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CALCAREA CARBONICA

Calcarea carbonica is a deep-acting lime carbonate obtained from the middle layer of the oyster shell. This mollusk conjures up several images. First of all, the animal itself is something cold, pale, soft, inactive. Secondly, its shell is hard, impenetrable, attached to the rock, sheltering an absolutely defenseless creature located inside the shell. And thirdly, inside this otherwise unremarkable creature develops a pearl of exquisite and subtle beauty, resulting from the constantly occurring hardening of the layers around the irritating grain of sand. Let us remember these three images: the oyster itself, the shell and the pearl, and consider how they are related to the type Calcarea carbonica.

In appearance, Calcarea carbonica is what is known as the "leukophlegmatic type" (Hering), described in homeopathic literature as having a fair, pale, puffy complexion. This is a phlegmatic, prone to flabbiness, clumsy and obese type with weak muscles. The face may be plump and flabby with thick skin and sagging cheeks so that the entire bone structure is completely hidden under the skin. Calcarea carbonica has a characteristic handshake. It seems that there is no bone in the hand, there is no firm responsive squeeze when the patient extends his limp, cold and damp hand to the doctor.

Some experienced doctors, such as Margery Blackie, claim that just a handshake can indicate a constitutional remedy. She mentions the strong, noble grip Lycopodium received; dry, cold grip of Arsenicum; the hand of Silicea, rough and cracked, with very long nails; the hand of Hepar sulfur, which is as cold and moist as that of Calcarea carbonica, but not so sluggish; and the sweaty handshake of Thuja. Such an individual is always cold, sometimes very cold, despite his plumpness, which should keep him warm. Or he gets cold in certain places, and sometimes in a “single” part of his body (Nash). But it is a cold felt from the outside, and can be relieved by wearing warm clothes or in a warm room, unlike the cold experienced by Arsenicum, a cold that can be so piercing that a person feels “as if ice was flowing through his veins.” water" (Goering) and that he will never get warm, no matter how much clothing he puts on or how close he moves to the fire. The skin of Calcarea carbonica is very often moistened with profuse sweat on the neck, head, upper parts body, sometimes with a sour odor. A child's wet head after sleep may have a slight smell of cottage cheese or a stronger smell of old cheese.

Lethargy or "inertia" (Hering) is a key characteristic. Think of the inactive oyster, the most passive member of the mollusk family, which opens and closes its shell only to take in food or to reproduce. The same sedentary nature is seen in the Calcarea carbonica type, who lives serenely, as in a lethargic sleep, and is not easily agitated or moved, contented with doing the bare minimum. In fact, "the effort leads him to a state of exhaustion - both mentally and physically" (Boericke).

On a physical level, Calcarea carbonica has a slow metabolism, sluggish, congested circulation and a general lack of stamina and elasticity. He feels worse from any excitement and tension (Rhus toxicodendron, Arnica), and even slight physical exertion makes him sweat and pant. Such children, for example, cannot tolerate traveling in a car, by sea or by air, as if fast movement in transport is tantamount to physical effort. The slightest expenditure of effort to climb upward, such as climbing stairs, up a hill, along a ramp, etc., causes shortness of breath, palpitations or profuse sweating, completely disproportionate to the actual effort expended. He “cannot stand or walk for long; he must sit on the chair and slide lower because he is too sluggish” (Gutman). “There’s just not enough courage in this heaviness,” as one patient put it about herself, who was completely exhausted from washing the floor, or from ten to fifteen minutes of raking leaves, or from climbing two flights of stairs. This may be caused by improper handling of your body: this type is often sedentary, with uncoordinated movements, and therefore gets tired quickly. Tyler hits the nail on the head when, summing up the picture, he says, “With Calcarea carbonica everything is slow and late, both heavy and weak.” This is hardly surprising, considering that the source of most of the concerns of this constitutional type are dysfunctions of the pituitary gland and thyroid gland(Berike).

The peculiarity of the Calcarea carbonica type which causes it to be ineffective is that it feels better when constipated. He doesn't have urges, but he seems to be quite comfortable, even with his bowels going once a week. In contrast, after a bowel movement (sort of an effort!) he finds himself sweating, feeling tired and drained (“weak,” Kent), or experiencing a worsening of specific symptoms such as cough, headache, dizziness, or chest and back pain. In fact, exercise may make his constipation worse: his bowels often work best when he is sedentary.

Another symptom of "worse on exertion" in Calcarea carbonica men is extreme weakness or irritability after intercourse. While he has no problems during the act itself (in fact his sexual desire may be “considerably heightened”, Hahnemann, or even “excessive”, Hering), he finds himself not only physically exhausted for a whole day or more, but also unspeakably depressed and irritable. In women, effort or excitement can cause an early onset of menstruation: “the slightest excitement... threatens the return of menstruation or causes uterine bleeding... (or)... dysmenorrhea” (Hering). In general, the Calcarea carbonica woman gives a picture of too early, heavy, prolonged or painful menses with a tendency towards fibroids.

Other constitutional types (Kali carbonicum, Lycopodium) also experience weakness after intercourse; and Sepia and Natrum muriaticum become depressed. But in Calcarea carbonica, the loss of strength and lack of mood lasts for an unusually long time.

Even in taste, the Calcarea carbonica personality chooses non-stimulating foods. He prefers foods with a bland flavor and may not like rich flavors or spicy foods. He loves starchy, fatty foods and dairy products; he likes potatoes, all types of pasta, bread and butter, pea butter, whipped cream, ice cream, milk and cheese (even though the last four of these foods may be difficult for him to tolerate), and he often has an "aversion to meat” (Kent) - this symbol of energy and stimulation. Consequently, he may be a natural vegetarian whose taste can be satisfied by moderate food (such as may seem tasteless to others). As one patient said, “I find baked soft foods and boiled millet with tamari sauce delicious food.”

However, it is precisely among representatives of this type that there are people with eccentric taste preferences, like those children who really love and eat strange foods, such as chalk, clay, pencil lead, raw potatoes, cabbage stalks and other “indigestible foods” (Kent). Quite often they have such a feature as the desire to eat sand. They push handfuls of sand into their mouths, spitting out some but swallowing the rest with apparent pleasure (Silicea).

The strong dependence on the moon found in Calcarea carbonica entails a number of interesting symbolic associations. Diseases such as bronchial coughs, helminth infections, urinary incontinence, eczema and epilepsy are aggravated primarily during the full moon (Boger), when the moon shines brightest (i.e., a manifestation of effort), and secondly, during the new moon (Bönninghausen), i.e. a period of effort for new growth.

With a characteristic multidirectional polarity, in contrast to lethargy and inertia, the Calcarea carbonica type also exhibits excitability in the form of a tendency to convulsions and seizure disorders (hyperelectric activity or increased excitability of certain brain cells). It is well known that “calcium deficiency leads to restlessness, muscle cramps and ultimately convulsions” (Gutman), and therefore homeopathically prepared calcium is invaluable in the treatment of both children and adults from severe and mild forms of congenital epilepsy and other types of seizures. This remedy may be taken alone or together with others needed to treat the patient's other direct symptoms, as an intermediate constitutional remedy (see Hering's "Basic Symptoms of Calcarea carbonica" under "Consciousness" and "Nerves" for extensive information on epilepsy). Although there are other excellent remedies for epilepsy (eg Sulfur, Silicea, Ailanthus and Lachesis), it is our experience that Calcarea carbonica may be the most commonly prescribed.

At the level of consciousness, as well as at the physical level, any effort leads a person of this type into a state of weakness. This manifests itself in such symptoms as “pulling out the right side of the head from thinking” (Hering), “with a very short effort in conversation, he feels as if his mind is paralyzed” (Hahnemann); “after the exertion of the mind comes an attack of trembling” (Hering), reading and writing can give rise to waves of heat rushing to his head, palpitations, headaches or temporary visual disturbances (Natrum muriaticum). The last two of these symptoms also appear when watching a movie or television program, even if the patient has good vision. Obviously, for Calcarea carbonica this is also sometimes a form of effort.

At times, mental sluggishness is reflected in his work or study habits. It takes him a whole day or more to finish a job that would take another type of person a couple of hours. The remedy is suitable for those young men who are always changing schools, never finding one that suits their specific requirements. Patients admit that they attended at least six different colleges without being able to adapt to any of them. Some left after a year or a semester in the middle of the educational process, not for any special reason, but due to the inability to complete any course of study (“slow intellect, unable to advance in learning,” Goering). Others constantly change fields of study due to their lack of persistence, while others drop out of college altogether.

Basically, Calcarea carbonica can retain qualities of a certain immaturity or underdevelopment throughout its life. He usually attaches great importance to communicating with children, and sometimes he is much more pleasant with them than with adults. He can remain inexperienced, naive, be a constant victim of deception and still remain gullible and sometimes unbearable, like a simpleton. In fact, he always wants to remain a child, since he prefers the leisurely, protected, calm world of children to the greedy world of competition among adults. Therefore, the theme of “the child” should run throughout this type of research.

This does not mean that he does not have the full range of intellectual abilities. Calcarea carbonica has brilliant minds as well as slow minds. But even for people of brilliant intellectual abilities, a push for action is required, otherwise their childish dumbness, or daydreaming, or inability to go to the end can prevent them from realizing their intellectual potential. This type suffers not so much from a lack of ability as from a “reluctance to work,” as Hering says, and from “an aversion, or aversion, or repulsion from all work ... even when he is aware of his capabilities,” according to Hahnemann (i.e. . from laziness).

The inertia of Calcarea carbonica can be seen in the “lack of determination” (Hahnemann) and in the absence of such qualities as ambition, energy and determination. This person turns out to be inactive because of his too careless attitude towards everything, because of his great detachment from everything, or he may consider efforts and work unnecessary for anyone, since he himself has no interest in this. Thus, by ordinary standards, he may be a failure (spiritual and moral values ​​aside) because he does not push and struggle in a world in which a certain degree of pushing and struggling is necessary.

Inability to bear mental exertion is a well-known symptom of Calcarea carbonica and is described in detail by Kent, but a more subtle version of this symptom may also be found: inability to begin mental work. This is a very interesting feature. This type puts everything off, easily deviates from the desired path, procrastinates and fiddles with little things, unable to begin the serious work that awaits him. He spends all his energy on details, minor minor matters, so that he can already postpone the start of a larger task. But when his imagination is already captured by work and he lights up, then he, like an enthused child, cannot tear himself away and works to the end with inexhaustible perseverance.

Therefore, the main problem of Calcarea carbonica in any field of activity is to master the energy to begin. Knowing this weakness, a housewife, for example, may work tirelessly all day, fearing that if she stops, she will not be able to begin her household chores again. One such patient, aspiring to become a writer, used to begin his day by wandering around the house, picking up plates and ashtrays, making trivial calls, sorting out old papers, or hanging around the garden until he had spent his energy to such an extent that that the rest of his day had already been spent, at least in relatively serious writing. After taking a course of this medicine, he became able to concentrate his mental energy to a sufficient degree to work all day, writing, almost without stopping to eat.

However, his impulse is usually softened; it is not as volcanic and contagious as the enthusiasm of Phosphorus, Sulfur or Arsenicum.

Calcarea carbonica may also present the exact opposite of the traditional picture of indolence, exhibiting such typical Arsenicum and Nux vomica symptoms as "constant desire for work", "low mood, restlessness, nothing happy as soon as he stops working", or "becomes better as soon as he begins to engage in intellectual work; disgust for everything when sitting idle” (Goering). Even with headaches there is “an improvement in doing mental work and from keeping his attention occupied with work” (Hering). Thus, Calcarea carbonica is sometimes sleepy, apathetic, phlegmatic, and at other times not moderate in work, a person who persistently tries to overcome or more than compensate for his basic slowness and inertia. Indeed, his diligence at times reaches the point of “excess” or “mad work” (Kent), when he works day and night without ceasing.

This medicine was also successfully prescribed to treat “lack of appetite from overwork” (Boger). This loss of appetite differs from that which occurs with Arsenicum, for ideological reasons or from competition, when a person who is not fat wants to be even thinner, or from hypochondriacal loss of appetite, when the patient assures himself: “This does not suit me ... This is very bad for me.” ..." It also differs from the neurotic loss of appetite in Natrum muriaticum, which arises from a general protest, or self-punishment, or from a desire to prove something to the world. Finally, different from loss of appetite in Ignatia, when it occurs after emotional trauma or due to fear (Hering). Calcarea carbonica loses appetite under the pressure of consciousness, from a feeling of intellectual obligation. Therefore, this medicine may well be necessary for a weakened mind, an exhausted mind, an overworked or stressed mind.

Although the words “overworked” and “under stress” are relative. What is stressful for Calcarea carbonica may well be part of a normal lifestyle for another. For this inactive individual, even the slightest extra effort is too difficult and everything seems very restless. Inviting close friends to dinner or a nice social visit only raises concerns about how much effort it will require and begs the question, “Is the event worth the anxiety it causes?” In fact, he sometimes cannot even imagine that others might want to do what he finds difficult.

This character trait of Calcarea carbonica is caricatured in Lady Bertram, a character in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. She is a kind, gentle, benevolent woman whose mind is occupied with trivial problems and whose aspirations are concentrated on how best to avoid any effort even at the expense of those she loves. In her serene selfishness, she approaches any situation solely from one point of view: how much trouble it will cause her. When her niece, Fanny Price, who was serving her, received her first invitation to dinner, all Lady Bertram could think about was whether she could let Fanny go for the evening.

“Well, why does Mrs. Grant invite Fanny? - said Lady Bertram. “I can’t let her go, and I’m sure she won’t want to go.” Fanny, you don't want to go, do you?... I'll ask Sir Thomas (her husband), when he comes in, if I can do without you... Sir Thomas, wait a minute. I have to tell you something... Mrs. Grant invited Fanny to dinner.”

“Well,” said Sir Thomas, as if expecting something more to be completely surprised.”

“But can I do without her?”

“Of course, I think you can get by.”

“She always makes tea, you know, when your sister isn’t home.” um. d.

On the other hand, Calcarea carbonica is always used in cases of real emotional trauma. Together with the more well known Natrum muriaticum, Ignatia or Staphisagria, it is one of the best remedies for treating "the effects of sadness and grief" (Hering), and also helps in cases of "complaints of continued restlessness" (Kent). Just as slowly as this individual recovers physically from stress or illness, so he lacks the strength to overcome emotional turmoil, to quickly recover from injury (an ability that is in abundance in the close relatives of this remedy - Sulfur and Lycopodium).

At times there is confusion in the mind of Calcarea carbonica. He cannot collect his thoughts or finds himself “confusing words and using the wrong expressions” (Hahnemann), for example, he says: “I live in New York”, meaning to say: “in Boston” (Lycopodium, Medorrhinum ). He cannot understand what others say or what he reads. With his poor concentration, he cannot “remember what was said” (Hahnemann), or remember “any details of what he read as soon as he put the book down” (Borland), or always receives different sum by adding a column of numbers (Kent). Sometimes he needs time to understand what is being asked, and when answering, he may stop in the middle of a sentence, losing the thread of thought (“his thoughts run wild, he has a short memory,” Hahnemann). One of them can't remember what he's supposed to do or where he put things; another enters the room and forgets why he came. Having come to the doctor for a consultation, the patient cannot remember the day when he fell ill, and sometimes does not give a direct answer. This confusion in his mind is reflected in his rambling conversation, jumping from subject to subject, in which he enters into an area only remotely related to the issue at hand. Or spends a lot of time answering the question.

Calcarea carbonica may feel (or fear) that he is below average mentally (“she is afraid that people will notice the confusion in her head,” Hahnemann), and this fear is often the main symptom for this remedy. As one patient once disarmingly put it, “Few could ever accuse me of being smart, lively, or intelligent.” However, just as a child who seems immersed in his own world and does not follow the conversation, and then suddenly makes a remark that is startling and original in insight, so the adult Calcarea carbonica with its somewhat crab-like consciousness ultimately ponders the question, and his insightful comment unexpectedly reveals his deep understanding. The seeming simpleton from fairy tales who surprises everyone with an unexpected solution to a problem that has puzzled smarter heads is Calcarea carbonica.

However, a certain slowness or even lack of intelligence may also exist, and then he laughs stupidly (in Kent's Repertory this remedy is listed under the rubric “laugh: stupid”), makes inappropriate remarks, says the first thing that comes to mind, creating a complete impression of narrow-mindedness mind. Such a woman may listen to a discussion about how homeopathic medicines affect the human electromagnetic field, and respond with an off-topic monologue about how vitamin C helped her cousin’s child with a cold in the winter. “Nothing goes in, everything just comes out,” as one listener commented.

Calcarea carbonica has a vulnerable nature (think of the vulnerability of the soft body of an oyster). He is sensitive to criticism (“cries in response to reproaches,” Hahnemann), full of worries and fears about the future or impending misfortunes. Many of his fears are related to his state of health: “in despair over her weakened health” (Boenninghausen), “fears for her heart and is afraid of heart disease” (Goering), “she is afraid of going crazy” (Hahnemann). However, although his worries about illness and ill health are usually similar to those of Arsenicum in essence (often Calcarea carbonica as a cause underlies Arsenicum's fears), they are not so crazy in style. He is not obsessed with them, like Arsenicum, but is constantly excited by small dangers that excite him (“worries about every little thing,” Hahnemann). Often these worries arise due to a lack of faith in one's own strength. A school student is so afraid of failing that he fails to study, and his worst assumptions come true: the failure he feared becomes a reality. The Calcarea carbonica man worries about doing his job properly. One patient, a journalist with fifteen years of experience and a highly regarded job, was still afraid of criticism every time his editor called in until medication eliminated this particular fear.

Calcarea carbonica also shows fear of what is coming. When all is going well, then suddenly a law student, a successful business man, or a woman on the rise in her profession, suddenly leaves it all and floats away: "right in the midst of his success he leaves his business... and gives it all up" (Kent) . Either he loses interest in larger ambitions, or he is overwhelmed by the responsibility and retreats. Or leaves everything if the temptation is too great (Silicea).

He may experience fear and suffer even for others. He dislikes rumors and newspaper reports of violence (“the fear caused by reports of cruelty,” Goering) and, being a peaceful man, refuses to watch war films or read books describing cruelty. This applies even more to the Calcarea carbonica woman who does not listen to news on radio or television and refuses to read the daily press; If she learns something alarming, she can no longer sleep all night, immediately imagining herself as a victim of violence and experiencing fear that this might happen to her next time. Calcarea carbonica tries to avoid sensationalism in any form and instead strives for more sober, more restrained intellectual and artistic effects.

The other side of the coin is the patient who cannot “talk or think about anything except murders, fires and rats” (Goering), i.e., about the things that frighten her most.

Let us now turn to the hard, protective shell that encloses the soft, defenseless body of the oyster. The main defense of this weak and vulnerable creature against the invading and hostile world around him or against the stronger creatures around him is withdrawal into himself. Indeed, this is one of the main protective reactions in Calcarea carbonica. In order to protect his sensitive psyche, he retreats into his shell, hiding from the world and ignoring it. He sees what the world is like, but decides that it is not for him and refuses to participate in the fight. The result may be an inability to adapt or psychological isolation from others. Although this helps him create some kind of autonomy, which is the source of his strength.

