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Sulfur is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline solid at room temperature.

Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element by mass in the universe and the fifth most on Earth. Though sometimes found in pure, native form, sulfur on Earth usually occurs as sulfide and sulfate minerals. Being abundant in native form, sulfur was known in ancient times, being mentioned for its uses in ancient India, ancient Greece, China, and ancient Egypt. Historically and in literature sulfur is also called brimstone, which means “burning stone”. Today, almost all elemental sulfur is produced as a byproduct of removing sulfur-containing contaminants from natural gas and petroleum. The greatest commercial use of the element is the production of sulfuric acid for sulfate and phosphate fertilizers, and other chemical processes. Sulfur is used in matches, insecticides, and fungicides. Many sulfur compounds are odoriferous, and the smells of odorized natural gas, skunk scent, grapefruit, and garlic are due to organosulfur compounds. Hydrogen sulfide gives the characteristic odor to rotting eggs and other biological processes.

Sulfur is an essential element for all life, but almost always in the form of organosulfur compounds or metal sulfides. Amino acids (two proteinogenic: cysteine and methionine, and many other non-coded: cystine, taurine, etc.) and two vitamins (biotin and thiamine) are organosulfur compounds crucial for life. Many cofactors also contain sulfur, including glutathione, and iron–sulfur proteins. Disulfides, S–S bonds, confer mechanical strength and insolubility of the (among others) protein keratin, found in outer skin, hair, and feathers. Sulfur is one of the core chemical elements needed for biochemical functioning and is an elemental macronutrient for all living organisms.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    Sulphur and Psorinum are both well-known antipsoric remedies in homeopathy, but they have different indications and characteristics: 1. Sulphur -Indications: Sulphur is often used for skin conditions, especially those with itching, burning, and redness. It is also effective for respiratory issues, dRead more

    Sulphur and Psorinum are both well-known antipsoric remedies in homeopathy, but they have different indications and characteristics:

    1. Sulphur
    -Indications: Sulphur is often used for skin conditions, especially those with itching, burning, and redness. It is also effective for respiratory issues, digestive problems, and general debility.
    -Symptoms: Patients needing Sulphur may experience intense itching, burning sensations, and redness on the skin. They may also have a tendency to feel better with warmth and worse with cold.
    -Constitution: Suitable for individuals who are warm-blooded, have a strong sense of self, and may be prone to skin eruptions.

    2. Psorinum
    -Indications: Psorinum is used for chronic skin conditions, respiratory issues, and general weakness. It is particularly effective for conditions that have a history of suppression or have been treated unsuccessfully with other remedies.
    -Symptoms: Symptoms include intense itching, especially at night, scaly or dry skin, and a tendency to feel worse in cold weather. Psorinum is also indicated for chronic respiratory conditions with thick, foul-smelling mucus.
    -Constitution: Suitable for individuals who are extremely sensitive to cold, have a low vitality, and often feel hopeless or anxious about their health.

    3. Comparison
    -Skin Conditions: Both remedies are used for skin conditions, but Sulphur is more commonly associated with burning and itching, while Psorinum is indicated for intense itching, especially at night.
    -Constitution: Sulphur is for warm-blooded, self-confident individuals, whereas Psorinum is for those who are cold-sensitive, have low vitality, and often feel hopeless.
    -General Health: Sulphur is used for a wide range of conditions including respiratory and digestive issues, while Psorinum is particularly effective for chronic conditions with a history of suppression.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    To differentiate between Sulphur and Phosphorus in cases of stoop-shouldered posture, consider the following characteristics: 1. Sulphur -General Appearance: Individuals may have a tendency to stoop, but they are often robust and strong. -Skin and Scalp: Dry, rough skin and scalp, with a tendency toRead more

    To differentiate between Sulphur and Phosphorus in cases of stoop-shouldered posture, consider the following characteristics:

    1. Sulphur
    -General Appearance: Individuals may have a tendency to stoop, but they are often robust and strong.
    -Skin and Scalp: Dry, rough skin and scalp, with a tendency to perspire on the head.
    -Behavior: They may be irritable, impatient, and have a strong desire for independence.
    -Cravings: Cravings for sweets, spicy foods, and fats.
    -Emotional State: They can be very self-centered and may have a strong sense of their own importance.

