y a n d easily a n d Sensation is t r a n s m i t t e d
quickly so t h e reaction t o t h e Stimulus is also quick. These are fast r e m e d i e s .
In Potassium c o n s t i t u t i o n s basically t h e v o l t a g e gates are very fast t o o p e n
t h e r e by m a k i n g t h e m highly reactive and easily excitable . The Potassium
are fast r e m e d i e s .
• On t h e o t h e r hand t h e presence o f Calcium, Bariu m and t h e Carbons in t h e
extra-cellular f l u i d m a k e s t h e gates o p e n v e r y s l o w t h u s m a k i n g t h e s e
Constitution s l o w t o react t o Stimulus. These are s l o w r e m e d i e s . Here t h e
gates are s l o w t o o p e n a n d Stimulus c o n d u c t i o n as w e l l as t h e r e a c t i o n
is slow.

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 F o l l o w i n g is a d i a g r a m m a t i c r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e Neural cell physiology t h a t
may be responsible f o r t h e difference in behaviour, speed and reactions o f differen t
r e m e d i e s . This can also m a k e us u n d e r s t a n d t h e basic qualities o f Potassium vis-ä-
vis Calcium salts and help us t o learn M a t e r i a M e d i ca better.

Neural cell

N a+ Na+ Na+ N a+

Rest i n g M e m b r a n e Pon t en t i al

Norm ally Po t a ssi u m is high in concent r at ion inside t he cel l s

and So d i u m is high in concent r at ion out side the cell

W h e n Stimulus of pain i s g i v e n

Voltage gates open

Action membrane potential

W h e n Impulse is initiated Matrum g o e s inside the cell and Potasium

Leaves the interior of the cell to escape out.

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 In Potassiunn p e r s o n a l i t y as p e r h a p s in a Kali-Carb, Kali-Ars o r Kali-Bronn e t c .
t h e r e is 'easy' o p e n i n g o f v o l t a g e gate s in r e s p o n s e t o t h e s l i g h t e s t St im ulus.
If voltage gates o p e n quickl y t h e Impulse is i n i t i a t e d quickly.

Voltage gates open INSTANTLY when K- i o n S is more in ECF

Stimulus

Sensitivity
FastfflBss, emotiona

Na+ Na+ Na+

Impulse is initiated very QUICKLY

gl Ving rise to:-

—I Extreme sensitivity to touch, to tickle

Causing Easy Excitement
y> Startling tendency, fearfui tendencies

This causes Potassium c o n s t i t u t i o n s t o have: -Easy excitability o f Nerves a n d Easy

and Rapid c o n d u c t i o n o f I n f o r m a t i o n .
Thus t h e Kali e l e m e n t shows Easy Excitability a n d Rapid C o n d u c t i o n g i v i n g rise
t o a p e r s o n a l i t y t h a t is v e r y Sensitive. This makes a p e r s o n O v e r s e n s i t i v e Fast,
e x t r e m e l y Touchy, Ticklish, Fearfui, a n d S t a r t l i n g .

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Effect of excess Ca+ + and Bo+ + ions in extra cellular fluid:
High c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f c e r t a i n ions lil<e Caiciuna, B a r i u m , Carbon etc. w i l l l o w e r
t h e m e m b r a n e p o t e n t i a l d u e t o w h i c h t h e v o l t a g e gates w i l l o p e n s l o w iy or w i l l n o t
o p e n at all a n d cause lessening in sensitivit y a n d dullness o f reactions.

Voltage gates open

SLOWLYORLATE
when Ca++ ions are more in ECF

Stimulus
Ca

Gates open slowiy = Dullness

Neural cell

Na+ Na+ Na+ Na+

Impulse when initiated is Delayed, Slow, I ^ No Sensitivity to Touch, to Tickling

giving rise to Slowness of Responses
I S No Startling tendency

Mildness, Sluggishness

(For details see Guyton's physiology.)

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 Thus, in s h o r t , t h e Constitution t h a t has easy o p e n i n g o f v o l t a g e gates g e t
s t i m u l a t e d easily.
Thus m o s t Kalis t e n d t o be Jerky, A n x i o u s , Fast a n d excessively Sensitive a n d
Startie easily.

T h i s c a u s e s m o s t Kalis t o b e :
1. Ve r y O ve r se n si t i ve ,
Ex c i t e m e n t n e r v o u s
2. Ea si l y Ex ci t a b l e ,

3. Ea si l y St a r t i e d , ST A RT ! N G, ST A RT LED
- EAsny
- FRI GH T , F R O M A N D A S FROlVI
- N O I SE, FROlVl
- SLEEP D Ü RI N G
- T O U C H ED , W H EN
- SIeepfalling asleep, on
- Waking, on

4. Ea si l y Fr i g h t e n e d , t h e r e f o r e Frightened easily
Füll O f An x i e t y- TRIFLES, AT
Touch, from
- Wal< ing on
A N X I ET Y
- fear with
- hungry when
- hypochondriacal
- palpitation with
- respiration difficult, anxious, with
- sieep during
- sIeep disturbed with
- stomach arising from
- stomach in
- stool after
- waking on

5. Ea si l y T i ck l e d o n t o u c h , T O U C H ED A V ERSI O N T O BEI N G
T I C KLI SH N ESS
T O UCH AGG.
- FEET , O F
- SLI G H T

6. Ea si l y A n g e r e d ,

7. High st r u n g a n d A g g r e ssi v e Quarrelsomeness scolding

and t heref ore Q u a r r e l so m e . - f a m i l y, w i t h h i s o r h e r

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 The likes o f Calcarea, Baryta, H e l l e b o r u s etc w h e r e t h e gates d o n o t o p e n fast
and w h i c h c o n d u c t Impulses v e r y s l o w i y are likely t o b e :
1. Slow, Sluggish, Dull,
2. Non-startling,
3. Non-excitable.
In v i e w o f t h i s d i f f e r e n c e a g o o d h o m o e o p a t h can never be c o n f u s e d w h e n i t
comes t o d e c i d i n g b e t w e e n a Kali-Carb a n d Calcarea-Carb. T h e Kalis are fast a n d
Calcareas are s l o w in a c t i o n as w e l l as speed a n d progress o f illness and diseases.
N o w t h e q u e s t i o n arises- W h y is Kali-Carb also m e n t i o n e d u n d e r Slowness
and Weakness?
The Weakness in Kali-Carb is Secondary. Primarily all 'Kalis' are fast except Kali-
B i c h r o m i c u m . W h e n a Kali gets easily Startled o r t i c k i e d again a n d again, m a n y
Potassium ions c o m e o u t o f t h e cell. For t h e s e Potassium ions t o be restored back
i n t o t h e cell, t h e S o d i u m - P o t a s s i u m p u m p Starts f u n c t i o n i n g . This Sodium-
Potassium p u m p w o r k s o n active e n e r g y and c o n s u m e s ATP i.e. energy.
W h e n Kali is s t a r t i e d again and again o r move s and j e r k s m a n y t i m e s and ever so
easily, t h e n o b v i o u s l y K -ions a c c u m u l a t e o u t s i d e t h e cell. All t h e s e have t o f i n d
t h e i r w a y inside. W h e n t o o m a n y K -ions are t o be p u m p e d i n , a l o t o f energy is
c o n s u m e d again and again t h u s causing WEAKNESS and LAXNESS o f t h e muscies.

E x c e s s K- ions h a v e to b e p u m p e d i n si d e t h e ce l l wit h so d i u m -
Po t a s s i u m pump

Sod i u m Pot assium pum p is a n Act ive p r ocess. En er g y is co n su m e d . T h i s

c a u s e s w e a k n e ss, lax ness. in m u sci e s t endons causin g bacl< aches, slip- disc,
Pr olap ses, sp r ains,

t r c r
Neural cell Na+ I Na+

We a k n e ss, sl o w n e ss Difficult Weak cell or

muscie activity
This m e a n s t h a t t h e t e n d e n c y o f 'Kalis' t o w a r d s Weakness , Slowness a n d
Relaxation is SECONDARY and n o t a p r i m a r y f e a t u r e .

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 An i n t e r e s t i n g p h e n o m e n o n is o b s e r v e d d u r i n g t h i s a b o v e process: Kali is a n
internal resident h o u s i n g inside every cell. W h e n s t i m u l a t e d it runs o u t o f t h e cell.
This specific n a t u r e o f Kali again goes t h r o u g h a n d t h r o u g h f r o m t h e m i n u t e s t cell
p h y s i o l o g y t o t h e a t t i t u d e a n d r e a c t i o n o f t h e m i n d . This proves t h a t Kali is a n
'Escapist'. W h e n a p r o b l e m crops up, i t is t h e first t o leave ' h o m e ' i.e. t h e cell, and
go o u t s i d e . It seeks solace n o t w i t h i n t h e house b u t o u t s i d e i t . This is exactiy
o p p o s i t e o f N a t r u m or Sodium w h o rushes inside t h e ' h o m e ' or 'cell' w h e n reacting
to a Stim ulus. This shows t h e 'Extrovertedness' o f Kalis as against t h e
'Introvertedness' o f Natrums.
There has been a lot o f m i s g u i d i n g M a t e r i a Medic a w r i t t e n in t h e h o m o e o p a t h i c
circle t h a t p r o j e c t s 'Kali' as a c o n s c i e n t i o u s , f a m i l y o r i e n t e d m a n . W e d o n o t
u n d e r s t a n d t h e source o f such a w r o n g p r o j e c t i o n . It has a l r e a d y d o n e m u c h
damage t o H o m o e o p a t h y because Kalis have been prescribe d o n t h e basis o f t h i s
f r e q u e n t l y , w i t h hardly any g o o d results.
In t h e first place, if provings are t h e basis o f M a t e r i a M e d i c a , t h e n n o w h e r e in
t h e provings is such a S y m p t o m listed t h a t can s h o w Kali f a v o u r i n g t h e family, leave
aside l o v i n g t h e f a m i l y . O n t h e c o n t r a r y , all t h e r u b r i c s available t o us in t h e
r e p e r t o r y in any Kali salt vis-ä-vis family, shows an exactiy o p p o s i t e p i c t u r e .
A Kali hates Coming h o m e , it is Sad w h e n he comes h o m e , Quarreis w i t h family,
is Averse t o c h i l d r e n as t h e f o l l o w i n g rubrics f r o m C o m p l e t e Repertor y w i l l s h o w :
W i t h t h e help o f Com put er and various p r o g r a m s it has b e c o m e easy t o f i n d o u t
m o r e a b o u t rubrics and r e m e d i e s . If w e need t o k n o w h o w a Kali is related t o t h e
f a m i l y t h e f o l l o w i n g rubrics w i l l t e i l us. M a y be n o t all t h e s e r u b r i c s f r o m t h e
r e p e r t o r y are reliable and may be n o t all are f r o m t h e provings b u t nevertheless t h e
list o f rubrics and t h e medicines t h a t cover t h e m gives us a r o u g h idea or a t least a
t r e n d o f t h e r e m e d y or g r o u p c o n c e r n e d .

• Aversion f a m i l y m e m b e r s t o - Kali-Carb, Kali-Phos

• Abusive i n s u l t i n g f a m i l y and c h i l d r e n t o - Kali-lod
• Cruelty, b r u t a l i t y , i n h u m a n i t y f a m i l y t o h e r - K a l i - P h o s
• Delusions danger f a m i l y f r o m his - Kali-Brom
• Irritability f a m i l y t o her - Kali-Ferrocyanatum, Kali-lod
• Quarrelsomeness, scolding f a m i l y w i t h his or her - Kali-Carb, Kali-Mur, Kali-Phos
• Unfeeling, hard h e a r t e d f a m i l y w i t h his - Kali-lod
The above rubrics d o n o t s h o w any affection o f any Kali t o w a r d s it's family. M o r e
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W i t h CHILDREN
• I m p a t i e n c e c h i l d r e n w i t h - Kali-Carb
• Indifference a p a t h y c h i l d r e n t o h e r - K a l i - l o d
• I r r i t a b i l i t y c h i l d r e n t o w a r d s - Kali-lod
• Aversion t o see h er child f r o m sadness- Kali-lod
• A v e r s i o n t o see h e r c h i l d f r o m sadness t o w h o m she is d e v o t e d l y a t t a c h e d
b e c o m e - Kali-lod
Here again t h e rubrics s h o w a n t a g o n i s t i c b e h a v i o u r o f m o s t o f t h e Kalis w i t h
t h e i r c h i l d r e n . It is w o r t h w h i l e t o see w h e t h e r Kali has any g o o d r e l a t i o n s w i t h
father, m o t h e r o r f r i e n d s .

/AöoutFATHER
Dreams b e a t e n , bein g f a t h e r by - Kali-Carb
With MOTHER

• Clinging c h i l d r e n , take t h e h a n d o f m o t h e r , w i l l always -Kali-Carb

• Fear a l o n e , o f b e i n g child w a n t s m o t h e r t o h o l d her hand-Kali-Carb
This c l i n g i ng arises o u t o f i n s e c u r i t y a n d t i m i d i t y a n d n o t o u t o f any a f f e c t i o n or
love.

With FRIENDS
• Aversion f r i e n d s t o - K a l i - M u r
• Consolation agg. Friendly advice-Kali-Carb
• Recognize does n o t f r i e n d s - K a l i - B r o m
• Suspiciousness, f r i e n d s t o - Kali-Ars
• Violence, vehemence, friends t o his-Kali-Ars
It is o b v i o u s t h a t w h e n a person is s h o w i n g a lot o f concern f o r his family, it could
be f o r various reasons. This c o u l d be because^ he is a f f e c t i o n a t e a n d loves his f a m i l y
or he c o u l d he be d o i n g it as duty, o r he is a do-gooder.
Kali is c o n s p i c u o u s by its a b s e n c e in r u b r i c s t h a t s h o w any love, a f f e c t i o n ,
conscience, respect o r v e n e r a t i o n f o r family.
• It has no A f f e c t i o n
• It has no Religious affections
• It has no Benevolence
• It has no D u t y
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Kali t o be a p e r s o n w h o is i n d i f f e r e n t a n d a p a t h e t i c t o fannily. He seems t o be a
h a r d h e a r t e d , cruel p e r s o n . Then h o w can he be a f a m i l y person?

LOVE
• I n d i f f e r e n ce a p a t h y loved ones t o - Kali-Phos, Kali-Sil
• Kill, desire t o loved o n e s - K a l i - B r o m
• Love p e r v e r s i t y - K a l i - N i t r i c u m
• A n t a g o n i s m herseif w i t h - Kali-Carb
• Aversion herseif to-Kali-Phos ^—
• D i s c o n t e n t e d h i m s e l f w i t h - C a u s t i c u m , Kali-Carb
AVERSIONS
• A n s w e r aversion t o - Kali-Ars, Kali-Phos, Causticum
• A v e r s i o n f a m i l y m e m b e r s t o - K a l i - C a r b , Kali-Phos
• Aversion f r i e n d s t o - K a l i - M u r
• Aversion herseif t o - K a l i - P h o s
• Aversion h u s b a n d t o - K a l i - C a r b , Kali-Phos
• Aversion Soci et y- Kali-Carb
• Bed aversion t o shuns - C a u s t i c u m , Kali-Ars
• C o m p a n y a v e r s i o n t o - K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m , Kali-Brom, Kali-Carb, Kali-lod, Kali-
Phos
• C o m p a n y aversion t o y e t dreads b e i n g a l o n e - Kali-Brom
• Fear alone, o f being Com pany, w i t h aversion t o , y e t fears t o be alone - Kali-Brom
• I n d i f f e r e n c e , a p a t h y w o r k , w i t h aversion t o - Kali-Mur
• T o u c h e d aversion o f b e i n g - C a u s t i c u m , Kali-Carb, Kali-Ferrocyanatum, Kali-lod
• Cruelty b r u t a l i t y i n h u m a n i t y - Kali-lod, Kali-Phos
• Cruelty b r u t a l i t y i n h u m a n i t y f a m i l y t o her - Kali-Phos
The above rubrics s h o w us t h a t t h e Kali p e r s o n a l i t y is far f r o m b e i n g a f a m i l y
m a n . He is, o n t h e c o n t r a r y averse t o f a m i l y and f a m i l y m e m b e r s o r e v e n t o f r i e n d s
and relatives . T he Kali loves o n l y h i m s e l f . He c a n n o t be a l o v i n g p e r s o n o r an
a f f e c t i o n a t e or d u t y conscious p e r s o n .
None of t h e earlier r e p e r t o r i e s like Kent, BBCR. n o r t h e recent o n e like Synthesis
have m e n t i o n e d any o f t h e Kali salts in t h e r u b r i c 'Conscientious'.
Even t h e a r d e n t Causticum t h a t belongs t o t h e Kali g r o u p having a character o f
'fighting against injustice' is n o t supposed t o be conscientious. U n f o r t u n a t e l y o n l y
one a u t h o r has a d d e d Causticum and Kali-Carb in t h e r u b r ic conscientious ( t h a t t o o

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m a r k inclusion o f Kali as a 'Conscientious' or 'Diligent' r e m e d y shows t h a t , at most,
Kali could falsely appear t o be a caring f a m i l y person w h o f o l l o w s rules, regulation
and principles t o t h e hilt. If at all a Kali cares f o r t h e f a m i l y it is m o r e o u t of fear and
anxiety o f losing t h e m , w h i c h may cause loss t o h i m . If at all he obeys all rules and
regulations or even heeds t h e traffi c Signals at m i d n i g h t it is because he is anxious
a n d f e a r f u i o f b e i n g c a u g h t a n d n o t at all d r i v e n by his conscience t o d o so
genetically. It is t h e a r t o f a h o m o e o p a t h , w h i c h w i l l a l l o w h i m t o d i f f e r e n t i a t e a
superficial character f r o m a d e e p genetic character. The superficial character is a
facade. It is Sycosis. The m a n develops or projects a character in o r d e r t o d e f e n d
against his weakness o f Psoric traits .

Psorically Kali has a t i m i d character. He is a person w h o can be Anxious, Fearfui

a n d w h o can be F r i g h t e n e d easily, S t a r t l e d easily, o r he is v e r y Oversensitive
physically and mentally . In o r d e r t o d e f e n d and hide t h e sensitivity h i s / ' _ , .
genes shift t h e defense t o Sycosis defense, w h e r e i n he b e c o m e s <;tiffv J
Rigid, a n d may a p p e a r t o be a g o o d , d u t y consciou s p e r s o n a l i t y . But t h e t r u t h
r e m a i n s t h a t Kali is anti-family a n d n o t pro-family as p r o j e c t e d by s o m e M a t e r i a
Medicas.
Can o n e get results, w h e n a Kali is prescribe d o n t h e basis o f a p a t i e n t being a
f a m i l y person o r a rigid or stiff person or e v e n a m a n o f principles?
The a n s w e r is Yes and No.
YES because it is o n l y o n e phase i.e. t h e Sycotic phase o n t h e basis o f w h i c h t h e
prescription is m a d e . It w i l l give partial results. Finally t h e r e m e d y has t o be changed
as it gradually progresses t o w a r d s suppression. The p a t i e n t may proceed t o Syphilis.
Example:
• An ovarian cyst, w h i c h may progress t o Cancer o f t h e ovaries
• H y p e r t e n s i o n w h i c h is t e m p o r a r i l y u n d e r c o n t r o l , b u t may have a s u b s e q u e n t
danger o f M y o c a r d i a l I n f a r c t i on
This happens because t h e u n d e r l y i n g Psora has g o t itself t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o t h e
stiff a n d p o t e n t i a l Kali, w h i c h is d a n g e r o u s t o - b e c o n s i d e r e d a l o n e w i t h o u t t h e
syphilitic a n d t h e Psoric Sym pt om s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d .
NO because t h e eure w i l l n o t be seen a c c o r d i n g t o Hering's law o f D i r e c t i o n
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 Every G r o u p has o n e s t r o n g r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . Kali-Carb r e p r e s e n t s t h e Kalis,
Baryta-Carb r e p r e s e n t s t h e Barytas a n d Calcarea-Carb r e p r e s e n t s t h e Calcarea
g r o u p . K n o w i n g o n e t h o r o u g h l y w e l l helps us t o k n o w t h e o t h e r s better.
Three characteristics ideally c o n t r i b u t e t o make up t h e character o f Kali:
A) TIMIDITY3 :
B) ANGER3
C) 0VERSENSITIVE3
W h e n T i m i d i t y and Oversensitiveness c o m b i n e it gives us a p i c t u r e o f a person
w h o is f r i g h t e n e d ever so easily. These p e o p l e w h o are ready t o get f r i g h t e n e d have
t o be ANXIOUS. The physically w e a k or susceptible System
in a Kali-Carb is t h e Gastric System especially in Psora.
Everything Starts and concentrates a r o u n d t h e s t o m a c h a n d ^
ehest. Thus t h i s a n x i e t y arises f r o m a b d o m e n o r s t o m a c h . The A n x i e t y o f Kali-Carb
gives rise t o nausea. W h e n 3 m a r k A n g e r is a d d e d tO/^ANXiETY N AUSEA WI TH ^
such a c o m b i n a t i o n o f T i m i d i t y , Oversensitiveness a n d
A n x i e t y w e get, as a result, a v e r y Aggressive, A r g u m e n t a t i v e , Q u a r r e l s o m e t h o u g h
timid personality. Quarrelsome, s c o l d i n g Kalis are very h i g h - s t r u n g , ever
d i s c o n t e n t e d , h a r d t o please, a n x i o u s p e o p l e . This c o m b i n a t i o n is seen a t
m e n o p a u s a l phase o f w o m e n .
As w e saw in t h e patho-physiology, Kali gives rise t o s u d d e n and fast o p e n i n g o f
gates o f Ion Channels t h e r e b y g i v i n g rise t o Fastness,/'j5i,p,p,^„^p - p , p , -
Suddenness, a n d Easy E x c i t e m e n t . Easy e x c i t e m e n t i s ^ — ~ , —•
seen in Easy Irritability, Easy Anger, Easily F r i g h t e n e d , EasyTicklish t e n d e n c y , Easy
Shrieking etc.

1} People whose whole body talks.

W h e n a Kali t a l k s , his w h o l e b o d y t a l k s . T h e muscies a r e so easily m o v a b l e ,
excitable t h a t all t h e muscies o f face and hands express t h e feelings. W h e n he talks
his eyes o p e n w i d e , facial muscies s h o w a f r o w n o r a s m i l e , t h e hands gesture etc.
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2) Anxiety
• People w h o ask t o o m a n y q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e i r illness s h o w i n g t h e i r anxiet y f o r
h e a l t h . This a n x i e t y a b o u t h e a l t h is m o r e p r o m i n e n t in Psoric a n d Syphilitic
illness. T h e y are t o o m u c h w o r r i e d a n d c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e i r h e a l t h and
theorize about health.
• A n x i o u s ladies w h o e x p e c t q u i c k results a n d p e s t e r t h e physician w i t h m a n y
questions.
• Those w h o are n o t satisfied w i t h t h e t r e a t m e n t and go o n c o m p l a i n i n g anxiously.
The a n x i e t y o f Kali is n o t passive b u t v e r y aggressive a n x i e t y . T h e r e is no
a n t i c i p a t i o n in t h e Kali like a Calcarea-Carb b u t s i m p l e a p p r e h e n s i o n and c o n c e r n .
Except Causticum no o t h e r 'Kali' has a n t i c i p a t i o n .
The Kali-Carb lady is so anxious t h a t she l i t e r a l ly attacks t h e physician. There is
an air o f c o m m a n d . It is m o r e o f a d e m a n d i n g anxiety.
The a n x i e t y c e n t e r s o n herseif. The a n x i e t y centers a r o u n d - ' W h a t is g o i n g t o
happen t o me?' and 'Why?'
T h o u g h t h e Kali-Carb lady is a r g u m e n t a t i v e , she does n o t m e a n t o h u r t t h e
physician, unlike Piatina. She k n o w s t h a t finally it is t h e same physician w h o is going
t o eure her. Thus, i n s p i te o f her anxious and q u a r r e l s o m e n a t u r e , she w i l l n o t be
r u d e and w i l l n o t c u t o f f relations w i t h t h e physician.
A Kali-Carb or Kali-Ars lady is so anxious t h a t she b o m b a r d s t h e physician w i t h
q u e s t i o n s . The physicia n l i t e r a l l y goes o n t h e d e f e n s i v e w h e n Kali-Carb is
c o m p l a i n i n g . " W h y does t h i s h a p p e n t o me? W h y d o n ' t y o u give m e s o m e g o o d
m e d i c i n e s so t h a t I g e t c u r e d faster? W h y have y o u r m e d i c i n e s n o t w o r k e d o n me
u n t i l n o w ? H o w c o m e o t h e r s g e t q u i c k relief w i t h y o u r t r e a t m e n t and n o t m e ? "
This is t h e w a y a Kali a n x i e t y attacks f o r c i n g t h e physician t o f i n d an escape r o u t e ,
m a n i p u l a t e o r devise a satisfactory answer. It b o r d e r s a l m o s t o n quarrelsomeness.

The anxious Piatina w i l l also attack t h e physician if he does n o t give results b u t

w i l l h u r t t h e d o c t o r . There w i l l be a sarcastic r e m a r k or c o m p a r i s o n t h a t may o f f e n d
t h e physician. -^-^

" A r e y o u giving m e m e d i c i n e or j u s t piain placebo pills?"

"Does y o u r m e d i c i n e have t h e capacity t o eure such an illness or are y o u j u s t
going t o experiment on me?"
"Can y o u please satisfy m y queries b e f o r e I Start t a k i n g y o u r m e d i c i n e s ? "
"Teil m e f r a n k l y have y o u e v e r t r e a t e d such an illness b e f o r e ? "
"I a m Coming here o n l y because n o t h i n g has w o r k e d o n m e in a l l o p a t h y . "

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 "Frankly speaking I d o n ' t have f a i t h , I w i l l j u s t give it a t r y f o r f e w w e e k s a n d if I
d o n ' t feel b e t t e r I w i l l s t o p . "
The Phosphorous a n x i e t y is a soft a n x i e t y like t h a t o f Calcarea. This a n x i e t y is
nnore expressive t h a n Calcarea b u t n o t harnning o r h u r t i n g t h e physicians f e e l i n g .
" D o c t o r please help m e , I entirely^trust y o u . I k n o w y o u w i l l eure m e b u t t e i l m e
w h y is it t a k i n g so m u c h o f t i m e ? I d o n ' t m i n d if y o u t a k e t i m e b u t w i l l I be
completely okay? Do y o u w a n t m e t o d o some m o r e investigations t h a t w i l l help y o u
t o eure me? D o c t o r y o u are my o n l y h o p e . Please h e l p m e . "
The t o n e o f t h e talk, w h i c h o f course c a n n o t be sensed o r e x p l a i n e d in a Single
d i m e n s i o n a l w r i t t e n b o o k o f M a t e r i a , is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g t o d i f f e r e n t i a t e
one r e m e d y f r o m another. The q u e s t i o n " D o c t o r , w h y a m I n o t g e t t i n g any r e l i e f ? "
can be said in a soft r e q u e s t i n g t o n e or a harsh d e m a n d i n g t o n e or even a sarcastic
t o n e . The t o n e o f t a l k is soft , m o r e m e l a n c h o l i c, e x h i b i t i n g c o n c e r n b u t füll o f love
and affection in Phosphorus.

In Calcarea, t h e t o n e o f t a l k is s o f t e x h i b i t i n g c o n c e r n b u t füll o f t i m i d i t y a n d
fearfulness.
In Kali-Carb and Kali-Ars t h e t o n e o f talk is c o m p l a i n i n g . It has anxiety, aggression,
q u e s t i o n i n g and is indicative o f panic, t h r e a t e n i n g b u t n o t t o c ut o f f relations .
In China t h e t o n e o f t a l k is q u i e t , sober, sad a n d m e l a n c h o l i c b u t füll o f t h e
c o m p l a i n t t h a t e v e r y t h i n g o n t h i s e a r t h is t r o u b l i n g m e .

