Baryta carbonica is recommended for old people when they suffer from paralysis. Baryta carb.is used in multiple sclerosis of the brain and spinal cord.
Elderly people who may be prescribed Baryta carbonica frequently have senile dementia, a disorder showing deterioration of mental abilities usually associated with getting old.
Stroke and Alzheimer's disease are the two most common causes of this deterioration.
Symptoms include loss of memory, short attention span, confusion, language difficulties, irritability and impaired judgment.
Baryta carbonica is one of the best remedies for the tendency to tonsillitis, particularly in scrofulous children. Every little exposure to damp or cold weather awakens anew the inflammation of the tonsils leading to chances of tonsilitis.
This is not a simple sore throat, a swelling up of the mucous lining with trouble in swallowing, but it is an actual inflammation of the tonsils with the formation of pus.
In these cases, you will find enlargement of the glands in the neck, under the jaw, and behind the ear.
Dose- As prescribed by the physician. Can be taken along with allopathic medicines.
Precautions: Maintain half an hour gap between food/drink/any other medicines and homeopathic medicine.
Avoid any strong smell in the mouth while taking medicine e.g. camphor, garlic, onion, coffee, hing.
Side effects: none reported
Use under medical supervision.