    2. Phosphorus
    -General Appearance: Individuals often have a more delicate, fragile build and may present with a stooped posture.
    -Skin and Scalp: Pale, delicate skin and scalp, with a tendency to bleed easily.
    -Behavior: They may be more dependent on others, seeking support and reassurance.
    -Cravings: Cravings for cold drinks, ice, and salty foods.
    -Emotional State: They can be very impressionable, easily influenced by others, and may have a tendency to be fearful and anxious.

    3. Key Differences
    -Physical Strength: Sulphur individuals are generally stronger and more robust, while Phosphorus individuals are more delicate and fragile.
    -Skin and Scalp: Sulphur has dry, rough skin and scalp, whereas Phosphorus has pale, delicate skin and scalp.
    -Behavior and Emotions: Sulphur is more independent and self-centered, while Phosphorus is more dependent and impressionable.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    Sulphur is not typically used as a primary remedy for pneumonia, but it can be considered in certain cases, especially when there are accompanying symptoms that align with its profile. Here are some characteristic symptoms of pneumonia where Sulphur might be considered: 1. Cough: Persistent cough wiRead more

    Sulphur is not typically used as a primary remedy for pneumonia, but it can be considered in certain cases, especially when there are accompanying symptoms that align with its profile. Here are some characteristic symptoms of pneumonia where Sulphur might be considered:

    1. Cough: Persistent cough with thick, yellow, green, or brown phlegm.
    2. Breathing Difficulties: Rapid, shallow breathing and shortness of breath, even at rest.
    3. Fever and Chills: High fever accompanied by sweating and shivering.
    4. Chest Pain: Pain that worsens with coughing or deep breathing.
    5. General Malaise: Feeling very tired or weak, with a loss of appetite.
    6. Rapid Heartbeat: Tachycardia, which is a rapid heart rate.

    Sulphur is often indicated when there is a significant presence of yellow discharges, burning sensations, and a general state of weakness. However, it’s important to consult with a qualified homeopath for an accurate prescription based on the individual’s complete symptom picture.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Lean, thin, slender persons. 2. Stooping- shoulders and walk and sit stoop. 3. Nervous, plethoric, active and quick tempered. 4. Standing is the most uncomfortable position. 5. Dirty, filthy patients. 6. Miasmatic Background: Psora. 7. Temperament: Nervous. 8. Diathesis: Scrofulous. 9. Thermal ReRead more

    1. Lean, thin, slender persons.
    2. Stooping- shoulders and walk and sit stoop.
    3. Nervous, plethoric, active and quick tempered.
    4. Standing is the most uncomfortable position.
    5. Dirty, filthy patients.
    6. Miasmatic Background: Psora.
    7. Temperament: Nervous.
    8. Diathesis: Scrofulous.
    9. Thermal Relationship: Hot patient.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Looseness of bowels; redness about anus; obstructed evacuation, particularly if hard stools are retained. 2. Diarrhoea, particularly where there is the red line about the anus, and the patient can't wait, must go immediately desire is felt; also waking early in morning with diarrhoea, which driveRead more

