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Natrum Group of Homeopathy
Medicines
PRESENTED BY
Dr.NISHA.C.N
1st MD
cnnisha0703@gmail.com

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 Sodium is a metallic element with symbol Na ,atomic
no.11 atomic weight 23 amu, silvery white lustrous
alkali metal of the consistency of wax oxidising rarely
in air or water. Davy isolated Na metal in 1807.

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NOMENCLATURE

English:Sodium
French: Carbonate
Greek: Natrium

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Chemical actions of sodium

 The neutralisation of gastric acid through weakly

alkaline sodium carbonate is a mass chemical action.
Large doses of sodium carbonate before meals will
produce a hypotonia of stomach and shallow
peristalsis

NaCI provides a sodium ion which is a constant

constituent of blood and tissue fluids in general.

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 Small doses of sodium carbonate increase the
excretion of urea with a simultaneous reduction in uric
acid output. For purely palliative effects of threatening
acidosis large amounts of sodium carbonate were in
use.
 Sodium influences the optimum H+ concentration in
digestive processes. By the development of HCl in the
stomach a great deal of sodium is made free for
combination with carbonate and is an essential
participant in the preparation of alkaline intestinal
juices.

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SODIUM AS CONSTITUTIONAL
AGENTS.

 They are easily irritable and thin. They show an

increased functioning of the endocrine glands
associated with sympathetic system under the
leadership of thyroid.
 From the endocrine side they tend towards a hyper
thyroid state and the function of lymphatic apparatus
is increased. The neuro muscular tensions altered in
such a way that they show a prolonged way of reaction
with paroxysmal discharges and tetanoid states.

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MEMBERS OF THE NATRUM
GROUP

 1.Natrum aceticum  8.Natrum

2. Natrum hypochlorosum
arsenicosum 9.Natrum
3. Natrum benzoicum hyposulfurosum
4. Natrum cacodylicum 10.Natrum iodatum
5 .Natrum carbonicum 11.Natrum lacticum
6.Natrum choleinicum 12.Natrum muriaticum
7.Natrum cyanatum 13.Natrum nitrosum
14.Natrum nitricum

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 15.Natrum oxalicum  22.Natrum
16.Natrum oxidatum sulphocarbolicum
17.Natrum 23.Natrum
phosphoricum sulphuricum
18.Natrum salicylicum 24.Natrum tartaricum
19.Natrum selenicum 25-Natrum
20.Natrum silicatum taurocholicum
21.Natrum succinicum 26-Natrum telluricum
27.Aurum muriaticum
natronatum
28.Borax.

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COMMON CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES OF
NATRUM GROUP

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 CONSTITUITION
 Natriums are lean,thin,emaciated,pale,short
&anaemic.
 TEMPERAMENT
 Melancholic and bilious

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 THERMAL RELATIONSHIP
 Chilly,worse from sun and warmth
 DIATHESIS
 Rheumatic and gouty diathesis
 MIASMATIC BACKGROUND
 Sycotic &tubercular

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Characteristic mental symptoms

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 1.Grief:-Much grief about that which they have
lost.They get stuck in the past,when everything was
still alright. They cry when they are alone,donot cry in
front of others.

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 2. Sadness, depression , melancholia and anxiety.
There is weeping tendency which is aggravated by
consolation.

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 3. Looks on the dark side of every
thing,Pessimistic.

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 4.Closed, reserved,or introverted: They have the
feeling of being on their own &having to carry the
burden of their sadness alone.

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 5. Changeablity of moods
Mind -moods-changeable-Natrum carb, Natrum
mur
Borax-laughter alternates with weeping.

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 6. Over sensitiveness to noise
 7. Intolerence of music
 Mind- Music agg-Natruim carb, Natrum
phos, Natrum sulph
 Amel- Natrum mur

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 8. Hypochondriacs.
 Mind - hypochondriasis—Natrum carb, Natrum
mur
Natrum carb- This degree of hypochondriasis
decreases with the degree of digestion .
Natrum mur-hypochondriacal mood increases with
the degree of constipation.

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CHARACTERISTIC PHYSICALS

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 1. Emaciation .-All Natrums stimulate cellular activity
and increases oxidation and metabolism. These lead to
increased conception of oxygen and increased appetite
but he loses flesh while living well.

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 2.Salts of soda are particularly indicated in complaints
that appear every summer or in spring.

 3. Periodicity of complaints.

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 4. Aversion to bread and milk

5.Cravings Salt,fish &farinaceous food

 6.> Stool
 Anxiety better by stool
 Irritability better by stool
 Anger worse before stool
 -morning diarrhoea ,after rising,after breakfast.

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 7. Tongue characteristics'
8. Aphthous stomatitis.
9. Skin complaints
10. Respiratory complaints and asthma.
Resp - asthmatic-Natrum ars, Natrum carb,
Natrum phos, Natrum sulph
Resp - difficult-Natrum ars, Natrum carb, Natrum
mur, Natrum phos, Natrum sulph

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 11. Affections of blood aneamia, leukeamia or
tendency to hemorrhage.

Gen – leukaemia- nat ars,nat mu, nat ni, nat su,

Gen - haemorrhage-natc,
natmur,natnit,natsul.natsil,bor

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 12. Easy spraining of ankle joints or easy dislocation of
ankles.
17.Affections of knees and hamstrings.
18.Glandular affections especially of thyroid gland

Ext .Throat- Goitre-Natrum mur, Natrum. carb, Natrum.

pkos, Natrum sulph,Natrum nitricum-Exopthalmic goitre.
Natrum arsenicum- Tonsils fauces and pharynx are
edematous.
Natrum carb- Swelling and indurations of glands. Goiter
and swelling of sub maxillary glands.

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 13.Laryngeal affections and laryngeotracheo
bronchitis
 14.Bone affections.
Natrum silicicum scrofulous bone affections.
Natrum silicoflouricum Destructive action on bones
producing caries. So it is called bone scraper in case of
caries.

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 15.Sterility
Genitalia female- Sterility—borax, Natrum carb,
Natrum mur, Natrum phos
Natrum carb- discharge of mucous from vagina after
an embrace causing sterility.
Borax- Sterility favours easy conception,
Natrum mur- sterility with too early and too profuse
menstruation.
Natrum phos- sterility with acid secretion from vagina.

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GENERAL MODALITIES

 < Sun,sea,11.am,milk & lying on left side

 > seashore, at night

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REFERENCES
 1.Text Book of Homoeopathic Materia Medica- OTTO
LESSER
 2.Group study in Homoeopathic Materia medica-
Dr.J.D. Patil
 3.Similima.com
 4.Collected Seminars from Modern Classical Masters-
Roger Morrison & Nancy Herrick.

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