NATRUM CARBONICUM



Morning:, Forenoon:, Afternoon: Evening: Night:,. Day:.

Temperature and Weather

      Great liability to take cold; aversion to the open air and uncovering.

Thunder-storm: Draught: Sun: Warm room: Entering a warm room: Uncovering:.

Chill Fever Sweat

      Cold and chilly all day, worse in forenoon; hands and feet cold, head hot, or hands and feet hot, with cold cheeks.

Slight evening chilliness, dulness of head; then heat and sleep.

Heat, with general sweat.

Flushes of heat from the nose down the back; irritability; averse to uncovering.

Sweat profuse from every exertion; anxiety.

Burning sweat on the forehead where the hat presses.

Night-sweat, alternating with dry skin.

Morning sweat.

Cold, anxious sweat.

Attacks

      Worse during full moon.

Returning at certain hours: Alternate days:.

Sides

      Right side, particularly upper right, lower left side.

Right: Left:, Within outward: Above down: Left side (lying on):.

Tissues

      Emaciation, with pale face, dilated pupils; dark urine.

Swelling and induration of the gland.

Contact Injuries etc.

      Generally better from touch.

Cutting pain, burning and stinging in wounded parts.

Touch: taking hold of anything: Rubbing:.

Skin

      Ulcers, with swelling and inflammatory redness of affected parts.

Herpes, with yellow rings, or suppurating.

Formication under the skin. Itching all over as from fleas.

Warts ulcerate.

Skin dry, tough and chapped.

Relationship

      Natr. Carb. follows Sepia. well.

Natr. Carb. antidotes Cinchon.

Antidotes to Natr. Carb.: Camphor. Spir. nitr. dulc.

Soda Sulphite is preferable for yeast-like vomiting, when the tongue is pallid, dirty and broad.

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.