Arsenicum album
Arsenic trioxide
Key Characteristics
Burning pains relieved by heat; great prostration with restlessness; anxiety, fears, fastidiousness; chilliness; complaints worse after midnight.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
C
Potency Scale
C
Acute Dosing
30C every 1-4 hours for acute food poisoning, gastroenteritis, or anxiety with restlessness; 200C in severe cases with marked prostration.
Chronic Dosing
30C weekly to monthly for chronic anxiety, asthma, or skin conditions; ascend to 1M in deep constitutional pictures.
Notes
Worse after midnight is a key timing cue; the patient is chilly and better from heat. Do not repeat once restlessness settles.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 1-2 hours for acute food poisoning, gastroenteritis, or anxiety with chilliness; reduce as symptoms improve.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic anxiety, asthma, or skin complaints with restlessness; 1M under professional supervision.
Notes
Keynotes: restlessness, anxiety, chilliness, burning pains relieved by heat, thirst for sips. Stop on improvement; high potencies can aggravate restless anxiety.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Nervous
Materia Medica
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Great anguish and restlessness; cannot rest in any place, must move constantly; fears death, being alone, robbers; anxiety with cold sweat; fastidious, wants everything neat and precise; despair of recovery; selfish; critical; depression; suicidal thoughts; hypochondriasis.
Headache, burning, throbbing; better from heat; scalp sensitive; dandruff; head hot; vertigo; neuralgia, better heat; head feels heavy; periodic headaches.
Eyes burning, hot; lids swollen, oedematous; better heat; photophobia; lachrymation acrid; conjunctivitis with burning; eyes red; cataract; ulcers on cornea.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Arsenicum album.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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