    1. Looseness of bowels; redness about anus; obstructed evacuation, particularly if hard stools are retained.
    2. Diarrhoea, particularly where there is the red line about the anus, and the patient can’t wait, must go immediately desire is felt; also waking early in morning with diarrhoea, which drives one out of bed in a great hurry; tenesmus in the same way, drives one in a great hurry; rumbling and rolling in bowels.
    3. Cholera Asiatic; as prophylactic, a pinch of the powdered milk of Sulphur worn in stockings in contact with soles of feet; diarrhoea commencing between midnight and morning, vomiting at same time; numbness of limbs, cramp in calves and soles, blue under eyes, cold skin, indifference; during convalescence, red spots, furuncles, &c.; susceptibility to temperature, warm things feel hot; nerve symptoms.
    4. diarrhoea with frequent evacuations, chiefly at night, and often with colic, tenesmus, inflation of abdomen, dyspnśa, shivering, and weakness to the extent of fainting.
    5. Evacuations: mucous, watery, frothy, or acid, or of a putrid smell, or of undigested substances.
    6. Stools: nearly black, loose, viscid, greasy, with pungent odour of sulphureted hydrogen.
    7. Discharge of liquid from anus, followed by fćces at night during sleep.
    8. diarrhoea: painless; in morning compelling one to rise from bed (at 5 a.m., one stool an hour till 9 a.m.); undigested, involuntary; diarrhoea in children, green, of bloody mucus, with crying and weeping.
    9. Dysenteric stools at night, with colic and violent tenesmus.
    10. Colic before every loose evacuation.
    11. During stool, discharge of blood; pain in small of back; palpitation of heart, congestion of head; itching, burning, and stinging at anus and in rectum.
    12. After stool tenesmus, constriction at anus.
    13. Whitish, greenish, discoloured, or brownish-red fćces.
    14. Involuntary evacuations (when sneezing or laughing, with emission of flatus).
    15. Evacuations mingled with mucus, blood, and purulent matter.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Constipation, and hard, knotty, and insufficient evacuations. 2. Frequent and often ineffectual want to evacuate, chiefly at night, and sometimes with pressure on rectum and bladder and pain in anus. 3. Urgent want to evacuate. 4. Stool hard, as if burnt. 5. Stool, with sensation as if some remaiRead more

    1. Constipation, and hard, knotty, and insufficient evacuations.
    2. Frequent and often ineffectual want to evacuate, chiefly at night, and sometimes with pressure on rectum and bladder and pain in anus.
    3. Urgent want to evacuate.
    4. Stool hard, as if burnt.
    5. Stool, with sensation as if some remained, and as if the stool had been insufficient.
    6. During stool, discharge of blood; pain in small of back; palpitation of heart, congestion of head; itching, burning, and stinging at anus and in rectum.
    7. After stool tenesmus, constriction at anus.
    8. Discharge of mucus, even with hard fćces.
    9. Ejection of lumbrici, ascarides, and also of pieces of tćnia from rectum.
    10. Prolapsus recti, esp. when evacuating (a hard stool).
    11. Sharp and pressive pains, itching, shootings, stitches, and burning in anus and rectum, even when not at stool.
    12. Burning in anus, before, during, and after stool.
    13. Prostration follows stool.
    14. Dull ache just inside coccyx, awful dead ache as if the heart would stop.
    15. All pains seem to go to rectum, life-taking pains.
    16. Blind piles with burning as if something were biting at anus, going away when lying down, coming on when standing or walking about (produced.
    17. Hemorrhoids which protrude, ooze and bleed.
    18. Anus inflamed, swollen, covered with red veins.
    19. Excoriation and swelling of anus.
    20. Much itching about anus; itching runs back along, perinćum and adjacent parts.
    21. Involuntary discharge of moisture from anus, with itching in it.
    22. Suppressed hemorrhoids, with colic, palpitation, congestion to lungs; back feels stiff as if bruised.
    23. Constant bearing down towards anus; forcing down after sitting.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Blind piles with burning as if something were biting at anus, going away when lying down, coming on when standing or walking about (produced. 2. Hemorrhoids which protrude, ooze and bleed. 3. Anus inflamed, swollen, covered with red veins. 4. Excoriation and swelling of anus. 5. Much itching abouRead more

    1. Blind piles with burning as if something were biting at anus, going away when lying down, coming on when standing or walking about (produced.
    2. Hemorrhoids which protrude, ooze and bleed.
    3. Anus inflamed, swollen, covered with red veins.
    4. Excoriation and swelling of anus.
    5. Much itching about anus; itching runs back along, perineum and adjacent parts.
    6. Involuntary discharge of moisture from anus, with itching in it.
    7. Suppressed hemorrhoids, with colic, palpitation, congestion to lungs; back feels stiff as if bruised.
    8. Constant bearing down towards anus; forcing down after sitting.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Menses too late; too short. 2. Delay of first menses. 3. Amenorrhœa, dreadful depression and apprehension, head feels full and heavy, followed by violent headache, numbness of arms and legs, cramp and sick feeling at molimen. 4. Imperfect development of the genital Organs, menstruation does not aRead more

