Can Cell Salts Be Used on Pets?

• Posted on 17 February 2012
• By Dr. Jill Tack
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Cell salts provide homeopathic relief for a number of ailments and also form the basis of many preventative health regimens. The ground minerals, used in combinations or singly, come in tablet, spray or cream form.

Yes!

What are cell salts?

Cell salts provide homeopathic relief for a number of ailments and also form the  basis of many preventative health regimens. The ground minerals, used in  combinations or singly, come in tablet, spray or cream form.

Origin

• After analyzing the ash content of cremated humans, 19th century German  physician Willhelm Heinrich Schussler identified a dozen distinct minerals.  These salts, Schussler posited, reside in human tissue at the cellular level and  represent the key elements people need to thrive.

Daily Dozen

• Each of the tissue salts Schussler identified supposedly possesses its own  health giving qualities. The 12 salts are:  Calcium fluoride, calcium phosphate,  calcium sulfate, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, potassium sulfate,  sodium phosphate, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, ferric pyrophosphate,  magnesium phosphate and silicon dioxide.

Salty Synonyms

• Cells salts can also be referred to as "tissue salts," "Schussler cell salts"  and "Biochemic salts."

How They Work

• Health food stores and herbal outlets generally offer a range of the salts  either as a single element or in combinations. The "Mag Phos" (magnesium  phosphate) products, for example, help ease muscle pain and  spasms.

Modern Implications

• Various global regions often suffer from some mineral depletion in their  soils, lowering the nutritional quality of that area's crops. The Southern  Hemisphere, for example, lacks selenium, magnesium and zinc in its soil  structure, possibly leading to diseases stemming from lack of those minerals in  the local diet.