Causticum
Causticum
Key Characteristics
Injustice cannot be tolerated; paralysis, weakness; warts; worse cold dry, clear weather; better damp, warmth; hoarseness; urinary incontinence.
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.
30c to 1m
Potency Scale
30c to 1m
Acute Dosing
30C every few hours for acute hoarseness, cough, or urinary incontinence; 200C in severe paralysis or weakness.
Chronic Dosing
200C to 1M as a single constitutional dose at long intervals for chronic paralysis, weakness, or warts; repeat only after a clear return of symptoms.
Notes
Worse from cold dry weather and better from damp warmth confirm. Injustice cannot be tolerated and old scars re-open are strong confirmatories. Wait between doses — Causticum acts deeply.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C 2-3x daily for acute hoarseness, dry cough, or urinary retention; reduce as symptoms ease.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic paralysis, contractures, or old burns/scalds; 1M under supervision.
Notes
Keynotes: weakness, paralysis, contractures, rawness/soreness, urinary incontinibility on coughing. Worse in clear fine weather; better in damp, wet weather.
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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Injustice cannot be tolerated; sympathetic, fights for others; anxious, fears death; melancholy; weeps easily; slow; forgetful; hypochondriasis; worse from grief; better from warmth; obstinate; conscientious; paralysis; weakness.
Headache, one-sided; worse from cold; better from warmth; head heavy; falling hair; dandruff; vertigo; scalp sensitive; paralysis of face; worse from grief.
Eyes red, inflamed; photophobia; lachrymation; styes; conjunctivitis; ulcers on cornea; dim sight; worse from cold; better from warmth; paralysis of lids; hemorrhages; ptosis.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Causticum.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Compare
- Inimical
- Antidote
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