Psorinum
(Psorinum · Scabies vesicle nosode)
The remedy of the deeply chilly, discouraged patient. In the materia medica, Psorinum is associated with intense chilliness, wanting warm clothes even in summer, itchy, unwashed-looking skin, offensive discharges and a hopeless feeling about recovery.
Source
A homeopathic preparation made from the fluid of a scabies vesicle
Kingdom
Nosode
Abbreviation
Psor.
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)
So chilly that a warm hat or coat is wanted even in summer
Dry, dingy skin with intense itching, worse from the warmth of the bed
Lingering weakness after an acute illness, slow to bounce back; hungry in the middle of the night
Discouraged and despairing of getting well; hay fever that returns at the same time each year
Tends to feel better
Heat and warm clothing
Lying down with arms spread apart (for breathing)
Eating (for headache)
Tends to feel worse
Cold air and drafts
Changes of weather
Coffee
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Psorinum)
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Sulphur
(Sulphur)
Complementary; Sulphur runs hot and throws off the covers, Psorinum shivers and wants to be wrapped up.
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Arsenicum album
(Arsenicum album)
Both chilly and anxious about their health; Arsenicum is restless and fastidious, Psorinum hopeless with dingy skin.
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Graphites
(Graphites)
Both have oozing eruptions behind the ears; Graphites' fluid is sticky and honey-like, Psorinum's more offensive, with deep chilliness.
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From the classic texts
“Psorinum is a cold medicine; wants the head kept warm, wants warm clothing even in summer. Extreme sensitiveness to cold. Debility, independent of any organic disease, especially the weakness remaining after acute disease.”
“Great sensitiveness to cold air or change of weather; wears a fur cap, overcoat or shawl even in hottest summer weather.”
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