Tissue salts - The Natrium Family – Nat Mur:

Question 1

Q: What are the main themes or traits of the Natrium Family?

Answer 1

A: The Natrium Family traits include hypersensitivity, being closed or withdrawn, vulnerability, feeling alone or lonely, silent grief, and impulsive relationships.

Question 2

Q: What is Natrium muriaticum (Nat. mur) known as, and what is its main function?

Answer 2

A: Nat. mur. is known as the “Moisture Regulator” and assists in water distribution to the cells, kidneys, blood, mucous membranes, cartilage, spleen, liver, brain, and heart.

Question 3

Q: What are common deficiency symptoms of Nat. mur?

Answer 3

A: Deficiency symptoms include clear watery discharges, sun sensitivity, frequent cold sores, and a mapped or geographic tongue.

Question 4

Q: What clinical applications are Nat. mur. commonly used for?

Answer 4

Nat. mur. is used for:

Hay fever or coryza with clear, watery discharge
Herpes eruptions like cold sores, chicken pox, and shingles (also consider Calc. sulph. or Kali. sulph.)
Eczema or psoriasis that is very dry with cracks, fissures, and clear weeping
Headaches due to dehydration or sun exposure
Oedema
Constipation with very dry stool and anal fissures (also consider Calc. fluor.)

Question 5

Q: What foods are good dietary sources of Nat. mur?

Answer 5

A: Foods rich in Nat. mur. include seafood, cabbage, parsley, asparagus, carrots, meat, sesame seeds, figs, and buckwheat.

Question 6

Q: What herbs can help provide Nat. mur.?

Answer 6

A: Herbs that provide Nat. mur. include comfrey, calendula, chickweed, origanum, and chamomile.

Question 7

Q: Describe a case application for Nat. mur. involving a 53-year-old female.

Answer 7

A: A 53-year-old woman presented with extreme oral dryness, excessive thirst, and persistent urinary incontinence, with urgency and lack of control. After her divorce a year ago, her symptoms worsened, and she felt depressed, with a shingles eruption two months prior.

Question 8

Q: What was the prescription and follow-up for the 53-year-old woman with symptoms suggesting a need for Nat. mur.?

Answer 8

A: Prescription:

Nat. mur., 4 times daily for a minimum of 1 month.
Follow-Up:

After 1 month, her oral dryness improved, and bladder control was better within a week. She also felt less depressed and reported not crying from sadness for the past 3 weeks.
Continued with Nat. mur. 3 times daily for an additional month.