Dr Willmar Schwabe India Kreosotum Dilution

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.

Neck and Back

• Unbearable burning pains in sacrum extending down to coccyx, better rising from seat.
• Pain in back at night, worse when lying. Continuous burning in small of back.

Extremities

• Stiffness of hands, with cracked skin.
• Drawing and shooting pains in limbs, alternately with sufferings in eyes.

Skin

• Burning itching at night, and heat over whole body is relieved with Kreosotum.
• Violent itching all over body, especially towards evening with burning sensation in arms and legs.

Generalities

• Infant suffering from the worst form of summer complaint, Tension and cramps in calves.
• Throbbing all over the body, pulsations to the ends of the fingers. Numbness, loss of sensation.
• Tendency to excoriation from the excretions and secretions applies to all the tissues of the body. The discharges from the body are offensive

Side effects of Kreosotum

• There are no such side effects. But every medicine should be taken following the rules as given.
• It is safe to take the medicine even if you are on other mode of medication like allopathy medicines, ayurvedic etc.
• Homeopathic medicines never interfere with the action of other medicines.

Dosage and rules while taking Kreosotum

• Take 10 drops in half cup of water three times a day.
• We recommend you to take under physicians guidance.

Precautions while taking Kreosotum

• Always keep a gap of 15 minutes before or after meals when you take medicine.
• If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a homeopathic practitioner before use.
• Avoid eating tobacco or drinking alcohol during the course of medication.