Iodum
(Iodum · Iodine)
The remedy of restless hunger. In the materia medica, Iodum is associated with warm, restless, driven people who are always hungry and eat well yet stay thin, feel anxious when still and crave cool air.
Source
Elemental iodine, a dark crystalline element obtained from seaweed and brine
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Iod.
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)
Ravenous hunger; eats often and well yet loses weight, and feels anxious if a meal is missed
Runs hot and wants cool air; worse in warm rooms
Restless and anxious when sitting still; must keep busy
Weak and short of breath going upstairs, with swollen, hard glands
Tends to feel better
Walking about
Cool, open air
Eating
Tends to feel worse
Warmth and warm rooms
Keeping still
Right side
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Iodum)
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Natrum muriaticum
(Natrum muriaticum)
Both thin despite a good appetite; Natrum muriaticum is reserved and holds in grief, Iodum restless and driven.
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Bromium
(Bromium)
A classic pair: Bromium is described for fair, light-eyed people, Iodum for dark-haired ones.
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Sulphur
(Sulphur)
Both run warm and get hungry between meals; Sulphur is more easygoing, Iodum anxious and restless.
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From the classic texts
“Rapid metabolism: Loss of flesh great appetite. Hungry with much thirst. Better after eating. Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration.”
“Suffers from hunger, must eat every few hours; anxious and worried if he does not eat… feels > while eating or after eating, when stomach is full.”
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