Silicea

This substance is a non-metallic oxide. Silicea comes from the calcination of living material, which is why Dr. Schuessler included it in the essential salts.

Silicea is present in conjunctive tissue, bones, fine hairs, hair, teeth, nails and in nerve, pancreatic and cardiac cells.

A silicea deficiency leads to conditions that progress slowly – chronic diseases with suppurations. In fact, Silicea is indicated for patients with abscesses, fistulas and fetid perspiration. Silicea helps heal indurated conjunctive tissues and eliminate traces of pus.

Indications

• Rickets due to poor nutrition or poor absorption
• Bone caries, spinal cord deviations, inflammation of the bone marrow and periost, bone suppuration (cfr. Calcarea phosphorica), exostosis (cfr. Calcarea fluorica).
• Chronic suppurations, fistulas, boils, nail deformities (grooves) and white spots on skin appendages (hair, nails, teeth)
• Clear, irritating, milky fluid (coryza with ulceration, ulceration of the pharynx) on the mucous membranes
• Ear infections with fetid discharge
• Mastoid apophysis caries
• Perforating ulcer of the cornea, when pus is present in the anterior chamber lens, sties
• Fistulated abscesses, fistulas
• Melancholic patients, who lack vigour and experience exhaustion when performing intellectual tasks
• Overstress
• Paralysis of the bladder sphincter, cramps

In homeopathy, Silicea is used as a tuberculin remedy. Silicea is often used in conjunction with other biochemical salts.