Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler

Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler

Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler
Born	1821
Died	1898
Nationality	German
Occupation	medical doctor and naturopath

Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler — also spelled Schuessler, particularly in English-language publications — (1821–1898) was a German medical doctor in Oldenburg who endeavored to find natural remedies, and published the results of his experiments in a German homeopathic journal in March 1873, leading to a list of 12 Biochemic cell salts that remain popular amongst those interested in Alternative medicine. Although firmly within the homeopathy movement of his day, the modern definition of Homeopathy tends to exclude his concept of Homeopathic potency^[1] that, while very dilute, still retained small amounts of the original salt.

According to Quackwatch, "cell salts" are predicated on the theory that disease is due to a deficiency in one mineral or another, but the Schüßler remedies are in general too diluted to act as an effective supplement even if a mineral deficiency did exist.^[2] Tests by the Western Australia health commission confirmed this.^[3]

Today Schüßler's salts are also used in the produce of hypoallergenic medical cosmetic products, that treat different skin conditions like: acne, dark spots, cellulite, warts, rashes, hives, dermatitis, herpes, cheilitis, skin burns. Schüßler cosmetics are also able to enhance skin moisturization, reduce wrinkle formation and increase elasticity and collagen level. Common ingredient in the Schüßler cosmetic products are different essential oils. They regenerate the epidermis, moisturize it and prevent bacterial contamination.^[4]

Influences and History

Samuel Hahnemann had proposed Homeopathy in 1796, based on the idea of using very dilute remedies including salts. An 1832 paper in Stapf's Archiv suggested such salts would be "essential component parts of the human body".^[5] Schüßler was influenced by an 1852 paper by the Dutch Physiologist Jacob Moleschott (1812–1893). Serious discussion began only after Dr. Lorbacher of Leipzig critically considered his ideas five months later. An English translation appeared in the Medical Investigator in May 1873, then in "The Twelve Tissue Remedies" by Dr. C. Hering, and in 1888 in a book of the same name by Boericke and Dewey, two medical doctors in San Francisco.^[5]

Around the beginning of the Twentieth Century others, such as Eli Jones, studied Schüßler's ideas and derived new ones; by the end of that century Schüßler's name (in various forms of spelling) and list of twelve "tissue salts" were commonly found in health shops and alternative medicine books.

Schuessler salts are discussed in Western Australia's Government Gazette of April 12 1946:

THE following report is issued under section 210 of the Health Act, 1911-1944:- It is claimed that the above "remedy" [Dr. Schuessler's Cell Salts, Kali Phos. 3X] is "indicated in loss of mental power, brain fag, paralysis of any part, nervous headaches, neuralgic pains, general disability and exhaustion and sleeplessness from nervous disorders." The "remedy" has been analysed and been found to contain potassium dihydrogen phosphate and lactose. The actual quantity of potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the "adult dose" is so minute that over 9,000 tablets would be necessary to give the minimum medicinal dose of this drug. Lactose is a sugar which is of no value in the treatment of any of the above-mentioned maladies. Dr. Schuessler's Cell Salts can therefore have no curative value. They will bring about no improvement in any of the illnesses for which they are said to be indicated. Any expenditure on the purchase of these salts will be money wasted

— C. E. COOK, Commissioner of Public Health^[3]

Works

• Eine abgekürzte Therapie : Anleitung zur biochemischen Behandlung der Krankheiten . Schulze, Oldenburg 42nd ed. 1917 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf

27 tissue salts for your health.

This website ist devoted to cell salts. The cell salts were developed by Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler, a german doctor from the 19th century.

The healing-method of the cell salts is based on homoeopathy.

Dr. Schuessler discovered the health-supporting effect of several mineral salts, that were developed homeopathically for the assimilation by the cells of the body.

As there are only twelve basic remedies, Schuesslers biochemic cell salts are much more easy to understand than the homoeopathy with its thousands of remedies.

12 Basic cell salts

• No 1 (1) Calcium fluoride (Calc Fluor)
• No 2 (2) Calcium phosphate (Calc Phos)
• No 3 (4) Iron phosphate (Ferrum Phos)
• No 4 (5) Potassium chloride (Kali Mur)
• No 5 (6) Potassium phosphate (Kali Phos)
• No 6 (7) Potassium sulphate (Kali Sulph)
• No 7 (8) Magnesium phosphate (Mag Phos)
• No 8 (9) Sodium chloride (Nat Mur)
• No 9 (10) Sodium phosphate (Nat Phos)
• No 10 (11) Sodium sulphate (Nat Sulph)
• No 11 (12) Silica (Silicea)
• No 12 (3) Calcium sulphate (Calc Sulph)

15 Additional cell salts

• No 13 Potassium arsenite (Kali Ars)
• No 14 Potassium bromide (Kali Brom)
• No 15 Potassium iodide (Kali Iod)
• No 16 Lithium chloride (Lith Mur)
• No 17 Manganese sulfate (Mang Sulph)
• No 18 Calcium sulfide (Calc Sulf)
• No 19 Copper arsenite (Cuprum Ars)
• No 20 Alum (Kali Alum Sulph)
• No 21 Zinc chloride (Zinc Mur)
• No 22 Calcium carbonate (Calc Carb)
• No 23 Sodium bicarbonate (Nat Bicarb)
• No 24 Arsenic iodide (Ars Iod)
• No 25 Aurum chloride sodium (Aurum Mur Nat)
• No 26 Selenium (Selenium)
• No 27 Potassium dichromate (Kali Dichrom)