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Calcarea Phosphorica
From the homeopathic pharmacopoeia(Double click section-headings below to reveal/hide data)
About the Preparation -
Preparation name
Calcarea Phosphorica
Preparation category
Homoeopathic remedy
Common Name
Phosphateof lime
Chemical Formula
Ca3(PO4)2
Mother tincture made
Trituration
General description
Debility. Straggly, thin plants. Calc. phos has strong resemblance to Calc. carb. but is by no means the same. Plants are straggly and thin, rather than fat and obese. They appear less chalky. The paleness is dirty-brownish Calc. phos. is more brittle than Calc. carb. The epidermis is soft and thin and it cracks. The leaves are thin and brittle. The flowers are strongly affected: long stamen with abundant pollen, yet small. Fruits, prone to rot, with soft skins. Calc. phos. plants are sensitive to cold and damp weather. Leaves that show spots and eruptions, as is evident from the clinical section.
Effect on Plants -
Named Issues
Stem rot, stem nematode, spot blotch, seed gall nematode (Meloidogyne spp.), eye spot (Cercosporella herpotrichoides), tan spot (Cercosporella spp), downy mildew (Peronospora spp.) - mainly in cereals (3) Tipburn (1741) Poor calcium metabolism (1837)
Stem/trunk and bark - capillary system
Leaves
Spraying with Calcarea phosphorica C6 in cultivar Brasil 303, provided lower intensity burns compared to control in the second evaluation. (1741)
Flowers
Flowers are severely affected, little or no grains. Flowers with long stamen and abundant pollen, fruit grains have soft skins and are prone to rot. (3)
Fruit
Our lemon tree is responding positively to calc-phos - the 2 fruits it held were not maturing/ripening. The two large fruits are finally vellow and it has a new small green fruit since starting the remedies. (1787)
Seed
little or no grains. Grains have soft skins and are prone to rot. (3)
Notes and Academic Papers
"The combined effect of calcium and phosphorus can be seen operating in this remedy; the epidermis is weak, making for many lesions in the form of spots and rots. The reproductive organs are severely affected so that crop losses occur. A single application during the lifetime of cereals is sufficient to arrest most problems. As with all Calcium preparations, the important thing here is caution. Deep acting remedies that form part of the body of plants must never be over used. If given too often, the negative effects will compound the existing problem. " (3)
Effects on Climate -
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