Kali Phosphoricum (HMT)

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Potassium Phosphate is an important element found in the secretions

blood especially, its mere presence is not enough, rather, it has to be in

a state of equilibrium. It plays an essential, prominent role in the

development of human life. Whil e its deficiency causes numerous

extremely lethal. Its chemical na me is Potassium Phosphate, though

in homoeopathy it is known as Kali Phos.

meaning that it is effective against skin conditions which, when

forcefully suppressed, can inflict th e inner linings of the body and the

nervous system. Though homoeopaths cl assify it as antipsoric, yet it

is mainly related to the nerves. By nature it gives strength to the

nerves and on the same basis, it has antipsoric effects. For example, if

any illness remains suppressed due to the weakness of the nerves, and

the body is too weak to expel it, Kali Phos will throw it out on the

skin.

Kali Phos works on the brain , the nerves and the blood. It is

It is useful for the treatment of ailments resulting from anxiety,

memory and becomes indifferent to his work.

increasing discomfort. Whereas, in Kali Phos, the sufferings build up

and then gradually abates. The gradual increment of the disease is an

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odour. Rhus glaba and foul odour are very deeply related. Many

antipsoric medicines are used for tr eating the foul smelling secretions

effective when given together. Kali Phos is also deeply related to foul

smell.

Kali Phos is also very useful in the treatment of gangrene. In the

allopathic system, the trea tment of infected indolent ulcers that

become necrotic and gangrenous is amputation. But amputation is

usually performed through a health y area of good circulation, well

above the gangrenous area. In many such patients, I have successfully

obviated the need for amputation with the use of Kali Phos and

Silicea.

Allah, the Almighty has created a ve ry elaborate immune system in

our body against diseases. The cure is not obtainabl e without these

antibodies. When a disease ha s knocked down the body defence to

the extent that it cannot react any more, any amount of antibiotics

given will be ineffective because body can no longer react. Similarly,

in the case of gangrene, the immune system of the body is completely

damaged. Kali Phos revives the immune system and empowers the

tissues to defend. Consequently, the body starts defending itself

against the gangrenous process. Silicea also works well once the

tissues become strong again.

Kali Phos is also useful in the treatment of inflamed lymph glands .

This also happens in the case of t uberculosis and cancer. In these

patients, Silicea alone can lead to serious consequences. Therefore,

many other medicines are given before or along with Silicea. One of

them is definitely Kali Phos. Kali Phos streamlines the reaction of the

body towards Silicea. In my opinion, this method is very effective. It

is also possible to give Kali Phos before Silicea and prepare the

Phos 1000 and wait for a few days. Sometimes this alone produces

miraculous results, and a single dose starts decreasing the size of the

lymph nodes. At this time, we do not even need to give Silicea.

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Another dose of Kali Phos can be rep eated after eight to ten days. As

long as the size of the lymph nodes is reducing, we do not need to add

another medicine. Kali Phos is no t only effective in the treatment of

superficial glands, but it also affect s the glands of the internal organs

on the healing of cancerous ulcers.

Kali Phos resembles Agaricus to so me extent. The twitching of the

medicines.

Kali Phos, like Ambra Grisea, is al so useful to alleviate the ill

effects of a serious accident or a bad news . The development of

affect everybody uniformly. In Kali Phos, sudden shocking news

insanity.

fatigue. My late father had a pres cription devised for nervous

weakness and this should be remembered i.e. Kali Phos 6X and

Calcaria Phos 6X, Mag Phos 6X, combined and taken two to three

In Kali Phos, the memory can be affected temporarily without the

narrowing of the blood vessels of the brain. This is not permanent.

While someone is seriously thinking over a particular matter and then

suddenly his attention gets diverted to another focus, he fails to recall

the desired name or word that he is looking for. The reason is that the

arteriosclerosis (narrowing of the cerebral blood vessels). Besides

Kali Phos, Caladium is very useful in the treatment of this transient

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heavy and there is loss of bala nce and unsteadiness on walking.

situation, Nux Vomica works immedi ately and effectively. If the

dizziness is only because of nervous exhaustion, Kali Phos should

be the top priority.

patient of Kali Phos tends to fall forwards. Some just tend to bend

to the tendency to fall forwards. The patient of Kali Phos is in general

In the neurogenic pains of the face (trigeminal neuralgia), besides

Kali Phos, Phosphorus, Silicea, Spigelia and Magnesium Phos are also

very useful. Mag Phos is also deep ly related to the nerves. For the

compared to Kali Phos. Kali Phos is also associated with tonic

biochemic forms. The convulsions of Kali Phos are usually related to

the lower parts of the body, namely the thighs, calves and feet. The

muscular spasms of Mag Phos are mo re generalised and can affect the

intestines as well. Kali Phos also works well on the infections of the

kidneys. In Mag Phos, in addition to the hyperexcitability, there may

In typhoid, deep ulcers form inside the mouth . The tongue looks

filthy and smells foul. These signs are also seen in Kali Phos. Lack

of body immunity leads to the spread of toxins into the blood, sepsis,

and oral thrush (fungal infection of the tongue). Another sign of Kali

Phos is that the patient feels hungry but does not want to eat anything.

