Homoeopathy — Page 437
Kali Phos. 437 bleeding during pregnancy, Kali Phos should be combined with Ferrum Phos. Kali Phos is also worth remembering in the treatment of angina. In angina, it should be combined with Mag Phos but other appropriate medicines may be used. The acne and boils of Kali Phos are more on the abdomen and the back rather then on the face or other areas. Initially Kali Phos alone should be used for this, but other medicines should be looked for if there is no relief. When the skin diseases become suppressed and migrate to the deep internal organs , the nervous system becomes inflicted and loses its normal function. The body becomes cold and unable to defend itself. Kali Carb and Psorinum are among those homoeopathic remedies that can immediately warm up the body and surface the disease out onto the skin. Kali Phos would certainly be indicated when diseases like measles and chicken pox, originating from the deep organs do not manifest their signs on the skin due to the suppressed nervous system. Kali Phos is completely different from Psorinum and other such medicines in its action. Some homoeopath physicians warn that Kali Phos and other potassium salts should not be used during a fever, but this is only true when the temperature is rising in the early stage of the disease. Once the fever starts lowering, any proper medication can be given to its advantage. Regarding the loss of memory and nervous breakdown, Kali Phos should be used in potency CM. Kali Phos, Calcarea Phos and Ferrum Phos combined in 6X potency are useful for the correction of anaemia and the general well being of children. If the child is congenitally weak, then one should also add Silicea. In the case of premature children, most of their organs, which were supposed to develop in the uterus, remain weak. Silicea is very useful to strengthen them. It is a very good remedy to improve such congenital weaknesses.