However, he is not a true loner by nature: many of his physical symptoms are "worse when he is alone" (Kent), and better if he talks or is around others (Pulsatilla, Phosphorus. Arsenicum). Being alone for too long, she may start talking to herself or imagining the presence of people and voices: “imagine that someone is walking next to her, that something hanging on the back of a chair is someone who is there.” sits" (Goering). It is also true that, despite his withdrawal, he is not as closed and introverted as Sepia or Natrum muriaticum. He is also not necessarily shy and timid. Internally, he has a sociable disposition and can have a calm, philosophical confidence and dispassionateness. “Distrustful” or “closed” are more suitable descriptions for him. Sometimes, however, he learns how to act more courageously, how to brave himself emotionally and come out of the shell of his closed life.

A middle-aged woman with a moon-shaped, pleasant face and a phlegmatic demeanor, but somewhat unsettled and depressed by the troubles of life, came to a homeopath for the treatment of premature, heavy and prolonged menstrual periods. She also had a tendency for the skin to crack on her hands, lips, and body. But the doctor was even more interested in her mental symptoms. For many years she was married to a man with a difficult character who criticized her mercilessly. After the divorce, her ex-husband continued to exert mental pressure on her to keep her emotionally subdued, but she was nevertheless able to find a man, a good friend, deeply devoted to her and a potentially suitable husband. What does Calcarea carbonica do in this situation? She begins to be tormented by regrets, even tender feelings for her former husband, doubts whether she should return to him; wouldn't it be better for her children, etc.

Why does she behave this way in a situation like this? Why wasn’t she completely freed within two or three years? Obviously, this was prevented by Calcarea carbonica's fear of a new turn in life, of the need to make a new start. Her old life was full of restrictions, even difficult, but at least it was familiar and therefore psychologically less frightening than the challenge posed by a new love. But the medicine helped her overcome her “inability to take on a challenge” (Whitmont), and she agreed to remarry.

The emotional withdrawal of Calcarea carbonica sometimes manifests itself in the need for him to feel physical closeness at home. A striking example The above can be evidenced by the behavior of a two-month-old girl, a contented and calm child who has hardly cried even once since birth. However, when she was taken to visit friends for the first time at the end of the week, she took one look at the unfamiliar surroundings and burst out screaming so uncontrollably that her parents were forced to take her back home. The pediatrician classified this case as a coincidence or as a result of the baby being frightened by something new in another house. He insisted that no baby two months old could understand that he had been taken away from home. But two weeks later, when her mother tried to leave her at the nanny's house, the same scene repeated itself. She howled inconsolably even before her mother left the room. At home, however, she still behaved perfectly with any nanny. And when ten years later she was sent to a children's summer camp, she missed home so much that she returned without even lasting a week. Later this happened twice more. No doses of Ignatia, Silicea and Capsicum (the best remedies for homesickness) did anything. The following year, a course of Calcarea carbonica, begun two months before leaving home, enabled her to endure the first two unhappy weeks in the camp, until her new surroundings became familiar to her.

The disorientation of Calcarea carbonica individuals away from home is similar to the behavior of an oyster that cannot be without its protective shell; even adults become restless, unhappy, sick, or out of sorts. One patient joked about his Calcarea carbonica wife: “Whenever we left home, she was always in such a hurry on the way back that I could hardly convince her to stop for gas!” In families with pronounced Calcarea carbonica, family members love nothing more than to sit together and enjoy each other's company. They don't go anywhere or do anything, but are simply content with their quiet, uneventful lives, and for weeks or entire months they just enjoy being at home together.

In fact, Calcarea carbonica should love everything related to the home. He wants to gather the whole family and pets together around him (this type is often very fond of animals, since they do not question him, and he does not have complete self-confidence), and he can feel restless even if someone is absent for a short time. family members. In the house he finds the security and support that nothing else can give him. Frequently encountered physical dependencies of this remedy: it feels better from warmth, in closed, stuffy rooms, from the heat of a fire, warm drinks and worse from cold in any form - serve to strengthen the symbolic connection with home. And yet, in a characteristic picture of the "shadow side," Calcarea carbonica is one of the few types that are listed in Kent's Repertory under the heading of "disgust towards family members."

Although Kent lists them under the heading of "disgust," it would be more accurate to say that Calcarea carbonica tends to be self-indulgent. Usually he is not a materialist or a hoarder, except in relation to food, when he really needs to “take in” and “accumulate”. He is one of those types who always “snack”: he does not suffer from all-consuming desires or an uncontrollable passion for revelry, but he has a constant desire to somehow please himself with something tasty. Or he fills the refrigerator and freezer to the limit, trying to protect himself, knowing that he always has everything for the whole family. Sometimes, like a dog who does not eat but buries bones for himself, he keeps a mass of food in a closet or basement, ready for any eventuality (Arsenicum).

Another way Calcarea carbonica protects itself against external pressure is its “stubbornness” (Hahnemann). A surprisingly stubborn disposition can be found in the most good-natured representatives of Calcarea carbonica. Such husbands who are bossed around by their wives, and wives who defer everything to their husbands, nevertheless often show intractability of this kind. Even a very soft and obedient individual can sometimes be impossible to force to move: he simply lingers and does everything in his own way. As one woman put it about her sweet, good-natured husband: “Sure, he looks like a good pudding with cream, but no one can make him move!”

Something about this apathetic, rebellious nature makes others want to criticize him and encourages them to touch him and try to change him. But in some inactive and half-asleep way, he withstands even the strongest pressure, stubbornly adhering to his positions. In some extreme cases, he refuses all help and cooperation with those who are ready to help him. Trying to get him to respond is like trying to open the oyster's shell against its will, and it all ends with the oyster hiding even deeper. At times, under pressure, Calcarea carbonica becomes irritable, angry, dissatisfied or childish, but he is very rarely angry.

His stubbornness can be expressed in petty self-affirmation. For example, a boss might ask his secretary Calcarea carbonica to type letters in a certain way. Without arguing, but stubbornly, she continues to type them in the same way as before. The boss can talk loudly and rage, but to no avail. He is completely powerless against her passive resistance. This non-aggressive but determined stubbornness may at times look like slowness or dullness, but it is simply a defensive reaction of the weaker individual against the stronger ones.

A striking example from fiction is the passive, polite Calcarea carbonica, Catherine Sloper, the lackluster, speechless heroine of Henry James's Washington Square. Tormented by doubts and her own inferiority, faced with her brilliant, intelligent, but cold and demanding father (who considers her “as good as bread”), she is able to resist his influence only in her mute and passive way. Her impassiveness and calmness gave the impression that she was unresponsive and insensitive (shell), but, as the author writes about her, “in reality, she was the gentlest creature in the world” (oyster), and “the impression that was given on her, remained with her for the rest of her life.” When her former admirer, who left her for financial reasons, returned to her many years later and tried to correct what he had done, she decisively turned away from him with very simple words: “I was very worried about it. I experienced this for many years... Impressions do not go away when they are very strong. But I can't speak."

Calcarea carbonica's dislike of external pressure on a physical level can be detected in its preference for loose, non-restrictive clothing. He doesn't like anything that presses, presses or binds him. While Lachesis is most sensitive to anything that compresses its neck, Calcarea carbonica does not like clothes that fit tightly at the waist (Lycopodium) and in the area under the stomach, and may prefer suspenders to a belt.

His views are often limited by an inability to see beyond the shell of his own petty interests (“the tendency of the mind to linger mentally upon trifles,” Kent). The Calcarea carbonica woman, for example, is unable to raise her gaze above the intricate and very often petty social relationships: who quarreled with whom or what one family member said to another. Consequently, she worries about these petty disagreements (or other petty concerns), sharing them with anyone who will listen, even complete strangers. She does not offer solutions or think of any effective courses of action, but talks endlessly about what she has seen or heard, helplessly and hopelessly. At times, in her excitement, she repeats the same line in some similar expressions, such as: “Oh, I would like such and such to happen (or not to happen)!” (aimlessly, since this has already happened or has not happened). She does not stop worrying at night, without sleep, grinding on the same disturbing thought (Pulsatilla).

In general, this constitutional type tends to exaggerate everything personal and private. Faced with a manifestation of baseness, he decides that the whole world is full of baseness and cruelty (Natrum muriaticum). But, unlike Phosphorus, Lachesis or Sulfur, it does not exaggerate events for the sake of effect. There is no desire to surprise in this. He exaggerates their importance only for himself. When, as Kent notes, the doctor is tempted to suggest to a restless patient, “Why don’t you leave it all behind? Surely all this is worth nothing?”, the patient in these cases is very often a Calcarea carbonica individual. But his instinctive response to such an appeal will be: “What could be more important than personal relationships and little things that make life either pleasant or intolerable?”

Part of this pettiness comes from his largely conservative consciousness. He does not like change, is afraid of revolutions, clings to the existing situation and even prefers a monotonous existence to a journey into the unknown.

The two patients described below represent a caricature of the conservative tendencies of Calcarea carbonica. The first of them is a gentle, middle-aged man with a wary expression and timid demeanor, plump and with pleasant but vague features of a flabby face. If ever there was a man who looked like an oyster without a shell, this is it. As he left the doctor's office, he said with a sigh that the late hour had prevented him from buying some picture hooks that he needed. "You know, I'm a regular at the hardware store not far from here, which closes at six o'clock." “But there’s another hardware store nearby that’s open until nine,” the receptionist assured him. “Oh, I don’t think of buying anywhere except this store,” he admitted. - And the sellers there are so nice and polite. And also I know them, and they know me. I guess I should just wait until the next time I come here.” With such attachment to familiar surroundings and distrust of the unfamiliar, this Calcarea carbonica needs an environment similar to home environment, even for the simplest purchases, otherwise prefers to do without shopping.

Another striking example of the lack of enterprise and desire to stay where life takes him, characteristic of Calcarea carbonica, was an elderly man with shortness of breath who had worked as a bank teller all his life. He stayed at the same bank, at almost the same window, for over fifty years without any promotion or even an increase in salary (not counting automatic increases). He was quite satisfied with his work, and he remained at it long after retirement age.

The limitations of Calcarea carbonica's worldview can also be seen in its willingness to delve into details for the sake of its own interest, without achieving anything significant as a result. A mature mind, as Aristotle wrote, does not seek greater precision than is originally inherent in the subject under consideration. From this point of view, Calcarea carbonica can be considered an immature entity. Every now and then he attaches great importance to questions that do not deserve it and spends inappropriate mental effort on their resolution: how many steps does it take to walk from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial; exactly how many grams of steel must go into a ten-inch model of the Eiffel Tower, or why in English the letter “W” is followed by the letter “X.” He usually has difficulty with broad concepts and tends to get bogged down in inconsistent small details.

A notable example of how the philosophical intentions of Calcarea carbonica failed was the case of a young man who was being treated for emotional distress after the death of his father. He wrote a free verse in memory of his father with the following content: “When I reflect on this potato (Calcarea carbonica is very fond of potatoes) that I am about to peel, I am reminded of the fragility of human life and of my fleeting maturity. After all, my recently departed father would have started to peel this vegetable in the same way; this action now has a new and deeper meaning for me...” and so on. Obviously, he tried to attribute symbolism of life and death to the act of peeling potatoes, but he did not quite succeed (let's put it that way). John Keathe was able to formulate a philosophy of aesthetics by meditating on a Grecian urn, but the Calcarea carbonica potato simply failed to convey the enormous weight of symbolism.

However, annoying interests do not make Calcarea carbonica a fool, even when they are of little value. He may be unenterprising, unable to express himself in words, at times narrow-minded or unimaginative (“weakness of imagination,” Hahnemann), but he is not stupid, for he does not make inappropriate claims about his intellectual abilities. He senses his own limits, knows when not to take part in discussions of issues about which he has little knowledge, and does not overestimate his abilities; hence able to avoid the kind of stupidity which characterizes Sulfur. Aware that he might say something inappropriate, or stupid, or unsafe to characterize his intellectual abilities, he is reluctant to take part in a conversation unless he has a very good understanding of the subject under discussion. He rarely brags and certainly feels uncomfortable being the center of attention, even when he deserves it.

Feeling deeper than he would like to express, Calcarea carbonica is an honest person who often displays rather dark wisdom. In a group of people, he usually plays the role of a passive and non-judgmental observer to whom others reach out for support. Even when he is disappointed by the behavior of others, he quickly retreats into an area where he cannot change anything. Its calm disposition is a valuable asset, but if we go further in this direction, its quality changes, turning into fatalism, reinforced by the inactivity inherent in Calcarea carbonica. “What is destined to be, will be. What's the point of going against fate? - he justifies his actions, refusing to make any efforts to improve the situation.

How Calcarea carbonica crawls into its shell is beautifully depicted in the novel “Oblomov” by the Russian writer Ivan Goncharov. His hero, Ilya Oblomov, is a plump, sensitive and quietly charming young nobleman, unexciting but good-natured and well-mannered. In order to describe how he woke up in the morning, got up as usual, put on his robe, it took 200 pages (one third of the novel). This slow initial scene symbolically reflects the very nature of the hero and his subsequent life. Fighting off all the attempts of his active friend, Stolz, trying to force him to act, Oblomov prefers to sleep and indulge in dreams rather than get up and look with interest at the world around him. Additionally, the flashback scenes in the novel show him trying to recreate his happy childhood and the idle, peaceful, carefree happiness he experienced growing up in his mother's lap.

Due to his apathy, constant postponing of things from day to day and refusal to respond emotionally, Oblomov (whose sexual feelings are poorly developed) loses the woman he loves and who loves him. She leaves him for the energetic Stolz. But he perceives the loss with the typical Calcarea carbonica renunciation of his interests and without indignation, again plunging into his usual inertia. For the rest of his life, he comfortably hides in the pleasant quagmire of stagnant life within the walls of his home, passive and content with his limited and rather empty existence, like an oyster on a rock.

By isolating itself in its own thick shell, Calcarea carbonica may lose touch with outside world and lose a sense of what is or is not socially unacceptable. He may exhibit childish or eccentric behavior. A child can stand up in a public place and say loudly: “I like everyone here!” Or, depending on the circumstances: “I don’t like all these people,” and everyone around smiles in response to such open frankness. But for an adult, such a deviation from understanding his place (for example, when he enters into a long conversation with a completely stranger, who stopped him to ask for directions), such a deviation from generally accepted norms causes very different reactions.

One patient, a retired sailor, had the habit of running into the kitchen at any time of the day with a bucket and mop and vigorously washing the floor, cheerfully shouting while performing this ritual: “Scrub the deck, guys! Scrap the deck! The old sailor obviously took pleasure in reproducing for himself the circumstances of his past days in the service. This behavior was tolerated at home, but when, after dining with friends at a party, he repeated the whole ritual with the same enthusiasm, his wife begged for help. He received a dose of Calcarea carbonica 200X, and after this he could be dissuaded from scrubbing the kitchen floors of friends, although nothing could restrain his zeal at home. The medicine gives just the necessary dose of self-awareness in society.

Another patient was being treated for a prolonged twitching of the eyelid, which, although not painful or dangerous, was very annoying, lasting for months. He quickly became familiar with the principles of homeopathy, although this was his first time encountering it, but every few minutes he would pull out an old pocket watch and report the time as some interesting fact, half for himself, half to inform others: “Hmm, it’s already six o’clock.” " or "It's almost five-fifteen." It wasn't a big departure from the norm, just a harmless quirk that a child with a new toy would consider normal. And in this case, this served as the symptom that the doctor needed to confirm the correct choice of Calcarea carbonica. On a second visit, it was clear that not only had the twitching disappeared, but he also took out his pocket watch only once, at the end of the consultation, despite the fact that his absorbing interest in the exact time had already been a long-standing habit.

Sometimes eccentricity is local, manifesting itself in some of the person’s quirks (as in the two cases described above). In other cases, eccentricity permeates the entire being of Calcarea carbonica. He may be among those who are called "originals" in the sense of being different or unusual in some attractive way. Or another option - he is simply too simple and naive in worldly affairs.

Of course, other constitutional types can have oddities: the first ones that come to mind are Natrum muriaticum and Lachesis, but they are different from Calcarea carbonica. For example, Natrum muriaticum is well aware that it acts in a strange way. He knows the norm, but is unable to adhere to it, as if driven by some force of contradiction to act differently from everyone else. Later, he begins to suffer humiliation for his “strange, rare and special behavior,” but it happens that he is sometimes proud of being different from others and begins to cultivate it. A Calcarea carbonica, like a child, is unaware of its deviation from the norm and therefore is never embarrassed. Lachesis may find itself in either of these two states: sometimes it is overcome with shame at its own unusual behavior, and at other times it completely forgets about it, and usually its oddities are more pronounced or obsessive than those of Calcarea carbonica.

One last childish trait, again reminiscent of the shell that shelters Calcarea carbonica from the pressures of the surrounding world, is a poorly developed sense of time. Not caring about punctuality, he may be chronically late or, if he is delving into something interesting to him, he may completely forget about time. “I’ll just finish this article,” he thinks, “and then I’ll complete the assigned task.” And “then” he “only” forgets. Or, on the way to a date, he is going to stop by the post office to send a letter, but at the post office he starts chatting with a friend... and time flies faster than he thinks.

He is one of those who always puts off what needs to be done. An adult will never write a thank you note and simply cannot come to the phone to make the necessary call. The child drags on and on with washing the dishes or mowing the lawn, although if he takes on the job, he does it well. A young man, otherwise feeling responsible, puts off doing his homework and, with the best intentions in the world, fails to finish a test or assignment on time. Older students chronically come to class unprepared and are unable to turn in assignments on time, asking for deferrals.

They have exactly the same amount of time as everyone else, but they are hampered by their inertia. The housewife procrastinates on her housework, the husband procrastinates on home repairs, until they are completely overwhelmed by the accumulated responsibilities and are no longer able to even begin work. Then they start worrying about all the things they didn't do that they should have done, and they take on restless and unproductive guilt for not being able to do the things they need to do in life. Or they torment themselves for what they should do and don’t do. These individuals are simply unable to adhere to schedules and cannot effectively organize their efforts to fulfill plans on time and deadlines. Then they find themselves in the unenviable position of having to work under pressure and finish the job poorly.

The old humorous Punch drawings showed one such elderly couple sitting quietly in their home. The half-packed suitcases in front of them suggested that they were about to embark on a long journey. The husband says to his wife leisurely: “Ten more minutes and we’ll have to run.”

