Camphora
Camphor
Key Characteristics
Icy coldness yet cannot bear covering; collapse; cramps; cholera; worse night, cold; better cold, thinking of complaints; shock.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 15-30 minutes for acute collapse with coldness, cold sweat, and prostration; reduce as vitality returns.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic tendency to collapse, coldness, or weakness; 1M only under professional supervision.
Notes
Best for collapse with coldness, cold sweat, and prostration, where coldness is not relieved by warmth. Often paired with Carbo-vegetabilis or Veratrum-album in collapse states. Stop on improvement.
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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Anxiety, restlessness, and fear of death; delirium with weakness; confusion of mind; coldness with fear; low spirits with prostration.
Dull, cold headache with fullness; worse from motion; sensation of weight; cold sweat on the forehead; headache from collapse.
Heavy eyes with dim sight; sunken eyes with coldness; sensitivity to light.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Camphora.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Compare
- Inimical
- Antidote
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