Kreosotum
Beechwood Kreosote
Key Characteristics
Profuse, offensive, excoriating discharges; bleeding gums; worse cold, open air; better warmth; dentition; menses; cancer; sycotic.
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 to 1M
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for teething complaints with rapid caries, vomiting of undigested food, and profuse offensive menses. Higher potencies for chronic conditions.
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.
Sanguine-Nervous — impatient, restless, hemorrhagic
Materia Medica
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IRRITABLE, impatient, wants things immediately then loses interest. Depression, melancholy. Fear of death. Mental weakness. Sadness. Apathy. Confusion. Cannot concentrate. Worse from exertion. Brooding. Cross, fretful. Worse from noise. Discontented. Hasty.
Headache with pain in occiput, vertex. Vertigo. Head feels heavy. Scalp sensitive. Pain in forehead. Worse from motion. Brain feels loose. Headache from teething. Hair falls out. Worse at night. Boring pain in temples. Headache with nausea.
Pain in eyes, worse at night. Ulcers. Inflammation. Lachrymation. Photophobia. Spots before eyes. Pain extends to temples. Iritis. Keratitis. Worse from sunset to sunrise. Loss of vision. Pain over left eye. Eyes feel heavy. Protruded eyes. Burning in eyes.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Kreosotum.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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