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China officinalis vs Phosphoricum acidum
(Cinchona officinalis · Acidum phosphoricum)
Both come up when someone is worn out after losing fluids or going through a draining illness.
In short
China officinalis is drained but oversensitive and irritable; Phosphoricum acidum is drained, flat and indifferent, with the mind tiring first.
Side by side
(the classic distinctions homeopaths look for)
| Feature | China officinalis |
Phosphoricum acidum |
|---|---|---|
| Mood | Irritable and touchy | Apathetic, listless and indifferent |
| Sensitivity | Can't bear light touch or drafts | Doesn't want to be talked to |
| What tires first | The body, after fluid loss | The mind, then the body |
| Digestion | Huge bloating; belching brings no relief | Painless loose stools |
| Typical situation | Weak after heavy sweating, bleeding or diarrhea | Flattened after grief, study strain or rapid growth |
China officinalis
Better
Firm, hard pressure, Bending double, Warmth, Open air
Worse
Slightest touch, Drafts of air, Loss of fluids, After eating, especially fruit
Phosphoricum acidum
Better
Keeping warm, Rest
Worse
Exertion, Being talked to, Loss of fluids, Emotional strain
From the classic texts
“Debility from exhausting discharges, from loss of vital fluids, together with a nervous erethism, calls for this remedy. Periodicity is most marked. Sensitive to draughts.”
“Mental debility first; later physical. A congenial soil for the action of Phos acid is found in young people who grow rapidly, and who are overtaxed, mentally or physically.”
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China officinalis
(Cinchona officinalis · Peruvian bark)
The remedy of depletion. In the materia medica, China officinalis is associated with weakness after a loss of fluids, such as heavy bleeding, sweating or diarrhea, along with bloating that belching doesn’t relieve and a marked rhythm to symptoms.
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Phosphoricum acidum
(Acidum phosphoricum · Phosphoric acid)
The remedy of quiet, flattened exhaustion. In the materia medica, Phosphoricum acidum is associated with listless apathy after grief, illness or long strain, where the mind tires first and the body follows.
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