Bio-Chemic-12 Tissue Salts

In the human body, there are twelve inorganic elements, known as tissue or cell salts, that are essential to cell function. Don’t get tissue salts confused with that granulated white stuff on your table. Biochemical tissue salts, or cell salts, are mineral salts that exist in the cells and play a critical role in cellular metabolism.
In the 1870s, the German homeopath Dr. William Schussler proposed that illnesses can be caused when these twelve elements are not balanced. As such, Biochemic treatments aim to re-establish balance by administering the necessary salts to correct deficiencies or excesses in this system. Dr Schuessler’s 12 tissue cell/salts are often referred to by their number and are generally available in most health food stores either singly or in various combinations. They are listed as follows.
1) Calcarea fluor (Calcium fluoride)
2) Calcarea phos (Calcium phosphate)
3) Calcarea sulph (Calcium sulphate)
4) Ferrum phos (Iron phosphate)
5) Kali mur (Potassium chloride)
6) Kali phos (Potassium phosphate)
7) Kali sulph (Potassium sulphate)
8) Magnesium phos (Magnesium phosphate)
9) Natrum mur (Sodium chloride)
10) Natrum phos (Sodium phosphate)
11) Natrum sulph (Sodium sulphate)
12) Silicea (Silica)

CALC FLOUR is important in the elastic fibres of the body (skin, muscles and blood vessels) and for the surface of bones and teeth.

CALC PHOS is a major constituent of bones and teeth. It is very useful in childhood conditions such as "growing pains" by helping to ease the bone pain until the deeper cause can be treated homeopathically.

CALC SULPH is needed where there is suppuration (pus formation) such as with wounds slow to heal, boils, ulcers, abscesses and acne.

FERRUM PHOS is very helpful in the early stages of a cold or viral infection, when it is difficult to get clear symptoms on which homeopathic remedies to prescribe.

KALI MUR helps in any condition with thick white discharge and in thickening of the blood.

KALI PHOS is a great nutrient for the nerves and brain and helps with brain-fog, irritability, timidity and muscular debility associated with nerve weakness (usually after an acute illness).

KALI SULPH helps to carry oxygen to the cells and is useful in circulatory problems and inflammations. It also helps in skin problems and where discharges are yellow.

MAGNESIUM PHOS is excellent as an anti-spasmodic and helps in such situations as menstrual cramps.

NATRUM MUR is used when there is a disturbance of the water metabolism, such as in excessive dryness or edema. It works to distribute water in the body.

NATRUM PHOS is used where there is an excess of acid and where the bile is important (colic, jaundice, gastric problems). It works to create water.

NATRUM SULPH, like Natrum phos and Natrum mur, regulates the quantity of water in the system. It helps where there is a greenish discharge.

SILICEA is indicated in all cases of slow pus formation. It helps to ripen an abscess and promote discharge, such as in resolving boils or tooth abscesses.