Radium bromatum
Remedy of deep-seated rheumatic and arthritic conditions. Severe aching pains in bones and joints, better from motion. X-ray and radiation burns. Chronic fatigue. Skin conditions with burning and itching.
Source
Prepared from radium bromide (RaBr2), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Severe aching and rheumatic pains in limbs and joints, better from motion and hot bathing. Electric-shock-like pains. Chronic fatigue with profound weakness. Burning and itching of skin. Effects of radiation therapy. Desire for open air. Glow-like warmth through the body.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Fear of the dark. Apprehensive, anxious. Irritable, cross. Dreams vivid. Depression with desire to be alone.
General Symptoms
Worse from rising, sitting, lying too long, before storms, shaving, washing. Better from open air, motion, hot bath, lying down, pressure, after sleep, eating.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Vertigo. Headache over right eye. Fullness in head.
Face
Acne. Burning heat. Flushing.
Stomach
Nausea, aversion to sweets. Empty feeling not relieved by eating.
Rectum
Alternating constipation and diarrhea. Flatulence.
Extremities
Severe aching in all joints and bones, better from motion. Sharp, electric-shock pains. Rheumatism, arthritis. Knees stiff. Pains worse from initial motion, then better.
Back
Low back pain. Stiffness. Lumbar aching, better from motion.
Skin
Burning, itching. Radiation dermatitis. Dry, scaly. Psoriasis. Eczema. Skin cancer (palliative). Ulcers from radiation.
Sleep & Dreams
Restless. Vivid dreams. Unrefreshing.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, motion, hot bath, lying down, pressure, after sleep, eating, continued motion
Worse From
Rising, sitting too long, lying too long, before storms, shaving, washing, cold, night
Constitutional Type
Arthritic, rheumatic individuals. Those with chronic fatigue. Patients with radiation damage.
Clinical Indications
Rheumatism, arthritis, chronic fatigue, radiation effects, skin cancer (palliative), psoriasis, bone pains, electric-shock pains
Comparative Materia Medica
Rhus tox has similar better-from-motion modality but is more restless. X-ray (as a remedy) has similar radiation effects. Fluoricum acidum has similar bone/skin destructive process.
Safety Information
Rhus tox.
Radium is intensely radioactive — exposure causes radiation sickness, bone marrow failure, cancer, death. No material substance remains in potencies above 12C. Safe in potentised forms.
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