3) Impatience
People w h o are i m p a t i e n t , h u r r i e d and i m p e t u o u s .
Kalis are p r o n e t o quick a n d fast a c t i o n in PSORA ( b u t dull a n d s l o w in Sycosis).
They w a n t t h i n g s t o h a p p e n fast. T h e y c a n n o t w a i t a n d can be impetuous
in a c t i o n .

4) Timid (Sensitive)
People w h o startle easily.
As w e u n d e r s t a n d f r o m t h e Patho-physiology t h a t nerves and muscies are easily
excitable and pass an Impulse very quickly. This results in rapid and easy actions o f
muscies. This results i n : -
• Easy s t a r t l i n g : - The slightest noise or t h e slightest Stimulus f r o m noise, t o u c h o r
even light can startle a Kali-Carb. People w h o w a k e u p f r o m sIeep at t h e slightest
noise, give a j e r k y r e a c t i o n if t h e y are s i t t i n g q u i e t l y a n d s o m e o n e calls t h e m
f r o m b e h i n d or even t o u c h e s t h e m .
• People w h o are t o u c h y : - Those w h o get t i c k i e d easily can be Kali-Carb. Children
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• Patients w h o d o n o t a l l o w t h e i r a b d o m e n t o be e x a m i n e d in fear of being tickied .
• Children w h o , t h o u g h f e a r f u i d o n o t like t o be carrie d in fear o f being t i c k i e d .
The T i m i d i t y o f 'Kali' leads t o t h e p a t i e n t liking Status q u o c o n d i t i o n . He is averse t o
change. This t i m i d i t y reflects s o m e t i m e s as fastidiousness.

5) Anger- People who get angry easily.

Easy A n g e r a n d A r g u m e n t a t i v e n a t u r e makes t h i s t i m i d Kali-Carb Q u a r r e l s o m e
a n d even Revolting.
6) People w h o have less a t t a c h m e n t a n d c o n c e r n f o r t h e i r f a m i l y b u t m o r e f o r t h e i r
safety.

7) People w h o have puffy upper eyelids.

8) Peop\ e\ Nhofee\ Drowsy or SIeepy while Eating.

9) People w h o c o m p l a i n o f Hollowness o f body.

People w h o c o m p l a i n o f Pulsation all o v e r b o d y especially toe anöfingertips.

People w h o have lax f i b e r s , and are fat a n d obese.
Like all Carbons- Eating aggravates ( w h i l e e a t i n g and a f t e r eating)
• Eating causes sieepiness
• Eating causes y a w n i n g
• Eating causes p a l p i t a t i o n s
• Eating causes weakness, p r o s t r a t i o n
• Eating causes anxiety, fears
• Eating causes v e r t i g o , headaches
• Eating causes fullness in s t o m a c h , backache, Perspiration
Eating is s u p p o s e d t o p r o v i d e n u t r i t i o n , w h i c h in t u r n helps us t o live. It is
s u p p o s e d t o give US energy.
Here e a t i n g and n u t r i t i o n is 'Psora'.
In Kalis, a f t er t h e easy a n d excess m u s c u l a r a c t i v i t y in w h i c h m a n y K+ ions are
p u s h e d o u t i n t o t h e extra-cellula r f l u i d , t h e y are r e t u r n e d t o t h e i n t e r n a l cell
e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h t h e help o f t h e Sodium-Potassium p u m p t h a t consumes a lot of
energy or ATP. This d e p l e t e s t h e energ y especially f r o m t h e muscies.
This causes strain o n t h e i n v o l u n t a r y muscies as w e l l as t h e o t h e r organs o f t h e
body. T h e r e f o r e w h e n e a t i n g a n d d i g e s t i o n takes place a n d t h e muscies o f
e s o p h a g u s , s t o m a c h a n d i n t e s t i n e s are stressed, it causes w e a k n e s s , t i r e d n e s s ,
sieepiness, headache, p a l p i t a t i o n etc.

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Night 3 a m t o 4 a m aggravation o f m o s t o f t h e c o m p l a i n t s like a s t h m a , or sciatica
is one o f t h e s t r o n g i n d i c a t i on f o r all kalis in general and Kali-carb in particular. W h y
does t h i s h a p p e n ? All t h e symptorfYS t h a t t h e b o d y t h r o w s o u t has an e x p l a n a t i o n
in t h e p h y s i o l o g y . The p r e s e n t day d o c t o r s a n d s c i e n t i s t t e n d t o laugh at such
c o m p l a i n t s and t e n d t o disbelieve t h e h o m o e o p a t h s if t h e y a t t a c h any i m p o r t a n c e
t o such Sym p t om s like p e r i o d i c i t y etc. Let us n o w t r y a n d r e c o l l e c t t h a t Kali o r
Potassium e l e m e n t causes t h e e l e c t r i c a l p o t e n t i a l in t h e n e u r a l cells t o r e m a i n
higher t h a n n o r m a l so t h a t t h e v o l t a g e gates o p e n very easily by slight Stimuli. This
causes un- stability. The body always tries t o c o u n t e r un-stability by suppressing t h e
r e a c t i o n . This is d o n e by s e c r e t i ng extra a m o u n t o f c o r t i s ol f r o m t h e suprarenals.
The Cortisol in t u r n r e d u c e s t h e e l e c t r i c a l p o t e n t i a l t o m a k e t h e gates s l o w in
o p e n i n g . The a m o u n t o f Cortisol p r e s e n t in t h e b l o o d u n d e r g o e s d i u r n a l Variation
w i t h t h e highest level p r e s e n t in t h e early m o r n i n g a n d t h e l o w e s t level p r e s e n t at
a r o u n d m i d n i g h t 3 t o 5 h o u r s a f t e r t h e o n s e t o f sIeep. ( I n f o r m a t i o n f r o m
W i k i p e d i a . o r g ) . The q u e s t i o n again is w h y does t h e c o r t i s o l level decrease 3 t o 5
h o u r s a f t e r t h e sIeep? The a n s w e r lies in u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e l i g h t / d a r k cycle.
I n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e l i g h t / d a r k cycle is t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e retina t o t h e p a i r e d
supra-chiasmatic nuclei in t h e h y p o t h a l a m u s . D u r i n g n i g h t t h e h y p o t h a l a m u s t h a t
influences p i t u i t a r y a n d t h e a d r e n a l s r e d u c es t h e u l t i m a t e p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e
cortisol and t h e suppressive e f f e ct o n t h e v o l t a g e gates is o f f and t h i s u l t i m a t e l y
results in e x c i t a b i l i t y o f t h e neural cells and t h e c o m p l a i n t s like a s t h m a , sciatica etc
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ENTRY POINTS FOR KALIS in short:
RIGHTsided c o m p l a i n t s
2. T I M I D , f r i g h t e n e d easily, STARTLED easily
3. ANGRY
4. OVERSENSITIVE
5. QUARRELSOMENESS
6. A n t a g o n i s m w i t h Family/ A v e r s i o n t o Family- Runs a w a y
7. < 3 am t o 5 am periodicity.

O t h e r si g n s t h a t ca n p o i n t t o a Kali- car b
8. Backache + W e a k n e s s + Perspiration
9. Puffiness U p p e r Eyelids
EATING after- aggravates m a n y S y m p t o m s
Sensation o f H o l l o w n e s s in organs a n d w h o l e b o d y as w e l l .

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KALI - CARB ^
IN PSORA or n o r m a l p h y s i o l o g y K+ f o r m s t h e c o n s t i t u e n t o f e v e r y N e r v e a n d
Muscie cell. The i n v o l u n t a r y muscies o f h e a r t , Oesophagus, intestines, the
sphincters o f r e c t u m and b l a d d e r are all i n f l u e n c e d by t h e Potassium as m u c h as
t h e v o l u n t a r y muscies o f t h e back, hands and legs.
The PSORA:- The Physiologie d e f e n s e (Psora) i.e. i n f l a m m a t o r y d e f e n s e m a y
cause at Physical ( organ and tissue) level - I r r i t a t i o n a n d i n f l a m m a t i o n in f i b r o u s
j o i n t s , Pleura, larynx and muscies.
This is a c c o m p a n i e d by m e n t a l a n d g e n e r a l a t t r i b u t e s o f Easy E x c i t a b i l i t y ,
Irritability, Easy S t a r t l i n g , Easy Anger, Q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s , A r g u m e n t a t i v e b e h a v i o r ,
tremendous Anxiety, Impatience, Impetuous behavior etc. He becomes
Oversensitive and H o r r i b l e sights and stories affect h i m p r o f o u n d l y .
W h e n Psora blossoms i n t o SYPHILIS these t r a i t s are exaggerated and t h e p e r s on
becomes very Panicky, füll o f Anguis h and ANGERED easily.
Physically heart muscies become Easily Excitable and the patient gets
Palpitations, Sensat ion as if t h e h e a r t is hangin g by a s t r i n g , physically he b e c o m e s
intolerant t o touch.
W h e n Psora b l o o m s i n t o SYCOSIS t h e r e w i l l be Weakness, Laxness o f muscies o f
heart and muscies o f back and e x t r e m i t i e s . It w i l l give rise t o O b e s i t y, Dullness,
Lack o f c o n t r o l over stools and u r i n e .
W e a k b l a d d e r s p h i n c t e r gives d i f f i c u l t u r i n a t i o n ,
W e a k muscies give l u m b a g o , lame back or lame legs,
W e a k i n v o l u n t a r y muscies give dysphagia, d i f f i c u l t menses i.e. A m e n o r r h o e a
In M i n d it causes d i f f i c u l t y in r e m e m b e r i n g . This results in loss o f m e m o r y f o r
w h a t he has j u s t d o n e or loss o f w o r d s w h i l e t a l k i n g .
People w h o have been v e ry A c t i v e , Hyperactiv e t h r o u g h o u t t h e i r life t h e n t h e y
go i n t o o l d age m e m o r y p r o b l e m , Kali-Carb s h o u l d be t h o u g h t a b o u t .
If a p a t i e n t h a v i n g a W e a k back, Paretic muscies o r p e o p l e w h o are Fat,
Slow, Dull c o m e t o us w i t h a past h i s t o r y o f b e i n g j u s t t h e o p p o s i t e t h a t is b e i ng
H y p e r a c t i v e , Excitable, I r r i t a b l e , I m p a t i e n t etc o n e s h o u l d Start t h i n k i n g o f
Kali-Carb.
* Never w e l l since P a r t u r i t i o n or Loss o f f l u i d s or E x c i t e m e n t or M e n t a l w o r k ,
Physical e x e r t i o n .
This s h o w s t h a t w h e n e v e r t h e n e u r o n a l tissues are u n d e r stress (mental
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 W h e n e v e r t h e muscie cells a r e o v er stressed,
W h e n e v e r t h e r e is e x c i t e m e n t (nerves u n d e r stress),
W h e n e v e r t h e r e is p a r t u r i t i o n or w h e n t h e r e is loss of vital f l u i d or sexual excess t h e
m i a s m a t i c defense o r gear changes t o
a) Either excess Excitability a n d N e u r o n a l a c t i v i t y o r M u s c u l a r activity t o give rise
t o A n g u i s h , Palpitations a n d Pulsations
Or
b) Dullness, Relaxation a n d W e a k muscie c o n t r o l
Thus, if a case o f cardiac neurosis o r cardiac a n x i e t y c o m e s t o us w i t h a h i s t o r y o f
p r e v i o u s E x c i t e m e n t o r Stress t h e p a t i e n t can be a Kali-Carb.
If a case o f M o t o r N e u r o n Disease o r M y a s t h e n i a Gravis comes t o us a f t er k n o w n
h i s t o r y o f Loss o f vital f l u i d s o r afte r M e n t a l o r Physical e x e r t i o n o n e should t r y and
f i n d o u t w h e t h e r he is a Kali. In t h e clinic, w h a t can help us t o recognize Kali-Carb
depends upon the MIASM

Kali Carb
In Psora have certain traits that are marked EASY:
Easily
Anxious, Frightened,
Easy Irritability; Anger;
Easy Quarrelsomeness,
Easily Startled,= Timid
Easily worried, tense, fearfui of disease,
Easily Tickled;
Easy Excitement
Easy Shrieking;
Easily revolting;
Easily discontented, sad, sullen
Easy tiredness, Perspiration.

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 Kali Carb
In S Y C O S I S h a ve cer t ain traits that ar e D I F F I C U L T

• WEAK back muscies, easy sprains,

• WEAK circulation (oedema, puffiness above eyes)
Causes:
• Difficult urine,
D i f f i cu l t
• Difficult stools, W e a k m u s c i e a ct i v i t y
• Dificult breathing,
• Difficult hawking,
• Difficult menses,
• Ailmentfrom sexual excesses, mental exertion.

Kali Carb
In SYPHI LI S h a ve cer t ain t rait s that ar e Excessive, hysterical

Excessive Anger; easy Quarrelsom e,

Excessively Anx ious, Frightened, Startled,
Excessive worried, tense,
Excessive Tickled; Hysterical Excitement
Excessive Shrieking;
Easily revolting;
Easily discontented, sad, sullen (horrible things
affect profoundly)
Easy urine (involuntary cough during)
 H o w Ka l i - ca r b p r e s e n t s :
• A n x i o u s l a d i e s w h o e x p e c t q u i ck r e su l t s a n d p e st e r t h e
p h ysi ci a n s wit h t oo m a n y q u e st i o n s.
• T h o s e w h o a r e n ot e a s i l y sa t i sf i e d w i t h t h e t r e a t m e n t
a n d g o o n co m p l a i n i n g a n x i o u sl y.
• T h e y q uar r el a n d d e m a n d f r om p h ysi ci a n s but d o not
l e a ve t h e p h y s i c i a n .
• Pe o p l e w h o a r e t o o m u c h w o r r i e d a b o u t h e a l t h .
• Pe o p l e w h o st a r t l e e a si l y ,
• C h i l d r e n w h o g e t t i ck i e d e a s i l y a n d d o n o t a l l o w a n y
t o u ch on so l e s; t h e y w e a r t heir o w n s o c k s , s h o e s .
• C h i l d r e n w h o t h o u g h f e a r f u i ~ d o n o t l i k e t o b e ca r r i e d in
f e a r of b e i n g t i ck i e d .
• Pe o p l e w h o a r e s a d w h e n t h e y a r e ill a n d m o a n , g r o a n ,
b e c o m e i m p a t i e n t a n d i r r i t ab l e
• M e n se s t oo m u ch d e l aye d by m o n t h s.

MIND
PSORIC KALI CARB SYCQTIC KALI-CARB SYPHILITIC KALI-CARB
Easy Hyper Difficult Hypo Hysterical

Easy Irritability A/F Mental Fatigue Shrieking, Panicky State,

Easy Anger Touchiness
Easily Frightened Difficult Remembering
Easily Startied
Easily Tickled Hysteria
Easy Shrieking Loss of words Anger+++ Violent,
Sad, Discontented, Revolting,
Ennotional Reaction: Loss of IVIemory for
• What he has just done
Irritable (Ardent)
Easy Fear+++ • Expressing oneself
Anxiety, Ardent, Horrible things affect
profoundly.
Easy Depression
No joy, No love

Easy Sensitivity =
Quarrelsome

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Easy Hyper Difficult Hypo
Complaints will be more Relaxation of tissues
inflammatory in origin like: -Weak Bladder, Difficult
Bronchitis, Asthma, Urination
Backaches, Knee Pain, Hip -Weak, Lax Muscies,
Joint Pain, Sciatica and Difficult Walking
Gastric disturbances with -Weak Back
Nausea. -Weak CirculationgOedema
Easy Sweating Looseness o f t e n d o n s
Easily Tired Difficult Breathing
Easy Urination Difficult Stools, Urine
(Involuntary) Difficult Menses
Easy Sensitivity to Noise Difficult Hawking
Fear, Startling Difficult Swallowing
Sensitivity: A/F Sexual Excess
Skin-Touch t Drowsiness, Yawning,
Hearing- Noise t Sieepiness, Laziness.
Smell- Nausea f r o m Never well since
Anxiety parturition
Eye < After loss of Vital Fluid
Taste <Coition
Tendency t o become Fat
Obesity ++
Sweat, Weakness of back
with 2-4 am <
Edema upper eyelids
T H E M I A SM S O F KALI G RO U P
PSORIC SYCOTIC
Kali-Carb Kali-Phos
Kali-Mur Kali-Carb
Causticum
Kali-Mur
SYPHILLITIC KALI-CARB
Hysterical
Cancers,
Leukoderma,
Avascular Necrosis,
Osteoarthritis of knee,
Fatty Degeneration of
Heart muscie,
Palpitation, Pulsations,
And Nausea
Affects Muscies, Blood
Vesseis, Circulation,
Electric Circuit in Heart
Pulsation in toes and
fingers and body parts,
Hollow Sensation in body,
Hollow Sensation in parts,
Sieeps while eating,
Sieeps after eating,
Weakness after eating,
Alternate State, Psoric
Pains Alternating w i t h
Syphilitic Pains.
SYPHILITIC
Kali-lod
Kali-Ars
Causticum
Kali-Brom
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The triad of Kali- Carb

T i m i d , St a r t l i n g
AN XI O US

Q u i ck , Ra p i d

I m p a t i e n t , I r r i t ab l e

RI GH T Ch i l l y
A N G RY
< 2 am to 4 am SEN SI T I VE
A GGRESSI V E,
T I CKLI SH
Ar g u m e n t a t i ve T h i r st y / T h i r st l e ss T O U C H A GG.
Q u a r r e l so m e

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OTHER SALTS OF KALI:

KALI-ARSENICOSUM
KALI-IODATUM
KALI-MURIATICUM
KALI-PHOSPHORICUM
KALI-SULPHURICUM
KALI-BROMATUM
KALI-BICHROMICUM
CAUSTICUM

All these salts have t h e i r o w n peculiarities in t h e d r u g p r o v i n g a l o n g w i t h a l o t o f

features c o m m o n t o t h e Kali e l e m e n t . So once t h e Kali e l e m e n t has been i d e n t i f i e d ,
t h e salt can be zeroed in by use o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l peculiarities o f t h e salt c o u p i e d
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 Kali- Ars w i l l be best u n d e r s t o o d w i t h t h e help o f t h e case given b e l o w in w h i c h
it w a s p r e s c r i b e d w i t h v e r y g o o d results- t h a t is w i t h reversal o f Symptoms
a c c o r d i n g t o Hering's law o f D i r e c t i o n o f eure.
Case: A 37 yr o l d lady c a m e t o us w i t h V i t i l i g o since 2 m o n t h s .
Previously she had d e v e l o p e d s o m e f u n g a l i n f e c t i o n (Sycosis) at t h e knuckles,
e l b o w s and legs. She had a p p l i e d a n t i f u n g a l o i n t m e n t o n i t .
Later cracks (Syphilis) s t a r t e d a p p e a r i n g in t h e r i g h t c o r n e r o f t h e m o u t h
f o l l o w e d by i n v o l v e m e n t o f t h e l e f t side. She w e n t t o t h e d e r m a t o l o g i s t w h o
p r e s c r i b e d s o m e l o t i o n f o r it a f t e r w h i c h t h e skin at t h e c o r n e r s o f t h e m o u t h
s t a r t e d b e c o m i n g h y p o p i g m e n t e d ; t h e r e f o r e t h e d e s t r u c t i o n t h a t was o n t h e
epidermis w e n t into destruction of melanocytes.
W h e n this h a p p e n e d , she g o t e x t r e m e l y anxious a b o u t her c o n d i t i o n and w o u l d
n o t get sIeep. Her a p p e t i t e decreased d u e t o t h i s a n x i e ty a n d her b l o o d pressure
w e n t u p . Her w h o l e n a t u r e c h a n g e d .
Earlier she was a very e x t r o v e r t e d lady, füll o f life, vivacious and c h e e r f u l . W h e n
d i a g n o s e d w i t h L e u k o d e r m a she b e c a m e sad, m e l a n c h o l i c ^ —^
and d e v e l o p e d t r e m e n d o u s a n x i e t y . She w o u l d n o t e v e n gpi^ndifference apathyj
a n d l o o k u p in t h e m i r r o r . She w o u l d g e t m a n y t h o u g h t s a b o u t h e r disease like
'these spots are i n c u r a b l e ' a n d t h a t t h e y w o u l d n o w spread all over her b o d y and
she w o u l d n o t be able t o face a n y b o d y . She had become^
so sad t h a t she had lost i n t e r e s t in her f a m i l y a n d d a i ^ ^ " ^ ' " " ^
life. She b e c a m e i r r i t a b l e , q u a r r e l s o m e and w o u l d be jealous o f o t h e r ladies. "They
look so b e a u t i f u l . She also had fungal i n f e c t i o n and she also applied t h e same cream
so w h y d i d I o n l y get t h i s disease".
She w o u l d n o t go o u t since p e o p l e w o u l d ask her a b o u t her skin, w h i c h w o u l d
cause her t o b e c o m e m o r e sad.
She was very p a r t i c u l a r a b o u t t h e w a y o f k e e p i n g t h i n g s in t h e house and her
children's studies. But once she g o t this illness^-
she lost i n t e r e s t in w h e t h e r t h e y s t u d i e d o r f • ' " d i f f e r e n c e , a p a t h y sadness, in \
n o t . She o n l y t h o u g h t a b o u t her illness. S h e V * »^^^^lessness m i d n i g h t after
also b e c a m e very i m p a t i e n t ; she w o u l d w a n t i n s t a n t results f r o m every d o c t o r t h a t

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At n i g h t she w o u l d g e t up a f t e r a m a n d / ; ^^^ HEALTH ABOUT

Start Pacing t h e f l o o r .
hypochondriacal
W h e n she c a m e t o us f o r c o n s u l t a t i o n o n the\ Fear happen something will
first day she m a d e a l o t o f i n q u i r y w i t h all t h e
assistants- "Is t h i s L e u k o d e r m a or is t h i s Cancer? Has y o u r sir t r e a t e d such a case
before? Does it g e t c o m p l e t e l y c u r e d ? "
From this w e see t h a t she was basically a t i m i d p e r s o n, e x t r o v e r t e d and c h e e r f u l ,
b u t o n f a l l i n g ill she had all t h e qualities o f Kali-Ars.
• Anxiety health
• Sadness w h e n ill
• Fearfui o f m a j o r diseases like Cancer
In t h e provings , Sym pt om s t h a t have c o m e up are t h a t o f Kali as w e l l as Arsenic.
It has all t h e basic f e a t u r e s o f Kali t h a t is b e i n g t i m i d , a n x i o u s, having s t a r t l i n g
t e n d e n c y , easy e x c i t a b i l i t y and q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s .
To this is a d d e d t h e f e a t u r e s o f Arsenic. Arsenic i m p a r t s its f o l l o w i n g n a t u r e t o
Kali-Ars:
Fastidiousness, Restlessness, A n x i e t y , A n g u i s h at n i g h t . Fear o f i n c u r a b l e
diseases like Cancer, Censorious Critical, C o m p a n y desire f o r ( T i m i d ) , Fear panic
attacks o v e r p o w e r i n g , Q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s .
KALI-ARS:
• Anxiety of health,
• Indifference, Apathy t o family,
• Sadness w h e n i l l .
Sadness causes: Indifference,
Morose,
Quarrelsomeness,
Jealousy and
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• People w h o w h e n ill, o n l y t h i n k a b o u t t h e i r illness and b e c o m e c o m p l e t e l y
i n d i f f e r e n t t o daily chores.
• People w h o c o m p l a i n a b o u t small small t h i n g s .
• People w h o never get satisfied w i t h e x p l a n a t i o ns a n d go o n asking questions.
• People w h o b e c o m e sad easily w h e n t h e y are i l l .
• People w h o get 3.am < and after m i d n i g h t <
• People w h o s u d d e n l y get u p in t h e m i d d l e o f t h e n i g ht and anguish and panic
grips t h e m .

RESUME
The triad of Kali- Ars

SA D N ESS A BO U T
H EALT H

I N D I FFEREN C E T O FA M -
ILY A N D EV ERY T H I N G
ELSE.

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REMEDY COMPARISON AND DIFFERENTIATION:

Kali-ars: These are p e o p l e w h o w h e n i l l , o n l y t h i n k a b o u t t h e i r illness a n d
become c o m p l e t e l y i n d i f f e r e n t t o daily chores. This c o n d i t i o n attracts o u r a t t e n t i o n
because t h e p a t i e n t b e c o m e s f i r s t o f all sad w h e n he c o m e s t o k n o w t h a t he is
suffering f r o m diabete s or t h y r o i d etc. He is so m u c h anxious a b o u t his h e a l t h t h a t
he t h i n k s a b o u t it c o n t i n u o u s l y and can t h i n k o f n o t h i n g eise b u t his illness. In t h e
bargain every t h i n g is meaningless. His f a m i l y , his c h i l d r e n , his d u t y and his daily
w o r k e v e r y t h i n g takes a back seat. This r e a c t i on if it c o m e s o n l y once it s h o u l d n o t
get m u c h i m p o r t a n c e . On t h e o t h e r hand if a person becomes sad and i n d i f f e r e n t
w h e n he is diagnosed as an incurable disease like Cancer it again becomes a natural
reaction. If any person is t o l d t h a t y o u r days are n u m b e r e d and t h a t y o u have o n l y
t h r e e m o n t h s o f life left , he w i l l b e c o m e sad a n d g o i n t o d e p r e s s i o n a n d w i l l
d e v e l o p i n d i f f e r e n c e t o e v e r y t h i n g . This is b u t n a t u r a l and s h o u l d n o t be t a k e n as
r e m e d y S y m p t o m . But if f o r any smal l illness o n e b e c o m e s r e c u r r e n t l y sad a n d
i n d i f f e r e n t this becomes t h e S y m p t o m o f t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . This b e c o m e s a geneti c
reaction o f t h e r e m e d y and is i m p o r t a n t . For s o m e o n e s u f f e r i n g f r o m diabetes or
t h y r o i d o n e need n o t go i n t o i n d i f f e r e n c e t o e v e r y t h i n g . But if he does, it b e c o m e s
i m p o r t a n t . The r e m e d i e s or C o n s t i t u t i o n t h a t have i n d i f f e r e n c e a n d sadness w i t h
illness are KALI ARS, KALI BROM, PLATINA, HELLEBORUS

Kali-Brom: There is m a r k e d restlessness, a n x i e t y w i t h c h a n g e a b i l i t y and f i d g e t y

fingers.
Helleborus: It is e x t r e m e l y slow r e m e d y . Slow t o answer, s l o w t o react.
Piatina: This is an e x t r e m e l y haughty, aristrocatic r e m e d y as c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r s .
DIFFERENTIATION W I T H ARSENIC
Arsenic is a m b i t i o u s f o r m o n e y a n d f a m e a n d is avarice, w h i c h is n o t t h e r e in
Kali-Ars.
The a n x i e t y o f Arsenic is g r a c e f u l . The s i t t i n g p o s t u r e a n d b o d y language o f
Arsenic is a r i s t o c r a t i c . Arsenic a n s w e r s s l o w i y a n d a r i s t o c r a t i c a l l y . Kali-Ars has
aggressive anxiety, no holds b a r r e d , t h e y can t r o u b l e y o u . Arsenic w i l l n o t t r o u b l e
you.

Arsenic is an easily angere d r e m e d y . Kali-Ars is n o t an angry r e m e d y . It does n o t

have Kali-Carb's anger.
Arsenic has a n x i e t y o f conscience t h e r e f o r e w i l l n o t t r o u b l e t h e d o c t o r .
Kali has no a n x i e t y o f conscience t h e r e f o r e w i l l t r o u b l e t h e d o c t o r .

