By Anja Hey

Graphites is carbon, thick amorphous material that easily frees its molecules.

Graphites personalities often have a thick and dry skin that easily lets loose. This remedy picture knows many skin problems and eruptions.

Well-known are the eczemas with yellowish thick sticky fluids - like honey. But Graphites eczema can also be dry. Herpes and psoriasis are possible. Ulcerations on the skin easily break open and spread the characteristic sticky yellow fluid with offensive odour. The skin can be scaly or have thick layers of callus. There are often cracks on the tips of the fingers or in the anus. Although the skin problems can be situated all over the body, the most characteristic places for Graphites are eruptions on and in the ears, the anus, between the fingers and the toes and around the margins on the hair on the head.

Also characteristic for Graphites are the brittleness and deformation of the nails.

The physical appearance of a Graphites personality is usually a bit clumsy and heavy, but less fat than Calcium carbonicum. The mental state is often dull. Their mind can be blank, having difficulties with absorbing and sorting information. This results in the great indecision that is typical for Graphites. They cannot make up their mind and come toa choice or decision. It are people who often choose for a plain and simple life on the country-side.

Emotionally they are very easily excited and upset by trifles. Their excitement in the evening causes sleeplessness.
Graphites people often fear that something bad is going to happen, like ending of the world. They can be absorbed by thoughts of death. Music makes them feel miserable and leads to crying. Graphites children are shy and indecisive, the lack self-confidence and need much time to think something over and come to an answer.
Graphites is often constipated, especially during menstruation.

Menstruation itself is often delayed and too scanty. Both sexes can feel an aversion to coitus. Men can be impotent or ejaculate too early.

Typical for Graphites is that the breath smells to urine.
It are chilly people who easily catch a cold.
Their eyes are very sensitive to light. They dislike strong tastes, like very sweet or very salt. They like food with a soft taste and texture, like porridge and chicken, warm milk.
They don't like fish.

Graphites gets worse by coldness; by suppression of skin-eruptions and by constipation; during and after menstruation; at night. They feel better in the open air, and by warm drinks especially hot milk.

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