Calc ₳ Phos

Similar

• Both are useful in ichthyosis
• The dominant character in both remedies is FEAR (Illness, fear of death, fear of calamity). Special fears
  • Fear that people will realize one's mental confusion (Calc)
  • Fear of storm (Phos)

Generality

• Sociability, improvement in society,
• Incapacity for prolonged mental effort

	Calc	Phos
Weakness, Exhausted at the slightest effort	Calc begins to sweat profusely, esp from his head. After sex Calc is exhausted / Back weakness	Phos is suitable for weak, tall, thin subjects who have grown too quickly. Phos is not capable of prolonged physical exertion. He gets tired very quickly.
Relaxed tissues	Calc: Everything is relaxed ( Muscles / Soft flabby tissues) (Hemorrhoids, Varicose veins, Penis)	Phos has also uterus prolapse, Anus remains wide open. Sexual impotence after sexual excesses
Partial coldness	Very characteristic of Calc Calc: Cold sensation in the vertex Sensation of heat in the vertex = Sul	Sensation of cold in the occiput
Anemia/ Bleeding		Anemia/ Bleed easily from the nose, gums, periods/ Prolonged purpura
Congestive (Sul, Lach)	Congestive / Throbbing headache which amel with hot applications Heat feet at night. (Sometimes) Therefore, do not give Sul too systematically	Congestive / Throbbing headache which amel with cold applications Unilateral heat sensation right side = Phos
CVA	Blood apoplexy	Nervous apoplexy
Epilepsy	Epilepsy with loss of consciousness	Epilepsy with preservation of consciousness
Puls	Calc's pulse is full, and rapid	Phosp's pulse is variable, irregular, sometimes intermittent. Most often it is fast, full and hard
Chilly	Feeling cold, shivering after Sleep /Breakfast	Sensation of increased heat after breakfast
Sweating	Increased sweating during meals	Decreased sweating during meals
	First feel hot, then get cold. Constant thirst	Begins by feeling cold, then heat. Thirst is not constant
pupil	Dilated pupil:	Miosis
Destructive nature		Esp in spinal cord and nerves (Paralysis) Bones, destruction Rbc with jaundice by hemolysis Blood vessels (purpura); Fatty degeneration of the heart, liver, kidneys
Mucous membranes	Esp Eyes, Nostrils, Ears, Respiratory tract , Keratitis/ Conjunctivitis
Cataract (Calc-i is the best remedy)	Common
secretions	Yellow	Greenish-yellow and bloody.

Physical

Exostosis	EXOSTOSIS is extremely characteristic of Calc and in other places Rickets, scoliosis. Fontanelle is slow to close (Nat-m delay is more intellectual than physical, while in Calc delay is linked to physical weakness).
Necrosis Osteomyelitis	Upper jaw Bone epiphyses	Lower jaw Bone diaphyses
Lymphadenopathy		Esp after trauma
polyps	Both have polyps almost everywhere, in the nostrils, ears, bladder, vagina etc
Ear	Inner ear	Outer ear
Laryngitis	Calc is painless,	Phos is painful. Esp in tuberculous laryngitis

Laryngitis of

Calcleukorrhea. is not irritating. That of Phos the east

ABSCESSES formation in both remedies. Abscesses of Calc. are deeply located and it is very characteristic (Calc-s).

Swelling of the upper lip = Calc

Swelling below the lower eyelids = Phos

Facial emaciation = Calc

 Wasting of hands = Phosph.

Desire for ice cream and frozen drinks, aversion to hot foods = CALC and PHOS

Desire for eggs = Calc

Desire for Salt = Phos

Desire for bread = Calc

 Aversion to bread = Phos (Nat-m)

Dazedness = Calc.

 Cerebral excitation = Phos

Affections caused by vexation + Fear, caused by bad news = Calc.

Affections caused by anger, fear or vexation with vehemence = Phos

Calc is more often indicated in children and young women than in the elderly.

Phosphorus is, like Ars more often indicated in the elderly, which does not mean that it is not indicated in children (the same for Ars).

Difference Calc

Phos

Modalities

Both	Calc	Phos
	Remission of symptoms before midnight.	Remission of symptoms after midnight
Cold agg
	Humidity agg	Before and during storm agg
	Open air agg	Outdoors amel
	New moon/ Full moon agg
	Leaning forward agg	Leaning forward amel
	Lying on side agg	Lying on side amel
	Standing up straight amel	Standing up straight agg
	Lying on your back amel	Lying on your back agg
	Position changes amel	Position changes agg
	Movement agg	Agg at the beginning of the movement, amel by continued movement.
	After meal agg	After meal amel
	Hot foods amel or agg	Always agg by Hot foods
Company amel
Pressure agg
	Lying on the diseased part amel	Lying on the diseased part agg
	Little influenced by touching.	Touching agg
Massages amel

Right side: Calcarea carbonica . Left side: Phosphorus .

CALCAREA CARB.	PHOSPHORUS
REGION:Nutrition: glands, bones, skin.The blood.Chest. Right lung The heart. The children.	REGION:The cavities:- Head , - lungs , - heart . Circulation : blood , blood vessels . The mucous membranes- stomach,- intestines,- Lungs (bases). The nerves : - the brain, - the spinal cord . The bones : - Jaw (upper), - chin, - spine. Liver.
AGGRAVATIONS:from the cold : - brisk air; humidity , - bathing , - Changes in weather, - Cooling. Through exercises : - mental, - physical. - ascension, - eye muscles. Dentition. PubertyPressure from clothing . Milk. While waking up. Anxiety.	AGGRAVATIONS:When lying down:- on the left side or on the painful side, - on the side , - on the back. The slightest cause: - emotions,- speaking, - touch. - the smells. - the light. Cold:- hands (in water). - in the fresh air. Hot foods.Salt. Puberty. Sexual excesses . Time : - change of time. suddenly. - The wind, the cold. - The storm.Morning and evening.Brain fatigue.
IMPROVEMENTS :	IMPROVEMENTS : After meals . The sleep. Cold. Food, water in the face. Through massages (magnetism). When getting up from a sitting position.