Dr. Reckeweg Calcarea Carbonicum

Details of Dr. Reckeweg Calcarea Carbonicum :

The chief action of Calcarea Carbonicum is centered in the vegetative sphere, impaired nutrition being the keynote of its action. The glands, skin, and bones are markedly affected by calcarea carbonica. Patients suitable to this medicine have an increased local and general perspiration, swelling of glands, scrofulous and rachitic conditions generally offer numerous opportunities for the exhibition of Calcarea carb. Calcarea carbonica covers the improvement of tickling cough, fleeting chest pains, nausea, acidity and dislike of fat. Calcarea carbonica patient gets out of breath easily. A tired state whether mental or physical, due to overwork is also seen in patients suitable for this medicine. Calcarea carb is well indicated in abscesses ( a confined area of pus collected within it anywhere in the body ) in deep muscles, polyps ( abnormal tissue growth on mucus membrane ) and exostoses i.e. a benign harmless outgrowth from bones.

Calcarea carbonica also shows good results in conditions like pituitary and thyroid glands dysfunctions, raised blood clotting ability. Calcarea carb is a definite stimulant to the periosteum. Calcarea carbonica is considered for persons of scrofulous type, who take cold easily, with increased mucous secretions, children who grow fat, are large-bellied, with large head, pale skin, chalky look, the so-called leuco - phlegmatic temperament. Calcarea carbonica treats the affections caused by working in water. Great sensitiveness to cold, partial sweats and relapse of complaints are also controlled by this medicine. Children of calcarea carbonica type crave eggs and eat dirt and other indigestible things; they are prone to diarrhoea. Calcarea carbonica patient is fat, fair, flabby and perspiring and cold, damp and sour. Calcarea Carb is useful in new born impetigo. The skin of the baby is unhealthy and readily ulcerating. Small wounds do not heal readily. Also nettle rash better in cold air. Calcarea Carb also helps in warts on face and hands, chilblains and boils. Calcarea Carb is useful in urticarea.

Calcarea Carb is well indicated in malnutrition, anaemia and decayed bones. The Calcarea Carb patient has complete loss of appetite when over worked and tired. The child is fair, fatty and flabby. The bones are weak and soft. There is late learning to walk. The frontanelles and sutures remain open for a long time. There is also debility as there are curvatures of bones especially of spine and long bones. There is delayed ossification. There is difficult and delayed dentition. Teeth do not appear in time. Calcarea Carb also helps in toothache. There is tooth ache only while eating. Tooth ache is worse by both heat and cold and in the evening with putrid and offensive smell from mouth.Calcarea Carb is also useful in gout and rheumatism. Rheumatoid pains caused due to exposure to wet. Cold and damp feet. There is weakness of extremeties with swelling of joints especially knee. There are arthritic nodosities. It also helps in old sprains and tearing in muscles.

Calcarea Carb is also useful in acidity. There is sour taste in mouth with great craving for indigestible things. The patient has great longing for eggs, but aversion to meat, fat and milk. There is frequent and sour eructations, sour vomiting and stool. The abdomen is pot bellied and sensitive to slightest pressure. There is habitual constipation and the patient feels better when constipated. There is also disposition to grow fat hence useful in obesity.Calcarea Carb has marked action in treating menstual symptoms. It suits to ladies whose first menstruation commenced at early age. Menses too early, too profuse, too long lasting with subsequent amenorrhoea. Least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstual flow. It is indicated in leucorrhoea which is milky white but acrid especially in young girls.Calcarea Carb is also a chief remedy for many respiratory conditions caused due to exposure to cold. There is frequent sneezing without cold. Dry coryza with much sneezing. There is painless hoarseness worse in the morning. Cough due to exposure to cold, standing on damp pavements or working while standing in cold water. Cough in single paroxysm. Calcarea Carb is also useful in bronchial asthma and tuberculosis.