# Baryta Carb (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Some homoeopaths describe the natu re of Baryta Carb in one word
i.e. dwarfism.  Not only is the stature of the person small but he may
also be mentally retarded.  Both physical and mental deficiencies go
hand in hand.  In my experience, Ba ryta Carb works very well even in
just a physical short stature.  It is  not right to associate every case of
physical dwarfism with mental de ficiency.  In my hand, by God’s
grace, Baryta Carb has worked eq ually well in dwarfs of average
intelligence and great thinkers alike.   Combined use of Silicea 6X and
Calcaria Flour 6X is the best prescription for increasing height.

Baryta Carb also works in dwarfs who are mentally deficient.  It has
also been found very effective in paralysis of long-standing, especially
in the paralysis following typhoid and polio .  Baryta Carb used
alternatively with Sulphur or R hus Tox has been found to produce
wonderful results.  However, so far, there is no known remedy for
typhoid-stricken nervous system.  Th e toxins produced in the typhoid
kill the nerves and there is no cure for death.  If the paralytic effects of
typhoid/polio are on the muscles while  the nerves are only partially
afflicted, Homoeopathy can offer an effective treatment.  Baryta Carb
(in addition to the other known remedies) has been found significantly
effective in the paralysis of the limbs following typhoid and polio.
The effect is more evident in polio than in typhoid.  Baryta Carb may
not offer cure, but the patient defi nitely feels much improved.  The
wasted legs start gaining mass and strength.  The stiff paralysed hands
start reverting towards normal use.  However, every patient does not
find that kind of improvement.

The children of the nature of Baryta  Carb tend to be very shy.  At
school, they are typical backbenchers .  They hide themselves on the
sight of strangers.  When associat ed with some physical weakness,
such children should be treated with  Baryta Carb.  Baryta Carb and
Calcaria Carb are both fa mous for the treatment of weak-legged
children.  The main difference is that in Calcaria Carb, the legs are
not only weak but they also look weak due to the underdevelopment
of the bones.  The belly of such ch ildren bulges forward and the head
is prominently big.  In Baryta Carb, the legs of the child may
apparently look normal but are weak.  Their walking is delayed.  The
weakness of the legs and delayed walking is also found in Borax and

Natrum Mur.  In Natrum Mur, there is delay in both learning to walk
and to talk.  In case there is only a delay in learning to talk but not in
walking, Kali Phos would be very  useful.  In my experience
combination of Kali Phos 6X and Na trum Mur is the best remedy for
the delayed onset of walking and talking in children.

Baryta Carb is very useful in the treatment of delayed onset of
puberty in some girls.  Baryta Carb mainly works on the glands,
especially on the lymph glands in the upper part of the neck, which
get chronically inflamed.  With every episode of an illness, their
swelling increases.  Similarly, fatty lumps  (lipomas) form on the
body particularly at the back.  (M ultiple small nodules may also be
found in conditions other than Baryta Carb).  In Baryta Carb, once the
glands become enlarged, they do not decrease in size nor does the
potbelly become small, even if the re st of the body is visibly wasted.
In such a situation, Baryta Carb can safely be used repeatedly, in high
potency.

Baryta Carb lowers the systolic blood pressure,  though it does not
affect the diastolic blood pressu re.  During the prolonged use of
Baryta Carb, one should regularly ch eck the blood pressure to ensure
that the systolic blood pressure has not fallen too much.  If so, Baryta
Carb should be temporarily stopped and then restarted as necessary.

Baryta Carb is very important in the treatment of Cerebral
Arteriosclerosis i.e. the thickening and na rrowing of the arteries of
the brain.  Continued use of Cratae gus by the patient also proves very
beneficial. Remember that Arteri osclerosis is a very slowly
progressive disease and so its tr eatment would also be slowly
effective.  Baryta Carb will have to be administered at least for a year
or two to show its good effects.  T hus, for most old folks, it is their
best friend.  In fact, Baryta Carb is mostly used in the two extreme
ages i.e. the childhood and old age.

Many a time, diseases come and go but they may leave bad effects.
Baryta Carb is very useful in alle viating these aftereffects.  According
to Dr. Kent, Baryta Carb is also very useful in malaria.  I have no
experience of that, though I have found it effective in treating the
aftereffects of malaria.

