02/15/2026
KALI MUR vs CALC SULPH - How to tell unresolved fibrin from retained waste
Kali mur and Calc sulph can be easily confused.
Both show up with:
▪ swelling
▪ discharge
▪ congestion
▪ things that won’t clear
They look similar after the system has stalled, but they stall for completely different reasons.
The difference is not severity. It’s what the body failed to do.
Kali mur: unresolved fibrin
Kali mur belongs to protein handling, specifically fibrin.
This is the picture when inflammation started correctly, but didn’t finish.
With Kali mur deficiency:
▪ fibrin forms
▪ but isn’t kept in solution
▪ so it settles, thickens, and congests
Nothing is decaying, nothing is toxic yet.
It’s just unfinished.
That’s why Kali mur shows:
▪ thick white or grey mucus
▪ milky tongue coating
▪ swollen glands
▪ cloudy discharges
▪ second-stage inflammation
The body is still trying, it just can’t resolve the material.
Calc sulph: retained waste
Calc sulph comes later, and it’s a different failure entirely.
Calc sulph is not about formation, it’s about clearance after breakdown.
This is what happens when:
▪ infection has occurred
▪ tissue has broken down
▪ waste products have formed
But the body can’t remove what’s already dead.
With Calc sulph deficiency:
▪ discharge becomes yellow or purulent
▪ swellings feel heavier and duller
▪ recovery plateaus
▪ tissue repair can’t complete
This is no longer just congestion, this is retained debris.
Why they look the same on the surface
Both can present as:
▪ swelling
▪ discharge
▪ chronic inflammation
▪ “nothing moving anymore”
But the chemistry underneath is opposite.
Kali mur: The body can’t keep fibrin functional.
Calc sulph: The body can’t remove waste that already formed.
If you give Calc sulph when fibrin is still unresolved, you won't solve the congestion.
If you give Kali mur when the waste is already present and causing other healthy cells to decay, nothing shifts.
A simple way to tell them apart
Ask this one question:
Is the body still dealing with material it made, or material it should have cleared?
And look for the symptoms:
Thick, white, cloudy, sticky → Kali mur
Yellow, purulent, heavy, dull → Calc sulph
Same symptom category - both cause congestion, but the exudates are very different. Different stage = different mineral.
Why this matters clinically:
Kali mur is a middle mineral.
Calc sulph is a cleanup mineral.
This is why Schuessler was adamant about sequence, not just selection.
Once you see this distinction, mucus, discharge, cysts, and swellings stop being confusing.
They start telling you exactly where the process broke down.