Schüssler salts belong to the biochemical healing methods and are preparations of mineral salts in homeopathic doses. This means that they are highly diluted (usually six or twelve times). Each basic salt has a specific effect and can be specified even more precisely with supplementary salts. The correct dosage is crucial.

Phytomed Schüssler produces alternative medicinal products according to Dr. Schüssler in the form of tablets, drops or creams. Plants have long been used for remedies, cosmetics and nutrition, and the composition and effects of many of their ingredients have been well researched. Phytomed aims to make these active ingredients available in as natural a form as possible, but in a durable and easily dosed form.

The Schüssler ointments areas of application are as follows:

• Strength
• Strengthening and immune regulation
• Blood, immune system and energy
• Mucous membranes and water excretion
• Energization of nerves and muscles
• Healing and tissue regeneration
• Muscle cramps, cramp pain
• Excretion
• Detoxifying and neutralizing
• Purification, elimination
• Elasticity and strength
• Strength and excretion

Schüssler salts training is completed at:

• to know the possibilities and limits of mineral therapy
• Be able to use Schüssler salts in a targeted manner
• Regulation of disturbances in the mineral balance of the cells by supplying the right substances

Schüssler salt is a homeopathic healing method that helps against stomach ache, colds or nausea, for example. The aim is to bring the mineral balance back into equilibrium. Minerals are vital nutrients that our body cannot produce itself and that we normally take in with food - for example potassium, magnesium or zinc. A lack of these can lead to increased susceptibility to illness. The deficiency can be remedied by taking the salts as tablets, sachets and drops or for external use in the form of creams.

Omida is also a manufacturer of Dr. Schüssler salts. Omida Schüssler salts are regarded as the leading products in these homeopathic medicines - manufactured in central Switzerland. A wide selection of high-quality products for various health issues in this area - available in many pharmacies and drugstores.

In a Schüssler salts course you learn the following:

• Effect and application of the 12 basic salts
• Indications for the 15 supplementary salts
• the correct dosage of Schüssler salts
• Recognize mineral deficiencies in the face (face diagnostics)
• the use of Schüssler salts as ointments, compresses and baths

The cost of further training in Schüssler salts varies depending on the provider and the scope of the course. You can expect to pay around CHF 2,000 for a six-day specialist course. Please ask the course provider directly for the exact costs. At the end of the course you will receive a certificate from the provider.

Magnesium phosphoricum (Schüssler salt 7) is a true all-rounder. It acts in the muscles, blood cells and nerves, brain and spinal cord, bones and teeth. It combats all types of pain and has a calming effect. It also helps the body to regulate cholesterol levels.

If you initially limit yourself to the possibilities of the twelve basic salts, you will quickly have an overview of the Schüssler salts. Even a layperson can quickly learn how to use and benefit from them. Only little knowledge is required with regard to dosage, intake and the various forms of administration. The basic salts include the following variants: three based on calcium, three based on potassium, three based on sodium, one based on iron phosphate, one based on magnesium phosphate and one based on silicic acid.