Homoeopathy — Page 169
Calcarea Carb 169 Calcarea Carbonica Calcium Carbonate is a basic component of milk. In the development of bones, sclera and some other parts of the body Calcaria Carb is needed. In milk, a wholesome food, Calcium plays a very important role. The Imbalance of Calcium in the body results in various diseases, especially those of the bones. Calcaria Carb has its role on the glands, skin and the bones. The Calcarea Carbonica patient is very sensitive to cold. The feet sometimes feel very cold and sometimes hot. The chest feels tied up. The cough is dry at night but usually phlegmatic during the day. The sputum is yellowish, smelly and difficult to expel. In children, the cough that develops during teething and does not subside easily often responds to Calcarea Carb. The patients of Calcarea Carbonica constitution have listless faces. The skin is oily and yellowish. Sometimes they feel exhausted while talking and also suffer from lack of blood. Mental exercise further weakens them. They sweat profusely and may experience difficulty in breathing. They dislike cold and humidity. They hate the fresh air and chill. On being wet, like Rhus Tox, their ailments appear suddenly. Calcarea Carb has a significant effect on anaemia. This anaemia is due to lack of the intrinsic factor from the lining of the stomach, as a result of which vitamin B12 cannot be absorbed. Vitamin B12 alone cannot cure this kind of anaemia, although it needs to be constantly administered to prevent against the associated bad effects. Vitamin B12 cannot be absorbed in the stomach so it needs to be given by injection for life. In such patients, if Calcarea Carb is given in homoeopathic potency, this obviates the necessity for supplementation with vitamin B12, and the body itself starts making blood. In Calcarea Carb, the muscles feel flaccid. The disarrayed body associated with flail muscles and obesity will benefit from Calcarea Carb if given over a period of time. Calcium deficiency in the body can be treated by homoeopathic potencies of Calcarea Carb. In Calcarea Carb patients, sometimes on standing up suddenly, their leg muscles cannot bear the weight of the body and they fall down. In the case of low blood pressure also, it is difficult for a person to stand up suddenly. Calcarea Carb is useful for the treatment of weak muscles