Baryta sulphurica
Remedy of idiocy and slow development. Dwarfism. Mental backwardness. Chronic tonsillitis. Used when Baryta carbonica partially helps.
Source
Prepared from barium sulphate (BaSO4), triturated.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Mental backwardness — dwarfism, slow development. Chronic tonsillitis with enlarged glands. When Baryta carbonica gives partial results. Combines Baryta (dullness, glands, dwarfism) with Sulphur (skin, eruptions, burning).
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, backward. Slow development.
General Symptoms
Development and glands. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Throat
Chronic tonsillitis. Enlarged glands.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Backward children. Dwarfism.
Clinical Indications
Mental backwardness, dwarfism, chronic tonsillitis, slow development
Comparative Materia Medica
Baryta carbonica is the main dullness remedy. Baryta iodata has glands with arteriosclerosis.
Safety Information
Not established.
Barium sulphate is practically insoluble and non-toxic — used as barium meal for X-rays. Safe.
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