# Insulinum

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Syphilitic Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
This pancreatic hormone plays an important part in the process of sugar metabolism in the 
body. Its capacity to bum sugar into carbon dioxide and water, thereby helping the body with fat combu stion, 
has made it very useful in the hands of the allopathic school saving patients from death in cases of diabetic 
acidosis. 
If Insulin, is administered at suitable intervals in diabetes mellitus, the blood sugar is maintained at a normal 
level and the urine remains free of sugar. Restores the ability to oxidize carbohydrates and to store glycogen 
in the liver. 
It was proved by Dr. William F. Baker, and Dr. S. K. Ghosh of Calcutta. Some use of Insulin, homeopathically 
has been made by Baker, showing its applicability in acne, carbuncles, and erythema with itching eczema.  
Insulin is indicated for persistent cases of skin irritation, boils or varicose ulceration with polyuria. For gouty 
patients with glycosuria when skin manifestations are persistent, give three times daily after eating. 
Dr. Ghose used it in potency for overdoses of insulin, followed by weakness, fatigue and tremulousness with 
profuse sweating. Patient is debilitated. Asthenia. Emaciation with loose bowels. Craving for sweets.  
Chronic intestinal troubles with diarrhea and enlarged liver. Enlarged liver with chron ic sepsis or chronic 
suppurative otitis. 
Chronic diarrhea of children with enlarged liver and debility. Infantile liver without jaundice.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Worse after typhoid or pneumonia.

## Symptoms by System

### Ears
- Chronic suppurative otitis.
- Chronic otorrhea and mastoiditis.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Duodenal ulcers.
- Chronic intestinal troubles with diarrhea and enlarged liver.
- Blood - Hypoglycemia.
- Septicemia.
- Constitutions - Broken down constitution from infectious or suppurative diseases.
- Desires sugar and sweets, but aggravated by them.
- Liver - Hepatitis.
- Chronic functional derangement of liver.
- Enlarged liver associated with many complaints.

### Skin
- Acute dermatitis with chronic diarrhea and liver trouble.
- Eczema, allergic eczema.
- Acne, erythema with 
itching eczema.
- Boils and abscesses.
- Ulcers and suppurative ailments with enlarged liver.
- Tongue - Tongue is coated white.
- COMMENTS - Dr.
- Ghose wrote: “But from the dynamic standpoint, it will be observed, that Insulin in potency 
has even greater utility where glycogenic balance of the liver is disturbed.
- “In cases of hepatitis and hepatic enlargement where the liver is embarrassed by long continued toxic process, 
it has a very great scope.
- Thus in cases where liver is enlarged towards the end of acute infectious diseases, 
such as Typhoid, Pneumonia, etc., a few doses of Insulin 30 will restore normal balance an d enhance the 
process of re-generation rapidly.” 
Chronic intestinal disorder, especially with looseness of bowels with enlarged liver.
- Chronic otorrhea and 
mastoiditis in emaciated children where the pus is thin, especially when combined with enlarged live r and 
chronic diarrhea or as aftereffects of acute infectious diseases.
- Ulcers, boils, bed sores, hypopyon as aftereffects of acute infectious diseases with disordered liver.
- Eczema with chronic liver troubles.
- Allergic eczema.
- Suppuration of the scrofulous glands in the neck.
- General 
suppuration.