Calcarea carbonica is always late for the theater, weddings, church services, classes, concerts, etc. One patient reported that during his long marriage he and his wife were only on time once - this was for the opera "Rigoletto" " For many years his Arsenicum nature had struggled to come to terms with this constant irritation, and he was only half joking when he said that it would be grounds for divorce. But his wife's frivolous nature still overcame his worries about punctuality. Now he just shrugged his shoulders resignedly, saying: “I realized that it’s not the end of the world if you’re late for an evening or a performance.” Then he added with a dreamy sigh: “But I still hope that one day before I die, I will be able to see the first act of Hamlet, hear the first chords of my favorite piano concertos and find out exactly what happened in the first half of the ballet Giselle " I saw her come back to life three times, but I still don’t know why she died.” Thus the irritable impatience of the former Arsenicum husband was more easily modified by a homeopathic remedy than the lethargic state of his wife of the constitutional type Calcarea carbonica.

In general, these individuals are difficult to change. The inherent slowness of the process is further complicated by the requirement that this drug be prescribed to adult patients with great care: not too often (many months must pass before the course can be repeated) and not very strong doses. As for elderly patients, Hahnemann himself gives the following instructions: “For disorders in elderly people, Calcarea carbonica, even after other intermediate drugs, can hardly be repeated with a positive effect, and the doses prescribed between other intermediate drugs almost always turn out to be harmful ...” ( "Chronic Diseases", Volume 1).

Just as Calcarea carbonica is the last to appear, it is also the last to go. As soon as he has settled in as a guest, he no longer sees any reason to leave and just sits and sits. There is a saying that some individuals leave without saying goodbye (Natrum muriaticum because of awkwardness or embarrassment, and Sulfur because of haste: as soon as he gets up, he wants to act), while others do not want to leave. Calcarea carbonica definitely belongs to the latter class: experiencing pleasure and completely not noticing the time, he will stand at the door and say goodbye to his owners for an hour.

Phosphorus is another type who can be late, but she (since this is especially true for women) does it for a certain effect, realizing that her arrival will take on a more dramatic tone if others are waiting for her. She does not want to show her desire - let others wish for her coming. Consequently, it is oriented in time and uses it, while Calcarea carbonica does not feel it and is not able to respond to the urgent need put forward by time.

We have already seen that Calcarea carbonica retains some childlike characteristics throughout its life, and it is probably one of the most effective homeopathic remedies for children - excellent for children's constitutions. Many children begin life as Calcarea carbonica before being transformed into another constitutional type under the influence of circumstances and life experiences; most children experience a period of Calcarea carbonica at some point in early childhood.

The child looks healthy, with golden curls that later straighten and darken, with a round face and bright rosy cheeks. However, it feels like he lacks energy. The head is large and moist, the torso is pear-shaped or with a round belly, sometimes the upper lip is swollen and protruding. There is a tendency to swelling of the tonsils, enlargement of the cervical, axillary and submandibular lymph nodes. During the winter months, these children suffer from endless colds, ear pain, and bouts of bronchitis. They may have poor development of the skeletal system, sometimes with a noticeable curvature of the spine (Calcarea phosphorica), abnormal development long bones, crooked fingers, poorly developed teeth and jaw, and usually a high, narrow dental arch, indicating the need for future visits to the orthodontist. The irregularities in their body structure parallel the rigid and asymmetrical shell of the oyster, in contrast to the smooth, mirror-symmetrical shell of other bivalves. They may have a chronic nasal or runny nose, partly due to narrow nasal passages and partly due to poor digestibility of dairy products. In general, they give a picture of imperfect calcium metabolism and “eating disorders” (Boericke). Calcarea carbonica promotes the healthy development of bones, teeth and nerves by supporting the proper assimilation and utilization of calcium and other nutrients.

A child may have a capricious appetite, he can be very picky and may limit himself not only to a small amount of food, but also to a very small variety of foods. One three-year-old patient had only two acceptable meals: one day a sausage on half a bun, and the next day half a bun with chopped steak. Another young patient ate only cheese, a third only drank milk, and a fourth only fruit juice. That was virtually all they ate, although most of them remained plump. However, in all these cases, taking Calcarea carbonica broke up their meager diets, expanded their culinary horizons and added some fruits, vegetables, eggs, chicken and other staples.

Calcarea carbonica babies are often "quiet babies": soft, plump, phlegmatic, weakly muscled and developing at a slow rate. Physically, this is expressed in late overgrowth of the fontanel, late or difficult teething, slow release of scabs on the head and slow development of motor abilities (especially the ability to walk) and the ability to control the action of the bladder and intestines. Every new skill acquired, every new effort can cause the return of some specific diseases. A striking example was a twenty-month-old boy with retarded mental development, suffering from repeated infectious diseases that invariably progressed to bronchitis and sometimes pneumonia. Every few months he showed the same picture, with a set of the same diseases renewing at each new stage of development: when he learned to roll over at six months, sit at eight, crawl at ten, stand up at twelve, feed himself from a spoon at fourteen months, walking at sixteen, speaking his first words at eighteen, and so on. After each such achievement, he suffered from a new attack of infectious diseases. However, after taking Calcarea carbonica there were no more recurrences of pneumonia, but only a few annual bronchitis, while his mental development progressed at a good pace.

The fact that Calcarea carbonica is late in speaking may be self-limiting. He already has the knowledge, but he just doesn’t want to be rushed into speaking. Therefore, sometimes a non-verbal baby begins to speak in complete phrases or whole sentences, indicating that the words were already waiting to be used. This is somewhat different from the real retardation in learning to speak in Natrum muriaticum and Calcarea phosphorica.

At school, a child may “fail” sometimes in all subjects, sometimes only in one; for example, he likes math (there's something reliable about the predictability of the numbers), but he doesn't like reading. He may be overly responsible and try very hard to keep up, but real success eludes him. If he succeeds, it is only by spending a disproportionate amount of time on this work, much more than is required of other children. Or he may easily quit his job: he has too little energy for the effort required to concentrate, or he lacks the strength to complete an unpleasant task.

If he is not confident, he will not open his mouth in class, even to ask the teacher to explain something, and as a result, he may find it difficult to keep up with everyone. If he is forced, it immediately depresses him and he becomes unable to fulfill what is required at all. When following up on the stories of children who are underperforming academically, it is often discovered that the cause is too much pressure from school demands. A child may be well-adjusted socially, but he is not attracted to learning and is disconnected from the academic demands placed on him by his elders. Unable or unwilling to compete, he silently withdraws into himself and abandons the fight. Often the physical manifestation of Calcarea carbonica's fear or dislike of school is an unexplained stomach pain that occurs just before school or during school hours.

Let us note, by the way, that Calcarea carbonica is often prescribed for children with mental disabilities and emotionally restless. It helps with cerebral palsy and is useful in any stage of mental decline, ranging from dyslexia, learning disabilities, minor lack of initiative and resilience to severe cases mental retardation(Baryta carbonica). Even when Calcarea carbonica is not the only remedy indicated, it should often be prescribed in order to arrest the progression of the disease, Calcarea carbonica is also one of the first remedies to be thought of for use in children who take things quickly and are quite intelligent, but do not practice according to your ability (another remedy would be Sulfur). They may not like the teacher, or the mental effort, or are hampered by the restrictions of rules and regulations. The Sulfur child strives to gain authority, and Calcarea carbonica shirks execution. Boys usually fall somewhere between these two types. early period, and later, as they grow older, they pass into the Lycopodium type, thus completing the well-known constitutional triad of Kent: Sulfur - Calcarea carbonica - Lycopodium (which is especially common in men). Throughout the rest of their lives, they may alternately gravitate towards one of these three drugs.

According to Kent, these remedies work best in the above order, and this order of administration is necessary to avoid symptomatic confusion which may confuse the picture of the disease (Lectures on Materia Medica Sulfur). Previously, Hahnemann had written about Lycopodium: “It is especially effective when given homeopathically after a preliminary dose of Calcarea carbonica” (Chronic Diseases, Volume I).

As a rule, a child of the Calcarea carbonica type has an even, pleasant and non-aggressive character (“calm, gentle disposition”, Hering). The baby, left alone, is always calm, doing nothing or playing with what is at hand. The older child is internally less accommodating than Pulsatilla or even Phosphorus, as he has less desire to please. He is more independent than the one who responds to the interlocutor, and has an independent mind. However, like the previous two types, he is friendly and fundamentally sociable.

Calcarea carbonica can be recognized in a child who is remarkably content in his own company. In a doctor's office, such a child looks without fear or gazes intently at any object or one of the people present. If the baby is laid down, he happily plays with his own fingers and toes. A toddler walks by himself, serenely climbing onto chairs and grown-up laps, exploring different rooms, quietly but imaginatively amusing himself while his parents talk to the doctor. An older child is able to peacefully engage himself for hours on end, but keeps his enthusiasm to himself. He retreats to his room to work on some project that the others will only find out about after he finishes it. But if he misses the starting point, then it may be very difficult for him to start doing it again: recently, such a hardworking and creatively minded child will wander from corner to corner all day, not knowing what to do.

This type can show amazing self-control. Older children or siblings may push little Calcarea carbonica around, shove it into a closet, hide it in drawers or even in a drying cupboard. During all this, he remains unperturbed. He does not panic, but accepts all this treatment resignedly, even fatalistically. However, if you push it too hard, it reacts with unexpectedly strong resistance, and then intelligently and silently moves away from the scene.

If a Calcarea carbonica child who is beginning to walk is allowed to roam freely, you will see how he reacts in a unique way to obstacles. Instead of crying, stomping or demanding help from adults, he begins to push, pull, grumble and strain, trying to do things his way or remove an obstacle from the path. It's nice to watch him calmly resolve his difficulties instead of expressing scandalous outbursts of impatience. The following demonstrates this trait.

The girl, only two years old, wanted to attract the attention of her mother, who was resting at that moment. Being decisive in nature, she came up and laid her head on the bed next to her mother and quietly whispered: “Mommy?” There was no answer. Then she changed her tone to a more commanding one, but still called in a whisper: “Mommy!” Again no answer. Then she tried to address herself in a more formal manner: “Mom?” Her mother continued to pretend to be asleep, hoping that the child would leave her alone, but instead of giving up trying or screaming for attention, there was a long pause. The child then tried to call his mother by her diminutive name: “Becky?” The silence continued, followed by a somewhat hesitant, “Rebecca?” Since Mom's eyes were still closed, she resorted to the address used by the Spanish domestic worker: "Señora!" Another pause and finally, in a desperate last attempt: “Mrs. N., please!” At this point, the defeated mother gave up.

This physically awkward and emotionally quiet child, who could barely speak, came up with an ingenious way to get an answer without making a scene. Even her parents had no idea that she knew various forms of address. Calcarea carbonica children often solve their problems in this original and inventive way.

The child's calm independence is also visible in his amazing ability, even at a very young age, to describe the symptoms of his illness (Blackie). One such dramatic example is a seven-year-old child, a boy with muscular dystrophy, so advanced that it took him at least half an hour to get out of bed in the morning, and 15 minutes to get up from a sitting position on the floor (this is how he usually watched TV). At times he could only climb stairs on his buttocks, pushing himself from step to step in a sitting position. The significant improvement resulting from homeopathic treatment in this case depended largely on the boy's ability to accurately report his symptoms and progress: "Rising from a sitting position improved by about 60%, but climbing stairs by only 30%," he reported accurately. and a thoroughness that far exceeded the usual capabilities of his age. Thus, the doctor knew exactly whether or not to re-prescribe him the medicine and when to change it, for example, his patient periodically required a course of Rhus toxicodendron 30X in between the prescriptions of his constitutional medicines.

Similar excellent results were achieved in the treatment of children with learning disabilities, the "slow students," who were equally accurate observers of their improvement or lack thereof, which greatly assisted the physician in prescribing the remedy. When Calcarea carbonica and other remedies were properly administered, they began to excel in their studies and were eventually able to join the students in their class.

At times, what appears to be “slowness” is actually a tendency of this type to operate on a different, less competitive plane - at the level of sensations and feelings.

Pogo the Possum, the lovable character in Walt Colley's famous comic series of the 1950s and 60s, is a member of Calcarea carbonica. Naive, impractical and peaceful, but quite aware, he is at the center of the events of his comic world. He is a typical Calcarea carbonica with his politeness, his attractive modesty, his quiet sensitivity and his whimsical and original or philosophically resigned view of the world. When he was forced to nominate himself for election as President, he said: “Even if I nominate a candidacy, I will still not be elected. If I am elected, I will not be appointed to the post" (paraphrasing a more caustic remark of General Sherman. "If I run, I will not pass; but if I am elected, I still will not serve") Pogo's main role in The life of the Okefenokee swamp is to resolve endless conflicts and passions (which is typical of the non-heroic hero of Calcarea carbonica), calm everything around and invite everyone to dinner (this type can be extremely hospitable).

So, he is a small autonomous unit that can grow into an original, independent and easily contented adult. Both at home and at school, he sees things clearly and responds sensitively as appropriate when encouraged to develop in his own calm and thoughtful way (“he does things best when left alone and allowed to act on his own,” Whitmont), but within limits. orderly environment. The Sulfur child approaches problems directly and reacts in predictable ways, but Calcarea carbonica goes its own circuitous way and often brings something new, some original twist, finding that he understands what is happening, even if it takes him to perceive the event. time. He is like the proverbial tortoise - the hard worker who can defeat the fast hare (Phosphorus) at the finish line. At times, however, this independence turns into withdrawal from society. Isolating himself from others, he retreats into a world of fantasy with his “imaginary friends,” inventing stories that drag on day after day; does not pay attention to the other children in the class and completely relies on his internal resources for communication and entertainment.

On the “shadow” side, Calcarea carbonica, surprisingly, can turn out to be a terribly difficult child with very bad behavior.

What will be a vulnerable child's main defense against the adults who surround and control him? He is slower than them, expresses himself less clearly, physically weaker, more dependent. What should he do to defend his position? One way is to make scandals. Oyster shell is an excellent remedy for controlling outbursts of screaming in unruly, unruly, “wayward” (Hering) children whose tempers are uncontrollable and prevent them from getting along well at home and at school.

Of course, not every child who makes scandals needs this medicine. Even in bad behavior, various constitutional types retain their individuality, and distinctions must be made among them. Calcarea carbonica creates constant scandals or a series of scandals periodically, seemingly out of nothing. If you eliminate one reason, he will find something else to shout about. Consequently, his scandals occur constantly and for minor reasons or for no apparent reason.

The uncontrollability and disobedience of Sulfur children is usually associated with energetic action and determination. They flare up suddenly, become red and hot, scream and stamp their feet. But the cause is easy to establish, and once it is eliminated, the scandal subsides as quickly as it started. The incident is forgotten, the bad mood disappears, and five minutes later the child is back to normal.

Hepar sulfur is more evil: a child can get cocky for no reason and be cruel, he can throw a friend who has not offended him in any way off a table or from a chair, maybe even out of a window - quite calmly, so to speak, since the victim did nothing to cause such feelings. The Tuberculinum child may also resort to physical violence during outbursts of irritation, but does not attack without reason. He has a particular tendency to use violent words, shouting every dirty word he can think of; even a three or four year old child, despite his limited vocabulary, can make heroic efforts in this regard, depicting with sounds the discharge from various organs, including the genitals.

The Belladonna child, losing control of himself during outbursts of anger, may bite, kick and sometimes tear his clothes, he may even go into convulsions. It is noteworthy that Belladonna is a strong complement to Calcarea carbonica.

The Nux vomica child may also behave wildly, kicking the adult in the shin, but is less mad than Belladonna; he can ruin the lives of those around him with his daily manifestations of an irritable, intractable disposition, which in some cases turn into a scandal. While the Lycopodium child can be stubborn and rebellious, brawling is a rare way he usually resorts to asserting his will: “the child is naughty, although not evil” (Allen).

Natrum muriaticum exhibits extraordinary rage, with violent weeping rather than with screams and shrill cries; if left unchecked, it can turn into real hysteria. The explosion begins with a seeming trifle, but in reality it is the result of long-accumulated grievances, real or imaginary. Hence the severity of anger, which does not go away for a long time. Phosphorus scandals are a way of attracting attention, largely reflecting the child's heightened dramatization of the situation. Even in the most dangerous moments, he glances at whoever is watching him to evaluate the impression he is making and decide how to play the next scene. He ends the scandal instantly if he feels that there is no more sense in it.

It is absolutely amazing to watch the Lachesis scandal. Something suddenly snaps in this always controlled child, and he is filled with rage - he scratches and hits himself and those around him, both verbally and physically (for a more detailed discussion of bad behavior, see the corresponding chapters).

Child Calcarea carbonica can also be a real plague. At work, he prevents his parents from speaking, constantly interrupting them, crying, begging, screaming and creating unbearable noise and unrest. At home, his demands are completely unacceptable and he does not consider others at all. But most of these difficult children can be brought to their senses and behave like civilized beings if they are given repeated doses of Calcarea carbonica.

For maximum benefit for children, this remedy should be repeated frequently. This is emphasized by Borland: “You can lose momentum if you follow the rule: never re-prescribe a drug, provided that there is improvement. At first I gave only one dose of Calcarea carbonica 10M and, provided that the child's progress in recovery was slow but steady, without any reduction in the rate of improvement, I saw no reason to repeat the remedy for six months or more. But in an ordinary child, without acute forms of the disease, there is always a tendency to improve, even if he does not take medicine at all, and a constitutional medicine should speed up recovery. Therefore, I began to prescribe Calcarea carbonica at much shorter intervals" ("Types of Childhood Mentality"). Hahnemann himself wrote about Calcarea carbonica: “Several successive doses can be prescribed for a child if the medicine remains indicated: and the younger the child, the more often this medicine can be re-prescribed” (Chronic Diseases, Volume I).

But a child who is even in character and by nature “good” has no desire to make scandals, so he resorts to another way to achieve his goal - stubbornness. “I want and I will!” or “I don’t want to and you can’t force me!” - Calcarea carbonica insists, like a stubborn donkey, and digs the ground with its heel. He will not have dinner or get dressed, and it is impossible to persuade him. If he is pressured at school, he shows calm but stubborn resistance. One four-year-old boy, typical Calcarea carbonica, with a large sweaty head, a funny prominent "swollen" (Kent) upper lip, round blue eyes, a small pig nose and an unusually attractive combination of friendliness and independence, was brought to the homeopathic doctor about his intractable behavior in kindergarten. When asked about the reasons for this behavior, he answered simply: “Because of my teacher. She makes me nervous!” And, indeed, she turned out to be that annoying, energetic type that in no way corresponds to the leisurely and independent manners of the boy. More phlegmatic children may stare blankly into the eyes of such a teacher and may become restive. Or, to resist the pressure of ambitious but insensitive parents and teachers, they sometimes act as if they are stupid, standing with slack jaws and blank eyes, pretending to be slower than they really are. These children defend themselves by “switching off” in a variety of ways.