    1. Menses too late; too short.
    2. Delay of first menses.
    3. Amenorrhœa, dreadful depression and apprehension, head feels full and heavy, followed by violent headache, numbness of arms and legs, cramp and sick feeling at molimen.
    4. Imperfect development of the genital Organs, menstruation does not appear at the usual age; breasts imperfectly developed; pains about the shoulders, in the stomach after meals, in l. side on inspiration; anorexia and vertigo.
    5. Catamenia premature and too profuse; or too feeble or entirely suppressed (particularly in psoric individuals), with colic, abdominal spasms, headache, pains in loins, pressure at stomach, congestion in head, and nasal hæmorrhage, agitation, and even attacks of epilepsy.
    6. Menstrual blood thick, acrid, corroding thighs; scanty, dark; dark, putrid, clotted.
    7. Before menses: headache, itching in the parts; spasmodic colic; inquietude; cough; toothache; pyrosis; epistaxis; leucorrhœa, and asthmatic sufferings.
    8. Bearing down in pelvis; congestion to uterus.
    9. Sterility, with too early and profuse menstruation.
    10. After menses: itching in nose.
    11. Menstrual blood too pale or of an acid smell.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. Melancholy and sadness, with grieving ideas; uneasiness respecting the patient's own condition and prospects, and about business affairs, so as to become exceedingly unhappy, disgusted with life, and even to despair of eternal salvation. 2. Egoistic. 3. Dwells on religious or philosophical speculRead more

    1. Melancholy and sadness, with grieving ideas; uneasiness respecting the patient’s own condition and prospects, and about business affairs, so as to become exceedingly unhappy, disgusted with life, and even to despair of eternal salvation.
    2. Egoistic.
    3. Dwells on religious or philosophical speculations; anxiety about the soul’s salvation; indifference about a lot of others.
    4. Vexatious and morbid ideas of the past arise and cannot be got rid of.
    5. Hypochondriac mood (through the day, in the evening he is inclined to be merry).
    6. Strong tendency to weep, and frequent weeping, alternating sometimes with involuntary laughter.
    7. Disconsolate humor, with scruples of conscience, even with respect to the most innocent actions.
    8. Fits of anguish, esp. in the evening; timidity and great tendency to be frightened.
    9. Precipitation, restlessness, and impatience.
    10. Peevishness; childish peevishness in grown people.
    11. Ill-humour, moroseness, quarrelsome disposition, disposition to criticize, and dislike to the conversation.
    12. Irritability, a disposition to anger, and passion.
    13. Great indolence and repugnance to all exertion, both mental and bodily.
    14. Too lazy to rouse himself up, and too unhappy to live.
    15. Indecision, awkwardness (at his work), inadvertence, anthropophobia, with a feeling of giddiness.
    16. Stupidity and imbecility, with difficulty in understanding and in answering correctly.
    17. In the afternoon, stupefied state after a glass of wine.
    18. Great weakness of memory, chiefly for proper names.
    19. Misplaces or cannot find the proper word when he speaks.
    20. Mistakes as to time, thinks it earlier than it is; at vesper bell (7 p.m.) insists it is only 5 p.m., quite angry when one attempts to convince her of her error.
    21. Forgetfulness of that which is about to be uttered.
    22. Great flow of ideas, for the most part, sad and unpleasant, but sometimes gay, and interspersed with musical airs.
    23. Strong tendency to religious and philosophical reveries, with fixed ideas.
    24. Incoherent speech.
    25. Mania, with a settled idea of having all things in abundance, possessing beautiful things, &c.
    26. Delirium, with carphologia.
    27. Errors respecting objects, a hat is mistaken for a bonnet, a rag for a handsome gown, &c.
    28. Foolish happiness and pride; fantastic illusions of the intellect, esp. if one turns everything into beauty, as an old rag or stick looks to be a beautiful piece of workmanship; everything looks pretty which the patient takes a fancy to.
    29. Melancholia and epilepsy, with a strong impulsive tendency to suicide by drowning or leaping from the window; five fits a day with at times two hours of unconsciousness, always < during menses.

