Potassium carbonicum is a homeopathic remedy made from potassium carbonate.
It is a white solid found in nature, mainly in plant materials.
For this reason, it is possible to obtain this mineral by burning certain plant substances or with the ashes of wood or plants, in addition to chemical processes.
Kalium Carbonicum is therefore a homeopathic remedy of mineral origin.
To obtain the mother tincture, this mineral is reduced to powder and then ground in lactose.
The various dilutions and dynamisations that follow this trituration allow this remedy to be of great help in the treatment of various diseases.
Gastroenterology
Kalium Carbonicum is highly effective in treating diseases and disorders of the digestive system, including colitis and dyspepsia.
This homeopathic remedy significantly relieves localised pain in the abdomen and chronic and acute inflammatory conditions of certain mucous membranes.
It is also prescribed for patients with flatulence, bloating or constipation, with bulky, hard stools that take an hour or more to pass.
Pneumology
Several diseases confined to the respiratory system are successfully treated thanks to the curative properties of Kalium Carbonicum.
These include asthma attacks, pneumonia and lung diseases.
Hoarseness, aphonia and dry coughing between 3 am and 4 pm are also indications for this remedy.
The same applies to bronchitis with chest pain in the cool of the night, pleurisy, pneumonia, for which Kalium Carbonicum is a valuable therapeutic aid.
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Patients with gynecological disorders, especially those related to menstruation, can use Kalium Carbonicum.
It helps relieve premenstrual pain, amenorrhea, painful menstruation.
In addition to menstruation, cases of leucorrhea with back pain, as well as vulvar pain and those occurring during sexual intercourse are reduced or even eradicated by the therapeutic effects of Kalium Carbonicum.
In addition, when this drug is administered properly, puerperal fever, nausea during pregnancy, pain in the lower back during or after childbirth are conditions that are likely to disappear.
Rheumatology
In rheumatology, the prescription of Kalium Carbonicum is recommended in cases of foot stiffness or joint pain.
It is also recommended for the treatment of acute rheumatism or localised pain in the joints, knees, hips, feet and toes.
This remedy obviously treats arthralgia, osteoarthritis and progressive joint ankylosis.
Behavioural problems
Many homeopathic remedies are used for behavioural disorders.
But in the specific case of subjects with manic preoccupations and irrational or even illogical thoughts, Kalium Carbonicum is the appropriate remedy.
This is especially true when the subject exhibits paradoxical attitudes characterised by fear of loneliness and difficulty in making contact with others.
This remedy should also be used in cases of depression and hypersensitivity.
Nephrology
Kalium Carbonicum has therapeutic properties that can treat certain nephrological conditions.
It helps to relieve severe pressure and pain in the kidney area.
For this reason it should be used in the homeopathic treatment of adrenal insufficiency and kidney stones.
Cardiology
Inflammation of the heart, such as pericarditis and endocarditis, may require homeopathic treatment.
In this case Kalium Carbonicum can be a first choice remedy.
It relieves and eliminates the symptomatic manifestations of various heart diseases.
The oedema and dyspnoea that sometimes result from heart failure can thus be stopped.
In this sense, it should be used for palpitations and arrhythmias such as extrasystoles.