Materia medica
Remedies, read on three levels
Herbs, minerals, foods, movement and inner therapies — each read through the chart that governs it, the alchemy that makes it work, and a plain-language explanation of why. A living library, deepened remedy by remedy.
The pattern — medical astrology
In medical astrology the planet is the force at work and the sign is the place in the body. Each remedy is mapped to the planets and signs it answers, so your chart can point to what your constitution actually calls for.
Guided by the medical astrology of Judith Hill
The medicine — alchemy & herbalism
Every plant works on body, soul and spirit through its three principles — Salt, Sulfur and Mercury — its energetics (warming/cooling, drying/moistening), its taste and the tissue states it corrects, with the doctrine of signatures reading its living form.
Guided by the alchemical herbalism of Sajah Popham
The clarity — first principles
Every remedy opens with a plain-language 'in essence' and a single memorable analogy. If it can't be explained simply, it isn't yet understood — so we explain it simply first, then go deep.
In the spirit of the Feynman Way
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Materia medica · cell salts
The 12 Biochemic Tissue Salts
In the 1870s Dr Wilhelm Schüssler identified twelve mineral "cell salts" the body needs for healthy cellular metabolism — and observed that a shortfall in any one lets that tissue fall out of balance. Rather than fighting illness, tissue salts simply resupply the mineral the cells are missing. They are traditionally taken by dissolving a tablet slowly in the mouth. In 1906 Dr George W. Carey added an esoteric layer, matching one salt to each sign of the zodiac — quoted here as philosophy and cultural history, not medical advice.
- Founded
- Dr W H Schüssler, Oldenburg, 1870s
- System
- The Biochemic System of Health Science
- Basis
- 12 mineral tissue salts essential to cellular metabolism
- Potency
- D6 — one part per million to base
- Format
- Chewed or dissolved in the mouth
- Zodiacal layer
- Added by Dr George W. Carey, 1906
How they’re taken
- Adults & children
- Chew or dissolve one tablet in the mouth, twice daily (or as recommended).
- Babies & toddlers
- One tablet daily — may be crushed and added to food or a bottle.
- Acute conditions
- One tablet every half hour until symptoms subside.
- Animals (e.g. horses)
- Three tablets twice daily — may be given by hand.
Good to know
- Tablets are traditionally dissolved slowly in the mouth rather than swallowed whole.
- Mag Phos acts faster for cramps and colic when dissolved in hot water; for infants, crush and rub onto the gums.
- Silica: those on medication to prevent implant or organ rejection are usually advised to use a combination of the other eleven salts instead.
- Traditionally considered gentle enough for the whole family — infants, the elderly and animals — given the small, incrementally diluted doses involved.
Source. Zodiacal material: Dr George W. Carey (with Inez Eudora Perry), “The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation” (public domain). The biochemic material reflects the traditional Schüssler system as described across biochemic health literature. A general reference summary of the traditional biochemic tissue-salt system and a public-domain esoteric text — not a clinical or scientific evaluation, and not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or cure. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any commercial tissue-salt brand. Carey's zodiacal material is historical and philosophical, distinct from Schüssler's clinical framing. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before changing any treatment.
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