"The idea upon which Biochemic Therapeutics is based is the physiological fact that both the structure and vitality of the organs of the body are dependent upon certain necessary quantities and proper apportionment of its organic constituents.  These remain after combustion of the tissues and form the ashes.

"The inorganic constituents are, in a very real sense the material basis of the organs and tissues of the body, and are absolutely essential to their integrity of structure and functional activity.  According to Schüssler's theory, any disturbance in the molecular motion of these cell salts in living tissues, caused by a deficiency in the requisite amount, constitutes disease,* which can be rectified and the requisite equilibrium re-established by administering the same mineral salts in small quantities.  This is supposed to be brought about by virtue of the operation of chemical affinity in the domain of histology; and hence this therapeutic procedure is styled by Schüssler the Biochemic method, and stress is laid on the fact that it is in supposed harmony with well-known facts and laws in physiological chemistry and allied sciences.

"*Recent experiments, made by Prof. Loeb, seem to prove that the various tissue cells will rapidly disintegrate in the absence of the proper proportion of sodium, potassium and lime salts in the circulating fluid, the normal ration being 100 molecules of sodium, 2.2 molecules of potassium and 1.5 molecules of lime.  Any marked departure from this proportion is followed by a more or less rapid degeneration of protoplasm.

"The maintenance of a stable metabolism within the cell is due to the presence of these salts in the proper ratio in the fluid, which surrounds the cell.  It is thus a protective process.  They maintain a sort of physiologic balance in the liquids surrounding the living cells and any upsetting of this proportional interrelation of the various salts may lead to physiologic disturbance and disease."   (The Twelve Tissue Remedies by Drs. Boericke and Dewey)