Camphora
(Camphora officinarum · Camphor)
A remedy of icy collapse. In the materia medica, Camphora is associated with sudden coldness and weakness, a body cold to the touch that still cannot bear to be covered, and the chilly, sneezing first stage of a cold.
Source
Camphor, the aromatic gum of the camphor laurel tree
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Camph.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Sudden, marked coldness and weakness, with pale or bluish skin and even cold breath
Icy cold to the touch, yet throws off the covers
First stage of a cold, with chilliness and sneezing
Pain is curiously better when thinking about it
Tends to feel better
Warmth
Thinking about the complaint
Tends to feel worse
Cold air
Motion
Touch
Night
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Camphora)
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Arsenicum album
(Arsenicum album)
Arsenicum is cold and anxious and wants to be wrapped up warm; Camphora is cold but will not be covered.
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Veratrum album
(Veratrum album)
Veratrum shares the coldness and collapse, with more drenching cold sweat and thirst.
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Carbo vegetabilis
(Carbo vegetabilis)
Both cold and collapsed; Carbo vegetabilis is sluggish and longs to be fanned, Camphora restless and throwing off its covers.
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From the classic texts
“It is characteristic of Camphor that the patient will not be covered, notwithstanding the icy coldness of the body. One of the main remedies in shock.”
“Surface cold to the touch yet cannot bear to be covered; throws off all coverings (Med., Sec.). Entire body painfully sensitive to slightest touch.”
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