Calcarea carbonica

Common name: carbonate of calcium.

Often suitable during dentition of children (Bell., Merc., Podo., Sil.).

Nervous excitement, with debility and loss of strength (Ars., Kali-P., Nux-V., Sep.).

Sees objects on closing the eyes, which vanish when they are opened (Arg-N., Bell., Chin., Op., Sulph., Tarant.) (D.).

Apprehension of some future misfortune (Anac., Chin-S., Graph., Psor.).

Anxious shuddering and awe as soon as evening draws near (Acon., Kali-C., Phos.) (N.).

Low spirited and melancholic.

Despairing, hopeless of ever getting well again, with fear of death, tormenting all around him day and night (N.).

She fears she will lose her understanding, and that persons will observe her confusion of mind (Act-R.).

Palpitation: at night, and after eating (Br.)

Dry cough at night, which is apt to be loose during the day (Hep., Puls.) (D.).

SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ESPECIALLY ON GOING UPSTAIRS (Ars., Bry., Phos.) (D.).

Pain in the right side of the chest (D.),

Mucous rales are worse on the right side (D.).

PURULENT EXPECTORATION (Hep., Merc.) (D.).

Vertigo; when suddenly raising or turning the head (Con.), even when at rest; or when going upstairs or up a hill (N.).

Skin: unhealthy; small wounds suppurate easily (D.).

Internal or external sensation of coldness on various parts of the head (N.).

It is useful for certain forms of eczema of the scalp with general Calcarea symptoms (D.).

Itching of the scalp; children scratch their heads when their sleep is disturbed, or they are awakened.

HEAD TOO LARGE; FONTANELLES NOT CLOSING, AND PROFUSE SWEAT (N.).

Great emaciation and swollen abdomen, the appetite being good (Nat-M.).

MALNUTRITION (Abrot., Calc-P., Nat-M., Sanic, Sulph.). (B.).

FOUL OR STRONG URINE (Benz-Ac., Canth., Nit-Ac., Tereb., Viol-T.) (B.).

White urinary sediment (Cina, Nat-M., Phos-Ac.) (B.)

SENSATION OF COLDNESS IN INNER PARTS (reverse of Ars. and Sulph.).

Aversion to the open air (Hep., Nux-V., Psor., Sil.).

Sensitiveness to cold and damp air, and inclination to catch cold (Dulc., Nat-S., Rhod., Rhus-T.).

Inflammation of conjunctiva or cornea caused by bathing, or getting wet, or aggravated by damp weather (N.).

Lung diseases of tall, slender, rapidly growing youth (Phos.); upper third of right lung (Ars.; upper third of left lung- Myrt., Sulph.) (A.).

Pupils dilated (Bell., Hyos., Stram.).

SCROFULOUS INFLAMMATION OF CORNEA OR CONJUNCTIVA, CHARACTERIZED BY PUSTULES, ULCERS, LACHRYMATION AND PHOTOPHOBIA. OPACITIES AFTER ACUTE INFLAMMATION (N.).

Dim-sightedness (Phos., Sep.) (G.).

Full habit and ebullitions (Acon., Amyl-N., Bell., Ferr-P., Sang.).

Flaccidity of the skin (Abrot., Arg-N., Lyc., Op.).

Puffiness (Apis, Ars., Bry., Merc., Phos., Sulph.).

BLOATEDNESS OF THE BODY AND FACE, WITH SWOLLEN ABDOMEN IN CHILDREN.

Inclination to become fat (in children and young persons).

CHEWING MOTION OF THE JAW DURING SLEEP (Podo., Sep., Zinc.) (K.).

Cutting pains (Bell, Dros., Nat-C., Petr., Rhus-T., Sil., Viol-T.).

Pricking in outer parts and in the bones.

Sensation of dryness, or of trembling in inner parts (Sulph-Ac.).

Tearing in the muscles (Carb-V., Caust., Kali-C., Lyc., Merc., Nit-Ac., Rhod., Sep., Sil., Staph., Zinc.).

ARTHRITIC TEARING AND ARTIFICIAL NODOSITIES (Amm-M., Calc-F., Sil.).

Cramps in single parts, which draw the limbs crookedly, especially in the toes and fingers (Cupr., Mag-P., Sec.).

Bleeding from inner parts (Crot-H., Ferr., Lach., Nit-Ac., Phos., Sec.).

PAINFUL SWELLING OF THE GLANDS (Bell., Carb-An., Hep., Kali-M., Lach., Lyc., Merc., Nit-Ac., Rhus-T., Sil.).

Hardness of hearing; deafness (Phos.) (G.).

OTORRHŒA, WITH MUCO-PURULENT DISCHARGE (Calc-S., Hep., Merc.) (Br.).

Bones swollen with softening (Aur., Calc., Merc., Sil.).

CARIES (Asaf., Calc-F., Calc-S., Hep., Merc., Nit-Ac., Phos., Sil.).

It is of service in cases of rachitis.

