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Magnesium Phosphoricum

30C / 6XMag Phos
Phosphate of Magnesia · "The Homeopathic Antispasmodic"
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🎯 A powerful anti-spasmodic remedy for pains and muscle cramps that are relieved by warmth.
📖 Boericke writes:
(MAGNESIA PHOSPHORICA)
The great anti-spasmodic remedy. Cramping of muscles with radiating pains. pains relieved by warmth. Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects. Indisposition for mental exertion. .
👤 Constitution
Tired, languid, and exhausted subjects who lack the energy for mental exertion.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Severe pain; worse behind right ear; worse, by going into cold air, and washing face and neck with cold water.
ears
Toothache; better by heat and hot liquids.
mouth
Complaints of teething children.
mouth
, forcing patient to bend double; relieved by rubbing, warmth, pressure; accompanied with belching of gas, which gives no relief.
abdomen
Bloated, full sensation in abdomen; must loosen clothing, walk about and constantly pass .
abdomen
Menstrual .
female
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female
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heart
Chills run up and down the back, with shivering, followed by a suffocating sensation.
fever
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for mental fatigue and restlessness caused by physical discomfort.
Laments all the time about the pain.
Inability to think clearly.
Sleepless on account of indigestion.
🔑 Modalities
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Better from
💊 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.

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Decimal
📝Acts especially well, given in hot water.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Gelsemium SempervirensLachesis MutusBelladonna
🔄 Compare With
Silicea TerraZincum MetallicumDioscorea VillosaKali PhosphoricumColocynthis

Boericke's Materia Medica

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Magnesium Phosphoricum is listed in 209 rubrics across 20 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 82 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System37Female Sexual System22Locomotor System18Modalities16Abdomen15Generalities12Eyes11Head11Face10Respiratory System10Teeth9Stomach8Fever6Ears6Urinary System5Mind4Throat3Circulatory System3Tongue2Male Sexual System1

See all 209 rubrics for Magnesium Phosphoricum