Calcarea Sulphurica
Overview:
From the mineral realm, where humble Gypsum forms, emerges the homeopathic remedy Calcarea sulphurica, a preparation carrying profound implications for conditions marked by a particular kind of stagnation. This remedial force finds its resonance where the body’s natural healing currents seem obstructed, particularly manifesting in sluggish, lingering suppurations where discharges adopt a characteristic thick, yellow nature, reluctant to fully resolve. 1 Yet, its influence extends beyond the merely physical plane of slow-healing wounds and persistent discharges, echoing deeply within the mental and emotional sphere, often addressing a spirit shadowed by discontent, easily wounded by perceived slights, and restless with an inner dissatisfaction that fuels a current of fretful complaint.
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C – Crusts
Description: Calcarea sulphurica is indicated for skin conditions featuring thick, yellowish crusts (milk-crusts, eczema scabs) often accompanied by cracking, especially where skin meets mucous membranes. These eruptions may discharge yellow pus and are slow to heal, sometimes leaving scars. It addresses unhealthy skin that festers easily.
Reference: [A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke]
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A– Abscesses
Description: This remedy is paramount for abscesses, boils, or fistulae that mature but fail to heal completely, continuing to discharge pus, often thick and yellow. There is a tendency towards suppuration in glands or cellular tissue where resolution is sluggish or incomplete. Any injury may tend towards pus formation. Reference: [Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory by William Boericke]
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L – Lingering Suppurations
Description: A key feature is suppuration that lingers or continues indefinitely. Whether from an abscess, ulcer, ear, or sinus, the discharge of pus (often yellow and thick, sometimes lumpy or bloody) persists beyond the expected healing time, indicating an inability of the tissues to fully recover.
Reference:[ Dictionary Of Practical Materia Medica (All 3 Vol.) By Clarke J. H.]
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C-Chillblains
Description: Suppurating chilblains. Burns and scalds when suppuration takes place.
Reference: [Dictionary Of Practical Materia Medica (All 3 Vol.) By Clarke J. H.]
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S – Slap otitis
Description: Otitis after a slap
Reference: [Concise Materia Medica Of Hom. Remedies By S.R. Phatak]
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U– Ulcers (Indolent); Unhealthy Skin
Description: Suited for ulcers that heal very slowly (indolent), often discharging the typical yellow pus. The surrounding skin frequently looks unhealthy, heals poorly after injury, and may easily break down.
Reference: [Kent’s Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica (Relevant sections: Skin; Ulcers / Skin; Unhealthy)]
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L-Lumbar deformity
Description:This has been a valuable remedy in the treatment of curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, making it difficult for him to sit up.
Source: [Lectures On Homoeopathy By Kent J. T.]
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P-Pain from cold
Description: Pain in face from becoming cold. Cutting pain.
Reference:[Lectures On Homoeopathy By Kent J. T.]
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H- Hepar Comparison
Description: Often follows Hepar sulph when sensitivity lessens but discharge continues.
Reference: [A Concise Repertory of Homoeopathic Medicines by S.R. Phatak]
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S – Slighted Feeling; Easily Offended
Description: Individuals needing this remedy often feel easily offended or perceive that they are being slighted or looked down upon by others. There is a marked sensitivity to reproach or perceived criticism, contributing to their general discontent. They may feel unappreciated despite their efforts.
Reference:[Lectures On Homoeopathy By Kent J. T.]
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U- Unstable mood
Description: Changeable moods. Liveliness and good spirits change to grief and melancholy, afternoon and evening.
Reference:[Nature’s Materia Medica By Robin Murphy, Md]
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L – Lamenting
Description: He is perhaps the second or third child in the family who has not yet learned to struggle on his own, he cannot be independent but his parents praise other children more than him. So he laments passionately so that they realize how he feels.