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 It is a Kali t h a t is Syphilitic, w i t h all t h e qualities o f Kalis like s t a r t l i n g and t o u c h
a g g r a v a t i o n b u t is v e r y u n f e e l i n g a n d h a r d h e a r t e d / ^ starting , startied noise, f r o m ~\

t o w a r d s f a m i l y and c h i l d r e n . irritability c h N d r e n t o w a r d J
O n e m a y t h i n k o f Kali- lod w h e n t h e r e a r e :
• V i o l e n t pains w h i c h m a k e h i m shriek. The pains m a y be in t h e head or knee.
• Has m o r e a c t i o n o n bones, nerves and / j , . ,. —rrr x
/ Slirieking pain, w i t h t h e tliigli, \
glands. \ k n e e Joint a n d leg, w h i l e lying d o w n J
In t h e bones it causes decay.
In t h e nerves it causes spasm, convulsions, j e r k s .
In t h e glands it causes a t r o p h y ( m a m m a r y a n d festes).
• Has specific a c t i o n o n t h e t o n g u e . The t o n g u e
gets p u l i e d inside t h e t h r o a t w i t h severe / F EA R D EATH, O F PAIN WI T H ^
s t i n g i n g pain causing t h e perso n t o s u f f o c a t e as RO D T O F T O N GU E A N D THROAT,
he is f a l l i n g a s l e e p . \0F, BEFO RE GO I N G T O SLEEP ^
Syphilitic a f f e c t i o n s o f t o n g u e and t h r o a t .
• Discharges b l o o d y g r e e n or greenish black.
• Like any o t h e r Kali, a g g r a v a t e d
H ARSH N ESS, RO U GH SAD N ESS, IN
by m e n t a l w o r k . SAD N ESS, AV ERSI O N T O SEE HER CH I LD REN FRO M J
• Sadness o f h e a l t h leads t o SAD N ESS CH I LD REN T O W H O M H E IS D EVOT ED LY
AT T ACH ED BEC O M E
c r u e l t y , harsh, r o u g h , malicious,
i r r i t a b l e , h a t r e d t o c h i l d r e n , abusive i n s u l t i n g t o f a m i l y and c h i l d r e n , aversion
t o w a r d s o w n c h i l d r e n . W h e n she is w e l l she is very loquacious and j e s t i n g .
• Canno t Support injustice. /• EYE: Paralysis o f
5 a.m. a g g r a v a t i o n . - nerves abducens nerve
HOT 3- > Cold; > W a l k i n g in o p e n air - muscies ofeyeball recti

V e r y g o o d r e m e d y f o r eyes- paralytic - muscies o f eyeball

conditions V > OPT IC N ERVE, A M A U RO SI S/

- Paralysis o f lateral recti leading t o i n t e r n a l s q u i n t

- D e t a c h m e n t o f retina

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 It Is a s l o w Kali.
• Indifference apathy person to all
It is an i n d i f f e r e n t Kali. • Sits quiet stiff
The p i c t u r e is m o r e o r less like "Sepia". V* Aversion friends to ^
The p a t i e n t is I n d i f f e r e n t , I n d o l e n t , and sits Q u i e t and Stiff, n o t i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h
p e o p l e . The person has n o i n t e r e s t in w o r k , no i n t e r e s t in d o i n g i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s .
He neglects i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s . T h e y sit in o n e place occasionally h u m m i n g a song t o
themselves and t h e song t o o is sad, slow a n d m e l a n c h o l i c . He talks less, b u t w h e n
he talks he gets e x c i t e d a n d t h e s p e e d a n d p i t c h o f speech b e c o m e s f a s t e r a n d
higher respectively.
The only t h i n g a b o u t Kalis in Kali-Mur is s t a r t l i n g t e n d e n c y . He is s t a r t i e d easily
f r o m sIeep by t h e slightest noise. / A p p e t i t e i n cr e a se d , hung^

One t h i n g m a r k e d is " W a t e r can t a k e t h e place o f in g e n e r a l va n i sh i n g

f o o d " . If t h e p a t i e n t is h u n g r y a n d he d r i n k s w a t e r t h e d r i n k i n g w a t e r af t er

a p p e t i t e disappears.
Cannot t o l e r a t e rieh f o o d and pastries w h i c h easily upset t h e s t o m a c h and hence
t h e y d e v e l o p an aversion t o i t .
At t h e physical level Kali-Mur e x h i b i t s o n l y superficial i n f l a m m a t i o n o f t h r o a t
w i t h cheesy l u m p s being h a w k e d o u t .
Even in t h e eyes t h e r e w i l l b e s u p e r f i c i a l i n f l a m m a t i o n in t h e c o r n e a causing
keratitis.
I n f l a m m a t i o n occurs i n b l o o d vesseis g i v i n g rise t o / D i s c o i o r a t i o n w h i t e n e ss

blanching effect t h a t is w h i t e n e s s o f parts o t h e r w i s e r e d . P^'^^i"^"^"^ ""^^

In Sycosis i n f l a m m a t i o n t u r n s i n t o i n d u r a t i o n s and arterie s can g e t t h r o m b o s e d
- giving rise t o " h e a v y l e g " Sensation.
Chronic i n f l a m m a t i o n can cause chroni c n e p h r i t i s or chroni c renal f a i l u r e .
In t h e breas t t h e r e m a y be p a i n f u i n o d u l e s b u t w h e n Sycosis a n d Syphilis
c o m b i n e t h e y may go i n t o cancer m a m m a e .
I n f l a m m a t i o n in t o n g u e t u r n s i n t o t u m o u r o f t o n g u e .

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 This is a Chilly, T hir st y a n d Left sid ed Kali.
It has all t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f 'Kali' like T i m i d i t y; Easy St ar t ling f r o m T o u ch ,
noise; Fr ig ht ened easily a n d Shr iek ing easily.
Important points t o note are:-
1) M EN T AL e x e r t i o n aggravates
2 ) CON SOLAT ION a g g r a v a t i o n
3) OFFEN SI VEN ESS o f all discharges

1 . M e n t a l e x e r t i o n a g g r a va t i o n : -

The Kalis' w e a k n e s s is d u e t o excess use o f e n e r g y t o o p e r a t e t h e Sodium-

P o t a s s i u m p u m p t h a t sends t h e K+ ions back i n t o t h e cell. This w e a k n e s s is
e x h i b i t e d in d i f f e r e n t tissues d e p e n d i n g o n t h e a f f i n i t y and c o n s t i t u t i o n a l t y p e .
The excessive a c t i v i t y o f 'Kali' i.e. excessive e x c i t e m e n t o r excessive use o f cells
w i l l give rise t o p h o s p h o r u s t y p e o f w e a k n e ss in b r a i n a n d nerv e cells.
The b r a i n a nd n e r ve cells are so w e a k t h a t it c a n n o t bear any e x e r t i o n . W e can
t h i n k o f Kali-Phos w h e n w e see: -
a) D elicat e school girls w h o are t e n s e a b o u t studies, w h o are anxious a nd w o r r y
a lot b e f o r e exams a nd w h o e x e r t a l o t t o s t u d y a n d / ^ ^ ^ , ^^^^ g^^^^^, g,,^, A
Start g e t t i n g headaches m a y be Kali-Phos. It generallyVi .,»„„,..,>a..^^^^^^

corresponds.

b) O ve r b u r d e n e d b u si n e ssm e n . W h e n w e see b u s i n e s s m e n w h o are t e n s e

a b o u t t h e i r business a n d use t h e i r m e n t a l p o w e r s a lot x^, B^3i„,33

f o r t h e s a m e , b u t a f t e r o v e r u s e t h e y b e c o m e w e a k inl , ^^xiety business about J

t h e m i n d . T h e n , t h e s l i g h t e s t t h i n k i n g gives t h e m a ^ • . . . . . . . x , . . . . . . . . " , • • • • , „ . . . . , • . , . „ . „ . ^

h e a d a c h e o r i r r i t a b i l i t y . In such cases o n e s h o u l d t r y an d f i n d o u t w h e t h e r he is a
Kali-Phos, a p p l y i n g a nd c o n f i r m i n g w i t h t h e generals.
c) O ve r b u r d en ed h o u se wi ve s. H o u s e w i v es w h o are over b u r d e n e d w i t h w o r k ,
w h o p u t in a h u n d r e d p e r c e n t in h o m e d u t i e s d u e t o / r T T " ; TZT. TTx
/ Worl< crazy, seems to arive tiirn,^

their overenthusiastic nature trying to take in mental occupation, owing to

responsibilities of all, e v e r y t h i ng and everyone. \ the impotency of his mind

w i l l n o t be able t o s u s t a i n t h e c o n s i s t e n t e x e r t i o n o f
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m i n d and body. Finally t h e brain gives v\/ay a n d t h e y Start f e e l i n g t h a t if t h e y still
o v e r w o r k t h e y w i l l go crazy. Then m e n t a l w o r k b e c o m e s i m p o s s i b l e . They get such
a brain fag t h a t t h e y are averse t o a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s , t h e y are averse t o staying
in t h e f a m i l y , t h e y d e v e l o p aversion t o f a m i l y a n d t o t h e h u s b a n d w h o c o n s t a n t l y
d e m a n d s duties and w o r k f r o m her.
Thus a Kali-Phos can fall ill w h e n it exerts its m i n d .
A i l m e n t s From- Grief, Anger, D i s a p p o i n t m e n t in Love, Shock etc.

2 . C o n so l a t i o n a g g r a va t i o n : -
The brain has t a k e n such a b e a t i n g t h a t it refuses t o t h i n k . The Kali-Phos p a t i e n t
is so averse t o t h i n k i n g , w h e t h e r g o o d or b a d , t h a t any c o n s o l a t i o n is also a pain f o r
her. Kali-Phos gets angry at c o n s o l a t i o n because c o n s o l a t i o n is g o i n g t o m a k e her
t h i n k and t h a t she can't a f f o r d . Kali-Phos is so m e n t a l l y t i r e d t h a t it has no capacity
t o t h i n k a n y t h i n g g o o d or bad if any c o n s o l a t i o n i s g i v e n t o her. Even t o t h i n k o f t h a t
c o n s o l a t i o n she has t o use her b r a i n , w h i c h she c a n n o t d o since using her b r a i n
leads t o brain f a g .
There are o t h e r r e m e d i e s t h a t c o m e t o o u r m i n d w h e n w e see a p a t i e n t w h o
does n o t like c o n s o l a t i o n . N a t r u m - M u r , Calcarea, and Piatina t h i n k t h a t t h e y are
t o o exciusive
Piat ina t h i n k s t h a t she needs no c o n s o l a t i o n as it is g i f t e d e n o u g h t o t a k e care
of herseif.
Pallad ium does n o t like c o n s o l a t i o n b u t likes praises and a p p r e c i a t i o n . So w h e n
t h e r e is liking f o r a p p r e c i a t i o n t h e r e is n o scope f o r a n y b o d y t o console her w h i c h
makes her feel d e f i c i e n t w h i c h she can ill a f f o r d .
N at - M ur is exciusive because o f h y p e r s e n s i t i v i t y a n d she c a n n o t a f f o r d
c o n s o l a t i o n . Even little t h i n g s h u r t t h e m a n d h u r t s t h e m badly. T h e y go i n t o
b r o o d i n g and e x t r e m e sadness.
Sepia hates c o n s o l a t i o n since it has g o n e i n t o i n d i f f e r e n t m o d e . It c o m p r o m i s e s
itself w i t h g r i e f a n d decides t o g o a h e a d in life in s p i t e o f Grief, V e x a t i o n ,
Suppression o f A n g er etc. Sepia is a negatively positive r e m e d y so it goes o n living
its life and is n o t b o t h e r e d a b o u t such t h i n g s a n d w o u l d n o t like e m o t i o n s t o c o m e
in its way.
Ar senic considers h i m s e lf self-sufficient, m e t i c u l o u s , m e t h o d i c a l and considers
itself t o be in a p o s i t i o n t o m a n a g e h i m s e l f h e n c e does n o t r e q u i r e any o u t s i d e
consolation.
Carcinosin does n o t like c o n s o l a t i o n. Carcinosin is a very i n t r o v e r t e d personality.
It has been p u t i n t o a m o u l d by e i t h e r p a r e n t a n d m o u l d e d itself in a p a r t i c u l a r
m a n n e r and w i l l n o t be m o u l d e d by e x t e r n a l influences in t h e f o r m o f c o n s o l a t i o n .

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The o n l y t h i n g r e m a i n i n g in Carcinosin is sensitivity. The Reaction has been cut off
and she has been p r o g r a m m e d by her p a r e n t s w h o have m o u l d e d her.
Ignat ia a n d Silicea b o t h are r e m e d i e s o f e s t e e m t h o u g h conscientious and very
sensitive. Ignatia is n o t t i m i d and again considers itself self-sufficient and t h e r e f o r e
does n o t r e q u i r e c o n s o l a t i o n , w h i c h o n t h e c o n t r a r y aggravates t h e m . Silicea hates
c o n s o l a t i o n because o f t h e i r rigidity a n d e s t e e m .

3 . O f f e n si ve d i sch a r g e s: -
A n y o n e w h o complains o f offensive discharges should be p r o b e d t o see w h e t h e r
he is a Kali-Phos.
• H a e m o r r h a g e t e n d e n cy or a ct u a l b l o o d of f en si ve
Remedies t h a t come t o • Ex p e ct o r a t i o n o d o u r o f f en si ve
our mind if a patient • M EN SES O FFEN SI V E

complains of bad odour • LO CH I A O FFEN SI V E, FET I D

• LEU C O RRH O EA S O FFEN SI V E PUT RI D
from the mouth, stool,
• Ur i n e o d o u r o f f en si ve
u r i n e or any discharges, are • ST O O L O D O U R O FFEN SI V E
Carbo-Veg, Kali-Phos, EAR D I SCH ARGES GEN ERA L O FFEN SI V E PUT RI D M EAT, LIKE^
Psorinum a n d Arsenic-Alb.
Carbo- Veg, w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s Carbons, causes stasis w i t h gastro-enteritis and
stasis o f t h e cardiovascular Syst em . W h e n t h e r e is st asis n o t h i n g inside moves or
m o v e s s l o w i y . The b o w e l s also d o n o t m o v e h e n c e t h e r e is n o t h r o w i n g o u t o f
e x c r e t i o n s or w a s t e substances causing t h e w h o l e Syst em t o go i n t o this offensive,
p u t r i d or cadaverous m o d e . A n y t h i n g t h a t c o m e s o u t is f o u l s m e l l i ng because of
decay.
A similar t h i n g occurs in Kali- Phos. The o n l y d i f f e r e n c e is t h a t here t h e brain and
t h e n e r v o u s System is s l o w e d d o w n l e a d i ng t o a d i s t u r b a n c e in t h e m e t a b o l i s m .
Also t h e nerves s l o w d o w n in o r d e r i n g any e v a c u a t i o n and t h e r e b y resulting i n t o
p u t r i d , cadaverous a n d o f f e n s i v e discharges f r o m ear, nose, and t h r o a t or in t h e
f o r m o f s t o o l , u r i n e , l e u c o r r h o e a , menses or lochia, all offensive or f o u l in o d o u r .
In Kali-Phos e v e n h a e m o r r h a g e s h ave a put rid od our .

If t h e b o d y a n d Syst em s have s l o w e d d o w n and t h e m i n d is active after a m a j o r

illness t o give rise t o f o u l discharges, t h e r e m e d y i n d i c a t e d c o u l d be Carbo-Veg. If
t h e m i n d has s l o w e d d o w n and t h e b o d y is relatively still excitable o n e can t h i n k o f
Kali-Phos.
Arsenic- Alb's offensiveness is d u e t o d e s t r u c t i o n o f tissues and n o t due t o stasis
or d i s t u r b e d m e t a b o l i s m .
Psor i n u m 's offensiveness is d u e t o a n a e r o b i c i n f e c t i o n s . The bacteria t h r i v e o n
lack o f oxygen a n d less a m o u n t o f oxygen in t h e b o d y gives rise t o a p u t r i d o d o u r
t o stool and u r i n e or pus f r o m t h e ear and nose t h a t is also y e l l o w green in colour.

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 Besides these , s o m e o t h e r points t h a t m a y a t t r a c t o u r a t t e n t i o n t o Kali-Phos are:
• Em aci at i on in s p i t e o f e a t i n g v e r y w e l l a n d E m a c i a t i o n in s p i t e o f h a v i n g a
ravenous a p p e t i t e .
• T r e m e n d o u s w e a k n e ss f r o m M i n d r elat ed body st r ess. Example: < C o i t i o n , <
Climacteric, < after A c u t e diseases t h a t cause c o n c e r n .
• Urine is golden yel l ow.
• H u n g ry a f t e r e a t i n g . Person is h u n g r y e v e n a f t e r e a t i n g .

RESUME
The triad of Kali- Phos

M EN T AL EXERT ION AGGRAVAT ION

• Wo r n out b u si n e ssm e n
• Wo r n out h o u se wi ve s
• Wo r n out schoolgirls an d boys
(schoolgirls' h e ad ach e )

CHILLY
THIRSTY
T IM ID IT Y
Easily st ar t ied ,
Easily f r ig ht ened ,
Easy st art ling on t o u ch .

OFFEN SI VE
D ISCHARGES

CONSOLATION < Put rid, cad aver ou s, of-

f ensive d ischar ges f r om
E.N.T, m e n se s, leucor -
r h oea an d even blood

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 hey say Pulsatilla is t h e v e g e t a b l e a n a l o g u e o f Kali-Sulph.
Kali-Sulph is a Pulsatilla w i t h a f e w d i f f e r e n c e s.
It in f o l l o w i n g aspects.
CHANGEABILITY o f Pulsatilla w i t h S y m p t o m s and m o o d s easily changeable.
2) WANDERING SYMPTOMS. Pains w a n d e r i n g especially in limbs and back.
3) OPEN AIR AMELIORATION and W A R M R O O M AGGRAVATION
4) TIMIDITY and F r i g h t e n e d easily a t t r i f l e s .
5) I r r e s o l u t e a n d Indecisive.
6) Heated b e c o m i n g a g g r a v a t i o n
7) Evening a g g r a v a t i o n o f a n x i e t y a n d o t h e r c o m p l a i n t s .
8) Hot drinks a v e r s i o n .
It in t h e f o l l o w i n g aspects:
O t h e r u n i q u e c o m p l a i n t s t h a t may d r a w o u r a t t e n t i o n t o Kali-Sulph are: -

PULSATILLA KALI-SULPH

• It likes sym p a t h y • It hates sy m p a t h y a n d al so h a s a i l m e n t s

f r o m sy m p a t h y

• Co n so l a t i o n ameliorates • Co n so l a t i o n aggravates

• Thirstless • Extremely thirsty w i t h b u r n i n g p ain a n d

v e h e m e n t t h i r st

• Eat i n g aggravates • Eat i n g ameliorates

• N e v e r w e l l si n ce menopause • N e ve r w e l l si n ce abortion, any major

illness like pneumonia.

• Fe e l s sh e is neglected • Fe e l s sh e is disgraced

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n Nails s u d d e n l y s t o p g r o w i n g after an illness.
n W e see a non-healing uicer c o n s t a n t l y discharging y e l l o w w a t e r i.e. f l o w i n g
uicer (Kali-Sulph, Kali-Ars, Kali-Carb, Natrum-Carb, Rhus-Tox, Zinc-Sulph)
" W e see p e o p l e w i t h w a r t s o n t h e t o n g u e or w a r t s o n t h e Ups.
Kali-Sulph children are m i l d , delicate, fair skinned, red lipped and t i m i d like Pulsatilla
b u t very restless. D u r i n g f e v e r s t h e s e c h i l d r e n are n o t b o t h e r e d a b o u t t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e and keep o n playing a n d j u m p i n g a b o u t w h i l e t h e i r p a r e n t s are m o r e
w o r r i e d . They get r e c u r r e n t attacks o f bronchiti s after a m a j o r attack o f p n e u m o n i a .

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W h e n I was l e a r n i n g and p r a c t i c i n g A l l o p a t h y w i t h m y f a t h e r t h i r t y - t w o years

back, he w o u l d dictate a prescriptio n and I w o u l d w r i t e . I r e m e m b e r w h e n a m o t h e r
w o u l d c o m p l a i n a b o u t her kid " O h m y child n e v e r sieeps at n i g h t . He is ever so
restless and f i d g e t y d u r i n g d a y t i m e . He is c o n s t a n t l y e x c i t e d , s h r i e k i n g. Please give
him something to calm him down". And my father would dictate a
prescription

/ ^feca- eu^ S, S / iaria^

He w o u l d t e i l m e , "See t o d a y t h e child w i l l sIeep w e l l . From t o m o r r o w o n w a r d s

he w i l l be c a l m , cool and n o t restless. He w i l l sIeep m o r e and t h e n t h e m o t h e r w i l l
be happy. But r e m e m b e r ; d o n ' t let her c o n t i n u e this p r e s c r i p t i o n f o r long, n o t even
in a d u l t s because it w i l l cause e x t r e m e d u l l n e s s . The adults become sad,
m e l a n c h o l i c a n d w i l l go o n w e e p i n g and t h e y w i l l c o m e back t o y o u t o t a ke anti-
depressants. The y m i g h t also d e v e l o p sexual i m p o t e n c y . This Potassium B r o m i de
w i l l c o n t r o l t h e m o t o r e x c i t a b i l i t y a n d s o o t h e t h e m o t o r nerves b u t it w i l l cause
increased e m o t i o n a l d i s t u r b a n c e a n d m e n t a l depression giving rise t o sadness and
w e e p i n g w i t h e v e r y t h i n g . T h e y n e v e r f e e l h a p p y . If t h i s is c o n t i n u e d f o r long
(especially in o l d e r age), t h e Potassium B r o m i d e (allopathic) w i l l send t h e person
i n t o d e m e n t i a . He w i l l Start g e t t i n g w e a k e r a n d w e a k e r in m e m o r y , f o r g e t f u i ,
c o n f u s e d and s a d " .
A n o t h e r w o r d o f c a u t i o n he said w a s t h a t d o n ' t give P o t a s s i u m B r o m i d e (in
a l l o p a t h i c f o r m ) t o p e o p l e w h o have w e a k nerves, w e a k m i n d , w e a k brain (senile
d e m e n t i a ) and w e a k sex. During t h e t r e a t m e n t t h e y m i g h t also get lots o f acne t h a t
are r e l a t e d t o sex h o r m o n e i m b a l a n c e .
F r o m t h i s , I l e a r n t t h a t Potassium B r o m i d e has an e f f e c t o n :
M o t o r Nerves
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4. M e m o r y
W h e n I s t a r t e d H o m o e o p a t h y I realized t h a t A l l o p a t h y a n d H o m o e o p a t h y are
m i r r o r Images a n d t h a t t h e y w e r e e x a c t i y o p p o s i t e o f each o t h e r . If P o t a s s i u m
Bromide is c o n t r a i n d i c a t e d in w e a k nerves, w e a k brain etc, Kali-Brom m u s t be g o o d
f o r w e a k nerves, w e a k b r a i n , e m o t i o n a l l y w e a k m i n d and w e a k sex.

But b e f o r e any o f these b e c o m e w e a k , t h e y s h o u l d have b e en / Restlessness must\

Excitable, Hyperactive in Psoric State. In Psora Kali-Brom w i l l b e i m o v e constantly j

Restless, Paces f l o o r , w i l l have f i d g e t i n e ss o f t h e fingers, s t a r t l i n g

easily.
As t h e p a t i e n t goes i n t o t h e Sycosis gear, t h e m i n d a n d nerves b e c o m e s l o w ,
w e a k , and dull and once Syphilis c o m e s in w e k n o w t h e r e w i l l be loss o f c o n t r o l
over m e n t a l faculties causing c o n f u s i o n o f m e m o r y , ^
we ak n e ss and f orget f ulness, and on sex causingA M EM O RY WEA KN ESS LO SS
impotence.

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 1. Wa l k Walking r o o m a b o u t , c a n n o t m a k e
up his m i n d t o d o a n yt h i n g
2 . Re s t l e s s n e s s o f H a n d s , Fi n g e r s, U p p e r
M o t o r Nerves
limbs
3 . Re s t l e s s n e s s m u s t m o v e co n st a n t l y
4 . St a r t l e d e a si l y
5 . Sh r i e k i n g
6. T r em b ling h an d while writ ing
7 . T r e m b l i n g if s o m e t h i n g is t o b e d o n e
8 . Pi ck i n g f i n g e r s

1. Sa d n e s s w i t h Se x u a l p r o b l e m s
- wi t h I m p o t e n cy
Kali-Brom - w i t h Em i s s i o n s
Emotional
2. I n co n st a n cy of M o o d s
3. M u si cAg g .
4 . I n d i f f e r e n c e w h e n Sa d b e c a u s e o f il
healt h
5. M o a n i n g a b o u t Fa t e
6. We e p i n g Pa r o x y sm a l

Se x u a l Sp h e r e
1. A/ F M a s t u r b a t i o n
2 . T h o u g h t s se x u a l
3 . Pr i a p i sm
4 . Sa t yr i a si s
5. I m p o t e n cy
6. N ym p hom ania
7 . Er e c t i o n s t r o u b l e s o m e
- wi t h Lo ss o f Memory
- w i t h Sa d n e s s

1. A b s e n t m i n d e d
2. M em or y weak
M e n t a l Fa cu l t i e s - Fr o m Se x u a l e x c e s s
- Fr o m I m p o t e n c e
- Fr o m M a st u r b a t i o n
- Ex p r e s s i n g o n e s e l f f o r
3 . I n sa n i t y
- Er o t i c Pu e r p e r a l
- Bu sy
- Wi t h p a r a l ysi s

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CAUSAT I O N S:
Every Constitution has certain Systems t h a t are w e a k . If t h e s e w e a k Systems c o m e
under strain t h e person is bound t o fall ill. In Kali-Brom w e have seen t hat t he weak
Systems are M o t o r nerves, Emotions, Sex a n d Intellect. W h e n t hey are under stress
Kali-Brom Constitution falls ill.

Symptoms

2.

Ka l i - Br o m

3 . O v e r u s e o f Se x u a l Sp h e r e
Se x u a l Ex ce ss

Se x u a l Ex c i t e m e n t

Be f o r e o r Af t e r M e n s e s

Pu e r p e r a l p e r i o d

M a st u r b a t i o n

4 . O v e r u s e o f I n t e l l e ct A/ F M e n t a l Wo r k

A/ F O v e r st u d y

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The triad of Kali- Brom

FI D GET I N ESS

of f ingers or h a n d s

SEX com plaint s

INDIFFERENCE SAD-
INCONSTANCY
NESS WITH.

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3 m a i n En t r y Po i n t s o f Kal i - Br o m a r e : -

1. FI D GET I N ESS O F N ERV ES ( M o t o r N e r v e s) :

a) People w h o have a t e n d e n c y t o m o v e t h e i r fingers and hands or are constantly
fidgety w i t h t h e i r fingers shoul d be p r o b e d t o f i n d w h e t h e r
Restlessness
t h e y are Kali-Brom.
-HAND
b) People w h o m o v e up and d o w n t h e r o o m t o m a k e - Fingers

decisions can be Kali-Brom. - Must move const

c) Children w h o are restless w i t h f i d g e t i n e ss especially ^ ~ — —

of u p p e r l i m b (like Thuja) can be Kali-Brom.

