Calcarea phosphorica

Calc. Phos. 

• Source : mineral kingdom 
• Common name : calcium phosphate, phosphate of lime
• Prover : Dr. C.Hering
• Miasm : psora
• Temperament : irritable, nervous 
• Diathesis : scrofulous, gouty
• Thermal : chilly

Introduction 

• Basic difference between cal.carb. and cal.phos are... Constitution and craving-aversion. 

Guiding symptoms + keynotes 

1. A/F : grief, disappointment of love (nat.mur.). 
2. Defective bone development, bones curve easily due to lack of calcium and phosphate element. 
3. Late closure of fontanelles, with delayed and complicated dentition. 
4. Feels complaints more when thinking about them. 
5. General coldness of the body. 
6. Craving for smoked meat, salty food, aversion to eggs. (rev of cal.c.)

Constitution 

• Anemic, dark hair, dark complexion, thin, tall. (rev of cal.c)

Bone symptoms / Extremities

• Spine : weak, disposed to curve, especially to the left, unable to support body. 
• Rheumatism of cold weather. 
• Rachitic children. 
• Non union or mal union of bones. 
• Bones are brittle and tend to bend due to lack of minerals.