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Iodine

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No dose stated in the library’s booksDose · Gross

Reason for use

Upper right, lower left side — "Want of irri- tability.

luclinatiou for open air — Xo apoplexy . .

Humid eruptions

Itching, unchanged by scratching . . .

Gnawing pain in internal parts ....

Sleeplessness after midnight

Pulse accelerated, mostly by every motion ; at the same time oftener large and hard, than weak and threadlike.

Chill lessened after getting out of bed . .

Thirst, particularly during sweat ....

Upper left, lower right side — Increased

bodily irritability. Aversion to open air — Apoplexy. Eruptions generally dry. Itching, lessened or aggrav. by scratching. Gnawing pain in external parts. Sleeplessness prevalent before midnight. Pulse irregular, sometimes intermitting; it

is oftener accelerated and full, than slow

and faint. Chill increased after getting out of bed. Thirst predom. during all stages, but not

constant.

Mood cheerful or depressed; rarely irritable. Mood dejected ; peevish; malicious.

Rarely fancies Absent-mindedness — Unconsciou.sness.

Atrophy of brain In children large head and unclosctl suiurcs,

with precocious menial development.

Eyes sunken* Eyes protruding.

Optical illusions in bright colors .... Optical illusions in dark colors.

Hunger predumiuant G-nerally want of appetite.

Appetite for meat Aversion to meat.

Desire for wine or brandy Aversion to wine or brandy, but appetite

for beer. Urine predominant pale; scanty; smelling Urine dark; frequent and copious, having

like ammoniac. sour smell.

Catamenia too soon and profuse .... Catamenia too late ; at the same time scanty

or proluse. Expectoration almost constant; evenings . Expectoration not constant; during day. Complaints predom. in lower part of chest. Complaints predom. in upper part of chest.

Remission /ore??oon and before midnight. Ailments from Mercurius, Argent, nitricum, Arsenic or Calcarea.

"Worse when lying on back, better when lying on side.

"Worse from wrapping up, better from un- covering.

Better when growing cold

"Worse when swallowing drink and food

Remission of complaints during day. Ailments from Arsenic or Copper vapors,

Aurum, Sulph., Antimon., Coffea, Lache-

sis. Bell., Opium, Valeriana, Cinchona,

Dulcamara or Mezereura. Generally better when lying on back, worse

when lying on side. Generally l)etter from wrapping up, worse

from uncovering. Better or worse when growing cold. Worse when swallowing drink and sahva.

Predomin. ^vorse

Predomin. better

lu warm air, in-doors, from wrapping up, wliea lyin» on back, od expiration from smoking, and when

swallowing food.

Predomin. better

Predomin. worse

In cold weather, out-doors, from uncovering, when lying on side, on inspiration, and from sweets.

* From emaciation, the loss of fat around the eye-balls; but in some cases the eye-balls protrude as if enlaraed Mfter abuse of Iodine, particularly where mercurial preparations had also been given. Uepar is the pnucijjal antidote iu such. cases. C.Hg.

lodium.

Right side, partic. ripper riijht, lowfr left s?'(Jp

Inclination i(ir open air — Very rarely parulys

Dry gauirriena — Humid eruptions . . .

Itchinjj, unchanged by scratching . . .

Diseases of the periosteum predominant .

Painful swelling of glands

Pulse accelerated, partic. by every motion ; at the same time large and hard ofteuer than weak and thread-like.

Sweat on lower part of bodv

Chill worse in warm room, lessened after get- ting out of bed and after meals.

Sleeplessness after midnight

Complete text of the Iodine entry in Gross - Comparative Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

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Research (8)

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  1. Graves' disease treated by complementary medicine leading to thyroid storm: A case reportDaffini L, Pirola I, Saccà G et al. · Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2021 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Nineteenth-Century Homeopathic Materia Medica Texts Predict Source Materials Whose Physiological Actions Influence Thyroid ActivityBlock J · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2019 · doi
  3. Interventions for cutaneous molluscum contagiosumvan der Wouden JC, van der Sande R, Kruithof EJ et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017 · Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review · doi
  4. A Case of Thyroid Storm Induced by Iodine-Containing Dietary Supplements and Homeopathic RemediesKarkowski K, Carroll JL Jr · The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2014 · doi
  5. Quantitative assessment of preventive behaviors in France during the Fukushima nuclear crisisCrépey P, Pivette M, Bar-Hen A · PloS one · 2013 · doi
  6. Homeopathic and integrative treatment for feline hyperthyroidism--four cases (2006-2010)Chapman SF · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2011 · Case Reports · doi
  7. Interventions for cutaneous molluscum contagiosumvan der Wouden JC, Menke J, Gajadin S et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2006 · Systematic Review · doi
  8. Does potentized HgCl2 (Mercurius corrosivus) affect the activity of diastase and alpha-amylase?Witt CM, Bluth M, Hinderlich S et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2006 · doi

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