2 . I N C O N ST A N C Y l i k e Pu l sa t i l l a .
People w h o have m o o d changes a n d c h a n g e in S y m p t o m s can be Kali-Brom.
They weep and w e e p a n d t h e n s u d d e n l y / y , Q Q p CHANGEABLE, VARIABLE
change and b e c o m e n o r m a l or c h e e r f u l . A g a i n V
after s o m e t i m e w i t h o u t any reason t h e y Start w e e p i n g again.
3 . C O M PLA I N T S A SSO C I A T ED WI T H SEX U A L FU N C T I O N I N G A N D D ESI RES

Kali-Brom is always associated w i t h Sexual sphere. Sex h o r m o n e s have a vital

part t o play in t h e f i d g e t i n e s s a n d m o t o r a c t i v i t y . T h e r e f o r e S y m p t o m s t h a t can
arise are
a) Priapism at n i g h t in c h i l d r e n
b) Insanity or mania r e l a t e d t o Sexual desires (excess as w e l l as suppressed)
c) Insanity or mania r e l a t e d t o M e n s e s ( b e f o r e and after)
Sadness r e l a t e d t o M e n s e s
d) Insanity r e l a t e d t o P u e r p e r i u m
e) Satyriasis
f) Excess M a s t u r b a t i o n
g) Weakness o f M e m o r y f r o m sexual excess
h) Sadness w i t h I m p o t e n c e , Sadness f r o m Emissions or Pollutions
4 . IN D IFFEREN CE and sad w h e n ill: W h e n Kali- ars and Kali B r o m falls ill t h e y
become so sad and melancholic t h a t t h e y c o m p l e t e l y b e c o m e i n d i f f e r e n t t o all t h e i r
regulär w o r k a n d h o u s e h o l d c h o r e s . T h e y are so sad t h a t t h e y d o n o t t h i n k o f
a n y t h i n g b u t t h e i r disease.

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 Düring t h e provings, m o s t o f t h e Kalis have s h o w n p r i m a r y a f f e c t i o n o f t h e M i n d
and s e c o n d a r y o f t h e Body. T h e r e f o r e m o s t o f t h e M a t e r i a M e d i c a o n Kali is rieh in
m e n t a l Sym pt om s.
Kali-Bichromicum is exactiy o p p o s i t e . This is t h e o n l y 'Kali' t h a t has c o m e o u t
w i t h m o r e 'Physical S y m p t o m s ' t h a n any p e c u l i a r m e n t a l Sym p t om s. Thus o u r
u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m f o r p r e s c r i b i n g s h o u l d p r i m a r i l y Start w i t h
physicals.
Before w e Start u n d e r s t a n d i n g Kali-Bichromicum let us first t r y and u n d e r s t a n d
its c o m p o s i t i o n a n d t h e e f f e c t i t can have o n t h e p r o v e r . Kali-Bichromicum is
K 2 C r 2 0 7 . This means t h a t it has t h e C h r o m e e l e m e n t aligne d w i t h Potassium. It
has no o d o u r . The C r 2 0 7 acts as an o x i d i z i n g a g e n t a n d hence t h i s gives rise t o
o d o u r l e s s stools u n l i k e t h e f o u l and cadaverous o d o u r s o f Kali-Phos. This may be
seen e v e n in advanced cases t h a t are bed r i d d e n a n d in t h e last stages o f Cancers
or any o t h e r serious a i l m e n t s .
Only t h e nasal d i s c h a r g e is o f f e n s i v e . This is because it is sticky, f i b r i n o u s ,
g e l a t i n o u s and d i f f i c u l t t o r e m o v e a n d it r e m a i n s inside f o r long, t h u s u n d e r g o i n g
decay. This gives rise t o a n o t h e r peculiar Sym pt om o f Kali-Bichromicum- " O d o u r
b r e a t h o f f e n s i v e t o h i m s e l f . He h i m s e l f feels t h e offensiveness and t h e p e o p le in
t h e s u r r o u n d i n g s c a n n o t feel i t .
The c h r o m i c p a r t gives rise t o b r i g h t y e l l o w / ^ ULCERS D ISCH ARGES YELLO W \
° ' • Expectoration colour yellow
c o l o u r o f discharges. • Leucorrhoea yellow

The nasal discharge o r t h e pus is o f b r i g h t ; SSSL^veS"''"'"

y e l l o w c o l o u r or t u r m e r i c y e l l o w occasionallyV« EAR D I SCH ARGES GEN ERAL YELLOW^
i m p a r t i n g its c o l o u r t o t h e c l o t h e s used f o r
cleaning.
The v o m i t u s o f K a l i - B i c h r o m i c um is t y p i c a l l y b r i g h t y e l l o w ,
w a t e r y a n d g l i s t e n i n g or glairy. This is t y p i c al o f K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m ( ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
a n d is n o t p r e s e n t in any o t h e r r e m e d y . ^ —
Thermally, Kali-Bichromicum can be really "^ g.
• Season Summer and Winter solshce agg. \
c o n f u s i n g . It a p p e a r s t o be Chilly as it can ^ oiarrhoeaperiodicalsummer
t o l e r a t e m o r e o f w a r m t h b u t it also falls ill in ^ • • " • » - • • » " • ^ ..uu,,. .u.

m o r e o f w a r m w e a t h e r . It c a n n o t bear cold d r a f t s and heat o f t h e sun or s u m m e r .

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M I A SM A T I C I N FLU EN C E:
These c o n s t i t u t i o n s a r e b o r n Sycotic.
The babies are f a t a n d c h u b b y w i t h no neck. In a d u l t h o o d also, t h e Sycosis
c o n t i n u e s t o m a k e t h e m f a t a n d huge s o m e t i m e s so
- Indolence physical \
huge so t h a t no neck is seen.
^ T o r p or J
This Sycosis gives t h e m physical i n d o l e n c e t o o . Thus ' ~
Kali-Bichromicum c o m p l e t e l y differs f r o m o t h e r Kalis in t h a t it has i n d o l e n c e and
t o r p o r as against excess activity and agility o f t h e
Back sh o r t n e ss ce r vi ca l r eg ion, of fat
o t h e r Kalis. Kali Bicliromicum is the laziest of . n e ck , in ch i l d r e n
all kalis. T h o u g h b o r n Sycotic, t h e i r diseases ~
have t o begin w i t h t h e I s t defense t h a t is Psora.
This PSORA is in t h e f o r m of: -
I n f l a m m a t i o n o f t h e m u c u s m e m b r a n e o f t h e nose.
S y m p t o m s c o m i n g and g o i n g.
3) Gastric upset and distress.
4) Respiratory or p u l m o n a r y i n f l a m m a t i o n like b r o n c h i t i s and a s t h m a etc.
5) R h e u m a t i s m o f t h e j o i n t s .
W h e n PSORA is trying to change into SYPHILIS t h e Sym pt om s Start a l t e r n a t i n g .
N o t h i n g is f i x e d , t h e Sym pt om s Start Fleeting, W a n d e r i n g and Shifting. They even
shift f r o m o n e S y m p t o m t o a n o t h e r . This gives us t h e f a m o u s Alternating State o f
t h e Kali-Bichromicum: -
Gastric S y m p t o m s a l t e r n a t e w i t h Rheumatism.
Diarrhoea alternates w i t h Rheumatism.
3) Pulmonary catarrh alternates w i t h Rheumatism.
4) Catarrh of nose a l t e r n a t e s w i t h Rheumatism.
5) Blindness alternates w i t h Headache.
6) Pain in stomach a l t e r n a t e s w i t h Pain in limbs.
7) Pain in legs, back and head alternate in sides.
8 ) Shivering a l t e r n a t e s w i t h Heat.
9) Heat a l t e r n a t e s w i t h Chilis.
Diarrhoea alternates w i t h Constipation.
W h e n t h e gear o f t h e defense blooms completely into SYPHILIS, t h e f o l l o w i n g
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 SPOTTY pains.
3) Spots - S y m p t o m s and signs occur i n .
4) Circular clear-cut uicers.
5) Punclied-out uicers.
6) Pain crosswise right u p p e r and left l o w e r o r vice-a-versa.
7) Periodicity o f Sym pt om s. S y m p t o m s can r e t u r n back at t h e same h o u r every
day. S y m p t o m s can r e t u r n every a u t u m n or at t h e same t i m e every year.
In SYCOSIS: -
T e n d e n c y t o b e c o m e Obese f r o m c h i l d h o o d .
Physical i n d o l e n c e , TORPOR.
3) Nasal o b s t r u c t i o n in c h i l d r e n .
The m o s t i m p o r t a n t m i a s m a t i c r e f l e c t i o n o n t h e GENETIC CODE comes in t h e
f o r m o f a l t e r a t i o n in t h e s y n t h e s is a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e Elastin, A l b u m i n and
Fibrin.
T e n d e n c y t o e x t r a synthesis o f Elastin: This gives rise t o süc/cy Sput um and t h e
discharges b e i n g v e r y sticky and ropy. The Sput um can be drawn into ttireads.
T e n d e n c y t o e x t r a synthesis o f A l b u m i n : This gives rise t o glairy t h r o a t , glairy
m u c u s and Sput um a n d bright shining vomitus.
Shining of tissues or discharges can also lead us t o t h i n k o f Kali-Bichromicum.
T e n d e n c y t o e x t r a Fibrin : This causes plug- like t h i c k m u c u s plagues or l u m p s .
Fibrinous d e p o s i t s at t h e back o f t h e t o n g u e especially o n t h e papillae makes t h e
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The triad of Kali- Bichromicum

ST RI N GI N ESS O F D I SC H A RGES

RO PY SALI V A

Plug- lik e d i sch a r g e s

FAT FLABBY
THICK- NECKED
CHILLY/ HOT

ALTERNATING STATES
• SPOTTY PAINS - Rheumatism with gastritis
• CIRCULAR - Rheumatism with pulmonary
complaints
• PUNCHED - OUT ULCERS - Headache with loss of vision

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 Fat, i n d o l e n t a n d thick-necked p e o p l e w i t h stringy discharges.

Spotty pains, a l t e r n a t i n g states a n d i m p a i r e d gastric f u n c t i o n s .

Stringy discharges.
2. Spott y pains.

3. A l t e r n a t i n g State w i t h gastric a n d l u n g c o m p l a i n t s .

a. Stringy, ropy, can be d r a w n i n t o t h r e a d s .

b. Lumpy, plug-like, g r e e n i s h .
c. Scabs.

Pains are in spots. They shift f r o m o n e place t o another. Patients w h o have spotty
pains need t o be p r o b e d p r o p e r l y . M a n y a t i m e s , p a t i e n t s p o i n t w i t h t h e finger in
t h e small o f t h e back. Here t h e s p o t correlate s w i t h t h e sacroiliac Joint. In some
p a t i e n t s t h e s p o t t y pain m a y coincide w i t h t h a t o f t h e d e l t o i d o r t h e head o f t h e
h u m e r u s o r patella w h e r e t h e r e m a y be t h e Insertion o f t h e t e n d o n s o f t h e muscies.

These c a n n o t be t a k e n as t h e s p o t t y pains o f t h e Kali-Bichromicum. These pains

in spots are c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e i n f l a m m a t o r y process at t h e Insertion o f muscies
or t e n d o n s . The Kali-Bichromicum s p o t t y pain is w h e r e it is n o t e x p l a i n a b l e . It is
present w h e r e t h e r e is n o obvious i n f l a m m a t o r y process. The s p o t t y pains are nerve
o r i e n t e d o r neuralgic and represen t nerve endings w h e r e t h e nerve Impulses of t h e
pain are n o t e q u a l l y s p r e a d . Exaggeration at o n e nerve e n d i n g takes place and t h a t
t o o in an isolated m a n n e r w i t h o u t t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g nerve endings g e t t i n g involved
g i v i n g rise t o such s p o t t y p a i n . This is Syphilitic a n d h e n c e i t gets m a x i m u m
importance.

If a p a t i e n t has pain in spots i t has t o be t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t w h i l e prescribing

a n d it c a n n o t be n e g l e c t e d .
The o t h e r e m i n e n t r e m e d i e s t h a t also have pain in spots are: Sulphur, Lachesis,
Sepia, N a t r u m - M u r , Ignatia, Sabadilla, Oxalic-Acid, Thuja, C o n i u m , Phosphorus, a n d
Calcarea-Phos.
The s p o t t i n e s s o f Kali-Bichromicum is n o t o n l y l i m i t e d t o pains b u t t h e r e are
m a n y t i m e s s p o t t y a n d circular e r u p t i o n s o n t h e skin o r discolourations- b r o w n o r
w h i t e o r small r o u n d spots in t h e c e n t r e o f an irregulär uicer can lead us t o t h e

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r e m e d y Kali-Bichromicum.
A C T . Scan of t h e b r a i n s h o w e d a m e n i n g i o m a , w h i c h l o o k e d like a p e r f e c t i y
roun d plate was fixed inside t h e b r a i n . This perfect r o u n d e d appearance gave us t h e
clue t h a t t h e p a t i e n t c o u l d be a Kali-Bichromicum, w h e n all t h e m a j o r polycrests
had faiied t o s t o p t h e g r o w t h o f t h i s space-occupying lesion.
This same q u a l i t y o f having all t h e d e s t r u c t i v e forces c o n c e n t r a t e d o n a small
spot gives rise t o circular or p u n c h e d - o u t uicers.
CASE: A boy o f 8 years was b r o u g h t t o us in an e x t r e m e l y e m a c i a t e d c o n d i t i o n .
1 was in a State o f shock t o see t h e boy w h o a p p e a r e d like a dead body. It was a case
of S u b a c u te Scierosing Pan Encephalitis (SSPE). He was like b o n e a n d skin . The
physician gave h i m n o h o p e f o r s u r v i v a l . Also, f o r his n o r m a l f u n c t i o n s like
d e f e c a t i o n e n e m a had t o be g i v e n, f o r f e e d i n g a t u b e was used and a c a t h e t e r was
inserted f o r u r i n a t i o n .

He had d e v e l o p e d t h i s a f t e r suppressed measles. This i n t e l l i g e n t child w e n t o n

d e g e n e r a t i n g in m e n t a l f a c u l t y as w e l l as physically b e c a m e w e a k a n d e m a c i a t e d .
He had b e c o m e a v e g e t a b l e . He had t o be c a r r i e d , r e q u i r e d s u p p o r t f o r s i t t i ng and
rising in b e d . Since he c o u l d n o t t a l k , w a l k , eat, t h i n k , smile - w e had no S y m p t o m s
t o prescribe u p o n . This w a s a case o f ' p a u c i t y o f Sym p t om s' ( A p h o r i s m - 1 7 2 ,
Organon of M e d i c i n e , H a h n e m a n n ) . The o n l y Sym pt om s available w e r e e m a c i a t i o n
and a f e w b e d s o r es o n t h e back a n d hips. In o r d e r t o search f r a n t i c a l l y f o r
Sym pt om s t o prescribe u p o n t h e dressing o f t h e bedsores w e r e o p e n e d . W h a t was
very strikin g was t h a t all t h e bedsores w e r e large, a l m o s t 4 inches in d i a m e t e r and
w e r e of t h e same shape- p e r f e c t i y circular. A n o t h e r t h i n g t h a t a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t i o n
was t h e c o n s t a n t e f f o r t o f t h e m o t h e r t o w i p e t h e saliva d r o o p i n g f r o m t h e m o u t h ,
w h i c h was so sticky and s t r i n g y t h a t she c o u ld n o t c u t o f f t h e t h r e a d .
On these t w o Sym pt om s w e p r o c e e d e d t o give Kali-Bichromicum, w h i c h b r o u g h t
o u t t h e measly e r u p t i o n s n o t once b u t t w i c e in t h e same m o n t h .
After this i m p r o v e m e n t started and he came back f r o m Syphilis t o Sycosis i.e. t h e
e m a c i a t i o n i m p r o v e d and he b e c a m e f a t , s t a r t e d sitting, f e e d i n g w i t h o u t t h e t u b e
and even t h e p e r m a n e n t t e e t h t h a t had s t o p p e d g r o w i n g also s t a r t e d t o g r o w . He
s t a r t e d t o g r o w , s t a r t e d s i t t i n g , r e s p o n d i n g t o his n a m e , a n d t h e n Walking in a
special walker. Mentally and physically he showed drastic improvement.
U n f o r t u n a t e l y , this child , f r o m a m i r a c u l o u s t u r n a r o u n d f r o m a l m o s t c e r t a i n d e a t h
t o a well-built h a n d s o m e m a n m e t w i t h an accident and d i e d . This emphasizes t h e
paradoxical e q u a t i o n o f life ' M a n proposes and God disposes'.

a. If t h e genetic t e n d e n c y is prescribed u p o n w e can help e v e n f i g h t d e a t h .

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a n d if t h e y are c o n s i d e r e d t h e y w i l l never fall t o eure.

• R h e u m a t i s m a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h gastric Symptoms o r
• R h e u m a t i sm a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h p u l m o n a r y Symptoms are also major e n t r y points
f o r Kali-Bichromicum.
K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m has a w e a k d i g e s t i v e s y s t e m a n d a m a r k e d cravin g f o r
alcoholic drink s.
Alternating Or Changing Sides: -
Headache a l t e r n a t i n g sides o r pain in legs a l t e r n a t i n g sides also s h o u l d lead us
t o t h i n k o f o t h e r r e m e d i e s t h a t r e s e m b l e K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m : - Pulsatilla, Lac-
C a n i n u m , Cocculus, Carcinosin, Phosphorus, Piatina, Merc-Sol, Sepia, Agaricus, and
Cimicifuga.

• Fat Flabby p e o p l e w i t h n o neck/ t h i c k neck.

• Shining (tissues) t h r o a t o r s h i n i n g v o m i t u s .
• Periodicity a t exact h o u r .
• Bright y e l l o w discharge.

BE RULED OUT WHEN:

The p a t i e n t is Lean, T h i n , Fast, a n d Active.
2. T h e discharges are W h i t e , Thin a n d n o t Sticky

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The Childhood of C a u s t i c u m :
• Late t o w a l k
• Sensitive
• Shrieking
• Restless
• Obstinate
• Revolting
W e can t h i n k of Causticum i n :
1) Children w h o have w e a k legs, w h o fall easily, have GAU REELING, STAGGERINGA
a n o t so stable galt. TOTTERING AND WAVERING

2) Children w h o , w h e n t h e y g r o w u p , do n o t p u t o n ^ ^
w e i g h t and are v e r y restless, m o v e and j u m p d u r i n g day a n d refuse t o go t o bed at
night. The m o t h e r spends v a l u a b l e t i m e at n i g h t p u t t i n g t h e child t o sIeep. Even
w h e n p u t t o sIeep t h e child w i l l toss, t u r n and roll all a r o u n d o n t h e bed tili he f i n d s
a c o m f o r t a b l e position and t h e n he falls asleep. The child sieeps b u t t h r o u g h o u t t h e
n i g h t his legs do n o t sIeep. T h e y go o n m o v i n g i n v o l u n t a r i l y s h o w i n g t h e d e e p
seated restlessness. ileep restless bodlly
3) Children w h o d o n o t a l l o w o t h e r c h i l d r e n t o t o u c h t h e i r V S ! Ü £ £ i 2 2 ^ f r 2 1
toys w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n . These c h i l d r e n f i g h t , q u a r r e l and d e f y b u t d o n o t a l l o w
a n y o n e t o t o u c h t h e i r t o y s , if d o n e against t h e i r w i s h .
4) Children w h o do n o t a l l o w t h e m s e l v e s t o be t o u c h e d . They are t i m i d , b a s h f u i,
t o u c h y , and startl e easily and y e t w h e n injustice is d o n e stand up against i t .
5) Children w h o m a k e a lot o f mistakes in w r i t i n g / « Mistakes makes talkingwhlle
A p p r e h e n s i o n . - mispronounces words
a n d t a l k i n g d u e t o A n t i c i p a t i o n or
Children who are always pulied up for w r o n g - misplacing words
spellings. They d o n o t have t h e a b i l i t y t o spei! - reverses words
correctiy. The r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a s o u n d in w r i t i n g or - transposes sounds
in syllable is m o s t d i f f i c u l t t h i n g f o r t h e m . In I n d i a n - wrong syllables
language a s e n t e n c e like ' p o w d e r ka d a b b a ' w i l l be - wrong words using
w r i t t e n or p r o n o u n c e d as ' p o w d e r ka badda'. ' M i s t e r ' • Mistakes makes writing in
w i l l be w r i t t e n as ' m i t s e r ' , ' e i g h t ' w i l l be w r i t t e n asV^ransposing letters

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' e i h g t ' , ' t h r e e ' w i l l be w r i t t e n as ' t h e r e ' , ' g o d ' is w r i t t e n as ' d o g ' , 'teacher' is w r i t t e n
as ' t e a h c e r ' . These c h i l d r e n later o n f i n d i t d i f f i c u l t t o w r i t e paper in exams in spite
of g o o d k n o w l e d g e o f t h e s u b j e c t a n d t h e p a r e n t s a r e s u r p r i s e d a b o u t w h y t h e
child ends u p w r i t i n g t h e w r o n g spellings o f w o r d s t h a t he orally k n o w s very w e l l .
These c h i l d r e n later o n a r e also d i a g n o s e d as possibly dyslexic.
All t h e a b o v e t y p e o f c h i l d r e n o f course have t o be CHILLY, THIRSTLESS, Right
sided ( m o s t l y ) a n d Desires f o o d t h a t is d r y o r r o a s t e d r a t h e r t h a n füll o f Indian
curry.

The d r y f o o d c a n b e c o n f i r m e d f r o m q u e s t i o n i n g / «FOOD AND DRINKS ^ \

w h e t h e r t h e y like pizzas, t a n d o o r i i t e m s , r o t i s , bhakrisi MEAT DESIRES SMOKED J
a n d crisp f o o d m o r e t h a n any w e t o r soft f o o d . \ ^ SMOKED FOOD D ESI RES/

ENTRY POINTS FOR CAUSTICUM IN SHORT:

The typical 'Kali' picture of being TIMID, SENSITIVE, STARTLING a n d
QUARRELSOME exists.
The defense p r o d u c e s : -
1) LAZY, LOOSE, yet A n a r c h i s t , Revoltin g and D e f i a n t against w r o n g doings.
2) Positive, A r d e n t
3) S y m p a t h e t i c
4) Loves Cloudy wea t her b u t hates Clear fine wea t her.

Other Symptoms are:-

1 . People w h o eat very fast.
2. People w h o c o m p l a i n o f heaviness of eyes like G e l s e m i u m .
3. People w h o laugh o r w e e p a t all occasions.
4. People w h o laugh o r w e e p when d r u n k .
5. Children we e p or laugh before or after convulsions.
6. Thinking of complaints aggravates t h e i r Symptoms.
7. People w h o hate music.
8. People w h o have vi/ arts on finger tips or around their nails.
9. Peopl e w h o h a ve a t e n d e n c y t o large, peduncula t ed, cauliflower like o r
bleeding w a r t s .
10. People w h o suffer f r o m Contractures or Shortening of t endons.
1 1 . People w h o have wea k muscies.
(The w e a k n e s s o f 'Kali' as discussed earlier is d u e t o excess K+ ions having t o be
p u m p e d inside t h e cells by t h e S o d i u m - Potassium p u m p which uses a lot o f ATP.

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Thus t h e excess u t i l i z a t i o n of ATP t o p u m p back t h e K+ ions d e p l e t e s t h e energ y or

ATP causing weaknes s o f b o t h nerves a n d muscies.)
12. Fighting ladies w h o w e r e a b u s e d in c h i l d h o o d a n d hence r e t a i n e d t h e ange r
and h u r t even years later a n d t r y t o f i g h t f o r o t h e r girls w h o s h o u l d n o t m e e t
t h e same f a t e as t h e i r s .

13. People w h o are u n i o n leaders a n d idealistic a n d f i g h t f o r t h e i r ideal.

GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS IN CAUSTICUM:

Sycosis:
Sycosis a c c u m u l a t i o n (Sycosis excess) p r o d u c e s g l a u c o m a , again right sided w i t h
black spots in vision a n d d i m n e s s o f v i s i o n .
A c c u m u l a t i o n in scrotal sac results in right sided H y d r o c e l e .
Sycosis p r o l i f e r a t i o n gives rise t o m u l t i p l e wa rt s especially o n f i n g e r t i p s a n d
near t h e nails.

Syphilis:
Nerve cells, d u e t o excess Stimulation, g r a d u a l l y b e c o m e w e a k u n t i l t h e y s t o p
t r a n s m i t t i n g impulses. This results in "SLOWLY a p p e a r i n g , paralysis" This paralysis
is due t o gradual lessening o f ATP. Causticum paralysis is t h u s s l o w a n d n o t fast or
instant as in Nux-Vomica. The Plumbum paralysis^^^—— - ~X
. , ^ , . ^ , j PARALYSIS GENERAL GRADUALLY^
APPEARING
IS d u e t o m o t o r n e u r o n s b e i n g a t t a c k e d a n d
PARALYSIS GENERAL SINGLE PART
hence t h e r e w i l l be a w h o l e g r o u p o f m u s c i e s ORGANS LOCALISED
t h a t suffer a n d m a y also be a s s o c i a t ed w i t h
e m a c i a t i o n . Causticum w i l l s h o w s l o w paralysis of^
Single p a r t or ' p a r t by p a r t ' as energ y in i n d i v i d u a l set o f muscies get d e p l e t e d .
Due t o t h e s a m e reason m e n t i o n e d a b o v e , t h e r e is w e a k n e s s a n d paresis o f
tendons, muscies and sphincters.
The Causticum's t e n d e n c y t o f i g h t against this weakness is by synthesizing excess
o f elastin. The Causticum w a n t s no looseness. On t h e c o n t r a r y , he w a n t s t o c o n t r o l
and reign in t h e muscies, t e n d o n s a n d s p h i n c t e r s a n d therefore/^Q^g/yj,^ generaT\
p r o d u c e s excess elastin w h i c h u l t i m a t e l y results in ' S h o r t e n i n g ! sph/ncterso/ 1
o f t e n d o n s ' , ' C o n t r a c t u r e s o f t e n d o n s ' or ' D i s t o r t i o n o f j o i n t s ' a n d '
t h a t t o o w i t h a v e n g e a n c e . This Sycosis excess p r o d u c e s C o n t r a c t u r e s o f t e n d o n s
and D i s t o r t i o n o f j o i n t s .
In a p p e a r a n c e , a Causticum never seems t o be a f i g h t e r . He appear s Calm, Cool,
and M i l d , w i t h n o t m u c h o f t h e anger a n d a g g r e s s i o n ^
nfi^alirarh /•Mlldness
OTNaii-Laro. / contented himself with
He a p p e a r s ' C o m p l a c e n t ' . In t h e m i d d l e age,\ « ^y'^P^^'^^^'^^^^^^
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after t h e Psoric restlessness and anxiety is masked and looseness of Sycosis begins,
a Causticum b e c o m e s a lethargic person w i t h no w o r r i e s and no anxieties. He is
q u i t e c o n t e n t e d w i t h w h a t e v e r he has u n t i l s o m e o n e s o m e w h e r e c o m p l a i n s of
s u f f e r i n g f r o m i n j u s t i c e . Being S y m p a t h e t i c , he takes up t h e cudgels f o r t h e
d o w n t r o d d e n and t h e repressed. Suddenly, his looseness disappears and is replaced
by g r i t a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n . He w i l l also f i g h t f o r t h e rights. 'Rights are rights and no
o n e can play w i t h t h e m . ' The Defiant and Revolting a t t i t u d e t o f i g h t against w r o n g
raises t h e m f r o m t h e i r slumber. They w i l l s t u d y t h e t o p i c dissected t o details, f i n d
o u t t h e pros and cons and f i g h t t o o t h a n d nail t o get j u s t i c e.
The d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n M e r c u r y and Causticum lies here. M e r c u r y is an active
m o b i l e person w h o t h o u g h basically t i m i d in c h i l d h o o d has d e v e l o p e d t h e revolting
i n s t i n c t s e c o n d a r y t o attack o n h i m . He f i g h t s n o t /
f o r rights like Causticum b u t revolts if he h i m s e l f \ s ( S Ä p o s i S " '
w r o n g e d . He is n o t s y m p a t h e t i c and so he w i l l n o t \ ^ e c o m e a, w i t h o u t r e m o r s e ) ^
fight f o r o t h e r s . He has been at t h e receiving end and
hence he decides t o get back t o t e a c h o t h e r s a lesson. He m i g h t go t o t h e e x t e n t of
c o m m i t t i n g c r i m e and t h a t t o o w i t h o u t any r e m o r s e . He does n o t feel sorry for it.
Causticum f i g h ts f o r j u s t i c e a n d once it is d e l i v e r e d he keeps no grudges.
M o s t of t h e g e n u i n e U n i o n leaders are Causticum if t h e y are really f i g h t i n g t o get
justice d o n e f o r o t h e r s . But n o t all can be Causticum since m a n y u n i o n leaders have
a p e r s o n a l ' r e v e n g e ' t o s e t t l e o r w a n t t h e i r Image t o be raised t o get politica l
m i l e a g e a n d w i n e l e c t i o n s . The C a u s t i c u m w i l l n e v e r a c c u m u l a t e w e a l t h . Their
w e a l t h is books. They have a huge c o l l e c t i o n of books f r o m w h i c h t h e y essentially
a c q u i r e k n o w l e d g e t o f i g h t a legal b a t t l e . M o s t of t h e m r e m a i n p o o r t h r o u g h o u t
t h e i r lives w i t h t h e i r wives c o m p l a i n i n g 'You have spent all y o u r life f o r o t h e r s , n o w
w h a t a b o u t o u r f u t u r e ? W h o w i l l look a f t e r us? W e have no m o n e y f o r t h e f u t u r e ' .

