Silicea CH

It is clinically indicated in conditions of imperfect assimilation and defective nutrition, diseases of bones such as caries and necrosis, for absorption of scar-tissue, keloids, abscesses, headaches, spasms and epileptic attacks.

Throat: Inflammation and abscess of the tonsils with pricking pains. Swelling and induration of the cervical glands and parotids with stinging pain while swallowing.

Rectum: Inactive rectum with paralyzed feeling. Anal abscesses, fistula, fissures and painful haemorrhoids, with spasms of the anal sphincter. The difficult stool is partly expelled and recedes again with much straining. Stinging in the rectum and constipation before and during menses. Irritability of anal sphincter with foul-smelling diarrhoea.

Female: Thin, milky and acrid leucorrhea during urination with itching of vulva and vagina. Intermittent bleeding in between the menstrual periods. Profuse menses with icy coldness over the whole body. Hard lumps in the breast, fistula of breasts with ulceration, sore nipples with a tendency to ulceration, abscess of labia, and vaginal cysts are some of the indications of this remedy.

Extremities: Sharp pains in the back shooting through the hips, legs and feet. Weakness of the extremities with cramps in calves and soles, trembling of hands and paralytic weakness of forearm. It is effective in treating affections of fingernails such as white spots on nails, ingrowing toenails and deformed nails. Excessive, offensive sweat on feet, hands, and axilla with icy coldness of the parts. Tension and pain in the knee with contractions in the calves. Soreness and pain on the soles.

Skin: Swelling of the fingertips with infection of the nailbeds, whitlow, abscesses, boils, old fistulous ulcers, cracks at the end of the fingers, swelling of glands, rosy blotches, infections of old scars, etc. All the complaints are associated with pus formation and suppuration. It promotes the expulsion of foreign bodies from the tissues, helps in the absorption of keloids and scars, and heals the fistulous tracts. Cracks in the fingertips with dryness and itching, with deformed nails and abscesses of the joints.

Modalities: Worse during the new moon, in the morning, from washing, during menses, uncovering, lying down, damp, lying on, left side and cold. Better from warmth, wrapping up the head, summer, and wet or humid weather.

Dosage: Please note that the dosage of single homoeopathic medicines varies from drug to drug depending upon the condition, age, sensitivity and other things. In some cases, they are given as regular doses as 3-5 drops 2-3 times a day whereas in other cases they are given only once in a week, month or even in a longer period. We strongly recommend that the medication should be taken as per the physician’s advice.

Other symptoms are also found in:

• Mind
• Head
• Eyes
• Stomach
• Abdomen
• Ears
• Nose
• Face
• Mouth
• Respiratory
• Back
• Sleep
• Male
• Urinary
• Fever