The sensitivity of the Calcarea carbonica child is expressed in his various fears: fear of being alone, fear of the dark, fear of going to bed. He is subject to "night terrors", waking up screaming from the terrible faces and frightening creatures he has seen in his dreams (Hahnemann). Or does he demonstrate some kind of highest degree specific phobia. One child is afraid of spiders and only spiders, another is afraid of ants, and a third is afraid of caterpillars. He is not afraid of insects, rodents or reptiles in general, although this more general fear can also be found (“a child is afraid of everything he sees,” Goering), but of one particular species. An impassive-looking little girl, suffering for many months from diarrhea and chronic anemia, was, according to the doctor, in need of treatment with the drug Calcarea carbonica. The doctor was able to determine this partly from her incomprehensible fear of ladybugs. She could approach the largest dog without fear or pet a large animal at the zoo, she stoically examined snakes and mice, but had such an aversion to harmless little ladybugs that she began to panic even at the sight of their pictures. Her parents were forced to cut all the buttons off her ladybug bathrobe and rip the ladybug appliqué off her dress pocket because they gave her nightmares.

For these children, the effects of the fright may not go away for a long time. One of them went into convulsions when a mouse jumped out of a box on him, and he suffered from them for many years after the incident. Another four-year history of epileptic seizures began with the sight of a snake swallowing a frog. Both of these cases were overcome by treatment with Calcarea carbonica in repeated and strong doses (if the disease were treated before it became chronic, Ignatia could be given; it is one of the best remedies for hysteria and convulsions caused by fear, Kent). Often a child cannot fall asleep after a lasting impression of some frightening event seen on the screen, read in a book or simply heard in a conversation; the terrible impressions of ghost stories can cause not only nightmares (Pulsatilla), but even haunt him during the daytime.

Calcarea carbonica cannot see the immediate results of violence: it is upset by physically disfigured people or those who use a wheelchair. Even the mutilated and deformed figures of people depicted, seen on television in cartoons and in a series of comic drawings, disturb his mental balance. One older child even wanted to get a lower grade in the English language exam, just so as not to have to analyze a work that describes rough and violent treatment of children. She wrote on the exam paper: “I cannot answer this question because I refuse to read or write about this despicable and sinister novel.” Such disobedience necessitated the parents sending a number explanatory notes to school and from the doctor, too, with an explanation that her stubborn behavior when it comes to reading unpleasant things is properly consistent with her state of health.

The child is hypersensitive to everyday small upsetting incidents that offend his sense of justice and correctness of behavior (Natrum muriaticum). With his strong principles and good heart, he cannot understand what causes others to behave unreasonably or be unreasonably mean. It doesn't matter that their behavior doesn't affect him personally. He's terribly upset that Susie didn't invite Sarah to her birthday or that Jamie, who has always been friends with Eric, was mean to him today. He is more touched by these petty quarrels in the endless squabbles of children than by the principles themselves. Jamie and Eric have already made up after all and are doing other things, and Calcarea carbonica is still worried about these conflicts and unkind behavior. This is the Charlie Brown of our world: loving, but slow, impractical, and therefore always somewhat of a victim. They are often the last to “get it” and are never able to truly keep up with life as it rushes noisily past them. In one series of drawings, Charlie Brown looks in confusion at the frantic activity of the children's world around him and complains, "I never know what's going on!" This "failure motive" of Calcarea carbonica is clearly represented in the actions of such a person: never won a game of baseball, could never muster up the courage to approach a pretty red-haired girl, could never fly a kite, and would never learn to distrust Lucy's tricks.

Another aspect of such a child’s vulnerability is sensitivity to criticism. It may seem to the teacher or parents that he took it quite well - with the passivity of a mollusk from which medicine is made - but on a deeper level he is hurt. It does not feel immediately destroyed (like Pulsatilla) and does not fall into fits of indignation and self-justification (Arsenicum, Natrum muriaticum). He reacts slowly. But the fear of failure and lack of initiative in the adult Calcarea carbonica may have its roots directly in such criticism in his early childhood.

At other times, it can be clearly seen that he is immediately and visibly upset by criticism and takes offense at the most minor remarks. When a child is told to clean his room or to chew with his mouth closed, he perceives this as an insult to his existence. He is also easily intimidated and fears ridicule (Borland). Even when people laugh with him, he feels like they are laughing at him. Even those with the mildest of temperaments become enraged by innocent teasing, while types such as Phosphorus and Sulfur love attention and join in the laughter. But Calcarea carbonica feels that he is not so smart and cannot express his thoughts well like other children, and is afraid that others will make fun of him. He will not cry, cling, seek sympathy (Pulsatilla), but rather leave beaten and silent and refuse to try again in the future.

However, an oyster shell can strengthen a child's ability to function in an environment filled with hostility and stress. It implants in the weak the idea of ​​being able to endure, in the unreliable the ability to complete the work, and in the timid it instills the readiness to take action and be courageous (Silicea). It also helps the child to accept criticism without being hurt, ridicule without being destroyed, and, like Natrum muriaticum, it gives the extremely vulnerable the ability to better perceive the injustices of life. Consequently, for some children this remedy serves as a shield against the harshness of the world, while for others it turns out to be an irritant that pushes them out of fears and sensitivity and gives them the courage to resist in the struggle, helping them prepare for adulthood.

The most beautiful ability of an oyster is the ability to create a perfect, shining pearl, but if a grain of criticism is not introduced into an amorphous organism, then the pearl will not be formed. In addition, if the Calcarea carbonica child does not have the necessary stimulus in childhood, then he may remain a not fully developed adult, forever immature and incomplete, or he will be extremely slow to find his calling: he will finish his studies late, establish his career, fall in love and get married, or will establish his place in society.

Some natures - smart, crafty street urchins - can reach maturity on their own. Throw them into the world and they will bloom. They have motivated behavior, ingenuity, and ingenuity. They learn a lesson from all the experiences that life brings them. These are unpretentious wild flowers that survive the road, or grasses that push through the cracks of city sidewalks in the spring. But Calcarea carbonica is a greenhouse flower that requires careful and systematic care. It cannot develop on its own, but requires orderly and preferably individual guidance from outside.

All this can be seen in its most vivid form in the education of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Helen Keller. Both were gifted and receptive Calcarea carbonica personalities who responded to constant urges from without: their tireless teachers, Leopold Mozart and Annie Sullivan (Arsenicum type), were these motivating forces. The tales of how they devoted their great energy over long periods of life to developing the talents of their charges, constantly and inexorably guiding them to great achievements, have become legendary.

Mozart's temperament, which required a particularly persistent stimulus for proper development, early showed signs of belonging to Calcarea carbonica. Starting with his intolerance to all dairy products, even mother's and nurse's milk, which required a diet of oatmeal from birth and made the very fact of his survival a miracle. His inability to absorb and metabolize calcium was a reflection of an unhealthy childhood and later manifested itself in his appearance. His weak bone structure is visible in the deformation of his head with its round, bulging forehead, receding chin and unhealthy bulging eyes with sunken orbital sockets. Having an independent disposition from childhood, he still submitted to the authority of his parents and allowed his ambitious father to guide his every step. But by the age of eighteen, Wolfgang was already tired of being under this supervision, and he was ready to break up. However, by this time he was already fully formed and received the necessary impetus to action, so that he could well move in the right direction on his own. In this respect, his training can be compared with the opposite, relatively disorderly, musical training of Beethoven (Sulfur), which was mainly the result of the self-education of a genius.

Whatever traits of other constitutional types Mozart exhibited as an adult, and despite all the various myths about him, he certainly retained the typical Calcarea carbonica immaturity in the sense that he remained emotionally young, naive in finances, did not think about the future, remained a child in behavior to the point of eccentricity.

Helen Keller was squat, with a plump face, curly blond hair and full, rosy cheeks. From early childhood she was subject to infectious diseases of the ears and throat with high (like Belladonna) fever. One of these diseases deprived her of her sight and hearing when she was only eighteen months old. For the five years between the onset of her illness and the appearance of her teacher, she did not show much curiosity or intelligence, her only subject being food. She made little progress in understanding the dark, silent world around her in which she lived, and not only did she not give a hint of the presence of the genius she later became (she studied several languages, graduated with honors from Radcliffe College, wrote and lectured around around the world - achievements that no deaf or blind person had ever achieved before), but was even considered mentally retarded. She was also unusually stubborn and headstrong, and the violent scandals she caused were notorious. When Annie Sullivan first received her, she began to cry loudly and continued to do so for many hours and days, stubbornly resisting in every way she could. Being a typical Calcarea carbonica, she was slow to think at first, even though she was almost seven years old. It took her many weeks before she understood the relationship between the outside world and the impressions that the teacher left on her hand. However, having received the impetus for the movement, she never stopped throughout her life in constantly increasing knowledge, being under the systematic guidance of the energetic Annie Sullivan.

Obviously, genius does not grow from a barren grain and talent must be present from birth, but genius is the result of cultivation. The stories of Mozart and Hellen Keller show what heights the talented nature of Calcarea carbonica can achieve with constant supervision and persistent individual guidance.

Even a talented and ambitious individual of this type sometimes shows a picture of stunted development. Just as the oyster quietly adds layer by layer to form a pearl, so Calcarea carbonica works slowly, “with difficulty and deliberately stacking stone by stone” (Whitmont). If this is a writer, he will spend his entire life writing one novel or a single collection of short stories, while some promised works will never see the light of day. Somewhere along the way they fall prey to the lethargy and idleness of their own creator. Typical in this respect is the good old headmaster, Dr. Strong, in Dickens's David Copperfield, with his childish simplicity and artlessness, with an endless Dictionary of the Roots of Greek Words, which, as happens in Calcarea carbonica, will never be written after letters "D". His handshake is also characteristic, which Dickens wittily describes: “... and then he gave me a hand with which I did not know what to do, and which itself did nothing either.”

As may be expected, such a constitutional picture is found in the descendants of very strong or famous personalities, which obscures them, obscures the light and, although unconsciously, prevents them from developing their own character or finding their own paths. A son who automatically succeeds his father in business or profession, whether or not he has any natural ability to do so, or who is quite content to live in his father's shadow, is often a Calcarea carbonica personality.

An attractive example of this type can be found in O. Henry's story "Billy's Emancipation," in which charming old Lycopodium, an ex-governor who has long been a dignitary of the small town in which he lives, is constantly promoting his intelligent but kind-hearted brother up the ranks. son, a lawyer who never married and, in fact, turned down an offer to take an important government post in order to be able to look after his father. In a typical O. Henry plot twist, the situation was corrected when the ex-Governor was introduced to the President of the United States during a traveling campaign as "... a man who has the honor of being the father of the most distinguished citizen, the famous and honorable lawyer, the most beloved citizen of the city and an exemplary Southerner, the Honorable William B. Pemberton.”

He is often content to remain a man of "action" instead of being a man of "action", a dilettante who refuses to become a professional because of the rigor that the profession demands. Or he may change from one activity to another without ever pursuing any of them seriously. He may have an untrained and idiosyncratic mind which remains undisciplined and undirected, his talent being wasted in momentary interests and never employed in large or lasting enterprises. He represents a spontaneously and subconsciously creative child who finds bright colors in everyday life and little by little participates in bringing happiness to this world. However, what is very remarkable about Calcarea carbonica is that it is indifferent to the fact that its potential remains unrealized. Other types will struggle to the point of exhaustion, but he will remain detached, without the desire to begin to create a pearl from his innate talents. Left to himself, he finds no reason to struggle and strain his mind, to seek new forms and accumulate experience, as required by the development of talent, but is completely satisfied with the data given to him by nature.

Medicine, however, can change this picture. A man over thirty years of age was treated with Calcarea carbonica for eczematous eruptions. He was a gifted artist and actor, and sang quite well, so that he could join a theater troupe, but he rejected all these opportunities out of disgust with the discipline required to study (“I’ve always been allergic to formal training!”). Instead, he earned his living by hanging drapery fabrics for interior decoration, catering evenings, and doing minor carpentry work. During treatment, he suddenly decided to enroll in architecture school, where for the first time in his life he began to work hard. While still a student at this school, he won a nationwide competition for a church building project. It is possible that his decision to resume his studies was just a coincidence, but such “coincidences” occur quite a lot during homeopathic treatment, and this confirms the ability of this remedy to identify and channel the individual natural abilities of Calcarea carbonica.

Even in the absence of a homeopathic remedy acting as an irritant, like a grain of sand in a sink, this type of person, feeling the need for more strictly planned guidance, can deliberately place himself within the framework of strict systematic discipline. A middle-aged woman complained of frequent heartbeats and chronic congestion to the chest. Her symptoms were as follows: shortness of breath and persistent frequent dry cough at night. Many of the physical symptoms pointed to the Calcarea carbonica type, but none of the mental ones seemed to be the case at first glance. Her actions were motivated, businesslike, authoritative and energetic. Finally, she was asked if she had ever interrupted her studies or dropped out of school. She must have thought that the doctor was capable of clairvoyance, since it turned out that she dropped out of college after her first year and worked for sixteen years as a minor clerk, when her considerable natural talents were wasted. Eventually, seeking some intellectual order (“After being adrift for almost thirty-five years, I suddenly realized that I couldn’t get anything out of nothing”), she returned to school, found her true calling, completed her course of study, and received a academic degree in record time. Against this background of the typically slow-growing Calcarea carbonica, the doctor felt completely confident in prescribing the oyster shell medicine as her constitutional remedy.

This sudden desire for strict discipline and the ability to subject oneself to a deliberately determined order is found even in the young. One ten-year-old patient, on occasions when he went unpunished for his bad behavior, solemnly handed his parents a hairbrush, saying: “You must spank me, and spank me hard. I know that I behaved badly and should not be left without this beating.” Another boy, a little older than this one, also of the Calcarea carbonica type, who used to eat in large quantities desserts and candy, decided not to do it during Lent, just to see if he could handle it. Clearly something in him was eager to test himself, and when the fast ended he reported that he had enjoyed the restriction and that he intended to do it all again next year. And a girl of fourteen, whose appearance and behavior suggested that she belonged to the constitutional type of either Pulsatilla or Calcarea carbonica, suffered from repeated cases of bed-wetting, which her parents attributed to studying at late hours. She herself explained that she devotes her late classes to composing sonnets, sextinas, rondelettes and satirical poems for her composition course in English. When asked if she was tasked with mastering these difficult forms of verse and if all the students in her class were doing the same, she responded that they were allowed to write poetry in any form they chose: “Most of the class write in modern style or blank verse. I usually did this too, but it's very simple. Now I have chosen these clearly ordered shapes to make my task more difficult.” And then she added on her own: “Trying to find a rhyme and stick to the rhythm, I found that I had to look for new thoughts and new words, thanks to which I discovered new ideas that I had never realized that I had before!” It is almost impossible that Pulsatilla would subject herself to such a severe and difficult test voluntarily. While most children benefit from an orderly environment, Calcarea carbonica is one of the few that actively strives for it (also Natrum muriaticum, while self-discipline is inherent in the Arsenicum type from birth), and this girl had cases of urinary incontinence cured due to the doctor's correct choice of constitutional medicine.

This medicine is traditionally and rightfully considered long-acting (“has a long-lasting effect,” Hahnemann). The doctor waits at least two months before deciding to give another dose. The following case is indicative in this regard: a sixty-year-old woman was treated homeopathically for a pituitary tumor. The tumor, which constantly pressed on the brain, caused severe headaches, various kinds of noise in the ears and a gradually approaching haze that obscured the vision, which the patient compared to a veil over the eyes. Fortunately, she did not undergo any allopathic treatment as her tumor was considered inoperable and could not be treated with radiation. Although the general picture of her mental state did not appear to be specific to Calcarea carbonica, what emerged from her dreams was a picture of a particular fear of snakes. As soon as she fell asleep, she had terrible dreams, almost like hallucinations: she saw huge, thick, aggressive snakes crawling all over her bed, and dozens more of them writhing around the floor, ready to attack. Of course, such dreams led primarily to thoughts of Lachesis (Boger) and Lac caninum (Kent), but in no other way did the patient fit into these two types. Next medicine, which could be assumed to be Calcarea carbonica (see Kent, Repertory: "Manias"), and it was more consistent with its physical symptoms: history of urinary incontinence before adolescence, dysmenorrhea with too premature and too profuse bleeding, with removal of the uterus due to fibroids, a slow metabolism requiring thyroid medication for the past twenty years, and a veil before the eyes (“seeing through a haze with feather-like images before the eyes, as if looking through muslin,” Hering). One dose of Calcarea carbonica in the 200X potency reduced tinnitus and brought significant relief from headaches and general well-being. The haze before my eyes remained, but the hallucinations with snakes underwent noticeable changes. “Now the big snakes stay below,” she informed us. “They don’t climb into my bed anymore.” As the improvement continued, she received a prescription for a harmless sedative on her second visit, and when she returned four weeks later, she reported that the snakes, although still on the floor by the bed, had become smaller and were no longer frightening. The headaches disappeared, although the “veil” before my eyes did not change. She was again prescribed a harmless sedative.

On her next visit, she reported that there were no longer any snakes around her at night. “And even if they appear in my dreams, they quickly run away from the road. Now they are afraid of me! She was prescribed a sedative for the third time, and after the next six weeks she reported: “If snakes now sometimes appear in my dreams, they are no larger than a snail, completely harmless, and they no longer bother me at all.” But her vision, although stabilized, remained without improvement. Since she no longer had headaches, the doctor concluded that the tumor had at least stopped growing and may have shrunk. But it turned out that the optic nerves were irreversibly damaged and no improvement occurred with the further administration of Calcarea carbonica and other drugs to the patient. When examined several years later, she continued to feel well and was in stable health. The first lasting doses of Calcarea carbonica must have completed the bulk of what could be improved in her health.

Interestingly, the terrifying visions of snakes began several months before the onset of the headaches and blurred vision, suggesting that if the medicine had been prescribed at this time, it might have stopped the development of the tumor and subsequent damage to the optic nerves.

Although it is traditionally considered to be a slow-acting remedy, the potency of the broad range of homeopathic remedies exceeds the limits usually ascribed to them, and Calcarea carbonica - even on a chronic and constitutional level - can sometimes act with astonishing rapidity. The aforementioned bank employee, frozen at his cash register window, suffering from shortness of breath, high blood pressure, chronic constipation and various pains in the back and legs, fifteen minutes after taking this medicine he had an attack of diarrhea, without actually having time to leave his office. And at the same time, he felt a restless tingling in his fingers and toes, something he had not experienced for many years. After this he improved in every respect and continued to feel this way for many months.

The symptoms of Calcarea carbonica can easily be obscured by more powerful remedies. But closer examination reveals a calm Calcarea carbonica in the depths, which counteracts the surface aggressiveness of Sulfur, the nervous irritability of Nux vomica, the tension of Arsenicum, the increased excitability of Lachesis or the changeability of Phosphorus.

