# Natrum Carbonicum (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Carbonate of Sodium
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Natrum Carbonicum is composed of Sodium and Carbon elements,
and exhibits the symptoms of both.  The Natrum Carb patient
quivers even on the slightest noise  so much so that the heartbeat
becomes irregular, even with the ru stling sound of paper. The Natrum
Carb patient is recogni zed through these peculia r symptoms.  It is
strange that, no matter how loud the noise  is, if the level is constant it
does not bother the patient.  Howeve r, any change in the volume level
badly affects the nerves.  The ups and downs in noise level become
unbearable.  A sudden explosion or loud noise is very harmful for
Natrum Carb patient.  If such a pa tient is scared suddenly, his heart
may stop.  Therefore, one should be very careful around him.

When the ailments of Natrum Carb become chronic, the patient starts
to feel indifferent, even towa rds his own family members.  The
patient feels indifferent.   The circle of friendship and relationship
shrinks.  The situation worsens to the extent that the patient becomes
disgusted and disconnected from th e whole of humanity.  The patient
cannot tolerate anyone.  Disgust is more prominent than fear.

The urine of a Natrum Carb patient smells like horse’s urine.
This symptom is found in Benzoic Acid also.  The patient needs to
urinate again and again , while the patient may also wet the bed
during the night.  Urination is associated with a scalding sensation.

In the skin diseases of Natrum Car b, swellings develop at the edges of
the fingers and of the toes, but esp ecially over the finger joints.  On
the rest of the body the s pots are itchy areas of raised circular shape
(Urticarial).  This remedy is also useful against herpes, though it is
not easy to pick this remedy specifical ly from the symptoms of herpes
alone.  If the symptoms of Natrum Carb are present in a patient and
the other remedies have not been effective against herpes, then
Natrum Carb should also be tried.  Both Sodium and Carbonate are
linked with nerve tissue.  Since herp es is basically a disease of the
nerves, the herpes patient can benefit from Natrum Carb.

Natrum Carb plays a prominent role in the treatment of bad
aftereffects of heatstroke .  Sometimes, after a heatstroke, nasal
catarrh starts dripping in to the throat  and becomes a permanent
menace (Post-nasal drip).  For this condition, Natrum Carb is very
useful.  It is also very effective against bouts of headache and
sensitivity to heat.  In Natrum Carb, raw-looking sores start to
appear at the tip of the nose .  A peculiar symptom of this remedy is
that the tip of the nose always exhi bits a skin disease of one kind or
the other.  It is also valuable in the treatment of boils on the nose .
Once, a patient was not benefiting fro m Natrum Carb and so I treated
him with a Propolis ointment.  (Propolis is a bactericide that the
honeybee prepares for herself).  Hi s wounds became fully healed in
less than a week.  Honey is extrao rdinarily effective against cancerous
wounds and chronic sores of the eyes, etc.  Propolis is a powerful
medicine, but chemically it is very  light.  Once, research was carried
out in France to find out the types of bacteria various insects carry.
All the insects in the world are sup posed to carry some bacteria.  The
scientist who conducted the resear ch on honeybees was surprised to
discover that there was no trace of any kind of bacteria on the body of
the honeybee. He found that the honeybee was absolutely free of
bacteria.  This was an astonish ing discovery and it led to the
beginning of a new era of research to find out why the honeybee is
free from all sorts of bacteria.  The words of the Holy Quran “ feehi
shifaa-unnaasi” (In it lies cure for mankind) carry a deep meaning
hidden within them.  During the rese arch in France, it was discovered
that the honeybee likes cleanliness so much that it puts a chemical
called Propolis at the edges of each honeycomb.  The honeybee
prepares Propolis from the wax exuding from the white eucalyptus
and other trees and rubs it at the edges of her honeycomb.  Whenever
the honeybee enters the honeycomb, it puts its feet on the edge of the
honeycomb and does the same when it comes out of the honeycomb.
In doing so, the antibacterial material  (Propolis) sticks to the feet of
the honeybee and keeps it free of bacteria.  This is the reason why
bacteria cannot enter the honeycomb.  After this discovery, a wise and
able farmer in Denmark prepared a special farm and bred the
honeybee.  From this farm, he used to collect Propolis in large
quantities.

