Calcarea acetica
Remedy of membranous croup and wasting. Membranous croup with thick, tough exudate. Wasting diseases. Nausea. Chronic catarrh. Emaciation.
Source
Prepared from calcium acetate (Ca(C2H3O2)2), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Membranous croup — thick, tough membrane. Wasting with emaciation. Chronic catarrh. Nausea and vomiting. Vertigo. General debility.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, confused.
General Symptoms
Respiratory and nutritive. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Membranous croup. Thick tough exudate. Chronic catarrh.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting. Wasting.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Wasting children with croup tendency.
Clinical Indications
Membranous croup, wasting, chronic catarrh, nausea
Comparative Materia Medica
Spongia has dry croupy cough. Hepar has loose croup. Aconitum has first-stage croup.
Safety Information
Not established.
Calcium acetate is of low toxicity. Used as food additive (E263). Safe in all potencies.
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