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Iodium

30C / 200CIodium
Iodine · Elemental Iodine · "The Eat and Waste Remedy"
EmaciationEatingGlandsThyroidHurryHeat

Made from Elemental Iodine. Acts on glandular system — thyroid especially. Eats voraciously yet emaciates. Cannot stay in warm room. Hurried and anxious. Glandular enlargements then wasting. Feeling better when eating. Opposite of Calcarea — lean and emaciated.

THE ESSENCE
Eats voraciously yet EMACIATES rapidly. Cannot stay in warm room — must move. Hurried, anxious, cannot rest. Glands enlarge then waste away. Better when eating — worse fasting. Great weakness with restlessness.
Hurried — cannot rest
Eats much but emaciates
Hurried and anxious — cannot be still
Give when you see
Eats voraciously yet emaciates rapidly
Cannot stay in warm room — must get to cool air
Hurried and anxious — cannot keep still
Goitre — thyroid enlargement
Better when eating — worse fasting
Glands enlarge then waste away
WORSE FROM
WarmthWarm roomFastingRest
BETTER FROM
EatingOpen cool airMotion
BODY SYSTEMS
Hurried — cannot rest
Eats much but emaciates
Cannot stay in warm room — must be in open air
Anxious — moves constantly
DOSAGE
potency: 30Cfrequency: 3 times dailyduration: Long term for thyroid conditions
Informational only. These are general references — always consult a qualified homeopath for diagnosis and treatment.
RELATIONSHIPS
Complementary
Lycopodium
Antidotes
Camphor, Arsenicum
Follows well
Arsenicum, Phosphorus
Followed by
Lycopodium, Calcarea
Compare
Arsenicum, Thyroidinum, Lycopodium, Phosphorus, Natrum Mur