It is a wide acting drug prepared from black lead and is suited for individuals having fair skin, are fat, prone to skin affections and suffer from constipation. It helps in resolving following systemic affections:
Face
Feels as if there are cobwebs on face
Eyelids are red and swollen
Eyes cannot bear artificial light
Difficulty in hearing, but can hear better in noise (otosclerosis)
Stomach
Cannot digest hot drinks
Stomach feels full so much that has to loosen clothing for relief
Constipation, stools appear like knots that are tied to each other by mucus
Aversion to meat.
Sweets nauseate
Nausea and vomiting after each meal
Constrictive pain in stomach
Stomach pain is temporarily relieved by eating, hot drinks especially milk and lying down.
Chronic diarrhoea, stools brownish, liquid, undigested, offensive
Skin
Small injuries lead to pus formation
Eczema in large areas
Dry, hard, rough skin so much so that cracks develop
Sticky discharges ooze out from eruptions
Painful corns and warts repeatedly
Dose: 4 tablets of Graphites twice a day each day for 3 months unless otherwise prescribed by physicians. Can be taken along with allopathic medicines.
Side effects: None reported
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.
Use under medical supervision.