Naturopathy

Schüssler Salt No. 13: Kalium arsenicosum

introduction

As an alternative medicine, potassium arsenicosum is only sold without specifying an official area of application. However, there are proven areas of application for this salt, for example:

Skin disorders
Inflammation of the lining of the stomach or intestines
Sex hormone disorders
Mental symptoms like depression

Areas of application for Schüssler Salt No. 13

As an alternative medicine, potassium arsenicosum is only sold without specifying an official area of application. However, there are proven areas of application for this salt.

Kalium arsenicosum is often used for skin diseases and problems that occur in connection with hormone fluctuations or that appear to be beyond control. These can include acne, flaky skin or cornification disorders such as psoriasis.

Inflammation of the mucous membrane, such as the gastric or intestinal mucosa, can also respond positively to treatment with potassium arsenicosum. The same applies to the conjunctiva of the eye. Since the glands of the skin can also be influenced by this Schüssler salt, an application can also provide relief from excessive sweating.

Another large area of application is disorders of the sex hormones. Since women have a much more complex hormonal cycle than men, potassium arsenicosum is usually used more frequently in women in such disorders. The salt is used, for example, in the event of an irregular menstrual cycle, an unfulfilled desire to have children or menopause.

Both sexes weiderum can benefit from potassium arsenicosum in depression and the often associated sleep disorders and listlessness. In this case, however, it must never replace a drug prescribed by a doctor, but it can complement conventional medical therapy.

Schüssler Salt No. 13 for psychological symptoms

Potassium arsenicosum is often used for psychological symptoms. Depressive episodes or moods, states of exhaustion and sleep disorders are particularly often treated with this Schüssler salt. In such cases, potassium arsenicosum can have a stimulating, i.e. stimulating, effect on the psyche of the person concerned.

Whether this salt is the right remedy, however, must always be decided in connection with other physical symptoms and external characteristics, since in the teaching of Dr. Schüssler people always have to be viewed holistically.
An indication that Kalium arsenicosum is the right remedy is the connection between mental illness and hormonal disorders. If, for example, the depressive episodes are caused by hormone fluctuations or if they are dependent on the menstrual cycle, taking Schüssler Salt No. 13 can help.

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Medicinal picture of Schüssler Salt No. 13

In the teaching of Dr. Schüssler show people who suffer from a deficiency of a certain salt, certain behavior patterns as well as certain external characteristics and physical symptoms. If you take all these aspects together, one speaks of the so-called drug picture.
Each Schüssler salt has its own remedy image, which can be recognized by an experienced alternative practitioner and assigned to the corresponding salt.

At Kalium arsenicosum, these behaviors include an excessive sense of duty, which can lead to self-sacrifice at work, and the downright convulsive clinging to old structures. A feeling of inner restlessness or even disunity should also indicate a lack of potassium arsenicosum.

Outward signs may include pale, flaky skin, an emaciated appearance, sunken cheeks, and protruding eyes.

Symptoms that can be attributed to a lack of potassium arsenicosum include inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. It also has a reputation for regulating and stabilizing the hormonal balance and hormonal control cycles. It can therefore be used, for example, in women who have a previously unfulfilled desire to have children. The use of potassium arsenicosum can also be helpful in women going through menopause.

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Effectiveness of the 13th Schüssler salt

The 13th Schüssler salt consists of potassium and arsenic. Potassium occurs in relatively high concentrations throughout the body, while arsenic, on the other hand, is toxic even in small doses. Nevertheless, one is certain that arsenic fulfills a role in the human body, albeit in a very small amount. Arsenic is therefore a trace element.
What it does and how it works in the body has not yet been clarified. Before arsenic unfolds its toxic effects in higher doses, however, it has a slightly stimulating and stimulating effect. Hence the tradition of "eating arsenic" in the Alpine region around the 18th century.
The dose of the medicinal products with Schüssler salts is of course far below this stimulating effect, not to mention the poisonous effect, since only a few or no molecules are contained in the medicinal products due to the strong dilution. In alternative medicine, one speaks of “energetic medicines”, since they do not work by adding biochemical substances, but by passing on the information from these molecules. In the case of this Schüssler salt, it has a strengthening and stabilizing effect.

Active organs

Kalium arsenicosum acts on the entire body, but above all on skin and mucous membranes of all kinds. This includes the mucous membrane of the mouth and nose area as well as that of the gastrointestinal tract. The conjunctiva of the eye is also one of the sites of action of potassium arsenicosum. The salt is able to relieve inflammation of the mucous membranes and can also have a balancing effect on the sweat glands of the skin.

Potassium arsenicosum can also have an effect on the hormonal balance, especially the comparatively complex hormonal cycles of the female genital organs.

Like all Schüssler salts, potassium arsenicosum also has an impact on the psyche and the nervous system. Here it can have a slightly stimulating and mood-enhancing effect.

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Usual dosage of Schüssler Salt No. 13

Kalium arsenicosum is one of the so-called supplementary salts. These were not added to the teaching by Schüssler himself, but only a few decades later by his students. They represent compounds of trace elements, i.e. substances that are naturally present in the body in very low concentrations and must be ingested with food. Therefore, the usual dosage for all supplement salts is much lower than that of the base salts.

For potassium arsenosicum, two to three tablets per day are usually recommended. In the case of acute symptoms, the intake can also be increased to up to five tablets a day. However, an appropriately trained person should be consulted about the exact dosage tailored to the symptoms of the person concerned.