# Magnesia Carbonica (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Carbonate of Magnesia
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
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MAGNESIA CARB

In allopathy, Mag Carb is used in the treatment of hype racidity of the
stomach and diarrhoea.  The prolonged  use of Mag Carb can result in
serious ailments and bad aftereffect s, which can luckily be treated
with the homoeopathic form of Magnesia Carb in high potency.

The ailments of Mag Carb recur after twenty-one days.  Even if the
symptoms apparently seem to be ge tting better, they will definitely
show some aggravation af ter twenty-one days.  The patient aspires to
be in the open, even in cold weather.   Normally, cold is harmful to the
patient of Mag Carb.  The patient li kes to keep himself wrapped.  Hot
drinks induce sweating.  The patient feels severe pain along the course
of the nerves supplying the teeth (dental neuralgia).

Mag Carb is very useful in the treatment of toothache during
pregnancy. The toothache may last till the child is born.  A similar
kind of toothache may be experienced during menstruation, which
disappears after the periods are over.

The neuralgic pains of Mag Carb subside on a light stroll, especially
the toothache.  The neuralgia usually begins at night.  In Lachesis, the
movements do not relieve the pain, unlike Mag Carb.  In Mag Carb,
like Natrum Mur, the nails and hair become damaged.  The teeth and
gums become hypersensitive as also found in Antimonium Crude.
This hypersensitivity can be tr eated with Antimonium Crude, Mag
Carb or China.

Any patient with the symptoms suggestive of  tuberculosis and
having a sallow face may be treat ed with Mag Carb, if other
symptoms are not pointing to anothe r specific remedy.  In Mag Carb,
the stools are clay-coloured  and quite foul, indicative of liver
disorder.  The stools are exuberant but in small bits, which float in
water. In the cancer of the stomach and intestines also, the stools
contain lot of gas and being lighter, float in water.  However, the
stools floating in water are not nece ssarily diagnostic of cancer.  One
has to be very careful before labe lling a patient with the diagnosis of
cancer.  If other symptoms are also suggestive of cancer, then of
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course the doctor must feel seriou sly concerned.  Mag Carb stools
may sometimes be greenish in colour.

All the ailments of Mag Carb are known for dryness.  The stomach
contents are sour .  The throat irritates.  The face looks sallow as in
tuberculosis.  The cough, usually dry , may be associated with small
amount of phlegm.

In Mag Carb patient, the shoulders hur t, especially the right shoulder.
The entire body feels tired.  The skin loses its lustre and is pale and
wrinkled. The cold is unbearable. The symptoms aggravate in warm
bedding.  The patient feels better in changing weather and in the open.

Adjuvant: Chamomilla
Antidotes: Arsenic, Mercur    Potency:

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