- Source: Derived from barium carbonate (BaCO₃), a mineral compound, prepared for homeopathic use through triturationGrinding raw substance into powderThe process of grinding an insoluble dry substance with milk sugar (lactose) in a mortar to prepare the base of a remedy., serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity., and succussionVigorous shaking of homeopathic dilutionThe process of vigorously shaking a liquid homeopathic solution against a firm surface during dilution to potentize it. to eliminate toxicity and enhance therapeutic action.
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for developmental, glandular, and mental disorders, particularly those involving delayed development, chronic infections, and cognitive or emotional immaturity.
- It is noted for symptoms such as swollen glands, recurrent infections, shyness, and mental dullness, often aggravated by cold, damp weather, or social pressure, and ameliorated by warmth, solitude, or rest.
- Modern Context: Indicated for developmental disorders (e.g., developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder), chronic glandular conditions (e.g., lymphadenopathy, tonsillitisInflammation of the tonsilsInflammation of the tonsils, typically of sudden onset, causing sore throat and fever.), recurrent infections (e.g., upper respiratory infections, otitis media), and cognitive or emotional challenges.
- (e.g., mild cognitive impairment, social anxiety).
- It suits patients with chronic or constitutional symptoms characterized by delayed physical or mental development, glandular swelling,.
- Frequent infections , and timidity, typically exacerbated by cold, damp environments, or social stress, and often seen in individuals with a history of developmental challenges, chronic illness, or social withdrawal.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for children, adolescents, or adults with a slow, sensitive, or immature disposition, often presenting with physical symptoms like tonsillar hypertrophy or frequent colds alongside emotional traits like shyness or dependency.
- Baryta carbonica (Barium Carbonate) 247.
- COMMENTS-A paralytic condition runs throughout the pathogenesis.
- There is pa ralysis of mind and body.
- Mistrust, lack of self-confidence, aversion to strangers.
- The child does not want to play.
- Deficient memory.
- Children cannot remember and learn.
- Sensation as if the brain is loose.
- VertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement. with nausea fr om stooping, or when lifting arms up in old people.
- Pressure and sticking in brain at vertex, on waking.
- Rough, dry and herpetic eruptions on the face.
- Dark redness.
- Tension of whole face as if egg white🌿 WhiteMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. had dried on it, as if a cobweb (Bar-acet.), over face, temples and scalp.
- Painful swelling of parotid and of submaxillary glands.
- The sense of smell is very acute, may have an illusion of the smell of pine🌿 PineMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. smoke.
- Nosebleed before menses.
- The tongue is paralyzed.
- Salivation, saliva runs out during sleep.
- The digestion is weak after eating.
- Press ing in the stomach, pain in hard, swollen abdomen.
- Stomach feels sore while eating, it feels as if the food had to force its way through some raw place.
- The anus is sore and humid.
- Hemor rhoids protrude with urinatio n as well as stool.
- ConstipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass. with hard, knotty stools, hemorrhoids🩺 HemorrhoidsClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., burning and soreness.
- The paralytic condition appears in the sexual organs.
- Soreness and moistening between scrotum and thighs.
- Impotence.
- Enlarged prostate.
- Paralytic condition of the respiratory organs.
- Feeling in the larynx as if inspiring smoke or pitch.
- Hoarseness and loss of voice from cough, mucus in larynx and trachea.
- Suffocating catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. and paralysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body. of lungs in old people.
- Sensation as if lungs are full of smoke.
- There is a s pasmodic cough, like whoop ing cough, from roughness and tickling in the throat and the pit of stomach.
- Cough is worse evening🌿 EveningMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. until midnight.
- Worse after getting feet cold, exercise, lying left side, cold air, thinking of it.
- PalpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions. with soreness of heart, worse lying on left side, worse thinking of it.
- Violent, long-lasting palpitation felt in head.
- Palpitations worse on exertion.
- Slightest exertion makes him feel tired and sleepy.
- Aneurysm and atheroma.
- Marked pulsation in the back.
- Stiffness and tension in small of back in the evening, especially while sitting, allowing one to neither rise nor bend backwards.
- Painfulness of arms and swelling of axillary glands.
- Cold feet.
- Fetid perspiration of feet.
- Corns with burning and stinging.
- Burning and dra wing pains are frequent in lowerlimbs.
- Tearing in limbs with chilliness.
- Tension and shortening of muscles Intolerable irritation all over like prickings and tingling, waking him at night.
- Itch ing, sore and humid skins.
- Warts.
- General soreness and sensitiveness.
- Small wounds ulcerate and get very sore.
- Offensive sweat of one side (mostly the left).
- Cold, clammy feet (Calc.).
- Chilliness predominates.
- Left side much affected.
- After eating, so weak cannot raise his hands.
- Too weak to masticate.
- Down's syndro me, delayed development.
- Slow learning, slow speech, slow walking and coordination, delayed dentition.
- Difficulty making connections between words and objects, communication problems.
- Weak long-term memory, forgetfulness, poor attention span.
- Simian fold, a straight line across the palms.
- Retarded development of growth, or of a specific organ.
- Stimulates the growth hor mone (Pituin.
- 6x) if child is still growing.
- Also for pituitary tumors.
- Growth could be stopped by trauma, vaccination, or shock.
- Delayed development of the genitalia, especially the ovaries and the testicles.
- Undescended testicles (Aur., Clem.).
- Very shy, gentle, and docile.
- They have very poor self-confidence.
- Inability to make decisions.
- The Bar-c constitution has floppy hands and feet, and giggling, spacey eyes.
- Simple mindedness.
- Symptoms of autism, dreamy.
- Never leave childish state, dependent.
- Dumbfounded look on their face, clumsy, dull.
- Can have night terrors (Calc.).
- Post-apoplectic in the elderly, when they revert to a childhood-like states.
- They become very shy and sensitive and can't make decisions.
- Also from epilepsy🩺 EpilepsyClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. or head injury.
- Elderly have poor memory and indecision, some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
- Premature senility.
- Can have high blood pressure, swollen glands.
- Hormonal problems which age them quickly.
- Both the elderly and children need a specific routine, structure, to be happy.
- Children can have recurring tonsillitis (Bar-m.).
- Tendencies to colds, with swollen glands.
- A lot of adenoid problems.
- Can have skin prob lems.
- Chilly.
- Can get emaciation easily, especially after infections.
- Lymphatic problems with a history of glandular problems.
- They have an enlarged abdomen (Sil., Calc., Sanie.).
- Offensive foot sweats (Sil., Nit-ac., Graph., Calc.).
- Clarke cured an advanced case of thoracic aneurysm with the 3x.
- A case has been re corded in which Bar-c removed from an old man a pain that came suddenly in the hollow of the knee and ran down the back of the leg like a thin stream of hot fluid or molten metal running down under the skin.
- Temperature-Strong disposition to chilli ness.
- Chilliness relieved by external heat.
- Flushes of heat, more at night.
- Habitual colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. of children who do not thrive and though apparently hungry refuse food.
- Children with large abdo men.
- Hard and tense, tender, distended with emaciation of body.
- Colicky pains.
- Pain in abdomen swallowing food.
- Colic with hunger, but food is refused.
- As if intestines fell from one side to other on turning in bed.
- Mesenteric glands hard and swollen.
- Loss of appetite, though food has natural taste.
- Food has a sour taste.
- Hun gry, but refuses food.
- Sudden disgust while eating.
- Aversion to sweet🌿 SweetMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. things, fruits especially plums.
- Desire for sweets.
- Worse after warm food.
- Better from cold diet.
- Weakness of digestion.
- Thirst during chill
