Iodium (iodine)
Iodum
The leading remedy for hyperthyroidism and Graves' disease. The person is thin and ravenously hungry yet keeps losing weight, restless, anxious, and unable to keep still — must always be busy. Marked sensitivity to heat with profuse perspiration, rapid pulse, and palpitations. Often shows an enlarged thyroid, exophthalmos, and tremor.
Key indications
- Top remedy for hyperthyroidism or Grave's disease, often with weight loss
- Goiter, tremor, palpitations, and rapid pulse
- Restlessness — must keep moving or stay busy
- Worse from heat, better in cool, open air
- Anxiety, irritability, and dread of being alone
Warmth, warm rooms, exertion, fasting, rest
Cool open air, eating, motion
200C twice daily. Use as an adjunct to medical care, not a replacement.
Crataegus Oxyacantha (hawthorn)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.