CALCAREA OSTREARUM

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Remedy Origin / Source
Natural

Clinical Applications

Calcarea Ostrearum. Middle layer of Oyster Shell. (Calcium Carbonate) Leucophlegmatic, blond hair, light complexion, blue eyes, fair skin; tendency to obesity in youth. Psoric constitutions; pale, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwieldly. Children with re...

General Description

Calcarea Ostrearum. Middle layer of Oyster Shell. (Calcium Carbonate) Leucophlegmatic, blond hair, light complexion, blue eyes, fair skin; tendency to obesity in youth. Psoric constitutions; pale, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwieldly. Children with red face, flabby muscles, who sweat easily and take cold readily in consequence. Large heads and abdomens; fontanelles and sutures open; bones soft, develop very slowly. Curvature of bones, especially spine and long bones; extremities crooked, deformed; bone irregularly developed. Head sweats profusely while sleeping, wetting pillow far around (Sil., Sanic.). Profuse perspiration, mostly on back of head and neck, or chest and upper part of body (Sil.). Difficult and delayed dentition with characte...

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Calcarea Ostrearum.

Middle layer of Oyster Shell. (Calcium Carbonate)

Leucophlegmatic, blond hair, light complexion, blue eyes, fair skin; tendency to obesity in youth. Psoric constitutions; pale, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwieldly. Children with red face, flabby muscles, who sweat easily and take cold readily in consequence. Large heads and abdomens; fontanelles and sutures open; bones soft, develop very slowly. Curvature of bones, especially spine and long bones; extremities crooked, deformed; bone irregularly developed. Head sweats profusely while sleeping, wetting pillow far around (Sil., Sanic.). Profuse perspiration, mostly on back of head and neck, or chest and upper part of body (Sil.). Difficult and delayed dentition with characteristic head sweats, and open fontanelles. During either sickness or convalescence, great longing for eggs; craves indigestible things (Alum.); aversion to meat. Acidity of digestive tract; sour eructations, sour vomiting, sour stool; sour odor of the whole body (Hep., Rheum.). Girls who are fleshy, plethoric, and grow too rapidly. Menstruation too early, too profuse, too long lasting; with subsequent amenorrhoea and chlorosis with menses scanty or suppressed. Women: menses too early, too profuse; feet habitually cold and damp, as if they had on cold damp stockings; continually cold in bed. The least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow (Sulph., Tub.). Fears she will lose her reason or that people will observe her mental confusion (Act.). Lung diseases of tall, slender, rapidly growing youth; upper third of right lung (Ars. - upper left, Myr., Sulph.); oftener the guide to the constitutional remedy than Phosphorus (compare, Tub.). Diseases: arising from defective assimilation; imperfect ossification; difficulty in learning to walk or stand; children have no disposition to walk and will not try; suppressed sweat. Rawness of soles of feet from perspiration (Graph., Sanic.); blisters and offensive foot sweat. Longing for fresh air (when in a room) which inspires, benefits, strengthens (Puls., Sulph.). Coldness: general; of single parts (Kali bi.); head, stomach, abdomen, feet and legs; aversion to cold open air, "goes right through her:" sensitive to cold, damp air; great liability ot take cold (opposite of Sulph.). Sweat: of single parts; head, scalp wet, cold; nape of neck; chest; axillae, sexual organs; hands, knees; feet (Sep.). Pit of stomach swollen like an inverted saucer, and painful to pressure. Uraemic or other diseases brought on by standing on cold, damp pavements, or working while standing in cold water; modelers or workers in cold clay. Feels better in every way when constipated. Stool has to be removed mechanically (Aloe., Sanic., Sel., Sep., Sil.). Painless hoarseness < in the morning. Desire to be magnetised (Phos.).

