NATRUM PHOSPHORICUM
(SODIUM PHOSPHATE)
Natrum Phos creates water and removes acid condition of the blood and
cures diseases which are caused by acidity.
It is anti-acid. It cures sour belching, sour vomiting, sour sweats, and
sour stools.
It splits up lactic acid into carbonic acid and water, and eliminates
carbonic acid through lungs. It is therefore the remedy for ailments
arising from excess of lactic acid. “It prevents inspissation of the bile
and mucus with crystallization of cholesterin in the gall duct and will
thus remove the cause of many cases of jaundice, hepatic colic, bilious
headache and imperfect assimilation of fats from lack of bile. It is useful
in podagra, gout, as well as in acute and chronic articular rheumatism,
being thus a remedy for the so-called acid diathesis” (Boericke &Dewey). For Jaundice 1x trituration may be used.
It eliminates excess sugar from the blood. So it helps in curing diabetes
in alternation with Natrum Sulph.
It does oxidation of uric acid into urea for elimination by the kidneys. It
eliminates metabolic end products.
The patient may imagine on waking at night that pieces of furniture are
persons, may get annoyed on trivial matters, may fall asleep while
sitting, may sees sparks before eyes, may suffer from roaring in ears,
grinding of teeth due to intestinal worms, itching all over the body like
insect bites.
It is the chief remedy in cystitis (inflammation of urinary bladder).
It is the principal remedy in scrofulous glands & tuberculosis.
Besides, it also cures:
1) Sterility if it is associated with acid secretions.
2) Gastric troubles which cause flatulence, headache and giddiness.
3) Morphine habit.
4) Acute rheumatism/gout/arthritis when associated with uric acid
diathesis.
5) Habitual constipation if associated with occasional diarrhea.
6) Morning sickness of pregnancy.
7) Symptoms worse evening and during thunderstorm.
8) Eye inflammation of infants.
9) Fiery sparks before eyes.
10) Violent eye pains caused by rheumatism.
11) Aphthae when of yellow color.
12) Vomiting of sour cheesy masses.
13) Gout resulting from alcoholism.
14) Low fevers/bilious fevers/fevers with acid symptoms.
15) First stage of gonorrhea.
16) Loss of appetite.
17) Nausea/Vomiting with sour risings.
18) Seminal emissions without dreams.
19) Travelling sickness.
20) Goiter
21) Squinting caused by irritation from worms.
22) Gastric derangements during teething.
23) Worms of all kinds with symptoms of picking the nose, itching at
the anus, acidity of the stomach, restless sleep etc.
24) Eczema with acid creamy yellow secretions.
25) Fever with vomiting of sour fluids and sour-smelling sweat.
26) Dyspepsia traceable to fats; it emulsifies fatty acids.
27) Spinal anemia
28) It stimulates metabolism to excrete excessive acids through kidneys.
29) It reduces the desire for fatty foods, ice-cream, pastries, sweets,
pickled foods, vinegar.
30) It treats nephritis very well, also tonsillitis, pharyngitis and
conjunctivitis.
Moist creamy coating or golden yellow coating at the back part of the
tongue is the keynote of Natrum Phos.
The symptoms get aggravated by motion, greasy food, bath, and moistcold weather, also between 1 & 3 p. m.; the patient feels better while
sitting and during rest.