Kali chloricum
Remedy of stomatitis and nephritis. Ulcerative stomatitis with foul breath. Gangrenous sore throat. Nephritis with dark scanty urine. Salivation. Used for mouth ulcers and kidney conditions.
Source
Prepared from potassium chlorate (KClO3), triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Ulcerative stomatitis — painful mouth ulcers with foul breath. Gangrenous sore throat — dark, destructive. Nephritis — dark scanty urine with albumin. Salivation. Fetid breath. Used historically as a gargle for sore throat (now known to be toxic in crude form).
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull from toxic effects. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Mouth and kidney. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Mouth
Ulcerative stomatitis. Painful aphthae. Foul breath. Salivation. Gangrenous.
Throat
Gangrenous sore throat. Destructive ulceration. Dark.
Urinary
Nephritis. Dark scanty urine. Albuminuria. Hematuria.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Stomatitis and nephritis.
Clinical Indications
Ulcerative stomatitis, gangrenous throat, nephritis, foul breath, mouth ulcers
Comparative Materia Medica
Mercurius has stomatitis with salivation. Nitricum acidum has mouth ulcers with splinter pains. Arsenicum has gangrenous throat with burning.
Safety Information
Not established.
Potassium chlorate is toxic — causes methemoglobinemia, hemolysis, renal failure. Formerly used as a gargle — now recognized as dangerous in crude form. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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