Category: Materia Medica Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg

The attenuations are prepared from a-ketoglutaric acid, C₆H₆O₅, MW: 146.1.

An active factor in the Citric Acid cycle and in redox systems. All kinds of im- pregnation phases, also asthma, angina pectoris, pruritus, skin diseases, psoriasis, pre-cancerous states and in neoplasm phases (especially in the early stages), to im- prove cell-respiration. Diabetes mellitus. Paralysis following a stroke.

Among the catalysts of the Citric Acid cycle, a-Ketoglutaric Acid has the particu- larly prominent symptom that the patient always gets too little air, both in asthma and in emphysema, and also in such conditions as allergic rhinitis and influenza.

An especially typical symptom is a feeling of utmost exhaustion, “as if he had been tortured on the wheel”. The bed feels too hard and the bed-covers too heavy. (cf. Arnica.)

The windows must always be wide open (cf. Carbo Vegetabilis). Neither can the patient remain in closed spaces; he runs about restlessly day and night, and eats little or nothing. There is a typical aggravation from sitting still or driving. (Opposite of Fluoric and Nitric Acids.)

The remedy is indicated in general glandular hypofunction, in endogenous corpu- lence, after tonsillectomy, excision of tumours, and also in atony of the stomach, py- loric stenosis of infants, stress-incontinence of urine, and in prostate patients and nocturnal enuresis.

It may also be tried in psoriasis and in infected wounds which are slow to heal; also in warts, seborrhoea and post-amputation pains (causalgia).

A proving of this substance was conducted in the spring and summer of 1994 by Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• exhaustion, fatigue
• difficult respirations
• fluent coryza as in allergic rhinitis
• restlessness
• skin eruptions

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

Fatigue and daytime sleepiness were prominent symptoms from this remedy. Mental dullness, forgetfulness, and irritability were also prominent. There GI symp- toms of increased thirst, flatulence and rumbling, constipation with straining, and soft stool.

Irritability. Anger. Difficult concentration. Mental dullness and forgetfulness. Tired and fatigued. Flushes of heat. Lightheaded sensation. Pressing and dull head pain localized in the forehead. Clear, copious nasal discharge. Painful sore throat. Increased thirst for cold drinks. Flatulence with rumbling. Cramping abdominal pain. Constipation with straining. Flatus with soft stool. Delayed onset of the normal monthly menstrual flow. Chest constriction. Aching back pain. Sleepiness worse in the daytime and evening.

Mind

Absentminded. ANGER. Complaints from anticipation. Anxiety, or improvement of anxiety especially about the future. Awkardness and drops things. Critical of oth- ers. Aversion to company and aggravated by conversation or the talking of others. DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION while studying. Mental confusion. Contentment. De- spair improves. DREAMS that are vivid or unremembered, amorous, frightful, full of anger, of being pursued, or nightmares. MENTAL DULLNESS. Fears of death or disaster. FORGETFULNESS. Silent grieving improves. Hopefulness. Hurriedness in occupation or movements. Impatience. Indifference to love ones. Introspective and reflective. GREAT IRRITABILITY especially to family members, from noise or talking, on waking,

during perspiration, or from trifles. Thinking and talking rapidly and changing the subject or slowness of speech. Morose, Pessimistic. SADNESS. SENSITIVE to noise. Feeling time passes too slowly. Shyness. WEEPING in the sleep.

Generalities

Increased energy. Aggravated by physical exertion. FOOD DESIRES OF COLD DRINKS, FRUIT, juicy things, coffee, oranges, and sour things. Flushes of heat. Relaxation of body but with alertness. Heaviness of the body. WEARINESS AND LASSITUDE or im- provement of the fatigue in the afternoon. Weakness that is sudden or from heat of the sun.

Vertigo

LIGHT HEADED, particularly when rising from a bed.

Head

Constriction or tightness like a band. Heat in the forehead. Heaviness of the head especially experienced in the forehead. Pulsations or throbbing in the vertex, or oc- ciput and extending to the vertex, or from the temples and extending to the occiput. Shaking sensation in the forehead. Tension of the scalp relaxes. DULL HEAD PAIN on the forehead, temples, or sides. Sharp pain in the forehead or temples. PAIN IN THE FOREHEAD that is above the eyes. OCCIPUT PAIN that extends to the neck, or the vertex, or is on the sides of the occiput. Pain on the sides of the head, especially the left side, that extends to the jaws or forehead. TEMPLE PAIN that is left sided. PRESSING PAIN in the forehead, temples, left side, and occiput. Shooting pain in the forehead that extends to the nose. Stitching pain in the forehead and sides of occiput.

