Natrium carbonicum 200c

-VERMEULEN Frans
Natrum carbonicum
Nat-c.
The pleasure we derive from doing favours is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless.
[Eric Hoffer]
Signs
Sodium carbonate. Soda.
CLASSIFICATION Sodium, or natrium, is a light, silvery-white metal placed in group I of the periodic table. Long recognized in compounds, sodium was first isolated by Davy in 1807 by electrolysis of caustic soda. Sodium is present in fair abundance in the sun and stars. It is the sixth most abundant element on earth, comprising about 2.6% of the earth's crust. Lustrous when freshly cut, sodium tarnishes on exposure to air, becoming dull and grey. Soft at ordinary temperature, fairly hard at 20o below zero. Doesn't occur free in nature, but is found in form of its compounds, the most common one being sodium chloride. It occurs in many other minerals, such as cryolite, zeolite, and sodalite. Sodium floats on water, violently decomposing it with the formation of sodium hydroxide and the liberation of hydrogen which may ignite spontaneously. It normally does not ignite in air at temperatures below 115o C. Decomposes alcohol and reacts vigorously with oxygen, burning with a yellow flame. Combines directly with the halogens and with phosphorus. Has to be stored under oxygen-free mineral oils.
SODA Soda occurs in nature as the decahydrate, natron or natrite, and the hydrate, thermonatrite. It is produced from lake brines or sea water by electrolytic processes. The decahydrate of commerce is known as sal soda or washing soda. It consists of transparent crystals which readily effloresce on exposure to air. Soluble in 2 parts cold water and 0.25 part boiling water; also soluble in glycerol; insoluble in alcohol. The origin of the word soda is doubtful, but some believe it to be derived from Medieval Latin sodanum, a headache remedy. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. Soda ash is anhydrous sodium carbonate.
USES Sodium carbonate has been used for thousands of years for embalming, in ceramic pastes, as a detergent, and, when mixed with sand, in the production of glass. Today it is used in the manufacture of sodium salts, glass, soap; for washing wool, textiles, etc.; in bleaching linen and cotton; as a general cleanser; in water-softening; in sugar extraction; in photography; as reagent in analytical chemistry; alkalizer in pharmaceuticals. In the glass industry sodium carbonate has various applications: glazing of buildings and vehicles; containers for food and drink; tableware; light bulbs and tubes; thermal and sound insulation; tubes for television and computers.
ADDITIVE Sodium carbonates - sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, or sodium sesquicarbonate - are EC permitted additives [E500] for all foodstuffs as alkalizers, leavening agents or buffers. Their main uses include the removal of 'testinic acid' in the steep liquor in the malting process of beer-making; as neutralizers for butter, cream, fluid milk, and ice cream; in the processing of olives before canning; in cocoa products; in prepared pancake, biscuit, and muffin mixes; in syrups for frozen products; in confections; and in self-rising flours. Soda ash is used as a reagent in cosmetic products such as permanent wave solutions, soaps, mouthwashes, shampoos, foot preparations, bath salts, and vaginal douches. It may cause scalp, forehead, and hand rashes in hypersensitive people, but it is otherwise not known to have any adverse effects.
TOXICOLOGY Frequent use of sodium carbonate on the skin may produce sensitivity reactions and possibly even burns, especially if the skin is wet or moist. Prolonged or repeated inhalation of soda may cause nosebleeds, nasal congestion, erosion of the teeth, perforation of the nasal septum, chest pain and bronchitis. Intake of large quantities may produce corrosion of the gastrointestinal tract, vomiting, diarrhoea and circulatory collapse. There are no reports of toxicity caused by the ingestion of baking soda. It is a fast-acting antacid because it is very soluble in water. If large amounts of milk are taken at the same time, the milk alkali syndrome is thought to occur, where larger than normal quantities of calcium accumulate in the blood, producing confused behaviour, anorexia, abdominal pain and muscular weakness, possibly leading to the development of kidney stones and impaired kidney function.
PROVINGS •• [1] Hahnemann - 6 provers; method: unknown.
Affinity
DIGESTION. Nerves. Skin. Hands [dorsae]. Heels. Ankles. Mucous membranes.
* Right side. Left side.
Modalities
Worse: HEAT [sun; weather [head]; sultry weather; gaslight]. Periodically; winter [body]. 5 a.m. Music. Mental exertion. Onanism. Dietetic errors. Milk. Drafts. Thunderstorm. Change of weather. Damp weather. Full moon. Alternate days.
