Homeopathy LibraryKali Muriaticum
Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,307 chars
General
Where are complete data concerning this remedy to be found ?
In Boericke and Dewey's Twelve Tissue Remedies of Schüssler .
What is Kali muriaticum, and how does it differ from Kali chloratum ?
Kali muriaticum is the Chloride of potash , whose formula is KC 1 , while the Kali chloratum is the Chlorate of Potash , and whose is KC 1 O 3 .
Give the general characteristics of Kali muriaticum.
It corresponds to many affections of the eye, ear and throat, where it has been found clinically to be a useful remedy.
Has any proving of this drug ever been made ?
None has been made, and the indications are mostly from Schüssler and clinical observations.
Give five characteristic indications for the use of Kali muriaticum that are generally accepted as reliable.
White Or Gray Coating At Base Of Tongue
2. Expectoration of thick, white phlegm or slime.
Glandular Swellings
5. Aggravation from fat or rich food and pastry.
What are the characteristic eye symptoms of Kali muriaticum ?
Parenchymatous keratitis and ulcerations of a low type where the redness of the conjunctiva is not excessive ; photophobia, pain and lachrymation are moderate or absent, the base of the ulcer is dirty yellow, and the discharge is white mucus, and it tends to spread from the periphery.
Give the ear symptoms of Kali muriaticum.
Deafness from swelling of the Eustachian tubes ; proliferous catarrhal inflammation of the middle ear with thickening of the membrane ; there is a stuffy sensation and obstruction of the naso-pharynx with snappy noises in the ear ; also in deafness from swelling of the external ear.
When is Kali muriaticum indicated in sore throat ?
Follicular pharyngitis with gray or white exudation ; tonsils swollen and inflamed, grayish spots, patches or ulcers in the throat ; ulcerated sore throat ; swelling of the glands about the throat.
It has proved a very useful remedy in diphtheria.
Give the stomach symptoms of Kali muriaticum.
Dyspepsia with white tongue ; pain after eating ; liver sluggish ; fatty food disagrees ; indigestion with vomiting of a whitish mucus with gathering of water in the mouth.
In what respiratory affections has Kali muriaticum been used with success ?
In pneumonia for the exudation and hepatization and in pleurisy.