Eye

Eye dryness. Glassy appearance of the eyes. Irritation. Increased lachrymation in the wind. Pain that is aching like a strain, burning, or stinging. Photophobia espe- cially in the daylight that causes squinting. Redness.

Vision

Blurry and foggy vision.

Ear

Dull, aching pain in the ears. Stitching pain in the left ear. Sensation as if the ears were plugged up.

Nose

Congestion to the nose, a sense of fullness, or obstruction. Coryza that is constant or with fluent discharge. DISCHARGE IS CLEAR, COPIOUS, from the posterior nares, ex- coriating, thick or thin, and white. Itching inside the nostrils. Sneezing.

Smell Acute. Face

Cracking sounds in the jaws when chewing. Red flushes. Heavy feeling. Itching of the cheeks and tingling under the eyes. Crinkly tension in the masseter muscles re- laxes.

Mouth

Numbness on the palate. Bleeding of the gums improves when brushing the teeth.

Taste

Metallic taste in the mouth.

Throat

Swelling of the cervical glands. Muscular tension on the sides of the neck relaxes. Dry throat at night. Increased mucus in the throat from the posterior nares. Numb- ness. PAIN. Burning pain at night. PAINFUL SORE THROAT. Roughness. Throat pain bet- ter or worse from swallowing.

Stomach

Anxiety felt in the stomach. Increased appetite in the morning. Distension. Gur- gling. Heartburn in the afternoon with a burning sensation in the throat. Nausea be- fore or while eating, with motion and better lying down. INCREASED THIRST.

Abdomen

Bubbling sensation. Feeling as if diarrhea would come on. FLATULENCE especially trapped in the colon flexures. GURGLING. PAIN. CRAMPING PAIN at night or before stool. Sore pain in the left hypogastrium. Lancinating pain in the iliac region. Pulsations in the umbilicus like a heart beat. RUMBLING in the ileocecal region.

Rectum

Constipation with straining or ineffectual urging. Diarrhea. Flatus that is difficult or during the stool. Improvement of hemorrhoidal itching. Sudden urging to stool es- pecially in the afternoon.

Stool

Dark mucus on stool. Frequent. Offensive odor of stool. SOFT STOOL Watery stool.

Bladder Sudden urging. Urine

Cloudy, pale urine.

Genitalia, Female

DELAYED ONSET OF MENSES. Leucorrhea that is varied: albuminous, bland, thick, or offensive. Onset of painful menses does not occur. Short menses. Diminished sexual desire.

Larynx & Trachea

Irritation and itching in the trachea. Tightening and tickling of the trachea that leads to bronchitis.

Respiration

Difficulty in inspiration associated with chest constriction.

Cough

Dry, rattling cough, worse during sleep. Spasmodic cough. Cough from irritation in the bronchi.

Expectoration

Scanty, yellow phlegm.

Chest

CHEST TIGHTNESS AND CONSTRUCTION with raw pain or thick mucus in the chest. Per- spiration in the chest and axilla with an increased irritability.

Back

ACHING BACK PAIN in the cervical neck or in the dorsal region. Soreness of the back and dorsal region that is worse while lying down.

Extremities

Painless cracking of the knee. Red eruptions on the feet. Heat of the hands and soles of the feet especially in bed. Heaviness of the forearm and feet. Itching be- tween the toes. Swelling of the fingers, heels, and feet. Tingling of the hands, and knee and extends to the right foot. Twitching or buzzing sensation in the left shoul- der. Aching pain in the shoulder. Burning in the posterior knee. Dull pain in the left elbow and extending to the wrist. Pressing pain in the posterior thigh. THROBBING PAIN in the forearm, foot, and toes. Tendon pain.

Sleep

Chilly during sleep. Deep sleep in the daytime. Difficult or restless sleep. Falling asleep is difficult or difficulty in falling back to sleep during the night. Falling asleep early. Sleeping on the right side. SLEEPINESS in the morning, noon, DAYTIME, and EVENING. Frequent waking. Tendency to sleep on the right side. Sleeplessness. WAK- ING from dreams, early, frequently, or after midnight.

