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Dr. Schuessler's Calium sulfuricum salt #6.

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Last reviewed: 03.07.2025
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Homeopathic medicine with dermatological focus - Kalium sulphuricum salt Dr. Schuessler No. 6, developed and produced by the German pharmaceutical company DHU (Deutsche Homeopathy Union) - Arzneimittel GmbH & Co.

Many modern people prefer drugs developed and produced on the basis of natural components to complex medicinal chemical combinations. These include Kalium sulphuricum salt of Dr. Schussler No. 6 - this is a modern effective anti-inflammatory and wound-healing drug. Its contraindications are reduced to a minimum, they are not contraindicated for small patients and pregnant women. It is worth remembering that this is still a drug. Therefore, self-medication is not allowed here, and only a qualified specialist can prescribe it. He also monitors the course of therapy.

Indications Dr. Schuessler's Calium sulfuricum salt #6.

This medicine was developed by scientists and pharmacists as an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing drug. Indications for use of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6:

  1. Relief of the acuteness of the inflammatory process occurring in the body. As a medicine that suppresses inflammation of the nasopharyngeal mucosa.
  2. Chronic dermatological diseases.
  3. Faster healing of wounds, especially those complicated by low granulation rate.
  4. Stopping the inflammatory process of the mucous membrane of the eye.
  5. Increased dryness and brittleness of hair and nails.
  6. Alopecia is a pathological hair loss.
  7. Failure in the nail plate growth program.
  8. Increasing the elasticity of skin cells.
  9. Dr. Schussler's potassium sulphuricum salt No. 6 sanitizes purulent processes.
  10. Treatment of papules and pustules.

Release form

Anti-inflammatory and wound-healing agent of a wide spectrum of action Kalium sulphuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 is presented on the pharmacological market of drugs in the form of tablets. This is the only form of release of this drug.

The unit of the drug has a white or almost white shade. The tablet shape is round, flat, with a beveled edge. One plane is “decorated” with the embossing “DHU”, the other – with the number “6”.

The tablets, 80 in number, are placed in a darkened glass bottle. The bottle itself, together with the leaflet (instructions for the recommended use of the medicine), is packed in a cardboard box.

The active ingredient of the drug Kalium sulfuricum Dr. Schussler's salt No. 6 is Kalium sulfuricum D6, the concentration of which in the drug is 0.25 g.

An additional chemical compound is lactose monohydrate.

Pharmacodynamics

The active ingredient of the drug in question, Kalium sulphuricum, Dr. Schuessler's salt No. 6, is kalium sulphuricum (potassium sulfate). It is this chemical compound that determines the pharmacodynamics of the drug in question.

Mineral salts of various components allow maintaining the human body in a normal rhythm of functioning. According to the theory of Dr. Schussler, a prolonged deficiency of one or another chemical compound in the human body provokes diverse changes in cell function, which ultimately is the catalyst for the disease.

The methods developed by Dr. Schuessler, which use therapy with 12 different salts, help regulate and restore the full functioning of the cell, and balance the mineral composition of the salts.

Potassium sulfate has the greatest impact on the condition of the skin, hair, nail plates, connective tissues, and intercellular functions of the mucous membrane. Its deficiency first of all “hits” these areas, worsening their condition.

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Pharmacokinetics

When prescribing a specific drug in the treatment protocol, in addition to pharmacodynamics, the attending physician is also interested in its pharmacokinetics. After all, the speed indicators of the adsorption of its chemical compounds by the body's cells and the removal of the drug from the body are an important fact of the effective work of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6.

But today, pharmacology and medicine are not able to reasonably describe the pharmacological features of the kinetics of the drug in question.

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Dosing and administration

A group of pharmacists - developers of any company - manufacturer gives their recommendations on the features of taking and dosages of the proposed medicine. But the human body is individual, as is the bouquet of diseases that can bother it. Therefore, the method of application and dosage, in this case Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6, during the course of treatment can be adjusted by the attending physician according to the clinical picture of the disease.

The drug in question is administered orally. Its recommended dosage depends on the clinical picture of the disease and the patient's age category.

Adults and adolescents over 12 years of age with chronic inflammation are recommended to take one tablet one to three times a day. In the case of acute inflammation, the daily dosage increases to one tablet six times a day.

If the patient is between 6 and 11 years old, then in case of chronic inflammation it is recommended to take one tablet once or twice a day. In case of acute inflammation, the daily dosage increases and is one tablet four times a day (this is the maximum permissible daily dosage).

If the patient is between one and five years old, in case of chronic inflammation, it is recommended to take one tablet once a day. In case of acute inflammation, the daily dosage increases and is one tablet three times a day (this is the maximum permissible daily dosage).

