Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkeDescription
The Salt of a Mineral Spring at Gettysburg, Pa., U.S.A. Trituration.
Nosology
Bone, affections of. Hip disease. Potts disease. Scrofula. Ulcers.
Typical features
Magnesium sulphate is the predominant ingredient of Gettys., but the water contains many salts of alkalis, and earths with a number of metals. Lithium is contained in it. Its action is very like that of Silica (which it contains). It is indicated in caries of vertebrae or hip; ulceration of joints, when the discharge excoriates. Scrofulous children.
Analogs by action
- 13% — Arbutus andrachne
- 10% — Ilex aquifolium