Calcarea Carb

Q 1. What is use of Calcarea Carbonica?

Ans.

In Homeopathy Calcarea Carb medicine use by Homeopathic Doctors in treatment of following Disease Conditions

• Adenopathy, Arthritis, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Colds, Connective tissue disease, Constipation, Mononucleosis, Multiple sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, Nasal polyps, Otitis media, Phobic disorder, Premenstrual syndrome, Scleroderma, Scoliosis, Seizure disorder, Systemic lupus, Tonsillitis, Uterine fibroid. [2]

Q 2. Name three medicines for late learning to walk in children, with indications in the said sphere.

Ans.

i) Calcarea carb. i.e.: Late learning to walk in children due to curvature of bones especially, spine also long bones. Bones soft, crooked, deformed; irregularly developed. Besides this, Defective assimilation: imperfect ossification-children have no disposition to walk and will not try.

ii) Baryta carb i.e.: Late learning to walk-children both physically also mentally weak. Memory deficient: child can’t be taught for as it cannot remember.

iii) Causticum i.e.: Children slow in learning to walk due to disturbed functional activities of brain also spinal cord, resulting paralytic weakness of the brain.

iv) Silicea i.e.: Slow in learning to walk due to weak ankles; resulting in late walking which is also characterised by malnutrition-constitution suffer from deficient nutrition, not because food is lacking in quality or in quantity, but from imperfect assimilation.

Q 3. Disposed to grow fat-mention five medicines.

Ans. i)  Firstly, Antim. crud. ii) Secondly, Calcarea carb. iii) Thirdly, Ammon. carb. iv) Fourthly, Graphites, v) Lastly, Pulsatilla.

Q 4.From which sources the prepared?

Ans. It is prepared from two sources i.e.:

i) Animal kingdom: Specifically From the middle layer of oyster shell (Most common). ii) Mineral kingdom: Specifically From Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).

Q 5. Name three medicines for blond hair

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, Phosphorus. iii) Thirdly, Pulsatilla.

Q 6. Name three medicines for psoric constitutions.

Ans. Master Hahnemann’s trio of anti psoric: (Ref. Tyler’s Lyco. chapter).

i) The king of the kingdom of psora: Sulphur. ii) The prince of the kingdom of psora: Lycopodium. iii) The queen of the kingdom of psora: Calcarea carb.

Q 7. Name three medicines where constitution is deficient of animal heat.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, Lycopodium. iii) Thirdly, Silicea.

Q 8. Name three medicines those are ideal to begin the treatment of a chronic case.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, Pulsatilla. iii) Thirdly, Sulphur.

Q 9. ‘Sweat easily’-mention three medicines.

Ans.

i) Free sweat i.e.: Bryonia.

ii) Children who sweat easily i.e.: Calcarea carb.

iii) Profuse perspiration attends nearly every complaint i.e.: Mercurius.

Q 10. Describe the sweat of Calcarea carb.

Ans. I)Location i.e.:

a) Mostly on back of head and neck.

b) On chest and upper part of body (Silicea).

c) Sweat in single parts; head, scalp wat & cold; nape of neck; chest, axillae, sexual organs; hands, knees, feet, etc.

ii) Character i.e.:

i) Firstly, Head sweats profusely while sleeping wetting the pillow far around.

ii) Secondly, Rawness of soles of feet from perspiration.

iii) Thirdly, Blisters and offensive foot sweat.

iv) Fourthly, Sweat in patches (Kent).

v) After that, Sweat is sour smelling.

vi) Lastly, Suppressed sweat sometimes in children.

Q 11. ‘Large head open fontanelles and sutures’-mention two medicines.

Ans.

i) Calcarea carb. i.e.: Large head fontanelles also sutures open; bones soft, develop very slowly.

ii) Silicea i.e.: Scrofulous, rachitic children, with large head, open fontanelles also sutures

Q 12. Describe a Calcarea carb. child.

Ans. Introduction: Diseases arising from defective assimilation; furthermore imperfect ossification.

a) Constitution:

i) Psoric, chilly, scrofulous, leucophlegmatic.

ii) Fair, fatty and flabby. In detail, Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwredy.

iii) large head also anterior fontanelle also sutures are open.

iv) Abdomen swollen like an inverted saucer.

v) Puffy face.

vi) Children with red face, flabby muscles; additionally pale, weak, timid, easily tired.

vii) Who sweats easily also take cold readily in consequence.

viii) Children prone to brain troubles (Bell., Hell., Tuber.).

b) Physical symptoms:

1) Bones i.e.:

i) Firstly, Delayed ossification; additionally bones soft, develops very slowly.

ii) Secondly, Curvature of bones especially spine, and long bones.

iii) Thirdly, Extremities are crooked, deformed.

iv) Fourthly, Bones irregularly developed; so, late learning to walk.