Reference:[The Soul Of Remedies By Rajan Sankaran]
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K– Kindles Anger Easily; Quarrelsome
Description: Anger can flare up quickly, often from trivial causes or perceived offenses. This leads to a quarrelsome disposition, where they are prone to arguing or finding fault with others, reflecting their inner dissatisfaction and irritability. Reference: [Kent’s Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica]
Introduction
Constitution
Clinical
Mental Symptoms
Guiding Symptoms
Characteristic
Therapeutic Value
Modality
Remedy Relationship
Dose
Terminologies
Reference
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Introduction
Introduction of Calcarea Sulphurica
Common name:
Gypsum
Synonyms
Calcium sulphate, Gypsum, Plaster of Paris[1]
Family / Group / Class / Order
Mineral Kingdom
Habit and habitat / Description
Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum), the source material for homeopathic Calcarea sulphurica, is physically a very soft mineral (Mohs 2), typically appearing white or colorless with a vitreous, pearly, or silky luster. It exhibits perfect cleavage, allowing it to split into thin sheets, and notably transforms into Plaster of Paris upon heating due to water loss.
Formula / Symbols
CaSO4. 2H2O
Name of prover
Dr Clarence Conant of USA in 1873 and Dr W.H. Schussler. Also C. Hering and others
Introduction and history
It is one of the twelve tissue remedies introduced
by Schussler. Dr Kent finds it a very deep and long acting homeopathic remedy.
He considered it to be an antipsoric remedy resembling Sulphur, Psorinum and
Tuberculinum, useful when well selected remedies act only for a short time. It is found in nature as Gypsum, dissolved in spring water. It is in the pure form, a
chemical compound of calcium and sulphuric acid. It is triturated with sugar of milk according to instructions given in the homeopathic pharmacopoeia.
Preparation
Source Material: The starting material is Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4), a chemical compound.
Trituration with Lactose: The insoluble Calcium Sulphate is finely ground and serially diluted with lactose (milk sugar) in specific proportions. This is done in stages, often up to the 3C potency. Potentization (Dilution & Succussion): After trituration to a certain level, the substance becomes soluble. Further preparation involves serial dilution in water or alcohol, followed by vigorous shaking at each dilution stage, a process called succussion or potentization.
Impregnation: The liquid potencies are then typically used to impregnate inert globules (usually made of sugar).
Final Product: These medicated globules constitute the final homoeopathic medicine, Calcarea Sulphuricum, available in various potencies (e.g., 6X, 30C, 200C).
Constitution
Constitution of Calcarea Sulphurica
Physical make up
It is best suited to tall, worn out constitutions with lax fibres and a sour, offensive odour of the whole body.
Temperament
Phlegmatic3,Choleric 1 , Nervous 1[2]
Diathesis
Scrofulous and rickety
Relation with heat & cold
Very hot patient
Miasm
Tubercular
Clinical
Clinical conditions of Calcarea Sulphurica
Abscess. Anus, abscess near. Boils. Buboes. Burns. Carbuncles. Chilblains. Cornea, ulceration of. Cough. Crusta lactea. Cysts. Dropsy. Dysentery. Eczema. Fistula. Glandular swellings. Gonorrhoea. haemorrhages. Injuries, effects of. Pneumonia. Polypi. Scarlatina. Spermatorrhea. Syphilis. Tonsillitis. Tumors. Ulcers.[3]
Sites of action / Pharmacodynamics
Glands, blood vessels, respiratory,
gastrointestinal and genitourinary system, skin, extremities, bones, connective
tissues and mucous membranes
Causation (Causes / Ailments from)
Wear and tear, maltreated septicaemia, artificial baby foods and tonics, artificial milk, suppressed skin eruptions and collagen disorders, suppressed venereal diseases, injuries, insect bites, ill-effects after antibiotics.
Patho-physiological changes / Pathogenesis
1.Abscess
Tendency of abscess formation
2.Suppuration
Special affinity for suppuration.
3. Deficiency
of Calcarea sulphurica causes accumulation of pyruvic, lactic acid and various
intermediate products of glycolysis.
4.Action on cappilaries
It acts on capillaries causing their dilatation and oedema extracellularly.
5.Destruction of old blood cells
Calcarea sulphurica destroys old worn out blood cells Hence, its deficiency results into excessive, useless, circulating,
wandering cells in blood vessels causing spherocytosis.
6.Separation of old cells from growing tissues
It causes separation of old cells from growing tissues. They circulate in the
body and become antigenic in nature. Thus, the body produces autoimmune
bodies against these cells.
7.Autocoagulation
It also causes autocoagulation of blood cells at very low temperature.
8. It decreases the motility and phagocytic activity of leucocytes. Therefore,
acute infection leads to subacute septicaemia with pyrexia of unknown as
well as known origins.
9.Nasal Mucosa
It causes thickening and oedematous condition of nasal mucosa, with
formation of nasal polyps or hypertrophy of concha.
