Calcarea fluorica- pathologial approach in remedy selection

Dr Vinod Sunil Urade

ABSTRACT
The pathological aspect of prescription in homoeopathy will give you one thought of How we can Schuessler’s Biochemical salts.

I had the experience of  Calcarea Fluorica in the case of the Cervical Spondylosis, I have used the Lachesis as a constitutional and along with Calcarea Fluorica is a pathological prescription. The patient gets recovered earlier than estimated time that I had considered, at the end, I am adding the full case and history.

The pathological approach in homoeopathy
We must know any type of changes that happen with the cell may lead to progressive dysfunction of that particular organ. Considering the sphere or core of action or center of action of any particular medicine in homoeopathy will act on that specific cell or the organ and it will correct the pathological changes that happening with the cell and make it cell in its natural alignment.

CALCAREA FLUORICA – FLUORIDE OF LIME
This is the Mineral element which is commonly used in the Semi-dynamical potency such as 6x.

Schuessler who gives the important indications and the effects of the salt with patho-physiological equilibrium in the body in his book “12 tissue remedies”

He discovered 12 minerals were found in the cells throughout the body.  He thus comes to the conclusion that these minerals were the foundation for the body structure and fundamental to the operation of all tissues and organs. 

CORE OF ACTION

  • BONES
  • TEETH
  • SKIN
  • ELASTIC TISSUE
  • NERVOUS SYSTEM

The first sentence from the Boericke’s Materia Medica states,

A powerful tissue remedy for hard, stony glands, varicose and enlarged veins, and malnutrition of bones.

Directly the action is given as stated in the Core of action, For the stony and hard glands which means swollen hard induration of the gland.

The directly Clinical condition is given the Varicose Veins which are enlarged, swollen, and twisting veins, often appearing blue or dark purple. They happen when faulty valves in the veins allow blood to flow in the wrong direction or to pool. Here the elastic tissues are affected and the action of Calcarea Fluorica is on the typically on the walls of the blood vessels.

Enlarged veins are indicating the lack of strength in the elastic tissues in the walls of veins. 

The malnutrition of bone indicating the deficiency and lack of strength in the bone. 

The main course of affection is at the Harness, Induration. The bony surface is commonly affected.

Hard knots in female breast.
The mammary gland is suffering from the hard tumor you can co-relate this symptom with the Fibroadenoma of the breast which is benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen 

Goiter
Due to the Calcarea element, the Glandular action is the seat of action. The Goiter is hard the Calcarea Fluorica having the tendency to dissolve these kinds of glandular swellings. The Calcarea Carbonica is little different in action it is mainly one of our glandular remedy commonly used for the treatment of Hypothyroidism.

Congenital hereditary syphilis.
Here Syphilis miasm is indicated, here the Syphilitic miasm is due to Fluoride contain in the combination.

Induration threatening suppuration
The action on the Epidermis layer of the skin shows the suppurative processes.

Arterio-sclerosis; threatened apoplexy
The Arteriosclerosis is showing again the Syphilitic miasm, earlier in the same section, plus one additional clinical condition associate with the action on the connective tissue of the blood vessels.

Tuberculosis
The Clinical Condition Tuberculosis and the Tubercular miasm is defined here.

Used after operations, the tendency to adhesions is reduced.
The Calcarea Fluorica dissolves the fibrosed adhesions after surgical operations.

– Ganglia or encysted tumors at the back of the wrist. 

  – Gouty enlargements of the joints of the fingers.

  – Exostoses on fingers.   

– Chronic synovitis of knee-joint.   

These above four symptoms from the Extremities part are very important for use of Calcarea Fluorica.

Ganglia: A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled bump associated with a joint or tendon sheath. They most often occur at the back of the wrist followed by the front of the wrist. Onset is often over months. Typically, there are no further symptoms. Occasionally pain or numbness may occur. Complications may include carpal tunnel syndrome. (Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst )

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Ruta is another remedy for the Ganglia or the Ganglion cyst. You can use both together for the same clinical condition.

