Other term
Magnesium hydrogen phosphate
Introduction
The seventh Schüssler salt Magnesium phosphoricum consists, as the name suggests, of magnesium and phosphorus. If one considers the effect of these two individual components in the body, the effect of the seventh salt can be deduced quite accurately.
Application of Magnesium phosphoricum in the following homeopathic diseases
- Cramps and colic in the hollow organs
- Nerve Irritations
- Cramp neuroses like writer’s cramp in children
- Otherwise like Magnesium carbonicum
Application of Magnesium phosphoricum for the following complaints
Improvement: all complaints become better with heat and counter-pressure and return again and again after symptom-free periods. Otherwise like Magnesium carbonicum
- States of exhaustion with a tendency to cramps, especially in children
- Violent abdominal cramps with air burp
- Shooting nerve pain, often accompanied by muscle cramps
- Irregular period with cramps
- Spasmodic cough
- Cramps of children in the time of teething
The seventh Schüssler salt is sometimes also used for the treatment of earache, even if this is not an obvious application for this salt. The reason for this is that the salt is often said to have an analgesic or at least pain-relieving effect.
Normally, however, magnesium phosphoricum is not the main salt used, but is usually given in combination with other salts or as a supplement to them. Such salts include No. 3 (Ferrum phosphoricum), No.
4 (Potassium chloratum) and No. 6 (Potassium sulfuricum). When and in which combination magnesium phosphoricum should be used depends largely on the type and cause of the ear pain and should therefore be discussed with a competent person before starting the therapy.
Effect of magnesium phosphoricum
Magnesium is an important component of many enzymes that are jointly responsible for muscle work. By muscles, we mean not only the muscles of the musculoskeletal system (so-called skeletal muscles), which can be consciously influenced, but also the unconsciously working (so-called “smooth”) muscles located on the internal organs. Smooth muscle cells can be found, for example, in the heart, the gastrointestinal tract and in the draining urinary tract such as the bladder and ureter.
Since magnesium is particularly important for muscle relaxation, a magnesium deficiency can lead to cramps in the arm or leg muscles and colic in the digestive or urinary tract. The heart rhythm can also be disturbed by a magnesium deficiency. Phosphorus is – like magnesium – a chemical element and is above all important for the formation of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP for short.
In simple terms, ATP is the “energy currency of the body: cells that want to store energy build up ATP – while ATP can be broken down to release energy. Without sufficient phosphorus reserves, however, this mechanism is disrupted. It is also important for building bones and teeth, as it supports the incorporation of calcium into these body structures.
Like all Schüssler salts, Magnesium Phosphoricum is potentiated as a remedy, which means that the original substance is very much diluted depending on its potency. Schuessler salts should therefore not be considered as a food supplement to replenish the electrolyte reserves. Rather, their effect should be seen as a stimulus that alerts the body itself to the existing deficiencies and thus activates its own healing powers to compensate for these deficiencies.
- Central Nervous System
- Smooth Musculature
- Nerves
