CALCAREA SULPHURICA

Sulphate of Lime-Plaster of Paris


  • Eczema and torpid glandular swellings. 
  • Cystic tumors. 
  • Fibroids. 
  • Suppurative processes come within the range of this remedy, after pus has found a vent. 
  • Mucous discharges are yellow, thick and lumpy. 
  • Lupus vulgaris.

Head

  • Scald-head of children, if there be purulent discharge, or yellow, purulent crusts.

Eyes

  • Inflammation of the eyes, with discharge of thick, yellow matter. 
  • Sees only one-half an object. 
  • Cornea smoky. 
  • Ophthalmia neonatorum.

Ears

  • Deafness, with discharge of matter from the middle ear, sometimes mixed with blood. 
  • Pimples around ear.

Nose

  • Cold in the head, with thick, yellowish, purulent secretion, frequently tinged with blood. 
  • One-sided discharge from nose. 
  • Yellowish discharge from posterior nares. 
  • Edges of nostrils sore.

Face

  • Pimples and pustules on the face. 
  • Herpes.

Mouth

  • Inside of lips sore. 
  • Tongue flabby, resembling a layer of dried clay. 
  • Sour, soapy, acrid taste. 
  • Yellow coating at base.

Throat

  • Last stage of ulcerated sore throat, with discharge of yellow matter. 
  • Suppurating stage of tonsillitis, when abscess is discharging.

Abdomen

  • Pain in region of liver, in right side of pelvis, followed by weakness, nausea, and pain in stomach.

Stool

  • Purulent diarrhea mixed with blood. 
  • Diarrhea after maple sugar and from change of weather. 
  • Pus-like, slimy discharge from the bowels. 
  • Painful abscesses about the anus in cases of fistula.

Female

  • Menses late, long-lasting, with headache, twitching great weakness.

Respiratory

  • Cough, with purulent and sanious sputa and hectic fever. 
  • Empyema, pus forming in the lungs or pleural cavities. 
  • Purulent, sanious expectoration. 
  • Catarrh, with thick, lumpy, white-yellow or pus-like secretion.

Extremities

  • Burning-itching of soles of feet.

Fever

  • Hectic fever, caused by formation of pus. 
  • With cough and burning in soles.

Skin

  • Cuts, wounds, bruises, etc, unhealthy, discharging pus; they do not heal readily. 
  • Yellow, purulent crusts or discharge. 
  • Purulent exudations in or upon the skin. 
  • Skin affections with yellowish scabs. 
  • Many little matterless pimples under the hair, bleeding when scratched. 
  • Dry eczema in children.

Relationship

  • Compare: Hepar; Silica.

Dose

  • Second and third trituration. 
  • The twelfth potency has been found effective in Lupus.