10.Fingers
Its deficiency also causes autocoagulation of blood cells at very low
temperatures, which causes pain in the pulp of the fingers and toes, and
frozen shoulders.
11. Bile functions
are assisted by Calcarea sulphurica. It causes emulsification
and absorption of fat, and simultaneously helps in absorption of calcium
also. Therefore, deficiency of Calcarea sulphurica causes deficit functioning
of bile, and thus steatorrhoea results. It also simultaneously causes intestinal
mucosal ischaemia. Later on necrotic changes appear. Therefore, it causes
multiple polyps with sloughing, bleeding and mucoid discharges in the
lumen of intestines.
12. In the kidneys
deficiency of Calcarea sulphurica results in albuminuria (as
calcium binds with albumin). Therefore, it is useful in nephritis and nephrosis.
It prevents nidus formation thus, preventing multiple stone formation in the
kidneys, gall bladder and salivary glands like, submandibular, parotid, etc.
Mental Symptoms
Characteristic Mental Symptoms (psychology) of Calcarea Sulphurica
1. Absentminded and irritable. Anxious, better in open air.
2. Changeable mood. Sudden loss of memory.
3. Discontented, full of tears.
4. Despair of recovery, capricious,
5. Sees and imagines phantoms, fear of death, frightened easily.
Guiding Symptoms
Guiding Symptoms of Calcarea Sulphurica
Generalities
Eczema and torpid glandular swellings. Cystic tumors. Fibroids. Suppurative processes come within the range of this remedy, after pus has found a vent. MUCOUS DISCHARGES ARE YELLOW, THICK AND LUMPY. Lupus vulgaris.[4]
Head
Scald-head of children, if there be purulent discharge, or yellow, purulent crusts.
Eye
INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES, WITH DISCHARGE OF THICK, YELLOW MATTER. Sees only one-half an object. Cornea smoky. Ophthalmia neonatorum.
Ears
Deafness, with discharge of matter from the middle ear, sometimes mixed with blood. Pimples around ear.
Nose
Cold in the head, with thick, YELLOWISH, PURULENT SECRETION, frequently tinged with blood. One-sided discharge from nose. YELLOWISH DISCHARGE from posterior nares. Edges of nostrils sore.
Face
PIMPLES AND PUSTULES ON THE FACE. Herpes.
Mouth
Inside of lips sore. Tongue flabby, resembling a layer of dried clay. Sour, soapy, acrid taste. Yellow coating at base.
Throat
Last stage of ulcerated sore throat, with discharge of yellow matter. Suppurating stage of tonsillitis, when abscess is discharging.
Abdomen
Diarrhoea; of children, with discharge of pus or bloody pus. Stools, coated white. Painful abscess about anus, in cases of fistula. Diarrhoea, after maple sugar.[5]
Stool
Purulent diarrhoea mixed with blood. Diarrhoea after maple sugar and from change of weather. Pus-like, slimy discharge from the bowels. PAINFUL ABSCESSES ABOUT THE ANUS in cases of Spermatorrhea with impotency. Gonorrhoea in suppurative stage. Chronic syphilis.fistula.
Urinary Organ
Chronic nephritis. Red urine with hectic fever.
Sexual Organ
Spermatorrhea with impotency. Gonorrhoea in suppurative stage. Chronic syphilis.
Respiratory System
Croup. Catarrh with thick, lumpy, white-yellow or pus-like secretion. Asthma or cough with hectic fever. Pain in chest and headache. Pneumonia third stage. Emphysema.
Extremities
Whitlow, when suppuration begins.Itching and podagra. Pain in knee from a blow. Stitches in knee. Legs tender to touch, feet slightly swollen. Burning and itching in soles of feet.
Skin
Suppurating chilblains. Burns and scalds when suppuration takes place. Scarlet rash. Skin affections with greenish, brownish or yellowish scabs. Greyish lead-colored skin. (Dry eczema in children.).
Sleep
Starts from sleep, as if wanting air.
Fever
Hectic fever caused by formation of pus. Averse to covers, when cold. Dry heat at night. Easy sweating worse coughing.
