Silicea terra
Tissue salt #12 for cleansing and strengthening. Expels foreign matter from the body. Strengthens hair, nails, skin, and connective tissue. The "homeopathic lancet."
Source
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), found in connective tissue, skin, hair, nails, and bones.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Expels foreign bodies (splinters, glass). Chronic suppuration. Weak, chilly, sensitive patients. Sweaty feet. Brittle nails. Slow healing.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Yielding, mild temperament but stubborn. Fear of failure. Lack of confidence despite being capable. Stage fright. Fixed ideas.
General Symptoms
Extremely chilly — worse from cold in every form. Better from warmth, wrapping up warmly, summer. Profuse, offensive perspiration, especially feet. Deficient assimilation.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache rising from nape to vertex, settling over right eye. Profuse head sweat.
Ears
Chronic ear infections with offensive discharge. Perforated eardrum.
Skin
Every wound suppurates. Keloids. Brittle nails with white spots. Abscesses. Boils. Splinter expulsion.
Extremities
Offensive foot sweat. Weak ankles. Ingrown toenails.
Back
Spinal weakness. Curvature of spine. Coccyx pain.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth. Wrapping up. Summer. Hot drinks.
Worse From
Cold in every form. Drafts. Damp. New moon. Morning. Washing. Uncovering.
Tissue Salt Information
Biochemic Function
The structural mineral of connective tissue. Found in skin, hair, nails, bones, teeth, glands, and mucous membranes. Acts as an insulator and cleanser — helps the body expel foreign matter and supports the integrity of all connective structures.
Facial Diagnosis Signs
Glassy, shiny, waxy appearance to the skin. Eggshell-like translucency. Fine, wrinkled skin. Crow's feet even in young people.
Deficiency Symptoms
Brittle nails, weak hair, slow wound healing, chronic infections, splinters that won't come out, sweaty feet, lack of stamina.
Clinical Indications
Chronic infections, abscesses, boils, splinters, brittle nails, weak hair, recurrent colds, styes, keloids, dental abscesses, vaccination reactions.
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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