Hepar Sulphuris Kalinum
Classical single remedy
over-sensitive to everything — touch, cold air, pain — and very irritable; discharges and skin smell sour; wants to wrap up warm; the 'ripens a boil' remedy. (Boericke)
What it’s reached for
- a painful boil or whitlow that is coming to a head.
- a rattling croupy cough that is worse in cold air and from being uncovered.
- a sore throat with a splinter-like pain.
Cough — Drosera vs. Ipecacuanha vs. Antimonium Tartaricum vs. Bryonia vs. Spongia vs. Hepar Sulph: loose rattling cough made worse by the least cold air.
Sore Throat / Tonsillitis — Belladonna vs. Hepar Sulph vs. Mercurius vs. Apis: a splinter- or fish-bone sensation on swallowing, pain shooting to the ear, extremely sensitive to cold air and to touch, wants to be wrapped up warm.
Earache — Belladonna vs. Chamomilla vs. Pulsatilla vs. Hepar Sulph vs. Ferrum Phosphoricum: sharp sticking pain, the ear extremely sensitive to cold air and to touch, pus forming, very irritable.
Acne & Pimples — Hepar Sulph vs. Kali Bromatum vs. Sulphur vs. Berberis Aquifolium vs. Calcarea Sulphurica: painful pustules very sensitive to touch, slow to come to a head, worse from cold; the person chilly and irritable.
Potency: 30C every 3–4 hours; low 6C to abort an early spot, 30C to help a pointing boil discharge.
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- 6C · 12C · 30C — a recent or first-aid complaint. 30C is the usual starting point.
- 200C · 1M — a long-standing or recurring complaint; a deeper action, taken less often.
- Ø mother tincture — herbal / tonic / organ-support use, in drop doses.
- 3X · 6X biochemic — gentle tissue-salt support that can be taken regularly.