The Biochemic Prescriber

A handy guide for prescribing

Dr. Schuessler’s biochemic tissue salts

By Prashant S. Shah
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2nd revised and enlarged edition, December 2018
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A Disclaimer
The ideas of healing and the remedies suggested in this book are given by
way of self-help. It is always up to you make the proper and effective use of
them. The author and publisher of this book do not accept any liability that
may arise directly or indirectly from using this book.
 Contents
Some Reviews

A Synopsis
Author’s Preface
Introduction
The Guiding Symptoms
Calcarea Fluor
The clinical conditions for Cal Fluor:
Guiding symptoms for Cal Flour
Calcarea Phos
The clinical conditions for Cal Phos:
Guiding symptoms for Cal Phos
Calcarea Sulf
The clinical conditions for Cal Sulf:
Guiding symptoms for Cal Sulf
Ferrum Phos
The clinical conditions for Ferrum Phos:
The guiding symptoms for Ferrum Phos
Kali Mur
The clinical conditions for Kali Mur:
Guiding symptoms for Kali Mur
Kali Phos
The clinical conditions for Kali Phos:
Guiding symptoms for Kali Phos
Kali Sulf
The clinical conditions for Kali Sulf:
Guiding symptoms for Kali Sulf
 Magnesia Phos
The clinical conditions for Mag Phos:
Guiding symptoms for Mag Phos
Natrum Mur
The clinical conditions for Nat Mur:
Guiding symptoms for Nat Mur
Natrum Phos
The clinical conditions for Nat Phos:
Guiding symptoms for Nat Phos
Natrum Sulf
The clinical conditions for Nat Sulf:
Guiding symptoms for Nat Sulf
Silicea
The clinical conditions for Silicea:
Guiding symptoms for Silicea
Tips for Differentiating the Remedies
a) Grouping the tissue salts
The three main groups
Differentiating the cleansing actions of the tissue salts
b) Tissue salts in Constitutional Disorders
c) Treating Inflammations
d) Treating an Abscess
e) Treating Pains
f) Treating Headaches
g) Tissue salts and Body Organs
h) Biochemic Ointments
i) Tissue Salt indications from Facial Signs
The Prescription
Case taking
Repetitions
 Do ‘side-effects’ arise from using these tissue salts?
Why there are no biochemic practitioners?
On Readymade Formulations
Remedies for Classified Diseases
A Review Request
About the Author
Restore your Health Naturally
Diet and Eating Habits
Diet
Eating habits
 SOME REVIEWS
Dr. S. V. Dixit (Homeopath)
This book has what you really need to make a prescription; and what is more
important is that it doesn’t have what you don’t need! It is not superfluous or
overloaded with symptoms. So, it is a real time saver... The writing is clear
and to the point. The small size of the book should make it a favourite of
housewives, for whom I take it that this book is really intended. I strongly
recommend this book.
Nicole C. Nurse
This (Biochemic) therapy is very popular in Germany. Every second
household uses these cell salts... I’ve read many books on Biochemic cell-
salts, but this book is more up-to-date and very clear! Plus it tells how the
healing happens inside the living body. I found it very useful and insightful.
The author should write more.
Saket S. Vaidya, Consulting Engineer
These Biochemic remedies are surprisingly very effective. You can feel the
effect after taking just a few doses. The write-up (book) is compact, and yet
in a few pages it gives us a wide understanding (encyclopaedic) of how the
human body functions. The more I read these pages, the more insight I get on
how the human body is designed to function; what causes imbalance in our
body; and how these vibrated tissue salts (remedies) actually go about
restoring our health. I’ve studied this manuscript and it has really helped me
understand my constitution. Now I feel better equipped and more confident
about solving my health problems. This book and a box of 12 tissue remedies
are some of the best investments I have made.
Sanjeev Vaidya, Retired Engineer
The biochemic remedies are truly effective. Some time back my wife had an
acidity problem. I was able to help her with Nat Phos. It gave quick relief and
now the frequency of the trouble has reduced considerably. In another case,
there were painful knots in the breast. They completely disappeared after
treatment with just a few doses of Calc Flour... The uniqueness of the book is
that it is handy (small) and without confusion. It should prove to be a great
help to the common person for maintaining health in the family.
Marsha Carter, On Amazon
Well thought out and very well written (book)! This is not a superficial book
– it is concise and simple and not a detailed text book. Each salt is well
explained, but briefly; and salts are contrasted to give a better understanding
of each. I highly recommend this book to those who want to actually use the
cell salts.
Ms. B, On Amazon
A small book full of great information on cell salts. These cell salts are not
dangerous to use, so anyone can use them to benefit their family and friends.
The generalized aspects of healing are very well explained in this wonderful
book. However, I also need one that describes more deeply the ‘bullet points’
that are offered here. Definitely one (book) for your library; highly
recommended if you are only going to use just one book on cell salts.
 A SYNOPSIS
Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler analysed the ash content of
human cells and identified twelve inorganic tissue-salts that are
essential for the healthy functioning of the human body.
He showed that when there is a deficiency of any of these salts in
the body tissues, certain typical symptoms arise. You can use these
symptoms to identify the specific deficiency in the patient.
Then all you have to do is supplement the deficient tissue-salt in a
dynamic form (6X potency). It will stimulate the vital force of the
body, which will in turn carry out the healing.
Here is an up-to-date, clear, and concise book that you can use it to
heal yourself, your family and friends.
 AUTHOR’S PREFACE
Allopathic medicine is the mainstream system. It is a leader for treatment in
emergencies, in infectious diseases, and for ailments that require surgical
intervention. However, most of the common troubles that we face are only
FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS, like:
respiratory disorders – the common cold and cough;
skin disorders – rashes that itch, dandruff and foul odour;
pains – headache, stiff-joints and back pains; and
digestive disorders – irritable bowels, constipation and flatulence.
And for such disorders the allopathic (modern) medical system has no
effective remedy! The doctor only tries to manage or relieve the annoying
symptoms of a disorder so as to provide some temporary relief; and during
this time the body tries to heal itself. However, when you give this kind of
treatment, the acute symptoms of the disorder get modified into chronic
disorders such as headaches, stuffy nose, acidity, gas trouble, rheumatic pain,
skin rashes, respiratory allergy (like asthma, wheezing), high blood pressure,
etc. These newer symptoms are less intense in their effects, but they harass
more since they last for a long time and recur periodically. Very often the
patient has to be put on some medication, which has to be continued for a
lifetime!
A striking contrast to this modern approach to healing is found in the
classical system of Biochemic Remedies. When you treat a disorder with
tissue salts, you don’t suppress the symptoms. Hence, the acute symptoms
don’t get converted into chronic disorders. You merely use the symptoms to
diagnose the appropriate biochemic remedy that is necessary in each case.
The remedy will stimulate the body’s vital force and make it more
responsive. Then vital force takes over and eliminates the toxins from the
body tissues. When the toxin level is sufficiently reduced, the natural
functions of the body get restored and the body returns to health.
The biochemic system is ‘HOLISTIC’ since it relies on restoring the body’s
vital force. The vital force is an ‘overall principle’, which is not confined to
any part of the body. And this force is restored by administering the
appropriate tissue salt as a vibration (potency) that is generated in sugar of
milk. Thus, the healing happens through a natural process.
NOTE: In the Biochemical system the vital force is a power in our ‘energy
body’. This power animates our physical body and keeps it working as a
whole. It is only when the vital force becomes insufficient that the individual
body parts of the body become susceptible to disorders and infections.
This Biochemic system is simple to understand and easy to use. And further,
it comes without the ‘side-effects’ that normally arise from using the drug
therapy. Still further, you have to select a remedy from just 12 tissue salts.
And to make the selection you don’t need to know the nature of a disease in
detail or depend on expensive laboratory test and investigation. My mother
used to treat us (family) with these biochemic remedies when we were kids.
And she did a pretty good job with it even though she had no training in
healthcare!
To be able to treat the patient or yourself effectively, you have to only study
the ‘guiding symptoms’ indicated for each of the 12 Biochemic remedies. I
have personally used these Biochemic remedies, and over the years I have
found the results to be consistent and very satisfactory.
This book is written from experience. Great care is taken to characterise the
signature of each tissue-salt. You have to only read the short description of
the tissue-salts to be able to diagnose the remedy. And in finding this remedy
you don’t have to search through a large number of symptoms and remedies,
as in Homeopathy.
With a little practice in the art of prescribing, you can become a domestic
physician (not a licensed physician). Then you can safely help yourself, your
family and your friends in health matters. It will overcome your helplessness
on health issues and reduce your unnecessary dependence on the medical
profession.
The new second edition of the book has many improvements: The chapter
‘Tips for Differentiating the Remedies’ is added; and the chapter on
‘Remedies for Classified Diseases’ is totally revised. These improvements
will make it much easier for you to diagnose the correct Biochemic remedy in
each case and to use it more effectively.
Prashant S. Shah
* Most common troubles that we are faced with are
functional disorders, and for such troubles the
allopathic (modern) medical system has no effective
remedy!
