Arsenicum Album (white arsenic)
Arsenicum album
A supportive remedy for chemotherapy-related burning, restlessness, weakness, and digestive upset. Helpful when nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea leaves the person exhausted, anxious, and chilly, with burning pains that are relieved by warmth and small sips of warm drinks.
Key indications
- Best for: Burning, restless weakness with nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea after chemotherapy; fear of death or disease
- Intense anxiety, restlessness, and fear of serious illness during treatment
- Burning pains relieved by warmth, especially after midnight
- Thirst for small, frequent sips of warm drinks
Cold, midnight to 2 am, chemotherapy sessions, alone
Warmth, warm drinks, company, reassurance
6C every 1–2 hours during acute chemotherapy-related nausea or diarrhea; 200C twice daily for lingering weakness or ongoing fear of death or disease. Use as an adjunct to professional care, not a replacement.
Nux Vomica (strychnine tree nut)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.