A Causticum generally has a history of c h a n g i n g m a n y Jobs. He is never static on

o n e Job like a Baryta or a Calcarea. N e i t h e r does he change Jobs o u t of m o n e y
c o n s i d e r a t i o n as in N u x - V o m i c a , V e r a t r u m - A l b and A r s e n i c - A l b nor does he change
Jobs like a Fluoric-Acid o u t of m e r e capriciousness and searching f o r s o m e t h i n g n e w
a n d i n t e r e s t i n g . Causticum changes Jobs because o f his n a t u r e of n o t t o l e r a t i n g
a n y t h i n g w r o n g . In all Offices t h e r e are c e r t a i n t h i n g s g o i n g o n t h a t are n o t very
j u s t i f i a b i e . This m a n always has a r g u m e n t s w i t h his boss. He can be Censorious and
Critical w i t h his boss a n d t h r o w s away his j o b if t h i n g s d o not/censor/ous, critical)
o c c u r as per his ' r i g h t ' w a y of t h i n k i n g . T h e r e is no a n x i e t y ^ ——• ^
w h e t h e r t h e f a m i l y w i l l have s u f f i c i e n t m o n e y or n o t . His p r i o r i t y is j u s t i c e .
O t h e r w i s e he is a c o o l , c a l m , c o n t e n t e d m a n .

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RESUME
The triad of CAUSTICUM

A r d e n t , Positive,

Sympatiietic

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Timid
Angry
Oversensitive
Startling tendency

I I I I
Kali-Carb Kali-Ars Kali-Phos Kali-IVlur Causticum Kali-Sulph Kali-lod Kali-Brom Kali-Bi

CHILLY HOT

IM PATIENT ANXIETY BRAIN-FAG REBELLIOUS HARSHNESS Inconstancy

HEALTH, Indifference INDOLENCE
IRRITABLE WORN OUT Sympathetic Like HATRED
Indifference to every TORPOR
Quarrelsome to family -POSITIVE Pulsatilla CRUEL SEXUAL
thing FAT people
when ill and SAD MENTAL Intolerance Inconstancy ROUGH jCOMPLAINTS
when ill Short neck
when III EXERTION to injustice MALIClOUS

OFFENSIVE Eikes Affection of

PUFFY Discharges; HUNGER CLOUDY >OPEN AIR -G LANDS SPOTTY
UPPER FIDGETINESS
vanishing on WEATHER < WARM -NERVES pains
EYELIDS 3am« EMACIATION Of Upper
DRINKING Hates CLEAR ROOM -BONES PUNCHED-
3am-5am in spite of limbs
EATING FINE < Evenings -Throat, OUT uicers
Eating WEATHER tongue
WELL

ABOVE IS A CHART OF SHORT CUT TO THE KALI SALTS

Once a KALI t r a i t is recognized in a p a t i e n t , t h e a b o v e c h a r t can be used t o d i f f e r e n t i a t e b e t w e e n Kali-Carb,
Kali-Ars, Kali-Phos, Kali-Mur, Causticum, Kali-Sulph, Kali-lod, Kali-Brom and K a l i - B i c h r o m i c u m o n t h e basis of Thermais
and basic M e n t a l Dispositions.
Comparison and Dijfrentiation

REMEDY COMPARISON AND DIFFERENTIATION

Quarrelsomeness of t h e Kalis vis-a vis o t h e r p r o m i n e n t quarrelsome
remedies:
A l m o s t all Kalis are q u a r r e l s o m e . As m e n t i o n e d e a r l i e r t h e y have a s t r ä n g e
c o m b i n a t i o n of being d i s c o n t e n t e d , over-sensitive, highly reactive s o m e t i m e s o v e r -
reactive and Aggressive a n d t h e r e f o r e v\/hat result s is Q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s . This
becomes a very i m p o r t a n t e n t r y p o i n t . W h e n w e c o m e across p e o p l e , w h o argue
a l o t , Trying aggressively t o p u t across t h e i r p o i n t o f v i e w w e s h o u l d s t a r t t h i n k i n g
in t e r m s of a Kali. Kali-ars, Kali-carb, K a l i - b i c h , K a l i - i o d , K a l i - p h o s , k a l i - m u r , a n d
Causticum all are q u a r r e l s o m e .
N o t h i n g in t h i s w o r l d occurs is w i t h o u t a cause a n d e v e r y t h i n g has it's o w n
i d e n t i t y . There has t o be a reason and t h a t t o o a d i f f e r e n t reason f o r every Kali t o
react.
Every q u a r r e l has a cause; every cause has its o r i g i n in t h e basic n a t u r e of t h e
Constitution; e v e r y q u a r r e l has its i n t e n s i t y again d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e r e a c t i v e
t e n d e n c y of t h e person's C o n s t i t u t i o n; and finally every t h i n g is ruIed by t h e m i a s m .
A q u a r r e l occurs because t h e r e is d i s c o n t e n t m e n t . D i s c o n t e n t m e n t occurs
because every person is having his o w n needs. The needs i n c l u de ideas; his o w n
priorities; his o w n principles; his e x p e c t a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g his desires a n d aversions;
his expectations of b e h a v i o u r by o t h e r s etc. all of w h i c h are t o be f u l f i l i e d in p r o p e r
p r o p o r t i o n s f o r happiness t o ensue. If t h e s e t h i n g s are n o t m e t , d i s c o n t e n t m e n t
ensues. But onl y a f e w c o n s t i t u t i o n s w i l l be able t o s h o w t h e i r d i s c o n t e n t m e n t by
f i g h t i n g t o achieve w h a t t h e y desire. W h e n t h e y f i g h t , t h e y a p p e a r q u a r r e l s o m e .
Quarrelsomeness also c o m e s f r o m i n t o l e r a n c e . I n t o l e r a n c e o f d i r t i n e s s , of
asystematic-ness; of being disturbed; of being contradicted; of being
o v e r s h a d o w e d ; of losing m o n e y p o s i t i o n , j u s t i c e , t r a n q u i l i t y etc.

Let US see ho w and w h y different Kalis quarrel.

Kali-Carb: This chilly, timid, impatient Kali quarreis m o r e at h o m e or w i t h k n o w n
people. They w i l l never argue or attack a s t r a n g er or an o u t s i d e r . In an u n k n o w n
e n v i r o n m e n t t h e y c a n n o t r e v o l t or r e b e l . The I m p a t i e n c e and I r r i t a t i o n makes a
Kali-Carb q u a r r e l . The y w a n t t o d o o n e t h i n g a n d e n d up d o i n g s o m e t h i n g eise.
There are t w o wills as if p u l l i n g t h e m o n e i t h e r side. The first q u a r r e l of Kali-Carb
Starts w i t h i n herseif. " W e l l , I d o n ' t k n o w w h e t h e r I should be d o i n g this or n o t . " This
antagonistic m i n d is t h e base o f its q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s . S o m e t i m e s it a p p e a r s like
capriciousness. "I w a n t t o d o a c e r t a i n t h i n g b u t I also d o n ' t w a n t t o do t h e same
t h i n g " are t h e c o n t r a r y t h o u g h t s t h a t c o m e t o t h e i r m i n d s . They w a n t Company
b u t w h e n t h e i r f r i e n d s c o m e o v e r , t h e y t h i n k t h e y w o u l d have b e e n b e t t e r o f f

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w i t h o u t t h e m and t h e i r r i t a t i o n makes t h e m q u a r r e l w i t h t h e m . On t h e o t h e r hand

t h e y d o n ' t w a n t t o lose t h e i r f r i e n d s h i p . S i m i l a r l y t h e y go a n d f i g h t w i t h t h e
physician if t h e y are n o t g e t t i n g any better a f t e r a p r o l o n g e d t r e a t m e n t . Their
i m p a t i e n c e and i m p e t u o u s n e s s makes t h e m attack t h e physician: - " W h y can't y o u
give m e s o m e g o o d m e d i c i n e so t h a t I get c u r e d f a s t e r? W h y o t h e r s w h o m I have
r e f e r r e d t o y o u g o t b e t t e r and I a m still t h e same? You b e t t e r eure m e or eise..." b u t
t h e y w i l l neve r leave t h e physician. On t h e c o n t r a r y t h e y w i l l w a r n t h e m "I a m n o t
g o i n g t o leave y o u ! You have t o eure m e . " T h ey are t i m i d and have no d a r i n g t o t r y
a n e w d o c t o r . They are averse t o change. The q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s is associated w i t h
digestive p r o b l e m s t h a t t h e y call h y p e r a c i d i t y . " W h e n e v e r m y acidity increases, I
g e t m e n t a l l y i r r i t a t e d a n d I c a n ' t t o l e r a t e any n o n s e n s e f r o m any of m y f a m i l y
m e m b e r s . If a n y o n e does a n y t h i n g against m y w i s h I e n d up a r g u i ng w i t h t h e m . "
The Kali-Ars is again a chilly Kali t h a t b e c o m e s v e r y sad and melancholic and
quiet and indifferent w h e n i l l . Health is every t h i n g t o t h e m . During any illness t h e y
b e c o m e M o r o s e and sad. For t h e m any illness is a d a n g e r o u s illness. They go i n t o
despair. They t h i n k of t h e w o r s t . They t h i n k a b o u t t h e i r disease c o n s t a n t l y , w h i c h
makes t h e m s u l l e n, g l o o m y , silent and sour t e m p e r e d . At h o m e or t h e i r office t h e y
b e c o m e i n d i f f e r e n t T h ey s t a r t n e g l e c t i n g t h e i r w o r k and e n d u p in a r g u m e n t s and
quarreis d u e t o t h e i r sour t e m p e r . Their w h o l e w o r l d revolves a r o u n d t h e i r disease
or illness. Their q u e s t i o n s are n o t d e m a n d i n g as t o w h y y o u are n o t c u r i n g m e fast
like Kali-Carb t h a t betrays i m p a t i e n c e . They ask, " W h a t is t h i s illness? Is this illness
curable? Have y o u ever t r e a t e d such an illness b e f o r e ? W i l l I be c o m p l e t e l y n o r m a l
again?"
Kali-Phos is again a chilly Kali w h o s e Syco-Syphilitic d e f e n s e makes t h e m i n d
e x h a u s t e d a n d d u l l . Their m i n d a f t e r having u n d e r g o n e p r o l o n g e d stress becomes
t i r e d a n d w e k n o w h o w a t i r e d a n d e x h a u s t e d m a n w i l l react w h e n t o l d t o carry a
load again f r o m o n e place t o a n o t h e r . Exactiy t h e same Situation exists in t h e Kali-
Phos m i n d . It is n o t r e a d y t o w o r k . N o t r e a d y t o a n s w e r . It gets i r r i t a t e d w h e n
s p o k e n t o a n d ends u p in a r g u m e n t s .
Kali-lod v e r y aggressive r u d e a u t o c r a t i c , s t r o n g , s h o u t i n g . This quarrelsomeness
a l t e r n a t e s w i t h j e s t i n g . T h e y have a b s o l u t e l y no i n h i b i t i o n s w h e n t h e y s h o u t or
fight.
Causticum q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s is o n l y against injustice t o achieve j u s t i c e .
Tarentulas are q u a r r e l s o m e because t h e y are e x t r e m e l y h u r r i e d . Example:
W h e n g o i n g o u t f o r a m o v i e or o p e r a , h u s b a n d s w h o are so hasty t h a t t h e y get
r e a d y v e r y f a s t a n d w a n t t h e i r w i v e s also t o be as f a s t . A n o t h e r T a r e n t u l a m a n
w o u l d w a n t his p e o n s a n d Clerks t o f o l l o w his o r d e r i m m e d i a t e l y . Even f o r t h e
s h o r t e s t delay, he w o u l d get very angry. Due t o this hasty n a t u r e he was calied ' t h e

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m a n of y e s t e r d a y ' by his e m p l o y e e s .

Nux-Vomica quarreis because he does n o t w a n t anyone t o o b s t r u c t his progress.

His sensitive p o i n t is t h a t he is an achiever. A c h i e v i n g is of u t m o s t i m p o r t a n c e t o
h i m . He does n o t like t o be d i s t u r b e d . He gets angry w i t h a n y o n e w h o asks h i m a
q u e s t i o n t w i c e . A w i f e asks her N u x - V o m i c a h u s b a n d w h a t he w i l l have f o r d i n n e r .
If he answers her and she happen s t o q u e s t i o n h i m again, she has had i t ! He w i l l
r e t o r t saying, " I have a n s w e r e d y o u b e f o r e ! " N u x - V o m i c a can also n o t t o l e r a t e
noise in any f o r m . For e x a m p l e , c h i l d r e n playing and m a k i n g noise is n o t t o l e r a t e d .

A lady w h o c a m e t o t h e clinic said, " D o c t o r f o r t h e slightest cause I b l o w u p ,

t h e n later I w o n d e r w h y I d i d t h a t . I feel e x t r e m e l y b a d . T h i n k i n g back I realize t h a t
t h e anger was n o t at all w a r r a n t e d in t h e given Situation. M y h u s b a n d and c h i l d r e n
have Started staying a w a y f r o m m e . They say t h a t t h e y never k n o w w h e n I can lose
m y t e m p e r " This lady, w h e n she b l ew up , w o u l d start q u a r r e l i n g o n t o p of her voice.
She was given Asafoetida. C o n f i r m a t i o n f o r A s a f o e t i d a is l o u d e r u c t a t i o n s .

Moschus also has a similar q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s . B o t h A s a f o e t i d a and M o s c h u s are

hysterical b u t Moschus is oversensitive t o all externa l impressions, t h a t is, Moschus
reacts t o f r i g h t also, a d r a f t of w i n d w i l l cause t r e m b l i n g . T h e r e f o r e M o s c h u s o v e r
reacts t o all external impressions w h e r e a s in A s a f o e t i d a, it is only anger, d e s t r u c t i ve
rage and f u r y .

Lycopodium q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s is w h e n his a u t h o r i t y is c h a l l e n g e d . L y c o p o d i u m
w a n t s p o w e r so any c o n t r a d i c t i o n is i n t o l e r a b l e .
Aurum is q u a r r e l s o m e w h e n p e o p l e d o n ' t f o l l o w his rules and regulation s and
w h e n p e o p l e d o n ' t do t h e i r d u t i e s . He w a n t s e v e r y o n e t o be d u t i f u i a n d w a n t s
e v e r y o n e t o be like h i m . One p a t i e n t w h o c a m e t o us w a s c r i p p i e d a n d v e r y o l d
and w e a k . He w a n t e d his son t o respect h i m , t a k e care o f h i m a n d fulfill his d u t y .
He t o l d his son "If y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o t a k e care of m e , t h r o w m e o u t o f t h e gallery!
I a m ready t o d i e " . T h e r e is m o r e of d u t y and n o t e m o t i o n s in A u r u m .

It is v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o q u a r r e l w i t h a Lachesis since t h e i r m i n d is t o o fast, t h e y are

so a r g u m e n t a t i v e and t h e a r g u m e n t s change f r o m o n e t o p i c t o a n o t h e r , p u t t i n g
t h e o p p o s i t e person c o m p l e t e l y in t h e defensive .

Cina's q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s is a c o n t i n u o u s nagging a n d m o a n i n g o f w h i c h p e o p l e
get t i r e d . He c o n t i n u o u s l y p o i n t s o u t people's mistakes u n t i l p e o p l e feel his voice
b o r i n g i n t o t h e i r ears. It is n o t an e x p l o s i ve a n g e r b u t t h e d i s c o n t e n t in t h e m
irritates o t h e r s . Their t o n e is always c o m p l a i n i n g .
Phosphorous q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s comes out in t h e Syphilitic State when
P h o s p h o r o u s b e c o m e s i n d i f f e r e n t f r o m n o t g e t t i n g love f r o m t h e q u a r t e r s he
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expects f r o m . They feel t h a t p e o p le have n o t u n d e r s t o o d t h e m and n o t given t h e m

love and a f f e c t i o n . T h e r e f o r e t h e y go i n t o m i s a n t h r o p y . Generally a very h a n d s o me
m a n o r a b e a u t i f u i w o m a n w h o is loved by t h e w h o l e w o r l d b u t does n o t receive
t h e same love f r o m t h e spouse goes i n t o i n d i f f e r e n c e .
Mercury q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s arises f r o m t i m i d i t y . V e r y t i m i d in c h i l d h o o d and
h a v i n g b o r n e a l o t o f t o r t u r e a n d t r o u b l e f r o m p e o p l e , t h e y t r y t o f i g h t it o u t ,
w h e t h e r r i g ht or w r o n g , by r e b e l l i n g or r e v o l t i n g .
Old q u a r r e l s o m e p e o p l e w h o are lean, t h i n , e m a c i a t e d w i t h lon g neck and a lot
of w r i n k l e s o n t h e face are Conium. C o n i u m is t i m i d y e t q u a r r e l s o m e like Carbons
and Kalis. But t h e r e is no slowness of Carbons nor is t h e r e any jerkiness and startling
of Kalis. Old p e o p l e f i g h t i n g in t r a i n s because t h e y k n o w t h a t d u e t o t h e i r age t h e y
are b o u n d t o get s u p p o r t f r o m o t h e r s are likely t o be C o n i u m . They like cozy and
dark r o o m s and like staying a w a y f r o m t h e light. Their bed w i l l be in t h e dark corner
of the r o o m w h e r e they don' t w a n t anyone t o disturb t h e m .
Crocus smiles and quarreis. Their m o o d s change suddenly. W h i l e q u a r r e l i n g t h e y
b e c o m e c h e e r f u l . T h e y d o n o t h o l d g r u d g e s against p e o p l e . You d o n ' t k n o w
w h e t h e r t h e y are q u a r r e l i n g w i t h y o u or praising y o u . Sensation of s o m e t h i n g alive
in t h e b o d y , love f o r d a n c i n g and black menses c o n f i r m Crocus.
Hyocyamus induces quarreis by i n c i t i n g p e o p l e because he likes t o play antics
a n d is a t t e n t i o n seeking.
Veratrum-Alb quarreis t o s h o w his p o s i t i o n . W h e n t h e Situation becomes w o r s e ,
he can slander and go t o any e x t e n t . Of course V e r a t r u m - A l b w i l l have desire f o r
l e m o n a d e s and love f o r luxuries, Status a n d b r a n d e d t h i n g s .
Arsenic's q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s arises f r o m h i m e x p e c t i n g e v e r y t h i n g t o be v e r y
m e t i c u l o u s , p r i m a n d p r o p e r . They are e x t r e m e l y censorious and critical.
'Riotous' is t h e w o r d t h a t describes t h e Cantharis q u a r r e l s o m e n e s s. Example: A
lady w i t h Chronic Renal Failure was so q u a r r e l s o m e t h a t she had s o m e dispute w i t h
her s i s t e r - i n - l a w w h o stayed o n t h e second f l o o r o f a p a r t i c u l a r b u i l d i n g near t h e
m a r k e t . This lady w o u l d go t h e r e , s t a n d b e l o w near t h e m a r k e t and s t a rt s h o u t i n g
a n d a b u s i n g t h e s i s t e r - i n - l a w at t h e t o p of her voice e v e n as a big c r o w d w o u l d
collect a r o u n d her t o see w h a t was h a p p e n i n g . Her voice w a s so l o u d t h a t it w o u l d
reach t h e second f l o o r and t h e o p p o s i t e p a r t y c o n c e r n e d w o u l d s h u t t h e i r doors
and Windows.
O t h e r w i s e she w a s a v e r y v e r y sane p e r s o n . She r e s p o n d e d m i r a c u l o u s l y t o
Cantharis w i t h t h e Creatinine c o m i n g d o w n and stabilizing.
A y o u n g boy of t w e n t y - o n e years w h o w a s a d m i t t e d in a hospital f o r l e u k a e m i a ,
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if t h e d o c t o r advised a n y t h i n g w h i c h w a s against his w i s h he w o u l d j u m p o u t of

t h e bed a n d h o l d t h e d o c t o r by t h e collar . This used t o be t h e case e v e n w h e n
w o r k i n g in his o w n s h o p . The slightest c o n t r a d i c t i o n f r o m t h e c u s t o m e r w o u l d land
i n t o a big r i o t o u s f i g h t , w h i c h w o u l d e n d i n t o h i m b e a t i n g t h e c u s t o m e r .
B o t h t h e s e p e o p l e had g o n e t o t h i s stage a f t e r UTI w a s s u p p r e s s e d with
antibiotics.
Carbo-Veg and Petroleums quarrelsomeness have been given in t h e i r respective
groups.
All t h e abov e r e m e d i e s are n o t t o be prescribed w i t h o u t c o n s i d e r i n g t h e r m a l s
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Carbons

The Carbons in our IViateria Medica include:

1. Pure Carbons like Carbo-Veg, Carbo-Animalis, Graphites, Carbolic-Acid,
Carboneum-Sulph, Petroleum, Granite, Marble and Kreosote.
2. The Carbons in the Carbonate f o r m , like Ammonium-Carb, Baryta-Carb, Calcarea-
Carb, Magnesium-Carb, Natrum-Carb, Strontium-Carb etc.
Here w e will be dealing w i t h t h e chief Carbons namely Carbo-veg, Graphites,
Petroleum, and Kreosote, whereas t h e Baryta-Carb, Calcarea-Carb, Natrum-Carb, Mag-
Carb etc will be dealt w i t h in their respective groups.
All these have many Symptoms in c o m m o n that show us that there has t o be a certain
process prevalent at the Genetic code, which is c o m m o n t o all.
They all show genetic tendencies t o Slowness + Laxness + Hardness.
• Slowness and Laxness in mind and body may be associated w i t h Reduced Elastin
synthesis by the genetic code.
• Hardness and Indurations may be associated w i t h Excess Fibrin synthesis by the
genetic code.
To understand t h e Symptoms of carbon let us understand a charcoal:
Carbon is charcoal. The ' l u m p of black', charred remains of vegetable life is füll of
carbons. Charcoal is almost obsolete now. The one t i m e sole energy and heat provider is
almost extinct now. The generation of today hardly recognizes the charcoal, leave aside
being acquainted w i t h its properties. All said and done, t h e incense stick also behaves in
a similar manner. Let us for the t i m e being imagine t h e behaviour of an incense stick or
a charcoal depending on t h e properties of carbon.

PROPERTY A) A carbon can catch fire. This fat lump has energy t o light up but not go
up in flames easily. W h e n lit, the fire just simmers. If air is b l o w n, the fire can become
livelier or brighter, but again subsides and goes down t o its indolent f o r m . This fire is not
raging or raving w i t h flames, but a slow simmering one. It can be calied a 'lingering fire'.
Slowness of, and Lingering of Complaints is therefore an indication of the Carbon
Constitution.
PROPERTY B) This fire almost gets extinguished if there is no air or oxygen supplied
t o it. One has seen a coal or incense stick (agarbatthis). If we blow on it, for t h e time
being it becomes brighter and then becomes quiet. It burns quietly producing ash, which
is not easily shed off. This shows the 'Slowness' and 'Stasis' of the coal.
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trees burn and when the fire settles d o w n t h e charred remains of this w o o d gives us
what we call vegetable 'Charcoal'.
'Violent fire gives rise t o slow charcoal'.
Thus the typical Symptom t h a t identifies a Carbon is- it wants Air in motion or wants
Fan. The Carbon, especially Carbo-Vegetabilis wants Fan.
This desire for fan is not because he is a hot patient but because he wants Air in
motion.
PROPERTY C) W i t h so much Slowness in these constitutions, it goes w i t h o u t saying
that the vitality is very low and t h e metabolic activity is also very low. Heat is less,
Coldness predominates. They need heat. Thus most of the carbons are Chilly.
PROPERTY D) This charcoal has another property t h a t was being exploited about 50
yrs ago. The refrigerators came t o India in t h e 50's. People did not know how t o use
t h e m . The stale food and closed environment created an obnoxious odour inside t h e m .
The charcoal was advised by many t o be kept inside, so that it could adsorb the bad smell
f r o m the fridge. This was before t h e deodoran t age. This property of being a good
adsorbent was utilized in Allopathy by manufacturing drugs for adsorbing gastric
flatulence. Carbindon was one such black charcoal tablet t h a t was used in abundance
when I used t o practice Allopathy. This shows us t h e "adsorbent" " d e o d o r a n t " and
"disinfectant" properties of charcoal. The vegetable charcoal, if one imagines, is soft and
has the property of being an adsorbent. Thus, if water is poured on the coal it will adsorb
it w i t h ease. This may be a good way t o remember t h a t most of the Carbons are thirsty.
These qualities or modalities have nothing to do with the Doctrine of Signatare.
It is a method of remembering that most carbons are Slow, Thirsty, Chilly and Crave
for Air and oxygen.
Therefore, CARBON constitutions are Timid, predominantly Right Sided, Anxious and
M o n e y - m i n d e d ; w i t h very Slow development of diseases. Everything in these
constitutions is slow and simmering. STASIS is the key w o r d . There is STASIS in the cardio-
vascular System, in the gastro-intestinai system, in the mind and the body implying the
predominance of the process of hypo-Sycosis at the Genetic level.
In Complete Repertory when we see the rubric "Talk indisposed t o " , we find that there
are 268 remedies. This literally means 268 types of personalities or constitutions do not
like to talk much. These many constitutions are Introverted, Reserved and do not express
themselves easily for various reasons.
Let's examine the reasons t h a t may cause a person t o remain quiet:
1) Haughty or Egoistic,
2) Timidity,
3) Intellect deficient, Inability t o converse w i t h others,
4) Sad and Melancholic temperaments.

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5) Angry t e m p e r a m e n t ,
6) Temperaments w h o hate being disturbed and li!<e tranquility,
7) People w h o lack confidence in themselves despite having intellectual ability,
8) People w h o get Embarrassed easily,
9) People w h o are weak in mind and body and cannot tolerate slightest mental or
physical exertion,
10) People w h o are ill etc.
The Carbons belong t o t h e TIMID type. Most of t h e m are t o o t i m i d t o express
themselves. Surprisingly, despite being timid and emotional they are predominantly Right
sided (as explained in the introduction). Right sided means left brain dominant personality
w h o are stronger mentally than right brain d o m i n a n t people. This also means money
minded people. The carbons are timid and insecure just like the Calcarea. Insecure people
require support. For such introverted people w h o cannot express themselves and frankly
ask for support and security they seek it in terms of money. We will find many
businessmen w h o are extremely timid and fearful. They are very money minded and like
to accumulate it for future These could often fall in the category of Carbons and Calcareas.
So this is the 4th group after Bariums, Calciums and Kalis t o be TIMID and predominantly
RIGHT sided.

The Barium, Calcareas, Kalis and Carbons are four groups, which come to our mind
when we see Slow, Right sided and Timid constitutions.
Sycosis or the defense of fortification or proliferation is the defense used by these
Carbons to counter when the first defense of Psora falls. This means if, Sycosis has started,
there must have been an acute inflammatory condition that had threatened the patient's
life a few years back. In order t o save the patient f r o m going into t h e destructive
inflammatory process, the genetic code switches on the defense mechanism of Sycosis
and Stasis. Thus SLOWNESS, Thickening-Growth-Induration-Tumors-Hardness are also
signs t h a t teil us t h a t this person has once upon a t i m e suffered f r o m a Major life-
threatening illness which should be undoubtedly probed.

