Opium
Poppy
Key Characteristics
Painlessness, stupor; no complaints despite serious illness; constipation, no urging; worse heat, fright; better cold; sleepiness; 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 to 1M
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for ailments from fright, stupor with no pain, and constipation with no urge. Higher potencies for mental symptoms.
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.
Leuco-Phlegmatic — dull, sluggish, insensitive
Materia Medica
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STUPOR, INSENSIBILITY, NO PAIN despite serious injury. Dullness, sluggishness, slow thinking. Confusion, delirium. Dreams of business, frightful dreams. Fear of approaching danger. Loss of willpower. Childish behavior. Worse after fright. Pleasant visions alternating with terror. Cannot comprehend what is said.
Dull, heavy, congestive headache. Bursting pain. Vertigo with drowsiness. Face flushed, hot. Head feels heavy, cannot hold up. Headache from fright. Apoplexy. Comatose state. Heat in head. Sweat on forehead.
Half-closed, staring eyes. Pupils DILATED, insensible to light. Photophobia. Eyes glassy. Strabismus. Ptosis. Eyes swollen. Conjunctivitis. Loss of vision from fright. Twitching of eyelids.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Opium.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Compare
- Inimical
- Antidote
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