Calcarea iodata
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
- LUMPY EFFECTS, discharges, etc.
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Calcarea iodata appears in 4 of the 13 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.
“Calcium iodatum; Iodide of lime, CaI. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. Indifferent to anything which may happen (after three-quarters of an hour), 4. Lightheaded (after three-quarters of an hour), 4. Slight giddy headache (after eight and three-quarters hours), 4. Sensation as though my head wasn't, yet was…”
“Iodide of Lime It is in the treatment of scrofulous affections, especially enlarged glands, tonsils, etc, that this remedy has gained marked beneficial results. Thyroid enlargements about time of puberty. Flabby children subject to colds. Secretions inclined to be profuse and yellow. Adenoids. Uterine fibroids. Croup .”
“Iodide of Lime. Ca I 2 . Cancer / Consumption / Flatulence / Glandular swellings / Headache / Mollities ossium / Tumours of the breast Calc. iod. has had a short proving, but it has been used mostly on indications suggested by its two components in the diseases named above. It is similar to Baryt. iod. in its action…”
Kent's Repertory lists Calcarea iodata in 37 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in GENERALITIES (11), EXTREMITIES (10), HEAD (4), EAR (3), EXTERNAL THROAT (3).