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PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM
petrPolychrestMineralCommonPsoric
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🎯 Acts primarily on the skin, mucous membranes, and digestive system, particularly for chronic conditions aggravated by cold or motion.
About: Petroleum is a key remedy for chronic skin conditions, especially those that are cracked, leathery, or prone to infection. It is also highly effective for motion sickness and digestive issues characterized by acidity and a need to eat frequently. It is often indicated for individuals who feel worse during the winter months.
👤 Constitution
•Typically dark-complexioned individuals with a strumous (glandular) tendency, prone to catarrhal conditions, gastric acidity, and chronic skin eruptions.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Skin is dry, constricted, rough, and cracked, especially in winter.
Boericke
Fingertips are rough, cracked, and fissured every winter.
Boericke
Diarrhea occurring only during the daytime.
Boericke
Vertigo on rising, similar to sea-sickness.
Boericke
Hunger immediately after stool.
Boericke
Sensation of a cold breeze blowing on the head.
Boericke
Occiput feels heavy, as if made of lead.
Boericke
Nostrils are ulcerated, cracked, and burn.
Boericke
Feels that death is near and must hurry to settle affairs.
Boericke
Thick, greenish crusts on skin that burn and itch.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Indicated for mental states involving anxiety about death, irritability, and confusion.
Feels that death is near and must hurry to settle affairs.
Low-spirited with dimness of sight.
Mental state is easily aggravated by emotions.
Loses way in familiar streets.
Feels as if they are double or that someone else is lying next to them.
Irritable, easily offended, and vexed at everything.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
↑Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
30C
Centesimal
🕒As directed
📝Use thirtieth for headache.
3X to 30C
Other
🕒As directed
📝Third to thirtieth and higher potencies. Material doses often better.
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
SEPIA OFFICINALIS →
🚫 Antidotes
COCCULUS INDICUS →NUX VOMICA →
🔄 Compare With
GRAPHITES →SULPHUR →PHOSPHORUS →CARBO VEGETABILIS →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Hering's Guiding Symptoms↗Hahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM
Compiled from classical homeopathic texts in the public domain. Click any active source badge to open the original text. For educational and reference purposes only. Always consult a qualified homeopath for treatment.