No, it is surely not Natrum carbonicum. For Natrum carbonicum
there are other important points. There are the aversion fat,
very strong aversion milk, the intolerance of the sun, these are very chilly,
very kind, friendly people. You can miss Natrum carbonicum with
Pulsatilla. Pulsatilla is also sensitive to the sun and in fact Pulsatilla is
chilly, but does not tolerate warm rooms, no closed, warm rooms, but in fact
they are chilly, but do not tolerate the sun. And there we miss
Natrum carbonicum and Pulsatilla. They have nearly the same character and the
same modalities, but Natrum carbonicum is more chilly than Pulsatilla
This was the episode when he couldn't tolerate his wife. Everybody knows this rubric.
Look in the Repertory on page 9:
MIND, aversion, members of family.
Just above you can see the rubric:
MIND, aversion, husband: ... nat-c ...
But can you think of Natrum carbonicum in this man? Why can't you think of Natrum carbonicum in this case?
Audience: He is rather closed.
A: Yes he is rather closed, but what is very typical for Natrum carbonicum when he is sitting before you?
Audience: Aversion to certain persons.
A: You cannot feel this aversion towards certain people when he is sitting before you. How does Natrum carbonicum behave?
Audience: Mild and friendly.
A: Yes, friendly, very
friendly. If somebody is very mild, very friendly the first remedy I think of
is Natrum carbonicum, together with Pulsatilla.
The aversion to members of the family can be expressed in another way, namely, by indifference to his wife, indifference to his family
P: Do you mean people whom I see the first time?
A: Yes.
P: First I'm reserved. I have to learn to know the people before I want to have contact with them.
This is a very
important point in the differential diagnosis for Natrum carbonicum. He says that first
he has to learn to know people better before he really wants to have contact
with them. This is not so in Natrum carbonicum. They
have an aversion to certain people without any reason. It is like a seventh
sense. Without any visible reason they spontaneously have an aversion to
certain people. This is not the case with him.