Iodide of Arsenic is a homeopathic remedy made from arsenic iodide. It is indicated for patients who are hot, restless, fearful, and hyperactive. Symptoms may include acrid, watery discharges from the nose, throat, and respiratory tract that are burning and better from warmth. The remedy is also used in advanced tuberculosis marked by emaciation, night sweats, and yellow-green expectoration.

1. Common Name : Iodide of Arsenic Copyright © 2000-2005. Dr. Jawahar Shah. All rights reserved. Family : Mineral ARSENICUM IODATUM

2. Symptoms similar to Arsenic album INTRODUCTION Anxiety Restlessness Fear

3. Patient is hot as contrast to Ars. alb which is chilly

4. Hyperactive Restless

5. Hot patient … but better by warmth and warm water

6. Acrid watery fluent Coryza with sneezing

7. Acts on mucous membrane of Respiratory tract Digestive tract Heart , Skin Glands , Nerves Left sided affections SPHERE OF ACTION

8. Thermal : Hot Miasm : Psora Diathesis : Tubercular Constitution : Lean, thin, emaciated

9. Hyperactive children never sit still … destructive NUCLEUS OF REMEDY

10. Hot remedy still respiratory problems better by warmth

11. Acrid watery discharges thin when acute thick green or yellow like honey when chronic Hay fever

12. Tremendous Restlessness Hyperactive children MIND

13. Fear of insanity

14. Unable to study Causes headache

15. Dry cold weather 2+ AILMENTS FROM

16. Warmth +2 Cold drinks +3 Worse MODALITIES

17. Windy, foggy weather aggravates

18. Aggravated by Apples Tobacco smoke

19. Exertion Being in a room Aggravated by

20. Throat complaints better by Warm water /drinks 3+

21. Open Air 2+ ameliorates

22. Discharges of mucous membranes Acrid, Profuse thin in acute conditions thick gluey, yellow like honey in chronic affections Discharges cause burning of the part on which they flow Contd… GUIDING INDICATIONS

23. Intense thirst uncontrollable Desire for cold water

24. Tendency to Glandular enlargement induration ulceration malignancy

25. Recurrent fever with drenching night sweats prostration and emaciation

26. Ulcerations and cancer of parts of skin, lips, breast etc Marked exfoliation of skin in large scales

27. Sensation of heaviness in various parts

28. Vertigo of aged Study causes headache HEAD PARTICULARS

29. Catarrhal inflammation of ear and deafness Otitis foetid corrosive discharge (Hep, Merc, Sil,Psor) Deafness due to hypertrophied conditions of Eustachian tubes EAR

30. Aching in malar bones FACE Cancer of lips

31. Hay fever thin, irritating, watery excoriating discharge from anterior and posterior nares NOSE Sneezing, Great irritation, Tingling in nose constant desire to sneeze

32. Pain over root of nose Persistent unsatisfactory sneezing Chronic nasal catarrh sore membranes Excoriation

33. Follicular pharyngitis with burning Tonsillitis THROAT A A A A A h

34. Early stages of tuberculosis with an afternoon rise of temperature RESPIRATORY

35. Indicated in profound prostration rapid pulse, recurring fever debilitating night sweats Emaciation & tendency to diarrhoea

36. Burning heat in chest Tubercular pleurisy Cough with greenish yellow expectoration

37. Asthma of phthisical or psoric persons, Shortness of Breath, Air Hunger PNEUMONIA that fails to clear up Chronic pneumonia with lung abscess

38. Senile heart, myocarditis,fatty Degeneration of heart Heart weakened by chronic lung affections HEART

39. Intense thirst Vomiting an hour after food STOMACH

40. Cancer of breast After ulceration has set in FEMALE

41. Dry harsh dusky skin Exfoliation of skin in large scales leaving raw exuding surface beneath SKIN

42. PSORIASIS Icthyosis Venereal bubo Enlarged Scrofulous Glands

43. Eczema of beard worse washing Acne hard, indurated with pus

44. FEVER Recurrent fever Drenching night sweats Extremely chilly with fever

45. Influenza, Hay fever, nasal & middle ear catarrhs Used in advanced stages of tuberculosis to keep up strength & increases appetite Dr. Cartier Williams In any cases of weakened heart [myocarditis, fatty degeneration etc] when associated with chronic lung disease - Dr. Clarke CLINICAL

46. Discharges acrid excoriating burning Shortness of breath with air hunger Phthisis with hoarse hacking cough Yellow green foul expectoration Exfoliation of skin in large scales CONFIRMATORY SYMPTOMS

47. Restless at night Ear, discharge excoriating, Nose - discharge excoriating honey like Face swelling, submaxillary glands Cough asthmatic, Hectic fever Eruptions, skin crusty, exuding Emaciation, marasmus Discharges excoriating Warm aggravates RED LINE RUBRICS

48. Complementary Kali-i, Phos Useful after Sulph (in phthisis pulmonalis) Con (in sensitive lump in breast) Antidote-Bry REMEDY RELATIONSHIPS