In Short, if t h e disease is slow, neither progressing t o o fast nor responding to

conventional t r e a t m e n t , our first understanding of the case should be that Sycosis or the
fortification process has started at the genetic level. This has to have started somewhere
after the patient suffered f r o m an acute inflammatory illness i.e. Psora. This Psora was
suppressed and Sycosis has started. Thus we get the inkling that either the patient has
suffered in the past f r o m pneumonia, t y p h o i d , malaria or an episode of high fever or any
strong inflammatory disease; or a catastrophic, almost life threatening illness like Intra-
uterine death of a feotus or an Abortion, and has been controlied by antibiotics or maybe
specific homoeopathic medicines and the patient has never been well since... This is how
we understand the journey of t h e patient t h a t started w i t h Psoric disease (the acute
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disease).
Tlie effect of various processes at tlie genetic level on the tissues
a) Reduced Elastin- the process at the genetic level that causes relaxation of tissues:

Inelasticity causes Relaxation. Relaxation causes slowness and stasis, and Stasis is
seen in every system and tissue.
STASIS in the gastro-intestinai system: We expect t h e intestines, both the large and
the small, misbehaving, exactiy as in a Sycosis person w o u l d . Constipation, Slowness of
digestion and Slowness of excretion of dirt f r o m w i t h i n , automatically explain t h e
Offensiveness of the Carbon element. The breath will be offensive; flatus will be offensive,
the discharges whichever and wherever they are f r o m , stink. So when we go t o patient's
bed-side and we just can't stand there because of the offensive odor, we need to start
thinking about Carbons and especially, if and only if the illness is slow in progression. The
Liver of Carbons is the most susceptible organ. If a person has suffered f r o m jaundice
once or t o o often or has a tendency to sluggish liver and difficult digestion w i t h tendency
to offensive gas formation we should think about a Carbon either as an anion or a cation.
Stasis in the Respiratory system will naturally slow d o w n t h e oxygenation of t h e
whole System, giving rise to easyfatigue and the characteristic air hunger and the need
for fan. The breath also will be of a cadaverous odour.
Stasis in the Cardio-vascular system will be manifested by the Portal circulation being
slowed down and veins becoming inelastic, resulting into long standing hemorrhoids or
varicose veins. It also leads t o sluggish circulation and hence intolerance to Cold air.
b) Fibrin Excess: - The process at the genetic level that causes Hardness and
Indurations:-
• Excess fibrin on the skin gives rise t o corns, callosities, keloids, and hard and rough
skin of hands.
• Excess fibrin in the cardio-vascular system causes arterioscierosis and thickening
of blood vessels.
• Excess fibrin in the lymphatics causes hard swelling of glands.
• Excess fibrin causes ischaemia to the nerves making t h e m oversensitive. Different
carbons have different nerve affections.
Excess fibrin (arterioscierosis of cerebral vessels) - Ischaemia to brain causes lack of
nutrition t o the brain thus resulting in forgetfulness, weakness of memory,
absentmindedness etc.
Never well since an acute life threatening illness is a very strong indication of Carbons
but only when the reaction is Slow and Lingering.
Weakness, Tiredness and Fatigue due to improper oxygenation of blood is an
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a Carbon is bound t o be less and hence they are almost always aggravated in tlie evening.
The easy fatigue can always be better by stimulants and hence these Carbons desire
stimulants.
ENTRY POINTS FOR CARBONS IN SHORT:
1. When w e see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m extreme weakness since
more than one or t w o years.
2. When we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m chronic lack of appetite and
Indigestion after an acute attack of hepatitis three or four years back.
3. W h e n we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m HEMORRHOIDS OR
VARICOSE VEINS for the last five years after suffering from jaundice years back.
4. When we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m cardio-pulmonary disease
w i t h cold Perspiration on slightest exertion.
5. When we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m a slow growing tumor in the
brain e.g. Meningioma, Astrocytoma etc since five years and is yet not crippied.
6. When we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m chronic acidity or Indigestion
for the last ten t o fifteen years.
7. When we see a patient w h o has been suffering f r o m long standing low relapsing
fevers not responding to treatment since t h e last attack of pneumonia.
8. When we see a patient w h o has Proliferative tendency (of Carbons in Sycosis) to
produce large scales, warts, corns, callosities, fibroids in the Uterus etc.
The Laxness and Looseness prevailing in every tissue makes t h e blood vessels loose,
their imperviousness or impermeability thus resulting in Passive Venous bleeding.
Any arterial bleed or profuse bleed f r o m any w o u n d or organ can help us t o rule out
Carbons. On t h e other hand, if one notices a Slow or Chronic tendency t o bleed one
should Start thinking of Carbons.

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Carbo - Vegetablis

From t h e a b o v e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e p r o p e r t i e s o f c h a r c o a l , w e g e t s o m e
p r o m i n e n t S y m p t o m s o f Carbons t h a t lead us t o t h i n k o f Carbo-Veg.

RESUME
The triad of

SLOW, CHRONIC DISEASE AFTER MAJOR

ILLNESS

TIMIDITY

ANTICIPATION

RIGHT SIDED

THIRSTY

LIVER and
DIGESTIVE REMEDY
STASIS AND DESIRES FANNINGor AIR 1
OFFENSIVENESS IN MOTION 1

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IN THE CLINIC WHEN TO THINK OF CARBO-VEG:

a) Never well since a MAJOR ILLNESS.
Beginning of a Slow, Prolonged or Chronic disease after a MAJOR ILLNESS
[i.e. violent fire gives rise t o slow burning charcoal ],
b) STASIS, Slowness, Sluggishness,
c) OFFENSIVENESS,
d) FANNING or AIR IN MOTION desire for,
e) TIMID, ANTICIPATORY, RIGHT SIDED people.
• MAJOR ILLNESS: NEVER WELL SINCE:-
The 'Carbo-Veg' is ideally seen clearly in 'Sycotic' defense. The Fatness, Slowness,
Timidity, and the Stasis are all Sycotic defenses at work at the genetic level in Carbo-Veg.
But this 'Sycotic defense' can only occur in an organism as a sequel if it has been
previously exposed t o a strong Psoric affection in the past, i.e. acute inflammation, acute
attack of spasm, acute asthmatic attack, acute infection, intrauterine death of foetus,
etc.
After t h e recovery of t h e patient f r o m such a prolonged acute distress,
the genetic code shifts the defense t o Sycosis to slow down the whole organism that has
been exposed t o the ravages of the acute illness thus resulting into Sycosis.
The Sycosis here in Carbo-Veg is hypo-Sycosis i.e. less synthesis of elastin. Less elastin
synthesis results in Laxness, Slowness and less elasticity of muscies, tendons, blood
vessels etc.
When elastin synthesis in the blood vessels and muscies of the heart becomes less,
there is obvious slowness of the circulating system. This causes the second prominent
Symptom of Carbo-Veg- STASIS.
• STASIS
• Excessive Tiredness and Weal<ness witli Profuse Perspiration: -
The patient looks bloated all over w i t h cold Perspiration, cold skin w i t h a bluish
or grayish hue indicating lack of adequate blood circulation t o distant parts. Such
conditions reflect a poor heart w i t h lax muscies leading t o congestive cardiac failure or
involvement of lungs as in Cor-pulmonale. Faintness after ^ ^
sieep emphasizes t h e laxity of Systems after resting. f* Perspiration cold, Clammy \

• Stasis in the Respiratory System: - causes AIR or , glood stagnated, as if

FAN desire for. • Blood stasis
They are in need of oxygen and hence though feeling • Faintness, fainting general
chilly or cold, they w a n t the fan t o be continuously on. moming rising, on
-r.. • r 1 • • ^ ^- ^ • u ^ -1 • Faintness, fainting general
This gives a false Impression t h a t the patient IS hot and V sIeep after
wants fan. They need fan as they have air hunger and want ^ — ^
a i r t o be in m o t i o n .

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Stasis in Gastrointestinal system: - causes flatulence and offensiveness

The weak digestion is stressed out if a person eats rieh
Air open desire f o r N ,
food or fats. Thus fats and rieh food aggravate. /
Air draft amel.
Less of elastin in t h e intestinal muscies makes t h e Air indoor air amel.
intestines sluggish and they do not move. W h e n they Fanned being amel.
don't move there is stasis of food and the lower bowels ^ '',^""^1.1^^^^^^
do not move causing stasis of exeretory material. When there is dirt accumulation
in a place, it is bound t o stink. Similarly in Carbo-Veg, stasis results in offensive
breath, offensive eructations and offensive flatus.
When there is stasis of intestines, the patient's dull gastro-intestinai System needs
Stimulus in the form of acids, salt and sweet things. Acids may act as temporary stimulants
to the System and salt and carbohydrates help in
Sensitive, tenderness liver region
acquiring temporary energy and strength for the Short, as if too short liver region
weakened Systems Tension liver
• Blood vessels affection of: - Constipation difficult stool soft stool
Constipation ineffectual urging
Laxness of the cardio-vascular museulature,
and straining
as mentioned before, gives rise t o congestive Odor, breath general offensive
cardiac failure and looseness of the walls of the Odor bre^^^^^ —

The veins and not the arteries are affected by the lack of elastin giving rise t o :
a) Large blue haemorrhoids w i t h offensive o d o u r
b) Varicose veins: - If a patient has come w i t h the complaint of haemorrhoids or
varicose veins after he suffered f r o m jaundice few years back, it gives us a lead
that he could be a Carbo-Veg.
c) Blood vessels, especially t h e smaller ones, ruptur e and hence cause passive
bleeding. The difference between Phosphorous and Carbo-Veg is t h a t -
Phosphorous bleeding is bright red, profuse gushy active bleeding and Carbo-Veg
is slow, passive bleeding.
The bleeding tendencies are also controlied by t h e / • B'ood vessels, complaints o'
genetics and will relate to the type of blood vessels that Blood stasis
Blood stagnated, as if
are fragile.
Blood circulation of s
The active bleeders bleed f r o m the arteries because
their arteries are fragile. They have bright red or hot blood. These are Phosphorus,
Belladonna, Hamamelis, Aconite, Ipecac, China, Ferrums, Lachesis, Sabina, Sulphur,
Thiaspi-b-p, Vibrunum-Opulus, etc
The passive bleeders are Carbo-Veg, Arnica, China, Crotalus-Horridus, Lachesis,
Sulphur, Millefoleum, Pulsatilla, Secale-Cor, Sepia, Sulphuric-Acid, etc.
MENTALLY
The Carbo-Veg personality, as mentioned earlier, is a 'TIMID', 'QUIET' Constitution. It

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is füll of ANTICIPATION. Though angry, they supress t h e anger and do not have the
courage to blow it out- just like a charcoal that has fire within but never actively flares up.
The TIMIDITY keeps t h e anger w i t h i n . But throug h an indirect way, the anger or
discontent is expressed by MOCKING or SARCASM.
The Carbo-Veg are not very sensitive or e m o t i o n a l people unlike their Graphites
counterparts. They are more busy trying to cope up w i t h their bodily weakness. Knowing
very well that they cannot fight, they swallow their anger only t o t h r o w it out in the for m
of sarcastic remarks. This condition is met w i t h in Indian housewives. A t i m i d , quiet, not
so meek girl gets married into a male dominated family. The husband and the father-in-
law or even t h e m o t h e r - i n - l a w dictate t e r m s and all her desires and ambitions are
suppressed like in Staphysagria.
But Staphysagria is sensitive. It is sensitive t o r u d e n e s s , ^ — — 7 ^ -n^
reprimands, insults and humiliation and the anger that is pent ( * ^''^"^i^V
•NU •4.U 4.U 4. • 4.U f t 1 4. 4.U • Timidity public, about
up will be either t h r o w n out in the f o r m of a volcano at other
appearmg in
people or on her o w n children or gets transformed into a
Timidity public, about
Sycotic cyst in t h e ovary or a fibroi d in t h e Uterus or even appearing in talk, to
weakness of sphincters and muscies, but emotional sensitivity inapttotalk j
and sensitivity in general still remains. The fighting nature will ^
still remain. Not so w i t h Carbo-Veg. It quietly hears everything but throws out a sarcastic
remark just t o emphasize that she cannot be taken for granted. Occasionally there will be
anger which will be followed by paleness of face and no redness like Belladonna. If the
domination continues, she becomes completely indifferent. Just like the stasis in the body,
the mind goes into stasis and does not react. She develops Indifference to children, family,
loved ones and relations and even to all the joys and sufferings. She neglects her duties
which she used to do diligently before. She becomes indifferent to music that she used
t o love before. She becomes sieepy and lazy, obviously due t o lack of oxygen in t h e
System. The whole Situation both body and mind wise is that o f - " l want to do something
but my weakness makes me helpless" and f r o m this emerges the unfortunate feeling.
The unfortunate feeling is due to weakness and the Indifference also is due to prostration
and weakness.

REMEDY COMPARISON AND DIFFERENTIATION

Differentiation between prominent Remedies of Indifference:
The other chilly remedies that could possibly come dose to this indifference are Sepia,
Kali-Mur, Kali-Phos, Phosphorus, Acid-Phos and Nitric-Acid.
The Kali-Mur and Kali-Phos indifference will be in people w h o were quite active, fast,
reactive and touchy before they w e n t into such an indolent and indifferent State.
Phosphorous, in the past, was a loving, affectionate, person w h o loved Company and
liked t o give love and take love and w i t h desire for magnetism. The combination of
Indifference to family in a Sarcastic (mocl<ing) woman or man gives us a selection between
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All these are Chilly, all are Weak and have Laxness of tissues and all are Thirstless.
Sepia will be better by exercise and w o r k w i t h weak body and positive and strong
mind. Carbo-veg cannot bear any exertion and is worse by exercise.
Carbo-veg will be worse by exercise and work w i t h extreme weakness and stasis of
mind and body
Nitric acid will be better by moving or traveling, w i t h a definite element of
unforgivable grudge, anger and hatred for those w h o are responsible for her condition.
Differentiation between prominent Remedies who feel unfortunate:
Chilly: China, Sepia, Staphysagria, Graphites and Carbo-Veg, Chelidonium,
Tabaccum.
Hot: Lycopodium
Feeling unfortunate means either feeling unlucky, or ill-fated. This is sad State or a State
of disappointment. One gets disappointed if something they want does not happen or
something they wished they did not get. Every remedy has something that they NEED or
desire that is pecuiiar to that Constitution or group of Constitution.
Lycopodium: - Lycopodium needs POWER in hand. It feels unfortunate if he thinks
that he has lost " p o w e r " or he cannot " d i c t a t e " . W h e n Lycopodium feels he cannot
dominate there is a feeling of "No Power" to control. This happens especially in old age
in people w h o once upon a t i m e , dominated the family or an Organization and now they
are out of power and control. This makes t h e m feel unfortunate.
They are Hot and Thirstless.
China:- what China lacks is physical as well as mental strength. It badly needs strength
and courage. The unfortunate feeling here arises due to not being able to do anything due
to physical "weakness" in the syphilitic stage and mental weakness in Psoric as well as
sycotic stage of defense.
In Psora, Mental weakness makes the china Constitution timid. The timidity of china
prevents it f r o m retaliating against any wrong being done t o t h e m and then they go into
a depression in which they feel they are u n f o r t u n a t e . In Sycosis this remedy exhibits
cowardiceness and it rues on its mental impotency and feels unfortunate. Syphilis or the
tendency to destruction in liver, blood vessels etc is t h e c o m m o n e st or uppermost
defense t h a t this remedy or Constitution adapts. Here weakness, especially physical
makes the patient feel unfortunate. Later as the destruction increases and he needs help
f r o m others this remedy gets conscience pangs. Because this remedy has genetically
weak liver it suffers f r o m liver affection, has a lot of Perspiration along w i t h weakness.
All this is found even in Carbo-veg. Marked oversensitivity and irritability f r o m noise, and
light as well as smell distinguishes it f r o m Carbo-veg t h a t is otherwise almost similar.
China has desire for fruits that Carbo-veg does not have. Though both are chilly, Carbo-
Veg. desires fan which China hates.
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Sepia: Both Carbo-Veg and Sepia in Sycosis and syphilis become weak. Sepia wants to
move ahead positively whereas Carbo-Veg becomes static. Sepia works hard relentlessly
not caring for family or near and dear ones; Carbo-Veg shows affection to children. The
u n f o r t u n a t e feeling here arises due t o t h e unavoidable environmental emotional
obstructions or prolonged grief. The feeling in Sepia is that, "I could not achieve". It makes
her sour indifferent and sarcastic. Sepia will be better by exercise and work w i t h weak
body and positive and strong mind. Carbo-Veg cannot bear any exertion and is worse by
exercise. In Sycosis t h e defense is by reducing t h e elastin in t h e muscies in both the
remedies. In Carbo-Veg the circulatory system and the cardiac muscies become lax. In
sepia laxness is in the ligaments t h a t hold the Uterus resulting in protapse of Uterus.
Sepia constitutions are Lean, thin, Chilly and Thirstless.
Staphysagria:- A case of hypothyroidism that got cured in a lady can highlight the
unfortunate Situation of Staphysagria. She was a 53 year old senior-most executive in a
multinational bank. She was aware of her high Status and was always telling about her
achievement t o everyone. In her history she t o l d us about how she had learnt
Homoeopathy and how she was curing incurable diseases w i t h Single dose. I have earned
lot of respect f r o m my staff because I cured a case of t u m o r in the breast and saved lakhs
of rupees for my peon by avoiding an Operation. But she said "though I am respected so
much in my office I find that my husband has no value for me. He scolds me rudely in
front of any relatives that I should w o r k first in the kitchen and then think myself as a
doctor. Similarly my mother and father in-law do not care for me. I do feel bad. I am hurt
but I cannot say anything because he has very bad temper. I feel I am unfortunate not to
get a family w h o understands me and encourages me. Here, there is desire for dignified
Status, which she has not got in spite of being successful. They are bosses in their field
and achieve dignity in office, but suffer at home especially because their husbands are
dominating. They feel they have learnt so much, studied so much and achieved so much,
they will teil everyone what they have done t o create a good opinion for themselves.
They are Chilly and Thirstless sensitive to rudeness and care for dignity.
Graphites:- This remedy is Sad, melancholic, fat, chilly and thirsty. (Comparison given
in chapter of Graphites).
Carbo-Veg:- The unfortunate Sensation arises out of "weakness"(like china) especially
cardiovascular and gastric weakness. It has affection for the liver, extreme Perspiration
and desires salt. It is chilly, but wants slow fan.
Chelidonium:- It is conscientious, chilly, affection for liver with desire for warm drinks.
Tabaccum:- The unfortunate Sensation is because of instability and imbalance of the
whole System e.g. suddenly perspires and suddenly goes cold.
CARBO-VEG MAY BE RULED OUT WHEN:
1. If the patient is fast, active, and has sudden or violent Symptoms.
2. The headache of Carbo-Veg will be dull aching and never throbbing headaches.

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3. Red discoloration of face after anger or any excitement rules out Carbo-Veg.
4. No history of liver problems or gastric problems rules out Carbo-Veg.
5. Waking up fresh in the morning rules out Carbo-Veg.
6. Arterial, profuse bleeding rules out Carbo-Veg.
In Short, Obese people having long standing illness w i t h grayist) hue, Easy Sweating,
Easily Tired, wanting Fan, mentally -Timid and Anticipatory, Right sided and Thirsty are
Carbo-Veg personalities.

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Graphites

^ l U E Y discharge - Honey like fluid discharge

^ ^ p i N G in Carriage < in general, Hearing ameliorated by riding in carriage

X I O U S - Weeping, Ailments f r o m Anticipation

(! Z^LSATILLA like Changeable Wavering mind, Indecisive, Inconstancy, pain

wandering on touch ^

R D N E S S of everything in t h e body f r o m skin t o organs but soft mind

J TN D O L E N T - A V E R S I O N t o w o r k , t h o u g h Intelligent; S L O W , L E T H A R G I C

^ Ü v i l D , TUMOURS

^UPTIONS SCALY + CRACKS + FISSURED skin

VSARCASTIC

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GRAPHITES means Plumbago. Graphites - Carbon+Ferrum

CONSTITUTION
Graphites is an allotropic f o r m of Carbon, but has some percent of Ferrum (Iron) in it.
This causes Graphites t o have properties of Carbon as well as of Ferrum.
PROPERTIES OF C A R B O N
Generals: SLOW, CHILLY, Indolent <eating, >open air
Mentals: Timidity, Anxious, SARCASTIC
Physically: FAT, ROUNDED, w i t h HARDNESS of skin and glands, cracks and fissures.

H O W GRAPHITES DIFFERS F R O M OTHER C A R B O N S

1. All Carbons are Right sided but Graphites is LEFT sided.
2. All Carbons are non-sensitive, non e m o t i o n al b u t Graphites is Sensitive,
Emotional, Sentimental, füll of Grief and Weeping type.
3. All Carbons are stable but Graphites is Changeable in moods; has Wavering mind
and Inconstancy.
PROPERTIES OF F E R R U M (Iron)
General:
1. Like Ferrum it is sensitive and offended easily and is t h e r e f o r e Right brain
dominant i.e. Left sided.
2. Like Ferrum it has pseudo plethora or erethism i.e. though anaemic, it has redness
of face and congestion of face especially before and during headaches.
3. Like Ferrum it is Sensitive t o Odours - especially of flowers and w o o d .

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IN THE CLINIC WHEN TO THINK OF GRAPHITES :

We can start thinking of Graphites when we see:
PHYSICALLY
1) Fat, Flabby people w h o are Chilly, Constipated
(large hard knotty stools) and suffering f r o m / • Obesity
or having previous complaints of skin w i t h ( • Mucous secretions albumin, like
glutinous discharges. ^ . ^ J ^ ! ^ § ^ ! J ^ I ^ , J t B S ^
2) W h en w e shake hands w i t h t h e patient, a stränge Hardness or Roughness of
palms draws attention t o Graphites. / • Hard callosities, like
3) People w h o have thick crippied, d e f o r m e d nails. \ * '^'^
Cracks at muco-cutaneous junctions like nostrils, m o u t h , eyes. People w h o have
scaly dandruff, cracks behind ears, hard crusty scabs, scales on^-^ x
eye lining shows dandruff and hair fall. ( H a i r falls out J
STICKY, GLUED DISCHARGE.
4) When w e see people w h o are chronically SAD ^ ^
/• SADNESS ^
Sad, Melancholic people w i t h long standing grief, w h o are/ ^ JIMIDITY'
Anx/otvs, weeping type and w h o cannot take firm decisions « CAUTIOUS
due t o TIMIDITY and CAUTIOUSNESS. V» CAREFULNES^
5) People w h o became Obese due t o long standing grief.
6) People w h o get physically tired due t o mental work.
Oxygen and Carbohydrates are used t o do mental work causing hypoxia (typical
of carbon), resulting in less oxygen in the blood and in t u r n results in
- Tendency t o YAWN,
- T e n d e n cy t o STRECH,
- Tendency t o BLUE OR BLACK DISCOLORATION OF NAILS.
7) People w h o hate flowers and hate music.
8) Girls in w h o m menses are delayed i.e. menarche is t o o late or even regulär
menses is late by months due t o P.C.O.D ( P o l y c y s t i c ^ SENSITIVE odors
ovarian disease). ( to flowers
9) People w h o are Timid but pass sarcastic remarks. \* /^"^'^'^
10) Middle aged men w h o have had brilliant academic career but never succeeded in
life and lead a very simple non-luxurious life not because they are contended but

C^'"^^'"'^^^^^^^
they have no desire t o put in hard work.

11) Young boys w h o are Fat and Flabby, w h o prefer to undress

and stay w i t h no clothes above t h e waist and wanting fan
straight on t o t h e m , can be Graphites. /indolence intelligent^,
12) Young children w h o are Insolent, Impertinent and Laugh\a\though very ^

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at Reprimands can be Graphites. /Abdomen; Ciothing'

13) People w h o have t r e m e n d o us sexual desire but t h e hnHy \gensitive to ^
does not support their mind i.e.
- They have weak erections
- They may have premature ejaculation
- After coition aggravates. / • Ejaculations, seminal
discharge failing during
14) Throat - W h en everything centres around the
coition
throat Erections, troublesome
• Goitre w i t h difficulty in swallowing incomplete
Erections, troublesome
• Sensation of Lump in throat causing the patient incomplete coition,
to swallow continuously. V during
• Spasm in t h r o a t while swallowing causing t h e
patient t o retch and t h r o w out the f o o d .
CASE
A lady aged 55 yrs old came w i t h the complaint of 'Dysphagia'. She was examined by
an allopathic specialist and the condition was diagnosed as 'Achalasia cardia'.
Her complaints had started about 3 months back. She could not eat her food normally.
Sometimes she could swallow and sometimes a severe spasm in the t h r o a t interrupted
her swallowing and the f o o d w o u l d be v o m i t e d o u t w i t h retching. She came in for
Homoeopathy because her spiritual guru had advised her t o do so.
She was a Fat, Chilly lady living in an Ashram (monastery). She had given up her
worldly life to serve God and the guru. She was very young, about 25 yrs of age when she
had come to this place after her married life faiied and she had nowhere eise t o go. She
was not very happy about this life but she had no other o p t i o n .
I asked her, "Were you always so obese since childhood?" "No" she said. "I was quite
thin. But after a few years since coming here in the ashram, I became fat. That may be
because there is no physical work here".
"What type of work do you do here?" I asked.
"I have t o teach the younger girls and give t h e m discourses on God. They all like my
teaching because I take pains t o read and prepare my lectures before I deliver t h e m .
They like my lectures because I introduce some new topic every day. But after the
lecture I get so tired and fatigued that I start feeling hungry and cannot remain hungry
so I go on hogging. I think that has made me fat.
[This showed she was Intelligent but could not bear Mental Exertion like Carbons. She
was Intelligent and Indolent. She could not bear hunger]
She remained a teacher and never became a leader of any group because she said "I
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ashram. But I prefer not t o bother".