This is common in very sensitive types of people. Slim, skinny boys

and girls, who are over-sensitive and are teased by others, react

against food, refusing to eat impo rtant nutrients. These children

become anorexic because of hypersensitivit y. Kali Phos is the best

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After it has shown some benefici al effect, another dose in high

Nux Vomica on sleep is similar to that of Kali Phos. Nux Vomica is

tea or coffee, but in case of inso mnia due to nervousness and anxiety,

Kali Phos should be used.

The patients of Kali Phos and Arse nic are usually very neat and tidy

but unfortunately their body secretions become very foul smelling and

putrid during the severity of the illness and fever. Because the foul

smell of secretions is common in other medicines too, one should not

consider the foul smell as a diag nostic sign for Kali Phos. Most

bodily secretions happen to be foul smelling in contagious diseases

and infections. Kali Phos ranks high in the cure of such a patient.

Ferrum Phos 6X and Kali Phos6X combined given five to six times a

day along with Pyrogenium 200 and Typhoidinum 200, work very

Kali Phos is very effective in the inflammatory conditions of the

(an intestinal disorder of psychologi cal origin). One or two doses of

Kali Phos are very effective in the treatment of acute dysenteric

It should be remembered that Kali Phos and nothing else will work for

anxiety. Kali Phos should especial ly be used when all other similar

medicines have failed. Kali Phos is usually used as a tonic in

combination with Mag Phos and Calacarea Phos. But if the symptoms

of Kali Phos are obvious, then the ef fect of Kali Phos would diminish

in the presence of other medicines. In this situation, one should keep

medicine could hit the target, with the blessings of Allah. One or two

doses can cure the patient, and if by chance it does not help, then other

appropriate medicines should be sought.

Regarding the disease pattern of so me medicines, the symptoms shift

from right to left or from left to right. In Kali Phos, like Lachesis, the

symptoms move from left to right. In Kali Phos, it is not the disease

itself which transfers from left to right but simply the pain moves from

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left to right, while in Lachesis, the disease itself tends to shift from left

to right.

stools are watery and foul smelling causing weakness. The dysentery

in Kali Phos is associated with th e passage of mucous without blood,

but sometimes there could be fresh bleeding. It is the irritation of the

nerves in the walls of the intestines that increases their mobility. The

adjacent loops of the gut rub against each other, causing inflammation,

production of mucous and then bleeding.

Kali Phos works on the bladder rendered irritable due to exposure

leading to the frequent passage of urine but there is no associated

infection. Instead it is mere irritation of the bladder. As in the

discomfort. It is the frequent wiping of the nose that causes

inflammation inside the nose. If this bladder condition of a Kali Phos

patient does not abate soon, inflamma tion will ensue; even infection

result of this, the patient passes an abundant amount of urine every

few minutes or so (polyuria). Su ch episodes occur in people involved

third month, Sabinais used, while in the fourth and fifth months, Kali

Carb is used. However if the abor tions occur because of the patient

being highly-strung and anxious, Kali Phos would be the best

treatment.

(even when not pregnant) once or twice a month. At the onset of

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Ferrum Phos.

medicines may be used.

should be used for this, but other medicines should be looked for if

there is no relief.

When the skin diseases become suppressed and migrate to the

deep internal organs, the nervous system becomes inflicted and loses

disease out onto the skin. Kali Phos would certainly be indicated when

diseases like measles and chicken pox, originating from the deep

organs do not manifest their signs on the skin due to the suppressed

nervous system. Kali Phos is completely different from Psorinum and

other such medicines in its action.

Some homoeopath physicians wa rn that Kali Phos and other

potassium salts should not be used dur ing a fever, but this is only true

Once the fever starts lowering, any proper medication can be given to

its advantage.

Regarding the loss of memory and nervous breakdown, Kali Phos

are useful for the correction of anaemia and the general well being of

children. If the child is congenitally weak, then one should also add

Silicea. In the case of premature children, most of their organs, which

congenital weaknesses.

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Kali Phos is also useful in the treatment of Puerperal fever alongside

Pyrogenium and Sulphur.

In Kali Phos ailments become aggravated by resting in the cold and

humid weather. These symptoms ar e also seen in Rhus Tox, but in

all night and then forcefully express themselves in the morning when

the patient wakes up. So the discomfo rt is at its peak in the morning

is worst at the onset of movement and gradually improves on walking.