Perspiration Perspiration during sleep. Skin

Dry, flaky skin on the forehead and chin. Red, spotted skin eruptions on the feet.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh leaves of the plant, Kalmia latifolia L., which occurs in North America from Canada to Ohio and Florida.

N.O. Ericaceae.

Kalmia has somewhat the same indications on the right-hand side as Spigelia has on the left: stabbing pains in the heart, extending to the right arm. Palpations pulsat- ing up the right side of the neck. Headache above the right eye. Pains radiate from the heart and eye as far as the last two fingers of the right hand. Angina pectoris. En- docarditis in rheumatism of the joints. Heart problems of a syphilitic origin. Incipi- ent aortic aneurysm.

The main indications are:

Has a specific action in iritis (rheumatic and syphilitic), also in aortic aneurysm and other aneurysms.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalmia latifolia, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalmia: rheumatic and other cardiac diseases; rheumatism; herpes zoster; neuralgia.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium sulphate, K₂ SO₄, MW: 174.3.

The main indications are:

Yellow mucous or purulent discharges from the bronchi, conjunctivitis. Gonor- rhoea. Wandering rheumatism, aggravated by warmth. Epithelioma of the face, with

scurf. Pustular and vesicular eruptions. Scurf on the scalp. Eustachian catarrh with deafness. Chronic otitis media with yellow discharge. Bronchial asthma with yellow expectoration.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium sulphuricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium sulphuricum: mucosal inflammations; rashes; rheumatism.

The attenuations are prepared from a mixture of potassium sulphide, potassium polysulphides and potassium thiosulphate with low parts of potassium sulphate.

The main indications are:

A functional remedy of Schüssler, facilitates oxygen utilisation. Impregnation phases, but also humoral phases which have lapsed into a chronic state, e.g. skin dis- eases, catarrhs, suppuration of fistulae, and also delayed menstruation, rheumatic headaches, etc.

The attenuations are prepared from the potassium salt of picric acid, C₆H₂KN₃O₇, MW: 267.2.

The main indications are:

States of severe exhaustion; cannot rouse oneself to the slightest physical or men- tal achievement. Consequences of over-work.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, KH₂ PO₄, MW: 136.1.

Potassium dihydrogen phosphate is also used as one of Schüssler’s main bio- chemic tissue-salts. Its composition – the elements Potassium and Phosphorus – makes it clear that Kali Phosphoricum must be extremely effective in states of ex- haustion, since potassium salts, and also phosphates, are remedies for weakness in particular. The biochemical fact that potassium is found in quantity inside the cells, whereas sodium is found more in the extra-cellular fluid, blood and lymph, makes it further clear that potassium is in a position to have a deep action on the cellular ac- tivity. By means of the phosphorus component, relationships are established fur- thermore with the phosphorylation and formation of adenosine triphosphate in the mitochondria.

Dahlke describes Kali Phosphoricum as a universal nerve-remedy, which may at times be used simply on the basis of nervous weakness.

From a homotoxicological point of view, Kali Phosphoricum is indicated when there is enzyme damage to a greater or lesser degree in the cells, Kali Phosphoricum being especially indicated then in its various stages of potentisation in reversible en- zyme-blockages in impregnation phases, such as may occur after retoxic treatment of influenza or infectious diseases, tonsillitis, etc., presenting in symptoms of auto- nomic dystonia with nervousness, depressive moods, weakness of memory, anxiety, sleeplessness, and in serious cases of melancholia with a hysterical and hypochon- driacal element. Pressing headaches, localised particularly in the occiput and occur- ring after mental exertion, and pareses, are also indications for Kali Phosphoricum, as are a wide variety of spasmodic states, e.g. laryngospasm, trismus and writer’s cramp. Cramps in the calf muscles are also often relieved by Kali Phosphoricum, al- though Veratrum and Cuprum have a more thorough action here.

Chronic inflammations are also typical of the indications for Kali Phosphoricum. These may frequently be interpreted as evasive phases, e.g. middle-ear in- flammations with foetid discharge. It should be tried in cholesteatoma, offensive nasal discharge, scurvy and in watery, painless and foetid diarrhoeas, followed by great weakness which is somewhat relieved by eating. Emotional diarrhoeas are also an indication for Kali Phosphoricum, and especially peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. Typical is a gnawing sensation in the stomach, felt in one small place and relieved by drinking water. Kali Phosphoricum is also suggested by reflux oesophagitis with heart-complaints and pain in the left epigastrium, (otherwise Mo- mordica, Lycopodium, Ceanothus and Lachesis).

