Natrum phosphoricum
(Natrum phosphoricum · Sodium phosphate)
The remedy of sourness. In the materia medica, Natrum phosphoricum is associated with acidity throughout the system, with sour burps, sour vomiting and sour discharges, and a creamy yellow coating at the back of the tongue.
Source
Sodium phosphate, one of the twelve tissue salts
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Nat-p.
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 belching, sour taste and sour vomiting, often linked to too much sugar
A yellow, creamy coating on the back of the tongue and roof of the mouth
Golden-yellow, creamy discharges, for example from the eyes
Cracking, creaking joints and aching wrists and fingers
Tends to feel better
Cool, open air
Tends to feel worse
Sugar and sweets
Milk and fatty food
Thunderstorms
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Natrum phosphoricum)
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Calcarea carbonica
(Calcarea carbonica)
Calcarea carbonica also has a sour picture, with sour sweat and vomiting, set in a chilly, slow-moving constitution.
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Natrum sulphuricum
(Natrum sulphuricum)
A fellow tissue salt; Natrum sulphuricum’s digestive picture is bilious and tied to damp weather rather than sourness.
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From the classic texts
“Ailments, with excess of acidity. Sour eructations and taste. Sour vomiting. Yellow, creamy coating at the back of the roof of mouth and tongue.”
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