A patient of Kali Phos gets relieved with slow movement. Like Rhus

patient for proper reaction. In this s ituation, it is better to give Kali

times a day. This can relieve all kinds of nervous exhaustions.

head or movement of the head from side to side is a sign of Kali Phos,

Movement of the head leads to the sensation of vertigo. Similarly,

movement can also lead to unstead iness and dizziness. In this

If any ailment is aggravated by motion and there is dizziness during

treatment of restlessness and muscular cramping, it is more useful,

contractions of the muscles, whic h it relieves in homoeopathic and

useful in treating the insomnia and restlessness aris ing from drinking

The patient of Kali Phos likes cold and sour drinks.

to cold. Some people suffer from frequent urination, more so in cold

weather. On exposure to the cold, the bladde r becomes irritable,

common cold, there is excessive running of the nose but no physical

resulting from mental fatigue ma y apparently get better but the

its normal function. The body be comes cold and unable to defend

remedies that can immediately warm up the body and surface the

when the temperature is rising in the early stage of the disease.

neurological and mental disorder s, its excess, too, is sometimes

surprisingly effective in the treatment of mental and physical fatigue.

confusion, overwork and mental anguis h. By nature, a patient of Kali

Phos is lazy and fearful . He feels nervous to meet people, loses his

cancer, Kali Phos must be kept in mind because of its beneficial effect

such a mental shock is an important sign of Kali Phos. Kali Carb is

the best remedy for any gastric or heart ailment resulting from sad

news. Natrum Mur is also usef ul for the mental disturbance

consequent upon sad news. Sad news or grief due to shock does not

afflicts the mind and the patient suffers from sadness and weakness

for a long, long time. In a patient of Natrum Mur, the grief results in

Kali Phos is very useful in the treatment of mental stress and severe

mind, being busy in another thought does not concentrate on the new

thought immediately. This is due to the mental stress and not due to

ailment. In Kali Phos, the patient may feel dizzy suddenly, reminding

very intelligent and adapts to bending forwards for the fear of falling

in mind that if the diagnosis is correct then that one particular

In the diarrhoea of Kali Phos associated with fear and anxiety , the

resulting from mental fatigue ma y apparently get better but the

associated mental stress becomes directed towards the kidneys. As a

in serious literary work. Highly in tellectual work and mental anguish

mental stress. These women should be made to take Kali Phos 1000

Phos is lazy and fearful . He feels nervous to meet people, loses his

the best remedy for any gastric or heart ailment resulting from sad

ailment. In Kali Phos, the patient may feel dizzy suddenly, reminding

head or movement of the head from side to side is a sign of Kali Phos,

very good for the treatment of dizzi ness. Sometimes the head feels

Movement of the head leads to the sensation of vertigo. Similarly,

very intelligent and adapts to bending forwards for the fear of falling

In the diarrhoea of Kali Phos associated with fear and anxiety , the

burning. The urine is cl ear like water, showing that there is no

can set in. Sometimes in a patient of Kali Phos, the headache

may cause migraine or headache or sometimes frequent urination.

when the temperature is rising in the early stage of the disease.

Phos is lazy and fearful . He feels nervous to meet people, loses his

the best remedy for any gastric or heart ailment resulting from sad

ailment. In Kali Phos, the patient may feel dizzy suddenly, reminding

head or movement of the head from side to side is a sign of Kali Phos,

very good for the treatment of dizzi ness. Sometimes the head feels

Movement of the head leads to the sensation of vertigo. Similarly,

very intelligent and adapts to bending forwards for the fear of falling

In the diarrhoea of Kali Phos associated with fear and anxiety , the

burning. The urine is cl ear like water, showing that there is no

can set in. Sometimes in a patient of Kali Phos, the headache

may cause migraine or headache or sometimes frequent urination.

when the temperature is rising in the early stage of the disease.

Tox, there is a tingling and numbness of the hands and feet as well

of the armpits (due to the infected sebaceous glands in the axilla). But

Kali Phos is also worth remembering in the treatment of angina. In

angina, it should be combined with Mag Phos but other appropriate

remedies that can immediately warm up the body and surface the

the best remedy for any gastric or heart ailment resulting from sad

when the distension of the abdomen suddenly jolts the stomach, this

a stomach or liver disorder, Nux Vo mica is the best. The effect of

well in a typhoid patient who has a tendency towards constipation.

liver and the intestines . It also works for irritable bowel syndrome

symptoms associated with severe cramps in the abdomen (tenesmus).

gastro-intestinal disturbances associated with nervousness and

In the diarrhoea of Kali Phos associated with fear and anxiety , the

The acne and boils of Kali Phos are more on the abdomen and the

and uterus. When the glands look like they are transforming into

nervous tension . Kali Phos should also be remembered in women

who tend to abort . In general, in the beginning of pregnancy,

Viburnum Opulus Q is used to prevent the abortion. In the second and

Kali Phos is deeply related to the aborting tendency secondary to

mental stress. These women should be made to take Kali Phos 1000

bleeding during pregnancy, Kali P hos should be combined with

were supposed to develop in the uterus, remain weak. Silicea is very

of the human body and glands. In the brain, nerves, muscles and

as the flaccidity of the muscles. All kinds of body excretions have a

Sometimes the glands become infl amed on both sides of the neck.

muscles of the face may require Kali Phos, Agaricus or similar

backwards. This tendency of theirs to bend back, sometimes changes

backwards, which results in a forward fall.

contractions of the muscles, whic h it relieves in homoeopathic and

be other factors that lead to violent muscle spasms.

back rather then on the face or othe r areas. Initially Kali Phos alone