Zincum metallicum
(Zincum metallicum · Zinc)
The remedy of brain fag and fidgety feet. In the materia medica, Zincum is associated with nervous exhaustion, sensitivity to noise and restless legs that must keep moving, with relief once a discharge or eruption appears.
Source
The metal zinc, triturated
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Zinc.
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)
Worn out mentally and nervously, slow to take things in, very sensitive to noise
Feet and legs constantly fidgeting, even in sleep; cannot keep still
Restless sleep with jerking, crying out or waking frightened
Feels better once a discharge, an eruption or a period begins; even a little wine disagrees
Tends to feel better
Discharges and eruptions coming out
Onset of the period
While eating
Tends to feel worse
Wine, even a small amount
Between 5 and 7 pm
Touch
After dinner
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Zincum metallicum)
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Agaricus
(Agaricus muscarius)
Both twitch and jerk; Agaricus is more chilled and clumsy, Zincum more exhausted with restless feet.
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Kali phosphoricum
(Kali phosphoricum)
Both are brain-fag remedies; Kali phos is nervously depleted and anxious, Zincum fidgety and dulled.
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Tarentula hispanica
(Lycosa tarentula)
Tarentula is restless all over and driven, often soothed by music; Zincum's restlessness lives in the feet.
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From the classic texts
“The word "fag" covers a large part of zinc action. Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired.”
“Incessant and violent fidgety feeling in feet or lower extremeties; must move them constantly. Always feels better every way as soon as the menses begin to flow; it relieves all her sufferings”
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