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Kali Oxalicum

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Kali Oxalicum · Oxalate of Potash · "The Stabbing Chest Pain Salt"
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🎯 A potent irritant causing violent gastrointestinal distress, muscular spasms, and systemic collapse.
📖 Clarke writes:
Kali oxalas. Potassium Bioxalale. Salts of Sorrel. KHC2O4, 2H2O. Trituration. Solution.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Violent irritation
Convulsions
Violent and continuous vomiting
Cramps
Severe pain in the back
Coldness
Collapse
Leading Mental & Emotional Indicators
Insanity (one patient became insane)
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Throbbing in the head
Great thirst
Severe pains in the back, recalling the action of Oxalic acid
Comparative Materia Medica
Must be compared with Oxalic acid
Must be compared with Rumex acet.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Violent, continuous vomiting lasting for days.
Clarke
Excruciating burning pain in the stomach and bowels.
Clarke
Severe lumbar and back pain.
Clarke
Convulsions accompanied by loud cries.
Clarke
Throbbing headache associated with intense thirst.
Clarke
Cold, clammy skin with a pale, anxious countenance.
Clarke
Scalding sensation during urination.
Clarke
Blue discoloration of fingers and nails.
Clarke
Extreme muscular weakness and tendency to faint.
Clarke
Strong acid taste in the mouth.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Consider for states of extreme mental depression or acute insanity.
Became insane.
Extreme depression.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Pressure
abdominal tenderness
📚 Sources & References
Kent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraPhatak's Concise MM

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