12 Tissue Salts in Homeopathy

Dr Schuessler�s Tissue Salts always carry lot of imprtance in homeopathy practice

following are tissue salts and their action on body.

Calcium fluoratum � Tissue Elasticity Restorer

The deficiency: furrow and brownish discoloration

Calcium Fluoride helps maintain tissue elasticity and is beneficial for conditions
associated with over-relaxed fibres, general relaxation of the tissue such as
piles, sluggish circulation and eczema. This would include dilated blood vessels
such as with haemorrhoids, enlarged and varicose veins. Assists normal blood
circulation and the treatment of cracked skin, muscle strain and injured ligaments.
It may also be indicated with diseases affecting the surface of the bones, cracks
and cuts in the skin and if the tooth enamel is in poor condition.

Calcium phosphoricum � Cell Restorer

Calcium phosphoricum helps building the cells, for it helps to split protein into
amino acids, which are the building stones of all cell formation. It helps the
build-up of blood corpuscles and may assist during teething. It also aids the
prevention of muscular cramps and pain during menstruation, especially helpful for
younger girls. It is beneficial for anaemia, bone diseases, constitutional weakness
and ailments that prove obstinate. Calcium phosphoricum is a general nutrition
tonic and often indicates that there has been defective nutrition. As this Tissue
Salt assists in digestion and assimilation it is excellent after surgery when the
digestive system has slowed right down. Calcium phosphoricum is also recommended
for the treatment of anaemia in conjunction with Ferrum phosphoricum.

Calcium sulfuricum � Blood Purifier, Purulent Agent

Calcium sulfuricum is a constituent of connective tissue, mucous membranes and skin
and helps clear away accumulations of non-functional decaying matter. This material
may otherwise lay dormant or slowly decay and damage surrounding tissue. Calcium
sulfuricum is beneficial for slow wound healing, during the last stage of
suppuration, for pimples, boils, carbuncles, ulcers, abscesses, etc. Calcium
sulfuricum helps in the removal of waste products and it has a cleansing and
purifying effect throughout the system. This Tissue Salt supplements the action of
Kalium muriaticum in the treatment of (adult) acne and catarrh and is indicated if
there is a deficiency in the connective tissues where skin eruptions turn to
abscesses and ulcers.
Ferrum phosphoricum � Anti-Inflammatory

The deficiency: bluish-black discoloration

Regarded as the Oxygen Carrier, Ferrum phosphoricum is beneficial for any
inflammatory or feverish condition. It is the chief remedy in headaches of
children. Whenever there are ailments arising from disturbed circulation � heat,
pains, redness, throbbing, or quickened pulse. It is beneficial during the first
stage of acute diseases, common cold, bronchitis, measles, respiratory infection,
acute rheumatism, etc. This mineral assists in maintaining normal body resistance
to disease. It may also be used, after being dissolved as a paste, on wounds, cuts
and abrasions where there is bleeding.

Kalium muriaticum � Detoxifying Agent

Kalium muriaticum is helpful for conditions affecting the respiratory system �
coughs, colds, bronchitis, tonsillitis, as well as ulcerated sore throat, catarrhal
infection of the middle ear. It also aids the reduction of mucus congestion curing
colds and sinusitis. Kalium muriaticum is beneficial for the lymphatic glands and
in problems associated with thick white or greyish discharges, or where there are
glandular or chronic rheumatic swellings. Works well with Calcium sulfuricum to
cleanse and purify the blood. Very useful in infantile eczema, and with Ferrum
phosphoricum for a variety of children's ailments. Other key symptoms include
white-coated tongue and light coloured stool. Kalium muriaticum is important in
digestive disturbances, especially from eating fatty or rich food.

Kalium phosphoricum � Nerve and Brain Cell Agent

Kalium phosphoricum is useful for treatment of nervous conditions such as
headaches, nervous exhaustion, dyspepsia, insomnia, depression and lowered
vitality. Also consider for shingles and nervous asthma together with Magnesium
phosphoricum. It is particularly valuable for emotional irritability, depression,
nervousness, and children�s tantrums.

