Potassium phosphoricum or potassium phosphate is the result of combining potassium carbonate with a dilution of phosphoric acid.

The resulting mineral salt is one of Dr Schüssler's twelve salts.

In homeopathy, the basic potassium phosphate is reduced to powder and ground with lactose.

The homeopathic dilutions of this solution, as well as the dynamisation process between them, allow its medicinal virtues to be preserved and enhanced.

Kalium Phosphoricum is therefore a remedy of mineral origin, or simply potassium phosphate diluted and energised for therapeutic purposes.

Behavioural problems

The therapeutic action of Kalium Phosphoricum is very useful in alleviating and eliminating particularly troublesome behavioural manifestations of various origins.

This remedy effectively treats mental states or behavioural disorders resulting from intellectual overwork.

It is a good therapeutic ally for overworked students, victims of irritability and concentration difficulties, or physically and psychologically weakened students, as well as lazy or forgetful students.

It therefore helps to improve academic performance, in particular by acting effectively against memory disorders.

It is also indicated in cases of excessive nervousness and when behaviour is characterised by anxiety, fear, impatience, stubbornness or depression.

People who react in this way can use this remedy to combat night terrors, agoraphobia, mood swings, manic states or sudden bursts of laughter or tears.

The antidepressant effects of Kalium Phosphoricum help to improve the mood of melancholic subjects and reduce the overpowering sadness of those who, for various reasons, have lost their joie de vivre.

Kalium Phosphoricum is also beneficial for women whose behaviour is affected by menstrual disorders (delayed menstruation) or childbirth.

It can be used to alleviate anxiety or postpartum mania.

Baby blues, a temporary condition that occurs after childbirth, is characterised by mood swings, hypersensitivity and melancholy, postnatal reactions that reflect a lack of control over emotions and behaviour.