Tissue Salts & Pregnancy

TISSUE SALTS, WITH TYPICAL MONTHLY COMBINATIONS USED IN PREGNANCY

Calc fluor

Tooth enamel, Connective tissue, ELASTIC FIBRE of muscle tissue.  Dilatation of blood vessels, piles, v.veins, hardened glands, muscular weakness, poor circulation, SURFACES: dental decay, cracks in skin.   Fears poverty. <damp >rubbing & fomentations.

Month

Typical Combination

Calc phos

BONES ( 57% Calc phos) Teeth, Connective tissue and important secretions such as  RBCs and gastric juices.  Chronic nutritional problems, ill-nourished states, chilblains, lowered vitality.  <cold <wet <motion <change of weather >rest >warmth >lying down

1

Calc fluor, Ferr phos, Mag phos

Calc sulph

Finishes SUPPURATION after Sil.  Discharges, boils, skin ailments: spots, pimples, wounds slow to heal.   Destroys worn out RBCs that cause catarrh and acne.  Cleansing action on liver. Works well with KM and NS <getting wet or working in water

2

Calc fluor, Ferr phos, Mag phos

Ferr phos

CARRIES OXYGEN -  BLOOD TONIC.   Early INFLAMMATIONS before exudations, coughs, colds, congestions & fevers, throbbing headache, sore throat, bleeding (apply powder locally). Conditions associated with advancing years <motion >cold

3

Calc fluor, Mag phos, Nat mur

Kali
mur

CONGESTION. Chestiness, coughs, colds, congestion (alternate with  FP); system over-loaded with fats, thick white sticky discharges/tongue,  Soft  swellings (Sil hard).  Infantile eczema; children's ailments <motion <rich fatty foods

4

Calc fluor, Nat mur, Silica

Kali phos

NERVE TONIC, brain-fag, depression, fretfulness,  headaches,  worry, excitement, drug rehab, grumpy, lowered vitality.  For nerves in shingles, asthma (with MP), insomnia,  dyspepsia <noise <exertion <initial motion>gentle motion >eating >rest > diversion

5

Calc fluor, Ferr phos, Silica

Kali sulph

SKIN DISCHARGES Yellowish or greenish slimy thin Dx from mucous surfaces of skin.  Psoriasis, athlete's foot.  Mucous lining of internal organs. Chilliness; flashes of heat, limb pains wh move from place to place.  <warm room < evening  >cool, fresh air

6

Calc fluor, Ferr phos, Mag phos

Mag phos

NEURALGIC CRAMPS.  Cramping, sudden sharp shooting, darting or spasmodic pains; neuralgia, sciatica, twitching, hiccups, coughing fits, (> with sips of hot water) <right <cold air, cold water, touch  >heat, firm pressure, friction, bending double

7

Calc fluor, Mag phos, Nat mur

Nat
mur

WATER BALANCE Affects body's power to use its (70%) water. +++ moisture or +++ dryness anywhere.  Blood, liver & spleen. Regulates hydrochloric acid (too little acid - slow digestion).  Running colds, loss of smell and taste.  Stiff upper lip

8

Calc fluor, Nat mur, Silica

Nat phos

ACIDITY NEUTRALIZER  Acidity, all gastric problems due to acidity, heartburn, belching, sour vomit, colic, sour-smelling diarrhoea, mal-assimilation, rheumatic ailments; kidney stones.  An affinity for sugar; assists in eliminating any excess from blood

9

Calc fluor, Ferr phos, Silica

Nat sulph

DIGESTION Biliousness, liver upsets, influenza, water retention, rheumatic ailments; oedema.  GLAUBER SALTS as bowel cleanser - tsp in pint of hot water, then 4 pints  of v hot water <water in any form <morning >dry, warm.  af fall or blow to the head

Continue with tissue salts when pregnancy ends

Silica

HAIR, NAILS, SKIN, BONE covering and Nerves.  Conditioner, Cleanser. Pus formation and (offensive; thick; yellow; copious) discharges,  boils, styes, crippled and brittle nails, scalp disorders.  Profuse night sweats.  Footbath for athlete's foot

Each prescription should be tailored to the mother's specific needs.
Change combination as often as needed, especially towards the end of the pregnancy.