Kreosotum(Dilution)
Kreosote, a product of the distillation of pyroligneous acid and of tar
Common Name: Kreosote or Creosote
Causes & Symptoms for Kreosotum
- Excoriating discharges, Pulsations all over the body, Profuse bleeding from small wounds are characterestics of this remedy.
- Prolonged hemorrhage from the passages; hemorrhage from the kidneys, from the eyes, the nose, the uterus is relieved with Kreosotum.
- Rapid emaciation, with spongy, burning ulceration, pus acrid, ichorous, fetid and yellow.
- The parts with which the discharge comes in contact itch and burn, while scratching does not relieve but inflames the parts.
- Burning pains are a marked feature of Kreosotum.
Mind and Head
- State of irritability, patient wants everything and is satisfied with nothing, weakness of memory, restlessness when seated.
- Chronic headache accompanied with great drowsiness, the headaches sometimes commence on waking in morning.
- Vertigo, which causes falling, sometimes in morning in open air is relieved with Kreosotum.
- Headache caused by mental emotions. Soreness of scalp in being touched, falling off of hair, Pimples on forehead.
Eyes, ear, nose
- The lachrymation is excoriating. It excoriates the margins of the lids and cheeks, and they become red and raw, the eyes smart and burn, Burning and corrosive tears.
- Itching in ears, shootings in ears, or cramp-like, pressive, and expansive pains with swelling of the cervical glands
- Fluent coryza, Bad smell before nose indicates Kreosotum.
Mouth and Throat
- The corners of the lips and mouth are red and raw indicates Kreosotum.
- Infants have troubles at the time of teething, dry-peeling lips are characteristic of Kreosotum
- Gums painful, dark red or blue; teeth decay as soon as they come is relieved with this remedy.
- Child that has a mouth full of decayed teeth, with spongy, painful gums, dentition, great restlessness, wants to be constantly in motion.
- Scraping and roughness in throat with dryness and pain.
Stomach and abdomen
- Burning pain in the stomach, Soon after eating, a sense of fullness and an increasing nausea, ending in vomiting of the undigested food,
- coming up an hour or two after eating, There is aggravation from eating cold things and relief from warm diet indicates Kreosotum.
- It relieves the burning and improves the digestion.
- Retching, especially when fasting in morning,
- Contractive pain in abdomen, even at night, towards morning indicates Kreosotum.
Stool and Anus
- Kreosote has attacks of diarrhea and vomiting, hemorrhage from the bowels, bleeding from the mucous membranes
- Great distension and trouble with the bowels, abdomen distended from flatus indicates Kreosotum.
Urinary complaints
- Urine is passed during sleep, weakness of the bladder; inability to hold the urine is an indication of indicates Kreosotum.
- Prostate and bladder irritation, during night frequently rises to pass a very little urine, can only urinate when lying.
Male complaints
- Burning after coming in contact with the secretion of the vagina during coition.
Female complaints
- Complaints after menstruation, of females at change of life, Menses regular but profuse and clotted.
- smarting and burning about the vulva, mucous surfaces of the labia are red and raw, burning is relieved with Kreosotum.
- The vagina burns during coition, and bleeding after coition, Coitus followed by flow of blood the next day is a keynote of Kreosotum.
- At every menstrual flow complains of much swelling and rawness of the genitals.
- Leucorrhoea putrid, with accompanying complaints, leucorrhea in general and all the symptoms are worse at the menstrual period.