by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
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Lithium 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.
“Lithium Carbonate, LiCO3. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. (Hering's provings, Am. Hom. Rev., 3, p. 485). Memory for names less retentive than usual (second day), 3.”
“Carbonate of Lithium Chronic rheumatism connected with heart lesions and asthenopia offer a field for this remedy. Rheumatic nodes. Uric acid diathesis Whole body is sore . Gout and tophi. Tension, as if bound; better, sitting and going out. Externally sensitive. Headache ceases while eating . Trembling and throbbing…”
“Heart. Small joints. Lungs. Urine. Night. Menses; after; suppressed. Eating. Urinating. Motion. SORE and heavy. Acidity. Outward pressure or as of a dull point. Gout. Rheumatism. .................... Headache, > eating. Eyes dry from using them. Vertical hemiopia (r). Red nose. Lumps of mucus drop into throat. Gnawing…”
“Carbonate of Lithia. Lithic Carbonate. Li 2 CO 3 . Trituration. Albuminuria / Aneurism / Angina Pectoris / Barber's itch / Bubo / Dyspepsia / Eyes, affections of / Gall-stones / Gastralgia / Glands, swelling of / Gout / Headaches / Heart, affections of Hemiopia / Hernia / Menstruation, disorders of / Nose, affections…”
“Lithium carb. has not a very extensive range of action. It is particularly useful in affections of the joints. It does have very much depreciating effect on the vital forces. It is efficacious in rheumatism and, above all, in some forms of gout. In its provings, debility is noticed only in connection with or as a sort…”
“(Lithm Carbonas.) Pharmacology. — This is a white powder, sparingly soluble in water, and having a feeble alkaline reaction. It dissolves with effervescence in dilute sulphuric acid, and forms a freely soluble salt. It imparts to the flame of burning alcohol a carmine red color. Officinal Preparations. — Triturations…”
“Lithia. Li 2 CO 3 . Introduced and proved by Hering, assisted by Neidhard and Geist. See Am. Hom. Rev., 1863, vol. 3, p. 485, 1863. A proving of Gettysburg water, containing lithia, was made by Swan. See H. Mo., 1871, p. 389. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Weakness of eyes , A. R., Raue's Rec., 1870, p. 110 ; Hemiopia …”
“LITHIUM. Lithic carbonate, Li, COp 1. Prwingr. — t. C. L. K — , effects of triturating drug. Pains in eyes a» if little grains of sand were in them, decidedly greater in 1. eye ; later, stitches in r. (Hering^s proving^ Am. Horn. Rrv., iii, 485.) 2. a. Herinc took ^ gr. of 3rd trir. Pain in 1. side of head and malar…”
“Pain over the eyes and tension, as if bound in the temples; diminished while eating, but returning soon after eating, and remains as a pressure in the temples until in the night, and only goes away after falling asleep. Pains in a small spot in the right temple. Pressure in the temples from without inwards, with a…”
“Chronic rheumatism connected with valvular heart troubles should call our attention to this remedy, for it has done good service in such cases. Symptoms: “Rheumatic soreness in the cardiac region.” “Violent pains in the heart when bending over.” “Pains in heart when urinating or at menstrual period.” “Fluttering of…”
Kent's Repertory lists Lithium carbonicum in 405 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (84), HEAD (52), CHEST (35), EYE (27), BLADDER (25).
