For Swelling, hard glands, Dry skin, Eczema, fissures, hot flushes

Clinical Indications of Graphites:

Graphites, one of the carbon remedies, which also contains a small percentage of iron, is a major eczema remedy, as well as useful in other skin problems.

Affections of glands, skin, and mucous membranes, especially at orifices marks its action.

Cough at night, or in the evening in bed, excited by taking a full inspiration is relieved with Graphites.

Swelling and hardness of the mammary glands, Swelling of the glands of the neck.

Great tendency to take cold, and fear of the open air.

Rapid failure of strength with great emaciation is checked with Graphites.

Unhealthy skin, every injury tending to ulceration is a characteristic of this medicine.

Patient Profile: Graphites LM potency medicine

Mind and Head

The mind is dull and lethargic, slow to receive information. Lack of capability to understand, to think, to talk.

Irritabiltity about trifles indicate Graphites.

Headache in morning on waking, mostly on one side with numbness is relieved with Graphites.

Vertigo with cloudiness in the morning, sense of fullness or emptiness in the head is relieved with Graphites.

Eyes, Ear and Nose

Heat and burning sensation in the eyes, Intolerance to the light of day with Shooting pains, redness of eyes is relieved with Graphites.

Hardness of hearing better when riding in a carriage with Dryness of the internal ear.

Dry scabs in nose, Stoppage with Nostrils, excoriated, cracked and ulcerated.

Mouth and Throat

Burning blisters on tongue, salivation is relieved with Graphites.

Dryness of the mouth in the morning is relieved with Graphites.

Swelling of the tonsils, with pains when swallowing with roughness and scraping in the throat.

Stomach and Abdomen

Sour risings, with bitterness in the mouth, Colic, and pressure on the stomach.

Cramps in stomach better by eating indicates the medicines Graphites.

Rumbling in the abdomen with Painful swelling of the inguinal glands is relieved with Graphites.

Boring pain in region of navel, extending into back. Very fetid gas preceded by colic. 

Stomach pain, after food, which is relieved by hot food or drink, especially warm milk.

Heartburn often accompanied by a feeling of intense heat in the stomach and throat, causing a desire for cold drinks indicates Graphites.

Stool and Rectum

stools are large, hard, knotty, constipated.

Varices of the rectum. Fissure of anus is relieved with Graphites.

Female complaints

Graphites is useful in hot flushes, night sweats, irregular or late periods, vaginal dryness with aversion to coitus.

Too late menses associated with constipation marks graphites.

Great weakness in back with swollen and hard mammae/ breast, sore, cracked, and blistered nipples is relieved with Graphites.

About LM potency homeopathy medicines

In the sixth edition of ‘Organon’ Dr. Hahnemann had introduced a new system of dilution and potentization and called it “renewed dynamisation” with a diluting ratio of 1:50,000. It was named as 50 millesimal potency or LM potency by Dr. Pierre Schmidt. In some parts of the world, it is also called as Q potency. It soon got professional acceptance. As on date, it is recognized by different homoeopathic pharmacopoeias including American and Indian.

What are they and how are they denoted?

These homoeopathic potencies are prepared in the diluting scale of 1:50,000 and denoted as 0/1, 0/2, 0/3…..etc. They are generally used up to 0/30.

Perceived advantages

• Highest development of power at each potency level.
• Mildest reaction – no medicinal aggravation.
• Frequent repetition is permitted; every hour or oftener in urgent cases.
• Quick cure in chronic cases where it can be given daily or oftener.
• 0/3 is more subtle than 30C or 200C and the 0/30 is sharper than CM as believed by many classical homoeopaths.

LM potency dosage: Generally LM potencies are administered as follows:

1. Take a 4oz (120ml) to 6oz (180ml) clean glass bottle. Fill it 3/4th with water. Take 1or 2 globules of the desired potency (often starting at LM 0/1) and place it into the bottle.
2. Succuss the bottle just prior to ingestion 1 to 12 times depending on the sensitivity of the patient. This slightly raises the potency and activates the remedy.
3. Take 1, or more teaspoons of the medicinal solution and place it into 8 to 10 tablespoons of water in a dilution glass and stir it. Most cases are started with 1 teaspoon and the amount is increased only if necessary. In children the amount should be 1/2 teaspoon. Infants may only need 1/4 of a teaspoon.

The dosage of the medicinal solution can be carefully adjusted to suit the sensitivity of the individual’s constitution

Note: We dispense SBL LM potency medicines in 1/2, 1 & 2 dram plastic containers, image for illustrative purpose only.