Calcarea Sulphurica
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 242
Questions
Give the clinical applicability of Calcarea sulphurica. It corresponds to suppurative processes, abscesses, etc. "What are the indications for Calcarea sulphurica in abscess?
When the abscess has broken or has been lanced and is discharging, then Calcarea sulphurica comes in; the presence of pus with a vent is the characteristic indication.
In what special diseases is Calcarea sulphurica indicated ?
Suppuration of the tonsils; abscesses of the cornea ; suppurative processes in the lungs, boils or any suppurating wounds.
How does it compare with Hepar and with Silicea ?
It is deeper acting than Hepar, and acts after that remedy ceases to act; Silicea comes in before this remedy to favor or to prevent the suppuration.