Even a lean, lithe, dark, fast and energetic individual may need this remedy, which is sometimes hidden in a person with highly motivated and productive behavior and who has typical physical symptoms but no mental indication for Calcarea carbonica. How can this be explained? First of all, Calcarea carbonica (like Sulfur) is known to work at deeper levels than other broad range remedies to help heal other constitutional types. It can penetrate to the beginning of the patient's symptoms, to unresolved childhood fears and adolescent problems, and to bring about dormant mental symptoms in a way that Sulfur (which is often limited to bringing dormant physical symptoms to the surface) cannot. Examination of the patient's condition in childhood may practically give a picture of clearly defined Calcarea carbonica lying under a layer of the present type of Sulfur or Lycopodium (in men) or Phosphorus and Natrum muriaticum (in women). By questioning a person in detail, you can discover that at one time he dropped out of school or college, that at some point he imposed an obligation on himself to complete a course of study, or learn about some strict disciplinary restrictions to which his nature tends. And, besides, Konstantin Goering (Czech by nationality) believes that the majority of Slavs need this medicine.

The hero of Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot, Prince Myshkin, who represents the quintessence of the Russian personality type, embodied many of the character traits discussed in this chapter. Thanks to Dostoevsky’s talent and his powers of observation as an artist, he was able to show very pronounced features of the Calcarea carbonica type in the epileptic Myshkin. Although intelligent and sensitive, he is at the same time too naive in his kindness, too unusual in his manners and eccentric in his behavior (in the opening scene he starts a philosophical conversation with an astonished footman and speaks to him as an equal). Its gentleness, friendliness and charm are typical of Calcarea carbonica, but all are vague and unformed. No one knows what to do with his simplicity, which is intertwined with an undoubtedly deep sensitivity. And he also looks like a child: his doctor tells him that he will always remain a child in soul and in character, despite the fact that he has the face and body of an adult man. Although Myshkin laughs at these words, he admits that he feels good in the company of children and is depressed by the company of adults. He resembles a child both in his moral purity and in his lack of understanding of the power of sexual passion as an essential factor in human relationships. Because Myshkin, like a slowly developing pearl shell, is essentially devoid of passion and incapable of deep sexual feeling, he becomes the cause of tragedy in the lives of the two women he loves.

His Calcarea carbonica nature also corresponds to the fact that artistic sensitivity is directed towards the beauty of such an insignificant field of art as calligraphy. For example, he discusses in detail about “pen strokes”: “A stroke is a risky thing! Flourish requires unusually good taste, but if you achieve success in this, if you find the right proportions, well, then such handwriting is without a doubt so good that you can fall in love with it!

Sensitivity to beauty as a force capable of seducing, of course, is not characteristic of Calcarea carbonica, but Myshkin’s exaggerated enthusiasm for the strokes decorating letters when writing above and below indicates his type Calcarea carbonica (similar to Silicea).

Therefore, the physician should not forget the deep layers of Calcarea carbonica in the human constitution. In other, more obvious cases, it is not difficult to recognize him in a shy, somewhat lazy, slow, easily tired, at times mentally passive, sometimes eccentric individual. And when the impression made by the patient is uncertain due to the vagueness of the individual or due to the amorphousness of the constitutional type; when his receptivity or sensitivity is united with a marked simplicity of manners; when his entire character is not clearly developed, and his potential is not realized; when his whole being cries for direction, order and discipline, in order not to be so lethargically inhibited, to be more clearly formed and more clearly expressed, then the doctor should think of the potent Calcarea carbonica. Properly prescribed, according to the instructions of Hahnemann and other masters, this humble gray shell of the common oyster can rightly be considered one of the most beautiful gifts of nature for the homeopathic treatment of people.

The homeopathic remedy calcarea carbonica (calcium carbonicum) is nothing more than lime carbonate. Introduced into homeopathy by Doctor of Medical Sciences.

How does Calcarea carbonica affect the patient’s body?

Unlike most homeopathic medicines, Calcarea carbonica is not poisonous. As a result of experiments with this remedy, Hahnemann showed that it is comprehensively effective and, based on this, very valuable. It is used very widely due to the fact that it affects almost all organs and systems.

Indications for use of Calcarea carbonica

Based on the properties of Calcarea carbonica described above, we can conclude that the drug is effective in various ailments. It is used in the case of herbal medicine, for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, for diseases of the lymph glands and for tumors of the salivary glands. The drug helps in cases of chronic skin diseases and damage to the sebaceous glands.

Another area of ​​application of Calcarea carbonica is nervous ailments characterized by the absence of clear disorganization. Muscle damage, cramps, weakness of the limbs, fainting fits and epileptic seizures are also indications for the use of the drug. Calcarea is also recommended as a remedy for mental disorders.

Further, a homeopathic medicine is used for inflammation of the fiber bone tissue, in which pus is released. Helps with ulcers and chronic diseases. Calcarea carbonica copes with many problems of the gastrointestinal tract, such as poor digestion, lack of appetite, stomach cramps, constipation, tumors of the liver and spleen. The homeopathic remedy also helps in cases of diseases of the genitourinary system, including catarrh of the bladder, bedwetting, and sexual impotence.

The next group of ailments from which the homeopathic remedy Calcarea carbonica saves is women's diseases. These include tumors of the mammary glands and uterus, too heavy and too early menstruation, as well as catarrh of the mucous membrane of the vagina and uterus.

Finally, Calcarea carbonica helps in cases of gout and rheumatism.

Who is Calcarea carbonica intended for?

Calcarea carbonica are people with a pale face and sunken eyes, around which they form dark circles. Endowed with full lips and cheeks. These patients are extremely sensitive to cold and are prone to colds. They are characterized by sweating of the head, hands and feet. They often complain of pain in bones, joints and muscles. People of this type are characterized by severe irritability.

PSYCHE
This type is vulnerable, gentle, kind, although he does not like to show it. Responsible, hardworking, stubborn, persistent.

Somewhat sad, phlegmatic, taciturn, prone to tears, but not thin-tearful. Mentally and physically sluggish.

Children are slow at school and at play. The children are quite calm.

They develop with some delay, delay (walking, standing up, holding up their head, etc.).

Some delay in teething and psychomotor development. These deviations are not very significant.

Starts to speak late, but immediately in phrases, simple phrases.

At an early and older age, children are domestic; they love home, family, peace, affection, and quiet, unobtrusive attention.

“Good” children, i.e. obedient, do not run away, are afraid to leave their mother.

They are not very sociable. Closedness, hostility. Quite silent and reserved.

And already in the children's group they behave quietly, avoiding noisy games and competitions. They behave quite reservedly, not showing their feelings.

At school they don’t grab everything on the fly. They need to convey, chew on the information.

They need to be interested in information. What doesn't interest them, they don't perceive.

The hard way of learning is more typical school curriculum. The typical way of learning is rote learning. The cure for stupidity.

But what he drilled into his head can no longer be hammered out, it is reliable. He can ask again 25 times: “But I didn’t understand.”

He doesn't get to work until he understands. Assertive.

At high school age he lags somewhat behind. He cannot take part in games in physical education class.

Tired, sweating, but quite stubborn. Insufficiently mobile, clumsy, lazy.

At high school age, kind stubbornness gradually turns into determination.

They critically perceive their lag in studies and sports. The feeling of an inferiority complex forces them to look for another path.

They are looking for a type of physical education that is suitable for them and gradually the muscles grow on this large-boned type: athletic build, wide type.

They become hardworking and diligent. It’s hard to remember, but you learn with perseverance. Shy and lacking initiative.

They manifest themselves most easily when performing a specific task.

They sit and do nothing. Awkwardness in games.

Swaying, weighing, trying on.

The guy is very shy. Emotional, but introverted. Doesn't like the dark. Despite their lack of company, they do not fall asleep on their own.

We need to sit with them. The type of children is overly sensitive to ridicule, criticism, and cannot stand it when people laugh at them.

When there are difficulties at school, they give up teaching and don’t try. When he is not confident in himself, nothing will make him perform in class.

They are deeply receptive, worried, and self-motivated.
Adults: tense, straight, persistent, clear, definite, persistent, purposeful, stable, balanced, obligatory.

They love clarity, specificity, and unambiguity.

Before work, you need to explain in detail the goal and the implementation path, but the quality of execution will depend on how you explained it to them.

They will ask a lot, but will do it at a high quality level.

These people will prepare everything in advance to do the work (they will bring everything to nail the picture).

Handwriting, as a rule, is childish, understandable, even, identical letters. Bears the stamp of reliability.

His place and role have their limits.

Poorly adapts to changes in the external environment and circumstances.

For him, the best job is a conveyor belt. Regularity and monotony are typical. The irregularity drives him away.

Does not like change, is attached to the stability of something, a way of life. They are reserved.

They love everything that is complete. Halftones are difficult for him to perceive.

They are hardy, resistant, balanced, with good internal homeostasis.

Disciplined, strictly adhere to the rules of behavior. These are reliable drivers. Aged. But they are adamant.

To some extent they are phlegmatic. It is quite difficult to convince them.

However, if you find compelling fundamental arguments, he will listen to them and may agree.

We must give him the opportunity to convince himself. This is a type of logic. He constructs his thoughts logically.

Direct, calculating, demanding and responsible. Lives on concrete facts, and not on ideas or illusions.

Lack of ability for mathematics. There is a concept “this is mine”. This is a type who does not have a large social circle and friends.

They will not say that they will help, but will help silently. Laconic, but active.

Good-natured. It is easier to find a common language with children than with adults. Apathy combined with concern about your health.

Fear of the unknown, death, madness, the future, possible failure, illness, surgery.

If there are more than 3 types of fears - think about Sa! (Schmidt). Aura of fear in the epigastrium.

ADVANCES
Relapses easily occur, interrupting the recovery period. Tendency to exudative diathesis. Disorders of nutrition, growth and development

bones. Polypous growths. Consolidation of connective tissue. Predisposition to hernias. Enlarged tonsils, sometimes

lymph nodes and large abdomen. Frequent colds. Various diseases caused by standing on a cold, wet sidewalk.

To allergic reactions, but Quincke's edema is not typical. Development of enzymopathies, impaired digestibility, absorption.

Gradual increase in pain. Constipation. Ulcerative processes (sore throat, legs). Purulent discharge with a bad odor.

Tendency to tumor growth.

NOSOLOGIES
Adenoids. Amenorrhea. Ulcerative sore throats. Aneurysms. Ascites. Addison's disease. Warts. Bronchitis. Dropsy of the testicles. Rectal prolapse in children. Sinusitis.

Gastroduodenitis. Helminthiasis, especially ascariasis. Hydrocele. Hydrocephalic syndrome. Hypertension. Deafness. Mountain sickness. Hernias (umbilical, inguinal,

spine). Farsightedness. Diffuse goiter. Gallstone colic. Cataract. Keratoconjunctivitis. Whooping cough. Neuralgia. Non-fusion of fontanelles. ORZ.

Otitis. Polycystic adnexa. Polyposis. Renal colic. Kidney stone disease. Mammary cancer. Rickets. Rheumatism. Spondyloarthritis. Timomegaly.

Spinal injury. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Pharyngitis. Phimosis. Phlebitis. Boils. Chlorosis. Chorea. Eczema. Exostoses. Enterocolitis. Enuresis. Epilepsy. Ulcerative

disease. Leg ulcers. Corneal ulcers.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS
Weakness. Increased sweating.

LEATHER
Pale as chalk. Dense dermis. Unhealthy, easily ulcerated, flabby. Even small wounds heal slowly.

The eruptions of Calcium carbonicum are weeping. In addition to rickets, children often have exudative catarrhal diathesis.

Children often have eczema. Eczema. Allergic skin problems.

Urticaria from a cold bath or dousing with cold water. Urticaria, worse in cold air. Chronic urticaria.

White, dense blisters raised above the skin, mainly on the face (neck) and feet, always disappearing from cold air.

Better outdoors. Coldness of the whole body.

Warts. An abundance of moles, especially vascular ones. Boils.

DREAM
Thoughts don't let me sleep. Nightmares. Frightening visions appear when the patient opens his eyes.

Screams shrilly in his sleep. Drowsiness in early evening. Frequent awakenings at night.

When you doze lightly, unpleasant thoughts arise. Dreaming of the dead.

FEVER
Constantly freezing in bed. The chill at 2 a.m. begins in the pit of the stomach. Fever with sweat. The pulse is full and frequent. Chills and fever.

Sweating in limited areas. Night sweats, especially the head, neck and chest.

In children, the head sweats so much that the pillow becomes wet. Hectic fever.

SWEATING
Sweating in the collar area. They sweat at night and very often stick their legs out from under the blanket.

In all periods of life, increased sweating with frequent colds, acute respiratory infections, but not pneumonia.

Sweat with a sour odor.

HEAD
Headache on the right side.
Headache when overheated in the sun. Feeling of heaviness in the top of the head. Feeling of heat and heaviness in the head with paleness of the face.

Icy cold inside and outside the head, especially on the right side. Headache combined with cold hands and feet.

Headache from heavy lifting or physical fatigue with nausea.

When sneezing, headache relief in the back of the head.

HEAD OUTSIDE
Non-fusion of fontanelles; the head is increased in size. Increased sweating of the scalp.

Hair loss in the outer part of the eyebrows, and hair in general becomes sparse. Itching of the scalp. Scratching his head upon waking.

DIZZINESS
Dizziness with roaring in ears. Mountain sickness. Dizziness, worse when looking down, when going up stairs quickly.

Dizziness when standing up or turning the head.

FACE
Pale, sunken eyes, dark circles around the eyes. Pathology on the right. The facial features are somewhat rough. Typically round-faced.

The features are not pointed, at least. The cheeks may be pink, sometimes blush.

Milk crusts: itching, burning after washing.

Itchy pimples on the temples.

Pain starting from the right mental foramen and extending along the lower jaw to the ear.

EYES
Pathology of the right eye. Sensitivity to light.

Lachrymation in the open air and early in the morning. The tear ducts become clogged under the influence of cold. Lacrimal fistulas; scrofulous ophthalmia.

Eyes get tired easily. Farsightedness. Eyelids itchy, swollen, flaky. Keratoconjunctivitis with severe photophobia.

Ulcers and spots on the cornea.

Chronic dilated pupils.

Cataract, blurred vision, as if looking through a fog.

EARS
Ripple; clicking in the ears. Cracking in the ears. Sharp stabbing pain; throbbing pain, as if something was pressing.

Frequent otitis with ulceration of the eardrum. Recurrent otitis. Otitis with reaction of lymph nodes.

Abscess behind the ear, rash on and behind the ear.

Ears are sensitive to cold.

Impairment (distortion) of hearing; hearing loss. Deafness due to working in water.

Polyps that bleed easily. Scrofulous inflammation with mucopurulent discharge and enlarged tonsils.

NOSE
The nose is dry, the nostrils are painful and ulcerated. Blockage of nose with offensive yellow secretion. Foul odor from the nose.

Nose bleed.
Frequent runny nose. Gets a cold every time the weather changes.
Catarrhal symptoms combined with hunger. Runny nose alternating with colic.
Sinusitis. Better from copious discharge. In the cold, the secretion decreases, so the pain in the bones of the facial skull intensifies.

There may be tearing pain around the eyes, going down to the nose.
Adenoid vegetations. Polyps often have swelling at the root of the nose. Chronic nasal congestion.

Dryness in the nose, sometimes there may be painful ulcerations, especially at the nasal outlets.

NERVOUS SYSTEM
Neuralgia, worse during the day, after noon.
Epilepsy: aura in the stomach and rises higher. Worsening during the full moon, in the evenings, more often from 4 to 16 hours.

Causes of seizures: fear, troubles, suppression of rashes, masturbation, helminthiasis.
Chorea. Convulsions.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Hyperplasia of adenoid tissue. Bronchial asthma. Bronchitis, pharyngitis with reaction of lymph nodes.

Allergy to odors, dairy. Whooping cough.

Initial stages of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Painless hoarseness, worse in the morning.

Sharp pain in the chest, spreading from front to back.

The chest is very sensitive to touch, shock, pressure.

Longing for fresh air.

BREATH
Shortness of breath develops quickly. Severe shortness of breath.

Attacks of suffocation: a feeling of constriction, burning and pain in the chest; worse when climbing stairs, even a few steps

steps, forcing you to sit down.

Children often breathe through their mouths at night.

COUGH
Tickling cough, disturbing at night. Dry cough with easily discharged sputum in the morning.

Cough occurs while playing the piano, while eating, etc.

Coughing up sputum. Separation of thick, yellow, acidic, mucous sputum only during the day.

Bloody sputum, with a feeling of dampness and coldness in the chest. Scanty, salty sputum.

THROAT
Ulcerative sore throats. Swelling of the tonsils and submandibular nodes; stitching sharp pain when swallowing. Difficulty swallowing.

BREAST
Pathology on the left. Wandering pain in the chest.

HEART AND CIRCULATION
Rapid heartbeat at night and after eating.

Palpitation with a feeling of coldness and restless oppression in the chest; after suppression of the eruptions.

Aneurysmal medicinal substance. Ascites. Abundance of vascular moles.

Hypertension (Ca deficiency contributes to the development of hypertension. Where there is hard water, there are fewer hypertensive patients).

Increased blood clotting.

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Disorders from lack of nutrition.

MOUTH
Some swelling upper lip. Often there is swelling of the upper lip. The mouth is full of sour, watery saliva. Dry tongue at night.

Bleeding gums. Bad breath. Burning pain in the tip of the tongue, aggravated by anything warm entering the stomach.
. taste. Constantly sour.

TEETH
Leading medicine during teething and when teeth deteriorate. Difficult and delayed teething.

Pain in the teeth: appears from a flow of air, warm or cold. Dental pathology in pregnant women.

STOMACH
Children have a lack of stomach acid. Gastroduodenitis. Peptic ulcer disease.
There is nausea. Frequent sour belching. Vomiting sour. Heartburn and loud belching.

Cramping pain in the stomach; worse from pressure and cold water.

HYPOBREBREA
Swelling in the epigastric region in the shape of an inverted saucer. Epigastric pain when touched.

Hepatobiliary colic with profuse sweating.

APPETITE
Feeling of extreme hunger. He eats incompatible things: herring with jam, for example. Milk intolerance.

Thirst: desire for cold drinks. Worse when eating.
. passions: Eggs in any form, ice cream. The need for chalk. Strong desire for inedible things: chalk, charcoal,

graphite pencils, plaster, dirt and others. They love the smell of whitewash. The need is to eat coal, sometimes land. Salty. Sweet.
. disgust: tendency to intolerance to certain foods (they like milk, but cannot tolerate it). Aversion to hot

food. Meat. For boiled food. Aversion to fatty foods.

STOMACH
Pathology on the right. Sensitive to the slightest pressure. Cannot tolerate tight clothing around the waist.

Pain in the region of the liver when bending. Pain in the stomach.

The stomach is swollen. Flatulence, gases do not pass away. Swollen and hard belly. Children may have an enlarged abdomen.

Enlargement and tenderness of the mesenteric and inguinal lymph nodes, x soreness.

There may be problems with the gastrointestinal tract: a tendency to fermentopathy, enzymatic deficiency, intestinal dysfunction.

Acute enterocolitis. Umbilical hernia. Gallstone colic. Increased deposition of belly fat.

ANUS AND RECTUM
A crawling sensation and constriction in the rectum. Anal abscesses. Anal fistulas are a special indication.

One of the drugs of choice for rectal prolapse in children.

