Kali Mur is extremely useful in the treatment of catarrhal diseases. One of its prominent symptoms is the deposition of grey coloured material over the tongue of the patient. As the deposits of Diphtheria inside the throat are also grey coloured, Kali Mur is used in the treatment of Diphtheria. In fact, some physicians include it in the standard remedies for Diphtheria.
In Kali Mur, infants develop eczema over the scalp (cradle cap).
Kali Mur is also useful in the treatment of dandruff and chronically discharging ears (chronic
otitis media). The glands around the ear become inflamed. Noises and sounds are
heard in the ears.
Blisters with whitish material form inside the mouth. There is
catarrh with blocked nose and formation of large amount of
whitish discharge. Kali Mur is also useful in the treatment of diseases of
throat and Tonsillitis.
I however, do not use this alone but combine it with Silicea, Calcarea Fluor
and Ferrum Phos, each in 6X. The combination proves immediately effective in
most of the throat conditions.
In Kali Mur, the patient has wind in the stomach. Kali Mur
is useful in the treatment of intestinal
worms, which cause lot of itching.
Whenever there is constipation,
the liver also becomes afflicted. The stools become clay coloured or very light
and pale coloured. One must not forget to use Kali Mur in these conditions.
External piles also
develop and bleed.
In the women of Kali Mur constitution, the periods are either delayed
or stop altogether. In this case, if Kali Mur does not work, Natrum Mur must be
used. The leaucorrhoeal
discharge is milky in appearance. It is harmless and does not cause
any burning. The vomitus during the pregnancy is also of a white colour. In Kali Mur, the voice also becomes hoarse. Symptoms of
asthma, as well as cough, associated with stomach upset, are common. Kali Mur is
useful in the treatment of Rheumatic
fever and pains getting worse at night. These pains become worse on
retiring to bed and radiate like waves of lightning.
Skin
diseases are also manifest in Kali Mur. The peculiar sign of eczema
associated with Kali Mur is that the skin sheds whitish dry material like thick
dry flour. The ailments of Kali Mur become worse with heavy fried food and on
movement.