About
Guaiacum is a key remedy for rheumatic and arthritic conditions, especially with stiffness, contraction, and pain. It is strongly indicated for acute gouty inflammation and rheumatic fever with shifting pains.
Keynotes
Extreme stiffness and contraction, pains shift rapidly, profuse sour-smelling sweat that does not relieve, sensation of heat in affected parts, intolerance of pressure.
Constitution
Often suited to individuals with a rheumatic or gouty diathesis, prone to stiffness and contraction of tissues.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Stiffness, contraction of muscles and tendons, rheumatic pains, gouty deposits, sore throat, fever, profuse sour sweat
● Mental Symptoms
Irritable, hurried feeling, aversion to mental work, feels as if time passes too slowly, despondent about recovery.
● Physical Symptoms
Rheumatic pains in shoulders, neck, and limbs; stiff neck; swollen, hot, painful joints (especially small joints); stitching pains; tonsils swollen with stinging pain; constrictive feeling in chest.
Uses
Rheumatism, arthritis, gout, rheumatic fever, tonsillitis, stiff neck, fibrositis, chronic joint affections
Modalities
Worse: From motion, touch, heat, beer. Better: From cold applications, pressure, rest.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, Q (Mother Tincture)
Recommended Dosage
Lower potencies (6C to 30C) for acute conditions; higher potencies (200C, 1M) for chronic cases. Repeat infrequently based on symptom response.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Joints, muscles, tendons, fibrous tissues, throat, tonsils, heart (in rheumatic fever).
🤝 Complementary
Bryonia, Rhododendron, Rhus Toxicodendron
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphor, Nux Vomica
⚠️Important Cautions
Use with caution in very low potencies if sensitive. Not a first-line remedy for cardiac complications of rheumatic fever without professional guidance.
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