Iodum – Iodine

The mother tincture is prepared from Iodine, I₂ , MW: 253.8.

The main indications are:

Heat and restlessness. Amelioration in cool air, in cool rooms and walking about. Emaciation in spite of eating well. Thyrotoxicosis. Sensation of emptiness in the stomach, also with duodenal ulcer. Glandular swellings. Nasal discharge and partic- ularly certain forms of coryza (acute fluent coryza). In coryza, when other remedies fail, Iodum often acts surprisingly well. Insufferable, grumpy, irritable mood. Com- pulsion to be on the move: wanders about day and night. Exophthalmos. Underde- velopment of the breasts. Dyspnoea in pneumonia of the upper lobes. Blood- streaked sputum, spasmodic tickling cough. Tuberculosis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Iodum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for iodum: hyperthyroidism; furunculosis; acne vulgaris.