The following drug picture has been extracted from Boericke’s Materia Medica. This is provided here for doctors’ and students’ easy and instantaneous reference.
KALIUM SILICICUM
Silicate of Potash
(KALI SILICATUM)
General.–A deep-acting remedy. Lassitude is very marked. Desire to lie down all the time. Emaciation.
Head.–Absent-minded, anxious, indolent, timid. Feeble will power. Head congested, blood surges from body to head. Vertigo, coldness of head; photophobia. Nasal catarrh, discharge bloody, excoriating, offensive nose, swollen, ulcerated.
Gastric.–Weight in stomach after eating, nausea, pain, flatulence. Pain in liver region. Constipation. Construction of anus during stool.
Extremities.–Stiffness over body and limbs. Creeping sensation over limbs. Twitching of muscles. Weak and weary.
Modalities.–Worse, open air, drafts, cold, exertion, motion uncovering, bathing.
Dose.–Higher potencies.