Antimonium Crudum (black sulphide of antimony)
Antimonium crudum
A helpful remedy for eczema and drug-induced dermatitis, where the skin forms hardened, pimpled, or scaly plaques that crack and ooze. Helpful when eruptions worsen from heat, warm baths, or topical irritants and the person is irritable when touched or observed.
Key indications
- Thick, crusty, pimpled, or scaly eczema plaques with cracking or oozing
- Drug-induced or chemically irritated dermatitis that worsens with heat and bathing
- Hardened, dry skin with tendency to form thick scabs or crusts
- Irritability and aversion to being looked at or touched during flare-ups
- Skin complaints worse from warm applications and better from cool air
Heat, warm baths, rich food, topical irritants, being touched
Cool air, rest, gentle drying, fasting
200C twice daily in eczema; 6C once every three hours in drug-induced dermatitis; taper as symptoms improve.
Arsenicum Album (white arsenic)
Camphora (camphor)General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.