Better: Motion. Rubbing. Pressure. Eating [sinking sensation]. Scratching. Wiping with hand.
Main symptoms
* All Natrums are hypersensitive and closed. In Nat-c. selflessness and sweetness predominate.
M DELICACY and DIGNITY.
Easily offended but preserving one's dignity.
M SELF-CONTAINED; independent, yet very MILD and KIND.
M UNSELFISH.
Tendency to SACRIFICE ["people who can give themselves for others"].
• "Perhaps of all the remedies the most unselfish of the materia medica [like Staphisagria]. They need to give to somebody in a deep way ... will try to give without getting any recognition." [Morrison]
DEVOTION.
M SYMPATHETIC.
Take care of other people without asking anything back.
• "Natrum carbonicum occurs principally in women. ... She is rather private, but is able to be open with those she loves, and to express her affection. She prefers to give, but has no difficulty in receiving. This would imply that the Carbonicum is more healthy emotionally than the Muriaticum, and in general I find that this is the case, since there is less emotional suppression, and hence less need for avoidance mechanisms. However, there is one pathological trait that is generally stronger in the Carbonicum, and that is anxiety. Whereas the Muriaticum tends to be more prone to depression than anxiety, the reverse is true of the Carbonicum. Most are nervous people, who lack self-confidence, and are often mistaken for Lycopodiums, esp. as the Carbonicum suffers from very similar digestive symptoms, and has a similar physique. However, the tendency to hide negative feelings, to be rather self-depreciating, and to put great store by the opinion of others, identifies the patient as a Natrum of some sort." [Bailey]
Stay in the BACKGROUND.
• "The centre of all Natrums has to do with relationships with people. Nat-c. has a lot of fear within, of being a burden to others and demanding too much attention and space for themselves. Therefore they are always seeking to do something helpful for others to fulfil the inner wishes of the loved ones. They don't want to have the demanding part of a relationship; they cannot stand too much attention."1
M CHEERFUL, even when sad.
• "Try to put on that they are cheerful, because they don't want to burden you with their sadness. ... But inside there can be a great feeling of grief and suffering." [Vithoulkas]
• "Alternately in a sad and in a joyous mood."
• "In a joyous, sociable mood."
• "Great inclination to warble and sing half aloud to oneself, for several days."
• "Extreme animation, all the day, with great, joyous talkativeness." [Hahnemann]
May enjoy suffering in silence; "a type of sweet suffering state" [but with dignity].
M Very SENSITIVE to AMBIANCE and ATMOSPHERES.
• "Natrum carbonicum people dream of being in complete harmony with the cosmos. Often, they are interested in astronomy, which brings them as much pleasure as a Mozart sonata." [Grandgeorge]
M Withdrawal and seclusion [avoids the sight of people].
Selected focus [result of oversensitivity].
Self-denial may lead to ESTRANGEMENT.
[Delusion: DIVISION BETWEEN HIMSELF AND OTHERS.]
• "Natrum carbonicum feel rather cut off from their friends. They feel that their friends do not quite understand them, and the feeling of being cut off often starts a dislike and criticism of friends or relatives. Of the two, Natrum carbonicum is much more sensitive to people than Natrum muriaticum, and they take an unreasonable dislike to certain people, particularly to strangers." [Borland]
M Mental prostration, difficult comprehension from over-study [mental exertion].
M Dullness > eating.
Yet irritability and sadness after eating [due to digestive troubles].
M Irritability.
• "Passionate over trifles. ... No one can do anything to suit her. ... Dissatisfied with all the world, could have kicked himself. ... Disposed to quarrel and fight, cannot bear any contradiction. ... So much irritated by an ordinary provocation, that he speaks with the most vehement violence until he is exhausted." [Hahnemann]
• "It is quite surprising to find that such a timid person is also very irritable. Her irritability is usually taken out upon her family, since this is the safest option. Noise in particular irritates Natrum carbonicum." [Bailey]
G OVERSENSITIVE to
NOISE, MUSIC,
THUNDERSTORM ["gets very nervous and hides in the cellar"],
HEAT of SUN,
COLDNESS,
MILK, errors of diet,
certain persons,
quarrels.