The teeth appear late; the child does not learn to walk as early as is normal, and the fontanelles are late in closing. When the child is sleeping, the head perspires, so that the pillow is wet far around it (Bl.).

Acidity of the digestive tract: sour eructation, sour vomiting, and sour stool (Hep., Mag-C., Rheum, Sulph.) (A.).

VOMITING OF SOUR SUBSTANCES (Chin., Ferr-P., Iris, Mag-C., Nux-V., Phos., Sulph-Ac.).

GREAT LONGING FOR EGGS (Hydr., Nat-P., Ol-An) (A.).

Craves indigestible things (Alum., Alumn., Bell., Bry., Calc-P., Cycl.) (A.).

Desire for clay, chalk, lime, slate pencils, etc. (Alum., Cic., Ferr., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Nux-V.) (K.).

Aversion to milk and meat (Amm-C., Arn., Bry., Calc-S., Carb-S., Carb-V., Ferr-P., Ign., Mag-C., Nat-C., Nat-P., Nat-S., Nux-V., Phos., Puls., Sep., Sil., Sulph.) (A.).

The least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow (Sulph., Tub.) (A.).

THICK, MILKY, GUSHING LEUCORRHŒA (Amm-C., Bor., Calc-P., Cop., Ferr., Kali-Chl., Puls., Sep.) (B.).

CATAMENIA TOO EARLY AND TOO PROFUSE (Chin., Ferr., Ham., Phos., Sep., Sulph.).

UTERINE POLYPI (Ars., Aur., Bell, Calc-P., Con., Lyc., Phos., Sang., Sep., Staph., Teucr., Thuj.) (B.).

Chlorosis, with scanty or suppressed menses (Alum., Ferr., Graph., Puls., Sep.) (A.).

Inflammation, redness and swelling of the vulva, with purulent discharge (Ars., Bor., Calc-S., Kreos., Merc., Sep.) (G.).

LEUCORRHŒA OF LITTLE GIRLS (Cann-S., Merc., Puls., Sep.) (D.).

DIFFICULT AND DELAYED DENTITION (Calc-P., Sil.). (A.).

Grinding of teeth during sleep ( Ars., Bell., Bry., Cann-I., Cina, Hyos., Ign.) (K.).

Sour odour of the whole body (Hep., Rheum.) (A.).

Sweat: of single parts; head, scalp wet, cold; nape of neck; chest, axillæ, sexual organs; hands; knees; feet (Sep.) (A.).

Rawness of soles of feet from perspiration (Graph., Sanic., Sil.) (A.).

Smell before nose as of bad eggs or gun-powder (R.).

Feet habitually cold and damp, as if they had on cold, damp stockings (A.).

Feet continually cold in bed (A.).

Nasal polypi (All-C., Aur., Calc-S., Con., Hydr., Kali-B., Lem-M., Merc., Phos., Sang., Sil., Sulph., Teucr., Thuj.) (R.).

Painless hoarseness, worse in the morning (Carb-V., Caust.) (A.).

Nocturnal enuresis (Apis, Bell., Caust., Ferr., Graph, Kreos., Mag-P., Nat-M., Puls.) (K.).

Much crawling and itching in the anus (Calc-S., Graph., Lyc., Nux-V., Phos.) (G.).

WHITE, CHALK-LIKE STOOLS (Aur-M-N., Chel., Podo.) (G.).

Chronic diarrhœa; clay-like stools (Dig., Mag-C., Podo., Sil.) (Hg.).

Feels better in every way when constipated (A.).

Obstinate constipation; stool has to be removed mechanically (Aloe, Alum., Plat., Sanic., Sel., Sep., Sil.) (A.).

CHOLERA INFANTUM: MILK DISAGREES; THE CHILD VOMITS IT IN SOUR CAKES OR CURDS; THERE IS A DIARRHŒA WHICH IS WORSE TOWARDS EVENING; IT IS greenish, WATERY, UNDIGESTED AND SOUR (D.).

AGGRAVATION: In the morning; on awakening; from exertion of the mind; after eating; in cold and wet weather; from fasting; in the evening; after mid-night; from cold water; from washing; and during full moon.

AMELIORATION: From rubbing; from drawing the limbs up; whilst lying on the back; in the dark; in dry weather; and from lying on the painful side.

RELATIONSHIP. Similar to: Alum., Bell., Calc-S., Chin., Dulc., Ferr., Graph., Hep., Kali-C., Lyc., Nat-S., Sep., and Thuj.).

According to Hahnemann, Calc. must not be used before Nit-Ac. and Sulph.; may produce unnecessary complications.

Calc. acts best before Lyc., Nux-V., Phos. and Sil.

Complementary to: Bell., which is the acute of Calc.

It follows: Nit-Ac., Puls. and Sulph., and is followed by Kali-B.

Note. In children it may be often repeated. In aged people, it should not be repeated; especially if the first dose benefited, it will usually do harm.