Symptoms of a deficiency of Kali mur. are congestion of the bronchial tubes, excessive mucus in the nose and sinuses, or swollen glands, including mumps and tonsillitis. Chronic inflammation of the mucus membranes can occur when the body is unable to break down nutrients and they are being run off in the form of mucus. Kali mur. breaks down mucus and allows the body to effectively create new tissue from dietary intake. It is an important constituent of the hard tissue of the body, teeth, bones, fingernails, the lens of the eye and elastic fibers in muscle tissue. In deficiency, it causes loss of elasticity in tissue and malnutrition of the bones.
Cancer rules the stomach, breasts, body fluids and mucus membranes.
It also provide the flexibility needed for optimum function of the Cancer-ruled organs. It keeps abdominal and breast tissue supple and restores resilience to boggy or fissured mucus membranes. On an emotional level, it prevents the armoring Cancerians are prone to in their desire to protect their natural sensitivity. Physiologically, Leo rules the heart, upper back, diaphragm and cardiac system. Magnesium has recently been identified in allopathic medicine as a critical mineral for the prevention of heart attacks.