Homeopathic Kali carb

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Kali carb or kali carbonicum is a remedy used for patients inclined to obesity with weakness and a soft pulse, coldness, and general depression. It is also indicated for characteristic stitches felt in any part of the body.[1]

Source

  • Other names: Carbonate of Potash
  • Short Form: Kali-c

Indications

The following are the main indications for Kali carbonicum.[2]

  • Anemia associated with chilliness and throbbing in the blood vessels all through the body.
  • Vertigo turning head rapidly, riding in a carriage, or from anything that decreases the supply of blood to the brain.
  • Weakness of vision following excessive sexual indulgence.
  • Asthma relieved by sitting up, bent forward, and comes on at 2 or 3 a.m.
  • Tuberculosis with constant cold taking.

Other common conditions: whooping cough, edema.

Characteristics

  • Triggers: drafts, atmospheric change, cold wind (triggers headache)
  • General: sweat, backache, and weakness
  • Worse: after coition, in cold weather, 2-4am, lying on left and painful side
  • Better: with motion, in warm weather
  • Psychological: principle, rigid, insecure, anxiety, hypersensitive to pain/noise/touch
  • Other symptoms: sharp and cutting, stitching pains, knife-like pain, throbbing
  • Food and drink:

Prescribing Considerations

Homeopathic remedies are prescribed based on homeopathic principles and after a detailed case taking. The prescription recommendations below are provided only as a guide. It is always recommended to consult with a naturopathic doctor or homeopathic practitioner prior to taking any homeopathic remedies, especially if your health is compromised or if your symptoms do not resolve in a timely fashion. The general recommendations for Kali carb include:[2]

  • can dose thirtieth and higher.
  • do not dose too often.
  • be cautious with cases of gout and tuberculosis

References

  1. ↑ Woods Fergie H. Essentials of Homeopathic Prescribing with Rapid Repertory. The Homeopathic Publishing Co. Ltd., London
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boericke W. (1997) Pocket Manual of Hemoeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory, a Chapter on Rare and Uncommon Remedies. B. Jain Publishers, India.