Dr. Kent has written in his book that Baryta Carb is effective in fatty
lumps, tumours and enla rged glands, Lupus and tuberculous
abscesses.  I personally have no such expe rience.  I have used Baryta
Carb in patients who had ugly bumps and lumps on their body to no
avail, maybe their lumps were not of fatty nature.  Baryta Carb does,
however, specifically cure the tumour s of fatty origin.  I have also
found Baryta Carb ineffective in the treatment of Lupus.  Dr. Kent is
of the opinion that when indicated, B a r y t a  C a r b  m u s t  b e  u s e d  i n  a l l
potencies.  Some deep-seated il lnesses do not respond to low
potencies.  Therefore, Baryta Carb must be used in increasing
potencies of 1000, 10,000, 50,000 and CM with suitable intervals.
When Baryta Carb is found effective at the outset of the illness, it may
well cure the condition for good.

The Baryta Carb patient has a cons tant fear of unknown dangers.  On
that basis, Baryta Carb is specifically helpful in alleviating certain
kinds of hallucinations and delusions.  Some patients feel as if their
brain is also vibrating along with the movement of their head.  This is
a typical symptom of Baryta Carb.  Epilepsy resulting from temporary
blockage of circulation to the brai n, as happens in Meningitis, can be
cured by prolonged, regular use of Baryta Carb.

In case of bleeding, which is red in colour (from ruptured arteries),
Baryta Carb may be used besides Phosphorus.

In certain eye ailments particular to Baryta Carb, the eyelids become
swollen and stay swollen due to the retention of their internal
secretions.  The same kind of obstinate swelling also affects the lymph
glands of the upper part of the neck i.e. they do not diminish in size.

Baryta Carb is also a treatment for falling hair, as well as the the
dryness and baldness of the scalp.  Dryness of the skin and eczema is
also found in other drugs.  In Bary ta Carb, the weakness of the hair
may possibly be due to the accumulation of waste materials in the hair
follicles (causing weakness of the hair).  Baryta Carb is also useful in
correcting failing eyesight.  The long-term, regular use of Baryta Carb
is not only safe but in fact may improve the eyesight of advancing age.
Sometimes, the eyesight becomes weak due to high cholesterol in the
blood (causing arteriosclerosis of the artery to the eye).  Combined use
of Cholestrinum 30, Phytolacca 30 and Phosphorus 30 will benefit this
condition.  Phosphorus 30, however, s hould not be used continuously

over a long period for fear of increasing the thickness of the blood and
its coagulability.

Baryta Carb is also useful in corneal conditions , as well as the
formation of sties. Baryta Carb is very useful in the treatment of
swollen neck glands and possibly in mumps.

The paralysis of the tongue in old age  is deeply related to Baryta
Carb. Baryta Carb must be used in  older patients who are unable to
bring out their sputum, once other me dicines have proven ineffective.
Similarly, Senega and Ammonium Ca rb are also very useful in
chronic lung problems of the aged.

Baryta Carb is also linked to earache.  When the earache becomes
chronic and the ears feel full and he avy, even if there is no associated
nasal discharge, Baryta Carb will be  very beneficial in relieving the
congestion of the ears and the earache.

In Baryta Carb, the stools are like hard balls sticking together.  As in
Nux Vomica, the person does not feel fully relieved after passing
stools.  There is also aching of the abdomen.

Baryta Carb is also useful in treating sexual weakness in men as well
as women .  The potency should be gra dually increased, since very
high potency of Baryta Carb at the outset may in fact increase sexual
weakness.  Along with sexual wea kness, the women may also be
infertile.  Their ovaries shrink in size (i nstead of getting bigger).  In
such a condition, Baryta Carb must be administered promptly to avert
possible transformation into cancer.

In Baryta Carb, the paralysis of throat and legs  is a very prominent
feature.  When the paralysis a ffects only one side  of the body, the
main remedies would be Sulphur, Causticum, Rhus Tox, Gelsemium,
Lachesis or Cadmium Sulph as in dicated by the symptoms. Baryta
Carb is extremely useful in paralysis of the lower half of the body .
Besides this, Cocculus is also very effective for the treatment of the
paralysis of the lower part of the body, but in high potency.

A typically strange characteristic of the Baryta Carb cough is that
when the patient lies prone on the stomach, the cough is suppressed.
Any change of side and posture will provoke coughing.  In Baryta

Carb, abundant warts form on the body.  The feet are smelly  and
malodorous.  Severe low-back pain may be the precursor of
impending paralysis of the lower half of the body.  Baryta Carb may
prevent this.

I know of a child whose legs were badly afflicted by polio and were
badly bent.  He was give n Sulphur and Baryta Carb, which resulted in
significant improvement.  He wa lks around and leads a pretty
independent life, though not complete ly cured.  The doctors had told
him that his weakness of the legs would worsen with age.  Thus
homoeopathic remedies may look si mple and insignificant but show
far-reaching profound affects, when used properly.

Adjuvants: Dulcamara, Silicea, Psorinum
Antidotes: Camphor, Antimony Tart, Belladonna, Zincum
Potency to be used: 30 to CM

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