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Materia Medica: The Kali Group

There are numerous remedies which use potassium salts. These belong to the kali group. Remedies included in this group are Kali carbonicum, Kali iodatum, Kali bromatum, Kali bichromicum, and others. These are very principled people who follow the rules as much as possible, who crave routine, and who can be emotionally distant.


The most well understood and widely used kali is Kali carbonicum. There is a great deal of rigidity in both mind and body. Someone needing this remedy will be perfectionistic and always concerned about doing the right thing, or what they perceive to be the right thing, which there will be no talking them out of. They tend to be judgmental and have a great deal of difficulty expressing themselves. This remedy wants people around, but they may not treat them well. They are extremely sensitive to anything and everything. The temperature is never right, the lights are too bright, the conversation is too loud, etc.


Kali carb also has a great deal of weakness. This shows itself in the tremendous amount of weakness that can be present. Joints may be lax and painful, memory poor, and an overall physical and mental exhaustion which shows itself on the person's face. Congestion is another commonly seen symptom, which shows itself in swelling around the eyes, stuffy sinuses, and bloating in the abdomen.


Acutely, Kali carb is often used in colds which go to the chest or even in pneumonia. Discharges will be thick and yellow. The ill person is generally chilly and feels somewhat better when kept warm. If there is a headache, it will improve when discharges begin. In a constitutional Kali carb, illnesses are likely to be frequent.

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