Kali Phosphoricum has a typical coating of the tongue. It is coated yellow, as if with liquid mustard (Dahlke). States of this sort may sometimes be found in typhoid illnesses or also in feverish states and infections, if these proceed with clouding of consciousness.

Kali Phosphoricum also works well in incontinence of urine and in bladder irrita- tion, and is likewise indicated as a supporting remedy in albuminuria and in diabetic retinopathy. It may also act favourably in bed-wetting and also in acrid, excoriating, yellowish leucorrhoea, and in seminal emissions, especially where there is great weakness after coitus and symptoms of impotence are present.

Stauffer refers in addition to the indications in acute and insidious psychoses with delusions and hallucinations, and recommends Kali Phosphoricum for puerperal mania and mania a potu, also in alopecia areata and general falling out of hair after serious illness, as well as in trophic disorders of the vascular nerves and in circula- tory disturbances. It will be understood that Kali Phosphoricum can also be of help in post-diphtheritic paralysis and in poliomyelitis, likewise in muscular dystrophy and neuralgias, even when these are of rheumatic origin.

Dewey mentions, amongst other things, the effectiveness of Kali Phosphoricum in rheumatic lameness of the back, aggravated after rest and on first movement, like Rhus Toxicodendron.

If we sum up the main symptoms of Kali Phosphoricum, the result is the follow- ing typical remedy picture:

1. Biochemic tissue-remedy for the nutrition of the nerves and nervous functions, in Schüssler’s system.
2. Neurasthenia, hysteria, hypochondriasis, depression and melancholia, nervous- ness, weakness of memory, anxiety, autonomic dystonia.
3. Pressing occipital headache. Tendency to spasms, laryngospasm.
4. Catarrh of the endoderm with coated tongue (like liquid mustard). Gastric and duodenal ulcer. Watery, foetid diarrhoeas. Emotional diarrhoeas. Spasms and pains in the left upper abdomen.
5. Leucorrhoea, yellowish and excoriating. Exhaustion after coitus. Incontinence of urine. Enuresis. Irritation of the bladder and albuminuria, also diabetic retinopa- thy.
6. Sequelae of serious septic illnesses, especially after retoxic treatment, also in falling out of hair and states of exhaustion following retoxic treatment.

• 7.   Rheumatic pains in the sacrum, associated with muscular weakness, worse when at rest, on rising and on first movement with lame feeling. Irritable weakness all over the body. Post-diphtheritic paralysis and after poliomyelitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium phosphoricum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium phosphoricum: inflammation of the oral cavity, the gums, and the respiratory passages; diarrhoea; digestive insufficiency; depressive emotional discord or upset; conditions of exhaustion; condition after overexertion and severe diseases.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium nitrate, KNO₃, MW: 101.0.

The main indications are:

Diuretic. Acutely inflammatory catarrhs of the mucosa in general, with haemor- rhagic tendency.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium nitricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium nitricum: cardiac and circulatory insufficiency, also with tissue swelling; diarrhoea with mucus and blood; common cold; polyps.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium chloride, KCl, MW: 74.6.

The main indications are:

Naso-pharyngeal catarrh. Catarrh of the Eustachian tubes with deafness. Sycosis barbae. Ulcerative keratitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium chloratum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium muriaticum: inflammations in the nasopharyngeal region, with fibrinous coat; inflammations of the synovial bursae.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium iodide, KI, MW: 166.0.

The main indications are:

Rhinitis with green, offensive, acrid discharge. Salty sputum with dry, tearing cough. Nightly pains in the bones. Restless, without becoming tired. Papules, pus- tules, eruptions of nodules on the scalp. Easily chilled, but wants to be in cool places. Tertiary syphilis with a wide variety of manifestations. Scrofula. Keratitis, ozaena. Violent acute coryza. Photophobia. Lachrymation, burning in the eyes. Acne rosacea. Ascites. Ulcer of the lower leg. Thyrotoxicosis. Acts in numerous reaction phases where the body’s defences are weakened.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium iodatum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium iodatum: inflammation of the upper respiratory passages; soft-tissue rheumatism.

see Kali Muriaticum