Kalium chloricum
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Chlorate of Potassium-K clo. 3
(KALI CHLORICUM)
Acts very destructively upon the kidneys, producing a croupous nephritis, hemoglobinuria, etc. Parenchymatous nephritis with stomatitis. Produces most acute ulcerative and follicular stomatitis. Noma. Toxæmic conditions of pregnancy (urinary symptoms). Chronic nephritis; hepatitis. Septicæmia. Anæmia.
Mouth
Profuse secretion of acid saliva. Whole mucous surface red, tumid, with gray-based ulcers. Tongue swollen. Stomatitis -aphthous and gangrenous . Fetor. Mercurial stomatitis (as a mouth wash).
Stomach
Feeling of weight in epigastric and umbilical region. Flatulence. Vomiting of greenish-black matter.
Stool
Diarrhœa; profuse, greenish mucus.
Urine
Albuminous, scanty, suppressed. Hæmaturia; diuresis. Nucleo-albumin and bile, high Phosphoric acid, with low total solids.
Skin
Jaundice. Itching miliary or papular eruptions. Discolored; chocolate tint.
Dose
Second to sixth potency. Use cautiously locally as it is poisonous.