This document provides information on the homeopathic remedy Sulphur, describing its characteristic physical, mental and emotional symptoms. Key points include: Sulphur types are lazy, messy, disorganized philosophers or practical idealists with a red face and lips; they dislike bathing and have a strong body odor; mentally they are anxious, fearful collectors with an overactive ego and many ideas but lack focus.

1. Sulphur: Behavioural
Materia Medica
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
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BADDOW,
CHELMSFORD, ESSEX CM2 9RA, ENGLAND
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2. SULPHUR:
King of Psora – Dry,
itchy, anxious, lazy
Philosophical idealist
and intellectual
Eccentric inventor
type, messy,
disorganised
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3. PHILOSOPHICAL
TYPE
• Weak intellectual group
• Philosophise about God
• Inquisitive about many things
but no depth or focus
• Numerous ideas but gets
nothing done
• Forgetful and absent-minded
• Egotistical and ambitious
• Likes to discover new things
• Unshakable confidence
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4. PRACTICAL IDEALIST
• Robust, non-intellectual group
• Lots of physical energy. Does
social work
• Extrovert
• Inquisitive about practical
things – may be for his benefit,
selfish
• Lead through enthusiasm
• Sports fanatic
• Generous
• Needs approval and affection
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5. GESTURE
• Stoop-shouldered. Poor,
reclining posture when walking
and sitting
• Orifices of body bright red. Red
lips
• Stained clothing
• Junk-collecting Loners
• Eats greedily, takes huge
portions
• Selfish, pleased with
possessions
• Can be generous
• Non-cooperative
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6. CHARACTERISTICS
• Lean and hungry looking
• Husky voice
• Stoop-shouldered
• Stands, moves or sits in
ungainly fashion as if drooping
or hanging down loosely
• Fat, round, red-faced, red-eared
• Untidy, neglected appearance
• Shrivelled
• Dishevelled
• Unwashed, strong body odour
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7. SPEECH
•Clumsy
•Rough
•Coarse
•Nonsensical sleep-
talk
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8. MAKING
APPOINTMENT
•Talks or writes
incoherently and
philosophically via
phone/email
•Turns up late - lazy
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Stoop-shouldered
Filthy
Restles
s
Big-
bellied
Clumsy
Scrofulous
with dry,
flabby skin
Look &
Diagnos
e

10. FACE
•Dry, cracked skin
•Red lips
•Philosophical
•Old-looking
•Perspiration while
eating
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11. APPEARANCE
• Scruffy
• Dishevelled
• Stained clothing
• Harsh, reddened skin
• Could have a shave
• Pot-bellied
• Hot
• Averse to bathing
• Strong body odour
• Always looks unwashed
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12. Food Desires
and Aversions
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13. TONGUE
•Red tip and centre
•Bitter taste in
morning
•White with red tip
and borders
•Burning
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14. NAILS
•Dry
•Rough
•Harsh
•Brittle
•Hangnails
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15. LOOK AND
DIAGNOSE
•Stoop-shouldered
•Big belly
•Clumsy
•Scrofulous with
dry, flabby skin
•Restless
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16. DRESS
•Worn-out coat and
battered hat: Rags
seem beautiful
•Clumsy, untidy,
unmatched
•No care for outward
presentation –
messy, stained
clothing, won’t bathe
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17. SIT AND BEHAVE
•Lazy
•Cannot stand long
•Half-reclined over
desk
•Anxious and
fearful
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18. GAIT:
FORWARD STOOP
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19. PSORIC INDOLENCE
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20. CARELESS, MESSY
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21. SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
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22. CHILD
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23. NATURE
•Good-natured
•Independent
• Untidy
•Friendly
•Curious
•Determined
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24. PERSONALITY
•Imaginative
•Inquisitive
•Opinionated (Ego)
•Collector
•Self-centred
•Egotistical – me first
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25. SLEEP
• Wakes up singing
• Catnap – slightest noise
awakens
• Cannot sleep 3-5am –
Wakes up – Rushes to
toilet - morning diarrhoea
with burning in rectum and
acrid, offensive stool
• Position during sleep – on
abdomen. Lower limb
uncovered. Stretched
lower limb, esp on right
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26. REACTION TO
EMOTIONS
• Grieving mood during
climaxis
• Anxious mood: Anxiety –
conscience as if guilty of a
crime; about salvation
• Aggressive mood in
evening
• Personality – collector
• Envious mood: mistrustful
• Miserable nature:
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Suppressed anger  erupt
through skin  itching
Emotional conflict & struggle
Boisterous
& selfish
Philosophical
& imaginative
MENTAL AETIOLOGIES PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS
Collectors
Being scored/
compared to
others
Mental
Aetiologies
Anxiety
& fears
Appearance Surroundings
Bad news Pride
Horrible
stories
Indifferent
Love
disappoint-
ment
Embarra
ss-
ments
Conditional loving by
parents (e.g., love you
if you do well in Exam)
Wounded
Inflated
ego
Friendshi
p
(deceive
d)

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Greedy
Selfish

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Ragged
Philosopher
Collector
(“rags are
riches”)
Indifferent
to
appearance
Lazy
Boisterous
Messy

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Anxiety
Collector
Enthusiastic
,
practical
Fear
s
Selfish,
inquisitive
Philosopher

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Collector
Selfish Possessive

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Lazy/indolent
Clumsy/
careless
Self-
centred

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Unwashed
Egotistic
al
Messy

34. Sulphur
Through
S
U
L
P
H
U
R
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35. S = Standing
Aggravates
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36. U = Urine and stool
painful,
acrid
excoriating
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37. L = Leading burner
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38. P = Philosophical
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39. H = hungry
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40. U = uncommon
peculiarity: aversion
bath
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41. R = Red lips and
orifices
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