If the child is under one year old, in case of chronic inflammation it is recommended to take one tablet once a day. In case of acute inflammation the daily dosage increases and is one tablet twice a day (this is the maximum permissible daily dosage).

Additional recommendations:

  1. For young patients under five years of age, it is advisable to dissolve the drug in a small amount of water (one teaspoon is enough) before use and give it to the child to drink.
  2. It is advisable to administer the drug half an hour before meals or half an hour after meals.
  3. You should not be alarmed if, while starting treatment with Kalium Sulfuricum, Dr. Schussler's salt No. 6, the disease worsens. This will pass over time. You may have to stop taking it for a while.
  4. Dr. Schuessler's potassium sulphuricum salt No. 6 does not affect the reaction speed of drivers of motor vehicles or workers whose professional activities involve working on complex, dangerous moving mechanisms.

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Use Dr. Schuessler's Calium sulfuricum salt #6. during pregnancy

Whatever lifestyle a woman led before, but from the moment of changing her status to pregnant, or in the period when childbirth is already over and the young mother is breastfeeding her baby, she makes every effort to reduce the intake of dangerous substances into her body to a minimum. Medicine is a complex of chemical compounds that are not always neutral to the course of pregnancy and can harm the fetus or newborn child. As various studies have shown, the use of the drug Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 during pregnancy is permissible, but only with the permission of the attending physician and under his constant supervision.

After the birth has taken place and the woman has become a nursing mother, there are no significant restrictions on taking the drug in question.

Dr. Schussler's Kalium Sulfuricum Salt No. 6 is approved for inclusion in the treatment protocol for small patients, without age restrictions.

Contraindications

The medicine is initially developed by specialists to have a certain pharmacological effect on the patient's body. This is its essence. But such an effect does not always go unnoticed by other organs and systems of the human body that are amenable to therapy.

Therefore, based on the above, it can be noted that there are contraindications for the use of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6, but they are insignificant.

  1. Individual intolerance of the patient's body to potassium sulphuricum (potassium sulfate) or one of the minor chemical compounds included in the drug.
  2. If the patient has a history of intolerance to wheat and its derivatives. This fact is due to the fact that the composition of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 contains wheat starch.

Side effects Dr. Schuessler's Calium sulfuricum salt #6.

Features of the pharmacodynamics of the drug, improper use of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6, individual sensitivity to a specific chemical compound - all this can provoke side effects that occur when taking Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6. Doctors cannot always clearly state a direct relationship between the administration of the drug and the appearance of pathological symptoms, but, nevertheless, it can manifest itself as an allergic reaction, for example, to lactose.

No other pathological deviations have been described to date. If it so happens that side effects occur during treatment with the drug in question, you should inform your doctor about this.

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Overdose

Kalium sulphuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6, having a natural basis, refers to homeopathic medicines. In most cases, the drug is well accepted by the patient's body. If all recommendations and requirements of the attending physician are followed, an overdose of Kalium sulphuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 is in principle impossible.

To date, there are no facts to indicate otherwise.

It is possible to advise people undergoing therapy with Kalium sulphuricum salt Dr. Schuessler No. 6 to be more attentive to the dosages taken and to maintaining the number of daily doses. In this case, there is definitely no need to talk about an overdose of the drug.

If any negative symptoms appear, you should immediately notify your doctor and he will decide whether to stop taking the drug or just adjust the dosage.

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Interactions with other drugs

Any modern person knows that the drug should be taken only as prescribed by a doctor. And if it is monotherapy, then you just need to listen more carefully to your feelings so as not to miss the appearance of negative symptoms, which happens extremely rarely.

But in most cases, Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 is used as an element of complex treatment. Therefore, knowledge of the results of interaction with other drugs Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6 is very relevant. This will allow you to get the maximum effectiveness of treatment without causing any significant harm to the patient's health.

But today, unfortunately, there is no such data, since full-scale studies have not been conducted, and there is insufficient clinical monitoring data.

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Storage conditions

In order for the therapy to give maximum positive shift in relieving the problem, in addition to following all the recommendations of the attending physician, you should know and follow the storage conditions of Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6. But as noted in the leaflet - insert attached to any pharmacological product, the homeopathic medicinal product in question does not require special storage conditions.

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Shelf life

When entering the drug market, any product of pharmaceutical companies producing this medicine goes on sale with the mandatory indication on the packaging material of the date when this medicine was produced. The second number is the end date, after which the medicine supplied with this instruction should not be used as an effective medicine.

The shelf life of the anti-inflammatory, wound-healing drug Kalium sulfuricum salt Dr. Schussler No. 6, prepared on a natural basis, is five years.

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Attention!

To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Dr. Schuessler's Calium sulfuricum salt #6." translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.

Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.

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