* To be able to treat the patient or yourself
effectively, you have to only study the ‘guiding
symptoms’ indicated for each of the twelve
Biochemic remedies.
 INTRODUCTION
In the 18th century there was great interest in the biochemistry of cells. In
1873, Dr. Schuessler analysed the ash content of human cells and identified
twelve inorganic tissue salts that are essential for the healthy functioning of
the human body.
He believed that there is a biochemical basis to cellular health and vitality of
the body organs, and they are maintained by a balance of these twelve tissue
salts. Thus, these inorganic tissue-salts were considered to play a vital role in
healthy functioning of the human body: in digesting food; in assimilating
nutrients; and in eliminating the biological waste products.
Whenever there is a deficiency of any of these inorganic salts in the body
tissues, certain typical symptoms are found to arise in the patient. So, when
you observe such symptoms in a person, all you have to do is supply the
deficient tissue-salt in a potentised form (6X). It will stimulate the vital force
of the body, which will do the healing.
Dr. Schuessler administered these tissue-salts in a potentised or vibrated
form. More often he used the 6X potency.
In this therapy you do not suppress the symptoms of a disease to give
immediate relief and claim a cure. Instead you focus on restoring the healing
power of the vital force and allow it to do the healing through a natural
process. Further, you consider the healing to happen through a biochemical
process. For this reason these ‘inorganic salt supplements’ are called
‘Biochemic Remedies’ or simply Biochemic tissue-salts. They can be
purchased in the potentialised form (6X) from most Homeopathic Pharmacies
and online stores.
The twelve Biochemic tissue salts are as follows:
1) Calcarea fluor (Calcium fluoride)
2) Calcarea phos (Calcium phosphate)
3) Calcarea sulf (Plaster of Paris - Calcium sulphate)
4) Ferrum phos (Iron phosphate)
5) Kali mur (Potassium chloride)
6) Kali phos (Potassium phosphate)
7) Kali sulf (Potassium sulphate)
8) Magnesia phos (Magnesium phosphate)
9) Natrum mur (Sodium chloride)
10) Natrum phos (Sodium phosphate)
11) Natrum sulf (Glauber's salt - Sodium sulphate)
12) Silicea (Silica).
These inorganic salts are present in the blood, lymph, bone, nerves, etc.
Whenever there is a deficiency of one or more of these tissue-salts in the
body organs, certain typical symptoms arise in the body. The biochemic
remedy in all such cases is to stimulate the vital force of the body with a
potentised form of the deficient tissue salt. Then the vital force will be
restored, and the body will on its own overcome its deficiency and begin to
heal itself.
It is interesting to note that Dr. Schuessler was originally a Homoeopath.
Hence, over the years this Biochemic system has been given a supportive role
in Homeopathic treatment. However, the basis for selecting the remedy in
these two systems is different. In Biochemic system you are supplementing a
‘deficiency’ of the tissue-salts; whereas in the Homoeopathic system you use
the remedy according to the ‘law of cure’ (let likes be treated by likes). The
main thing in common is that the remedies are administered in a ‘potentised
form’. That is, they are given as pills of sugar of milk, which contains a
vibration of the inorganic salt. There is no active chemical substance as in the
drug therapy.
This Biochemic system is much simpler than its parent, Homoeopathy. Here
you choose the remedy from the guiding symptoms of just twelve tissue-
salts! On the other hand, in Homoeopathy you have to collect a very wide
range of symptoms, repertories them, and then find the matching remedy
from an equally large number of remedies. Hence, the task can be
overwhelming.
Many books on Biochemic Remedies are available in the market. However,
most of them have been written in the ‘old style’ – as a collection of
symptoms. As a result these books carry the complexity of the ‘homoeopathic
drug-picture’. It has made this very simple Biochemic system unnecessarily
complicated and confusing.
In this book we have clarified this confusion. We have made simple
descriptions of the ‘guiding symptoms’ for each Biochemic remedy. You
have to only grasp them to make your prescription.
In addition, here we also explain the process of healing in the body – how the
vital force goes about overcoming the symptoms of the illness. It is always
helpful to know what to expect when you are waiting for the healing to
happen inside the body.

Dr. Schuessler analysed the ash content of human

cells and identified twelve inorganic tissue salts that
are essential for the healthy functioning of the body.
Whenever certain symptoms arise in the body, they
are considered to arise from a deficiency of one or
more of these tissue-salts.
The biochemic remedy in all such cases is to
stimulate the vital force of the body with a potentised
form of the deficient tissue salt.
Then the vital force will be restored, and the body
will on its own overcome its deficiency and begin to
heal itself.
 THE GUIDING SYMPTOMS
In this Biochemic system the tissue-salts are prescribed on the basis of the
guiding symptoms that prevail in the patient. The remedies are not selected
according to the classification of diseases.
These biochemic tissue salts are useful in treating functional disorders, and
also many chronic or constitutional health disorders. Hence, in addition to the
guiding symptoms we have also indicated the kinds of ailments or therapeutic
conditions that can be treated with these tissue salts. The discussion is
conceptual. Great care is taken to bring out the characteristic effects or the
signature of each tissue-salt. The description will help you in recognising the
indicated remedy in each case.
The salts are listed in following order:
Calcium salts
Iron (Ferrum) salt
Potassium (Kali) salts
Magnesium salt
Sodium (Natrum) salts
Silicea
Calcarea Fluor
This salt is the main constituent of tooth enamel and the elastic fibre of all
muscular and connective tissues. Hence, you can use it when the skin,
muscles, ligaments and/or the blood vessels have lost their elasticity, are
sagging, or have become lax. It tones up the smooth muscles that have lost
their flexibility and elasticity (chronic dilation).
Thus, Cal flour will heal a prolapsed uterus; a bladder or uterus with a
dragging down sensation; haemorrhoids that have enlarged; joints that
dislocate easily; glands that have hardened or calcified (since the exudation
of waste was difficult); skin that is cracked or sagging; and veins that have
become varicose (swollen and prominent).
It will tighten the gums around the teeth and prevent them from receding. It
will soften the lumps that develop on bones (after a bad bruise to a bone or a
fracture) or around joints (after a bad sprain). It will strengthen the bones that
are bending (as in bow legs or hunched back); and break down the spurs that
develop osteoarthritis.
In respiratory ailments the deficiency of this tissue salt causes the discharges
from the nose, throat or chest to be typically thick, yellow and lumpy.
Cal flour is a great remedy for stiffness in cartilages: It will relieve backaches
and joint pains that become worse on beginning to move and get better with
continued movement. Its action is similar to the remedy Rhus Tox in
homeopathy. It also has similarities with Ruta and Calcarea Carb. The
symptoms are usually worse in wet weather.
The clinical conditions for Cal Fluor:
Weak enamel of teeth
Fissure (cracks) in gums
Receded gums
Prolapsed uterus
Varicose veins
Uterus displacements
Hernia
Fistula
Piles
Internal haemorrhoids
Anal fissures
Spurs in joints (osteoarthritis)
Cataract (in eye)
Rough and cracked skin (of hands)
Knotty lymphatic glands
Calcification of glands
Sagging of facial tissues
Weakness in tendons and ligaments
Cysts (membranous sac containing fluid)
Fibroids (a benign tumour)
Hard warts
Guiding symptoms for Cal Flour
Indicated Loss of elasticity:
mainly in dilated, relaxed or
sagging of muscle
tissue. Cracks in skin.
Worn out enamel in
teeth. Hardening of
glands. Stiffness in
body. Sluggish
circulation; Skeletal
weakness (like bow
legs).
Mental: Fear of
financial ruin;
pessimistic.
Tongue Dry, cracked, swollen.
Discharges Nose: Thick, lumpy
greenish yellow
discharge.
Expectoration: Tiny
lumps of tough yellow
mucus with offensive
smell.
Ulcers: Having thick
 yellow pus.
> Worse > Wet weather, after
by rest, and on beginning
to move.
< Better < By rubbing, hot
by applications, and
continued movement.
Calcarea Phos
This salt is associated with defective nutrition in bones, muscles, and glands;
and with teething troubles in children.
Cal phos is an essential mineral in gastric juices that are necessary for
assimilating proteins. Hence, it is given for building the blood cells
(anaemia), muscles (strength) and bones (as in teething).
It is commonly used as a tonic to quicken recovery after an illness or after
exhausting albuminous discharges and menopause. It will relieve vertigo due
to weakness. This remedy is similar to the homeopathic China and
Chamomile.
The indications for this salt are foul taste in the mouth, bloating in the
stomach, or heartburn. Often the person cannot bear tight clothing.
A deficiency of this salt gives rise to aching pains in bones, joints and
muscles. Often the lower limbs become weak or numb. Use it to heal brittle
bones or cracked bones, as in a fracture.
It is most commonly used for a quick recovery after an acute illness; after
wasting diseases like TB; for effects of sexual excess; and for emotional
disorders.
Usually the patient is very sensitive to the cold and drafts. He or she has a
tendency to catch a cold or develop a stiff neck.
This remedy is very useful for school girls that are undergoing hormone
imbalance. There is restless; swaying of emotions; and freckles or pimples on
the face.
