Homoeopathy — Page 423
Kali Carbonicum 423 KALI CARBONICUM Kali Carb is a white compound made of Carbon and Potassium. In olden days, it was obtained from the ashes of wood, leaves and seaweeds. Besides Potassium Chloride, Kali Carb was the most important compound that was prepared for commercial purposes. Later on, the chemical, instead of being prepared from charcoal, was extracted from mineral deposits found under the ground. The largest source of the compound was the salt mines in Germany. Nowadays, the compound is being manufactured in different ways for industrial use. In , it is used in the form of a very dilute solution, prepared from the powder of Potassium Carbonate. An in-depth comprehension of Kali Carb is extremely difficult because of a number of contradictions in its nature. The patient is sensitive to both heat as well as cold. His mind is very much preoccupied. Even if the diagnosis is correct but the constitution of the patient happens to be different, its use will be harmful instead of being beneficial. Generally, it is the incorrect selection of a remedy that causes harm, but in case of Kali Carb, even if the selection is correct, the patient may still be harmed due to a mismatch with the nature of the patient. For example, even if correctly selected, the usage of Silicea in very high potency may prove extremely harmful. In gout, nodes form at the fingers and wrist joints causing disfigurement of the hands, and deformities of the fingers. To give Kali Carb in high potency in this condition even if appropriate to the constitution of the patient, is very dangerous. It amounts to torturing the patient to death. Indication being correct, the medicine will command the body to prepare for immediate cure for which the body is not ready. Even if Kali Carb is prescribed after arriving at the correct diagnosis in gout , one has to be very cautious. Carbo Veg should always be given before giving Kali Carb. Carbo Veg prepares the patient for proper response to Kali Carb and serious reaction to Kali Carb is then prevented. Kali Carb must first be given in the low potency of 30 and then in a high potency, as the patient becomes acclimatized.