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Calcarea carbonica vs Calcarea phosphorica
(Calcarea carbonica · Calcarea phosphorica)
Both are chilly calcium remedies often discussed for children and slow development.
In short
Calcarea carbonica is plump, placid and cautious, tiring easily; Calcarea phosphorica is thin, restless and fretful, always wanting to go somewhere.
Side by side
(the classic distinctions homeopaths look for)
| Feature | Calcarea carbonica |
Calcarea phosphorica |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Plump, solid, slow-paced | Thin, growing fast |
| Mood | Steady, cautious, anxious under pressure | Peevish, discontented, wants to be elsewhere |
| Cravings | Eggs and sweets | Bacon, ham and smoked meats |
| Typical person | Tires easily; needs routine and security | Growing pains and school headaches |
| Worse for | Cold, damp and climbing stairs | Weather changes, melting snow, east winds |
Calcarea carbonica
Better
Dry weather, Rest
Worse
Cold and damp, Exertion, especially climbing stairs, Stress and overwork
Calcarea phosphorica
Better
Summer, Warm, dry weather
Worse
Damp, cold weather, Melting snow and east winds, Changes of weather, Mental exertion
From the classic texts
“This great Hahnemannian anti-psoric is a constitutional remedy par excellence.”
“Headache, worse near the region of sutures, from change of weather, of school children about puberty. Fontanelles remain open too long.”
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Calcarea carbonica
(Calcarea carbonica · Calcium carbonate from oyster shell)
A major constitutional remedy. Calcarea carbonica is associated with steady, reliable people who tire easily, feel the cold and can become overwhelmed and anxious under pressure.
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Calcarea phosphorica
(Calcarea phosphorica · Calcium phosphate)
The remedy of growing bodies. In the materia medica, Calcarea phosphorica is associated with slow or troublesome teething, growing pains and school headaches in children, and aching bones that feel every change of weather.
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