Kreosotum Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Kreosotum. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Kreosotum would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Kreosotum for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Kreosotum in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Kreosotum and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. Kreosotum is a mixture of phenol obtained from this distillation. Pulsations all over the body, and profuse bleeding from small wounds. Very severe, old neuralgic affections; pains rather aggravated by rest. Excoriating, burning, and offensive discharges. Hemorrhages, ulcerations, cancerous affections. Rapid decomposition of fluids and secretions, and burning pains. Overgrown, poorly developed children. Post-climacteric diseases. Tumefaction, puffiness, gangrene. Ailings of teething children. BETTER, from warmth, motion, warm diet. WORSE, in open air, cold, rest, when lying; after menstruation. Relationships Antidote: Nux. Inimical: Carbo. Complementary in malignant diseases: Ars.; Phos.; Sulph. Guaiacol (is the principal constituent of Kreosotum, and similar in action. Used in pulmonary tuberculosis. Dose 1 to 5M. Matico - Artanthe or Piper augustifolia, (Gonorrhoea, hemorrhage from lungs; catarrhal condition of genito-urinary organs and gastro-intestinal tract. Topically a hemostatic. Difficult, dry, deep, winter cough. Use tincture.) Compare also: Fuligo ligni; Carbol-ac.; Iod.; Laches. Music causes weeping and palpitation Vanishing of thought; stupid, forgetful, peevish, irritable Child wants everything but throws it away when given. mind; restlessness, nervousness; night; ; mind; restlessness, nervousness; evening; 6 p.m. till 6 a.m.; ; head; pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); during period; ; head; pain, headache; temples; ; head; pain, headache; in women; during period; ; head; pain, headache; in women; before period; ; Menstrual headache Dull pain, as from a board pressing against forehead Occipital pain ( Gels.; Zinc Pic.) eye; swellings; lids; ; eye; lids; stuck together; Salty lachrymation Lids red and swollen. Eruption around and pimples within Difficult hearing and buzzing. nose; discharge from nose; wearing away skin; nose; skin or lining of nose; ulcer like lesions, leaving scars; Offensive smell and discharge Chronic catarrh of old people Acrid rawness Lupus ( Ars.) Sick, suffering expression; hot, cheeks red. face; skin; out-breaks on skin; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cheeks; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; forehead; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; mouth; odour (halitosis, bad breath); putrid; mouth; taste; bitter; after drinking; ; mouth; salivation; during pregnancy; ; mouth; odour (halitosis, bad breath); offensive; mouth; inflammation; gums; ; mouth; growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers; gums; ; mouth; bleeding; gums; easily; mouth; discoloration; gums; bluish-red; mouth; discoloration; gums; redness; mouth; gums; softening gums; mouth; gums; spongy; Very painful dentition; child will not sleep Very rapid decay of teeth, with spongy, bleeding gums; teeth dark and crumbly ( Staph.; Ant c.) Putrid odor and bitter taste. mouth; gums; teeth detached from gums; scurvy-like; Lips red, bleeding mouth; teeth; pain; pulling; extending to other parts; ear; ; mouth; teeth; pain; extending to other parts; temples; ; mouth; teeth; pain; upper teeth; ; mouth; teeth; pain; extending to other parts; ear; ; mouth; teeth; pain; molars; ; mouth; teeth; decay, hollow; premature tooth decay in children; mouth; teeth; offensive odour from teeth (see mouth, odour); Putrid odor. Burning, choking sensation abdomen; stomach; nausea; in women; during pregnancy; ; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; food; after eating; undigested food 2 or 3 hours after; ; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; sweetish; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; frothy; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; food; undigested; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; strong and sharp (acrid); abdomen; stomach; vomiting; in women; during pregnancy; ; abdomen; bladder; urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting; ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); sudden; must hasten to urinate, or urine will escape; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); sudden; abdomen; bladder; urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting; difficult to waken the child; Feeling of coldness, as of ice water in stomach Soreness; better eating Painful hard spot Hematemesis Bitter taste after a swallow of water. Distended Burning hemorrhoids Diarrhoea; very offensive; dark brown Bloody, fetid