2) Head i.e.:  

i) Firstly, Large.

ii) Secondly, Fontanelles also sutures are open,

3) Teeth i.e.: –

Difficult also delayed dentition.

4) Tonsil i.e.: –

i) Firstly, Tendency to enlarge, due to tubercular diathesis.

ii) Secondly, Cold settles in the tonsil.

5) Abdomen i.e.:

i) Firstly, Enlarged abdomen.

ii) Secondly, Pit of the stomach swollen like an inverted saucer, also painful to pressure.

6) Desire i.e.:

i) Firstly, For indigestible things, such as clay. chalk, etc.

ii) Secondly, Desire for either yellow portion of the egg or boiled egg.

iii) Thirdly, Longing for fresh air which inspires. benefits and strengthens.

iv) Fourthly, Insatiate craving for salt.

7) Stool i.e.:

i) During dentition.

ii) Either Clay or white coloured.

iii) Diarrhoea of children, sour smelling (Hepar).

iv) Feels better in every way when constipated.

v) During constipation- stool has to be removed mechanically.

vi) Constipation: stool large, hard, impacted, so that it requires mechanical aid

8) Sweat i.e.: 

i) Firstly, Profuse head sweats while sleeping.

ii) Secondly, Mostly on back of head and neck, or chest also upper part of the body.

iii) Thirdly, Wets pillow far around.

iv) Fourthly, Sour sweat-sour odour of the whole body.

c) Mind: i) Firstly, Desire to be magnetised

ii) Secondly, Full of fear: can’t bear to be alone: fear of darkness; anxious if they listens the tales of quarrel. In the evening his imagination is so excited; sees visions of rats, mice, etc.

iii) Thirdly, Night terrors in children.

Q  13. Do you think Calcarea carb. is also suitable for tall, slender persons rather than fair, fat, flabby constitution? If so, discuss with indications.

Ans.

i) Firstly, lung diseases of tall, slender, rapidly growing youth.

ii) Secondly, In children and young people, who grow too rapidly (Phos. acid, Calc phos.).

Q 14. Name five medicines having longing for fresh air.

Ans    i) Firstly, Argentum nitricum. ii) Secondly, Calcarea carb. iii) Thirdly, Apis mel. iv) Fourthly, Pulsatilla, v) Lastly, Sulphur.

Q 15. State the menstrual symptoms of Calcarea carb.

Ans.

a) Suitability i.e.:

I) Firstly, Suited to those, whose menarche (first menstruation) commence at an early age.

ii) Secondly, Girls who are fleshy, plethoric and grow too rapidly.

b) Time i.e.: –

Too early; additionally premature.

c) Quantity i.e.:

i) Firstly, Too profuse.

ii) Secondly, Sometimes scanty or suppressed menses.

d) Duration i.e.:

Too long lasting with subsequent amenorrhoea.

e) Character of blood i.e.–

Bright red blood.

f) Before menstruation i.e.:

i) Firstly, Swelling, painful sensitiveness and tenderness of breasts (Clarke).

ii) Secondly, Disposition to be frightened.

iii) Thirdly, Headache before menses (Clarke).

g) During menstruation i.e.:

i) Firstly, Feet feels habitually cold and damp, as if they had on cold damp stockings.

ii) Secondly, Rush of blood to the head.

iii) Thirdly, Vertigo with heat in the head.

iv) Fourthly, Toothache, nausea, colic during menses (Clarke).

v) Lastly, Sour vomiting.

h) After menstruation i.e.:

Pleasurable sensation especially in the parts.

i) Modalities i.e.:

Agg. Specifically, From least mental excitement, which causes profuse return of menstrual flow (Sulphur, Tuber.).

j) Concomitants i.e.

i) Firstly, Great anxiety and palpitation of the heart.

ii) Secondly, Back of the head and upper part of the body sweats profusely.

iii) Thirdly, Craving for sour foods and eggs.

iv) Fourthly, Coldness in general and in single parts.

v) Lastly, Eruption on face of young women, esp. during scanty menses (Bellis.,Eugenia., Psor., Sang. can.).

