Sulphur iodatum
Remedy of acne and chronic skin conditions. Combines Sulphur (skin, burning) with Iodum (glands, emaciation). Acne. Eczema. Chronic skin suppuration. Glandular enlargement with skin eruptions.
Source
Prepared from sulphur iodide (SI), triturated.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Acne — persistent, with suppuration. Barber's itch. Combines Sulphur (skin itching, burning, eruptions) with Iodum (glandular enlargement, emaciation). Chronic eczema. Boils. Chronic skin suppuration with glandular involvement. Useful when Sulphur or Iodum alone partially helps.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable (Sulphur). Restless (Iodum).
General Symptoms
Skin and glands. Worse from warmth of bed (Sulphur). Better from open air (Iodum).
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Acne — persistent. Barber's itch. Eczema. Boils. Chronic suppuration. Itching worse from warmth of bed.
Throat
Glandular enlargement.
Modalities
Better From
Open air
Worse From
Warmth of bed
Constitutional Type
Chronic skin suppuration with glands.
Clinical Indications
Acne, eczema, barber's itch, chronic skin suppuration, glandular enlargement
Comparative Materia Medica
Sulphur has skin itching but hot. Iodum has glands but with emaciation. Hepar sulphuris has suppuration with cold sensitivity.
Safety Information
Not established.
Sulphur iodide — low toxicity in potentised form. Iodine component affects thyroid in crude doses. Safe in potentised forms.
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