Many symptoms of Cal Phos arise after every change of weather.
The clinical conditions for Cal Phos:
Weak or brittle bones
Abnormal bone growth
Rickets (Vitamin D deficiency)
Difficulty in teething
Dental caries (tooth decay)
Lumbago
Aching in bones, joints & muscles
Digestive disorders due to poor assimilation
Bloated tummy
Chronic enlargement of tonsils (colds settle here)
Pimples, acne, eczema
Worms
Guiding symptoms for Cal Phos
Indicated Weak nutrition: Poor
mainly in assimilation of calcium
and protein.
Deficiency in bones;
teething troubles.
Weakness in general.
Stiffness and aching in
muscles, joints cartilages
and bones.
Mental: Effect of
jealousy; restless;
emotionally fragile.
State of Stiff, numb; dry; blister
tongue on tip;
bad or bitter taste in
morning.
Discharges Nose & throat:
albuminous (thick clear
like the white of raw
egg).
Skin: Itching with
pimples and eruptions.
Digestive tract:
 Belching; bloated.
> Worse > Getting wet, cold,
by motion, jealousy,
changes in weather.
< Better < Warmth and rest
by
Calcarea Sulf
The main function of this cell-salt is to remove impurities (like pus) from
blood. These impurities show their effect on the mucous membranes and the
skin.
Thus, it will finish boils or abscesses that are discharging, but not healing; it
will close the wounds have become infected and are filled with thick yellow
pus, which are lumpy or blood-streaked; it will also cleanse fungal infections.
The cleansing action of this salt is similar to the homeopathic Hepar sulph.
The different organs of the body cannot perform their tasks well when the
blood becomes toxic with pus. Hence, this salt is often used as an inter-
current remedy while treating chronic conditions like coughs, colds,
earaches, eczemas, and eye infections. Use it when the indicated remedy does
not work.
The discharges are characteristically thick and yellow. It also serves as an
expectorant in chest congestions. It opens up the congested mucus plugs.
The clinical conditions for Cal Sulf:
Suppurating wounds
Skin and ear abscess
Conjunctivitis with thick yellow discharge
Furuncles (single big boil)
Carbuncles (many headed boil)
Gumboil
Fungal skin infections
Chronic eczema with scabs
Leucorrhea (a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge)
Herpes (second stage)
Bronchitis (third stage)
Chronic Acne
Cystic Tumors
Guiding symptoms for Cal Sulf
Indicated Anti-septic and blood
mainly in purifier: Use after
suppuration to make
the inflamed part
discharge its
accumulated pus and
avoid slow decay;
useful in chronic
catarrhs, carbuncles,
abscesses and ulcers
that don’t heal easily.
Mental: Discontented,
sad, lazy.
State of Flabby; clay coloured,
tongue sour, soapy or acrid
taste in the mouth.
Inflamed with sores.
Discharges Thick, yellow and
purulent, sometimes
mixed with blood.
Skin: Forms scabs
(crust over wounds);
dry eczema.
> Worse > Getting wet.
by
< Better < Warmth and dry open
by air.
Ferrum Phos
This salt is a constituent of the red blood corpuscles, which act as the carrier
of oxygen to the different parts of the body. Use it whenever there is an
indication of infection or inflammation in any part of the body (heat, redness
and pain).
Usually the temperature rises to fight the bacteria or virus, and unless it rises
beyond 102 degrees F, it should not be suppressed with drugs or cold
applications. This cell-salt is most useful at this stage. It is the Biochemic
‘rescue remedy’ for the first stage in all acute illnesses.
Thus, Ferrum phos is used in the first stage of fevers; and at the onset of an
acute respiratory illnesses (like coughs or colds), before any swellings or
discharges have developed. The patient will be listless, there will be redness
of parts, but other symptoms may not have developed. Its action is similar to
the homeopathic Belladonna.
This salt is useful when the muscle fibres are relaxed. Often there is dilation
with an accumulation of blood, and sometimes there is also some
haemorrhage. It is the first remedy for earaches or nosebleeds after an injury.
Use it in simple cases of anaemia or lowered vitality. You can alternate it
with Calc phos. The ‘calcium’ will help the body to absorb the iron more
effectively. Ferrum phos is an excellent iron tonic and it does not have the
‘side effects’ that arise from using the usual iron supplements.
The clinical conditions for Ferrum Phos:
Rescue remedy in infections, inflammations and fevers
Anemia
Vertigo
headache
Hemorrhages (bleeding)
Bleeding hemorrhoids
Colitis (first stage of infection of colon)
Recurrent colds and hay fever (builds immunity)
Tonsillitis, Laryngitis, Bronchitis Conjunctivitis, Mastitis
Earache
 Croup (inflammation of larynx or trachea)
Acute rheumatism
Low blood pressure
The guiding symptoms for Ferrum Phos
Indicated Anti-inflammatory:
mainly in Use in first stage of
inflammations, fevers,
pains and colds
(respiratory tract) –
before the onset of pus
or mucus discharges.
Mental: Listless; dull;
Loss of courage or
hope.
State of Clean & red; throat is
tongue dry and inflamed (red).
Discharges Dryness of mucus
membrane, burning
sensation.
Expectoration: Scanty,
streaked with blood.
Haemorrhage: Bright
red blood, which
coagulates easily.
> Worse > Heat, motion.
by
< Better < Cold applications,
by after rest.
Kali Mur
This cell salt unites with albumen (protein) to form fibrin, which is found in
all tissues of the body except bone. When Kali mur is deficient, the fibrin
becomes non-functional and gives rise to a thick, whitish discharge from the
mucus membranes. It gives rise to a typical white coating on the tongue.
Kali mur is most useful in treating the second stage of inflammations and
congestions. It is helpful in all catarrhal conditions such as coughs, stuffy
head colds, chest colds or stuffed sinuses, etc. where there is swelling or
white discharge. There may be white ulcers or thrush in the mouth. It is
similar to homeopathic Phytolacta, Mercurious and Bryonia.
This salt will relieve rheumatic swellings and detoxify the lymph and
glandular systems of the body. It is very useful in treating earaches where
there is congestion in the Eustachian tubes (so that hearing is affected). It will
relieve the crackle and popping noises in the ears that arise after a cold.
The skin is dry with white scales. The eczema is also dry. This salt is the
biochemic ‘first aid’ for burns and blisters. It heals them faster.
Here the digestion is always sluggish and the bile is lacking. There is
indigestion or diarrhoea after consuming rich or fatty food.
The clinical conditions for Kali Mur:
Sore throat
Swollen gland
Otitis; Tonsillitis; Pharyngitis; Bronchitis
Diphtheria
Thrush (sore mouth), canker in mouth
Sluggish liver
Indigestion after eating fatty food
Colds, coughs and catarrh
Herpes simplex (vesicles on outer surface of genitals)
Measles
Crusty eczema
Soft warts
Gastric catarrh
Epilepsy from suppressed eruptions
Bad effects after vaccination
Guiding symptoms for Kali Mur
Indicated Decongestant: Sluggish
mainly in constitution. Its
deficiency makes fibrin
non-functional; and it
congests the mucus
membranes of ear and
throat. Use in the
second stage of
inflammation in catarrh,
cough, boils, blisters
and soft swellings
(glands).
Mental: Obstinate.
Tongue Thick, white or grey
coating.
Discharges Thick, white, or slimy,
mixed with phlegm.
Stools: clay (light)
coloured, deficient in
bile; sometimes bloody.
Skin: Eczema (dry,
white crusts, with flour-
like scales) and warts.
> Worse > Eating rich or fatty
by food; motion; night.
< Better < Rubbing; scratching;
by hot applications.
Kali Phos
It is the mineral constituent of the grey matter of nerve fibres, as in the brain.
It is used as a ‘nerve tonic’ for people in the convalescent stage of any acute
illness (especially after flu) where there is nervous exhaustion. Give it freely
to people who are under the pressure of mental work or study (exams) or to
executives who are experiencing a ‘burn out’. The patient usually has a
strong need for warmth and rest.
This salt relieves nervousness that arises from emotional stress. Hence, it is
ideally suited to persons who “fly of the handle for no good reason”; or
where there is hysteria, depression or tantrums.
The headache of Kali phos is often one-sided. There is great sensitivity to
light and noise as in Nux Vomica), and the person is easily startled.
This salt is very useful in septic conditions where there is a decay of the nerve
fibres. The fever is high (as in intestinal fever); the breath and body odour are
foul (as in tooth decay); and the discharges are foul smelling and bloody (as
in gangrene). The tongue has a mustard colour coating.
This salt is mostly used as a brain tonic to relieve nervousness, brain fag,
insomnia (sleeplessness), and the condition of shattered nerves. It also
relieves dull neuralgic pains. Its action is similar to the homeopathic
Phosphorus and Ignatia.
The clinical conditions for Kali Phos:
Ill-tempered children
Tantrum
Hysteria
Phobias
Insanity
Mental illusions
Hypochondriac (continuously worrying about health)
Bed wetting
Abnormal mental and physical weakness or lack of nerve
energy .
