A deep, long acting medicine for complaints which come on slowly and reach their final development after long periods. Hydrogenoid constitution ( Nat sulph ). Very sensitive to cold . Patient is weak, emaciated, cold and chilly, but worse from being overheated ; sensitive generally. Atrophy of children.

Mind

Absent-minded, irritable, irresolute, lacks self-confidence. Fearful .

Head

Vertigo, head cold, especially at vertex; catarrh of nose and posterior nares, discharge thick, yellow, hard crusts. Corneal exudation.

Stomach

Sensation of coldness, especially when empty. Sinking sensation at pit. Great thirst. Flatulence and distention after eating. Vomiting and eructations.

Female

Uterus heavy, prolapsed. Leucorrhœa, painful and irregular menses. Flow between periods.

Respiratory

Sensitive to cold air. Difficult respiration. Chronic irritation of air passages. Copious, yellow-green mucus. Coughs with coldness, weakness, emaciation, sensitiveness and peevishness, worse from cold air. Pain in chest walls.

Skin

Itching, burning, cold and blue, very sensitive. Pimples, comedones, wens. Psoric eruptions.

Relationship

Compare: Arsenic; Tubercul; Baryt carb; Iod .

Dose

All potencies from lowest to high.

Calcarea Silicata