Kali Sulphuricum
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 257
Questions
Has Kali sulphuricum ever been used by Homoeopathic physicians ?
Only since its introduction by Schuessler, as there are no regular provings of it.
What is its general action ?
It corresponds to the third stage of inflammations; mucous discharges ^^ellow in color; skin affections, etc.
What are some of the general characteristics of this remedy ?
Yellow, mucous discharges; evening aggravation and an amelioration in the cool, open air. Give the respiratory symptoms of Kali sulphuricum. There is a cough, with great rattling of mucus on the chest; the cough is worse in a warm room, and relieved in the cool, open air. The rattling may occur with or without much cough.
What are the indications for Kali sulphuricum in Rheumatism ?
Rheumatic pains of a shifting or wandering character; they are worse from warmth. Give the eye symptoms of Kali sulphuricum. In ophthalmias where there is a profuse discharge of pus; ophthalmia neonatorum, crusts on the eyelids.
What remedy is most like Kali sulphuricum in its symptomatology ?
Pulsatilla.