Arsenicum album
(Arsenicum album · Arsenic trioxide)
Anxious, chilly and restless. Arsenicum album is associated with people who need order and reassurance, and with complaints that burn yet feel better for warmth.
Source
Arsenic trioxide, prepared homeopathically so that no measurable amount of the original substance remains
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Ars.
Home acute kit
Commonly included
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Anxiety and restlessness, especially at night after midnight; wants company
Fastidious; wants things tidy and under control
Burning pains that are, unusually, eased by warmth
Very chilly; wants warm drinks, often in small sips
Exhaustion out of proportion to the illness
Tends to feel better
Heat and warm applications
Warm drinks
Head raised
Company
Tends to feel worse
After midnight
Cold food and drink
Wet weather
Being alone
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Arsenicum album)
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Nux vomica
(Strychnos nux-vomica)
Both can follow a digestive upset; Nux is irritable and driven, Arsenicum anxious and needing reassurance.
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Allium cepa
(Allium cepa)
Also a burning, watery nose in colds, but without Arsenicum's chilliness, anxiety and restlessness.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“A profoundly acting remedy on every organ and tissue.”
“The greater the suffering, the greater the anguish, restlessness and fear of death.”
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