SBL Silicea(Dilution) Common Name: Silica. Pure Flint Silicea is the chronic of Pulsatilla. Causes Symptoms for SBL Silica (Silicea) Silica promotes expulsion of foreign bodies from the tissues; fish bones, needles, bone splinters. It may cause the absorption of scar-tissue, liberate the disease, hence used in the complaints of keloid. Inflammation, swelling and suppuration of glands, cervical, axillary, parotid, mammary, inguinal, sebaceous, is relieved with help of Silicea (silica) Sweat of hands, toes, feet and axillae is offensive in the patients who need Silica. Every little injury suppurates is an indication of this remedy. It helps to matures abscesses, resolve the pus formed in the injury. Silica patient is cold, chilly, wants plenty warm clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold, worse in winter Trembling when writing, weakness of joints, eruptions itch only in daytime and evening. Eruption on chin is recovered with help of this medicine. Patients who suffer from deficient nutrition, the reason being Imperfect absorption, assimilation of food. Mind and Head Children are obstinate, headstrong, cry when spoken kindly to, the patient thinks only of pins, fears them, searches for them, and counts them carefully. Restless, fidgety of hands that starts at least noise indicates Silica, Throbbing headache, generally from congestion of blood in head is relieved with help of this medicine. Itching pustules and bulbous swellings on hairy scalp and on neck that are sensitive to pressure. Headache from spine extending over head and locating over one eye especially the right eye is benefited with Silica. The vertigo of Silicea in the same way ascends from the back of the neck; as if one would fall forward sometimes backward; aggravated by looking up, closing eyes; lying on left side. Perspiration only on the head. Eyes, Ear and Nose Blackness before eyes after headache, Sparks, and black spots before sight is relieved with Silica. Swelling of exterior of ear with discharge (of pus) from the ear, Hardness of hearing and Swelling, Induration of parotids has been relieved with this remedy. Silicea helps in Inflammation of nostrils, Itching in nose, Scabs, pimples, and ulcers in nose. Throat Silica resolves Indurations left after suppuration; in the case of tonsillitis with Swelling of the uvula, Swelling of the palate. Stomach and Abdomen Constant nausea and vomiting with Heaviness in stomach, Burning sensation in pit of stomach is recovered with Silica. Pressure in stomach, sometimes after every meal, or on drinking quickly is an indication of this remedy. Enlargement of abdomen, Inflammation and swelling of inguinal glands is helped with Silica. Difficult expulsion of flatus, Constipation where the stool comes down with great difficulty, comes a little way through the anus with constant but ineffectual desire for stool is relieved with help of this medicine. Painful hemorrhoids protrude during stool is an indication of Silica. Male Complaints Absence of sexual desire, with weakness in genital functions, perspiration and itching in scrotum with itching, moist spots on scrotum is helped with this remedy. After coition, pain in limbs, as from fatigue, or sensation of trembling on one side of head is relieved with help of Silica Female complaints Discharge of blood from the vagina every time the child takes the breast milk is an indication of Silica. Itching, burning, and soreness in pudenda; during menses. Discharge of blood from the uterus, while suckling. Indurations in breast, hard, painful, and swollen at nipple is relieved with help of Silicea. Itching, burning, and soreness during menses is resolved with help of this remedy. Back, Neck and Extremities (description exceeds maximum possible length)