Prolapse of the rectum with burning and stinging pain (as from a nettle sting) in the hemorrhoids.

Foul-smelling diarrhea of ​​undigested food during increased appetite. Diarrhea in children.

CHAIR
The stool is large and hard, whitish, watery, sour.
Constipation is characteristic: the stool is hard at the beginning of defecation, then doughy and finally liquid.

Feels better when constipated when his bowels are inactive. When there is diarrhea, it is sick, discomfort.

URINARY SYSTEM
Bladder irritation. Renal colic with hematuria (blood in the urine). Deposition of kidney stones.

URINE
Urine dark, brown, sour, fetid, profuse, with white sediment, bloody. Hematuria (blood in the urine) with renal colic.

WOMEN'S
Sexual desire is increased. The uterus moves easily. Polycystic adnexa. White like milk. Profuse sweating of the external genitalia.

Infertility with heavy menstruation. Burning and itching in the genitals in little girls. Uterine polyps.

MENSTRUATION
Before menstruation - headache, colic, chills and leucorrhoea. Cutting pain in the uterus during menstruation.
Menstruation is premature, heavy, prolonged, accompanied by dizziness, pain in the teeth and cold, wet sweat of the feet; resume at the slightest excitement.
Burning and itching in the genitals in women before and after menstruation.
Heat at night during menses with restless sleep.
Before menstruation, the mammary glands are painful and swollen.
Late. Very early, abundant, long. Subsequently, periods are scanty and delayed.

Man of the given constitutional type phlegmatic, clumsy, obese with flabby muscles. The face is light, pale, puffy, flabby, sagging cheeks. The skin is sluggish, cold, damp, and there is a sour odor of sweat. Despite their plumpness, the patients are chilly. The sedentary nature of Calcarea lives serenely, she is not easily excited or moved, she is satisfied with the minimum. U Kalkarei slow metabolism, stagnant blood circulation, reduced overall endurance. Fatigue quickly sets in from the slightest exertion, from minor physical efforts the patient sweats, he experiences palpitations and shortness of breath.

“With Calcarea, everything is slow and late, and heavy and weak” (Tyler).

Feature of this- sluggish bowel function, frequent constipation. At the same time, he feels quite decent. After passing stool - tired, exhausted, sweaty.

In food Calcarea prefers products with a mild taste; she does not need stimulants or spicy foods. Loves starchy, fatty, dairy foods, potatoes, bread and butter, cream, ice cream, milk, cheese, eggs. There may be an aversion to meat.

There may be vegetarians among the Kalkars. But this same type also has strange attachments to inedible things, such as chalk, clay, sand, pencil lead, raw potatoes, cabbage stalks.

U Kalkarei there is a pronounced dependence of pathological processes on the Moon, or more precisely, on its phases (the full moon has the maximum effect): bronchial coughs, helminthiasis, urinary incontinence, epilepsy, and sleepwalking occur.

Lack of calcium leads to cramps and anxiety. Homeopathic calcium is prescribed to treat patients with epilepsy.

Calcarea experiences rapid mental and emotional exhaustion.

A certain degree of immaturity can persist throughout life: the patient is inexperienced, naive, and gullible. Kalkaree wants to remain a child, because in childhood the world is calm, protected, unhurried.

Calcarea is a slow type. People with brilliant intellectual abilities need to be pushed to action, otherwise, remaining in childhood daydreaming, they will never be realized in life.

Kalkarei has abilities, but no inclination to work, no determination. Ambition and determination are completely absent.

Characterized by an extremely careless attitude towards everything. Calcarea hesitates, digs into details, and is afraid to start serious work.

The homeopathic medicine “Calcarea” is necessary for a weakened, exhausted mind, for a patient under stress. This drug is used in cases of emotional trauma, after suffering an insult.

At times, Kalkarei has confusion in his head: what he read, where he put the thing, he cannot remember the events of the day, he loses the thread of thought...

Calcarea- vulnerable nature, sensitive to criticism, full of excitement and anxiety about the future, impending misfortunes. Anxiety arises from self-doubt.

However, protecting the sensitive psyche from the invading hostile surrounding world, Calcarea “withdraws into herself,” into her shell, hiding from the world and ignoring it, refusing to participate in the fight. Psychological isolation from others may occur. Moreover, the “autonomy” of Calcarea is the source of its strength.

Internally, Calcarea is sociable, she has a philosophical confidence and dispassion. Over Kalkareya hangs the fear of a new turn in life, of a situation where something needs to change dramatically; she doubts for a long time and cannot decide to take a responsible step. The calcarea needs the physical proximity of its home and cannot do without its protective shell. This psychotype loves his home and everything connected with it, constantly strives to gather around him all the family members and all his animals; it should be noted that he is not indifferent to the latter.

In terms of food, Calcarea is a “hoarder”. She constantly has a desire to please herself with something tasty. For this reason, the refrigerator and freezer are filled to capacity with provisions.

Calcarea has a unique way of protecting itself from outside pressure: it is surprisingly stubborn. It’s hard to move her; she’ll still do everything her own way. She will not give up her chosen positions under any pressure; the shell doors cannot be opened. She can get irritated and angry, but she will never be angry. Unenterprising, does not like to be the center of attention (although she deserves it), does not know how to express herself in words. An honest man, but gloomy. In the company, he is a passive observer to whom people reach out for support. This is Oblomov's type. “What is destined to be, will be. What’s the point of going against fate?”

Calcarea has a poor sense of time. She doesn't care about punctuality and is always late everywhere. For this psychotype, everything is put off “for later”: household chores, preparation for lessons, tests... Such people torment themselves about what they should have done, but don’t, but...

These individuals are difficult to change.

Kalkarea comes to visit last and is the last to leave: having settled in, she sees no reason to leave, saying goodbye, she will stand at the door for an hour.

Many children go through this psychotype as a stage of development of mineral metabolism - Calcarea carbonica.

Outwardly, they look healthy, with golden curls, a round face, rosy cheeks, and plump lips. The head is large, the hair is damp, the tummy is swollen.

These children have a reduced immune defense response. There is a tendency to swelling of the tonsils and enlargement of all groups of lymph nodes (especially the cervical ones). In the winter months, endless colds, otitis media, and bronchitis occur.

Calcium metabolism suffers, which causes disturbances in the development of the skeletal system. Characterized by curvature of the spine, crooked fingers, poorly developed teeth and jaw. Chronic nasal sound and runny nose are possible due to the narrowness of the nasal passages.

Appetite in a Calcarea child very capricious: he is very selective in food. Such a child is limited to a small amount and a meager set of products: a bun with sausage, cheese, milk, juice, fruit, eggs, i.e. children eat practically nothing, but remain plump.

In infants, development occurs at a slow pace: late overgrowth of the fontanelle, late and difficult teething, and slow development of psychomotor skills are observed.

Calcarea schoolboy may not be able to do well in all subjects or one at a time, does not like to read. Spends disproportionately more time on one thing or another than required. There is a low concentration of attention. Due to lack of self-confidence, he does not open his mouth in class if something is not clear, and does not ask the teacher to explain the material. The pressure of school demands weighs heavily on Calcarea. Dislike for school can result in inexplicable pain in the stomach, abdomen, and nausea.

Calcarea Child has an even, calm character; when left alone, he finds entertainment for himself and is content with his own company for quite a long time.

However, Calcarea can be a surprisingly difficult child with very bad behavior.

The only way to protect a vulnerable child from the adults controlling them is - throw a scandal to defend your position. Moreover, scandals can occur with a certain frequency. And if not a scandal, then stubbornness: “I want and I will!” “I don’t want to and you can’t force me.” This is a “stubborn donkey” who will not eat, will not dress, and cannot be persuaded.

To resist the pressure of ambitious, insensitive parents and teachers, the Kalkarei act as if they do not understand anything, staring blankly into the eyes of an adult.

These children protect themselves by any means necessary!

Hypersensitive Calcareas are full of fears: fear of being alone, fear of the dark, fear of nightmares, spiders, ants, caterpillars, ladybugs. The effects of fright can last quite a long time.

They have a pronounced protest against any violence, be it life situations or images from the TV screen.

Calcarea has a kind heart and strong principles, so she is unable to understand why others behave unreasonably and are base in their behavior.

Vulnerable Calcareis are sensitive to criticism. They are slow to react to everything. The fear of doing something wrong and the lack of any initiative in the adult psychotype are rooted in criticism, which took place even in early childhood. Kalkaree always feels like people are laughing at her.

On the other hand, an oyster shell can strengthen a child’s abilities, instill confidence in him, become a shield for him, give him courage to withstand external stresses of rudeness and hostility, accept criticism and not be hurt or destroyed.

The Calcarea Paradox is that if a child does not have the necessary stimulus in childhood, then in the future he may remain an “immature”, “incomplete” adult, and will not develop as a person (or will succeed, but extremely late).

Throughout their lives, they can change one occupation to another, because professionalism requires rigor.

U Kalkarei there may be a kind of “untrained” mind due to lack of discipline, and innate talent is wasted on trifles, while she is completely indifferent to the fact that huge opportunities remain unrealized.

A long-acting homeopathic medicine can change the situation in a positive direction.

CALCAREA CARBONICA

Calcarea carbonica / Calcarea carbonica - oyster shell (the inner snow-white part of the broken shells).

Basic dosage forms. Homeopathic granules C6, C12, C30 and above. Powder (trituration) C3. Drops C3, C6, C12, C30 and above.

Indications for use. It acts mainly on bones, mucous membranes, the nervous system of the brain, the heart and blood vessels, and the lymphatic system. Diseases of bones and joints. Gout. Inflammation of the respiratory tract. Metabolic disorders with a disorder in the assimilation of calcium salts, cholelithiasis, eye diseases (keratitis, conjunctivitis).

Characteristic signs. Pale face, sunken eyes with dark outlines, bag-like swelling under the eyes. Thick lips, plump cheeks. Great sensitivity to cold. Tendency to catch colds. Sweating of head, hands and feet. Pain in bones, muscles and joints. Great nervous irritability.

If we wanted to get a Calcarea carbonica patient, we would have to stuff a healthy person with slaked lime or lime water until the digestive organs are so exhausted that they can no longer digest lime, and then the deficiency of the necessary substances will increase in the tissues. Thus, we will see a typical “calcareous” patient, a case associated with bone demineralization, which most accurately defines the essence of the drug in question. Children who receive a certain amount of “lime water” with milk always become “lime” patients to one degree or another. Their body very often turns out to be unable to extract calcium from natural foods, as a result we are faced with a Calcarea carbonica patient, to a detailed description of which we will now devote some time.

True “calcareous” patients are people with congenital pathology; immediately after birth, they are determined to be unable to digest and absorb calcium from natural food; such children grow up lethargic, suffer from excess weight, and they often experience bone decalcification. The percentage of cartilage tissue in their bones significantly exceeds the percentage of calcium found in them, as a result of which the bones become too flexible, which causes the occurrence of various diseases and destructive changes. Damage to teeth or lack thereof. Bones stop growing, and dementia may develop. In this case, it seems quite naive to believe that such children need to be given calcium dissolved in water, because their digestive tract is simply not able to absorb it. Isn't this tactic as unwarranted as anything else in allopathy? And despite this, homeopaths continue to use allopathic medicines.

These doctors use the lowest dilutions, and it would be strange if essentially the same substances were more effective in the hands of homeopaths than in the hands of allopaths. But it is surprising that a single dose of the drug in a dilution that is truly appropriate for the case can restore the child’s ability to digest and assimilate food, and release calcium from food, which is so necessary for bones and other tissues. Then teeth will immediately begin to grow; bone growth and development will be restored, the legs will become so strong that the baby will be able to walk. Under the influence of various medications that are indicated for impaired growth of hair, bones and nails, surprising changes usually occur in the body of young patients. But only a sufficiently potentized drug is able to resist pathology. And of course, the medicine should not contain unprocessed material, since the child’s body is already sufficiently retarded in development, precisely because of this substance in its pure form.

In just a month or at most six weeks after a single dose of a sufficiently potentized medicine, you will see that the child’s nails, which were previously uneven, rough, speckled and brittle, are gradually and very gently modified, their growth is normalized, their edges are leveled. These children usually have ugly plaque on their teeth, their teeth may be crooked, and they sometimes have black deposits that appear to grow right out of their gums. After prescribing adequate homeopathic treatment, a clear marginal line is formed on the teeth; at an outside glance, the teeth already appear healthy, smooth and even. It seems that the child has received an additional impulse, energy for the proper growth of teeth. A similar situation is observed in relation to bones. The periosteum needs healing and reconstructive processes. The Calcarea carbonica patient is in dire need of calcium, but does not get enough of it because the body was once oversaturated with it; or because, due to digestive and absorption disorders, the patient’s body is not able to absorb calcium from the food received, which, as it were, passes through the patient’s body without having any effect. A similar situation is observed in many other diseases that we encounter, when the patient’s body is unable to absorb and accumulate necessary substances from food. This substance cannot be neglected simply because it is merely a material for the formation of teeth. High potencies, of course, will not provide the body with the necessary amount of material to build organs and tissues; they will simply create conditions for establishing order in the body, so that both digestion and the accumulation of necessary substances will return to normal, all processes of normal life will be restored, and the condition of all organs and tissues will improve. The child will become healthy, beautiful, his hair will grow, the condition of his skin and nails will improve.

It is very important for us to have a good understanding of the constitution of Calcarea carbonica. It is completely irrelevant whether the patient has been “poisoned” with calcium in the past; this fact is not of particular interest, since it is not a direct indication when choosing a drug. In cases where calcium malabsorption was caused directly by calcium itself, it may be necessary to prescribe one of ten drugs that can potentially restore this physiological function. Calcarea carbonica will not always be indicated in this situation. A drug that fully corresponds to the symptoms of each specific case will certainly be able to change the pathologically organized vital activity of the body to normal, digestion will become more orderly, prosperity will come to the body, and the necessary conditions for normal development will arise. A case of Calcarea carbonica is determined by the symptoms present and not by a history of lime poisoning. You may have to deal with patients who have never received any lime at all, and yet their condition requires the use of Calcarea carbonica. Many children never received excess calcium, but from birth their digestive tract was unable to absorb calcium from food and store it in the body.

Congestions, including rushes of blood to the head, are typical for Calcarea carbonica; cold feet; hothead; chest congestion. Calcarea carbonica is very often indicated in chlorotic and anemic children with pale and waxy skin, but in spite of this, in plump children. Excess weight, lethargy, and pallor are characteristic, but along with this, a state of exhaustion. Signs of anemia; pallor and waxiness of the skin; soreness; pale lips, ears, fingers; general pallor and yellowness. Chlorosis, which most often refers to the condition of anemic girls. For such symptoms, it may be prescribed great amount various drugs, but it is Calcarea carbonica that causes that type of anemia usually called chlorosis. This medicine is also characterized by pernicious anemia. Pronounced relaxation of tissues throughout the body; flabby muscles; venous tone is reduced; all the walls of the blood vessels are so relaxed (especially in the lower extremities and anus) that hemorrhoidal symptoms or varicose veins in the legs occur. The veins are stretched, and there is burning and burning pain in the varicose veins. Bleeding and leakage of fluids. Inflammation and painful swelling of the joints.

Another distinctive feature of this medicine, which runs through its entire pathogenesis, is the tendency to damage glandular tissue; glands in the neck, throughout the body, especially the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes in the abdominal cavity become dense, inflamed and painful, increase to large sizes, resembling hazel fruits; tuberculous degeneration is possible. Calcarea carbonica is effective against tuberculous lesions. Calcified degenerations, calcified glands and lymph nodes, their compaction. The medicine is effective in compacting ulcers, at the base and around them, therefore it has a remarkable palliative and suppressive effect in case of malignant degeneration of ulcers, since malignant ulcers always have a compacted base. Old cancerous ulcers stop growing, the normal constitutional state is restored, the patient is able to resist the development of the malignant process, and a tendency to healing appears. Such cancerous lesions usually cause death within sixteen months, and after the administration of Calcarea carbonica the life span is extended to five years. This is already a considerable result; in cases of malignant growth it is rarely possible to achieve more. The question is more serious with lesions of glandular tissue, when the surrounding glands or lymph nodes are infiltrated and compacted, when burning and stinging pains are noted, and growing formations capture and affect the surrounding tissues, so that adhesion occurs. In most of these cases, malignancy occurs. Such formations are fundamentally different from lymph nodes, which are not fused to the skin, are mobile and do not have fibrous growths, and therefore are not fixed. Cancerous lesions are burning and stinging. The pathogenesis of Calcarea carbonica is so closely related to the process of tissue growth in the glands and lymph nodes that, when appropriate symptoms are present, this remedy is capable of curing many tumors, both fatty and cellular. It restores both glands and bone tissue.

Another characteristic symptom reflected in the entire pathogenesis of the drug is pyaemic states, expressed in abscesses in the deep muscles. Abscesses located deep in the thickness of the neck muscles, deep in the thighs, in the abdominal cavity. You may be surprised to know that Calcarea carbonica works well in curing abscesses (when the symptoms are consistent) and its action is never weakened. I have observed many times how abscesses disappeared, and precisely at the period when the most pronounced fluctuation was determined. I saw how abscesses where there was a large amount of pus disappeared; Moreover, not only the abscesses themselves regressed, but also the accompanying pyaemic state. We know of only a few drugs that can do this. This is a unique and exceptional feature.

How does Calcarea carbonica promote fluid absorption and promote calcification of the affected areas? I cannot give a clear enough rationale for this fact, but the medicine certainly has extraordinary powers - provided, of course, that the symptoms are similar. Sulfur and Silicea, when the main symptoms coincide, can accelerate the process of suppuration. The specific action of Calcarea carbonica is to absorb pathological secretions and heal wounds. In some cases, one drug should be prescribed, in others, a completely different one. There are cases where the abscess is located in such a dangerous area that the administration of Silicea produces an effect that is typical of the independent development and spread of the abscess, which in itself may prove dangerous; in such cases, you should resort to surgical methods treatment to carefully remove the abscess, even if it is obvious that if it were localized in a safer place, it would be much better to limit the prescription of the necessary medicine. Sometimes the periosteum is damaged due to deep, especially chopped and incised injuries; trauma or contusion of the periosteum.

In cases of severe inflammation and rapid formation of pus, it is necessary to prescribe Calcarea carbonica, especially with the corresponding constitutional type of the patient, then the surgical knife can be completely useless, and often even harmful. Hearing this, an old school physician who knows nothing about homeopathy and the power of homeopathic remedies will likely be horrified. “By causing the resorption of pus into the circulatory system, you thereby doom the patient to death as a result of massive intoxication.” The fact is that under the influence of Calcarea carbonica, resorption obeys special laws, the patient’s condition improves every minute, sweating stops, chills go away, the patient feels much better, appetite increases, as a result the patient becomes stronger than he was before the illness, the condition stabilizes. Based on the position of routine medicine, we will never be able to fully appreciate the capabilities of homeopathy. We rely only on our own point of view and our own knowledge. If you hear that someone has tried both without much effect, remember that this doctor has only demonstrated his own failure. Homeopathy is always able to show its strength and power; we only need knowledgeable and thoughtful professionals; when the doctor is able to think and draw conclusions based on the laws well known to him, when he applies medicine in accordance with the existing symptoms, then the situation will certainly develop exactly as described above.

