Natrum muriaticum
(Natrum muriaticum · Sodium chloride (salt))
Held-in feelings. Natrum muriaticum is associated with long-standing grief or hurt that a person keeps private, a dislike of sympathy and a need to cry alone.
Source
Common salt, prepared homeopathically
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Nat-m.
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)
Old grief, disappointment or hurt that has never been fully expressed
Prefers to cry alone; consolation makes things worse
Reserved and responsible; dwells on past events
Headaches, often linked with sun or stress
Strong craving for salt
Tends to feel better
Open air
Cool bathing
Being alone
Tends to feel worse
Consolation and fuss
Heat and sun
Seaside
Around 10 am
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Natrum muriaticum)
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Ignatia
(Ignatia amara)
Ignatia is for fresh, raw grief; Natrum muriaticum for grief that has been held for a long time.
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Pulsatilla
(Pulsatilla pratensis)
Pulsatilla wants and is soothed by comfort; Natrum muriaticum pulls away from it.
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From the classic texts
“Psychic causes of disease; ill effects of grief, fright, anger, etc. Depressed, particularly in chronic diseases. Consolation aggravates.”
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