Natrum carbonicum
Sodium Carbonate
Key Characteristics
Sensitive to noise, music; worse sun, heat, exertion; better open air; nervous exhaustion; migraine; sun headache; depression; flatulence.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C to 200C
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for chronic effects of sunstroke, migraine from sun, and diarrhea from milk.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Hydrogenoid — sensitive to sun, heat, storms
Materia Medica
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Nervous, irritable, easily startled. Sadness, melancholy, worse from music. Aversion to company yet fears being alone. Anxiety. Memory weak. Slow thinking. Hypochondriasis. Weeping. Children slow to walk. Sensitive to noise, music. Worse from sun, heat.
Headache with throbbing, bursting pain, worse from sun, heat, mental exertion. Vertigo on looking down. Scalp sensitive. Pain in temples, occiput. Head feels heavy. Worse from lying down. Worse from sun. Hair falls out. Scalp dry. Pressing pain. Dandruff. Headache from sun, summer. Migraine.
Eyes pain, worse from light. Inflammation. Lachrymation. Photophobia. Spots before eyes. Pain extends to temples. Worse from looking intently. Dry eyes. Cataract. Twitching of eyelids. Strabismus. Thick crusts on eyelids. Styes. Staring look. Flickering before eyes. Photophobia. Ulcers of eyes. Eyes sensitive to light. Pain over eyes. Astigmatism.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Natrum carbonicum.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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