Natrum muriaticum
Tissue salt #9 for water distribution. Regulates moisture in the body. For dryness or excessive watery discharges, grief, depression, and cold sores.
Source
Sodium chloride (NaCl), common table salt — the most important mineral for water regulation.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Water imbalance — either too dry or too watery. Cold sores on lips. Grief and silent suffering. Craving for salt. Worse from sun and heat. Sneezing.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Grief and silent suffering. Dwells on past unpleasantness. Aversion to consolation — becomes worse from sympathy. Depression. Reserved and introverted.
General Symptoms
Worse from heat, sun, 10 AM, seashore, consolation, exertion. Better from open air, cold bathing, tight clothing, fasting. Craves salt intensely.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Bursting headache, worse from sun. Migraine with visual disturbance (zigzag lines). Headache from 10 AM to 3 PM.
Face
Cold sores on lips (herpes simplex). Cracked lips. Greasy, oily face.
Nose
Violent sneezing. Alternating runny and dry nose. Loss of taste and smell.
Skin
Dry skin. Eczema at hairline. Cold sores. Hives. Warts on palms.
Back
Backache relieved by pressing against something hard.
Modalities
Better From
Open air. Cold bathing. Fasting. Tight clothing. Perspiring.
Worse From
Heat and sun. 10 AM. Consolation. Noise. Exertion. Seashore.
Tissue Salt Information
Biochemic Function
Regulates water distribution throughout the body. Controls the degree of moisture in all cells and tissues. Deficiency causes either excessive dryness (dry skin, constipation) or excessive wateriness (runny nose, watery eyes, bloating).
Facial Diagnosis Signs
Watery, puffy lower eyelids. Oily, greasy shine on the nose and forehead. Sallow, pale complexion. Deep groove from nose to lip.
Deficiency Symptoms
Cold sores, dry skin, excessive thirst, hay fever, migraines from sun, depression, water retention, sneezing fits.
Clinical Indications
Cold sores, hay fever, migraines, depression from grief, dry skin, water retention, sinusitis, eczema, anemia, backache.
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.
Safety Information
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