Another characteristic symptom of the drug is the ability to form polyps. In Calcarea carbonica patients, polyps form in the nose, ears, vagina, bladder, and many other places. Cellular growth and papillomatosis are characteristic.

The medicine is also characterized by exostoses. This symptom is a consequence of a calcium metabolism disorder. Normal functioning seems to be specifically disrupted precisely in those areas where it is especially necessary. When bone demineralization occurs, calcium accumulates in some places and disappears in others. In some bones, cartilaginous degeneration begins, while in others, on the contrary, the growth of bone tissue begins. Softening of bones and disruption of their structure. Hence the key symptom, namely “starts to walk late,” which is associated with severe weakness of the legs. It is not difficult for a child to learn to walk, but he starts to do it late for other reasons: he knows how to walk, but is not able to do it. Natrum muriaticum is characterized by disturbances in brain development, when the child lags behind in learning. “Slow development of bone tissue. Contortions." Muscles are flaccid. Damage to the joints, especially the hips. There are many rheumatic symptoms in the pathogenesis of the remedy. Rheumatic and gouty joint lesions.

The Calcarea carbonica patient is very chilly. Sensitive to cold air, chilly winds, approaching thunderstorms; in the cold season, when the weather changes from warm to cold, it can be very difficult for him to keep warm; strives to keep the body warm. Sometimes there is congestion of the head; head hot to touch; she often seems cold to the patient. The skull also seems cold. The body is almost always cold to the touch, the patient is freezing, and puts on a huge amount of clothing. Feet are cold. Sweats in different parts of the body, in places. Sweating in the forehead, face, back of the neck, front of the chest, and feet. Sensitivity to cold and weakness are evident throughout the remedy. Weakness in the legs. Lack of stamina. Worse from any effort. Choking. Overweight, lethargic anemic patients, sometimes they can be called chubby, their faces are usually ruddy, they are completely intolerable, after every, even minimal physical effort, the patient may develop a fever or headache. Many of the complaints of Calcarea carbonica arise from heavy lifting, from exertion, from walking, from physical exertion which causes sweating; all symptoms begin suddenly, since in order to reduce sweating, the patient must remain at rest for some time, which immediately entails illness. If he sweats and stops for a moment to cool down a little, the sweating will stop so abruptly that the patient will immediately feel cold or have a headache. Weak, tired, anxious. Difficulty breathing. Weak heart. Weakness throughout the body. The muscular frame is not able to withstand any more or less prolonged physical effort, and the same applies to mental processes.

The brain cannot withstand prolonged stress. A tired patient is typical of Calcarea carbonica. He suffers from calcium deficiency. His body is unable to digest calcium, his glands become enlarged, his neck and lower limbs lose weight, while the fat layer and lymph glands of the abdomen increase. This is especially pronounced in children. Children with large bellies, thin limbs and thin necks. Enlarged glands and lymph nodes. Pale, lethargic and sickly. Such children gain weight, but their physical strength does not increase. They get fat, become lethargic and flabby. They remain frail for a long time. Immediately after recovery from another illness, they begin to gain weight, become loose and flabby, and after a while they develop swelling. Calcarea carbonica patients have difficulty climbing stairs; they feel severe fatigue in their legs and chest; climbing the steps, they breathe quickly and heavily, suffocating. They have every reason for muscle weakness and flabbiness. Eating disorders affect everything. This type of patient was usually called scrofulous; now this condition is called psora; Calcarea carbonica is a profound antipsoric. This medicine is able to penetrate deeply into vital processes and have a powerful effect on the patient’s constitution.

Let us now consider the mental symptoms. All mental manifestations of Calcarea carbonica reflect a state of marked weakness; inability for long-term mental work. Filled with fears, quickly gets tired mentally and physically, does not tolerate work associated with psycho-emotional stress, is subject to bouts of severe sweating, becomes excitable, irritable and restless. Significant emotional distress; after excessive excitement, complaints appear that can last for days or even weeks; perhaps a state of prostration after grief, after troubles or after some strong emotional disorder. "Can't pull himself together." For some time after mental excitement, grief or disorder, the patient is unable to think correctly. The medicine is very useful in the treatment of complaints arising from prolonged anxiety, prolonged work loads, and agitation.

The drug has a huge number of mental characteristics that in many ways distinguish it from other drugs; it seems to the patient that his mental capabilities are exhausted, he believes that his weakness, inability to act and think are interconnected, sometimes he reaches almost madness, reflects on this, considers himself crazy or gradually going crazy; his own mind seems weakened to him, thoughts are constantly present in his head that he is going crazy, becoming weak-minded and those around him, of course, notice all this. It seems to him that everyone is looking at him with suspicion, he is just waiting for someone to speak about it openly. He is sure that complete madness will soon await him, that those around him know and notice this, such thoughts are present in the patient’s head almost constantly. He thinks about it during the day, which pretty much shakes him up; These same thoughts do not leave him at night, often preventing him from falling asleep. Until late at night he lies in bed and thinks.

Calcarea carbonica tends to be deficient in thoughts; this remedy causes an impoverishment of the psyche, the thoughts become insignificant, dwell on trifles, the patient's mind is absorbed in insignificant thoughts which he is unable to discard. When a Calcarea carbonica patient tries to describe his condition to friends, they usually say to him: “Why can’t you stop thinking about it? Get it out of your head,” but it’s too hard for him, his brain is not capable of it; everything strengthens the patient in the belief that he is going crazy. He cannot count in his head, think deeply, understand deep and complex things; in the past he may have been a philosopher, but now he has lost the ability to reflect on philosophical matters. He seems to be losing the depth of his mental processes. He now bases his conclusions on emotion rather than reason. He has his own concepts, and he demands that reality fully comply with them. It may seem that the patient even wants to go crazy, he talks about it so much. He loses the ability to argue his statements, and over time this condition deepens. He can no longer trust his doctor, even if in the past there was complete understanding between them. It seems completely useless for him to prove anything; although his condition is not so bad, he, as a rule, has his own opinions on any matter, the only thing he does not understand is the state of his own mind. He often fantasizes; It is always surprising how such a thing can be thought of, since the patient’s imagination often concerns very small, insignificant things. Gradually, the patient actually becomes either crazy, or weak-minded, or he develops a serious general illness. A passive state is characteristic, when the patient sits quietly and thinks about his “little” worries, “little” things that cost absolutely nothing, he sits and sits. The text says: "Sits and rocks in a chair or breaks off pinheads all day long." Busy with little things, this is the only thing he pays attention to, but this makes him more and more tired. Trying to think about anything else becomes impossible. The patient is unable to make a decision; he absolutely cannot have two thoughts connected with each other. He cannot add or subtract even the simplest numbers.

The patient thinks so often about his mental problems, it seems to him that those around him are watching him so closely that as a result, as soon as he closes his eyelids, visions immediately appear before his eyes. As soon as the patient calms down, goes to bed and thinks: “Now I’ll go to sleep and get rid of all these thoughts,” - as soon as he closes his eyes, at that very second he sees terrible little ghosts, he immediately opens them, gets scared, gets excited; cannot free his brain from these horrors. He cannot sleep because he is overcome by thoughts and various visions. His brain is not harmonious. A strong mind usually resists this kind of nonsense, but this is what the Calcarea carbonica patient encounters. Talking to himself. Lying in bed or sitting alone, the patient continues a dialogue with all possible interlocutors with whom he has only met in life, on any topic; this state intensifies, grows, it already seems to him that all this is real. Judge for yourself how far this condition is from healthy, but still the patient does not yet require placement in a psychiatric hospital, along with all the oddities, he is still able to carry on a conversation, perform some ordinary, everyday activities. He only starts acting strange when he is alone and no one is talking to him. Being in company, he controls himself, he develops the right dominant; thus, all deviations and oddities do not come to the surface.

The patient is overwhelmed by the same thoughts and fantasies when he completely falls into delirium or insanity. Fingers fingers, performs many specific little things. When you close your eyes, visions appear and different faces. “Imagines that someone is walking behind her back.” In the Silicea trials, similar symptoms were also very pronounced. The same is true for Calcarea carbonica and Petroleum. It is unlikely that such symptoms will appear in a healthy state in people with powerful and stable mental processes, but they are not uncommon for nervous people, especially women. “Mental abnormalities with terrible visions. They see dogs crowded around and fight with them.” A typical sensation occurs mainly in nervous women: “feels the urge to rush back and forth and cry.” She seems unable to hold back her tears. These symptoms occur in people who are too tired from work or very upset by the death of someone in the family. A mother loses a child, or a wife loses her husband; a young girl loses her fiancé. She is heartbroken and very excited. This is a hysterical state. I observed the same thing in men. I remember one incident well. The patient fell ill due to problems at work. He had the same sensation; he felt the need to walk up and down the house, to fly or jump out of a window, or do something similar. It's similar mental state with hysteria or severe agitation. “She is unable to think about anything other than murders, fires, rats, etc.” We already know the need to talk about trifles and nonsense. She is interested in something that no one else is interested in. When I met such patients, I always asked them why they did this or that. They usually say: “I tried to stop, but when I realized that I couldn’t anyway, I just gave in to my desires because it seemed like it would benefit me.” “She thinks and talks about murders, fires, rats, etc.” Your patients may talk about other, in your opinion, stupid things, I gave this example only to show more clearly how the patient sits and talks about stupid things, she cannot control herself; thinks about it all the time or, voicing his thoughts, talks and talks and talks. Attacks of sudden crying. Sometimes the Calcarea carbonica patient refuses to speak at all and sits silently. The patient can talk to herself when alone, but refuses to participate in general conversation and is constantly silent.

The Calcarea carbonica patient sometimes has an aversion to work and quits it. He leaves a thriving business and sits at home, doing nothing, resulting in terrible fatigue, which appears at a time when he has achieved success in his business. He believes that this job is not suitable for him. He is tired of everything and when he has to do business again, it seems to him that this activity will drive him crazy. He no longer wants to see, hear, or remember his work. You have probably already noticed that the Calcarea carbonica patient is not so much bothered by weakness and fatigue from failures in business, although this is also present, but rather by overwork that breaks him, and right at the peak of his success he suddenly gives up everything and withdraws into his own life. home, gives up everything - it seems that the person is overcome by laziness. Looking at him, it might seem that he is really very lazy. But mental disorders are to blame for everything, and not the laziness inherent in some tramps, although this can also be present and should be taken into account in treatment. The patient was a business man - and suddenly everything changed. Pronounced metamorphoses occur in the psyche, pathological symptoms. These are not those people who were born lazy and never strived for work, but those who became so. This is reminiscent of a situation where a pious and devout person, whose reasoning has always been characterized by righteousness, suddenly begins to curse and blaspheme. Of course, it immediately becomes clear that this person is crazy. On the other hand, there are patients who, being simply industrious, suddenly show an extraordinary passion for work, it seems that they are ready to work frantically day and night; they get up before dawn and work until late. It is also a painful condition. Therefore, when we find the column “Industriousness” in the repertory, keep in mind that this does not mean ordinary industriousness, but pathological, which already becomes a symptom of the disease. The patient is so industrious that it resembles mania.

"Whining, ill humor and melancholy." It is strange to see a small, pretty girl of 8-9 years old, in a state of current and melancholy, talking about the future life, about angels, about how she wants to die quickly and get there, she is very sad, reading the Bible all day long. This is quite rare and goes away quickly after using Calcarea carbonica. Both Arsenicum and Lachesis can also help in this condition. Such children are precocious, they attend Sunday school and take what they learn there too seriously. Sad and unhappy children, old people, disappointed and tired of life. This condition is much like Aurum. When meeting Aurum patients, I always try to explain to them that the highest love on earth is the love of life; and when a person refuses to love his own life, gets tired of it, becomes disillusioned with it, strives for death, this is a direct path to madness. In fact, this in itself is madness, a disorder of the will. Experienced doctor will always be able to distinguish the destruction of attachments from a thinking disorder. One may remain completely unchanged, while the other may be disrupted. In Calcarea carbonica we find a disturbance of both. Madness may affect the patient's consciousness so that all expressions of his love are distorted; he no longer loves as he was used to, not as he loved before his illness. Antipathy towards one's own family or one of its members. Or, it is possible that the patient’s attachments remain normal, which cannot be said about his thinking; in such cases, the strangeness in his behavior is explained precisely by this.

He is full of fears. Tired of life; hopelessness, anxiety. Everything is seen in black light. “Afraid that something sad, terrible will happen. Fear that he may lose the ability to think logically, that others will notice his mental disorders.” “Fear of death, illness, failure, loneliness.” Many fears, especially when consciousness is damaged. The patient flinches at every sound. Can't sleep, so usually rests body and mind alternately. During sleep, the patient experiences terrible dreams. Restless sleep. “Severe anxiety and depression. Anxiety and palpitations. Frustration, hopelessness." It is necessary to be able to combine these symptoms and combine them with the leukophlegmatic, pale, lethargic and sickly type of the patient. "Crybaby. Gets scared easily." Many complaints arise after mental stress. Complaints after excitement, distress or fright.

The patient has very weak blood circulation and heart; the slightest excitement causes palpitations. Every physical effort causes the patient to experience shortness of breath; this is so strongly expressed throughout the entire circulatory system, in the circulatory system of the brain, and has such a noticeable effect on the intellect and on the sensitive sphere, that for almost any reason the patient experiences dizziness, which is interspersed with other symptoms. Fear, anxiety and dizziness. Dizziness occurs when the patient's emotions are excited. When climbing stairs, blood rushes to the head and dizziness begins. Changes in consciousness and dizziness from mental effort. Dizziness also begins in cases where the patient is surprised when he hears bad news, from grief or mental excitement. A change in consciousness, a rush of blood to the head, cold extremities, the patient becomes covered in sweat, and dizziness occurs. “Dizziness when climbing to heights” as a consequence of the physical effort expended. “When climbing stairs or up a mountain. When standing up suddenly, when turning the head, or even at rest.”

One of the most significant symptoms of Calcarea carbonica on the head is profuse sweating; The head sweats from the slightest effort. The face sweats, while the rest of the body is completely dry, the head is covered in cold sweat, while nothing similar is observed in the rest of the body. The same goes for the feet. When your feet get very cold, they start to sweat. However, when they warm up, they also sweat. Usually when people go into a cold room they stop sweating, but the Calcarea carbonica patient sometimes has sweat on his head and feet under such conditions. He sweats on his forehead, so any draft gives him chills or a headache. The head freezes, so he has to wrap up the scalp, although during an attack of congestion the head may be hot. At times my head starts to burn. The headaches of Calcarea carbonica are stupefying and stupefying; they may be accompanied by a change in consciousness.

The Calcarea carbonica patient often has catarrhal lesions of the nose with more or less discharge; He feels best when there is copious discharge. In the cold, these secretions stop and a headache occurs. Headache above the eyes. Congestion in the head; in the back of the head. "Rending headaches in the region of the eyes, going down to the nose," is a very characteristic symptom of Calcarea carbonica. There is a feeling as if a large wedge is stuck into the sore spot. These pains are relieved by very hot compresses, in the dark; intensifies in daylight. When pain occurs, the patient is forced to go into a dark room and lie down in order to relieve the pain at least a little. Sometimes headaches are relieved by lying in the dark. They increase during the day, but in the evening they intensify so much that nausea and vomiting begin. This is a type of constitutional headache that occurs once every one or two weeks. Periodic headaches. Migraines, what used to be called the “American disease.” Typically, attacks occur at regular intervals, every seven or fourteen days, after adverse environmental influences, in extremely chilly patients, for example, after traveling in windy weather; Headaches and migraines occur more often after the patient becomes cold or very cold. Pain in the left side of the head. Unilateral headaches. Headaches, worse from noise, talking, better in the evening, from lying in the dark. Characterized by headaches in the temples, with a pulling sensation at the root of the nose, radiating to the nasal area from the supraorbital region. Temporal headaches, causing a feeling of compression and severe tension in the forehead. Headaches, aggravated by movement, walking, talking.

Many Calcarea carbonica headaches are accompanied by intense throbbing as their intensity increases. The pulsation becomes so strong that when describing it to the patient, the term “pulsation” is no longer enough; he compares it with the knocking of hammers. Most headaches are pressing or tearing. "Jerking headaches." Sharp, throbbing pain in the head, feeling as if the head is splitting. Headaches worsen from walking and shaking. Sometimes the patient feels cold in the head area, it seems to him that the head is numb, cold, as if made of wood. Sometimes the patient more clearly feels numbness in the head area; he compares this sensation to a hat or helmet placed on his head. It can be quite difficult for a patient to describe all these sensations; sometimes the same symptom is hidden behind different descriptions. All Calcarea carbonica headaches are related to congestion to some degree.

A characteristic feature of Calcarea carbonica is the inverse relationship between the temperature of the external and internal parts: the more pronounced the congestion in the internal parts, the colder the external areas become. If there are lesions in the chest, stomach, intestines, hands and feet, the patient becomes ice cold and covered in sweat; the patient lies in bed with a high fever, while his head is also covered with a cold sweat. Remember this unusual feature. This cannot be logically explained from the point of view of the development of pathology. When there are such inexplicable symptoms, they should in no case be ignored during repertorization, since they are almost always specific and most accurately determine the essence of the remedy. This symptom is so pronounced in Calcarea carbonica that it is, in fact, a general characteristic of the remedy. A burning sensation in the back of the head is characteristic, which is often combined with coldness in the forehead, or the entire head may seem cold, with the exception of one burning area in the crown. Calcarea carbonica again exhibits cold head and icy feet when walking in cold air or very cold weather; but as soon as the legs warm up, the other extreme arises - they burn so much that you have to stick them out from under the blanket. Inexperienced doctors are always confused by this symptom; they prescribe Sulfur, since this is really the key symptom of Sulfur. Those doctors who always rely on the key symptoms and in any case where the patient puts his feet out from under the blanket, prescribe Sulfur, while in fact this situation is not at all limited to Sulfur, since a number of medicines are characterized by a burning sensation in the feet

Calcarea carbonica typically affects the bones of the skull and the outer parts of the head. Slow ossification. The fontanelles do not close for too long. Characterized by hydrocephalus, effusion into the meningeal space, the bones grow poorly and do not correspond to the growth rate of the head, so the sutures begin to separate, the head becomes larger and wider, which is typical for hydrocephalus. In hydrocephalic children, sweating in the head area is often detected. During their night's sleep, sweat flows from the head and wets the pillow around it; Sweating is especially pronounced at night. In patients suffering from softening of the brain, the entire pillow around the head becomes damp with sweat. Children have a hard time teething, for them it is a terrible period with nightmares, the pillow around the head usually gets wet. Plethoric old people with a broken constitution, fat, flabby, lymphatic patients with enlarged lymph nodes, increased sweating of the head, with cold sweat on it. Hair loss, but not total, like all old people, but in places. An absolutely bald area is identified on the side of the head or at the back; hair falls out in clumps, in two or three places. Rashes appear on the head and face; eczema in children and newborns. "Thick crusts on the face with yellow pus." Fetid eruptions.

