Ingredients
| Ingredient | Potency |
|---|---|
| Acidum hydrofluoricum | D6 |
| Silicea | D6 |
| Thuja | D4 |
Excipients: Ethanol, Aqua pur
Indications
Disorders of nail growth such as soft, thin, brittle nails.
Mode of Action
- Acidum hydrofluoricum: Organotropic relation to the skin. The drug picture also includes symptoms such as accelerated growth of the nails, although the nails are brittle and fragile.
- Silicea: Organotropic relation to the skin. Main symptoms including disruptions in assimilation, nutrition and resorption; brittle and fragile fingernails and toenails prone to splitting; suppurations in the grooves of the nail bed; nails falling out.
- Thuja: The drug picture includes the following symptoms: nails that are brittle, soft, ribbed, deformed and break easily.
Dosage
If not recommended otherwise, in acute cases 5 -10 drops daily up to a maximum of 6 times daily.
Remarks
Recalcifying remedies: R34.
Remineralizing tonic: R95.
Data notes
- Silicea is printed as D6 in the monograph; the booklet's Ingredient Index lists D4. Check against the product label.
- Name as printed: Booklet prints 'Nail discorders'.