About
Carbo Animalis is a deep-acting antipsoric remedy derived from burnt animal matter. It is particularly indicated for conditions characterized by extreme weakness, debility, and a tendency to induration and malignant growths. It often addresses issues related to the skin, glands, and the female reproductive system.
Keynotes
Extreme weakness and emaciation, indurations and hard swellings, burning pains, tendency to malignant growths, profuse bleeding, especially menses.
Constitution
Individuals who are weak, emaciated, cachectic, with a tendency to develop indurations and malignant growths. Often seen in elderly individuals or those with a history of chronic illness.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Extreme weakness, emaciation, indurations, glandular swellings, malignant ulcers, skin eruptions, profuse menses, leucorrhea, burning pains, constipation, hemorrhoids, cough with expectoration of blood, night sweats, nausea
● Mental Symptoms
Anxiety, fear of death, irritability, impatience, sadness, apathy, forgetfulness, confusion of mind, great weakness of memory.
● Physical Symptoms
Skin: Hard, indurated swellings, cancerous ulcers, eruptions that burn, boils, carbuncles. Glands: Swollen, indurated, painful, especially mammae, axillae, neck. Digestive: Constipation, hard stools, hemorrhoids that bleed and burn, nausea, loss of appetite. Respiratory: Cough with expectoration of blood, burning in chest. Female: Profuse, dark, clotted menses, bearing-down pains, leucorrhea that is yellow and offensive. General: Extreme weakness, emaciation, coldness of the body, night sweats, burning pains.
Uses
Cancerous affections, indurations of glands (especially mammae), malignant ulcers, skin diseases with induration and burning, profuse and prolonged menses, leucorrhea, hemorrhoids, constipation, cough with hemoptysis, extreme debility and emaciation, night sweats.
Modalities
Aggravations: Cold air, motion, stooping, touch, pressure, eating, washing. Ameliorations: Warmth, rest, lying down, covering.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 12C, 30C, 200C, 1M
Recommended Dosage
Generally given in 30C or 200C potency. Dosage depends on the individual case and potency used. Lower potencies may be given more frequently, higher potencies less often.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Skin, glands (especially mammary), uterus, rectum, lungs.
🤝 Complementary
Silicea, Calcarea fluorica, Thuja, Phytolacca.
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, Pulsatilla, Arsenicum album.
⚠️Important Cautions
Use with caution in cases of acute inflammation and fever. Should be used under the guidance of a qualified homeopath, especially in malignant conditions.
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