by Dr. K. Banerjea from Allen College of Homoeopathy

1. BEHAVIOURAL
MATERIA MEDICA:
CALCAREA CARB.
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Dr. Subrata K. Banerjea, GOLD MEDALIST
B.H.M.S. (Honours In Nine Subjects Of Calcutta University)
Fellow: Society of Homoeopaths, U.K.
Fellow: Homoeopathic Medical Association of the United Kingdom
Fellow: Association of Natural Medicine, U.K
Fellow: Akademie Homoopathischer Deutscher Zentralverein (Germany)
Director: Bengal Allen Medical Institute
Principal: Allen College of Homoeopathy, Essex, England
“SAPIENS”, 382, BADDOW ROAD, GREAT BADDOW,
CHELMSFORD, ESSEX CM2 9RA, ENGLAND
Tel & Fax No. 44 (0) 1245 505859
E. Mail: allencollege@btconnect.com Web: www.homoeopathy-course.com

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LOOK & DIAGNOSE: HANDSHAKES
• No firm
responding grip,
clammy hand.
• Flabby, Floppy.
• Boneless kind of
hand-grip.
• No bone, no firm
responding grip.
CALCAREA CARB

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FACIAL EXPRESSION: LOOK & DIAGNOSE
• 4 Types: Anxious;
Insecured; Expression-less
(as floppy); Puffy.
• Pale, devoid of contour.
• Old looking expression.
• Swollen upper lip.
• Pale with deep seated eyes,
surrounded by dark rings.
Formication in face.
• Greasy. Hair. Whiskers,
falling out of hair.
• Facial Expression: Idiotic.
Sickly.
• Anxious, old looking
appearance.
CALCAREA CARB

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VOICE
• Soft,
womanish.
• Can scream;
polarity (two
extremes) of
tubercular
miasm.
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TONGUE
• Dryness.
• Persistent sour
taste.
• Dryness of
tongue at night.
• Burning pain at
tip of the tongue;
worse, anything
warm taken into
stomach.
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NAIL
• Glossy & spotted
(Tubercular).
• Hang nails.
• Brittle &
exfoliation of
nails.
• Sensation of
twitching.
CALCAREA CARB

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SPPECH VARIATIONS
• Pif under pessure
Calcarea turns
peevish, grumpy,
querulous or childish,
but he is rarely nasty.
• Stubborn.
• Self-assertiveness.
• Non-aggressive but
determined obstinacy
(Tubercular miasm
characteristic).
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GESTURE
• Short -limbed.
• Fair, fat, flabby, freezing and pulp.
• Jiggles like jelly.
• Sit in a chair and slides down
because she is so flabby.
• Good planners and organisers.
• Late in attending social gatherings.
(lastminute.com)
• Tears drip down silently.
• Damp head may smell mildly of cottage
cheese.
• Trust-worthy, reliable, loyal, dedicated,
hard-working.
• Have damp hands and head.
• Flabby and have a boneless kind of
hand-grip.
• Clammy hand.
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GESTURE (Contd. …)
• No bone, no firm responding grip.
• Loose firmless grip socks, floppy shoes,
hats, no constriction around middle.
• Dislike tightness around the waist.
• Can be quiet stubborn resistance.
• Behave like a dunce, jaw hangs,
uncomprehending looks, pretends to be
slower. Defends himself by “switching off” in
various ways.
• Capricious appetite.
• Principle defensive action is to withdraw and
protect – close off the world and ignore it.
• Visibly upset by criticism an takes umbrage
at the least little comment.
• Strong willed, obstinate, toddler often difficult
to distract from his desires.
• Upset by horrible things, stories, events in
the news, by terrible tragedies happening to
others.
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11. Gesture:
• Trust-worthy,
reliable, loyal,
dedicated,
hard-working.
• Visibly upset
by criticism
and takes
umbrage at the
least little
comment.
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DRESS
• Light colour.
• Loose, no
constriction
around midle.
• Floppy shoes.
• Don’t tie the
lace of the
shoes:
indolent,
sluggish.
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SIT & BEHAVE
• Slide down.
• Anxious & scared.
• Insecured.
• Cold hands.
• During consultation:
switches off 
withdraws  does
not co-operate 
obstinacy (+++).
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HEAT AND COLD RELATIONSHIP
• Chilly patient,
disposed to catch
cold very easily.
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DIATHESIS
• Scrofulous, rachitic
and tubercular
diathesis.
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MAKING APPOINTMENT
• Anxious and
have cancelled
the appointment
twice before.
• They are
last minute.com;
will appear late in
a sloppy way!
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BODY SHAPE
• 4F : Fair + Fat
+ Flabby &
Freezing.
• Fine hair.
• Puffy but
delicate face.
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3F: Fair,
fat, flabby
Freezing Slow,
sluggish
movement
(compare:
oyster-
shell)
Look &
Diagnose

