Description

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.