Nervousness without apparent cause
 Nervous headache, diarrhea, asthma, anxiety
Neuralgic pains with fatigue
Nerve degeneration
Brain fag
Stress related disorders
Insomnia (sleepless)
Pain in Shingles and Herpes
Paralysis, Bells Palsy,
Enuresis (involuntary urination)
Vertigo
Dysentery
Typhoid
Malignant troubles, Gangrene
Menses: premature, profuse or offensive

Guiding symptoms for Kali Phos

Indicated Nerve (grey matter)
mainly in decay: Wasting
diseases; degeneration
of nerves and muscles;
neuralgic pains; brain
fag;
insomnia; nervous
headache; high fevers,
intestinal fevers.
Mental: Nervous,
moody, tantrums,
hysteria, indignation.
State of Brownish, like mustard;
tongue very dry and swollen in
morning;
foul taste; bad breath.
Discharges Profuse, creamy yellow;
thin and mixed with
blood.
Decay: Gangrene; very
foul smelling.
Eruptions: Burn, itch
with greasy scabs.
Blood in stools and
vomit.
> Worse > Noise, worry,
by excitement, cold.
< Better < Cheerful company,
by eating, gentle motion.
Kali Sulf
This salt cleanses the skin, which is the largest organ of the body. Whereas
Ferrum phos is the carrier of oxygen to the organs, Kali sulf is the transferor
of oxygen onto the cells, where it is used. Hence, this tissue salt promotes
‘cellular breathing’.
In this way it cleanses the epidermis (top layer of skin). It overcomes the dull
and sickly appearance of the skin and scaling as in dandruff. It relieves
psoriasis; and skin eruptions wherein the discharges are sticky and yellow, as
in chicken pox.
The discharges from the mucus membranes are typically thick, sticky and
yellow. The tongue is coated yellow.
When the skin discharges are suppressed, there is wheezing as in bronchitis
(which is often worse between 3 to 5 AM).
Use this tissue salt in the ‘third stage’ of coughs, colds, earaches, etc. where
some expectoration has formed. The expectoration is usually sticky and
difficult to bring out.
Use it in inflammatory fevers to open up the pores of the skin and cause
perspiration and internal (cellular) breathing. It relieves ailments that happen
due to suppressed eruptions. The eruption usually returns in a milder form,
and then passes away.
The remedy has many similarities with the homoeopathic Pulsatilla (worse
from heat and better in open air). This remedy is indicated when there is
change of weather from cold to warm. It brings out symptoms of a cough,
cold, or rheumatic pains that typically move (shift) around in the body.
The clinical conditions for Kali Sulf:
Psoriasis
Eczema
Ringworm
Dandruff
Ailments due to suppressed eruptions
Measles
 Urticaria (a migrating rash with swelling), Nettlerash
Seborrhea (oily skin secretion)
Dermatitis (inflammation under the skin)
Burning and itching eruptions
Leucorrhea
Bronchial asthma
Chronic catarrhs
Blocked nose
Dropsy ( swelling of soft tissues due to accumulation of water)
Headaches
Hormonal disturbances
Lack of perspiration
Tuberculosis
Athlete’s foot (fungal infection between the toes)
Alopecia (sudden loss of hair; round patches in the scalp)
Guiding symptoms for Kali Sulf
Indicated Anti-inflammatory –
mainly in third stage in eruptive
fevers to promote
perspiration and
internal breathing of the
organ tissues.
It relieves stuffy
feeling, asthma, and
allergic bronchitis.
Mental: Timid &
irritable; always
hurrying.
State of Coated yellow, slimy,
tongue with whitish edges.
Taste is lost with
burning heat in mouth.
Discharges Expectoration: Profuse
and thin. Mucus
membrane: Sticky,
shiny, and yellowish-
green discharge.
Skin: Burning, dry,
itching, profuse scaling
or dandruff; ring worm;
psoriasis; seasonal
rashes.
> Worse > Evenings, warmth, &
by closed places.
< Better < Cool air, open air,
by motion.
Magnesia Phos
This salt has a striking effect on white-nerve fibres that spread out in the
muscles. It is a general pain reliever in earache, headache, toothache
(including teething in babies), abdominal colic, muscular spasms and even
sciatica — as long as the pains are better by heat and pressure. For this reason
it is called the ‘biochemic aspirin’
The characteristic of the pain is sharp and spasmodic. It is like the cutting
pains that come and go. It is not a dull pain! Here the muscles contract; so
there is convulsion, cramp and restlessness. The action of this tissue salt is
the opposite of Ferrum Phos, where there is relaxation.
The headaches have shooting pains and are better by warmth or wrapping
(pressure).
This salt relieves painful menses, muscular twitching, hiccough and
spasmodic coughs. Women who need this remedy may be found doubled up
in bed with a hot water bottle pressed into their abdomen. It is best to take
this cell-salt at the onset of the menses. The action of this tissue salt is similar
to homeopathic Colocynthis and Cimicifuga.
Although this salt relieves the pains, it does not heal or remove the cause!
However, it has no side effects. So it can be used it as often as necessary.
The effect of this salt is better when it is taken in warm water. Dissolve a few
globules in half a glass of warm water and shake it vigorously with a plastic
spoon. Then sip the water every few minutes to relieve the pain.
The clinical conditions for Mag Phos:
Spasmodic asthma or cough
Spasmodic menstrual cramps
Spasm of the eyelid
Nerve palpitation; Angina pectoris (heart)
Convulsion
Double vision
Epileptic cramps
Palsy (nerve disorder)
Muscular cramps or twitching
Colitis; abdominal colic
Menstrual colic
Sciatica
Guiding symptoms for Mag Phos
Indicated Anti-spasmodic (white
mainly in matter of nerves):
Cramps; flatulent colic;
abdominal or menstrual
colic; darting or
shooting pains; spasms;
twitching.
Hiccough; whooping
cough.
Cardiac (heart) pain.
Mental: Keeps talking;
impulsive; always
complaining about
pain.
State of Swollen and clean;
tongue or white coated in
diarrhoea.
Mouth: Dry with sticky
saliva.
Discharges Watery diarrhoea.
Menstrual flow: Dark,
clotted, intermittent.
> Worse > Open air, cold air,
by cold drinks,
uncovering, motion,
touching.
< Better < Warmth, hot drinks,
by applying pressure, and
bending over
Natrum Mur
This salt affects the ‘water balance’ in mucous membranes, skin and body
organs. There is dryness in the mouth along with strong thirst; lips are dry
with a crack in the lower lip; the cough is dry and hacking; the bowels are dry
and constipated etc. On the other hand the blood is thin and so the discharges
are watery: the nose is running; the eyes are watering; there is much
sneezing; or there is diarrhoea due to indigestion.
The unequal water distribution gives rise to circulation problems. Often the
palms are sweaty and there is numbness in the limbs. There is oedema
(excessive fluid build up in specific areas of the body) like puffy ankles; the
creaking in joints (due to dryness). The mouth ulcers are dry and painful; and
the blisters are water-filled like herpetic eruptions. And all these troubles are
made worse by anxiety.
The patient has poor endurance to the heat of the Sun. It gives rise fluid
imbalance in the brain. So, there is headache due to exposure to Sun. The
headache is usually heavy, throbbing or hammering.
Food takes a long time to digest in the stomach. It gives rise to indigestion
and a full sensation. As a result there is malnutrition even though the patient
eats plenty.
Sometimes there is a salty taste in the mouth; excessive thirst; or craving for
salt. And many troubles are aggravated near the seashore.
In catarrh Nat mur compares well with Kali mur and Kali sulf; in gastric
troubles it compares well with Nat sulf; and in headache it compares well
with Cal phos and Ferr phos.
Homoeopathy characterises the Nat mur person as being a hypochondriac:
The person thinks too much about his or her ailment and feels hopeless.
However, if you console them, they get irritated! The action of Biochemic
Nat mur has many symptoms similar to Homeopathic Sepia and Sulphur.
The clinical conditions for Nat Mur:
Watery discharges that burn and irritate
Dry constipation or watery diarrhea
Dry skin
Chapped lips
Colds with watery discharge
Seaside asthma
Excessive saliva
Bronchitis with catarrh or watery mucus
Watery vesicles
Vaginal dryness
Leucorrhea
Pleurisy
Profuse perspiration
Dry cough
Dry nose
Snoring
Sneezing, Hay fever
Hives (nettle rash, Urticaria)
Heavy or hammering headache
Creaky joints
Watery blisters; Herpes
Oedema (water filled swellings)
Thin watery blood
Sun aggravations
Insect bites (use as application)
Hypochondriac (continuously worrying about health)
Guiding symptoms for Nat Mur
Indicated Water distribution:
mainly in disproportionate –
excessive moisture or
dryness.
Skin: Watery or dry;
with eczema or herpetic
eruptions. Oedema or
dehydration.
Intermittent fever like
malaria (fever followed
by sweating and chill);
Heavy headache; Sun
headache.
Digestion is slow: Food
stays undigested for too
long; malnutrition.
