Gepar Sulfur is a homeopathic remedy based on crushed oyster shells (their middle layer) and fine sulfur powder, otherwise called sulfuric color. In science it is Hepar sulphuris calcarea, and otherwise - sulfur liver, where the last word arose from the verb "bake, weld".
Chemical composition of Gepar Sulfur
A mixture of potassium polysulphides with potassium thiosulfate, which is a sulfuric liver, is well known to anyone who has ever had to deal with the processing of natural leather or silvering. However, back in 1768, Curton described this compound as a medicinal product, which was later introduced into the arsenal of homeopathy. The homeopathic preparation looks like most drugs of this kind: round small granules that have a neutral odor.
Depending on the concentration of medicinal components, they distinguish Gepar sulfur 3, 6, 12, 30 and above. There is a sulfur-plus, which includes:
- Gepar Sulfur 6;
- carob vegetals;
- calcium carbonium Genemani;
- Calendula officinalis and others.
Gepar Sulfur - indications and its application in homeopathy
In the home medicine cabinet it is desirable to have always Gepar Sulfur 3 or 6 as an ambulance for diseases accompanied by suppuration.
Gepar sulfur 200 is indicated for use in homeopathy in more complex cases, when there is already a non-purulent, but dense abscess, or in the case of chronic skin and internal diseases.
High doses prevent purulent formations, and low, on the contrary, contribute to the early resolution of the rash abscess. But if an abscess is formed internally due to a foreign body, then through the formation of an abscess the body gets rid of an extraneous object.
Although the main indication is pus, be it furuncle, erysipelas, skin ulcer or purulent otitis, tonsillitis, maxillary sinusitis, Hepar sulfur is also effective in the stage of acute inflammation to prevent the transition to a purulent stage.
The drug is relevant, if available:
- nervous disorders (sleep disturbances, neurasthenia, headaches);
- eye diseases (eyelid hyperemia, barley , scrofulous ophthalmia);
- the defeat of the respiratory system (pollipoz, adenoids, dry nasal catarrh, pharyngitis, bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia);
- Gastrointestinal diseases (gastritis with high acidity, uncontrolled need for sweet, painful diarrhea in the morning, constipation with false urges, hemorrhoids with blood, prolapse of the rectum);
- acne , skin itching, burning, peeling, chronic eczema;
- diseases of the genitourinary sphere (chronic cystitis, urethritis, impotence);
- gynecological ailments (scanty rare menstruation with a corrosive consistence, endometritis, hot flashes);
- gout.
The medicine cures even with syphilis.
Not so long ago, Gepar Sulfur was used in medicine to treat neuralgia of the face, but effectively treating only the right side, when pain gives in the temple, ear, nose and lip, there is a pain in the bone tissue from the slightest touch.
Contraindications to the use of Gepar Sulfur
Like all homeopathic remedies, Gepar Sulfur is released in pharmacies without a prescription. But still high dilutions should be avoided, or taken only in strict accordance with the appointment of a doctor. After all, high concentrations can be harmful if the patient has encapsulated deposits in the lungs after a long-term illness.
With drugs that can cause suppuration, you should be extremely careful, the minimum dilution is enough to cope with a variety of different diseases. That is, before use, one must be sure that there are no foreign bodies, seals and the like in the body.
Allergy occurs in extremely rare cases and manifests itself in the form of a rash.
This drug is quite compatible with other drugs.