Q 16. Describe the leucorrhoea of Calc. carb.

Ans.

a) Suitability i.e.:

i) Firstly, In little girls.

ii) Secondly, Before puberty or at the time of puberty.

iii) Thirdly, Leucorrhoea in children from atony (Millefolium).

b) Ch. of leucorrhoea i.e.:

i) Firstly, Cervical leucorrhoea.

ii) Secondly, Milky white, mucus also albuminous; acrid in character.

iii) Thirdly, Leucorrhoea before also after menses.

iv) Fourthly, Burning, itching of the vulva and cervix.

v) Lastly, Leucorrhoea during the emission of urging (Clarke).

c) Associated symptoms with great lassitude also debility.

Q 17. Describe the Calcarea carb. uro-genital symptoms.

Ans.

Causation i.e.: –

i) Firstly, Uraemic or other diseases brought on by standing on cold, damp pavements.

ii) Secondly, Working while standing in cold water.

iii) Thirdly, Modellers or workers in cold-clay.

Q 18. Name five medicines where patient could weep at any moment.

Ans.

Apis mel., Calcarea carb., Pulsatilla., Aurum. met., Lachesis. PAR (Ref. Lac. can. chapter of Allen’s key-note).

Q 19. Name few medicines for coldness in general or in single parts, with their indications.

Ans.

i)Coldness of single parts i.e.: Calc. carb., Kali bi.

ii)Icy coldness of face, tip of nose, feet, legs, hands, arms, and many other parts i.e.: Veratrum alb.

iii)Cold feeling in abdomen i.e.: Colchicum., Veratrum alb.

iv) Awakens from cold knees at night i.e.: Apis., Carbo. veg.

v) One hand icy cold, the other warm i.e.: China., Ipecac. Puls.

vi) Hydrocephalus: deathly coldness in forearm of children i.e.: Arnica.

vii) Heat of upper part of body, coldness of lower i.e.: Arnica,

viii) In the last stage of disease, with ‘cold tongue i.e.: Carbo veg.

Q 20. Name three medicines where patient is very hungry, cannot eat enough to satisfy; as hungry after eating as before.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, Cina. iii) Thirdly, Lycopodium.

(Ref. Lac. can. chapter of Allen’s key-note).

Q 21. Name three medicines for burning spots on vertex.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii)Secondly, Graphites. iii) Thirdly, Sulphur.

Q 22. Name four medicines where subject is predisposed to lung & hepatic affections.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, Phosphorus III) Thirdly, Lycopodium. iv) Fourthly, Sulphur.

Q 23. Name three medicines for white stool.

Ans. i) Firstly, Calcarea carb. ii) Secondly, China. III) Thirdly, Hepar sulph (Other Digitalis).

Q 24. Mention six characteristic symptoms of Calcarea carb.

Ans.

1.Anti psoric i.e.: -It is one of the members of Master Hahnemann’s trio of anti psoric. (-others, Lyco podium also Sulphur). (Ref. Lycopodium chapter of Dr Tylers’ Drug pictures).

2.Chilly i.e.-i) Firstly, Constitution is deficient of a (Alumina, Silicea).ii) Secondly, Sensitive to cold, take cold readily. Animal,  iii) Thirdly, Aversion to cold right through her.

3. Coldness i.e.: i) Firstly, Generalized, ii) Secondly, Of single parts viz. of head, stomach, feet and legs.

4.Sweat: —

i) Location i.e.: a) Mostly on back of head also neck., b) on chest also upper part of the body.

ii) Character i.e.:, a) Head sweats profusely, while sleeping wetting the pillow far around., b) Sweat is sour smelling.

5.Desires i.e.- i) Firstly, Longing for eggs., ii) Secondly, Desire to be magnetised., iii) Thirdly, Longing for fresh air, iv) Fourthly, Craves indigestible things.

6) Discharges i.e.: – All the discharges are sour in character-sour vomiting and diarrhoea, sour perspiration; additionally sour odour of the whole body.

Q 25. Who is acute of the Calcarea carb?

Ans. Belladonna. (Esp. the children who catch cold easily, sensitive to draughts of air, suffers from congestive attacks of fever, headache, catarrh, etc. and controlled by Belladonna in acute stage; these cases find similimum in Calcarea carb. provided the constitutional totality corroborates-it removes such dyscrasias) [6]