Baryta carbonica
(Baryta carbonica · Barium carbonate)
A remedy of shyness and slow development. In the materia medica, Baryta carbonica is associated with very shy children and older people who lack confidence, catch cold easily and are prone to swollen glands and tonsils.
Source
Barium carbonate, a heavy white mineral salt
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Bar-c.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Very bashful; dislikes meeting strangers and may hide behind a parent
Slow to learn or develop, physically or mentally, with little self-confidence
Catches cold easily, with swollen tonsils and glands after every cold
Chilly, with cold, sweaty, strong-smelling feet
Tends to feel better
Walking in the open air
Tends to feel worse
Thinking about the symptoms
Cold and changes of weather
Washing
Lying on the painful side
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Baryta carbonica)
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Calcarea carbonica
(Calcarea carbonica)
Both slow and chilly; Calcarea is steady but anxious, Baryta more timid, childlike and unsure of itself.
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Silica
(Silicea terra)
Both shy and lacking confidence; Silica is quietly determined underneath, Baryta more dependent on others.
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Hepar sulphuris
(Hepar sulphuris calcareum)
Both linked with sore throats that tend to come to a head; Hepar is irritable and oversensitive, Baryta shy and slow.
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From the classic texts
“Loss of memory, mental weakness. Irresolute. Lost confidence in himself. … Confusion. Bashful. Aversion to strangers. Childish; grief over trifles.”
“Persons subject to quinsy, take cold easily, or with every, even the least, cold have an attack of tonsillitis prone to suppuration…”
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