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Lithium Lacticum

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Lithium Lacticum · Lactate of Lithium · "The Lactate Lithium Salt"
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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily on the joints to relieve rheumatic pain and inflammation.
📖 Clarke writes:
Lactate of Lithia.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Acts upon the small joints
Affects the shoulder especially
Indicated in local subacute rheumatism
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Decided rheumatic pains in the small joints
Rheumatic pains experienced while preparing a combination of Lactic acid and Lithium carbonate
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Rheumatic pains in the small joints
Clarke
Specific affinity for the shoulder joint
Clarke
Useful in subacute cases of rheumatism
Clarke
Discovered through accidental exposure during chemical preparation
Clarke
Clinical application based on the observation of joint inflammation
Clarke
Acts as a localized remedy rather than a systemic one
Clarke
Often indicated when pain is persistent but not acute
Clarke
Derived from Lithium carbonate and Lactic acid
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

Rheumatism
Open in Clarke
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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