Baryta muriatica
Remedy of arteriosclerosis and aneurysm. High blood pressure with hardened arteries. Wheezing, dyspnoea from cardiac origin. Convulsions. Glandular enlargement. Mental dullness in elderly from arteriosclerosis.
Source
Prepared from barium chloride (BaCl2), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Arteriosclerosis — the chief indication. High blood pressure with thickened, hardened arteries. Aneurysm. Wheezing and dyspnoea from cardiac origin. Convulsions — epileptiform. Glandular enlargement — tonsils, lymph nodes, parotid. Mental dullness in elderly from cerebral arteriosclerosis. Tinnitus.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Childish, foolish in elderly (like Baryta carb). Mental dullness from arteriosclerosis. Forgetful. Confused.
General Symptoms
Arteries and glands. Worse from cold, lying on painful side, left side. Better from walking, warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Vertigo from arteriosclerosis. Dullness. Tinnitus. Headache in elderly.
Throat
Tonsils enlarged, suppurating. Parotid swollen. Cervical glands enlarged.
Chest
Arteriosclerosis. High blood pressure. Aneurysm. Wheezing. Dyspnoea. Cardiac asthma. Pulse hard, full.
Extremities
Cold extremities from poor circulation. Numbness. Convulsions.
Ears
Tinnitus. Ear complaints in scrofulous children.
Modalities
Better From
Walking, warmth
Worse From
Cold, lying on painful side, left side
Constitutional Type
Elderly with arteriosclerosis. Children with enlarged tonsils. Those with high blood pressure and hardened arteries.
Clinical Indications
Arteriosclerosis, hypertension, aneurysm, cerebral arteriosclerosis in elderly, enlarged tonsils, convulsions, glandular enlargement
Comparative Materia Medica
Baryta carbonica has glandular enlargement and dullness but less arterial. Plumbum has arteriosclerosis with colic. Aurum has arteriosclerosis with depression. Vanadium has arteriosclerosis with fatty degeneration.
Safety Information
Antimonium tartaricum, Dulcamara, Magnesia sulphurica.
Barium chloride is toxic — causes cardiac depression, GI irritation, muscle stimulation, hypokalemia, cardiac arrest. Used historically as a rat poison. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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