19. Appearance:
• Dr. Margaret Tyler remarks, “with
the chalky complexion goes;
fatness without fitness, sweating
without heat, bones without
strength, tissue of plus quantity
and minus quality, mere flabby,
bulky with weakness and
weariness”. Dr. Tyler remarks, it is
difficult to miss a Calcarea child.
• 4F = Constitution, F1 = Fair, F2 =
Fat, F3 = Flabby & F4 = Freezing
constitution.
• Dr. Blackie refers especially a
description of children who are
charming, smiling and who take
prize at the baby show. They sit
where they are put and do not
wriggle about like other children.
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• “Fatness
without
Fitness”

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• Appearance:
Contrast: Tall

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• Baby
Fat
Plumpy

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FINGER
• The tips
of fingers
are
square.
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APPEARANCE
• Blond hair.
• Light complexion, blue eyes,
fair skin.
• Pale, weak.
• Children with red face, flabby
muscles, who sweat easily
and take cold readily in
consequence.
• Curvature of bones especially
spine & long bones.
• Children have no disposition
to walk and will not try.
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APPEARANCE (Contd. …)• Tall & slender, who are pre-disposed to lung diseases (Ref.
Allen).
• Neck and body may be scraggy.
• She comes in puffily and presents you with a froggy hands
that makes you shrink an you can spot Calc. Carb by the
hands (Ref. Dr. Tyler). Some-times they are of large nose.
• Pale, chalky complexion.
• Can’t bear tight clothing around middle.
• Looks physically strong but lacks motivation.
• Round appearance.
• Look and Diagnose:
o 3F: Fair, fat, flabby.
o Freezing.
o Slow, sluggish movement (compare: oyster-shell).
• Strong bony framework.
• Forehead is wide.
• Upper lip protruding.
• Develop wrinkles.
• The tips of fingers are square.
• Short limbed.
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IRRITABILITY, IMPATIENCE
• The “shadow side” of Calc
is the terribly difficult,
badly behaved child.
• Temper tantrums of
screaming, ungovernable,
disobedient, “self willed”.
• Uncontrollable natures.
• Tantrums are continuous
with little or no discernible
provocation.
• Stressed mostly from
overexertion of overwork
– mentally or physically.
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LOOK & DIAGNOSE
• 3F: Fair, fat,
flabby.
• Freezing.
• Slow, sluggish
movement
(compare:
oyster-shell).
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PERSONALITY
• Reliable, reserve.
• Dutiful,
compassionate.
• Sensitive.
• Shy.
• Anxious.
• Fearful.
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BEHAVIOURAL
• Anxiety.
• Worry.
• Fearful.
• Night terrors.
• Late.
• Good organizer.
• Stork – bite.
• Independent.
• Badly behaved child  Temper
tantrum:
o Screaming & moaning (soft voice –
loud shrill voice, Chamomilla).
o Disobedient.
• Gets upset by criticism.
• Gets upset (+++) from hearing
horrible / sad stories (e.g. accidents).
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SLEEP
• Sleeps on
back.
• Starts at
every
noise.
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REACTION TO EMOTIONS
• Grieving or sad mood: Grief
from long past offences.
• Anxious mood: Fear of
death, disease, cancer,
contagious diseases,
infection, being observed.
• Aggressive mood: Irritability
after coitus.
• Personality: Fearful.
• Envious mood: Sensitive:
Sad stories affects
profoundly.
• Miserable nature: Aversion
to certain persons.
CALCAREA CARB

32. Fear (Loss of familiar ground)
Anticipation
Poverty
Reliable
Timid &
sluggish
MENTAL AETIOLOGIES PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS
Duty bond
Anxiety+++
Over
work
Events
&
stories
Mental
Aetiologies
Fears
Disease Others will
know her
confusion
Closed
Lack of ambition Lack of initiative
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Anxiety
Overexertion News
Excite-
ment
Trage-
dies
(results
P.T.S.D.)
Over-
works to
maintain it
Respon
-sible
Sincere

33. Reliable & responsible
Over-
respon-
sible
Over-
whelmed
Works
hard
Sincere
Overburdened
Reliable
& Simple
CALCAREA CARB
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Duty-bound
Overworks
to keep it
Occupa-
tion >

34. Animals (including dogs),
insects & spiders
Claustro
-phobia
Poverty
Disease
(cancer)
High
places
(heights)
Others will know
her confusion
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Fears

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• Nervous
& scared

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Health &
recovery
Cruelty Accidents
Anxiety

37. Closed
Sensitive
& senti-
mental
Timid
Shy &
slugg-
ish
Lack of
ambi-
tion and
initia-
tive
Homely
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Protec-
tion &
Security

38. • Stubborn
• Obstinate
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C =
Calcarea
through
Calcarea
Chilly

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A = Antipsoric

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L =
Leucophleg
-matic
constitution

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C =
Coldness
in general

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A =
Affection
of glands

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R = Ravenous
hunger

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E =
Excessive
sour
discharge

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A =
Assimi-
lation
altered

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C = Congestion

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A = Aversion
meat

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R = Relaxation

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B = Better when
constipated

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