Mental: Irritable;
defensive; depressed;
feels helpless, but
rejects consolation.
State of Dry, parched or covered
tongue with clear, frothy
saliva; blisters on tip;
 salty taste. Throat: sore
Discharges Secretions: Excessive;
acrid; watery; salty;
smarting, with
sneezing; great thirst.
(Or extreme dryness
with itching, scales and
crusts).
Eruptions with watery
content. Menses and
leucorrhoea: Thin,
watery.
> Worse >Mornings; grief;
by anger; anxiety;
consolation; seaside,
periodic complaints.
< Better < Evenings, cold, open
by air, pressure.
Natrum Phos
This salt maintains the alkaline balance in the body. It emulsifies fatty acids
and keeps the uric acid soluble in the blood. It is helpful in troubles of the
stomach and intestines when there is ‘acidity’ – a burning sensation with
indigestion and gas. The digestive tract is very sensitive and intolerant to
‘acid forming’ foods like milk, fats, sweets, alcohol and vinegar. The person
feels better by eating, but there is a sore feeling or sour belching 2 to 3 hours
after eating.
There may be itching around the anus due to worms (which thrive in acidic
conditions). There is constant picking of the nose or stitching pains in the
liver region.
Sometimes constipation alternates with sour smelling and burning diarrhoea.
Abdomen is bloated and there is involuntary flatulence.
The skin is sore, itching with rash; eczema with yellow scabs. Often there is
eczema on the lower foot with intolerable itching.
All the discharges are characteristically sour smelling and creamy yellow.
This salt keeps urea soluble in the blood; otherwise uric acid salts can
precipitate around joints and ligaments of the body and cause stiffness in
skeletal muscles and swellings in joints. It relieves rheumatic conditions that
arise due to acid diathesis; and it also serves as a kidney tonic. This remedy
resembles the homoeopathic Kali carb, Calc carb and Rheum.
The clinical conditions for Nat Phos:
Acidity of blood
Acid reflux
Sour belching; bloated abdomen
Gastritis
Dyspepsia
Palpitation
Gastric ulcer
Colic due to acidity
Gout
 Rheumatism (stiffness)
Excessive, sour perspiration from feet and armpit
Stitching pain in the liver or kidney
Pain in joints
Milk allergy
Hives (nettle rash, Urticaria)
Acne (pimples)
Diabetes
Diarrhea with burning
Involuntary flatulence
Frequent urination
Worms
Eyes glued together (morning)
Guiding symptoms for Nat Phos
Indicated Antacid: Present in
mainly in intercellular fluid
and serves to split
lactic acid into
water & carbon
dioxide.
Malfunction:
Acidity; deposits
urea salts around
joints – stiffness
and swelling of
joints.
Headache: Frontal
and temporal;
 worse in morning.
Bloated abdomen;
worms; diarrhoea;
frequent urination;
diabetes
Mental: Anxious;
forgetful; low self-
esteem
State of Moist and creamy
tongue yellow coating at
the back of tongue,
like wash-leather.
Acid taste. Hair like
sensation
Discharges From eyes, ears &
skin: acidic, creamy
yellow.
Eructation: Sour,
foul smelling.
Skin: Eczema,
itching, raw, with
pimples or rash all
over the body;
yellow (honey
coloured) scabs.
 Leucorrhoea: Acrid
> Worse > Thunder storm,
by noise, open air,
sex, before eating,
eating sweets, milk,
sour food
< Better < Warmth,
by pressure,
scratching,
immediately after
eating
Natrum Sulf
This salt is associated with the liver and it cleanses the intercellular fluids of
the body.
Nat sulf is involved in carbohydrate metabolism in the body. Hence, it is
useful in treating digestive upsets or nausea after eating starchy foods or
fruits; and in morning diarrhoea where the stools are greenish.
It is called the ‘liver salt’ since the liver is often swollen, there is excessive
bile (as in jaundice) and the gall bladder is sensitive. The taste is bitter, the
tongue is coated dirty green-brown, and the discharges are greenish.
In some ways the action of this salt is the opposite of Nat mur: Both of them
attract water, but in Nat mur the water is used by the organs to relieve their
dryness, whereas in Nat sulf it is used to cleanse the cellular wastes from the
cells and the intercellular fluid.
This salt is useful in treating intermittent fevers (that come and go); influenza
with coughs and colds; rheumatism due to toxaemia; and headaches which
are dull, frontal and occipital (at the base of the head). It also relieves the
hangover that arises from taking excessive drinks.
A feeling of dullness and stuffiness in damp or wet weather always calls for
this salt. This remedy has resemblance with the homoeopathic Chelidonium,
Bryonia and Thuja.
The clinical conditions for Nat Sulf:
Urine retention
Bilious colic
Vomiting of bitter bile
All symptoms are aggravated by damp weather
Stiffness, rheumatism
Moist skin affections; wet eczema
Jaundice
Asthma in humid conditions
Gonorrhea
Bilious, fontal or occipital headache
 Malaria
Flu (influenza)
Tendency to form warts
Flatulence, bloating
Flushes of heat
Enlarged prostate
Oedema (swelling due to water retention) of feet
Guiding symptoms for Nat Sulf
Indicated Cleanser: Cleans toxins
mainly in from the intercellular
fluids.
Regulates carbohydrate
metabolism.
Relieves jaundice,
rheumatism, humid
asthma, flu, lethargy,
and biliousness. Use in
affections of the liver,
kidney and gall bladder.
Mental: Sad; must
exercise restraint.
State of Dirty greenish brown
tongue coating.
Mouth: Full of saliva;
bitter taste.
Discharges Nose: Pus changes to
 green on exposure to
light.
Cough: Green, thick,
ropy.
Diarrhoea: Bilious,
green stools, with a lot
of flatulence; reddish
urine.
Eruptions: Moist yellow
scabs; warts.
> Worse > Dampness, wet
by weather, cold, mornings,
breakfast.
< Better < Warm and dry
by weather; open air;
passing flatus; and
motion.
Silicea
The deficiency of this salt affects keratin, the fibrous tissue in the body. It
gives rise to weakness in the connective tissues of bones, glands, hair,
mucous membranes, nails, skin, teeth and nerves sheath. There is a typical
brittleness of hair and nails; the skin develops wrinkles and cracks; jerks due
to short circuit in nerves.
This salt will get rid of superfluous organic matter in the body. It functions
like a surgeon in finishing abscesses, boils, carbuncles, corns and styes. It
builds white blood cells; hastens suppuration or pus-formation process in
boils and abscesses that are painful, but do not discharge easily. It extrudes
foreign bodies like thorns from under the skin. In gout or rheumatic
affections it pushes the tissues to throw out the accumulated waste. It acts on
post-surgical scars that are inflamed, painful, and slow to heal.
It will relieve chronic swellings in glands, in the throat, in the ear, and of the
sinuses.
This tissue-salt is most useful in long continued infections and in chronic skin
disorders. The difference between the action of Cal sulf and Sil is that Sil
ripens the abscess and promotes suppuration, whereas Cal sulf restrains the
suppuration to cleanse and close the wound.
The Silicea person is typically sensitive, chilly, and sweaty; he catches cold
easily; becomes chilled by cold wind; and lacks stamina and easily worn out
by work. The body is imperfectly nourished due to deficient assimilation. The
perspiration smells foul or it is suppressed; the skin itches; milk is not
digested easily; there is nausea, and many symptoms are sensitive to the
Moon phases, particularly to new and full Moon.
The clinical conditions for Silicea:
Skin ulcers with tendency to suppurate
Abscess
Styes (boil on eyelid)
Furuncles
Carbuncles
Tumors
 Tonsillitis with pus
Suppuration of the bones
Pustules
Dermatitis
Seborrhea (oily skin, inflammation of)
Pneumonia
Bronchitis
Persistent ulcerations with fistula
Herpes
Scars after Measles
Offensive perspiration
Brittle or spotted nails
In-growing nails
Nail fungus
Dry or cracking hair
Ulcer of the cornea
Anal fissures
Corns in the foot
Keloid scars (overgrowth of scar tissue around a wound)
Prostate infections and enlargements
Gonorrheal discharges
White spotted nails
Headaches in nape and forehead
Alopecia (baldness)
Chronic Asthma
Troubles after vaccination
Photophobia
Gumboils
Altitude sickness
Weakness in the back
Damaged ligaments
Guiding symptoms for Silicea
Indicated Surgeon’s knife:
mainly in Promotes formation and
extrusion of pus in
inflamed parts of skin
and connective tissues.
Useful in ripening nasal
catarrh, boils, gumboil,
styes, tonsillitis, and
liver abscess. It is slow
and deep acting, and the
gives lasting results.
Mental: Over sensitive,
shy, lacks confidence,
and is easily
discouraged.
State of Hardening of tongue,
tongue ulcers; sensation of hair.
Discharges Skin: Pustules with
yellow pus; weeping
eczema; itching;
offensive perspiration.
Nails: Brittle, spotted.
Face: Eruptions.
Feet & armpit: offensive
sweat.
 Expectoration: Loose,
rattling with thick
yellow pus.