stools Cholera infantum in connection with painful dentition, green stools, nausea, dry skin, exhaustion, etc. Stomach; Nausea; vomiting of food several hours after eating; of sweetish water in the morning Offensive Violent itching of vulva and vagina, worse when urinating Must hurry when desire comes to urinate. Can urinate only when lying; cannot get out of bed quick enough during first sleep Dreams of urinating urine; copious; Enuresis in the first part of night urine; sediment; white; genitals; female; after-birth; strong and sharp (acrid); genitals; female; vaginal discharge; offensive smelling; putrid; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; before period; ; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; burning; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; genitals; female; cancer; vagina; ; Menses too early, prolonged genitals; female; cancer; womb; ; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; yellow; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; yellow; stains linen; genitals; female; after-birth; lumpy; genitals; female; after-birth; dark; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; during pregnancy; ; genitals; female; pain; gnawing, biting; genitals; female; after-birth; offensive smelling; genitals; female; irritation; itching; vagina; feels erotic; genitals; female; period; intermittent; genitals; female; period; offensive smell; genitals; female; metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding); after sexual intercourse; ; genitals; female; pain; bearing down; womb, and region of womb (see labour-like pains, also pains in abdomen); as if everything would come out; genitals; female; pain; gnawing, biting; between lips of vagina; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; while urinating; genitals; female; pain; burning; after urinating; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; vagina; ; genitals; female; swollen; genitals; female; irritation; itching; vagina; ; genitals; female; irritation; itching; between lips of vagina; ; genitals; female; irritation; itching; from vaginal discharge; Female; Corrosive itching within vulva, burning and swelling of labia; violent itching between labia and thighs During menses, Difficult hearing; buzzing and roaring; eruption after Burning and soreness in external and internal parts genitals; female; hardness; Hemorrhage after coition Vomiting of pregnancy, with ptyalism Menstrual flow intermits (Puls.); ceases on sitting or walking; reappears on lying down Pain worse after menses Lochia offensive; Intermits. genitals; female; inflammation; genitals; female; inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); genitals; female; irritation; itching; Leucorrhoea, yellow, acrid; odor of green corn; worse between periods Hemoptysis; periodic attacks After every cough, Copious, purulent expectoration Gangrene of lungs Cough after influenza ( Eriodyction.) Winter coughs of old people, With heavy pressure on sternum Raw burning in chest; pains and oppression Cough; worse evening, with efforts to vomit, with pain in chest Hoarse, with pain in larynx Sternum feels pressed in. cough; while lying down; ; cough; while lying down; changing position; ; chest; lungs; gangrene of lungs; Dragging backache, extending to genitals and down thighs back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; Great debility. extremities, limbs; pain; thumb; ; extremities, limbs; coldness; lower limbs; foot; ; extremities, limbs; pain; as if sprained; thumb; ; extremities, limbs; stiffness; thumb; ; extremities, limbs; pain; thumb; left; ; extremities, limbs; skin; excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); between thighs; ; Pain in joints, hip and knee Boring pain in hip-joints Scapulae sore. sleep; yawning; sleep; deep; Anxious dreams of pursuit, fire, erections, etc. Disturbed with tossing Paralytic sensation in limbs on waking sleep; yawning; after coughing; ; skin; out-breaks on skin; rash (see granular); scaly; bran-like; skin; out-breaks on skin; herpetic; moist; skin; itching; evening; ; skin; pain; excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); between skin folds; ; skin; abnormal growths; ulcers; reopening of old ulcers; when partly healed; ; Senile gangrene Itching, worse towards evening Burning in soles Ecchymosis; dorsal surface of fingers and hands eczematous. Small wounds bleed freely ( CROT.; Lach.; Phos.) Pustules and herpes generalities; symptoms not symmetrical; symptoms on one side; ; generalities; pulse; abnormal; generalities; pulsation; generalities; in women; symptoms after period; ; generalities; blood vessels; excited, rapid blood flow; generalities; symptoms not symmetrical; left; ; Kreosotum is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Beech Wood Kreosote, Kreosote, Kreos