Iodoformum
Remedy of chronic wasting diseases and tuberculosis. Emaciation despite good appetite. Night sweats. Chronic suppuration. Hemorrhage. Thyroid involvement. Used as TB support.
Source
Prepared from iodoform (CHI3), triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic wasting — emaciation despite eating well. Night sweats. Chronic suppuration — wounds that will not heal, fistulae. Hemorrhage. Thyroid involvement. TB support. Glandular enlargement with emaciation. Iodum-like action but deeper.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious, restless. Depressed from chronic illness.
General Symptoms
Wasting and suppuration. Worse from cold, night. Better from warmth, eating.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
TB support. Night sweats. Chronic cough. Hemorrhage.
Skin
Chronic suppuration. Non-healing wounds. Fistulae.
Throat
Glands enlarged. Thyroid involvement.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, eating
Worse From
Cold, night
Constitutional Type
Chronic wasting diseases. TB diathesis.
Clinical Indications
TB support, chronic suppuration, emaciation, night sweats, non-healing wounds, glandular enlargement
Comparative Materia Medica
Iodum has emaciation with heat and glands. Tuberculinum is the TB nosode. Phosphorus has hemorrhage with chest weakness.
Safety Information
Hepar sulphuris.
Iodoform was historically used as a wound antiseptic. Toxic if absorbed — causes iodism, CNS effects, liver damage. Distinctive sweet chemical odor. Use only potentised forms.
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