Tuberculinum
The tubercular nosode. Restless desire for change and travel. Catches cold easily. Emaciation despite good appetite. Romantic, sensitive nature. Family history of tuberculosis. Recurring respiratory infections.
Source
Prepared from a glycerine extract of pure and fresh tuberculous abscess, sterilised and potentised. (Koch's Tuberculinum).
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Keynote Symptoms
Restless desire for change — wants to travel, move, change jobs, change everything. Catches cold from every draft. Emaciation despite eating well. Recurring respiratory infections. Sweats profusely at night. Allergic to cats. Cosmopolitan, romantic temperament. Ring-shaped eruptions. Desire for cold milk, smoked meat, fat, ice cream.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Romantic, idealistic, artistic. Restless desire for change and travel. Dissatisfied with everything and everyone. Contradictory — moody, changeable. Destructive in children — breaks things, hyperactive. Fear of animals, especially dogs and cats. Screaming fits. Bangs head. Optimistic even in serious illness.
General Symptoms
Worse from damp, cold changes in weather, early morning, standing, closed rooms. Better from open air, wind, mountains, dry climate, motion. Catches cold constantly. Profuse night sweats. Emaciation, especially upper body. Rapidly changing symptoms.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache recurring periodically. Meningitis — tubercular type. Intense school headaches. Ringworm of scalp.
Ears
Recurring otitis media. Perforation of tympanum. Thick, offensive discharge.
Nose
Recurring colds. Allergic rhinitis. Sensitive to cats.
Throat
Recurring tonsillitis. Enlarged glands.
Stomach
Desire for cold milk, smoked meat, fat, ice cream. Hungry — eats well but emaciates. Aversion to meat sometimes.
Respiratory
Recurring bronchitis, pneumonia. Hard, dry, tickling cough. Sensation of suffocation. Asthma in children. Wants windows open.
Chest
Chest narrow, flattened. Night sweats on chest. Recurring chest infections.
Extremities
Growing pains. Rheumatic pains, worse damp. Aching bones.
Skin
Ring-shaped eruptions — ringworm, eczema in rings. Acne. Skin dry, rough. Constantly itching.
Sleep & Dreams
Night sweats. Grinds teeth during sleep. Restless sleep.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Low-grade recurring fevers. Night sweats especially on chest and head.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, wind, mountains, dry weather, motion, change
Worse From
Damp, cold drafts, standing, closed rooms, morning on waking, before storms, cats
Constitutional Type
Thin, narrow-chested individuals. Fair-haired, blue-eyed, long eyelashes. Children with recurring infections who are bright and precocious. Family history of TB, asthma, eczema. Cosmopolitan, romantic, artistic.
Clinical Indications
Recurring respiratory infections, asthma, eczema, ringworm, night sweats, failure to thrive, ADHD, travel sickness, allergies to cats, chronic fatigue
Comparative Materia Medica
Phosphorus also has tall thin build and chest weakness but more hemorrhagic tendency and thirst for cold water. Bacillinum (another TB nosode) is more purely respiratory. Calcarea carbonica has recurring infections but is chilly, fat, and sweaty.
Safety Information
Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Sulphur.
Nosode — no material substance remains in potencies above 12C. Always used in high potency (200C+). Safe in all potentised forms.
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