Eye symptoms also often occur. Calcarea carbonica can become one of the main assistants of the ophthalmologist, if only he uses it correctly. The indication for this medicine is not any inflammation, but only diseases in patients with a full and flabby constitution, when any cold affects the eyes and causes inflammation, which continues for several days and then ulceration begins, in such cases Calcarea should be seriously considered carbonica. Blisters form, burst and turn into ulcers. Eye symptoms arise from getting wet feet, riding in cold air, or cold, damp weather. Corneal ulcerations. All complaints from the eyes and head are accompanied by such pronounced photophobia that at the height of the manifestation of these symptoms the Calcarea carbonica patient absolutely cannot bear ordinary light, and exposure to sunlight is associated with severe pain. In many cases, inflammation begins immediately after bright sunlight or prolonged eye strain. All types of stress cause headaches and eye problems. Tension due to weakness of a muscle. Accommodation disorders. Worse from slightest strain of the eyes; note that this is a manifestation of one of the general characteristics- worse from exertion. The patient cannot tolerate any more or less prolonged effort; this manifests itself both in individual symptoms and in the general condition. Everything can be considered as effort - reading, writing, any use of the organs of vision. In Calcarea carbonica, tension worsens the condition of the whole organism and its individual parts. Calcarea carbonica can cure cataracts. The drug is also characterized by other eye lesions, especially when combined with headache symptoms, fevers, and any disorders arising from tension; the patient may suddenly become fussy and restless, a change in consciousness occurs that resembles delirium, and when he closes his eyes, he sees terrible visions, ghosts, and ghosts. Long before this, pathological changes occur in tissues, in the retina or other disorders in the eye area, which are detected ophthalmoscopically. During this period, the patient may complain that the entire field of vision seems to be obscured by clouds of smoke or steam; he looks as if through a veil or veil. "Decreased visual acuity." Poor vision. Weak eye muscles. The patient complains of deterioration of vision, which progresses as general weakness increases and can reach complete blindness.

All eye symptoms, as well as headaches and nervous symptoms, are worse from reading, from prolonged fixation of the gaze on the same object. Such efforts extremely exhaust the patient and cause bursting pain in the eyes, behind the eyes and in the head. These are specific headaches, those to which the patient is already accustomed. They can occur in any part of the head and are associated with eye strain. It is an excellent remedy for the effects of eye strain (Onosmodium). Calcarea carbonica has cured many cases of corneal opacities (Baryta iodata). But in advanced cases there is no need to promise a cure, since clouding is a consequence of the disease, and we never know when it will go away, we can only eliminate the painful condition itself.

A competent homeopath never bases his prescription on the outcome of the disease, but only on the condition of the patient. Cloudiness itself is not a symptom, but a consequence of the disease. Often, when the prescription is based on the patient's general symptoms, symptoms such as clouding will begin to resolve on their own. In this case, the patient generally feels better. Start to fade general symptoms, and with them the disease or pathology with which the patient came to you. Don't be alarmed when this pathology doesn't go away right away; but if all the patient’s symptoms improve, if he now eats, sleeps, and moves well, then it is not impossible that the clouding of the cornea will also go away sooner or later. Patients came to me a year or even more after I gave them the medicine, the cloudiness remained, but the other symptoms completely disappeared. At the same time, I naively told them: “I think that nothing can be done about this, it will remain with you, but otherwise you are completely healthy and there is no need for you to be prescribed any more medicine.” And six months later, such a patient came and asked: “Doctor, do you think it was your medicine that helped me? Recently the cloudiness has completely disappeared.” I am talking about this here only to show you how long you can expect the result of treatment until nature itself removes the diseased tissues and replaces them with new ones, restoring the affected organ. It takes time, and don't be surprised by it. And then the medicine will do everything it can do. And there is one more point that I would like to touch upon here. Even when no symptoms remain, and after a long time no new symptoms have appeared, but the cloudiness remains, I think of a new dose of the same drug that previously brought significant relief to the patient, and the pathological changes often begin to disappear. So Calcarea carbonica is a great helper to ophthalmologists, and any physician should treat eye diseases as well as an ophthalmologist if he is to try to treat a patient. When prescribing medicine, I doubt whether medical specialization is needed at all, since a homeopath prescribes medicine for the patient as a whole. The medicine is aimed at the patient regardless of what hurts him: eyes, ears, throat, liver or anything else.

The medicine is also related to a variety of ear related problems. Thick yellow discharge from the ears. The ears begin to hurt in cold, dank weather, as soon as the patient gets a little chilled, stands in the cold, or the weather suddenly changes to damp and cold. When he is relatively well, then, as with other catarrhal conditions, there is copious discharge. But when under the influence of unfavorable external conditions and the cold suppresses these secretions, then a slight inflammation begins, and this is enough to cause headaches and throbbing. This happens every time after an external adverse influence. Wherever the catarrh occurs - in the nose, ears, eyes - it is always accompanied by a headache. The Calcarea carbonica patient is so quickly damaged by bad and cold weather, and is so sensitive to cold that even warm clothing cannot protect him. He has a weak body, easily susceptible to environmental influences. If his ears hurt, this is accompanied by deterioration of hearing, purulent inflammation middle ear, catarrh eustachian tubes etc., all this causes headaches and involvement of regional lymph nodes in the process.

A runny nose causes many problems to the patient. Old, persistent runny nose with thick yellow discharge and large crusts in the nose. In the morning, abnormal black, bloody pieces come out of the nose. The patient breathes through his nose for part of the night, then his nose becomes blocked and he is forced to breathe through his mouth. The medicine cures many cases of nasal polyps. When the homeopath trusts the symptoms he sees and, after studying the case, feels what medicine to use, he can prescribe only on the basis of the symptoms. He says, “The patient needs Calcarea carbonica, I am sure of it.” The patient receives the medicine and leaves. It appears three to four weeks later, showing a dense lump of gelatinous consistency lying in a handkerchief: “Doctor, this is what came out of my nose. Could this be related to your medication?” You might not even know that the patient had polyps; this does not matter to you; you should not base your prescription on this. You don’t do anything that would remove polyps mechanically, let all these cauterizations and loops remain for those who do not know homeopathy, that’s why you don’t need a detailed examination of the nasal cavity, it is important for those who treat polyps, not the patient. Damage to the nasal bones. The inflammatory process in the nose lasts so long and penetrates so deeply that both the bones and cartilage of the nasal passages are infiltrated and destroyed. The surgeon can remove the bone, remove the cartilage and do these operations ad infinitum, and each operation will repeat the previous one, but if the patient wants to be cured, he must come to a homeopath. First you need to cure the person, and only then remove what needs to be removed.

Painful face covered with cold sweat. Sweating with the slightest effort, sometimes sweating occurs at night, on the forehead. “Cold sweat on the face. The face is pale, cachectic,” this happens in advanced cases of cancer or consumption. The face is sickly, sallow, pale, puffy. Rashes on the face, around the lips, cracks on the lips and raw mucous membranes in the mouth. Lips crack and bleed. Painful swelling of the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands. The pathology of Calcarea carbonica is almost always accompanied by damage to glandular tissue - lymph nodes and glands.

Calcarea carbonica is a remedy for chronic inflammation of the throat. A sore throat in itself is not enough to warrant a prescription, but here we have just such a patient who catches colds so often that the intervals between colds are reduced and the throat hurts constantly. It may, and most often does, begin as a case of Belladonna sore throat, but before one cold is over, another begins. Remember, this is the property of the Calcarea carbonica patient - he catches a cold easily, from any draft, from the slightest hypothermia or slush. As soon as one cold like Belladonna goes away, he already feels that he is getting sick again. He may get better two or three times after taking Belladonna, but then the process will become chronic with the appearance of small red spots, even small ulcers in the throat, which gradually spread over the entire surface of the throat. They appear on the palate, accompanied by a dry tongue and a constant feeling of dryness and suffocation in the throat, spread to the tonsils and reach the choanae, becoming covered with thick yellow mucus. Chronic inflammation of the throat. The tongue may swell. “Swollen, red parts,” but this swelling occurs in patches. The throat is very painful when swallowing.

The stomach of Calcarea carbonica is slow. “The food eaten is retained in the stomach,” which is unable to digest it. It fills with acid. "Sour vomiting." Milk turns sour in the stomach. Milk intolerance, digestion is slow and weak. The patient has a feeling of fullness and fullness; enlargement of the stomach after eating; everything that gets into it turns sour, and no matter what a person eats, it upsets the function of the stomach. Thus, the stomach becomes completely weak. The Calcarea carbonica patient has a strong craving for eggs. Small children love to eat eggs, they eat them every time they sit down at the table, and they digest eggs better than anything else. It is quite rare for them to actually want to eat eggs, these are children with cold feet, thin limbs, large heads and enlarged bellies, with a stomach swollen in the shape of an inverted gravy boat; overweight, with a swollen belly, weak limbs; chilly and sensitive to cold; with pale, waxy skin. Subsequently, they completely lose their appetite, their craving for any type of food completely disappears, but the desire for eggs remains. Aversion to meat, to hot food. This is combined with enlargement of lymph nodes and glands, with goiter. Flatulence. Sour vomiting, sour diarrhea; from sick people, especially children, comes a harsh, sour smell. In infants who are breastfed, milk comes out undigested; the stool is so sour that the smell can be heard from a distance. The stool is corrosive, diaper rash on the buttocks of infants in places of contact with the diaper. At times the stomach becomes saggy; when the gases go away, he relaxes, but most of the time he is in a bloated state due to flatulence. At those moments when the abdomen is relaxed, you can palpate the lymph nodes in it. They are hard, and when relaxed abdominal wall they can be palpated. Such patients have a tendency to tuberculosis, and one of the outcomes of the “calcareous constitution” will be tabes abdominal, tuberculous lesions of the mesenteric lymph nodes with the formation of tuberculous deposits.

Diarrhea: watery, sour; with gradual wasting, especially in the limbs. Each hypothermia is accompanied by increased gastrointestinal disorders and sour vomiting. Diarrhea that cannot stop, because every time the patient freezes, the diarrhea returns. If this is an acute attack, then Dulcamara often helps to relieve it, but if the diarrhea recurs repeatedly, then Dulcamara ceases to act; in this case one of the possible remedies would be Calcarea carbonica. On the other hand, this is one of the most effective means for old, persistent cases of constipation. When the diarrhea is not very severe, the stool is white; it is also white, chalk-like, and is also used for constipation. When the stool is light or white in a nursing infant, we may conclude that it is so due to milk, but the Calcarea carbonica patient may not live on milk at all, but eat quite ordinary food, but nevertheless his stool is completely devoid of bile pigments and barely colored, it is yellow or white; With constipation, the stool is also almost colorless and hard.

The Calcarea carbonica patient suffers from sexual weakness, with general relaxation and lethargy. Sometimes he feels an extraordinary desire, an all-consuming passion that keeps him awake at night. But he is weak, so weak that as soon as he allows himself to give in to his desire, he is overtaken by weakness in the back, sweating, general lethargy, so that all these ailments force him to refrain from such attempts.

Women suffer from the same problems. I have spoken so much about the constitutional weakness of Calcarea carbonica patients that you will not be surprised that Calcarea carbonica women often suffer from infertility. They are so lethargic and relaxed that they are completely unprepared for reproduction. Just like men, they suffer from apathy, sweating, drowsiness and general weakness after each sexual intercourse. All members are relaxed. Uterine prolapse. It seems that all the organs are about to fall off. A state of general relaxation and weakness of both female and male genital organs. Calcarea carbonica tends to grow warts and polyps, pedunculated polyps that bleed easily, are soft and spongy.

During menstruation, women have very heavy discharge, last too long, and the interval between discharge naturally shortens. Menses every three weeks, lasting a week, with profuse discharge, that is, they last too long, come too often and are copious. In this case, Calcarea carbonica is not necessarily indicated; a complete picture of the remedy, consisting of all the patient’s symptoms, is necessary. Sometimes it may seem that five or six key symptoms will be enough to prescribe a remedy, but imagine that this patient with the key symptoms of Calcarea carbonica turns out to be Pulsatilla - will your prescription then work? Imagine that the patient cannot stand the heat and a lot of clothing, he always wants fresh air, and at the same time he has the same few key symptoms of Calcarea carbonica - if you prescribe this medicine, you will not get anything. Until your general symptoms combine with the particular ones into a single whole, until the medicine fully corresponds to the patient in all its general and particular manifestations, do not expect good result. This is why I say that one should not prescribe for one key symptom, but look at the patient as a whole.

The general state of extreme relaxation that we always see in Calcarea carbonica patients also manifests itself in the form of leucorrhoea. Copious, thick, constant discharge day and night. The discharge is acrid, causing itching, tingling and burning. “Leucorrhea thick and yellow,” from one menstruation to another, sometimes interspersed with menstrual flow. “Polyps in the vagina. Burning and soreness of the genitals" due to leucorrhoea. "Itching and rawness" due to leucorrhoea. Uterine bleeding after lifting weights, from excitement, shock, any event that seriously unbalances, from fear, any strong emotion, muscle strain, i.e. from any event that ends in weakness and apathy. Inability to tense muscles or make any effort, physical or mental.

Complaints during pregnancy also boil down mainly to relaxation of all organs and general weakness. Risk of miscarriage. Weakness and prostration after childbirth with sweating. Weakness after breastfeeding.

Calcarea carbonica is characterized by painless hoarseness. The vocal cords are “tired” and unable to withstand contraction; almost paralytic weakness. Periodic copious discharge mucus from the larynx. There is strong irritation in her, but weakness still prevails. We do not find the burning and rawness characteristic of Belladonna and Phosphorus, since painless hoarseness predominates here. In Belladonna and Phosphorus the hoarseness is accompanied by a sore throat, and such patients cannot speak without pain. But in the case of Calcarea carbonica, usually no one who suffers realizes how badly the throat is affected, since it does not cause any sensation. Thus, the disease progresses from bad to worse, and, given the existing tuberculous tendencies, the process ends in tuberculous laryngitis. Prescribed in the early stages, the remedy eliminates these tuberculous tendencies and cures laryngitis. Strong bubbling of mucus, hoarse breathing, wheezing as a result of the movement of copious amounts of mucus in the trachea, larynx, bronchi, and chest. Severe shortness of breath. Difficulty in breathing occurs when climbing stairs or walking into the wind. Anything that causes the slightest physical stress, leads to shortness of breath. We encounter this with asthma, heart weakness, and the threat of developing tuberculosis. The condition of the lungs can often be understood by the pattern of breathing; when there is a threat of developing tuberculosis, breathing will be tired and weak. The person is so weakened that he cannot make the slightest breathing effort, gets tired easily, and it is difficult for him even to climb a few steps, climb to a hill, or walk against the wind.

Lung problems represent one of the most important areas of action of Calcarea carbonica. Here we have hemoptysis, prolonged cough, copious discharge of thick yellow mucus, sometimes almost pus, ulceration or abscess. Tickling cough. We are watching at the beginning pulmonary disease beginning exhaustion, pallor, sensitivity to cold, weather changes, cold air, dampness and wind. The patient constantly catches colds, and these colds settle in the chest; The limbs gradually become thinner, and a constant feeling of fatigue arises.

The remedy corresponds to that constitutional state of weakness which precedes the development of pulmonary tuberculosis or is present in its early stages. It prevents the patient from manifesting the tendency to hypothermia, which underlies the process. After taking Calcarea carbonica, the patient begins to feel better, his general condition improves, and the tuberculous deposits are encapsulated. The process progresses from caseous to petrified form, so that calcifications are found in the lungs many years later. The patient will live a long and healthy life, perfectly adapted to these residual tuberculous inclusions. Naturally, if a subject is in an advanced stage of development of tuberculosis, it is likely that little can be done to help him. Do not believe or listen to those who claim that it can cure tuberculosis. Here and there, claims appear about new methods of treating consumption. But anyone who knows enough to judge the real nature of this disease is not particularly competent in these matters, and I lose respect for those who claim to cure consumption. This is either crazy, or worse, the one who makes money from this. It is unlikely that anyone who understands this at least a little will shout to the whole world about curing pulmonary tuberculosis. But it is necessary to prevent the development of the disease, and Calcarea carbonica plays a huge role in this. The expectoration is often sweetish in taste, as in Stannum and Phosphorus. Sputum is white or yellow; thick. We could describe here for a long time all the general symptoms, rawness, soreness, apathy, types of pain and many small symptoms of the same kind, too numerous and not particularly adding anything, even if we go into detail about their varieties and shades. What needs to be studied is the constitution of Calcarea carbonica, the nature and character of this medicine.

Further symptoms from the spine, there are quite a lot of them. Weakness, all its stages. The Calcarea carbonica patient has such a weak back that he literally “drips” out of his chair when he sits down and cannot sit straight. He throws his head back when he sits down, so that the back of his head rests on the back of the chair. Weak, sensitive spine, swollen cervical lymph nodes. Again here we note a condition caused by a lack of calcium, in this case in the spine, which becomes deformed and curved. You will be surprised to hear this, but Calcarea carbonica works well in this situation and sometimes brings recovery without any orthopedic devices at all, if the medicine is prescribed at an early stage. You see children with beginning weakness of the spine, let them lie on their backs in bed and give them the indicated medicine - sometimes it will be Calcarea carbonica - and after a while the process stops and the baby sits up perfectly straight. These are the amazing things Calcarea carbonica does when all the symptoms coincide!

There is a rheumatic condition in the limbs which can be described. Gouty lesions of the joints, their enlargement, gouty conditions, especially small joints of the hand and foot, Rheumatic complaints from the joints from any influence, any change in weather to cold, especially from exposure to cold and dampness. The feet are constantly cold or cold and wet, except at night, when in bed more blankets are piled on the feet than on any other part of the body, then they become hot and go to the other extreme - a burning heat arises in them, thus the feet burn at night in bed. But this happens because the feet are very cold and the patient wraps them up more than his body can bear. So, cold, wet feet. The patient walks for a long time. Clumsiness, awkwardness, rigidity. Rheumatic condition. Stiffness is especially characteristic of Calcarea carbonica. Stiffness at the beginning of movement, at night when standing up, in all joints at the beginning of movement; if it becomes cold or the patient is exposed to cold rain, then the Calcarea carbonica patient will always suffer from cold, stiffness, rheumatism; rheumatic complaints occur after every cold spell.

The dream is very upset. He falls asleep late, sometimes cannot fall asleep until 2, 3, 4 am. Thoughts are spinning in my head; frightening visions when closing eyes. Grits his teeth. Children chew, swallow, and grind their teeth in their sleep. Insomnia for most of the night. Cold feet at night in bed.