Baryta

Baryta Carb.

Barium Carbonate / Witherite

Baryta carbonica

Barium carbonate (also called witherite) is used to make the Baryta carb. remedy. Witherite was first discovered by William Withering in 1783. Medicinally, it was given for tuberculosis and glandular swellings. Barium is an element found in the earth's crust in minerals such as barite and witherite. It glows in the dark after heating and its compounds are used in radiology. It is also used to make fine glassware and optical glass.

Uses

Baryta carb. is used mainly for children and the elderly. A keynote for the remedy is slow physical, intellectual, or emotional development. Both children and elderly people requiring Baryta carb. may be intellectually challenged.

Children who need this remedy tend to be late walkers and talkers, with large heads. The genitals and other parts of the body may not have grown properly. They may suffer from short stature or Down's syndrome. Because they are susceptible to infection, they have acute, recurrent tonsillitis.

Elderly people who require this remedy may have senile dementia or may have suffered a stroke with a possible handicap.

Source

Witherite, which is found in Scotland, England, Italy, and the US.

Parts Used

Barium carbonate.

Personality profile

Baryta Carbonica is one remedy which is most easily understood by comprehending its essence, which runs through the whole remedy picture. All Baryta individuals have some aspect of the personality which has not matured fully. Sometimes it is just one isolated aspect, such as social skills, whilst at other times it is several. Some Barytas have a global underdevelopment of the personality, one that affects all aspects, resulting in a clearly immature individual.

Baryta Mur.

Barium Chloride

Barium chloratum

Baryta mur. has strong links with the nervous system. It is most appropriate for people with a predisposition to develop an aneurysm (ballooning of an artery).

The remedy is generally used for nervous symptoms, which may develop into manic nervous states. Baryta mur. is best suited to adults who behave "childishly" and to children who cannot play or interact with others because of their dullness or delayed mental development. Baryta mur. may be prescribed for mental disability in children whose development is delayed, and for elderly people with retardation. Principal physical symptoms treated with this remedy include disorders of the nervous system such as seizures, perhaps occurring periodically, with stiffness, restlessness, and a loss of sensibility. The hands and feet may swell, and the limbs may feel paralyzed and heavy, with trembling and twitching.

Baryta mur. is additionally used for acutely swollen glands, possibly the cervical or parotid glands, accompanied by a sore throat and possibly tonsillitis. Stroke symptoms or severe eczema may also respond to the remedy.

Barium chloride is mixed with sodium sulfate to form a white filler and pigment (blanc fixe) used in the manufacture of leather, rubber, cloth, and photographic paper.

The compound is dissolved in alcohol or triturated with lactose sugar.

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