Calcarea sulphurica
Tissue salt #3 for purification. Blood purifier and wound healer. Key remedy for suppurating conditions that are slow to heal, thick yellow discharges.
Source
Calcium sulphate (CaSO4), also known as gypsum or plaster of Paris.
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Keynote Symptoms
Thick, yellow, lumpy discharges. Suppuration — wounds that won't heal. Abscesses that have opened. Acne and boils. Blood purifier.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Changeable mood. Easily angered, then quickly apologetic. Jealousy.
General Symptoms
Worse from getting wet, washing, drafts. Better from open air, uncovering. Yellow discharges from all mucous membranes.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Yellow, crusty dandruff. Scalp eruptions with thick yellow discharge.
Eyes
Thick yellow discharge from the eyes. Styes.
Throat
Last stages of a cold with thick yellow mucus.
Skin
Acne, boils, abscesses. Wounds slow to heal with yellow pus. Cuts that suppurate.
Modalities
Better From
Open air. Uncovering. Eating.
Worse From
Getting wet. Washing. Drafts. Damp weather.
Tissue Salt Information
Biochemic Function
Works as a blood purifier and waste remover. Helps clear dead cells, pus, and metabolic waste from tissues. Essential for the final stages of wound healing and clearing chronic suppurative conditions.
Facial Diagnosis Signs
Reddish-brown discoloration at the junction of nose and cheek. Alabaster skin with brownish tinge. Ruddy spots.
Deficiency Symptoms
Slow wound healing, chronic abscesses, acne with yellow pus, boils, thick yellow nasal discharge, dandruff.
Clinical Indications
Abscesses, acne, boils, suppurating wounds, chronic sinus infection, dandruff, thick yellow discharges, blood purification.
Dosage & Potency Guidance
Standard dose: 2-4 tablets of 6X potency, dissolved under the tongue, 3-4 times daily.
Acute conditions: Take every 15-30 minutes until symptoms improve, then reduce frequency.
Chronic conditions: Take 3 times daily for several weeks.
Children: Half the adult dose for children under 12.
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