Kreosotum
Remedy of excoriating, offensive, acrid discharges with rapid decomposition of tissue. Teeth decay as soon as they appear. Bleeding tendency — hemorrhages of dark, unclotted blood. Everything burns and is offensive.
Source
Prepared from kreosote obtained by distillation of beechwood tar.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Excoriating, acrid, offensive discharges from every orifice. Teeth decay as soon as they erupt in children — black, crumbling. Burning pains everywhere. Hemorrhages — dark, unclotted, persistent oozing. Rapid tissue decomposition. Pulsation throughout the body. Restlessness and desire to move constantly.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Restless, anxious, fretful. Children who cry and scream constantly, demanding things then refusing them. Dullness, forgetfulness. Music causes weeping. Irritable. Desire to be busy.
General Symptoms
Burning, acrid, offensive discharges. Rapid decay of tissue. Worse from rest, cold, open air, dentition, lying down, 6 PM to 6 AM. Better from warmth, warm food, motion, pressure.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Dull heavy headache. Menstrual headache.
Eyes
Lids red, swollen. Tears acrid, salty, excoriating.
Ears
Offensive discharge. Buzzing.
Mouth
Teeth decay as soon as they appear — the great keynote. Black, crumbling teeth. Very spongy, bleeding gums. Rapid decay of teeth in children. Foul breath. Bitter taste.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting of undigested food hours after eating. Bitter water brash. Burning. Feeling of coldness in stomach. Desire for smoked food.
Abdomen
Distended. Burning, dragging pains.
Rectum
Dark, offensive diarrhea. Bloody stools. Cholera infantum with cadaverous-smelling stools.
Urinary
Frequent urging. Copious, pale urine. Can only urinate when lying down. Enuresis — dreams of urinating.
Female Genitalia
Leucorrhea — acrid, excoriating, yellow, staining linen. Menses too early, too profuse, prolonged. Intermenstrual bleeding. Post-coital bleeding. Uterine hemorrhage. Intense itching of vulva. Cancer of cervix (palliative).
Respiratory
Chronic cough with purulent, offensive expectoration. Hoarseness. Winter cough of old people.
Skin
Itching, burning, worse evening. Old, non-healing ulcers. Gangrene. Pulsation. Pustules.
Sleep & Dreams
Restless. Disturbed by itching. Enuresis in first sleep.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, warm food, motion, pressure, sitting, being busy
Worse From
Rest, cold, open air, dentition, lying down, 6 PM to 6 AM, after menses, coition
Constitutional Type
Children with rapid tooth decay. Women with acrid, offensive discharges. Bleeding tendency. Lean, poorly nourished appearance despite good appetite.
Clinical Indications
Dental decay in children, offensive leucorrhea, uterine hemorrhage, cervical cancer (palliative), cholera infantum, enuresis, excoriating discharges
Comparative Materia Medica
Staphysagria also has teeth that decay but more from suppressed emotions. Mercurius has mouth ulcers and offensive breath but with more salivation. Arsenicum album has burning discharges but is more restless, anxious, and thirsty for sips.
Safety Information
Aconitum, Arsenicum album, Nux vomica.
Creosote is corrosive and toxic, causing severe burns to mucous membranes, liver and kidney damage. Carcinogenic with chronic exposure. Use only potentised forms.
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