Strontium carbonicum

by Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica

Violent involuntary starts of the body; tension in inner or outer parts; heat, with aversion to undress or uncover one's self. Affections of the joints of the legs.

Worse.--In the night; in the evening; from cold in general; from undressing; after lying down and rising again; from rubbing; in darkness.

Better.--From light; from a very bright light; from warmth in general; from wrapping up warmly.

Remedies following:--Bellad., Caustic., Kali carb., Pulsat., Rhus tox., Sepia, Sulphur.

Antidote:--Camphor.

Strontium carbonicum across the other classic books

Strontium carbonicum appears in 11 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Strontium carbonate. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. (From Hartlaub and Trinks, R. A. M. L.). Very violent and quarrelsome for a long time, 2. Apprehensive and anxious, as from a bad conscience (thirteenth and fourteenth days), 1. She is very ill-humored and quarrelsome, 1. Fretful, thoughtful, and not…”
Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Carbonate of Strontia (STRONTIA) Rheumatic pains, chronic sprains, stenosis of œsophagus. Pains make patient faint or sick all over. Chronic sequelæ of hæmorrhages , after operations with much oozing of blood and coldness and prostration. Arterio-sclerosis. High blood pressure with flushed face pulsating arteries…”
Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“AMMONIACAL ODOR CHILLY, cold INCREASING slowly, then gradually decreasing, sun pains, etc. INJURIES, wounds, bruises, shock, etc. (Comp. Sprainded) LIGHT, Amel. LYING, Agg. MORNING AND EVENING, Agg. SPRAINED, dislocated, lifting, etc. (Comp. Injuries, Exertion.) TREMBLING WAVES, flushes, orgasms, fluctuation, etc…”
Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Vaso-motors: Circulation. Heart. Kidneys. Marrow. Ankles. Right side. COLD; changes. Uncovering. Walking. Sprains. Bleedings. Evening. Heat and light: Sun. Wraps. Baths. Itching. Congestive tension. Fleeting pains; seemingly in bones. Rheumatism. Burning. Gnawing. Pains increase and decrease gradually or make him…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Strontiana carbonica. Strontianite. SrCO 3 . Trituration. Angina pectoris / Ankle, sprain of / Anus, burning in / Apoplexy / Bones, diseases of / Cardialgia / Constipation / Cramp / Diarrhœa / Emaciation / Enuresis / Feet, cold / Femur, caries of / Hæmorrhoids / Headache; congestive / tensive / Heart, affections of /…”
Farrington — The differential diagnosis — remedy families narrowed through direct clinical comparison.
“Strontiana carbonica has a few symptoms that are of importance. It has more effect on the circulation than has its relative, Baryta. We have, as characteristic, flushes in the face and violent pulsation of the arteries. It may be useful in case of threatening apoplexy with violent congestion of the head, with hot and…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Carbonate of Strontian. S 2 O 2 CO 2 . Proved by Nenning, Schreter, Seidel, Trinks and Woost, Hartlaub and Trinks, R. A. M. L. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Cardialgia , Hartmann, Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 664 ; Cramps in legs , Veith, Hom. Rec., vol. 3, p. 151 ; Sprain of ankle , Hg., A. J. H. M. M., vol. 4, p. 60…”
Lippe (KN) — Only the symptoms Lippe considered reliable enough to prescribe on.
“Tearing pains in the joints especially in the evening and at night. Most pains seem to be in the long bones and marrow. Great restlessness at night because of smothering actually preventing access of breath to lungs. Uncomforatable fullness and swelling of the abdomen. Constant, slight showing of the menses. Great…”
Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Ill-humor with inclination to anger and impetuosity. Great forgetfulness. Tension from the vertex to the upper jaw as if the head were expanded from within, and as if the scalp were too tight, worse in the evening when lying low with the head, slowly increasing and decreasing, better from heat. Stitches in the head…”
Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: carbonate of strontian. Tearing pains in the joints, especially in the evening and at night (Merc., Sil.). Chronic sprains of the ankle-joint with œdema (Bl.). Most pains seem to be in the long bones and marrow (Nit-Ac.). Swelling and caries of the bones, especially the femur (Asaf., Aur., Flour-Ac…”

Strontium carbonicum in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Strontium carbonicum in 1,116 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (269), GENERALITIES (162), HEAD (126), ABDOMEN (56), BACK (55).

