Natrum hypochlorosum is a deep-acting and versatile homoeopathic medicine prepared from Labarraque's solution (Liquor sodæ chloratæ), known for its affinity with the blood, kidneys, reproductive organs, and mucous membranes. It exhibits marked efficacy in conditions involving systemic weakness, nervous exhaustion, uterine disorders, nephritis, and peculiar mental states. Particularly suited to cases of extreme fatigue, suppressed discharges, and uterine and urinary disorders, Natrum hypochlorosum is notable for its restorative action on both physical and emotional levels. It is characterized by its effect on the female reproductive system, profound debility, and peculiar sensory disturbances like vertigo caduca and aching across the forehead.
Common Name
English: Labarraque’s Solution
SBL’s Natrum hypochlorosum can be helpful in the following conditions:
Irregular Menses & Uterine Prolapse
- Natrum hypochlorosum is strongly indicated in metrorrhagia, particularly with constant oozing worsened by exertion.
- Supports subinvolution and water-logged uterus, with sensations of opening and shutting and bearing down.
- Helps with early, profuse, or clotted menses (black, offensive blood).
- Relieves uterine congestion, prolapse sensations, and pain radiating from ovaries to hips.
- Helpful in left ovarian swelling and pruritus vulvae.
- “Feels as if womb were pushed up when she sits down.” (Farrington)
Kidneys and Urinary Inflammation
- Aids in profound action in diffuse nephritis; urine dark, smoky, or black with albumin and casts.
- Red sand or white gravel in urine; painful urination and burning.
- Assists in increased kidney activity; scalding, smarting urination.
- Albuminuria and chronic kidney irritation, sometimes following drug poisoning.
Emotional Turmoil
- Natrum hypochlorosum supports in alternating emotional states: laughing, crying, and talking during sleep.
- Low-spirited, discouraged, and easily weeping, especially in women.
- Assista in sudden exhaustion before bowel movements, better after.
- Drowsy by day, wakeful at night; mentally dulled and lifeless.
- Manages apprehension of fainting; extreme fatigue on slightest exertion.
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Disorders
- Helps in bloating and distension, especially upper abdomen, not better by loosening clothes.
- Nausea and sick feeling when lying down; craving for meat diminished.
- Assists severe lower abdominal pain radiating to the right hip (following suppressed bleeding).
- Flatus, Tight feeling, and weight in epigastrium.
- Large, hard, offensive stools with exhaustion before and relief after passing stool.
Headache and Vertigo
- Aids in classic vertigo caduca with swimming sensation and staggering.
- Headache across forehead and over the head; pain extending down nose.
- Supports in throbbing and darting pains in temples, especially left-sided.
- Sensation of cranial bones crossing, with numbness and lightheadedness.
Respiratory and Chest Complaints
- Manages in persistent, dry cough with little expectoration.
- Tightness of chest, dyspnea, and gnawing sensations.
- Assists in pain under left breast and axilla, worse lying down, with dizziness and sick feeling.
- Pain extends from chest and flanks to uterus, triggering discharge.
Facial Neuralgia
- Supports in left-sided facial neuralgia, extending from jaw to forehead.
- Manages with gumboils, swelling of jaw, and sore spots inside lips and cheeks.
- Teeth brittle and loose; pain worse in morning and night.
- Tongue shriveled at sides, with a white coat and alum-like taste.
Skin Eruptions
- Smarting pimples and red rash on face, worse in open air or after warm drinks.
- Moist, angry-looking sores around the mouth.
- Breakouts triggered by cold drinks or external warmth.
Nasal Discharge & Soreness
- Aids in reducing pain and swelling under right ear, worse on swallowing.
- Nasal discharge, especially in influenza; nosebleeds with dark clots.
- Assists in soreness in cheeks and inner nose.
Sleepiness and Low Energy
- Helpful for heavy drowsiness after meals; feels unable to sit without falling asleep.
- Child appears lifeless while asleep; very quiet.
- Disinclination to rise in the morning due to fatigue.
Muscles, Joints, and Limbs Aching
- Helps with aching in limbs; feels powerless and ready to faint with slight movement.
- Pain in hips, calves, and knees; tingling down to toes.
- Hands swollen on alternating sides; spontaneous abscesses on fingers.
Heart and Back Pain
- Natrum hypochlorosum helps in catching pain under heart with inhalation.
- Pain across small of back, worse in morning; no appetite for breakfast.
- Shooting pains between scapulae, especially in bed or early morning.