Know Your Remedies: Natrium Phosphoricum (Nat-p.)
Common Names: Sodium phosphate; phosphate of sodium.
General Information
Those needing Natrium Phosphoricum (Nat-p.) tend to be sensitive and refined in temperament. Physical problems include golden-yellow, creamy discharges, stiffness, and sourness. Sour food disagrees and there is a tendency to sour burping. Muscles feel stiff from a build-up of lactic acid following moderate exertion. A strong liking for fried food, especially fried eggs, or strong-tasting foods or salt is common. Thunderstorms worsen complaints.
Mental-Emotional Symptoms
- Sensitive and refined – withdraw easily when hurt.
- Nervous weakness – startle easily.
- Reserved.
- Irritated by well-meaning suggestions.
Head
- Headache during thunderstorms.
Face
- Easy flushing. Redness may change sides.
Mouth and Throat
- Yellow coating of tongue (or base of tongue), or of throat.
Gastrointestinal
- Sourness and acidity.
- Urging to stool or urinate after sexual intercourse.
Chest and Respiratory
- Asthma that worsens in the evening.
Urogenital
- Urging to stool or urinate after sexual intercourse.
Limbs
- Stiffness after moderate exertion.
- Short and stiff hamstrings or tendency to contraction of tendons (e.g. Dupuytrens).
Sleep
- Nightly emissions followed by trembling and weakness in back.
- Amorous dreams.
Where do I find it?
Natrium Phosphoricum (Nat-p.) is available from our online store as a single remedy in either pills or liquid, and as part of the following Complex (combination remedy): Heartburn & Reflux.
Important
While above self-limiting or acute complaints are suitable for home treatment also contact your healthcare provider during emergency situations or if symptoms worsen or fail to improve. Chronic or persistent complaints, which may or may not be mentioned above, require a different treatment and dosage protocol so are best managed by a qualified homeopath for good results.
Dosage Instructions (suitable for babies to adults)
For the home treatment of acute and self-limiting complaints take one pill or five drops of the remedy every 1 minute to 4 hours (1 minute for intense or emergency symptoms (plus seek emergency help), 4 hours for milder ones). Once an improvement is noticed, stop dosing and repeat the remedy only if symptoms return. If there is no improvement at all by three doses, choose a different remedy or seek professional guidance.
Note: Chronic symptoms or complaints require a course of professional treatment by a qualified homeopath to manage the changes in potencies and remedies may be required.
More Information
Guidelines on which potency to use
From Past Masters
Homeopathy is a 200-year system of medicine. Early medical homeopaths recorded initial provings, remedy relationships, and their early experiences with each remedy in great detail.
These writings were then shared with others to advance homeopathic knowledge and practice.
Today, these same writings give a fascinating insight into the symptoms and clinical conditions for which each remedy was used.
The following extract, with minor editing, is one example.
Leaders In Homoeopathic Therapeutics by E. B. NASH M.D.
Natrium Phosphoricum
Excess of acidity; yellow, creamy coating at the back part of the roof of the mouth; sour eructations and vomiting.
