Natrum Carbonicum

Common Homeo Name = Natrum Carb

Full name = Natrum Carbonicum

Abbreviated Name = Nat-c.

English / Chemical Name = Sodium Carbonate
           

Guiding Symptoms.     Anemia, milk colored and water like skin. A lot of weakness due to heat, Ankles weak and chronic effects of sunstroke.

Mind Symptoms.  Acts well on joking and comedian people. Mental weakness and despair, very susceptible to noise and cold weather. Nervous and impatient during cloudburst and heavy rain. Patient can’t think, having difficult and slow understanding. Allergic from some particular people.

Head Symptoms.  Head feels very big. Too sensitive to noise. Headache due to mental work. Headache due to sun or due to working in gas light (compare with Glonine in this condition). Dizziness from sun. Headache in summer season.

Skin Symptoms.  Outbreak of fingertips, knuckles and toes. Vesicular rashes in pieces and loops. Dry, bumpy and crazed skin. Veins seems full. Soles of feet raw and painful.
          
Nose Symptoms.  Permanent coryza and nose remains blocked. Very bad odor of nasal discharge. Hawking more mucus from throat. External nose problems (compare with Causticum in this condition).

Female Symptoms.  Patient feels that internal parts would escape through vagina (compare with Sepia in this condition). Sex organs feel heavy. Odious and annoying leucorrhea and abdominal pain. Delayed and scanty menses (compare with Nitric Acid in this condition).

Face Symptoms.  Yellow-pale colored and blue rings around the eyes. Eyelids inflamed. Acne, yellow dots and pimples appears on face. Inflammation of lips.

Respiratory Symptoms.  Violent cough along with cold of left side of breasts. Dry cough which aggravates in hot room.

Stomach Symptoms.  Bad effects of drinking cold water. Patient wants to eat something at about 5 in the morning. Stomach feels inflamed and sensitive. Very feeble digestion. Dislike to drink milk. Increased acidity which is calmed by eating soda biscuits. Miserable condition after eating.

Extremities.  Ankle joints spraine and disjoint easily. Patient wants to bend his feet under his thigh (compare with Causticum in this condition). Tenderness between toes and fingers. Knee joints become cold. Limbs become weak in the morning. Pain in the hollow portion of the knee while walking.

Modalities. Symptoms worsen while sitting, listening music, in summer season and thunderstorm. Betters by motion, by boring in ears and nose.

Relationship. 
i.              Compare with:- Causticum and Natrum Sulph
ii.            Antidoted by:- Arsenicum Album

Dosage. 3x or 6x.

Sources & References

  • Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
  • Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
  • Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Content is based on classical homeopathic texts and clinical experience. Homeopathic remedy pictures are drawn from traditional provings and materia medica literature.

Written by Dr. T.S. Khattak

Homeopathic practitioner and founder of Natural Healing US. Writing about homeopathy, natural medicine, and clinical tools for practitioners and students.

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