Baryta Muriaticum: A Complete Homeopathic Remedy for Glandular Enlargement & Degenerative Diseases

• Full Name: Barium Chloride
• Common Name: Chloride of Barium
• Source: Prepared from Barium chloride
• Family: Alkaline earths
• Miasm: Syphilitic
• Preparation: Trituration of the salt
• Constitution: Flabby, aged, mentally weak, senile or dwarfish children
• “For degenerative changes – vascular, glandular & nervous systems.”

Keynote Symptoms:

• Degenerative changes in arteries & brain
• Cerebral and senile weakness—mental and physical decline
• Paralysis especially in aged people
• Aneurysms, arteriosclerosis
• High BP in elderly with arteriosclerotic changes
• Delayed development in children (mental and physical)

Clinical Indications:

Nervous System:

• Paralysis (especially right side)
• Senile dementia with confusion, childish behavior
• Mental weakness after stroke
• Loss of memory, slowness of comprehension
• Apoplexy with loss of power and speech

Vascular System:

• Arteriosclerosis, aneurysms, high blood pressure
• Vascular degeneration in old age
• Palpitation and weakness of heart

Glandular Affections:

• Enlarged glands: tonsils, cervical, parotid
• Indurated, stony-hard glands
• Useful in chronic tonsillitis, especially in elderly

In Children:

• Dwarfishness—both mental and physical
• Shy, timid, late walkers, late talkers
• Swollen glands, enlarged abdomen

Mind Symptoms:

• Mental weakness, childishness in aged
• Memory loss; forgets recently done things
• Fear of strangers; shy
• Talking nonsense, muttering
• Suspicion and irritability

General Symptoms:

• Slow, sluggish, cold individuals
• Paralysis, heaviness of limbs, tremors
• Cannot walk straight
• Arterial degeneration—especially cerebral arteries
• Right-sided hemiplegia with mental decline

Modalities:

Worse From	Better From
Cold air, exertion, lying	Warmth, rest
Mental work, after stroke	Warm applications

Potency & Dosage:

• Commonly used: 3X, 6X, 6C, 30C
• Low potencies (3X, 6X) in vascular conditions, arteriosclerosis
• Higher potencies in cerebral or mental symptoms
• Chronic cases—give less frequently

Compare With:

Remedy	Similar Features
Baryta carb	Children: backward mentally & physically
Plumbum met	Paralysis with atrophy
Conium	Glandular enlargement with induration
Causticum	Paralysis, right-sided, with trembling
Calcarea fluor	Aneurysms, hard glands

MEMORY TRICK: B.A.R.Y.T.A.

• B – Brain degeneration (senile dementia)
• A – Arteriosclerosis / Aneurysm
• R – Right-sided paralysis
• Y – Youths with delayed development
• T – Tonsil & gland enlargement
• A – Apoplexy (stroke)

One-Line Summary:

"Baryta Muriatica is the remedy for senile degeneration, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and paralysis especially in the aged."