


Biochemic Tissue Salts: A Brief Overview
The 12 biochemic tissue salts (otherwise known as mineral or Schussler Salts)
are taken from some of the most abundant elements of the Earth. These mineral
elements have been known for well over a hundred years to be essential to
good health and are found in the foods that comprise a healthy diet. The
properly functioning metabolism of a healthy body is capable of processing
these minerals from the food and drink we consume and distributing them to
cells as needed, When the body’s metabolism enters into a state of unbalance,
or disequilibrium, these processes begin to break dowii and living cells become
deprived of the minerals they need to carry out their respective functions.
The Mineral Imbalances of the Body
A body entering into a state of unbalance can be caused by many factors
including poor nutrition, bodily and mental stress and other environmental
factors. When a body’s metabolism is unbalanced, particular functions begin to
go undone or are performed sluggishly. Some of these functions include the
body’s ability to process and distribute these needed nutrients to the cells that
require them. When this occurs it becomes increasingly difficult and in some
cases impossible for the body to make use of these minerals even when they
are present in abundance in a person’s diet.
For example, a person may have a diet that is rich in iron, but can still suffer
from an iron deficiency at the cellular level because the body has temporarily
lost its ability to transport that needed element to the blood through normal
digestive and circulatory processes. In other cases, the body’s processes may
be disrupted in such a way that weaken the cells and thus render them
incapable of absorbing these nutrients even as they become available. The
concentrations of these nutrients in the bodily fluids can become too high for
weakened cells to absorb, and other means must be found to nourish the cells
and return them to good health.
In these cases, these elements must be made available to the cells directly and
in a way that bypasses the normal digestive and circulatory processes.
What do Tissue Salts do in the Body?
Tissue Salts are present in extremely small quantities in every cell of the human
body. Some salts are also found in the intercellular fluids, which nourish the cells
and act as a messaging medium for the nervous system. A proper balance of
salts within the intercellular fluid allows for efficient messaging traffic between
the cells and organs. Mineral salts also assist in the elimination of older,
damaged cells and cellular waste products. Mineral salts coat the organs of the
body, provide nourishment to the elastic fibers and are essential components of
bones, teeth and connective tissues. Without them, nerve cells would fail to form.
The 12 Biochemic Salts
The twelve mineral salts that comprise the biochemic reporatory include the
most readily found inorganic minerals in the body. In fact, over 99.9% of all the
body’s minerals are found amoung these twelve salts. Those inorganic materials
that are not included among the 12 mineral salts constitute the body’s trace
minerals and an adequate supply of them is generally made and easily
assimulated by the human body through a normal diet.
The Biochernic salts and their associated major areas of impact are given
below. While many of the minerals listed below can be found in most if not all of
the body’s cells, each mineral has predominant influences on certain cell types.
BIOCHEMIC SALT AND ITS
PREDOMINANT INFLUENCE
Calcium fluoride (1)
e Cartilage and muscles
• Bones
• Skin
• Blood vessels
Calcium phosphate (2)
• Bones
• Blood
Iron phosphate (3)
• Brain and nerve cells
• Muscles
Potassium chloride (4)
• Muscles
Potassium phosphate (5)
• Brain and nerve cells
• Muscles
Potassium sulphate (6)
• Skin and hair
Magnesium phosphate (7)
• Brain and nerve cells
• Muscles
• Bones
Sodium chloride (8)
• Mucous membranes
• intercellular fluids
Sodium phosphate (9)
• Brain and nerve cells
• Muscles
• Gastro intestinal system
Sodium sulphate (10)
• Liver
• Intercellular fluids
Silica (11)
• Connective and lining tissues
• Skin_and_hair
Calcium sulphate (12)
• Liver
• Nerves
Certain general symptoms immediately suggest certain mineral
imbalances. What follows is a partial list of symptoms, with the
corresponding mineral salt.
SYMPTOM
BIOCHEMLC SALT
Inflammation
Iron phosphate (3)
Pain with acidity
Sodium sulphate (10)
Pain
Magnesium phosphate (7)
Lower temperatures aggravate pain
Calcium phosphate (2)
Fever or pain is experienced after
Potassium phosphate (5)
exercise
Sodium phosphate (9)
Problems that are aggravated with
Potassium sulphate (6)
heat and get better with cold
Muscular spasms, cramps and pains
Magnesium phosphate (7)
that improve with heat or pressure
Calcium phosphate (2)
Silica (11)
Cough, diphtheria, dental problems
Calcium fluoride (1)
Problems of the gall bladder
and varicose veins
Sodium sulphate (10)
Whitish-grey secretions on the tongue
Potassium chloride (4)
Imbalance of liquids, constipation
Sodium chloride (8)
Burning of the bottoms of the feet
Calcium sulphate (12)

Schussler's Biochemic Cell Salts
WHEN BUYING PLEASE INDICATE (BY NUMBER) WHICH SALT YOU WANT
Calcium fluoride (1)
Calcium phosphate (2)
Iron phosphate (3)
Potassium chloride (4)
Potassium phosphate (5)
Potassium sulphate (6)
Magnesium phosphate (7)
Sodium chloride (8)
Sodium phosphate (9)
Sodium sulphate (10)
Silica (11)
Calcium sulphate (12)