Stools: Foetid &
offensive.
Urine: With pus &
mucus.
> Worse > Night, New Moon
by and Full Moon, open
air, cold, noise, milk,
sex, motion and mental
exertion.
< Better < Warmth, summer, and
by passive motion.
 TIPS FOR DIFFERENTIATING THE REMEDIES
a) Grouping the tissue salts
The three main groups
They are the Calcium, Potassium, and Sodium group. We can use the
MENTAL TRAITS (from Homeopathy) to differentiate the tissue salts for
treating constitutional disorders. Thus:
The Calcium trait usually puts a high value to stability and security. Hence,
the person is usually ‘nesting’ and willingly plays a supportive role.
The Potassium trait is to be preoccupied with self-esteem issues like status
and personal honour. Hence, the person will hold on to their views and react
to blame.
And the Sodium person is always busy doing something, like tooling. And as
a result people can find them to be emotionally unresponsive.
Differentiating the cleansing actions of the tissue
salts
Intercellular fluids mainly contain Sodium; so the Sodium salts are helpful in
cleansing the blood and lymphatic system.
The intracellular fluid mainly contains Potassium; so the Potassium salts are
helpful in cleansing the nerves, glands and mucus membranes.
The deficiency of mur (chloride) salts give cough disorders;
the deficiency of phosphate salts give rise to weakness and
the deficiency of sulf (sulphate) salts give rise to an accumulation of toxins
and have yellow discharges.
b) Tissue salts in Constitutional Disorders
Here we provide a one-line description for a quick differentiation of the tissue
salt remedies:
Cal fluor
Loss of elasticity; calcification in joints and glands
Cal phos
Defective nutrition and weakness in muscles, bones and teeth
Cal sulf
Antiseptic for wounds that are discharging but not healing; useful for blood
detox (removing pus)
Ferr phos
Poor circulation; lowered immunity; frequent infections and inflammations
Kali mur
Mucus membrane disorders; detox for lymphatic and glandular system
Kali phos
Nerve related troubles; auto-intoxication
Kali sulf
Skin disorders and hormonal disorders
Mag phos
Muscular cramps and nerve spasms; the biochemic aspirin
Nat mur
Excessive dryness or moisture; respiratory and digestive disorders; the
biochemic antihistamine
Nat phos
Acidity; the biochemic antacid; stiffness in muscles and swellings in joints
Nat sulf
Toxaemia – high level of toxins in body fluids; excessive bile
Silicea
Weakness in connective tissue of mucus membrane, skin, hair and nails;
constitutional weakness; offensive perspiration
c) Treating Inflammations
Consider the following order:
In the first stage when there is redness and temperature, use Ferr phos.
In the second stage when the temperature is less and there is congestion, use
Kali mur; or if the discharge is fluent and watery, use Nat mur.
During the third stage, when expectoration has developed use Kali sulf (if
expectoration is hard to expel), or Cal sulf (if it is easy to expel). These salts
will increase the perspiration and complete the healing.
After the symptoms of inflammation have subsided, use Cal phos or Sil for a
month to rebuild the immunity.
d) Treating an Abscess
While treating an abscess like a gumboil, treat the patient according to the
particular stage in development of the ailment. Example:
In the beginning when the gums are red, hot and throbbing use Ferr phos.
When the redness has reduced and there is a swelling, but no pus use Kali
mur.
When the pus forms slowly, or the boil remains blind for long, use Sil to
ripen it.
After it is ripe use Cal sulf to clean it and close it.
However, if the suppurative process has become unhealthy and there are
signs of some rotting shift to Kali phos.
Further, if the suppuration has affected the bone use Cal fluor.
e) Treating Pains
Back Pains: For pain due to weak elasticity of the tissue fibre and poor blood
circulation, use Cal fluor;
for aching pain due weak bones or weakness in general, use Cal phos;
for pain due to acidity and digestive disorder, use Cal phos or Nat phos;
for pain due to nerve trouble, use Kali phos;
for pain due to weakness in connective tissue, use Sil.
Joint Pains: When pain is associated with excessive dryness or increased
watery secretions, use Nat mur;
if it is due to weakness in the cartilage, use Cal fluor or Sil;
and when it is due to weakness in the bone, use Cal phos;
For pain due to swelling, use Kali mur.
For shifting pains as in rheumatism, use Kali sulf.
For pain due to stiffness, use Nat phos
For muscular pain that is sharp, cutting or cramping, use Mag phos.
And if the pain is due to a boil or an abscess, use Sil.
f) Treating Headaches
Use Ferr phos when the headache is accompanied by inflammation or acute
disease. The headache is throbbing or congestive.
Use Cal phos when headache is accompanied by weakness or vertigo.
Use Kali mur when headache arises along with a stomach disorder and the
tongue is coated white.
Use Kali sulf when headache arises in a heated room or in the evening.
Use Kali phos when the headache is nervous and one-sided or migraine.
Use Mag phos where the headache is accompanied by sharp pain
Use Nat mur when the headache is heavy and throbbing or caused by
exposure to the Sun.
Use Nat phos when the headache is due to acidity; it is worse in the morning;
and ache is dull and usually on the vertex, temporal or frontal region.
Use Nat sulf for bilious headaches (dull headache with nausea) that arise in
the frontal or occipital region.
g) Tissue salts and Body Organs
Here the tissue salts are related to specific organs of the body.
Cal fluor
Elastic tissue of smooth muscles (of arteries, intestines, bladder, uterus and
skin); tooth enamel, larynx and thyroid
Cal phos
Bones, muscles, tooth dentine, joint cartilage
Cal sulf
Liver, gall bladder, spleen, glands, mucus membranes, blood
Ferr phos
Blood, lungs and heart
Kali mur
Glands, throat, ear, mucus membrane
Kali phos
Brain, spleen, nerves, mucus membrane
Kali sulf
Skin, pancreas, liver, mucus membrane, endocrine glands
Mag phos
Nerves in muscles, heart, colon, bladder, uterus
Nat mur
Kidney, liver, spleen, brain, blood, cartilage
Nat phos
Stomach, blood, lymphatic system, pancreas, intestines, kidney
Nat sulf
Liver, gallbladder, pancreas, colon
Silicea
Connective tissue of skin, hair and nails; cartilages, glands, nerve-sheath
(cover)
h) Biochemic Ointments
The biochemic tissue-salts can be used as skin ointments. To prepare the
ointment, crush one pill into a few drops of any non-medicated moisturizing
lotion. Mix it without contact with metallic objects. Then apply the ointment
on the skin just as you apply any lotion.
Cal fluor
Use it to soften hardened scars; to contract wrinkles on the face; to soften
hardened tissues on the hands and feet; to tighten piles; to relieve cracked or
chapped skin and to soften hard warts.
Cal phos
Use it to relieve pain from an old bone fracture. It will also relieve pimples in
school girls.
Cal sulf
Use this salt where ulcer is purulent; when a boil is not healing; or there is
fungal skin infection.
Ferr phos
Use it to relieve the bleeding in cuts and burses; in nose bleeding; and in
bleeding haemorrhoids. You can also use it to sooth sunburnt skin.
Kali mur
Apply it on dry skin rashes where the scales are whitish or flour-like. It also
helps in healing burns, blisters and soft warts.
Kali phos
Use it to relieve dull neuralgic pains and pain in shingles. It will also relieve
muscular pain due to over exertion.
Kali sulf
Use it to relieve excessive sebaceous secretion as in Seborrhea Dermatitis.
Apply it freely to skin that is itching, scaling or flaking
Mag phos
Use it to relieve muscular cramps and nervous spasms.
Nat mur
Use it to relieve nettle rash; and for eczema where there are blisters with a
watery content.
Nat phos
Apply it where the skin is greasy or has blackheads. It also relieves skin
irritation that is due to acidic perspiration.
Nat sulf
Use it for eczemas that are weeping; and where skin rashes have yellowish-
green scabs or discharge.
Silicea
Use it to relieve scars and sensitive skin near the edges of nails. It will also
relieve excessive and foul-smelling perspiration in the feet.
i) Tissue Salt indications from Facial Signs
Facial signs are also useful for diagnosing the biochemic cell salt deficiency.
You can use it verify your diagnosis in constitutional disorders.
Cal fluor
There are folds and wrinkles below the eyes, and bluish-black colouring
around the eyes. In older people the teeth enamel is worn out or the teeth
have loose gums.
Cal phos
The skin is pale and waxy; and there is usually a ‘stretched skin’ appearance
around the cheekbones. The lips are small and thin.
Cal sulf
There is dirty white colouring along the lower face or jaw; or brown spots
appear on the face in old people.
Ferr phos
During an acute ailment the complexion is reddish; otherwise there is usually
blue-black colouring under the eyes -- on the sides of the nose. The person
has a ‘hang-over’ appearance and the face is pale.
Kali mur
Face skin is milky; there is thread-pulling saliva; the tongue is coated white;
the eyes are glued together; and the glands are swollen.
Kali phos
The eyes are dull, they don’t sparkle. The skin has ash-grey hue (colour);
there is bad breath, bad body odour, and nervous sweating; and the tongue is
brown and dry.
