BIOCHEMIC
REMEDIES
Also known as the Tissue remedies or Schussler’s
tissue salt remedies.
This is a system of medicine evolved by
Dr.Schussler in 1873. Schussler was a homeopath who propounded the theory that disease
is caused by the insufficiency of organic salts in the tissues/cells of the body
and that the supply of these deficient salt(s) cures diseases.
Schussler identified 12 homeopathic medicines as
the biochemic remedies. These twelve basic salts are :
1) Calcarea fluor (Calcium
fluoride)
2) Calcium phosphorica
(Calcium phosphate)
3) Calcium sulphate
4) Ferrum phosphorica (Iron
phosphate)
5) Kali muriaticum (Potassium
chloride)
6) Kali phosphorica
(Potassium phosphate)
7) Kali sulphurica (Potassium
sulphate)
8) Magnesia Phosphorica
(Magnesium phosphate)
9) Natrum muriaticum (Sodium
chloride)
10) Natrum
sulphuricum(Glauber’s salt – Sodium sulphate)
11) Natrum phosphoricum
(Sodium phosphate)
12) Silicea.
These medicines given in a low potency 1x,2x,6x,12,x,30x could serve as a
healing agent.
Indicators for
use of biochemic remedies in some disorders
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The following table lists out the biochemic
remedies. It also points out the indicators for prescription of these medicines
– such as the state of the tongue, the discharges, the aggravations (factors
worsening the problems) and ameliorations (factors improving / alleviating the
problem). This table would be a ready reckoner for practitioners to prescribe.
mainly in
tongue
lumbago, piles
from nose, Expectoration yellow mucus. Flooding in menses, yellow pus
from ulcers
Rest
fomentation. By rubbing.
By Heat
problems
the white of egg)
Cold.
Getting wet.
Warm weather.
acrid taste.
leucorrhoea / expectoration much bloody – yellow mixed with blood
By washing.
Water.
Dry environment.
fever, inflammations
dry.
expectoration mixed with blood, Menses bright red. Easily coagulates
Hot drinks.
Motion.
Shaking of head.
Stooping
Cold applications.
tonsils/throat problems
phlegm. Motion clay coloured, Stools bloody, blood from scales (eczema)
& fat food.
Motion
application & drinks.
muscles related problems
like taste. Dry in the morning.
odour. Burning scalding. Dysentry with pure blood, stools- offensive
odour.
Being alone.
Exertion.
Cold.
excitement.
Gentle motion.
Rest.
Heat.
asthmatic problems
Taste lost, burning heat in mouth. Peeling of lip skin.
mucus discharge. Skin hot and dry. scaling of scalp. Expectoration
profuse – shiny, yellow/greenish.
Warmth.
Pains move from side to side.
Open air.
related problems.
mouth, sticky saliva at corners of lip.
flow – dark, clotted, intermittent.
Cold air.
Uncovering.
Touching.
Motion.
Cold drinks.
Pressure.
At Night.
Warm weather.
Hot drinks.
Light pressure.
Friction.
Bending over double.
gastro-bilous problems.
salty taste, blisters.
vomiting of clear,watery phlegm (with great thirst). Diarrhoea watery.
Thin watery blood with menses. Polyuria (diabetes), Leucorrhoea
discharge watery, starch like.
Cold air.
Open air.
Warmth.
Pressure.
of tongue. Acid taste.
ears). Vomiting of sour fluids. Morning sickness. sour smelling stools
(with mucus). Yellow discharges (eczema, leucorrhoea. .
Afternoon.
Evening.
Open air.
After eating.
Itching in bed.
Headache (morning)
Warm room.
Pressure.
Bitter taste. Full of saliva.
exposure to light. Diarrhoea green stools, urine red, brick-like.
Diabetes, eczema yellow watery.
Wet.
Cold Weather.
Water.
room.
Warm weather.
problems
expectoration, rattling of thick yellow pus. Stools foetid, offensive.
Pus & mucus in urine. Foot sweat.
Full moon.
Open air.
Cold air.
Winter.
Warm room.
Summer.
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Deepak M R
INDICATORS
FOR BIOCHEMIC PRESCRIPTIONS :
The following medicines are generally indicated
for the specified problems. It is advisable to start the medicine with low
potency (1x / 3x) and proceed to higher potencies (6x,12x,30x and even 200x) in
case there is no improvement. However for severe problems, higher potencies may
be started off with.
Dosage generally is three times a day (4-6 pills at a time), taken dry on the
tongue, on an empty stomach. In case of acute problems – the medicine may be
taken every 15 minutes or half-an-hour.
In case there is no improvement even after 6-7 doses, either change the
prescription or consult a competent doctor.
(Remember there is no substitute to the materia medica / repertory)
SYMPTOM
/ PROBLEM / INDICATOR
REMEDY
INDICATED
Abscess (bleeding),
boils (painful)
Silicea & Calc sulph
Acidity, indigestion,
heart burn, peptic ulcer
Nat
phos
Allergic bronchitis
(cough,wheezing),breathing disorders
Kali mur
Allergic rhinitis
(sneezing, cold, headache)
Nat
mur & Nat sulph
Angina (Chest pain)
Mag phos
Anxiety, tension
Kali phos
Constipation
Nat mur
Corns (feet)
Sil
Diabetes
Nat
sulph
Fever
Ferr phos & Kali
phos
Hair falling – thin hair
strands
Nat mur
Hair falls due to
weakness or ailments suffering from
Cal phos
Hair falls in bunches
Sil
Hair growth – to
stimulate
Calc
phos & Sil
Hair loss (bald spots)
due to dandruff
Kali sulph
Impotency
Cal phos / Kali phos
Jaundice
Ferr phos, Kali mur, Nat
sulph
Leucorrhoea
Cal phos / Kali mur /
Nat mur
Lumbago – aches worse by
cold & better by heat & pressure
Mag
phos
Lumbago – pain at nape
& cervical region
Calc phos
Lumbago – pain worse
while resting, better by heat.
Calc fluor
Mania (depressions,
mental problems)
Kali phos
Mouth ulcers
Ferr phos, Kali mur, Nat
phos
Obesity (overweight)
Calc phos, Nat mur &
Sil
Osteoarthritis
Mag phos
Pain – colic, abdominal,
stomach
Mag phos
Paralysis
Calc phos, Kali phos,
Mag phos
Piles (Itching,
bleeding)
Calc fluor
Pimples
, acne
Calc phos
Sinusitis
Kali mur & Sil
Sleeplessness (Insomnia)
Kali phos & Ferr
phos
Stone in kidney
Mag phos to alleviate
pain
Sil & Calc phos to dissolve stone
Suicidal disposition
(wants to die)
Kali
phos
Tonsillitis,
pharyngitis, sore throat
Kali mur
Toothache
Kali phos
Typhoid (fever)
Ferr phos, Kali phos
& Kali mur
Vertigo (giddiness)
Kali phos
Weakness, general
debility, exhaustion
Kali phos
Worms (children)
Nat
phos & Kali mur
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Deepak M R