G CHILLY, yet exposure to sun <. G < HEAT and COLD. Heat < headache, blood pressure, skin, weakness. Cold < catarrhs, joints, digestion. G HEAT [summer; sun] = WEAKNESS. G Empty, gnawing, hungry sensation in stomach at 5 a.m. Must leave bed and have some biscuits. Hungry feeling also at 10-11 a.m. and 10-11 p.m. [before going to sleep]. • "Greedy, always nibbling." [Phatak] • "Extreme, voracious hunger, this with a weak impaired digestion make life a burden for this patient and his friends. The patient has a gnawing empty sensation at the epigastrium from ten to eleven a.m. like Sulphur and Phosphorus, and this feeling is temporarily relieved by eating, but as soon as the process of digestion begins the flatulence, pain, weakness, nausea and distension come on."2 G Thirsty, esp. acute thirst during gastric upsets. G Easy perspiration or dryness of skin. G > RUBBING.
G < APPROACH of a storm. G > AFTER eating.
G TREMBLING with the pains.
G Weakness of DIGESTION.
P Skin.
• A rarely employed trend of Nat-c. is designated by the skin symptoms: vesicular eruptions on the knuckles, tips of the fingers, toes, flexor surfaces of joints, also on the body, patchy or circinate. The skin should also be dry, wrinkled and rough, esp. on the backs of the hands and feet. An inflammation of the exterior of the nose as well as heel ulcers are mentioned as indications. The external action of soda on the skin seems to have influenced the symptomatology here." [Leeser]
[1] Schadde, My experience with Natrum carbonicum; HL 2/93. [2] Grimmer, The Natrum Salts; International Hahnemannian Association, 1916-1918.
Rubrics
Mind
Anxiety, from the pains [2], when speaking [1]. Aversion, to husband [2], to members of family [2], to certain persons [3]. Awkward from bashfulness [1]. Blasphemy and cursing [1]. Confusion in the sun [2]. Desires death in morning on waking [1]. Delusions, body has become heavy and thick [1/1], of division between himself and others [1; Hydrog.], he is doing nothing right [1], things appear small [1], surrounded by soldiers [1], he cannot succeed, he does everything wrong [1]. Envy and hate [1]. Desire for harmony [1]. Irritability, from noise, even from crackling of newspapers [1], before thunderstorm [1/1]. Suspicious, with fear of company [2]. Makes verses [1].
Vertigo
Sensation as if sinking down through or with the bed while lying [1].
Head
Pain, from fat food [1], summer [3], from exposure to sun [3], before thunderstorm [2]. Sensation as if head were separated from body [1].
Eye
Heaviness of lids when using the eyes [1; Nat-m.].
Vision
Flashes, in morning on waking [2/1], in evening on falling asleep [1/1], on closing the eyes [2]. Hemiopia, left half lost [1].
Hearing
Acute, to music, during menses [2/1]. Illusions, sounds seem to come from left side when they really come from the right [2/1].
Nose
Obstruction while talking [1; Sil.].
Stomach
Emptiness after fruit [1/1]. Heartburn after fat food [1]. Pain, > after bread [1/1], < honey [1]. Thirst, during coryza [1], during the pains [2]. Rectum Diarrhoea, after farinaceous food [1], after milk [3], after nursing [1], during thunderstorm [1], after vegetables [1]. Respiration Difficult, after pork [1/1]. Chest Sensation as if the heart were a hard body [1/1]. Sleep Waking, with paralyzed feeling [1], from feeling as if someone pulled him at the nose [1/1]. Dreams Difficulties on journeys [1]. Entertainment [1]. Funerals [1]. Riding horses [1]. Fighting with robbers [1]. Seem true on waking [1]. Generals Weakness, from heat of summer [3], from hunger [1]. Food Aversion: [3]: Milk. [2]: Farinaceous. [1]: Coffee; fat; honey; meat; milk, mother's. Desire: [2]: Beer; cold drinks; sweets. [1]: Bread; delicacies; fat; fat + sweets; potatoes; tobacco. Worse: [2]: Cold drinks; cold drinks, when heated; cold drinks, in hot weather; dry food; fat; fruit; milk; pork; potatoes; vegetables; vegetables, green. [1]: Butter; cold food; farinaceous; heavy food; honey; milk, mother's; pears; pepper; soda biscuits; sour; sweets; vinegar; tobacco. Better: [2]: Bread. [1]: Farinaceous; soda biscuits; tobacco.

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