KALIUM MURIATICUM
Cloride of Potassium-KCl
(KALI MURIATICUM)Although not proven, this remedy has a wide clinical use, through its
introduction by Schuessler. It certainly is of great value in catarrhal affections, in
sub-acute inflammatory states, fibrinous exudations, and glandular swellings. White or gray coating of base of tongue, and expectoration of
thick, white phlegm, seem to be special guiding symptoms. Bursitis præpatellaris.
Head.–
Imagines he must starve. Headache, with vomiting.
Crusta lactea. Dandruff.
Eyes.–
White mucus, purulent scabs. Superficial ulcer.
Trachoma. Corneal opacities.
Ears.–
Chronic, catarrhal conditions
of the middle ear. Glands about the ear swollen. Snapping
and noises in the ear. Threatened mastoid. Great effusion about the auricle.
Nose.–
Catarrh; phlegm white, thick. Vault of pharynx covered
with adherent crusts. Stuffy cold. Nosebleed (Arn; Bry).
Face.–
Cheek swollen and painful.
Mouth.–
Aphthæ; thrush; white ulcers in mouth. Swollen glands
about jaw and neck. Coating of tongue grayish-white,
dryish, or slimy.
Throat.–
Follicular tonsillitis.
Tonsils inflamed; enlarged so much, can hardly breathe. Grayish patches or spots in the
throat and tonsils. Adherent crusts in vault of pharynx. “Hospital” sore throat.
Eustachian catarrh.
Stomach.–
Fatty or rich food causes
indigestion. Vomiting of white, opaque mucus; water gathers in the mouth. Pain in
the stomach, with constipation. Bulimia; hunger disappears by drinking water.
Abdomen.–
Abdominal tenderness and swelling. Flatulence.
Thread-worms, causing itching at the anus.
Stool.–
Constipation; light-colored stools. Diarrhœa, after
fatty food; clay-colored, white, or slimy stools. Dysentery; purging, with slimy stools. Hæmorrhoids; bleeding; blood dark and thick; fibrinous,
clotted.
Female.–
Menstruation too late or suppressed, checked or too
early; excessive discharge; dark-clotted, or tough,
black blood, like tar (Plat). Leucorrhœa; discharge of
milky-white mucus, thick, non-irritating, bland. Morning sickness, with vomiting of white
phlegm. Bunches in breast feel quite soft and are tender.
Respiratory Organs.–
Loss of voice; hoarseness. Asthma, with
gastric derangements; mucus white and hard to cough up. Loud, noisy stomach cough; cough
short, acute, and spasmodic, like whooping-cough; expectoration thick and white. Rattling
sounds of air passing through thick, tenacious mucus in the bronchi; difficult to cough up.
Back and Extremities.–
Rheumatic fever; exudation and swelling around the joints. Rheumatic pains felt only during
motion, or increased by it. Nightly rheumatic pains; worse from warmth of bed;
lightning-like from small of back to feet; must get out of bed and sit up. Hands get stiff
while writing.
Skin.–
Acne, erythema, and eczema, with vesicles
containing thick, white contents. Dry, flour-like scales on the skin (Arsenic).
Bursitis.
Modalities.–
Worse, rich
food, fats, motion.
Relationship.–
Compare: Bellad
which Kali mur follows well in catarrhal and hypertrophic conditions. Kino
(otorrhœa, with stitches in right ear); Bry; Mercur; Puls; Sulph.
Dose.–
Third to twelfth potency.
External use in skin affections with burning sensation.
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