Baryta's By Dr Prafull Vijaykar

Baryta Carb is a remedy minimally understood by homeopaths . All Materia Medica books
explain and present this remedy and symptoms in such a manner that the knowledge gained
about this remedy excludes this remedy from being used . This remedy has always projected as
one mean for mentally retarded physically dwarfed follish shy timid and idioticc personality .The
books tell us that there is defective development of brain the intelligence is not properly
developed and there is confusion all over.

Homoeopaths especially constitutionally prescribed homoeopaths wait for a patient for such a
description

to come to their clinic all their lives. At the end of 20 years of practice some homeopaths have
prescribed this remedy in 2 or cases and that 2 with varied results.

If one understand this remedy properly one will see that many more Barytas constitution
around than the world can ever dream of. Baryta-Carb could even competes with the likes of
Calccarea-Carb and Nux-Vomica in terms of frequent encounters.

Timidity Bashfulness late milestones poor memory and less intelligence dwarfed unable to
take up responsibilities etc in Materia Medica book picture. Should we wait to prescribe a '
Baryta' till we get a patient with delayed milestones foolish or idiotic behaviour. Should we not
learn to see the 'Baryta' element in normally intelligent people also .

Let us see what are the qualities and traits in the normal people that may lead us to prescribe
Baryta as a remedy.

Let us see how we can understand a baryta from a more 'Practical' point of view or how a
Baryta presents itself in clinic.

IN THE CLINIC WHEN TO THINK OF BARYTA : -

Baryta Carb can be taken as a chief representatives of all Baryta. Other Salts of Baryta will
have major traits of Baryta Carb with trhe respective variation will be discussed later.
 As we know that every individual on this earth to survive .Survival of the fittest is the rule of
the world as per as Darwin's Theory.In order to Survive one has to make adaptations . These
adaptations are bought about to save the whole and are related to inherited genetic traits . Thus
all the tendencies exhibited the deficiencies seen and modifications made by individual
throughout his/her life Whether in physical or Mental sphere are defence mechanism at work.

Let us see the Baryta Group.Wee need to know- What is that thing that Baryta sacrifices.how it
is expressed , And how it react to deficiencies .

Baryta sacrifice the growth. It may be only mental growth or both Mental And Physical
Growth.

1. PHYSICAL points that may suggest Baryta : -

Suggest means that this constitution could be having a Bayta element. It doesn't mean that
this has to be only Baryta. If all other symptoms like thermals thirst physical etc are matching
then this could be one of the baryta salt .

Physically following are the observations that can suggest a Baryta element