Kalium Carbonicum is a homeopathic medicine made from potassium carbonate. It is a white solid that is found in nature, mainly in plant matter. This is why by burning certain vegetable substances or with wood ash or plants, it is possible, apart from chemical processes, to obtain this mineral. Kalium Carbonicum is therefore a homeopathic remedy of mineral origin. To obtain the mother tincture, this mineral is reduced to powder and then crushed in lactose. The various dilutions and dynamizations that will follow this trituration will allow this remedy to be of great help in the treatment of various diseases.
Gastroenterology
Kalium Carbonicum is very suitable for treating ailments and dysfunctions affecting the digestive system, including colitis and dyspepsia. This homeopathic remedy significantly relieves localized pain in the abdomen and chronic and acute inflammatory conditions of certain mucous membranes. It is also prescribed for patients who have bloating, flatulence or constipation, with large, hard stools, which must wait for an hour or more before they can pass them.
Pulmonology
Several pathologies limited to the respiratory system are successfully treated thanks to the curative properties of Kalium Carbonicum. These include asthma attacks, lung disease and lung disease. Hoarseness, aphonia and dry coughs occurring between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. are also indications for this remedy. The same is true of bronchitis with chest pains in the cool of the evening, pleurisy, pneumonia, for which Kalium Carbonicum is a valuable therapeutic aid.
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Patients who suffer from gynecological disorders, particularly those related to menstruation, can use Kalium Carbonicum. It helps relieve premenstrual pain, amenorrhea, and painful menstruation. Apart from menstruation, cases of leucorrhoea with back pain, as well as vulvar pain and pain that occurs during sexual intercourse, are alleviated or even eradicated by the therapeutic effects of Kalium Carbonicum. Also, when this medication is properly administered, puerperal fever, nausea during pregnancy, lower back pain during or after childbirth are all ailments that are likely to disappear.
Rheumatology
In rheumatology, the prescription of Kalium Carbonicum is recommended when the subject is confronted with stiffness in the foot or joint pain. This recommendation is also recommended for the treatment of rheumatism or localized pain in the joints, knee, hip, foot, toes. This remedy obviously makes it possible to treat arthralgia, osteoarthritis and progressive joint ankylosis.
Behavioural disorders
Many homeopathic remedies are used in the presence of behavioural disorders. But in the specific case of subjects who have manic concerns and irrational, even illogical thoughts, Kalium Carbonicum is the appropriate drug. Especially when the subject manifests paradoxical attitudes characterized by the fear of loneliness and difficult contact with others. This medication should also be used if the patient is depressed and hypersensitive, if he or she is also avoiding any exertion.
Nephrology
Kalium Carbonicum has therapeutic properties that can be used to treat certain nephrological conditions. It helps to stop pressure and intense pain that is localized in the kidney area. For this purpose, it should be prescribed for the homeopathic treatment of adrenal insufficiency and kidney stones.
Cardiology
Inflammations of the heart such as pericarditis and endocarditis may require homeopathic treatment. In this case, Kalium Carbonicum may be a first-line drug. It attenuates and eradicates the symptomatological manifestations of several heart conditions. The oedema and dyspnoea that sometimes result from heart failure can be curbed in this way. It is in this perspective that this remedy for palpitations and heart rhythm disorders such as extrasystole should be used.
Recommended dosage in case of digestive pathologies
Taking five granules of Kalium Carbonicum 5 CH, a quarter of an hour before the meal, is the dosage indicated for gastric bloating that occurs after the meal. For digestive disorders and constipation, it is recommended to take five granules of Kalium Carbonicum 9 CH, once or twice a day.
Recommended dosage in case of respiratory and rheumatic pathologies
In the event of an asthma attack that improves when the patient is sitting, three granules of Kalium Carbonicum 5 CH should be taken every quarter of an hour. In the case of pneumonia, the daily dosage is five granules of Kalium Carbonicum 9 CH once or twice depending on the severity of the symptoms. The prescription of Kalium Carbonicum 9 CH or 15 CH is recommended in the presence of rheumatic pain. One to two doses each month is the required dosage for the treatment of osteoarthritis or progressive ankylosis.
Dosage prescribed in case of gynaecological and obstetric pathologies
As far as gynaecological disorders are concerned, particularly those related to menstruation, treatment will consist of prescribing dilutions of Kalium Carbonicum 9 CH or 15 CH, either five granules once or twice a day, or one dose per week. The same dosage is used in the obstetric field in case of vomiting during pregnancy or lower back pain after childbirth.
Recommended dosage in case of behavioral disorders and cardiac pathologies
Kalium Carbonicum 7 CH with three granules at bedtime is the dosage indicated for subjects with behavioral disorders. As a general rule, some heart conditions require taking 5 granules of Kalium Carbonicum once or twice a day. These are the symptomatic manifestations of heart failure associated with oedema, myocardial weakness and extrasystole.
