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- 1. Behavioural Materia Medica: Calcarea Carb 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: https://allencollege.co.uk www.homoeopathycourse.com © SUBRATA
- 2. Calcarea Carbonica Calcium Carbonate – ground up Oyster Shell © SUBRATA
- 3. Look and Diagnose: Handshake •Clammy hand •No firm, responding grip •Flabby, floppy, boneless © SUBRATA
- 4. Look and Diagnose: Facial Expression 4 Types of Face • Anxious • Insecure • Expressionless (floppy) • Puffy © SUBRATA
- 5. Look and Diagnose: Facial Expression • Pale, devoid of contour • Anxious, old-looking expression • Swollen upper lip • Pale with deep-seated eyes surrounded by dark rings • Formication in face • Greasy hair and whiskers. Falling out of hair • Facial expression – idiotic, sickly © SUBRATA
- 6. Voice • Soft and womanish • Can scream • Polarity – 2 extremes of tubercular miasm © SUBRATA
- 7. Tongue • Dry – especially at night. • Persistent sour taste • Burning pain at tip of tongue, worse if anything warm taken into stomach © SUBRATA
- 8. Nails • Glossy and spotted (tubercular) • Hangnails • Brittle nails with exfoliation • Sensation of twitching © SUBRATA
- 9. Speech variations • Under pressure, calc turns peevish, grumpy, quarrelsome or childish, but rarely nasty • Stubborn • Self-assertive • Non-aggressive but determined obstinacy (tubercular miasm) © SUBRATA
- 10. Gesture • Fair, fat, flabby, freezing • Jiggles like jelly • Sits in chair and slides down because she is so flabby • Good planner and organizer but late in attending social gatherings lastminute.com • Tears drip down silently • Damp head may smell mildly of cottage cheese • Trustworthy – reliable, loyal, dedicated, hard-working • Damp hands and head • Flabby, boneless hand-grip, clammy hands © SUBRATA
- 11. Gesture (2) • No bone, no firm, responding grip – loose grip • Loose socks, floppy shoes and hat, no constriction round middle – dislikes tightness around waist • Stubborn, resistant • Dunce-like behaviour – jaw hangs, uncomprehending looks, pretends to be slower. Defends self 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, takes umbrage at least comment • Strong-willed, obstinate – toddler often difficult to distract from his desires • Upset by horrible things – stories, news events, terrible tragedies happening to others © SUBRATA
- 12. Dress • Light colour • Loose • No constriction round middle • Floppy shoes – doesn’t tie laces – indolent, sluggish © SUBRATA
- 13. Sit and Behave • Slide down • Anxious and scared • Insecure • Cold hands • During consultation, switches off – withdraws – does not cooperate. Obstinate+++ © SUBRATA
- 14. Diathesis • Scrofulous • Rachitic • Tubercular © SUBRATA
- 15. Making Appointment • Anxious – has cancelled twice before • Lastminute.com – appear late and sloppy! © SUBRATA
- 16. Body Shape • Four Fs – fair, fat, flabby, freezing • Fine Hair • Face – puffy but delicate © SUBRATA
- 17. Look & Diagnose Fair Fat Flabby Freezing Slow, sluggish movement: Compare to oyster inside shell © SUBRATA
- 18. Appearance • Dr. Margaret Tyler: “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. © SUBRATA
- 21. Baby: Plump, Chubby © SUBRATA
- 23. 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 © SUBRATA
- 24. 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 and you can spot Calc. Carb by the hands (Ref. Dr. Tyler). Sometimes they have a large nose • Pale, chalky complexion • Can’t bear tight clothing around middle • Looks physically strong but lacks motivation • Round appearance • Look and Diagnose: • 3F: Fair, fat, flabby • Freezing • 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 © SUBRATA
- 25. 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. © SUBRATA
- 26. Look and Diagnose • 3F: Fair, fat, flabby • Freezing • Slow, sluggish movement (compare: oyster-shell) © SUBRATA
- 27. Personality •Reliable, reserved • Dutiful, compassionate •Sensitive •Shy •Anxious •Fearful © SUBRATA
- 28. Behavioural • Anxiety • Worry • Fearful • Night terrors • Late • Good organizer • Stork – bite • Independent • Badly behaved child Temper tantrum: Screaming & moaning (soft voice – loud shrill voice, Chamomilla) • Disobedient • Gets upset by criticism • Gets upset (+++) from hearing horrible / sad stories (e.g. accidents) © SUBRATA
- 29. Sleep • Sleeps on back • Starts at every noise © SUBRATA
- 30. 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 © SUBRATA
- 31. MENTAL AETIOLOGIES PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS Fear (Loss of familiar ground) Anticipation Anxiety Mental Aetiologies Overexertion News Over- work Excitement Events & stories Trage- dies (results P.T.S.D.) Poverty Fears Disease Others will know her confusion Duty-bound Over- works to maintain it Reliable Respon- sible Sincere Closed Anxiety+++ Timid & sluggish Lack of initiative Lack of ambition © SUBRATA
- 32. Reliable & Responsible Over- responsible Works hard Over- whelmed Sincere Overburdened Reliable & Simple Duty- bound Overworks to keep up Occup- ation > © SUBRATA
- 33. Animals (including dogs), insects and spiders Claustrophobia Disease (Cancer) Poverty High places (Heights) Others will know her confusion Fears © SUBRATA
- 35. Health & recovery Cruelty Accidents Anxiety © SUBRATA
- 36. Closed Sensitive & Sentimental Shy & Sluggish Timid Lacks ambition & initiative Homely Protection & Security © SUBRATA
- 39. C = Chilly © SUBRATA
- 40. A = Antipsoric © SUBRATA
- 41. L = Leucophlegmatic © SUBRATA
- 42. C = Coldness in general © SUBRATA
- 43. A = Affection of glands © SUBRATA
- 44. R = Ravenous hunger © SUBRATA
- 45. E = Excessive sour discharge © SUBRATA
- 46. A = Altered assimilation © SUBRATA
- 47. C = Congestion © SUBRATA
- 48. A = Aversion to meat © SUBRATA
- 49. R = Relaxation © SUBRATA
- 50. B = Better constipated © SUBRATA