(Chloride of Potassium)
Although not proven, this remedy has a wide
clinical use, through its introduction by Schuessler. It certainly is of
great value in catarrhal affections, in subacute inflammatory states,
fibrinous exudations, and glandular swellings. White or gray coating of
base of tongue, and expectoration of thick, white phlegm, seem to be
special guiding symptoms. Bursitis prepatellaris. | ||
| Head. Imagines
he must starve. Headache, with vomiting. Crusta lactea.
Dandruff. | ||
| Eyes. White
mucus, purulent scabs. Superficial ulcer. Trachoma. Corneal
opacities. | ||
| Ears.
Chronic, catarrhal conditions of the middle ear. Glands about the
ear swollen. Snapping and noises in the ear. Threatened mastoid.
Great effusion about the auricle. | ||
| Nose. Catarrh;
phlegm white, thick. Vault of pharynx covered with adherent crusts. Stuffy
cold. Nosebleed. [Arn.; Bry.] | ||
| Face. Cheek
swollen and painful. | ||
| Mouth. Aphthae;
thrush; white ulcers in mouth. Swollen glands about jaw and neck. Coating
of tongue grayish white, dryish, or slimy. | ||
| Throat.
Follicular tonsillitis. Tonsils inflamed; enlarged so much, can
hardly breathe. Grayish patches or spots in the throat and tonsils.
Adherent crusts in vault of pharynx. "Hospital" sore throat. Eustachian
catarrh. | ||
| Stomach.
Fatty or rich food causes indigestion. Vomiting of white, opaque
mucus; water gathers in the mouth. Pain in the stomach, with constipation.
Bulimia; hunger disappears by drinking water. | ||
| Abdomen.
Abdominal tenderness and swelling. Flatulence. Thread worms, causing
itching at the anus. | ||
| Stool.
Constipation; light colored stools. Diarrhea, after fatty food; clay
colored, white, or slimy stools. Dysentery; purging, with slimy stools.
Hemorrhoids; bleeding; blood dark and thick; fibrinous,
clotted. | ||
| Female.
Menstruation too late or suppressed, checked or too early; excessive
discharge; dark clotted, or tough, black blood, like tar.
Leucorrhea; discharge of milky white mucus, thick, nonirritating, bland.
Morning sickness, with vomiting of white phlegm. Bunches in breast feel
quite soft and are tender. | ||
| Respiratory.
Loss of voice; hoarseness. Asthma, with gastric derangements; mucus white
and hard to cough up. Loud, noisy stomach cough; cough short, acute, and
spasmodic, like whooping cough; expectoration thick and white. Rattling
sounds of air passing through thick, tenacious mucus in the bronchi;
difficult to cough up. | ||
| Back and
Extremities. Rheumatic fever; exudation and swelling around the
joints. Rheumatic pains felt only during motion, or increased by it.
Nightly rheumatic pains; worse from warmth of bed; lightning-like from
small of back to feet; must get out of bed and sit up. Hands get stiff
while writing. | ||
| Skin. Acne,
erythema, and eczema, with vesicles containing thick, white
contents. Dry, flour-like scales on the skin. [Ars.]
Bursitis. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, rich food, fats, motion. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare: Belladonna which Kali muriaticum follows
well in catarrhal and hypertrophic conditions. Bry.;
Merc.; Puls.; Sulph. | ||
| Dose. Third to
twelfth potency. External use in skin affections with burning sensation. |