Magnesia carbonica
(Magnesia carbonica · Magnesium carbonate)
A remedy of sourness and exhaustion. In the materia medica, Magnesia carbonica is associated with sour digestion and a sour body odor, nervous exhaustion, and sleep that leaves a person more tired than before.
Source
Magnesium carbonate, a white mineral salt
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Mag-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)
Sour smell of the whole body, sour belching and sour stools, especially in children
Milk passes undigested in nursing babies; colicky pains before a green, frothy stool
Whole body tired and aching, especially the legs and feet; restless at rest
Unrefreshing sleep, more tired on rising than on going to bed; very sensitive to touch, noise and being startled
Tends to feel better
Warm air
Walking in the open air
Tends to feel worse
Rest
Warmth of the bed
Change of temperature
Cold wind
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Magnesia carbonica)
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Chamomilla
(Matricaria chamomilla)
Complementary; both suit irritable children with colic, but Chamomilla is more intensely angry and wants to be carried.
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Magnesia phosphorica
(Magnesia phosphorica)
Both share cramping colic; Magnesia phosphorica is better for warmth and doubling up, without the sourness.
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Colocynthis
(Citrullus colocynthis)
Colocynthis has violent colic relieved by bending double and pressure, often after anger.
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From the classic texts
“Is frequently indicated in children; whole body smells sour, and disposed to boils. Broken-down, "worn-out" women, with uterine and climacteric disorders.”
“The whole body feels tired and painful especially the legs and feet; aching, restless. … Unrefreshing sleep, more tired on rising than when retiring”
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