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Ammonium Carbonicum

30C / 200CAmm Carb
Carbonate of Ammonia · Sal Volatile · "The Putrid Blood Remedy"
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🎯 Acts primarily on the respiratory mucous membranes, the heart, and the blood, particularly in sluggish, tired individuals with poor circulation.
📖 Boericke writes:
(AMMONIUM CARB)
The diseased conditions met by this remedy are such as we find often in rather stout women who are always tired and weary, take cold easily, suffer from -like symptoms before , lead a sedentary life, have a slow reaction generally, and are disposed to frequent use of the smelling-bottle. Too frequent and profuse . Mucous membranes of the respiratory organs are especially affected. Fat patients with weak heart, wheezing, feel suffocated. Very sensitive to cold air. Great aversion to water; cannot bear to touch it. Malignant scarlatina, with , swollen glands, dark red sore throat, faintly developed eruption. . Heaviness in all organs. Uncleanness in bodily habits. Swelling of parts, glands, etc. Acid secretions. from trifles.
👤 Constitution
•Stout women who are always tired, lead a sedentary life, have a slow reaction, and are very sensitive to cold air.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Heaviness in all organs.
introduction
Uncleanliness.
mind
Shocks through head.
head
Stoppage at night, with long-continued .
nose
Cannot breathe through nose.
nose
Snuffles of children.
nose
after washing and after eating.
nose
Pressing teeth together sends shocks through head, eyes, and ears.
mouth
when nose is stopped up.
throat
Bleeding piles; worse during .
abdomen
Much in breathing; worse after any effort, and entering warm room, or ascending even a few steps.
respiratory
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for emotional states characterized by gloominess, especially during storms, and a lack of concern for cleanliness.
Forgetful, ill-humored, gloomy during stormy weather.
Uncleanliness.
Talking and hearing others talk affects greatly.
Sad, weepy, unreasonable.
🔑 Modalities
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💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

6X
Decimal
📝Sixth potency best for general use.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Arnica Montana →Camphora →
🔄 Compare With
Rhus Toxicodendron →Muriaticum Acidum →Tartaricum Acidum →Antimonium Tartaricum →
⚠️ Inimical
Lachesis Mutus →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Ammonium Carbonicum is listed in 244 rubrics across 25 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 43 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System45Female Sexual System25Modalities21Locomotor System20Nose17Fever15Nervous System14Generalities12Abdomen10Head8Skin8Circulatory System8Throat7Urinary System7Stomach6Mind4Face3Ears3Male Sexual System2Teeth2Tongue2Eyes2Mouth1Gums1Taste1

See all 244 rubrics for Ammonium Carbonicum →