Phosphorus
(Phosphorus · The element phosphorus)
The remedy of openness and sensitivity. In the materia medica, Phosphorus is associated with warm, sociable, impressionable people who are highly sensitive to their surroundings, easily frightened, and crave company and cold drinks.
Source
The element phosphorus (red or white), prepared by trituration
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Phos.
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Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Open, affectionate and sympathetic, but easily drained; fears being alone, of the dark or of thunderstorms
Highly sensitive to light, sound, smells, touch and changes in weather
Strong thirst for cold drinks; empty, all-gone feeling in the stomach
Chest complaints with tightness and a cough worse from talking or laughing; small cuts bleed freely
Tends to feel better
Company and reassurance
Sleep
Cold food and drinks
Lying on the right side
Tends to feel worse
Lying on the left side
Thunderstorms and weather changes
Twilight and evening
Physical or mental exertion
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Phosphorus)
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Arsenicum album
(Arsenicum album)
Both anxious and want company; Arsenicum is chilly, fastidious and restless, Phosphorus warmer and more open.
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Pulsatilla
(Pulsatilla pratensis)
Both seek comfort; Pulsatilla is thirstless and changeable, Phosphorus craves icy drinks.
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Lycopodium
(Lycopodium clavatum)
Lycopodium can seem confident in company yet is insecure underneath; Phosphorus is openly warm and expressive.
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From the classic texts
“Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms. Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc.”
“Adapted to tall slender persons of sanguine temperament, fair skin, delicate eyelashes, find blond, or red hair, quick perceptions, and very sensitive nature.”
Articles that mention Phosphorus
Homeopathy for Sensitivity and Structure: Supporting Nerves, Skin and Bones
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