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  1. Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH
    Dr Md shahriar kabir B H M S; MPH Enlightened dr.basuriwala

    1. The greatest general psoric remedy for almost every kind of itch, sore, ulcer, &c.; very colicky babies with pimples, itch, or eruption on the skin, or roughness of skin. 2. Troubles of very long-standing resulting from suppressed eruptions─Sul. will very often bring these out and cause theirRead more

    1. The greatest general psoric remedy for almost every kind of itch, sore, ulcer, &c.; very colicky babies with pimples, itch, or eruption on the skin, or roughness of skin.
    2. Troubles of very long-standing resulting from suppressed eruptions─Sul. will very often bring these out and cause their cure.
    3. Exanthema in general on any part of the body which is < by any heat, from getting warm at work, in bed, &c.; freckles; cancerous ulcers.
    4. Skin dry; rough; scaly; voluptuous itching─"feels so good to scratch"; ecchymosis; chapping of the skin, esp. when it ulcerates; chapping of the skin after being wet; soreness of the skin in children (soreness in folds of skin; brown sphacelus.
    5. Tetters in general; chapped; scurfy; painful; tearing; pulsating, &c.
    6. Itching in the skin, even of the whole body, < at night, or in the morning, in bed, and often with pain as of excoriation, heat, itching (soreness), or bleeding of the part which has been scratched.
    7. Eruptions, like those which often follow vaccination.
    8. Eczema rubrum.─Gouty-eczema with much oozing.
    9. Seborrhśa of the scalp (used locally.
    10. Scabious eruptions and tetters of a greenish-yellow color, commencing with small itching phlyctenć, with a red areola.
    11. Herpetic, red, irregular, furfuraceous spots, or covered with small phlyctenć, discharging serious lymph.─Scabious eruptions.
    12. Ecthyma with itching day and night.
    13. Miliary eruptions, principally on limbs.
    14. Nettle-rash.
    15. Burning itching of the eruptions.
    16. Hepatic spots of a yellow or brownish color (on the body).
    17. Erysipelatous inflammation, with pulsative and shooting pains.
    18. Weals, even from the slightest contusion.
    19. Bright scarlet redness over the whole body.
    20. Tingling in the skin throughout the body.
    21. Red, swollen, and ulcerated chilblains, with itching in heat of a room.
    22. Callous warts, esp. round the fingers.
    23. Skin cold, pale, dry.
    24. The skin cracks easily, esp. in the open air; cracks, with pain, as from excoriation.
    25. Rhagades after washing.
    26. The nails crumble off.
    27. Skin of hands hard and dry.
    28. Desquamation and excoriation of skin in several places.
    29. Pityriasis of head and chest.
    30. Unhealthy skin; slightest injuries are followed by inflammation and ulceration.
    31. Ulcers with elevated margins, surrounded by itchy pimples, red or bluish areola, sharp, lancinating, and tensive pains; bleeding readily, and secreting fetid and sanious or yellow and thick pus.
    32. Ulcers with itching in the sore.
    33. Proud flesh in the ulcers.
    34. Fistulous ulcers.
    35. Furunculi.
    36. Encysted swellings, or pale, tense, and hot swellings; inflammatory abscess.
    37. Inflammation, swelling, and induration or suppuration of the glands.
    38. Nodosities on the skin of the whole body, but principally in the breast, from swelling of the subcutaneous glands.
    39. Dropsical, burning swelling of external parts.
    40. Inflammation, swelling, and painful sensibility of the bones.
    41. On the bones sensation of constriction, or as if a band were around them.
    42. Repugnance to ablutions.

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