Characteristic
Important characteristic feature of Calcarea Sulphurica
Keynotes / Redline of Calcarea Sulphurica
1. Aversion to covers when cold.
2. Takes cold easily, yet desires open air.
3. Fear of birds.
4. Diarrhoea from maple sugar, change of weather.
5. Burning, itching of soles of feet.
Guiding
-Tendency to suppuration; unhealthy skin; does not heal rapidly.
-Recurrent abscesses. When abscess has broken, or has been lanced, and is discharging. The presence of pus with a vent is a characteristic indication.
-Tendency to formation of abscesses, that have ruptured, are slow to heal, with a continuous discharge of yellow pus [Pyrog].
-Skin-Boils which open, drain yellowish pus, for days, weeks and even months at a time.
PQRS
Yellow, purulent discharge: Expect thick, yellow pus or mucus from affected areas.
Slow healing of wounds with suppuration: Injuries linger and ooze yellow pus.
Worse from warmth and in a warm room: Feeling ill or aggravated in warm environments.
Desire for acids and sour things: Strong cravings for lemons, vinegar, etc.
Burning itching of the soles of the feet: Intense, fiery itch specifically on the bottom of the feet.
Confirmatory
1. Useful in septic conditions, where pus has found a vent.
2. Discharges-thick, lumpy, yellowish, blood stained.
Nucleus symptoms
-Schussler’s remedy for the third stage of inflammation.
-Suppuration; especially when pus has found a vent.
-Discharges are thick, yellowish, lumpy, mixed with blood.
Therapeutic Value
Therapeutic Value of Calcarea Sulphurica
Abscesses, AIDS, Carbuncles, Catarrh, Constipation,
Eczema, Fibroadenoma of breasts, Fissure, Fistula, Ganglion, Gum boils,
Haemorrhages, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Sprains, Syphilis, Tonsillitis, Ulcers,
Varicose veins
Modality
Modalities of Calcarea Sulphurica
Aggravation
Exertion, warmth and overheating, warm room, warms wraps,
after stimulants
Amelioration
Open air, cold bathing, uncovering
Remedy Relationship
Remedy Relationship of Calcarea Sulphurica
Follows Well
Kali-m, Nat-s, Sil
It Antidotes
Kali-m.
Comparison
Calen, Hep, Kali-m, Nat-s, Sil
Dose
Dose of Calcarea Sulphurica
12X
Potency
30C,1M
Terminologies
Terminologies of Calcarea Sulphurica
MAIN TERMS
Homeopathy:
A system of alternative medicine based on the principle of "Similia Similibus Curentur" (like cures like), where highly diluted substances are used to stimulate the body’s healing response to symptoms similar to those the substance would cause in a healthy person if given in larger doses.
Remedy:
The term used for a homeopathic medicine prepared through a specific process of serial dilution and succussion (vigorous shaking). In this context, Calcarea sulphurica is the remedy.
Materia Medica:
A collection of books or texts describing the symptoms and characteristics associated with each homeopathic remedy, based on provings (tests on healthy individuals) and clinical observations.
Repertory:
An index of symptoms listing the remedies known to address each specific symptom. It is used by practitioners to help find the most similar remedy for a patient’s totality of symptoms.
Keynote / Guiding Symptom:
A peculiar, characteristic, or frequently confirmed symptom that strongly points towards a specific remedy. For Calcarea sulphurica, a prime keynote is "suppuration that continues indefinitely" with thick, yellow pus.
Modality:
The circumstances, conditions, or factors that make a patient’s symptom or overall condition better (amelioration) or worse (aggravation). Examples for Calcarea sulphurica might include aggravation from drafts or warmth (for skin issues), and amelioration in open air.
Suppuration:
The process of forming and discharging pus. In homeopathy, the character of the suppuration (its speed, tendency to resolve or linger, associated sensations) and the pus itself are critical for remedy selection. Calcarea sulphurica is known for lingering, slow-healing suppuration.
Pus:
The thick, often yellowish or whitish fluid produced during infection. Homeopathy pays close attention to its specific qualities: color (yellow, greenish, bloody), consistency (thick, thin, lumpy, stringy), and odor, as these guide remedy choice (e.g., thick, yellow, sometimes lumpy pus for Calcarea sulphurica).
Discharge:
Any substance flowing from a body part (e.g., nose, ears, vagina, wound). Like pus, its specific characteristics (color, consistency, odor, quantity, effect on skin) are carefully noted to find the simillimum (most similar remedy).
