Schuessler Cell Salts

Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler (1821-1898) was born in the town of Zwischenahn in Oldenburg, Germany. He studied medicine at the Berlin, Paris, Giessen and Prague University obtaining his M.D. His goal was to become a homeopathic physician.  He practiced at Oldenburg.

In 1873 he published in the General Homeopathic Journal his new healing system “An Abridged Homeopathic Therapy” and later his first book “An Abridged Therapy based on Physiology and Cellular Pathology” was published in 1874.

Two leaders in the world of science had shown him the path for exploration. They are:

1. Rodulf Virchow was the founder of Cellular Pathology, which teaches that all diseases are based upon a change in function or condition of cells in the body. The possibility of stimulating these cells forms the starting point of Schuessler’s doctrine.
2. The second to influence Schuessler was professor Moleschott who pointed out “the structure and vitality of the organs depended upon the presence of the inorganic constituents”.

To the above two theses Dr. Schuessler added his doctrine: “Restoration of the cell, and thereby of the body, will result from restoration of the deficit of the inorganic salts.”

Schuessler called his system of treatment Biochemic therapy. As the cell salts are vitally important to the chemistry of life.

There are 12 tissue salts each having a specific function and are used homeopathically. They maintain, rebuild and detoxify the cells and are important in their daily function.