Calcarea Fluorica is one of the best remedy for the Gout and tumors aroused from the gouty deposits around the joints, Even with the other remedies like Caulophyllum in the smaller joint rheumatism or the gouty rheumatism it is useful and will give the relaxation to joint and patient feels better from the pain.

Bony Exostosis:

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One of the best medicine ever in the Homoeopathy for the bone exostosis where the bony overgrowth happened and the osteophytes encroaching any structure leading to pain first think of Calcarea Fluorica, the other best medicines for the Bone exostosis are Hekla Lava and Silicea. The Hekla Lava is mainly used for the Osteosarcomas and bone exostosis around the maxilla and on the ‘face bones’. The silicea also used in the 6x potecy for the bony hard tumors.

BONE AND CALCAREA FLUORICA:

THE BONE AND BONY SURFACE IS MAIN SITE OF THE CALCAREA FLUORICA. 

When the formation of exostosis anywhere on the bone, C.F. dissolves that particles slowly the process called degeneration, since C.F. is best degenerative medicine pathologically.

Here co-relate the symptom with the disorders like Spinal Cord Stenosis due to formation of osteophytes and these osteophytes will encroaching the spinal cord and roots of the nerves that originating from it, C.F. will start dissolving that osteophytes and removes that stiffness produces from the nerves.

The body structures like bone always in the state of proper alignment (except mechanical trauma or major complication in which external intervention is there) there are many such disorders of bone where this alignment gets disturbed C.F. is best choice.

DOSE: By consideration of pathology the 6x potency is the best potency according to Schuessler.

RUBRICS WHICH ARE SHOWING PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES AND CLINICAL CONDITIONS (Ref. from REPERTORY by Oscar E. BOERICKE, M.D.)

  • SCALP, Eruptions, Growths, tumors, exostoses 
  • CATARACT
  • CORNEA, Opacities
  • EYELIDS AND MARGINS, Cysts, sebaceous
  • VISION, Flashes, flames, flickering
  • DEAFNESS, hardness of hearing
  • EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL, Exostoses
  • MEMBRANA TYMPANI, Calcareous deposits
  • OSSICLES, Sclerosis, also petrous portion of temporal bone
  • TYMPANUM (middle ear),Inflammation, Suppurative, Acute (otitis media suppurative, acute)
  • INTERNAL NOSE, Eruptions, growths, Scabs, crusts, plugs, clinkers 
  • INTERNAL NOSE,  HARDNESS (rhinoscleroma)
  • NOSE, Chronic atrophic (sicca)
  • JAWS, Growth, Swellings 
  • HARDNESS, induration of
  • INFLAMMATION (gumboil)
  • TEETH,CARIES, Caries, decay, Premature
  • FISTULA DENTALIS
  • THROAT, ADENOID VEGETATIONS
  • PHARYNX, Inflammation, Follicular, chronic (clergymen’s sore throat)
  • TONSILS, DIPOSITES, Plugs of mucus constantly form in crypts 
  • HÆMORRHOIDS (piles)
  • PROSTATE GLAND, Hypertrophy
  • SCROTUM, HYDROCELE
  • SYPHILIS, Bone and cartilage lesion
  • TESTICALS, Induration, hard
  • PREGNANCY AND LABOR, ABORTION
  • ARTERIES, Atheroma of arteries (arteriosclerosis)
  • ARTERIES, Dilatation, Aneurism
  • HEART, VALVULAR DISEASE
  • FINGERS, EXOSTOSES
  • FINGERS,JOINTS,Nodosities on
  • JOINTS, Cracking on motion
  • KNEES, Inflammation, chronic
  • WRISTS, Ganglion, on back
  • ABSCESS, Bones, about
  • BONE,Exostoses
  • NECROSIS, Temporal
  • CICATRICES, Affections
  • GLANDS, Induration
  • GLANDS, Inflammation(ADENITIS) Chronic: GLANDULAR SWELLINGS
  • Thyroid (Goiter, bronchocele)
  • HODGKIN’S DISEASE (pseudoleukemia)
  • INJURIES (traumatisms) Post-operative disorders
  • TUMORS, Bone-like, protuberances

© Dr.Vinod Sunil Urade
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