About
Kreosotum is a homeopathic remedy prepared from beechwood creosote, a phenolic compound. It is a profound remedy for conditions with marked putridity, hemorrhage, and destructive discharges, especially affecting mucous membranes. It is a key medicine for dental complaints, female reproductive issues, and foul-smelling discharges.
Keynotes
Everything is foul and putrid (breath, discharges, perspiration). Rapid decay and destruction of tissues (teeth). Burning pains and violent itching. Symptoms appear during dentition. Hemorrhages of dark, fluid blood. Aggravation from cold and during rest.
Constitution
Often suited to children who are irritable, peevish, and have issues during dentition. Women with severe gynecological complaints. Persons with a tendency to rapid tissue decay and foul bodily secretions.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Foul, putrid, acrid discharges, bleeding gums, tooth decay, offensive body odors, violent itching, hemorrhages, burning pains, bedwetting, leucorrhea, gastric complaints
● Mental Symptoms
Irritable, cross, and peevish, especially in children. Anxiety and restlessness. Forgetful. Indifference. Fearful of being alone. Sudden, violent impulses.
● Physical Symptoms
Gums spongy, bleed easily, teeth decay at the gum line. Offensive, burning, acrid leucorrhea that stains linen yellow. Violent itching in vagina and vulva. Gastric pains relieved by eating. Foul-smelling, watery, burning diarrhea. Bedwetting during first sleep. Skin eruptions that ooze and burn.
Uses
Dental caries and pain, gingivitis with bleeding, offensive leucorrhea, vaginitis, menorrhagia, bedwetting in children, gastric ulcers, foul-smelling diarrhea, skin eruptions with itching
Modalities
Aggravation: From cold, cold washing, during rest, lying down, in the evening and night. Amelioration: From warmth, from motion, from eating (gastric pains).
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Recommended Dosage
Typically 30C to 200C potency, repeated infrequently based on symptom severity. Lower potencies (6C, 30C) may be used for more frequent dosing in acute conditions.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Mucous membranes (oral, gastric, vaginal), Teeth and gums, Female reproductive system, Skin, Urinary system.
🤝 Complementary
Mercurius, Phosphorus, Sepia, Sulphur
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, Nux vomica
⚠️Important Cautions
Should be used with caution in very low potencies due to the toxic nature of crude kreosote. Avoid in pregnancy unless prescribed by an expert. Not for prolonged use without professional supervision.
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