Tabacum
(Nicotiana tabacum · Tobacco)
The remedy of deathly nausea. In the materia medica, Tabacum is associated with seasick-style nausea with death-like pallor, icy coldness and cold sweat, which eases in fresh, cold air and by uncovering.
Source
The leaves of the tobacco plant, prepared before flowering
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Tab.
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)
Incessant, deathly nausea, as if seasick, worse from the least motion
Pale, pinched face, icy cold skin and cold sweat
A terrible faint, sinking feeling at the pit of the stomach
Wants the abdomen uncovered, and feels better in fresh, cold air, such as on deck
Tends to feel better
Open, fresh, cold air
Uncovering, especially the abdomen
Tends to feel worse
Least motion
Opening the eyes
Extremes of heat and cold
Smell of tobacco smoke
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Tabacum)
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Cocculus
(Cocculus indicus)
Both linked to motion sickness; Cocculus is dizzy and exhausted, often from lost sleep, and dislikes fresh air.
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Veratrum album
(Veratrum album)
Both are cold and sweaty with collapse; Veratrum has cold sweat on the forehead and a strong thirst for cold drinks.
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Lobelia inflata
(Lobelia inflata)
Both have deathly nausea with sweat; Lobelia has a tight chest and weakness at the stomach, without Tabacum’s urge to uncover.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“The nausea, giddiness, death-like pallor, vomiting, icy coldness, and sweat, with the intermittent pulse, are all most characteristic.”
“Seasickness; deathly nausea, pallor, coldness; < by least motion and > on deck in fresh, cold air.”
Articles that mention Tabacum
Homeopathic Remedies for Motion Sickness, Jet Lag and Travel Stress
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