Homoeopathy — Page 433
Kali Phos. 433 Another dose of Kali Phos can be repeated after eight to ten days. As long as the size of the lymph nodes is reducing, we do not need to add another medicine. Kali Phos is not only effective in the treatment of superficial glands, but it also affects the glands of the internal organs and uterus. When the glands look like they are transforming into cancer, Kali Phos must be kept in mind because of its beneficial effect on the healing of cancerous ulcers. Kali Phos resembles Agaricus to some extent. The twitching of the muscles of the face may require Kali Phos, Agaricus or similar medicines. Kali Phos, like Ambra Grisea, is also useful to alleviate the ill effects of a serious accident or a bad news. The development of such a mental shock is an important sign of Kali Phos. Kali Carb is the best remedy for any gastric or heart ailment resulting from sad news. Natrum Mur is also useful for the mental disturbance consequent upon sad news. Sad news or grief due to shock does not affect everybody uniformly. In Kali Phos, sudden shocking news afflicts the mind and the patient suffers from sadness and weakness for a long, long time. In a patient of Natrum Mur, the grief results in insanity. Kali Phos is very useful in the treatment of mental stress and severe fatigue. My late father had a prescription devised for nervous weakness and this should be remembered i. e. Kali Phos 6X and Calcaria Phos 6X, Mag Phos 6X, combined and taken two to three times a day. This can relieve all kinds of nervous exhaustions. In Kali Phos, the memory can be affected temporarily without the narrowing of the blood vessels of the brain. This is not permanent. While someone is seriously thinking over a particular matter and then suddenly his attention gets diverted to another focus, he fails to recall the desired name or word that he is looking for. The reason is that the mind, being busy in another thought does not concentrate on the new thought immediately. This is due to the mental stress and not due to arteriosclerosis (narrowing of the cerebral blood vessels). Besides Kali Phos, Caladium is very useful in the treatment of this transient ailment. In Kali Phos, the patient may feel dizzy suddenly, reminding one of Bryonia. The dizziness on sudden standing up, lowering of the head or movement of the head from side to side is a sign of Kali Phos,