Kalium sulfuricum � Metabolism, Pancreas Conditioner

The deficiency: pigmentation
Kalium sulfuricum works in conjunction with Ferrum phosphoricum, as an oxygen
carrier, to have a beneficial effect on respiratory and circulatory functions. It
is also useful for the skin and minor eruptions with scaling or sticky exudation
such as with dandruff, chicken pox, etc. Kalium sulfuricum may also give relief
from catarrhal problems associated with yellowish or greenish discharge (mucous
membranes of the nose or vagina). A deficiency of Kalium sulfuricum causes a lack
of oxygen leading to chilliness flashes of heat and shifting pains in the limbs. It
is valuable in the treatment of Psoriasis, Athlete's foot and brittle nails.
Often used towards the end of a cold, when the discharge is profuse and frequent.
It is sometimes beneficial for shifting acute rheumatic pains. It opens the pores
of the skin, brings blood to the surface and promotes perspiration. For this reason
it is often beneficial in alternation with Ferrum phosphoricum for fever, when the
temperature rises in the evening.

Magnesium phosphoricum � Pain- and Cramp-Killer

Another mineral element of bones, teeth, brain, nerves, blood and muscle cells.
Magnesium phosphoricum is beneficial for the treatment of muscular cramps, spasms
and minor nerve problems. It is the main remedy for complaints of a spasmodic
nature, such as in colic, menstruation cramps, palpitations, spasmodic cough,
toothache, neuralgia and acute pains in general. It is an important remedy for
baby�s colic, as it�s beneficial in many cases exhaustion due to emotional upset.
This salt quickly relieves muscular twitches, hiccups and sharp twinges of pain.
Symptoms are usually worse from cold and touch, and better for heat, pressure or
bending double. Take frequently until relief is obtained.

Natrium muriaticum � Water Distributor

Excessive moisture or dryness anywhere in the body is a good indicator for Natrium
muriaticum, and symptoms are many and varied. One of the most important Tissue
Salts as two thirds of our body is made up of water and hence dysfunction in this
area can lead to widespread problems. Considered the Water Salt, Natrium muriaticum
helps control the degree of moisture in the tissues, and as such is beneficial for
temporary relief of conditions such as watery colds, (runny nose and eye watering
symptoms), sneezing, un-refreshing sleep, low spirits with a hopeless feeling, loss
of taste and smell, dry skin, headache with constipation.

Natrium phosphoricum � Acidity Neutralizer

The deficiency: pimples, impure skin

Natrium phosphoricum helps maintain the alkalinity of the blood, emulsifies fatty
acids and keeps uric acid soluble in the blood. Thus, Natrium phosphoricum may help
also young children who have been fed too much sugar and are suffering from an acid
condition of the system. It also aids the temporary relief of gastric indigestion,
dyspepsia, heartburn and intestinal worms.
A constituent of blood, muscle, nerve, brain cells and the fluid between cells.
Natrium phosphoricum is needed in all complaints related to hyper-acidity. Also
regulates bile. Use to treat gastric reflux or indigestion, all types of
inflammation particularly relating to gout or rheumatism, burning with diarrhoea
and stinging vaginal discharge.

Natrium sulfuricum � Liver Cleanser

Eliminates excessive water from tissues, blood and other body fluids. It also acts
as a cleanser and purifier of toxins from the fluid surrounding every cell of the
body. It is necessary for healthy functioning of the liver, spleen, kidneys and
pancreas. Indicated for all ailments of, or affecting the liver e.g. biliousness,
liver troubles, digestive upsets and sandy deposits in urine, brown-green coating
of the tongue, bitter taste. Particularly important in treating rheumatic
complaints, gout and influenza as it eliminates the associated toxic fluids from
the system. Helps dispel languid feelings experienced during humid weather.

Silicea � Skin and Connective Tissue Conditioner

The deficiency: wrinkles, crow feets
A biochemical cleanser and eliminator, Silicea is part of all connective tissue
cells. It promotes suppuration and the discharge of wastes, thereby often
initiating the healing process by dispersing potentially harmful accumulates such
as with skin eruptions and toxic blood conditions, abscesses, boils, etc. In the
first stage of any swellings, Ferrum phosphoricum and Kalium muriaticum should be
given, but should these tissue salts fail to check the process, Silica should be
taken to ripen the abscess and promote it�s discharge. Silicea is also beneficial
for the normal health and strength of hair and nails. It can help encourage a
foreign body from the body and hence is helpful for grass seeds. It complements
Calcium and in fact does the sculpting work to make sure that Calcium is laid down
in the most appropriate areas (hence its role in Calcium deficiencies of the young
and osteoarthritis of the old).
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