As far as the
Lithiums are concerned, all we have got is a somewhat vague picture of
Lithium carbonicum. But even here we did not really have a clear picture of its mental/emotional state. My own experiences with
Lithium started with
Lithium carbonicum too. This showed me its manic depressive tendencies. In a more subtle form this theme presented itself as: ‘quickly starting something, quickly giving it up and then quickly starting something else again’.
It became clear that this theme was a red thread running through all the
Lithiums, such as:
Lithium muriaticum,
Lithium bromatum,
Lithium iodatum etc. Only after several combination prescriptions did I finally prescribe
Lithium metallicum one day. It seemed like a sort of threshold that I had to cross; like prescribing every type of
Natrium combination without contemplating the possibility of
Natrium metallicum. Once I had prescribed
Lithium metallicum the whole theme really became clear to me. It turned out to be one of the most important of all the
Lithiums and will probably prove to be extremely useful in psychiatric cases.
And once again the advantages of homoeopathic prescribing became apparent: it allows us to use
Lithium in its metallic form (after being potentised of course), while in allopathic medicine this pure form is too aggressive and does not get absorbed by the body. In allopathy they use lithium carbonate or lithium citrate.
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Lithium is derived from ‘lithos’ which means ‘stone’. It was discovered in 1817. It is the lightest of the solid elements and it when exposed to air it quickly oxidises into black
Lithium oxide. In allopathic medicine it is used against gout and manic-depressive diseases.
Some minerals that contain
Lithium: amblygomite, spodumene, lepidolite, petalite, triphylite.
It is also used in batteries for its properties of highly concentrated energy and little weight. It is also used in lightweight metal products.