Kali sulf
There is brownish-yellow hue (colour) around the nose-mouth area; the
eyelids are dark with yellow crusts; there are freckles; and there are skin
scales like dandruff on a sticky base.
Mag phos
The cheeks are blushing (red); there is twitching of the eyebrows or the
corners of the mouth.
Nat mur
The pores of the skin are large; the cheeks are puffy; face is bloated; the
lower eyelid has a bright gelatinous appearance. The rest of the skin is dry,
itching, with dandruff.
Nat phos
Skin is greasy with many blackheads. The cheeks are hanging and there is a
double chin. Metal jewellery gets discoloured due to acid skin.
Nat sulf
There are swollen bags below the eyes; the complexion has a shade of
greenish-yellow.
Silicea
Face has a glossy-polish shine; the hairline has receded; there are dark circles
and wrinkles around the eyes (crow’s feet); the hair and nails are brittle
(breaking).
 THE PRESCRIPTION
Case taking
Begin a case by writing down the symptoms: Note the main complaint;
observe the tongue; ask the nature of discharges; and use modalities (better
by or worse by) or some peculiarity to differentiate the remedy.
Consider the remedy as indicated when any three guiding symptoms match
of. Underline the symptoms on the basis of which you made your
prescription.
Select the remedy on the basis of symptoms that stand out right now. Give
greater importance to a strong symptom and allow it to dictate your pick.
Always start by treating the acute disorder. Consider only these symptoms.
After the acute trouble has somewhat subsided, use the other symptoms to
pick the chronic or constitutional remedy. Do not confuse the acute symptom
picture with the chronic or constitutional disorder.
Repetitions
The normal prescription is to take 4 pills, 3 times a day. For children use 2
pills, and for infants use just one pill. Put the pills directly in the mouth and
allow them to dissolve. Do not swallow.
Very often the symptoms of the case will be covered by two remedies. In
such a case you should ALTERNATE the remedies. Allow time duration of a
half-hour between the two remedies. Repeat each remedy 3 times in a day.
In acute cases, when the symptoms are intense and relief is urgently needed,
repeat the dose every half-hour. After four repetitions there should at least be
some signs of improvement. The patient should FEEL BETTER even if some
of the symptoms of the disorder may continue or even get aggravated. After
there is some relief, return to the schedule of 3 repetitions in a day.
However, if there is no noticeable improvement, consider changing the
prescription. Take the case fresh and then decide the remedy once again on
the basis of the symptoms that are standing out.
In acute disorders make the prescription for 2 to 7 days; and in chronic or
constitutional disorders make the prescription for 2 to 6 months. Then once
again record the symptoms and then reconsider your prescription. Continue it
or change it according to the existing situation.
The pills should be taken at least a half hour after eating anything; and do not
eat anything for at least 10 minutes after taking the pills.
Expect children to respond quickly to this therapy and old people to respond
slowly.
In chronic cases do not permit the USE OF OTHER DRUGS along with this
biochemic tissue salt treatment. If other medications are used, they will
suppress the symptoms and disturb the natural working of the vital force.
Then the body will be under dual stimulation. It will give confusing results.
However, in chronic cases it that is not always possible to have the patient
discontinue taking drugs. So, tell the patient that after there is some
improvement with these tissue salts they should reduce the dose of their
prescribed drug, and if possible, to abandon the conventional treatment that
merely suppresses the symptoms with drug therapy. It will not only reduce
their dependency on drugs, but also avoid the harmful side-effects and after-
effects that always arise from drug therapy.
Do ‘side-effects’ arise from using these tissue salts?
The active material in biochemic remedy is just a ‘VIBRATION’ that is
carried in sugar. It is not a chemical drug. Therefore, if your prescription
won’t help the patient, it also won’t do chemical or biological damage in the
body. Further when you use the 6X potency, the dose will not significantly
alter the symptom picture (which is something that happens when you use
high potencies in homeopathy). Hence, it will not confuse another doctor who
may have to subsequently take up your case.
What should you do when there is an aggravation of a symptom, like fever or
a discharge, after taking or repeating the Biochemic remedy?
Don’t get upset if there is an aggravation of symptoms during the treatment.
The aggravation only indicates that the vital force of the body has been
stimulated; and it has taken up the work of healing the body. Hence, it is a
good sign. Then all you have to do is sit back and give some time for the
healing to happen. When the vital force heals, the healing happens naturally.
The results may not be as fast as in drug therapy, which that uses powerful
drugs like antibiotics and steroids. However, since the healing happens as a
natural process, it is much safer, surer, and it will also build your immunity to
the disease.
Further, while treating chronic troubles, particularly the skin ailments, expect
some symptoms will get aggravated during the healing process. The
aggravation is a part of the healing, and if you use medicated applications to
relieve these symptoms, you disturb the direction of the natural healing,
which is ‘inside out’. First the inner disorder has to be relieved and the
symptoms must be allowed to come out to the surface. Then you may have to
change the tissue salt according to the new symptom picture. In any case you
must follow the case to complete it and not leave it half done.
In the same way when you treat respiratory infections, the acuteness of the
symptoms is usually overcome in just a few days. However, thereafter the
discharge will continue for some time. This happens because the body is
using the opportunity to discharge the toxins that have accumulated in the
cells. At such times the worst thing you can do is to suppress the symptoms
with drugs. Instead, you should assist the healing process by correcting some
of your diet and eating habits. The information for making these changes is
given at the end of this book under the title “Diet & Eating Habits”.
Why there are no biochemic practitioners?
Many people, including homeopathic doctors, use these tissue salts in their
everyday practice. However, people usually look for a ‘lucrative profession’
and the simplicity of this therapy does not allow that to happen. Hence, it is
practiced by mothers, nurses and helpful neighbours. If you really want to
help yourself, your family and friends, then this biochemic system will not
disappoint you. The practice is intuitive; and your intuition will become very
reliable as you continue to use it.
On Readymade Formulations
Today there are readymade formulations available in the market for common
diseased conditions. They are prepared by grouping all the tissue-salts that
have a symptom that is COMMON to a disease. The formulations usually
consist of a combination of four tissue salts. They are very popular since they
do not require careful case-taking. The commercial pharmacies also love
them because they are big sellers! However, if effectiveness is the only
criteria, the results got by using these ‘wide spectrum formulations’ can be
disappointing.
The vibration of the tissue-salts gets diffused when they are given
simultaneously as a combination. It could be that the effects of the tissue salts
when taken together do not simply add up! Hence, we suggest that you do
your homework to pick the correct remedy for your patient; if you pick two
remedies, alternate them; and keep away from the readymade formulations
that are marketed as ‘remedies for classified diseases’.
Don’t get upset when there is an aggravation of
symptoms during the treatment. The aggravation
only indicates that the vital force of the body has
been stimulated; and it has taken up the work of
healing the body...
When the vital force does the healing, the healing
happens naturally. The results may not be as fast as
in drug therapy, which uses powerful drugs like
antibiotics and steroids. However, since the healing
happens as a natural process, it is much safer, surer,
and it will also build your immunity to diseases.
The worst thing you can do is to suppress the
symptoms with drugs. Instead, you should assist the
healing process by correcting some of your diet and
eating habits.
 REMEDIES FOR CLASSIFIED DISEASES
People always want a specific remedy for their specific ailment. To satisfy
them to an extent, we have made a chart that shows the leading remedies for
some common diseased conditions.
However, the tissue salts do not have a one to one correspondence with
specific diseases. Hence, you should use the description given under the
guiding symptoms to make a good prescription. You have to take the case in
terms of the guiding symptoms, and not in terms of the clinical diseases.
Hence, the chart given below can only suggest the ‘probable remedy’. You
have to check the characteristic of the tissue-salt to see if it is ‘the remedy’ in
your case.
 Common Disorders Leading Remedies
Abscess, boils with pus Sil and then Calc sulf
(painful)
Acidity, indigestion, heart Nat phos
burn, peptic ulcer
Anaemia Ferr phos, Cal phos; Nat
mur (for thin blood)
Arteriosclerosis Cal fluor
(hardening of arteries)
Asthma, humid Nat sulf, Nat mur
Chronic: Sil
Allergic rhinitis (cold, Nat mur; also consider
sneezing, headache) Kali mur, Kali sulf
Anxiety, tension Kali phos; from grief:
Nat mur
Bone and teeth tonic Cal fluor, Cal phos, Sil
Bronchitis (wheezing), Ferr phos; Kali sulf; Kali
short breath; allergic mur
Catarrh (stuffed up mucus Congestion: Kali mur;
membrane of nose and dry or watery: Nat mur;
throat) chronic: Cal sulf, Kali
sulf, Sil
Constipation Dryness: Nat mur;
with mucus Kali mur;
with acidity: Nat phos;
chronic: Sil
Corns In feet: Sil;
in palm: Nat mur
Colic – pain in abdomen Mag phos; due to bad
gas: Nat sulf
Cough Kali mur, Kali sulf;
intercurrent: Cal phos;
chronic: Cal sulf
Cramps Muscular: Mag phos;
digestive: Cal phos;
nervous: Kali phos
Detox of: *
Glands: Cal phos, Kali mur
Blood: Cal sulf
Nerves: Kali phos
Skin: Kali sulf
Water within organs: Nat mur
Endocrine glands Kali Sulf
Intercellular fluids: Nat sulf, Kali mur
Diarrhoea Nat phos, Nat sulf; Nat
mur; chronic: Sil
Diabetes Nat phos; Nat sulf
Dysentery With blood: Ferr phos,
Kali phos. With mucus:
Kali mur, Kali sulf.
