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ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM

ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM
ant-cPolychrestMineralCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the digestive system and the skin, particularly when there is a thick white coating on the tongue and excessive irritability.
About: Antimonium Crudum is a key remedy for digestive disturbances, especially those accompanied by a thick, white-coated tongue and a grumpy, irritable mood. It is often indicated for children who dislike being touched or looked at, and for skin conditions like warts or calluses. It is particularly useful when symptoms are triggered by overeating, acidic foods, or exposure to heat.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for individuals who have a tendency to gain weight, are prone to digestive issues, and exhibit a sulky, irritable, or sentimental temperament.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Thick, white-coated tongue (as if whitewashed).
Boericke
Child cannot bear to be touched or looked at.
Boericke
Digestive complaints triggered by overeating, acids, or sour wine.
Boericke
Feet very tender with large, horny calluses.
Boericke
Worse from heat, cold bathing, and in the evening.
Boericke
Cracks in the corners of the mouth.
Boericke
Diarrhea alternating with constipation.
Boericke
Excessive irritability and sulkiness.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for emotional states characterized by extreme irritability, sulkiness, and a strong aversion to being observed or touched.
Child cannot bear to be touched or looked at.
Excessive irritability, fretfulness, and a tendency to be sulky or contradictory.
Sentimental mood and easily vexed without a clear cause.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Third to sixth
Decimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
SULPHUR
🚫 Antidotes
HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREUM
🔄 Compare With
PULSATILLA PRATENSIS
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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