MOUTH - SPEECH - wanting - typhus,in
GENERALITIES - RUBBING - agg.
SKIN - ULCERS - tense
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - tearing - Joints
GENERALITIES - UNCOVERING - agg.
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - tearing - Wrist
SKIN - TENSION
MIND - STARTING,startled
HEAD - COLDNESS,chilliness,etc.
GENERALITIES - LYING - after - agg.
GENERALITIES - PAIN - tearing - muscles
GENERALITIES - COLD - air agg.
GENERALITIES - TENSION - externally
GENERALITIES - TENSION - internally
GENERALITIES - COLD - in general agg.
GENERALITIES - EVENING
GENERALITIES - NIGHT
BACK - COLDNESS (including Chill) - cold,when in
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - pressing - Lower Limbs - grasping
VISION - COLORS before the eyes - green - spots - walking in the dark,while

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Strontium carbonicum across the other classic books

Strontium carbonicum appears in 11 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.

“Strontium carbonate. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. (From Hartlaub and Trinks, R. A. M. L.). Very violent and quarrelsome for a long time, 2. Apprehensive and anxious, as from a bad conscience (thirteenth and fourteenth days), 1. She is very ill-humored and quarrelsome, 1. Fretful, thoughtful, and not…”

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.

“Carbonate of Strontia (STRONTIA) Rheumatic pains, chronic sprains, stenosis of œsophagus. Pains make patient faint or sick all over. Chronic sequelæ of hæmorrhages , after operations with much oozing of blood and coldness and prostration. Arterio-sclerosis. High blood pressure with flushed face pulsating arteries…”

Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.

“AMMONIACAL ODOR CHILLY, cold INCREASING slowly, then gradually decreasing, sun pains, etc. INJURIES, wounds, bruises, shock, etc. (Comp. Sprainded) LIGHT, Amel. LYING, Agg. MORNING AND EVENING, Agg. SPRAINED, dislocated, lifting, etc. (Comp. Injuries, Exertion.) TREMBLING WAVES, flushes, orgasms, fluctuation, etc…”

Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.

“Vaso-motors: Circulation. Heart. Kidneys. Marrow. Ankles. Right side. COLD; changes. Uncovering. Walking. Sprains. Bleedings. Evening. Heat and light: Sun. Wraps. Baths. Itching. Congestive tension. Fleeting pains; seemingly in bones. Rheumatism. Burning. Gnawing. Pains increase and decrease gradually or make him…”

Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.

“Strontiana carbonica. Strontianite. SrCO 3 . Trituration. Angina pectoris / Ankle, sprain of / Anus, burning in / Apoplexy / Bones, diseases of / Cardialgia / Constipation / Cramp / Diarrhœa / Emaciation / Enuresis / Feet, cold / Femur, caries of / Hæmorrhoids / Headache; congestive / tensive / Heart, affections of /…”

Farrington — The differential diagnosis — remedy families narrowed through direct clinical comparison.

“Strontiana carbonica has a few symptoms that are of importance. It has more effect on the circulation than has its relative, Baryta. We have, as characteristic, flushes in the face and violent pulsation of the arteries. It may be useful in case of threatening apoplexy with violent congestion of the head, with hot and…”

Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.

“Carbonate of Strontian. S 2 O 2 CO 2 . Proved by Nenning, Schreter, Seidel, Trinks and Woost, Hartlaub and Trinks, R. A. M. L. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Cardialgia , Hartmann, Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 664 ; Cramps in legs , Veith, Hom. Rec., vol. 3, p. 151 ; Sprain of ankle , Hg., A. J. H. M. M., vol. 4, p. 60…”

Lippe (KN) — Only the symptoms Lippe considered reliable enough to prescribe on.

“Tearing pains in the joints especially in the evening and at night. Most pains seem to be in the long bones and marrow. Great restlessness at night because of smothering actually preventing access of breath to lungs. Uncomforatable fullness and swelling of the abdomen. Constant, slight showing of the menses. Great…”

Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.

“Ill-humor with inclination to anger and impetuosity. Great forgetfulness. Tension from the vertex to the upper jaw as if the head were expanded from within, and as if the scalp were too tight, worse in the evening when lying low with the head, slowly increasing and decreasing, better from heat. Stitches in the head…”

Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.

“Common name: carbonate of strontian. Tearing pains in the joints, especially in the evening and at night (Merc., Sil.). Chronic sprains of the ankle-joint with œdema (Bl.). Most pains seem to be in the long bones and marrow (Nit-Ac.). Swelling and caries of the bones, especially the femur (Asaf., Aur., Flour-Ac…”