I asked "You prefer not t o bother but you are bothered, isn't it?"
She said "Yes. Even I am a human being. Even I w a n t t o progress and come up in the
Asharam but I d o n ' t . "
I asked "Why can't you fight and rebel and come up?"
She said "No, that's not me. I can't fight. If someone raises the voice I start weeping,
I weep t h r o u g h o ut the night and it lasts long. I am very sensitive. Leadership perhaps is
not meant fo r sensitive people. I cannot take f i r m decisions, I cannot exert. I cannot
c o m m a n d . How can I become a leader?"
[She was very t i m i d , frightened easily, had easy weeping tendency, wavering mind
and irresolute.]
I asked "Do you ever show your discontent?"
"Yes" she said "I pass a sarcastic remark so that the message is delivered".
Childhood history showed that she had a chronic fissure which was troubling her and
which was operated upon. After this she had put on weight.
Chief complaint was spasm in t h e t h r o a t causing her t o retch and v o m i t i.e. Reverse
peristalsis.
Thus the patient is in t h e destructive miasm. (Syphilis)
The severity of spasm shows destructive tendency. The patient's very n u t r i t i o n is
hindered. This acute spasm is in t h e muscies due t o hyper irritation of nerves.
This was Syphilis in füll blown f o r m .
WHAT WAS THE SYCOSIS?
Her Slowness, Obesity, Indolence, Intelligence, Timidity, Fearfulness, Sarcastic
tendency all represents Sycosis.
Note: It is dangerous t o prescribe on a SYCOTIC PICTURE.
If w e place our prescription on early Sycotic picture, it is very dangerous. If our
similimum suppresses this Sycosis the genetics of the patient will switch onto the gear of
destruction. This will mean t h a t she will definitely develop cancer if she is not already
having it today. Or eise she will go into further constriction of throat and Oesophagus and
will land up in an emergency. W i t h this Sycotic picture w e had t o match her Syphilitic
and Psoric picture. Syphilitic picture may or may not match because all t h e remedies
have not been proved t o give destructive effects on t h e organ.
Psora is t h e mothe r of all Miasms and has t o be covered.. The Sycosis or Syphilis is
nothing but developed Psora. This means t h a t acute spasm (Syphilis) as well as Fat,
Indolence, Timidity (Sycosis) is basically developed f r o m Psora- the need.
Her Psoric picture of Anxious, Weeping, Timid type with Fissure t h a t was operated
upon, confirmed Graphites that cured her forever.
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GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS IN GRAPHITES

FIRST DEFENSE-PROCESS OF INFLAMMATION (PSORA)
At the genetic level Courage and Will is sacrificed. This causes Graphites t o be Timid,
Fearful, Cautious and Careful. In order t o protect itself it has t o develop these defenses
and be Sensitive so t h a t they know w h e n danger is coming. They always anticipate
dangers therefore there is constant 'Anxiety' and that t o p of trifles. This Anxiety coupied
with Timidity and Helplessness causes t h e m t o be Sad and Weep easily.
Physically also t h e sensitivity is developed in olfaction- i.e. t o odours- strong odours
of perfumes, odours of w o o d .
Skin becomes sensitive and rash develops. The rash develops in places where the skin
moves the most i.e. in folds of joints (elbows, knuckles, fingers, toes) or in groins, palms,
tip of fingers or corners of the m o u t h , nostrils, eyes, anus, etc. The Cautious and Timid
skin of Graphites does not w a n t t o move and therefore primary inflammation develops,
or rash develops. (Body is reflection ofthe mind and does not Iie).
SECOND DEFENSE-PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION (SYCOSIS)
2nd defense at Physical Level
The sensitive skin excoriates and cracks. In order t o repair the delicate skin or reinforce
it, the Genetic mechanism takes t w o steps.
a. Increases the Albumin and Glutin synthesis and Starts producing sticky, glutinous,
honey like discharge that could help t o stick up the fragile tissue. This gluey, sticky
discharge is characteristic of Graphites.
b. Second Step is taken by t h e genetic mechanism t o thicken t h e skin tissue by
increasing the synthesis of Fibrin. This excess fibrin results in hardening of tissues
and causes fibrosis and scales as well. This hard tissue is after all not elastic and
hence breaks still more easily t o produce the characteristic deep syphilitic cracks
w i t h bleeding on palms, folds of joints, corners of muco-cutaneous junctions etc.
PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease) in girls resulting in delayed menses
Fibrin causes hard tumours and fibroids.
2nd defense at Genetic Level
The fat metabolism is so altered t h a t fat Starts accumulating giving rise t o obesity.
Being Slow and having slow metabolic rate (BMR is low), heat produced is low and heat
needs t o be consumed, so excess fat is put on t o act as an overcoat.
For Graphites, FRICTiON is t o be avoided. For this everything stiffens and smoothens.
The slowness of metabolism makes t h e intestines also sluggish giving rise t o chronic
constipation. Stools have more fibrin t h a t makes it hard. Again t o avoid friction the hard
stools are surrounded by Glutin.
The Slowness of Carbons extends t o circulation and oxygenation and may give rise t o
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one t o crave for open air and become intolerant t o clothes on upper parts. Though Chilly,
they crave f o r open air like Carbo-Veg.
2nd defense (Sycosis-Process of Construction) at mental level
The Sycosis trait being very prominent is also exhibited right f r o m childhood or right
f r o m t h e stage of Psora making t h e patient ever so Timid, Cautious, Careful, Indolent
though Intelligent. The Sycotic aggression in this Timid person is expressed in t h e f o r m
of Mocl<ing and Sarcasm.
The Prolonged Griefand Sadness of Graphites uses a lot of mental energy, causing
him t o be 'discouraged easily".
On t h e other hand, Graphites can become haughty, feel he is a great person, have
ambition fo r fame. Sexual desire gets increased w i t h relative weakness of the organs t o
perform.
THIRD DEFENSE-PROCESS OF DESTRUCTION (SYHILIS)
Physical:
1. Process of destruction on t h e skin causes Rhagades, Cracks etc.
2. Hardness and Cicatrices become Cancerous.
3. Cancer develops in t h e breast.
General:
1. Carbohydrate is the food or need of the brain. An intelligent mind always requires
more of Carbohydrates so that the brain cells function well.
2. The Fats are the secondary need t o protect the delicate body. A very funny trend
exists in Graphites. The skin or cuticle t h a t gives p r o t e c t i on t o t h e body is
sacrificed. The skin gets cracked and fissured in order t o save t h e whole.
The Graphites is busy synthesizing more of Albumin and Glutin that require more of
'proteins'. This upsets t h e total balance between Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats. The
carbohydrates and fats are thus t h r o w n o u t or n o t taken in. Thus Graphites develops
aversion t o Sweets and aversion t o Fats.
• Sweets cause Nausea so they cannot consume sweets.
• They have aversion t o Fats. Plus fat is t h r o w n o u t in urine t o give fatty cuticle
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Mental:

PSORA TURNSINTO SYPHILIS

Anxiety Anguish in ladies if menses do not appear

Weeping, Sadness Despair

Sensitivity Insensitivity results in laughing

at reprimands

1. The physical weakness and fatigue makes t h e person desire for external energy
thereby resulting in Desire for Magnetism.
2. The destructive process hampers the sense of awareness and recognition power
o f t h e Intellect.
CASE
There was a lady aged 48 years, of menopausal age, w h o came and complained
"Doctor when I go t o t h e market place I feel all t h e people around me are f r o m some
other planet. I feel they are all aliens." She was asked - "does everything i.e. the buildings,
the Shops, t h e cars, t h e vegetables, everything looks d i f f e r e nt and f r o m some other
planet?" She said "No. when I am Walking and I see people w h o m I know or the vegetable
vendors; I feel they have come f r o m some other planet. I also feel that I myself am f r o m
some other planet."
She was Fat, Flabby, Mild, Chilly and menopausal w i t h history of skin eruptions in t h e
past. This feeling that she was f r o m some other planet was taken as the rubrics- Delusion
Strange things are. The intellect and recognition power was affected but specifically t o
familiär things only.
Ttiere are two Rubrics:
a. Delusion Strange everything is: - where t h e cars, t h e roads, t h e buildings, t h e
vegetables types, everything will appear not normal and not f r o m our planet i.e.
Strange. Here w e have Baryta m u r , Cicuta, Hyoscyamus, M e d o r r h i n u m , Nux-
Moschata, Opiumand Piatina.
b. Delusion familiär things are Strange: - Here her power of recognition and
awareness is affected only in so far as people w h o m she is familiär t o are
concerned. Here we have Cannabis-Indica, Cannabis-Sativa, Cocculus, Graphites,
Nux-Moschata, Piatina, and Pulsatilla.
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We had the Syphilitic part o f t h e Constitution, now we need to zero in on a Simillimum

by finding out which remedy covers the Sycotic and Psoric traits.
• Cannabis-Indica and Cannabis-Sativa are fast remedies and she is slow hence
ruIed out.
• Piatina and Pulsatilla were ruIed out because she was Chilly
We are left w i t h Slow, Chilly remedies Cocculus, Graphites, Nux-Moschata
• Nux-Moschata is drowsy which she was not.
• Cocculus is compromising that she was not.
Above all Graphites is the only one that covered her Psora of skin lesions that were
suppressed besides being Anxious, Mild and Timid.
Graphites cured her as it covered all 3 defenses adopted by the patient's Genetic code
at different times t h r o u g h o u t her life.

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REMEDY COMPARISON AND DIFFERENTIATION

A. GLUTINOUS DISCHARGE can also be found in: -
a. Kali-Bichrom, Kali-Mur, Kali-Sulph. They differ f r o m Graphites in pure speed. Most
Kalis are Fast, Hasty w i t h Startling tendency and Aggressive in nature. Kali-
Bichromicum, w h o has Stocky built like Graphites will never have dry scaly scabby,
cracked skin.
b. Pulsatilla is
I. Hot, Thirstless whereas Graphites is Chilly and Thirstless.
II. Pulsatilla loves Consolation. Graphites is worse by Consolation and weeps more
when consoled.
c. N a t r u m - M u r and Natrum-Sulph
I. Have Sun aggravation whereas Graphites likes w a r m t h of Sun.
II. Natrum loves Sweets, Graphites hates sweets- sweets cause Nausea.
III. N a t r u m - M u r is Hot, Natrum-Sulph is Hydrogenoid.
B. HARDNESS OF SKIN:
Different remedies t h a t have tendency t o hardness are differentiated w i t h the help
of following chart.

HARDNESS

HOT CHILLY

Natrum-Mur Sulphur Ammon-Carb Calc-Fluor Graphites

Angry Accumulation
Skin
<Consolation Red, Hot Palms Of money
Irritable Fat
Bony
Chilly
prominentes
Indolent

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GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS

SENSITIVITY OF GRAPHITES
In the Repertory Rubrics of Graphites, we see t h a t Graphites is 'sensitive to' and lias
ailments from:
1. Anger, Vexation
2. Anticipation^
3. Discords between chief and subordinates
4. Discords between relatives and friends
5. Emotional Excitement
6. Fright and Fear''
7. Grief, Sorrow and Care
8. M o r t i f i c a t i o n , Humiliation and Chagrin
9. Puberty^ >
10. Mental Work
1 1 . Manual Fine w o r k
If we see the above factors t h a t cause a Graphites t o fall ill we see t h a t it includes
almost all Emotions i.e. Anger, Fright, Fear, Griefand IVIortification. Beside the emotions
Graphites cannot bear mental work and fine work and discords in relationship. This shows
that a Graphites does not w a n t anything that bothers his brains and is always wary of
such things. This is w h a t makes him anticipatory and this anticipation and tension makes
him ill. The most i m p o r t a n t causations here are 'ANTICIPATION' and 'DISCORDS'. This
means Graphites wants no Discords and always wants HARMONY.

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Petroleum

To most Homoeopaths Graphites and Petroleum are remedies best known as skin
remedies. Whenever cracks are seen on the palms and the soles or any muco-cutaneous
junctions these remedies are first to come to the mind. This highlights that these t w o
carbons have genetic tendency t o cracks on t h e skin. Besides large-scale scaling and
formation of the dermis in what appears t o be Psoriasis this remedy has been extensively
and blindly used by the old homoeopaths w i t h remarkable results. The people w h o do not
know the principles of Homoeopathy have also converted it into Creams and ointments .
This may have given t h e m miraculous results in making the skin lesions disappear but
what occurred t o the patient later on was never ever cared for. Many homoeopaths like
allopaths may have created dangerous disease in these patients t h a t they are blissfully
unaware of. To w a r n against this Hahnemann has given us a f e w aphorisms in his
Organon:
Aphorism 202
If the old - school physician should now destroy the local Symptom by the topical
application of external remedies, ander the belief that he thereby eures the whole disease,
Nature makes upfor its loss by rousing the internal malady and the other Symptoms that
previously existed in a latent State side by side with the local affection; that is to say, she
increases the internal disease.
The following case made me understand this aphorism as well as Petroleum well and
hence I would like t o narrate it here.
CASE 1
A lady aged 42 years, having t w o children came w i t h the complaints of losing weight
'drastically' and 'something wrong w i t h her mind'.
She was running a bakery along w i t h her husband and she started her Störy as follows:
"Doctor, I am having a grave problem. The problem is not understood by doctors. I
have tried a lot of allopathic medicines but I have had no relief. I'm losing weight
drastically despite eating well. Secondly I don't know how to explain but something is
wrong w i t h my m i n d " . "Why? What is wrong w i t h your mind?" I asked. "It's funny. I can't
explain it t o you. You'll call me mad . My husband laughs at me. You know, I can't
understand which direction I am traveling. This is since last six weeks or so. I thought it
may be some temporary thing but now it's becoming worse
day by day. I go out early in the morning for a walk t o the CONFUSION
park. I don't seem t o realize whether I am going round the
park in clock-wise or anti-clockwise direction". "How does J
it m a t t e r ? " i asked just t o make her c o m f o r t a b l e. "No V

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doctor it's funny. After the wall< around the parl< is over, I don't l<now whether I should
t u r n left or right for my house. I know you will laugh at me because I have been living in
t h e same place for t h e last t w e n t y years. My husband said you are not sieeping
sufficiently at night and so I started sieeping early to get at least seven hours of sIeep. But
still it's becoming worse".
"Are you forgetting your house or your address?" I asked. "No. I get confused in the
direction. When I see my house I know it's mine. I know the address t o o by heart. But
here it is the direction in which t o t u r n I am not sure. Similar thing happened today when
I left my house t o come here. I was baffied as t o which train I should board, the one going
north or south. 1 had t o literally ask someone t o guide me. This is t o o much because I
come t o Vile-Parle so o f t e n " .
There was a definite confusion in the mind. Confusion means the control over one
faculty of intellect is lost or loosened. The patient is not in control of her power to decide
t h e direction. This 'out of c o n t r o l ' manifestation meant Syphilitic miasm. As per our
understanding the 'destruction' or destructive tendency had already invaded the mental
faculty. But before this tendency w e n t t o t h e m i n d , it should have been in the body
somewhere. So a direct question was asked t o her.... "About t w o months back did you
take any t r e a t m e n t for anything or any illness?" "No" was the answer.
We need now t o hunt for some probable Syphilitic illness. Here, a direct questioning
is required contrary t o the established norms. This is because t h e relation between
physical disease and mental disease is not clear in a layman's mind. We as homoeopaths
need t o make t h e m aware and as a reminder ask t h e m questions accordingly.
Commonest Symptoms t h a t precede 'confusion of m i n d ' are; - Viral / Bacterial fever,
antibiotics taken for fever, any injections t a k e n , diarrhea suppressed w i t h Allopathy,
Homoeopathy or Ayurvedic t r e a t m e n t , t r e a t m e n t for Dengue fever or Malaria,
Hypertension treated for a prolonged time w i t h Anti-hypertensives, Thyroid suppression
etc. All of the above reasons were not present.
"Did you go to a Dentist and have your teeth t r e a t m e nt done?" "No." was the answer.
Then I framed the question in another w a y - " W h a t was the last medicine in tablet f o r m
or capsule f o r m or an ointment or cream that was used by you and when?" After a minute
of pondering, she said- "Yeah! I've been using Flucort o i n t m e n t for my skin for the last 3
months or so. This t i m e someone gave me a Homoeopathic o i n t m e n t Graphites and it
w o r k e d like magic. But w h a t can be t h e relation of this skin o i n t m e n t and the mental
confusion? I t h i n k it's t o o far fetched t o relate t h e m . " "Why were you using this
ointment?" was my question again. "Oh I use it every winter for the last 4-5 years because
I have this tendency t o get eruptions in my groins every w i n t e r since childhood. Now,
since the last four years, I have started getting cracks on my hands and feet". "Show me
where those cracks are present?" I asked. "Oh, they have disappeared completely. This
t i m e in fact they healed very fast. They were more in the right h a n d " . "Are you still
applying the cream?" I asked. "No. I stopped applying it t w o months back as soon as the
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I proceeded to explain t o her, t h a t the destruction of the sl<in t h a t expressed itself as

cracks with bleeding was not cured. The tendency at the genetic level t o destroy was still
lurking within. Since she did not allow it t o destroy the skin, this very process or tendency
had shifted t o t h e more i m p o r t a n t organ 'Brain' i.e. M i n d . Now t h e control over t h e
'direction and location' faculty of the mind was not in her control. It was possible t h a t
later she w o u l d lose her m e m o r y and even her sanity and become m a d . "This is
suppression"-1 warned. She was told t h a t if she was t o be cured of her confusion in mind
her skin cracks had t o return and further , her eruptions in the groins t h a t were since
childhood also should return and then disappear. She was not easily going to accept what
I said and started arguing w i t h me. "If w h a t you say is t r u e , teil me why all these years
this suppression f r o m skin t o mind did not take place in spite of me using many creams
for so many years".

Her question was very valid. But t h e explanation I offered t o her lead her t o believe
in me. I told her that everything doesn't break so easily. If this w o o d e n table is t o break
it will break if it is weakened. An iron rod will also break if it is weakened. A car tyre will
get easily punctured if it becomes old, worn out or weakened. Thus even a disease cannot
get suppressed easily if the mind and body are strong and the resistance of a person is
good enough. Only if either of t h e m is weakened, the chances of suppression or transfer
of disease increases. If your mind has been affected, t h e disease has traveied directly
from the ectoderm (skin) to the neuro-ectoderm (brain). This means that her mind was
weak for some reason. "What was the tension t h a t you have of late?" was the question
asked t o her.

"You are right. Our shop is in a rental place. The owner died recently. He was having
good relations w i t h our family. But now his sons w a n t t o break this shop and construct
a big tower here. They are selling it t o a builder w h o is a rogue and does not w a n t t o give
US any place in return because we have it on a rental basis. This means disaster for us.
We do not have money t o buy a new one. What will happen t o our business? Where will
we now shift our bakery? What will be our future? Will we be successful in a new place?
These and many other questions worry us. Practically every night we have a meeting.
I'm trying my best t o get a good deal for us. My husband is very meek, mild and reserved,
so I have t o do the talking."
"But", I said "You t o o are a very quiet person". "Yes I am quiet, but when it comes t o
finances I am quite Stern and I fight t o o t h and nail". My next question was "Do you get
confused in day t o day money dealings since you are t h e cashier?" "No except for my
direction I am not confused. Another t h i n g I have marked is t h a t I get confused more
when I am thinking and exerting my mind t o find the Solution to the p r o b l e m " .
The above history shows that the lady had Psoric eruptions in the groins returning
every winter. This she suppressed t o convert into Syphilitic cracks w i t h bleeding and the
syphilitic cracks were suppressed t h a t w e n t into confusion of mind.
In Aphorism 2 0 1 Hahnemann says:
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is unable to overcome by its own powers instinctively, adopts the plan of developing a
local malady on some external part, solelyfor this object, that by making and keeping in
a diseased State this part which is not indispensable to human life, it may thereby silence
the internal disease, which otherwise threatens to destroy the vital organs (and to deprive
the patient of life), and that it may thereby, so to speak, transfer the internal disease to
the vicarious local affection and, as it were, draw it thither.
When a patient has recurrent eruptions occurring every winter it is obvious that the
body is trying t o compromise w i t h a genetic tendency of Psora and l<eep it at the least
important organ i.e. skin. By applying creams the internal genetic tendency or cause was
not being t r e a t e d . By not allowing it t o be expressed on the skin the gear of defense
changed t o destructive i.e.Syphilis. This converted t h e rash like lesion t o cracks. The
expression changed f r o m Psora i.e. first or physiological defense process t o Syphilis, the
third destructive process.
This gives us a clue also t h a t the Constitution is Psoro- Syphilitic remedy.
She was a slow person, generally non Interactive, t i m i d but argumentative and
quarrelsome. She was Right sided. In a Timid and Right sided person we think about
Calcarea, Kali, Baryta, Carbon group and further Ignatia and Sepia.
If she was a Calcarea she would not fight alone and would require support.
If she was a Kali, she would be Fast, Jerking, and Startling at least in Psora, which was
not the case.
She was not Baryta since her Intellect was good enough.
She was not Sepia because she was not Indifferent t o w h a t was happening to her
shop. She could then be an Ignatia or a Carbon.
There was grief t h a t suited ignatia. There was independence that suited the Ignatia
personality. She was physically Lean, Thin and even Chilly like Ignatia.
Ignatia relieved her t e m p o r a r i l y but did not eure her. Ignatia was t h e partial
similimum.
Ignatia gave her mental peace and tranquility. She was happy that she was less tensed.
But the confusion of direction or location persisted. Above all, 'Law of Cure' or 'Hering's
Law of Cure' was not seen coming through. The cracks did not reappear. Though many
Homoeopaths are happy w i t h such general Sensation of well being, a Predictive
Homoeopath cannot be happy because t h e prediction t h a t her old Symptoms will
reappear has not come t r u e . The suppressed eruptions and tendency t o cracks is still
lingering w i t h i n and might soon destroy something eise.
Ignatia was not the 'Genetic Constitutional Similimum'.
Why did this occur? The answer is t h a t ,
a) The Syphilitic aspect of the case which was very pecuiiar was not considered while
prescribing.
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- Emaciation w i t h good appetite

b) Nor was the Psoric part tal<en into consideration The Psoric part - i . e . slow t i m i d
and introverted basic nature o f t h e person.
We needed a remedy that should be:
MIASM:- Psoro-Syphilitic i.e. inflammator y and destructive in Miasmatic process;
GENERAL MAKE-UP:- Chilly, Right sided, SLOW (it took many years for Psora to convert
into syphilis and many years for syphilitic destructive tendency t o go towards the mind.)
MENTAL MAKE-UP:- Will—Timid, Introverted, Meek; I n t e l l e c t — g o o d , Sharp, she was
the one who understood the intricacies of the property problem better than her husband.
Besides she was educated well. There was n o t h i n g marked about her Morals and
conscience. She gave more importance t o money than her husband w o u l d . As such also
she was handling the finance part of the business because she was good at it.
In physically Psoric State the remedy had to have tendency t o eruptions.
Mental exertion aggravated her confusion. The more she was thinking of Solution t o
her problem the more her confusion increased.
This made us think of Carbons. She could it be a Carbon, but which Carbon?
She was Slow, Timid, and Introverted w i t h skin problem (Graph, Petroleum).
She was Right sided-(more in favor of Petroleum).
But which Carbon could she be?
She had t o be a Carbon t h a t has skin eruptions, cracks and t h a t t o o bleeding. What
Carbon could she be Graphites or Petroleum?
One question solved the problem.

Sometimes I feel like passing stools also during car riding."

Her built was also not obese like Graphites; she was not emotional and sensitive like
Graphites; she was not left sided like Graphites; she did not have gluey discharges as in
Graphites. Petroleum could not be ruIed out on any of the genetic tendency i.e. miasm,
mental make-up, physical make-up, general make-up, and above all disease make-up ( i n
Syphilis- confusion in location and when there is mental exertion and in Psora- cracks on
skin).

CASE 2
A case of a 14 year old patient w h o was suffering f r o m white discoloration of skin and
diagnosed as Leucoderma [Leucoderma is a condition wherein the melanocytes that give
color t o the skin are progressively destroyed. This is more prevalent in tropical countries
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and especially in India where it seems obvious and glaring due to people having coloured
skin].
This patient presented herseif accompanied by her father at our Out-Patient-
Department in The Government Homoeopathic Hospital. The first Impression that I got
of this patient was that there was something w r o n g w i t h the name.
The patient in f r o nt of me wor e a pant and a bush-shirt and was sitting on the stool
w i t h t w o hands on the knees and elbows spread wide apart. This
'up and go' position is acquired generally by young robust boys f Mannish habits of girls
who are ready t o stand and walk away. This is also calied as "ready
Position" showing t h a t he is ready for any challenges. It came as a shock t o us as the
name indicated the patient t o be a female. The looks were completely masculine right
f r o m hairstyle, clothes and absence of any female Ornaments or vanity. The lipstick,
eyelashes, rouge, ear rings, necklace, bangles t h a t f o r m a c o m m o n sight at this stage of
a girl, were consciously absent. The father confirme d she was a girl but had no
pretensions of being one f r o m childhood.
The Leucoderma spots had started on the body and gradually ascended, up to the
neck and face though some homoeopathic t r e a t m e n t was going on.
The homoeopathic t r e a t m e n t given to her was Ars-sulph- flavum 200 three times a
day as in the t r e n d of 'Wrong Homoeopaths' w h o use this remedy as specific for this
condition. This doctor boasted t h a t the spots on hands and trunk were cured because of
his medicines and lured the patient to continue his t r e a t m e n t .
"Ignorance is bliss" says a certain saying. This does not hold good at least in the
medical science. Every Homoeopath should be a knowledgeable physician first and a
Homoeopath later. Little did this Ignorant Homoeopath realize that he is not curing, but
actually harming the patient as the disease was progressing against the 'Law of Cure'
which is a 'must' for every eure. Symptoms have to disappear in the direction of above
d o w n w a r d s , inside t o outside, centre t o periphery, f r o m more i m p o r t a n t t o less
important organs and reversal of direction of appearance. The patient whose Symptoms
are not followin g this direction are not proceeding towards eure for certain. This is as far
as the 'Hering's law' goes.

Further my addition t o this Law of Cure is reversing the miasm. The patient whose
genetic code is ordering a process of Destruction(Syphillis) at various organs and tissues
has t o be stopped and reversed t o either the process of Construction(Syeosis) or process
of Inflammation(Psora).
It is very i m p o r t a n t for a Homoeopat h t o know t h e A n a t o m y and Physiology in a
human being if he has t o treat the patient correctiy.
The p i g m e n t a t i on is due t o "Melanoeyte cells". These are situated below the
transparent epidermis and give it the colour. The melanocytes are being stimulated by
MSH (Melanoeyte Stimulating Hormone) secreted by t h e pars-intermedialis i.e. the
central lobe of the pituitary gland.

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In this girl, the destruction of melanocytes became less in the spots on hands and
trunk, it increased t o neck and face showing that the deficiency and supply of MSH was
first lower and now on the upper part of the body. This meant that the destruction was
increasing upwards and was very near t o the brain and the pituitary.
On asking minutely it was found t h a t this girl had developed liking for boy's dresses,
boy's games, and all mannish habits only as t h e Leucoderma spread upwards. This
indicated the destruction of MSH secretion f r o m pars-intermedialis of pituitary, f r o m
where FSH (Follicular Stimulating Hormone) is synthesized along w i t h other female
hormones. Thus her very basic sex d e t e r m i n a t i o n was t h r e a t e n e d . This causes lower
amount of female hormones being secreted and therefor e relative higher a m o u n t of
male hormones i.e. end organs giving rise t o 'Mannish Personality'
The homoeopath due t o his ignorance had converted this normally heterosexual girl
into nothing short of the third sex. Her menses had not appeared even at the age of 14
years because of same reason.
Here the 'reversal' of disease w o u l d not mean only t o reverse t h e w h i t e spots t o
coloured spots but also reverse t h e disease f r o m above t o downwards.
In the follow up
Normally a homoeopath looks out for improvement in the colour of spots t o conclude
that his remedy is right.
A slightly better h o m o e o p a t h looks o u t for right direction i.e. t h e upper ones
disappearing before the lower ones. But a really good h o m o e o p a t h w h o has the
knowledge of predictive h o m o e o p a t h y will first not look at t h e spots at all. The
destructive tendency is present at a much higher level than at the melanocytes level. It
is destroying her sexual determination and identity. We need t o change her into a girl
first, after that will the direction of eure be considered.
Now we know t h a t such a reversal can occur only by the Right Similimum. The right
similimum needs t o incorporate the important genetic traits, only then will the reversal
of Syphilitic destructive process at genetics begin.
Let US see, what are the other characteristic Symptoms t h a t will indicate t o us the
Right Genetic Similimum.
She was round faced, stout in built, looked quiet and t i m i d and was slow in
answering.Her father said, she was a very quiet and reserved ^ • ...^^
girl w h o did not mix up w i t h people because of her 'shyness'. r ^'"^'^^'^y \
n - j u u j - u I . * Timidity alternating J
But he said her shyness disappears as she goes on the stage t o \ " ^.^^ exaltation ~J
p e r f o r m . She can dance well, sing well and literally hold the ^ •»"«»•^»«•'"»•»»^^^
crowd w i t h her Performance when she is in füll flow. She is different there on the stage,
but when it comes to one is t o one discussion, she is very t i m i d and afraid of any new
person.
Her Leucoderma was one sided. It was first on left hand and left side of abdomen,
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she used t o have skin eruptions t h a t were suppressed. She was chilly and thirst was not
defined.
We needed a remedy that was;
1) Physically Stout,
2) Thermally Chilly,
3) Had affection on only one side (left),
4) The remedy had t o be Slow,
J-SYCOSIS
5) The remedy had t o be t i m i d ,bashfui, quiet
6) And Introverted alternating w i t h Exuberance on the stage.
7) And above all the most important thing it should cover, must be the syphilitic aspect
i.e. Mannish or boyish character.
It goes w i t h o u t saying t h a t t h e most i m p o r t a n t rubric or characteristic t h a t any
remedy should cover is 'mannish habits', as t h e Constitution itself can go t o t h e extent
of sacrificing t h e sex identity. The most i m p o r t a n t of all our character is t h e sex
d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t occurs right at t h e conception w h e n a XX chromosome or XY
chromosome of t h e new progeny is decided. The sexual identity is thus t h e most
important of our being because all other organs, Systems, hormonal synthesis and other
traits are ruIed by it. When Man marries a w o m a n (and that is what is most natural) they
can reproduce and produce children t o keep this species of Man alive. If Man or woman
does not abide by nature's principles and use their sexual organs only for enjoyment and
not for any biological function there will be no reproduction and t h e species of Man or
Human being will be endangered if not extinguished. This is perversion and frankly
destructive miasm (syphilis). This tendency t o get attracted t o same sex can only be
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How many remedies sacrifice 'sex identity' t o save the whole? Let us see the remedies
covering t h e rubric 'mannish habits of girls/women';
- Carbo-Veg
- Cimicifuga
- Natrum-Mur
- Petroleum
- Piatina
Additional t o it, 'mannish habits of w o m e n ' i.e. - Fluoric-Acid.