With pus: Cal sulf
Depression Nervous: Kali phos;
from grief: Nat mur;
from sadness: Nat sulf
Earache Ferr phos, Kali mur, Kali
sulf
Eye infection Cal sulf
Eczema Dry & whitish: Kali
mur; dry or watery: Nat
mur; sticky & yellow:
Kali sulf;
wet: Nat sulf;
chronic: Sil, Cal sulf
Epitasis, bleeding from the Ferr phos, Cal phos
nose
Fevers: *
Inflammation: Ferr phos
To promote perspiration: Kali sulf
Intermittent: Nat sulf; Nat mur
Influenza (flu): Nat sulf; Kali mur
Typhoid (high): Kali phos
Hay Fever Nat mur, Nat sulf; Sil
Flatulence: Nat sulf, Nat phos, Sil.
Gas, belching: Nat phos, Cal phos.
Hair loss Chronic: Sil;
due to dandruff: Kali sulf, Nat mur
Hives (Nettle rash) Kali Sulf, Nat mur, Nat
phos
Herpes Zoster (small Nat mur;
painful water filled blisters second stage: Sil or Cal
along the nerve site): sulf;
pain during: Kali phos
Hormonal disturbances Kali sulf; Cal phos
Irritable, angry Kali sulf, Nat mur
Ligament damage Sil
Liver troubles Jaundice: Nat sulf;
congestion: Kali mur;
abscess: Cal sulf
Mania (mental problems) Kali phos; Nat mur
Measles, chicken pox Kali mur, Kali sulf
Mouth ulcers Kali mur, Nat phos, Nat
 mur
Osteoarthritis Spur: Cal flour;
creaking due to dryness:
Nat mur
Piles, haemorrhoids Calc fluor
Pains Nerve: Kali phos
Cramping: Mag phos
Swellings: Kali mur
Bone/Cartilage: Cal
Phos; Cal flour
Pimples, acne Calc phos, Nat phos;
Rheumatism (muscular, Nat phos, Nat sulf;
fibrositis) with swelling: Kali mur;
shifting pains: Kali sulf
Sinusitis Congested: Kali mur;
inflamed: Cal sulf;
chronic: Sil
Sleeplessness (Insomnia) Nervous: Kali phos
digestive: Nat phos, Nat
Sulf
Stone in the kidney To relieve pain: Mag
phos; to dissolve stones:
Sil & Cal phos
Suicidal disposition Kali phos
Tonsillitis, pharyngitis, Kali mur; chronic: Sil
sore throat

Toothache Kali phos

Ulcers Sil, Cal Fluor, Cal sulf
Vertigo (giddiness) Nervous: Kali phos;
bilious: Nat sulf;
weakness: Cal phos
Weakness, general Kali phos, Cal phos;
debility, exhaustion chronic: Sil
Worms (in children) Nat phos; then Cal phos
Warts Soft: Nat sulf, Nat mur,
Kali mur;
hard: Sil, Cal fluor
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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

He was educated in Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(BS), and University of California, (MS & PhC). He learnt Mantra Yoga
from Shri Nyaya Sharma, a Master of Shiva-Tantra-Yoga; Homoeopathy
from Post Graduate Homoeopathic Association, Bombay; he has healing
hands and uses Pranic Healing. This book is an outcome of his personal
experience of over 40 years.
The author conducts ‘Correspondence Courses’ through Darshana Centre,
Vadodara, and ‘Spiritual Awareness Workshops’ in India, USA and UK. He
speaks and writes clearly, in simple language, and from personal experience.
His SITE on the Internet is at http://spiritual-living.in.
Other books by the author are: The Crisis of Modern Humanity (1976); The
Essence of Hindu Astrology (1987); The Practice of Mysticism (2009); The
Art of Awakening the Soul (2011); Healing without Drugs (2014); Solving the
Problems of Life (2015); and Restore your Health Naturally (2017). The last
4 books are available from the Amazon Online Bookstore.
 RESTORE YOUR HEALTH NATURALLY
A time-tested way to heal yourself by simply changing your lifestyle and
eating habits
ISBN-13: 978-1977555472; ISBN-10: 1977555470; The URL is
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B075V5R1FJ

Today we are conditioned to believe that our health depends on doctors,

medicines, and the health care industry; whereas the truth is that our health
really depends on our lifestyle, diet and emotions. When we understand this
simple truth, we can learn to restore and maintain our health by our own
efforts and, except in extreme cases, we will not need to consult doctors.
The method of natural healing is holistic and totally different from the
specialised advice that you normally receive through the medical profession.
It is simple; and to use it you do not need to know anatomy, physiology,
pathology, toxicology or pharmacology. Further, the results got through this
treatment are self-evident – so you don’t have to depend on empirical proofs.
Your task is to simply strengthen the vital force of the body and help it in its
effort to restore your health or keep you healthy.
Contents:
1. Foreword
2. Introduction
3. The medical profession focuses on relieving symptoms
4. What is so wrong with just relieving symptoms?
5. The holistic and analytic approaches to healing
6. Understanding disease in terms of toxaemia and the vital force
7. Aren’t germs and bacteria the causes of disease?
8. How to detoxify the body
9. Reduce the existing toxaemia
10. Avoid generating toxins
11. Correct your eating habits
12. On emotional causes
13. What causes the vital force to become weak?
14. The elimination crisis
15. If natural healing is so simple, why isn’t everyone doing it?
16. Our message
From the book:
Diet and Eating Habits
Diet
Rule-1: Eat less, and take only easy-to-digest food. When you eat less food,
you do not waste your energy on processing the excess food. When you can
digest all the food you eat, you become more energetic and produce fewer
toxins.
Rule-2: When food remains undigested in the body, it ferments. And that
increases the toxin level in the body. Hence, value the food items according
to your ability to digest and assimilate them, and not according to their
nutrient content! Simply avoid eating food that is hard to digest or has toxic
additives.
In specific:
Avoid fried food, soybean preparations, sweets, chocolates, refined
flour preparations and food containing preservatives.
Avoid consuming food that is highly processed, highly sweetened or
salted; or foods that carry health claims (don’t encourage deceivers).
Food is processed to increase its shelf life (not your life) and the
processing makes it more indigestible in your body.
Further, some foods are processed to make them tasty (deep-fried or
addicting ingredients are added). It increases their consumption.
However, that is better for the seller’s business and not for your
body.
Avoid consuming ‘concentrated’ food-stuff. Don’t be deceived by
the label of extra nutrient value. They will be harder to digest.
Instead, eat the food with lower nutritional value that comes with a
lot of roughage and fibre. The fibre and roughage make it easier for
the body to digest and assimilate the food, and the waste products
that are generated will also be easier to eliminate.
Avoid consuming diet supplements and micronutrients unless you
have a specific deficiency. Otherwise by taking them you serve the
interests of the pharmaceutical companies, and not your interest. If
you have a specific deficiency, take the supplement (preferably from
a natural source) only until the deficiency is overcome. Do not
 continue to consume it thereafter. Otherwise it creates
DEPENDENCIES and generates imbalance in the body. It is
important to note that your deficiency arises due to weakened
digestion and not due to insufficient intake. Once the digestion is
restored, the body will, in most cases, overcome its deficiency
naturally.
If you suffer from allergies, consider milk and sugar as the culprits
and give them up.
Eating habits
The main purpose of eating is to feed the body. Hence, do not
combine other purposes, like parties and thrill with the act of eating.
While eating, try to become conscious of what you eat, and how
much you eat. When you maintain this discipline, the natural instinct
of the body will awaken and allow you to sense the quality of the
food you eat.
Eat only two main meals in the day. Establish your meal time and
adhere to it. Avoid eating between meals. Note: If you eat at odd
times, you will not be hungry at the meal time! Further, if you don’t
get the ‘hunger sensation’ at meal time, don’t eat. To eat at such
times is injurious to health.
Drinking water: You need at least nine glasses of water a day. Try to
drink ‘fresh stream’ or mountain water; and avoid drinking tap water
or recycled water. Further note: Drinking water is not the same thing
as drinking beverages. You need fresh water and there is no
substitute for it.
The time factor: The morning time is naturally suited to the function
of elimination. Hence, at this time avoid eating food, and drink of lot
of water. The digestion is strongest around mid-day. Hence, lunch
should be your main meal. However, if it is not practical, you can
make dinner your main meal, but take it early. Further, take rest after
eating a big meal.
The digestive fire becomes weak on overcast days and in the rainy
season. Hence, eat less on such days and in the corresponding
season.