Schuessler Salts, a form of homeopathic remedies
Dr Schuessler Cell Salts are also sometimes called Biochemic Tissue Cell Salts.
The cells of our body are mostly made up of water. They also contain small amounts of organic and inorganic material. Properly nourished cells provide us with the building blocks of health. Cell salt therapy attempts to restore the proper balance of the inorganic salts in the cells by providing 12 essential salts that occur in human cells. Cell salts are also known as Schuessler cell salts for the name of the doctor who first used them.
What are Schuessler cell salts?
In 1872, Dr. Wilhelm Schuessler, a homeopathic physician, started prescribing these 12 essential salts to his patients. He believed illness was often related to a lack of one or more of these salts and supplementing the salts to the patient would lead to healing.
Dr. Schuessler thought that giving the mineral salts in large amounts could destroy the function of healthy cells; therefore, he chose to dilute the salts to a 6x (diluted) homeopathic potency. The cell salt powder or pellets would be taken under the tongue and enter the blood stream through the small capillaries in the mouth.
Critics of homeopathy point out that diluted remedies contain practically no biochemical material from the original substance. Dr. Schuessler proposed that the action of the diluted cell salt remedies was as a catalyst to help the body metabolize the salts and to activate biochemical reactions.
The 12 biochemic tissue cell salts
The twelve cell salts have many properties, but the following information covers the main uses of these remedies.
Calc Fluor - Necessary for retaining proper elasticity of tissues and is helpful for bones, teeth, blood vessels, and connective tissue. It can be helpful in treating hemorrhoids, fibroids, varicose veins, swollen glands, and weak ligaments and tendons.
Calc Phos - Benificial where digestion and nutrient assimilation are a problem. It is also helpful for bone tissues, restoring a person’s strength after illness, and can help stop muscle cramps and spasms. It can also be helpful in osteoporosis, broken bones, poor development of bones or teeth, hiatal hernias, prolapse uterus, and helping chronic infections.
Calc Sulph - A constituent of connective tissue, mucous membranes and the skin. It is a powerful blood purifier and may assist in cleaning the body of unwanted accumulations. Helps wound healing, builds new tissues, and helps the liver detoxify the blood. It can help in superficial burns, acne, ulcers, boils, abscesses, inflammation of mucus membranes, bronchitis, sinusitis, and pinkeye.
Ferr Phos - The ability to carry oxygen to all cells of the body for use in the conversion to energy. May also be helpful for the proper absorption of iron. Strengthens the blood vessels, and fights infections. It can help in low grade fevers, bruises, trauma, excessive nose bleeds, anaemia (especially during pregnancy), bleeding ulcers, irregular menses, toothaches, and inflamed gums.
Kali Mur - May be useful in relieving mucus congestion during colds and sinusitis. It is contained in muscles, nerve, brain, and blood cells. It can help with closed eustachian tubes, laryngitis, pleurisy, dry eczema, diarrhea, vaginal discharge, dry coughs, and can help thin mucus.
Kali Phos - May be of help in nerve related illnesses. It may also be of use in cases of insomnia. Helps regulate and regenerate the nervous system. It can help with fatigue, stress, exhaustion, vertigo, spasms, numbness, depression, nervous headaches, skin eruptions, stress induced high blood pressure, numbness, and anxiety.
Kali Sulph - Helps carry oxygen to the cells and helps lubricate and hydrate the mucus membranes and joints. It can help with chronic ear infections, skin problems, joint or nerve pain, and chronic thick mucus.
Mag Phos - Found in the blood, bones, teeth, spine, nerves and brain. May be of help where cramping is a problem, it can help with muscle spasms and cramps, sudden loss of energy, back pain, PMS cramps, irritability, teething pain, and heart arrythmias.
Nat Mur - Often referred to as the water salt. A regulator of water in the cells it may be of help in conditions where there is too little or to much water. Helps with the proper distribution of water in the body and can correct excessive dryness or moisture anywhere in the body. It can help with wet eczema, dry mouth, tinnitus, cataracts, diarrhea, blisters, fevers, hay fever, and swelling.
Nat Phos - Helpful in maintaining the alkalinity of the blood. Helps regulate the acid-base balance and the assimilation of fats. It can help with heartburn, arthritis, poor digestion, acid stomach aches, gall and kidney stones, excess perspiration, morning sickness, and fibromyalgia.
Nat Sulph - This is helpful in balancing the body's overall water content. May also be of assistance in cases of mild fluid retention. Helps remove excess water from the cells and the connective tissue and improves liver function. It can help with diabetes, bed wetting, poor appetite, jaundice, swelling, influenza, and poor digestion.
Silica - Found in connective tissues, bones, hair, teeth, nails and nerve cells. May be of assistance in the purification of waste. It may also be useful in relieving constipation. It can help the body get rid of impurities and acts as a homeopathic surgeon by removing cysts, pus and resolving abscesses and boils. It can also help improve kidney function, exhaustion, adrenal weakness, poor absorption of nutrients and patients who are easily chilled.
Cell salts are available in liquid drops or in small lactose pellets. Most health food stores carry cell salts and books about how to use them. Many alternative doctors, chiropractors, naturopaths and nutritionists use cell salts in their practices.