MANNISH HABITS OF WOMEN /

GIRLS

HOT CHILLY

-NATRUM MUR -CARBONS- CARBO-VEG,

-PLATINA PETROLEUM
-FLOURICACID -FLOURICACID

INTROVERTED EXTROVERTED
BOLD, ACTIVE, OUT
GOING,
-CARBO-VEG, FLIRTAClOUS
-PETROLEUM I
-FLOURICACID

We know she is a Slow, Timid, Quiet person and therefore a Carbon.

We have t o differentiate between Carbo-Veg and Petroleum.
Carbo-veg is Extremely dull and Unemotional. Petroleum has loss of emotions. Her
reactions are: Frightened easily, Angry easily, Quarrelsome etc, one of t h e most
important features of petroleum is Paroxysmal affections, Symptoms or emotions always
alternate as well as come suddenly and go suddenly. There is always an up and d o w n
like Belladonna, Colocynth etc.
- Dullness alternates w i t h excitement
- Dullness alternates w i t h exuberance
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- Timidity alternates w i t h exaltation

- Timidity alternates w i t h sadness
- Eccentricity alternates w i t h sadness
- M i r t h liveliness alternates w i t h sadness
As against this Carbo-Veg is a slow, Single direction remedy. There is no Changeability.
Besides, the Psora was in the f o r m of eruptions and suppression of which had led to this
Leucoderma.
Thus Petroleum 200 one dose was given.
Follow up
Within one mont h this girl came to the clinic and the father said she is showing interest
in buying feminine clothes.
Second m o n t h this girl came in feminine clothes w i t h lipstick and other make up. She
started wearing earrings and bangles t o o .
The above changes show that her original sex i.e. feminism was on the rise w i t h male
hormones taking a backseat. Her appearance of menstrual cycie (menarche) was the first
complaint that the roiling stone of Hering's law had set in w i t h the gradual disappearance
of Leucoderma f r o m above downwards right up t o eruptions that were suppressed.
We can think of petroleum in:
Chronicity of complaints
When we see patients ill for a long t i m e .
When a patient gives history of skin eruptions or cracks
Its just like any o t h e r Carbon and Carbo-Veg. In Carbo-Veg there is suppression of
acute inflammatory disease like Pneumonia, Whooping cough, acute attack of Cholera,
Dysentery, Jaundice, Abortion and Intrauterine death that ultimately results in Looseness,
Relaxation in Gastric and Cardiovascular system. But in Petroleum the genetic tendency
is not to produce looseness in muscies but the mind is affected.
GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS IN PETROLEUM
MIASMATIC JOURNEY OF PETROLEUM
After Psora the 2nd defense is Sycosis.
In Petroleum suppression f r o m skin eruptions ends in cracks on skin.
When Psoric eruptions are suppressed it goes straight t o syphilis.
PSORA
Syphilis is expressed on the Physical and General level in t h e f o r m of
A) Cracks on the skin of hands w i t h bleeding
B) Car sickness: - tolerance to car riding is destroyed. Car riding can cause Nausea,
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C) Alternating states
D) Mentally -^Confusion:
1. Of Identity
2. Direction and location
3. On mental exertion
-> Mannish behaviour of girls
Delirium - Body is double
- Some one is lying next t o her in bed
- Body is made of w o o d
- That she is poisoned and going t o die and has
t o hurry t o settle t h e will.
ANOTHER PECULIAR CASE
There was a patient whose wife complained that his vest
got t o r n at 2 particular points. Every t i m e she got a new vest / • Perspiration Single p a r ^
for him it would tear at the same part. She brought 2 or 3 upper part of body
vests t o show it t o me which had similar tears at particular Perspiration Single parts
Perspiration
points, all were t o r n out at same part and around t h e t o r n
spots, in
portion there was a slightly reddish, yellow discoloration. She
Perspiration bloody j
asked me w h y did this happen?
Her husband w h o was the patient seemed t o be t i m i d and mild and did not have any
complaints about it.
If this vest was t o r n on particular parts and t h a t also identical in all t h e vests t h e
reasons could be either:
- Friction at that particular part of the body.
- Scratching at t h a t part of the body.
- The effect of Perspiration.
The first t w o were ruIed o u t and on further interrogation, t h e culprit was found t o be
the Perspiration at that part.
The stains were Reddish Yellowish like an old blood stain. This was a characteristic
Symptom and that t o o Syphilitic.
We needed a Slow, Timid remedy which had Perspiration only on one part.
The only remedy is Petroleum which was confirmed by H/O suppressed eruptions.
This highlights two things about Petroleum:
1) Petroleum has Perspiration on parts,
2) Reddish stains indicate Bloody Perspiration.
The other Slow, Sluggish, Timid remedy which covers these 3 Symptoms is Calcarea-
Carb
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- Perspiration on parts
- Bloody Perspiration
The other remedies are Arsenic-alb, China, Lachesis and Nux-Vomica. These remedies
are Irritable and Restless, whereas, Calcarea and Petroleum are Slow and Sluggish.
The very fact that the husband did not want his wife t o teil this showed that he did not
want support and that itself ruIed out Calcarea Carb.

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ENTRY POINTS FOR KREOSOTE IN SHORT

• Kreosote is a LEAN THIN EMACIATED CARBON( others are generally obese),
• They are t h i n , wrinkied and old looking. ^ ^ ^
Their characteristics are: v
A. Rapidity of Symptoms: Like Belladonna, Symptoms progress very FAST.
a) Rapid decay of Teeth, Teeth decay as soon as they appear.
b) Rapid Emaciation,
c) All diseases, even Cancers progress very fast,
d) Blood oozes out of gums or wounds very fast,
e) They become anemic very fast.
B. Putridity of discharge: Offensiveness is marked in;
a) Nasal discharge,
b) Leucorrhoea, DISCHARGES,
c) Urine, SECRETIONS
OFFENSIVE, FISHY
d) Uicers,
Leucorrhea offensive
e) Bad odor f r o m decayed t e e t h , putrid
f) Diarrhoea.
C. HOT, BURNING and CORROSIVE: Discharges causes:
a) Burning in vagina f r o m coition,
b) Soreness, burning and excoriation of labia and vagina,
makes the part sensitive t o t o u c h .
^Pain burning vagina^
c) Soreness and burning in m o u t h after eructations,
d) Gums are hot during dentition w i t h excessive thirst.
D. Easy Bleeding Tendency:
a) Wounds bleed freely, profusely,
b) Gums bleed easily and on t o u c h ,
(^Wounds bleeding f r e e l y ^
c) Cervix bleeds on touch,
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e) After every intercourse bleeding Starts.

F Contradictory Symptoms:
a) Pain Dysmenorrhoea < after menstrual flow,
b) Menses flows while lying d o w n , ceases on sitting or Walking about,
c) Can only urinate while lying d o w n ,
d) Wets t h e bed while dreaming he is urinating normally. He wakes up
but cannot arrest the urination.
e) STOP brings a restart:
(i) Menses intermittent, stops and restarts in füll flow
(Ii) Lochia ceases and reappears again
(iii) Uicers almost heal- reopen again
Other Symptoms when we can think of Kreosote in the clinic:
1. Chilly, Old W o m e n , Scrawny, wrinkied face, emaciating very bad odor, when they
enter the clinic. This could be due t o :
(a) Cancer of Cervix,
(b) Putrid leucorrhoea or Lochia,
(c) Offensive urine that has spurted out involuntarily w i t h cough.
2. Small children w h o are restless during teething and who cry f r o m sunset to sunrise;
w h o have to be caressed or they w o n ' t sIeep; w i t h hot gums.
3. Whe n we see shrieking, t h i n , scrawny, old looking infants.

GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS IN KREOSOTE

AT THE MENTAL SPHERE:
The need of Kreosote is SAFETY.
PSORA:- It is because of this safety, t h a t t h e Kreosote patient becomes excitable,
restless and develops a startling tendency in the PSORIC MIASM.
SYCOSIS:- Sycosis is very subtle. Not very prominent on body the sycotic picture of
Carbons i.e. slowness and t i m i d i t y is seen along w i t h Anger at trifles and constant
discontent. Though most carbons do not like consolation Kreosote loves being fondied
and caressed. Children w h o are lean, thin, t i m i d , restless at night and do not sIeep easily
w i t h o u t t h e m o t h e r sitting next t o t h e m and caressing and fondling t h e m could be
Kreosote if other genetic characteristics coincide.
SYPHILIS:- But, t h e reaction is predominantly governed by t h e destructive miasm,
which is SYPHILIS; hence the picture of Kreosote is predominantly syphilitic and that too
on a physical sphere.
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mental level.
e.g. 1) Acute hemorrhage followed by insanity; 2) Forgetfulness after Epistaxis.
1 . A c u t e h e a m o r r h a g e f o l l o w e d by i n s a n i t y
Here is a case as an example
CASE
A lean, thin 78 year old angry m a n , a known hypertensive, complained of severe
bleeding f r o m the anus. He was an angry man w h o could not bear contradiction yet t o o
timid t o fight. The bleeding was so profuse, that the whole commode used to get filied
up w i t h blood .He had t o be immediately hospitalized, as he was loosing a lot of blood.
In the hospital, the bleeding was stopped w i t h great difficulty, and all investigations were
carried out t o rule out t h e chances of cancer, polyp, hemorrhoids etc. All the reports
were normal. The bleeding had stopped, but slowly he started becoming dull and drowsy.
By the t i m e he reached h o m e , he had become f o r g e t f u i , and was labeied as 'Senile
Dementia'.
Kreosote was given to him on this rubric-Acute hemorrhages f o l l o w e d by insanity.
This tendency t o forgetfulness after every bout of piles bleeding was reported f r o m many
years. Other Symptoms about him were
a) He had discontented nature
b) He was angry at trifles
c) Chronicity of complaints
d) Putridity and offensiveness of discharges
All these attracted a t t e n t i o n t o Kreosote. He improved tremendously and was
completely cured w i t h this remedy.
2) Forgetfulness a f t e r Epistaxis
The mental attitude of these people w h o are lean, thin and angry, i s t h a t they cannot
bear contradiction and get angry when things they w a n t are refused to t h e m .
WHIMPERING: The complaining of these people is calied 'Whimpering" . Imagine an
old emaciated lady w i t h cancer of t h e cervix coming t o your clinic already weak and
prostrated due to profuse bleeding. She will be complaining about her miserable plight
with no one wanting to come near her because of offensive odor which is due t o no fault
of hers. This sad, melancholic, weak person will complain in a tremulous half hearted
voice. This is calied whimpering. This is also one o f t h e pecuiiar Symptoms that attract our
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RESUME
The triad of

< Emaciation

Decay of teeth
2) Putridity of Discharges
Hot, Burning, Corrosive
discharges

CHILLY,

OLD LOOKING,

LEAN, THIN,

RESTLESS.

Contradictory Symptoms Easy Bleeding Tendency

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CARBONS

CARBO PETROLEUM KREOSOTE

SYCOSIS- SYCOSIS-
SYCOSIS SYPHILIS
SYPHILIS SYPHILIS

LEFT-SIDED/
RIGHT-SIDED/ CHILLY RIGHT-SIDED/CHILLY RIGHT-SIDED/CHILLY
CHILLY

LEAN THIN OLD LOOKING

EMACIATED LEAN THIN

Mild yet
Quarrelsome
TIMIDITY
Alternating states
ANTICIPATION Likes to be caressed
Dullness alternating
Affectionate, and fondied.
w/ith excitement.
not Angry.
Angered easily.

Carriage riding agg. Rapid decay of teeth

Caraige riding agg.
Stasis and Headactie but
Gastric disturbance.
offensiveness. ameliorates Hearing. Putrid, corrosive,
offensive
Mannish habits of
Desires fanning or Gluey-discharge discharges.
girls.
air in motion. hardness of skin.
Bleeding tendency.

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Granite

T h i s r e m e d y G r a n i t e is available in t h e n a m e o f L a p i s - g r - m , G r a n i t u m o f t e n
c o n f u s e d w i t h ' G r a n a t u m ' . W h e n o r d e r i n g f r o m t h e p h a r m a c y , o n e needs t o be
v e r y careful because G r a n a t u m is o f t e n s u p p l i ed instead o f G r a n i t u m .
Granite is h a r d e n e d Silica.
Chemical composition of Granite:
A w o r l d w i d e average of t h e average p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e d i f f e r e n t c h e m i c a l
c o m p o n e n t s in Granites, in d e s c e n d i n g o r d e r by w e i g h t p e r c e n t ,
• Si02 - 7 2 . 0 4 %
• AI203 - 14.42%
• K20 — 4 . 1 2 %
• N a 2 0 - 3.69%
• CaO-1.82%
• FeO — 1 . 6 8 %
• Fe203 - 1.22%
• MgO-0.71%
• TiO2-0.30%
• P205 - 0.12%
• MnO — 0 . 0 5 %
Granite is a rock f o u n d b o t h f r o m t h e superficial t o t h e d e e p e s t layer of e a r t h .
If w e go t o t h e m o u n t a i n s w e see m a n y rocks a r o u n d b u t w e never w o n d e r w h a t
t h e rocks m u s t have u n d e r g o n e lying t h e r e f o r c e n t u r i e s . The rock is s t a b l e . So
stable t h a t n o t h i n g (except a huge crane) can m o v e i t . In t h e late fifties, t w o f a m o u s
c r i c k e t e r s , o n e f r o m I n d i a - Vijay ManjYekar a n d a n o t h e r f r o m England, Kin
Barrington had e a r n ed t h e n i c k n a m e of 'Rock of Gibralter'. This signified t h e i r game
and t e m p e r a m e n t o n t h e f i e l d w h e n t h e y w e r e at t h e crease. No ball h o w s o e v e r
quick or s h r e w d i y t u r n i n g ever g o t t h r o u g h t h e i r s t r o n g u n d e n t a b l e defense. No
b o u n c e r affecte d t h e m . They w e n t o n and o n even if t h e b a t s m a n o n t h e o t h e r side
f a i i e d t o score. T h e y w e r e s t i c k i n g t o w h e r e t h e y w e r e , u n m o v e d by fear,
a n t i c i p a t i o n , etc.
This is h o w a 'rock' is. It is f i x e d , does n o t m o v e , c a n n o t be m o v e d and passively
u n e m o t i o n a l l y w a t c h e s t h i n g s h a p p e n in n a t u r e and t h a t t o o f o r c e n t u r i e s.

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These rocks m a y have been a w i t n e s s t o m a n y b l o o d y w a r s , m a n y f l o o d s a n d

deluges, m a n y f a m i n e s . Thousands m a y have p r o s p e r e d a r o u n d t h e m , t h o u s a n d s
m a y have s u f f e r e d a r o u n d t h e m b u t t h e y are n o t m o v e d .
This is t h e exact picture on which I have /Deiüsiön ^
p r e s c r i b e d G r a n i t e . It m a y be i m a g i n a t i v e a n d better than others
h y p o t h e t i c a l b u t it w o r k s . It w o r k s b r i l l i a n t l y and that he is deserted
forsaken detached
has given eures in cases r a n g i n g f r o m Diabetes, t o
superiority of
Retinal D e t a c h m e n t s t o Cancers! Indifference
The G r a n i t e p e r s o n a l i t y is I n d o l e n t , H a u g h t y , apathy family to his
relations to
Introverted (never communicates), very
u n e m o t i o n a l , n o t m o v e d by any e m o t i o n s .
Irritability
The only e m o t i o n t h a t it exhibits is Anger.
carelessness of others about
It is perfectiy 'Sycotic'. Sycotic excess or h y p er causeless
Sycosis causes synthesis o f e x t r a f i b r i n t h a t trifles f r om
Anger easily
makes t h e m t o u g h a n d t h e i r parts hard.They
are Hardhearted, Cruel, Unorthodox,
D o m i n a t i n g and D i c t a t o r i a l .
A couple of cases m a y help us u n d e r s t a n d it b e t t e r : -
Case 1
This is a case of a Retinal D e t a c h m e n t and t h r e a t e n e d blindness in right eye t h a t
was c u r e d 15 yrs back and Stands c u r e d even t o d a y . The 6 0 yr o l d g e n t l e m a n c a m e
in w i t h his w i f e and was seated v e r y erec t o n t h e chair w i t h o u t a smile o n his face.
The pupil of his left eye was as w h i t e as a M a r b l e f o r w h i c h he b l a m e d t h e surgeo n
w h o according t o h i m had spoiled t h e case. His speech was fast, r o u g h a n d had no
voice m o d u l a t i o n . T h e r e w e r e no signs of any e m o t i o n o n his face.
It s e e m e d as if w e w e r e d e a l i n g w i t h a r o b o t . He never p e r m i t t e d his w i f e t o say
a Single w o r d . She sat t h e r e as a silent s p e c t a t o r . D u r i n g t h e 45 m i n u t e s i n t e r v i e w
he never m o v e d giving an Image of an i m m o v a b l e i n a n i m a t e o b j e c t k e p t in f r o n t of
t h e eye. It was clear by n o w t h a t t h e w i f e w a s f o r c e d t o a c c o m p a n y h i m because
of his t h r e a t e n e d blindness. O t h e r w i s e she d i d n o t seem t o have any role t o play
in his life.

W h e n asked a b o u t his n a t u r e he q u i p p e d - " M y / • insolence impertinence"

n a t u r e is v e r y near t o n a t u r e . I a m a v e r y o p e n and [ • Rudeness
f r a n k p e r s o n . People d o n o t like t h i s w a y in t o d a y ' s Answer snappishiy
w o r l d . M y f a m i l y m e m b e r s t h i n k I'm t o o b l u n t . M y frankness h u r t s t h e m . Of course
I d o n ' t care.
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n a t u r e . N o w w e are o n l y t h r e e of us. I d o n ' t like t h e w o r d s 'love' and 'affection'.

T h e y are all useless w o r d s devised by poets w h o literally do n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e
m e a n i n g of life. T h ey f e e l t h i s w o r l d is r u n by e m o t i o n s . This w e e p i n g , h u g g i n g ,
kissing are escapist a t t i t u d e s o f w e a k l i n g s w h e n t h e y do n o t u n d e r s t a n d h o w t o
manage and m a n e u v e r t h e i r lives. They t r y t o deceive o t h e r s by t h e i r tears and love
t a k i n g t h e m a w a y f r o m t h e ' r e a l i t y ' o f life. Life goes o n because it has t o go o n
because t h e m o o n has t o go a r o u n d t h e e a r t h and t h e e a r t h has t o go a r o u n d t h e
s u n . You are b o r n o n t h i s e a r t h a n d y o u have t o die o n e day and t h a t is h o w it is
p r o g r a m m e d and t h a t is reality of life.
W h e n he was asked d o n ' t y o u feel such a life is m o n o t o n o u s f o r y o u , d o n ' t y o u
feel like seeing a m o v i e or g o i n g in f o r s o m e a m u s e m e n t like music etc.?
'Music', he said is a w a s t e o f t i m e , if I w e r e t h e President of India I w o u l d ban all
music Players a n d m u s i c a l I n s t r u m e n t s . First o f all I w o u l d ban all religious
processions a n d m a r r i a g e baraats. People w a s t e valuabl e t i m e in t h i s dancin g and
singing!" \ —
» Censonous critical
H o w m a n y f r i e n d s d o y o u have? Quarrelsomeness scolding
"I have no f r i e n d s , n o t even one.' Again t h e same Reproaches
t h i n g . " P e o p l e n o w a d a y s d o n o t like f r a n k n e s s . If I
s h o w t h e m t h e i r mistake t h e y feel I a m bad. I k n o w n o w t h a t I a m f o r t u n a t e t o have
u n d e r s t o o d life b e t t e r t h a n o t h e r s . T h e r e f o r e I have t o c o r r e ct
o t h e r s w h i c h p e o p l e d o n ' t like." /Unsympathetic,
When his d a u g h t e r w h o w a s a b o v e 33 yrs o f age unscrupulous, friends
selected f o r herseif a boy t o get s e t t i e d in life, she c a m e 1 family, even
and gave t h e g o o d n e w s t o her father. The f a t h e r g o t u p ,
w e n t t o t h e c u p b o a r d , t o o k o u t a b ü n d l e of note s a n d c a m e and gave it t o her.
"This is 2 5 0 0 0 r u p e e s, t a k e t h i s and go and get m a r r i e d . " This dry r e a c t i o n really
h u r t t h e d a u g h t e r as w e l l as his w i f e . W h e n he was asked a b o u t his b e h a v i o ur he
said, " W h a t is t h e r e t o e n j o y a b o u t in it? Everyone gets m a r r i e d . W h a t is n e w a b o u t
it? W h y s h o u l d o n e c e l e b r a t e , do t h e a n i m a l s c e l e b r a t e t h e i r marriages? W h a t ' s
t h e g r e at deal? I gave her m o n e y so t h a t it w i l l help her t o start a n e w m a r r i e d life.
That's a l l . "
The a b o v e case highlights t h e characteristics o f G r a n i t e . It shows h o w Granite
can be Harsh, H a r d h e a r t e d , Haughty, U n s y m p a t h e t i c , U n s c r u p u l o u s , I n d i f f e r e n t ,
U n e m o t i o n a l and Unfriendly.
The reason I always m e n t i o n t h i s case is because it t a u g h t m e t h e p i c t u r e of
Granite. W h e n I saw t h i s m a n I g o t t h e f e e l i n g t h a t he was u n m o v e d and t h e n w h e n
I looked t h r o u g h t h e rubrics of Granite I saw t h a t e v e r y t h i n g was covered. That's
w h y I w o u l d like o t h e r s t o l e a r n f r o m it t h o u g h l a t e r m a n y cases r e s p o n d e d t o

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One sentence t h a t sums up G r a n i t e is t h a t ' n o t h i n g m o v e s ' a n d e v e r y t h i n g is
h a r d . He is never m o v e d t o tears o r j o y by a n y t h i n g . Even t h e b o w e l s d o n o t m o v e
t h e r e is severe c o n s t i p a t i o n w i t h hard stools.
The onl y e m o t i o n displayed is t h a t o f 'Anger'.
GENERALS:
• Thermals are m o r e o r less H o t
• Thirst is g o o d e n o u g h t h o u g h n o t v e r y m a r k e d t o be calied t h i r s t y .
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:
This is o n e r e m e d y f o r Hardness o r S w e l l i n g o f glands like Calcarea-Fluor,
B a r y t a - M u r , C o n i u m o r e v e n Tarentula-Cubensis. A case o f Cancer o f Liver t h a t
r e s p o n d e d w e l l had g r o w t h t h a t w a s palpable as a hard s t o n e .
GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS OF GRANITE:
The p r e d o m i n a n t m i a s m looks like Sycosis, b u t t h i s m i a s m is so i n t e n s e t h a t
i n t e n s i t y o f all Sycotic t r e n d s is in excess a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e m i a s m is Syphilis.
Excessfibrin synthesis makes all parts a n d p a t h o l o g i e s hard as a s t o n e , t h e excess
'hardness'. It is seen in behaviour, e m o t i o n s , a n d reactions. The excess hardness in
behaviour leads to abrupt behaviour, rock like a n d r o b o t like b e h a v i o u r.
The excess hardness causes i n d i f f e r e n c e a n d a p a t h y t o f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s t o
t h e e x t e n t o f heartlessness.
Reaction t o a n y t h i n g is ' h a r d ' so m u c h so t h a t he gets d e t a c h e d , a n d has lack
of m o r a l a f f e c t i o n .
GRANITE LAPIS-MARBLE
EGO Haughtiness, Contemptuous Ego, Delusion he
Reproaches others is king.
Rock solid, Immovable
Dominating, Dictatorial
MONEY AND EMOTIONS Indifference Money, Desires more riches or
Status, Relations. luxuries at the cost of
NO EMOTIONS others Avarice
(except anger)
STABILITY Stable Capriciousness
INTROVERTED/
EXTROVERTED Introverted Introverted (exciusive)/
Communicative expansive
ANTICIPATION No Anticipation Anticipation
CARESSES Hates Caresses Likes caresses
MIASM Syco-Syphilitic Sycotic

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One sentence t l i a t sums u p G r a n i t e is t h a t ' n o t h i n g m o v e s ' a n d e v e r y t h i n g is
h a r d . He is never m o v e d t o tears o r j o y by a n y t h i n g . Even t h e b o w e l s d o n o t m o v e
t h e r e is severe c o n s t i p a t i o n w i t h hard stools.
The onl y e m o t i o n displayed is t h a t o f Anger'.
GENERALS:
• T h e r m a l s are m o r e o r less H o t
• Thirst is g o o d e n o u g h t h o u g h n o t very m a r k e d t o be calied t h i r s t y .
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:
This is o n e r e m e d y f o r Hardness o r S w e l l i ng o f glands like Calcarea-Fluor,
B a r y t a - M u r , C o n i u m o r e v e n Tarentula-Cubensis. A case o f Cancer o f Liver t h a t
responded w e l l had g r o w t h t h a t w a s p a l p a b l e as a h a r d s t o n e .
GENETIC MIASMATIC REFLECTIONS OF GRANITE:
The p r e d o m i n a n t m i a s m looks like Sycosis, b u t t h i s m i a s m is so i n t e n s e t h a t
i n t e n s i t y o f all Sycotic t r e n d s is in excess a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e m i a s m is Syphilis.
Excessfibrin synthesis makes all parts a n d p a t h o l o g i e s h a r d as a s t o n e , t h e excess
'hardness'. It is seen in b e h a v i o u r, e m o t i o n s , a n d reactions. The excess hardness in
behaviour leads t o a b r u p t behaviour, rock like a n d r o b o t like behaviour.
The excess hardness causes i n d i f f e r e n c e a n d a p a t h y t o f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s t o
t h e e x t e n t o f heartlessness.
Reaction t o a n y t h i n g is ' h a r d ' so m u c h so t h a t he gets d e t a c h e d , a n d has lack
of m o r a l a f f e c t i o n .
GRANITE LAPIS-MARBLE
EGO Haughtiness, Contemptuous Ego, Delusion he
Reproaches others is king.
Rock solid, Immovable
Dominating, Dictatorial
MONEY AND EMOTIONS Indifference Money, Desires more riches or
Status, Relations. luxuries atthe cost of
NO EMOTIONS others Avarice
(except anger)
STABILITY Stable Capriciousness
INTROVERTED/
EXTROVERTED Introverted Introverted (exciusive)/
Communicative expansive
ANTICIPATION No Anticipation Anticipation
CARESSES Hates Caresses Likes caresses
MIASM Syco-Syphilitic Sycotic

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