Relations

. - Complementary: to Bell., which is the acute of Calc. Calcarea acts best: before Lyc., Nux., Phos., Sil. It follows: Nit. ac., Puls., Sulph. (especially if pupils are dilated); is followed by, Kali bi. in nasal catarrh. According to Hahnemann, Calc. must not be used before Nit. ac. and Sulph.; may produce unnecessary complications. In children it may be often repeated. In aged people should not be repeated; especially if the first dose benefited, it will usually do harm.

Aggravation

. - Cold air; wet weather; cold water; from washing (Ant. c.); morning; during full moon.

Amelioration

. - Dry weather; lying on painful side (Bry., Puls.).

Apprehension of some future misfortune.
She fears she will lose her understanding and that persons will observe her confusion of mind.
Low-spirited and melancholy.
Nervous excitement, with debility and loss of strength.
Inclination to become fat (in children and young persons).
Bloatedness of the body and face, with swollen abdomen in children.

Puffiness.
Flaccidity of the skin.
Great emaciation and swollen abdomen, the appetite being good.

Sensitiveness to cold and damp air, and inclination to catch cold.
Aversion to the open air.
Full habit and ebullitions.
Sensation of coldness in inner parts.
Cutting pains.
Prickling in outer parts and in the bones.
Sensation of dryness or of trembling in inner parts.
Tearing in the muscles.
Arthiritic tearing and artificial nodosities.
Cramps in single parts, which draw the limbs crookedly, especially in the toes and fingers.
Painful swelling of the glands.
Bones swollen with softening.

Caries.
Pupils dilated.
Often suitable during dentition of children.

Bleeding from inner parts.
Vomiting of sour substances.
Catamenia too early and too profuse.

Aggravation in the morning on awakening, from exertion of the mind, after eating, in cold air and wet weather, from fasting, and in the evening and after mid-night.
Amelioration form rubbing, from drawing the limbs up, whilst lying on the back, in the dark and in dry weather.

Clinical Tips & Practitioner Insights

"CALC. CARB. is of special value in cases of pedunculated fibroids: CALC. PHOS. when sessile."

By Dr. Burnett, M.D. Pedunculated Fibroids

"CALC. CARB. in earache: With stitching, throbbing pain, making the child cry out; its symptoms resemble BELLADONNA with the flushing of the pale face,high temperature and the dilated pupils. Where BELLADONNA is insufficient or ineffective, CALC. CARB will go deeper to relieve or cure."

By Dr. John V.Allen.Jr., M.D. Earache

"In biliary colic, CALC. CARB. has never failed me."

By Dr. Hughes, L.R.C.P. Biliary Colic

"CALC must not be administered at full or new moon, because those are the days of its aggravation. In phthisis, a repetition is almost always dangerous. In such a case, if CALC is indicated, I would recommend a single dose of the remedy in the 30th potency. You may go higher and repeat it, if you like, but do not lay blame on me, when the case gets irretrievably spoiled."

By Dr. K.C.Bhanja Phthisis

"If you have a case of Meniere-s disease, consider CALC. CARB. It is a near specific."

By Dr. Schwarts Meniere-s Disease

"CALC. CARB. is an excellent remedy for galactorrhoea. It will often modify the lacteal secretion and serve as a preventive of mammary abscess after weaning."

By Dr. Sheldon Leavitt, M.D. Galactorrhoea

"CALC.CARB. is indicated late in tuberculosis when large cavities are forming; it acts particularly upon the right lung about its middle third."

By Dr. Farrington, M.D. Tuberculosis

"Breast tumour"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Breast Tumour

"Carpal tunnel syndrome"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

"Cervical spondylosis"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Cervical Spondylosis

"Kidney tuberculosis"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Renal Tuberculosis

"Epileptic convulsions with valvular disease"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Epilepsy

"Hair falling in patches"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Alopecia

"Kidney failure (Avoid dialysis). To be used alternately with Sulph, Syph, Lyc, Thuj three times a day. Will surely relieve the patient and after few days, no need of dialysis"

By Dr. Balbir Singh (Rare Collection with Rare Medicines) Renal Failure

Remedy Profile

  • Type Plant
  • Common Name N/A
  • Origin Source Natural

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