Materia Medica de A a Z

MAGNESIA CARBONICA (mag-c)

Region

Malar bones. DIGESTIVE TRACT: Stomach. Bowels. Liver. NERVES: Facial. Dental.

Worse

NIGHT. Rest. Noise. Cold: Changes of weather. Wind. Drafts. Food; starchy; milk. Slight causes, touch, etc. Children. Nurselings.

Better

Motion. Walking about. Open air.

General

Ailing, worn out, nervous, flatulent and flabby. Sour; all over [Rhe. (Rheum)]; regurgitation; foamy vomitus; stool, etc. Emaciation. Marasmus. Sharp shoots along nerves; must walk about. Numb, distended feeling. Can't bear hands covered, yet chilled by uncovering..................... Heavy brain. Tearing, digging, boring face or toothache; agg. pregnancy; amel. cold. Sudden deafness. Waxy pallor. Hawks cheesy masses from throat. Sorethroat at menses. Nibbling appetite. Vomits undigested milk or bitter water. Cutting colic. Stool, frothy; GREENISH, LIKE WATER AND SCUM OF A POND; lienteric, with gelatinous or fatty masses; grass green. Menses like thick, dark molasses; tarry; viscid; agg. night and on rising; leave a fast stain. Craves open air. Paroxysmal cough; difficult, thin, salty or bloody sputum. Heavy, weary feet. Chilly; takes cold, with coryza, toothache, sorethroat, etc.; before menses; and dry. Sour, greasy, indelible sweat.

Antidotes: Cham, Nux-v, Puls.

Related: Rhe. (Rheum).