Know Your Remedies: Calcarea Fluorica (Calc-f.)

Common Names: Fluoride of lime; calcium fluoride; fluospar.

General Information

The musculoskeletal, glandular and venous systems are the main focus of this remedy. Ailments involve fibrous or stony-hard growths that involve glands, tonsils, adenoids, breast nodules, bones (exostoses), veins or haemorrhoids (piles). The ligaments of joints are often loose so that the person easily perform contortions or ‘acrobatic’ movements. It’s a common remedy for gymnasts, dancers. Those needing this remedy are often quick in thought and movement but are often described as chaotic, irregular or ineffective. Their symptoms worsen during cold and damp weather and on first movement. They improve with continued motion and warmth or on eating. Discharges (nasal, leukorrhoea, ear, etc) may be grass-green in colour. This remedy is also useful for radiation burns when symptoms suit.

 Mental-Emotional Symptoms

  • Mistakes from quick but ineffective, irregular and chaotic thoughts.
  • Fear of poverty – obsessive concern about money matters.

Eye

  • Cataract

Ear, Nose and Throat

  • Stony-hard adenoids.
  • Hard deposits on ear drum which affect hearing.

Teeth

  • Deficient enamel on teeth which crumble, break or decay easily.

Back

  • Scoliosis (curvature of spine). Spurs on vertebrae.
  • Lumbago on initial movement but improves on continued movement.
  • Stiff and painful neck.

Glands

  • Stony-hard swelling.

Abdomen

  • Scar tissue (adhesions) after operations.

Urogenital

  • Hard uterine fibroids.

Limbs

  • Varicose and enlarged veins.
  • Looseness of ligaments. Over-extension of joints resulting in sprains.
  • Cramps in calves at night.
  • Arthritic nodules or spurs on joints, including finger joints.

Where do I find it?

Calcarea Fluorica (Calc-f.) is available from our online store as a single remedy, and as part of the following Complexes (combination remedies): Bone Health; Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Pain).

Home Treatment Guidelines

Acute, Self-Limiting Conditions

Conditions like colds or minor injuries, which are short-term and typically improve on their own, can be managed at home with homeopathy. However, in emergencies or if symptoms worsen, contact your healthcare provider.

Chronic Conditions

These home treatment instructions do not apply for ongoing issues, whether mentioned above or not, like persistent allergies or chronic pain. You should consult a qualified homeopath for a personalized treatment plan to achieve the best results with homeopathy for chronic conditions.

How to Take the Remedy for Acute Conditions

  • Take one pill or five drops of the remedy. The frequency depends on symptom severity. As examples:
    • For life-threatening symptoms, take every 1 minute and seek emergency help immediately.
    • For mild symptoms, take every 4 hours.
  • Stop taking the remedy once you feel better. Resume if symptoms return.
  • If no improvement after four doses, choose a different remedy or consult a professional homeopath.
  • For more details on dosing, refer to: How Often to Dose with a 30C Homeopathic remedy.
  • For information on the different potencies, read: Guidelines on which potency to use

Additional Notes From Past Masters

Homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of medicine.

Early homeopaths recorded detailed notes on how remedies worked, including initial tests, remedy relationships, and their experiences. These writings were shared to improve homeopathic practice and now offer fascinating insights into past uses of homeopathy.

Here’s an example, edited and modernised for clarity, from Leaders In Homoeopathic Therapeutics (1898) by E. B. NASH M.D.:

Leaders In Homoeopathic Therapeutics by E. B. NASH M.D.

Calcarea Fluorica (Calc-f.)

Indurated swellings, of a stony hardness; in glands, or fascia or ligaments.