Indolent:
A term meaning sluggish, slow to develop, or slow to heal. Often used to describe ulcers, glandular swellings, or inflammatory processes that lack vigour and correspond to remedies like Calcarea sulphurica.
Crust / Scab:
Dried fluid (serum, pus, blood) on the surface of a skin lesion. The appearance, color, and thickness of crusts (e.g., the thick, yellow, honey-like crusts sometimes seen in Calcarea sulphurica skin conditions) are important diagnostic details.
Eruption:
Any outbreak on the skin, such as a rash, pimples, blisters, eczema, or pustules. The type, location, appearance, sensation (itching, burning), and associated discharge are all part of the symptom picture.
Polychrest:
A homeopathic remedy with a very broad range of action, capable of addressing a wide variety of symptoms across multiple body systems (physical, mental, emotional). Calcarea sulphurica is often considered a polychrest.
Constitutional Remedy:
A remedy selected based on the patient’s enduring physical, mental, and emotional makeup, general tendencies, and chronic disease patterns, rather than just an acute illness. Calcarea sulphurica can act as a constitutional remedy for suitable individuals.
Miasm:
In homeopathic theory, an underlying, often inherited, predisposition to certain types of chronic disease. The main miasms are Psora, Sycosis, and Syphilis. Symptoms are sometimes analyzed in relation to these underlying taints; Calcarea sulphurica often relates to Psoric and Sycotic expressions (e.g., discharges, sluggishness, certain skin issues).
Complementary Remedy:
A remedy that tends to follow well after another, often completing or furthering its curative action. Understanding complementary relationships (like that sometimes noted between Calcarea sulphurica and Kali mur or Natrum sulph) can guide treatment sequences.
Reference
Reference of Calcarea Sulphurica
[1]Gems textbook of materia medica by Dr.Patil
[2] Zomeo
[3]Dictionary Of Practical Materia Medica (All 3 Vol.) By Clarke J. H.
[4]Materia Medica By Boericke W.
[5] Materia Medica of Homoeopathic Medicines by Dr.S.R.Phatak
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Conditions for which Calcarea Sulph is commonly indicated, such as skin issues (eczema, acne, boils), respiratory problems with yellow discharge, and slow-healing wounds.
Benefits:
The specific ways Calcarea Sulph may help alleviate certain symptoms and support healing.
Dosage and Potency:
While general information might be available, specific dosage and potency should always be determined by a qualified homeopath.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is Calcarea phosphorica (Calcarea phos)?
Calcarea Phosphorica
is a homeopathic medicine prepared from calcium phosphate, a naturally occurring mineral compound found abundantly in bones and teeth.
What is Calcarea phos used for in homeopathy?
Use
In homeopathy, Calcarea phos is used for a wide range of conditions, particularly those related to bone and teeth development, growth issues in children and adolescents, certain mental and emotional states, digestive complaints, and some types of anemia. It’s often indicated for individuals experiencing symptoms like delayed teething, bone pain, growing pains, irritability, and a desire for smoked meats and salty foods.
Is Calcarea phos the same as a calcium supplement?
Difference
While Calcarea phos is derived from calcium phosphate, the homeopathic preparation involves significant dilution and potentization. Homeopathic remedies are believed to work energetically to stimulate the body’s healing response, rather than providing a significant physical dose of calcium. Therefore, it’s not a direct substitute for a nutritional calcium supplement if a deficiency is diagnosed by a healthcare professional.
Is Calcarea phos safe for children?
Yes
When used according to homeopathic principles and under the guidance of a qualified homeopath, Calcarea phos is generally considered safe for children. It is often indicated for various childhood complaints related to growth and development. However, it’s always best to consult with a homeopathic practitioner for appropriate dosage and application.
How is Calcarea phos administered?
Mode of administration
Calcarea phos is typically administered in the form of small pellets or globules that are placed under the tongue to dissolve. The potency (indicated by numbers and letters like 6X, 30C, etc.) and frequency of dosage will be determined by a homeopathic practitioner based on the individual’s specific symptoms and constitution.
How long does it take for Calcarea phos to work?
The timeframe for experiencing the effects of Calcarea phos can vary depending on the individual, the nature and chronicity of the condition, and the potency and frequency of the dose. Some individuals may notice improvements relatively quickly, while others may require more time and potentially a series of doses. Chronic conditions often require longer-term treatment.