Propolis mixed in glycerine or vitamin E cream is very useful against
common pimples and boils.

In Natrum Carb, sores not only form on the surface of the nose, but
also inside it.  The nasal catarrh is quite foul smelling  and becomes
chronic.  It produces co nstant irritation in the throat.  The sense of
smell is also lost.

Usually, the face is pale.  Ci rcles develop around the eyes.  Sores and
blisters form inside the mouth. Natrum Carb is particularly effective
against sores inside the m outh of nursing mothers.  It is also effective
against the infertility of women who suffer permanently from
leucorrhoea.  These symptoms are also found in many other remedies.
However, a special symptom of Na trum Carb is that the woman
patient is of a cold constitution, has been sterile for a long time and
suffers from persistent leucorrhoea .  If all these symptoms are
present together in a patient, then  by the grace of God, Natrum Carb
will be found very effective in curing her infertility.

In Natrum Carb, there is a tende ncy of permanent weakness of the
ankles (flail ankles).  In such patients, feet usually twist easily.  Such a
weakness is a part of the patient’s constitution and not due to any kind
of accident or injury.  For this condi tion, Natrum Carb is a very useful
remedy.  However, the most effective treatment for sprained ankles
is Ruta or Bellis.  To abate the bad effects of severe sprains, Arnica
given in a high potency, combined with Belladonna, shows positive
effects immediately and the symptoms of the disease completely
disappear.  However, if these are not used in the beginning of the
disease, then Ruta will relieve the residual bad effects.  Sometimes, it
becomes necessary to treat the patient with Bellis or Rhus Tox also.
Natrum Carb alleviates the tendency of ankle sprains due to structural
weakness.

Natrum Carb patient remains sad and worried  most of the times .
The patient remains deeply occupied with sad thoughts, is cowardly
and loses the power to think and un derstand.  The mind feels fickle.
The cold, and any change of weather, becomes unbearable.  The
patient becomes very restless when the clouds thunder .  Music
aggravates his symptoms .  The patient has no tolerance for certain
people.  The patient becomes bad te mpered and irritable after eating
food. The slightest mental fatigue leads to severe headache , which
worsens in the sunlight or the la mplight.  He also feels dizzy.
Physical as well as mental hard wo rk, make the symptoms worse.  He
feels very weak and staggers while walking.  The patient feels cramps
in the muscles and the glands beco me hard and swollen.  The patient
dislikes the cool breeze.  Appa rently, these symptoms should not
appear due to heatstroke; however, in some patients of Natrum Carb,
these are the permanent symptoms following a heatstroke.  One
should remember that Natrum Carb is a cold remedy by nature.

In Natrum Carb, black spots appear before the eyes.  On waking up,
the vision is blurred.  There is a feeling of pinpricks and burning in the
eyes.  There is a kind of pier cing pain inside the ears.  Brown moles,
yellow spots and acne appear on the face .  Furthermore, the upper
lip appears swollen to the touch, th e face becomes pale, blue circles
develop around the eyes and the eyelids become swollen.

The stomach of the Natrum Carb patient is very sensitive to touch
and appears to be swollen.  Drin king cold water aggravates the
symptoms.  The patient feels hungry in  the morning at five o’ clock.
The digestive system becomes very weak.  The patient feels very sad
after eating food and the mouth tast es bitter.  Dri nking milk causes
diarrhoea and the patient needs to rush to the lavatory.

The cough of the Natrum Carb patient is a dry cough, which worsens
when the patient enters a heated room .  The feeling of cold on the left
side of the chest increases the coug h.  The heart palpitates quite fast
when lying down on the left side at night and also on climbing the
stairs.  The patient wakes up very early in the morning and his
suffering is worse by five o’ clock in the morning .  The patient
sweats a lot in the morning and feels burning of the soles of the feet.

Antidotes: Camphora, Arsenic
Potency: 30 to 200
However, Dr. Boericke ha s described its use only in
potency 6

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