{"id":1084,"remedy_name":"Opium","remedy_type":"Homeopathic Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Psoric Miasm","temperament":"Hot","aggravation_time":"Morning","keynote_indications":"Source: Derived from the dried latex of the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum ), prepared for. homeopathic  use  through  trituration  and  serial  dilution  to  enhance  therapeutic  action  while. eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional  Context:  Historically  employed  in  homeopathy  for  neurological,  psychological,. gastrointestinal,  respiratory,  and  systemic  disorders,  particularly  those  involving  stupor,. insensitivity to pain, and constipation. It is noted for symptoms such as drowsiness, delirium,. obstinate  constipation,  and  respiratory  depression,  often  aggravated  by  heat,  excitement,  or. emotional shock, and ameliorated by cold, quiet environments, or rest. Modern  Context :  Indicated  for  neurological  conditions  (e.g.,  delirium,  narcolepsy),. psychological  conditions  (e.g.,  dissociative  disorders,  post-traumatic  stress  disorder),. gastrointestinal conditions (e.g., opioid-induced constipation, ileus), respiratory conditions (e.g.,. sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and systemic conditions (e.g., shock, chronic. fatigue  syndrome).  It  suits  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  symptoms  characterized  by  stupor,. insensitivity to pain, constipation, respiratory depression, or delirium, typically exacerbated by. heat,  excitement,  or  emotional  shock,  and  often  seen  in  individuals  with  torpid,  oversensitive. constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with neurological or psychological. conditions, often presenting with symptoms like drowsiness or dissociation, commonly observed in. patients with delirium, dissociative disorders, or opioid-induced constipation triggered by stress,. trauma, or substance exposure.","modalities":"Worse from: Heat  (weather,  rooms,  drinks),  excitement,  emotional  shock,  night,  rich. foods, alcohol, lying down, morning, exertion, noise, trauma, solitude, talking.","symptoms_by_system":{"Mind":"Apoplectic (stroke) state. Coma from drug overdose, fright, stroke or injury. Loss of \nconsciousness. Dreamy. Sluggish. Dull. Stupid. No will power. Placid. Wants nothing, says nothing ails him. \nUnable to understand or appreciate his sufferings. Indifferent to pain or pleasure. Nervous, irritable, tendency \nto start. \nFrightful fancies, visions of mice, scorpions. Fears after fright, which remains. Delirium tremens with terror. \nDelirious talking with wide-open eyes. Exaltation of the mind, vivid imaginations. Gaiety. Talkative. Rash. Bold, \nincreased courage. Tendency to lie. Deceptive, vision, taste touch, perversion of all senses. Imagines parts of \nhis body are very large. Thinks he is not at home. Carphology. Apoplectic (stroke) state. Coma from drug overdose, fright, stroke or injury. Loss of \nconsciousness. Dreamy. Sluggish. Dull. Stupid. No will power. Placid. Wants nothing, says nothing ails him. \nUnable to understand or appreciate his sufferings. Indifferent to pain or pleasure. Nervous, irritable, tendency \nto start. \nFrightful fancies, visions of mice, scorpions. Fears after fright, which remains. Delirium tremens with terror. \nDelirious talking with wide-open eyes. Exaltation of the mind, vivid imaginations. Gaiety. Talkative. Rash. Bold, \nincreased courage. Tendency to lie. Deceptive, vision, taste touch, perversion of all senses. Imagines parts of \nhis body are very large. Thinks he is not at home. Carphology.","Vertigo":"Vertigo after fright. Lightness of the head in the elderly from injuries to head. \nCOMMENTS - Complaints brought on by fear, fright, anger, shame, shock. Ailments from excessive joy (Aeon., \nCoff.). Also from alcohol, lead, charcoal fumes. For fright where \nthe image reoccurs. Fright leading to an excited state, hypersensitive, sleepless.  \nMentals similar to those of drug addicts. May lie and steal, lack of conscience. Pa thologically courageous \npeople. State of confusion or delirium. May go in and out of a stupor. Time seems to move too slowly. \nFrightened terror (Aeon.). Fear of being murdered, of impending death. \nVisions and nightmares, wakes in a panic. Visions of fire a nd ghosts. Visions of great beauty and misery, \nsimilar to manic-depression. Astral visions. Exhilaration. Ecstasy (Aeon., Phos.). \nShock, total painlessness (Arn., Resc -b.), improbable lack of pain. More rarely, shock with unbearable \nheadaches. Deception in their symptoms and behavior, their senses can be deceptive. State of desirelessness. \nStupor. Pinpoint, frozen pupils, irregular pupils. \nPolarizing narcosis. In crude doses it causes insensibility, numbness. Total re laxation, calmness, tranquility. \nCan a lso cause hypersensitivity, insomnia, heightened senses. Sensitivity to light and noises (Coff.). \nHyperacute hearing (Lach.). \nGrimmer noted that \u201cthis is a remedy of many phases and opposite extremes and alternating states, and of \nsymptoms such as diarrhea with burning pains and violent tenesmus, and involuntary stools. Or there may be \nan inveterate constipation, often ending in complete bowel obstruction and paralysis of the bowels, cancers \nand gangrenous ulcerations are most often painless.\u201d \nHahnemann described a \u201cdeathly paleness, coldness of the limbs and whole body, cold perspiration, timorous \nanxiety, trembling and despair, mucus stools, transient vomiting and short cough and very rarely certain kinds \nof pain.\u201d He noted that it was a rare and transien t effect in excitable subjects, occurring as a reflection of the \nsecondary state. \nKeynote abnormal painlessness, but there are also acute pains. Hahnemann recorded one example, \u201chorrible \nlabor-like pains in uterus, which compelled her to bend the abdomen d ouble with anxious, almost inef fectual \nurging to stool.\u201d \nCharacteristic drowsiness. Inertia, torpor. Absence of sensation, absence of reaction. Great stupor, \npainlessness, complains of nothing, wants nothing. \u201cWant of susceptibility, trembling.\u201d Lack of vital reaction. \nExalted sensitiveness and timidity, sensi tiveness to fright and other emotions. Sleepy but cannot sleep, \nsleepless with acuteness of hearing disturbed by sounds ordinarily not heard at all. Nervous and irritable, \ntendency to start. Twitching, trembling of head, hands and arms. \nSpasms in children at the approach of strangers, from nursing after the mother has had a fright, from crying, \neyes half open and upturned. Screaming before and during a spasm. Tetanus, the spasms are ushered in with \na loud shriek. \nEpileptic attacks occur during sleep. Epi lepsy after a fright. Deep sleep after attacks. Deep, rapid breathing, \nstertorous breathing while sleeping. Children sleep deeply and snore, as if in a coma. Coma, near death -like \nstates (Carb-v., Ant-t.). Coma from uremia, kidney failure. Comatose-like states with high fevers. \nFever, the skin is hot and damp. Secretions are generally checked except that of the skin. Sweat is a \ncharacteristic concomitant. \u201cVery hot, sweltering perspiration.\u201d Guernsey n oted that the \u201cpatient may not feel \n \n \ncold all day, but may have only a little chill and at night, when in bed, complain that the sheets feel so very \nhot.\u201d \nT. F. Allen remarked that the Op. fever may be closely allied to that of Aeon, because the Ranunculaceae are \nnot far removed from the Papaveracee. May have a high temperature without a distinct inflammatory process. \nIntense thirst and great sleepiness, without the anguish, fear and restlessness of the Aeon, fever.  \nFever is similar to Gels., but with thirst. May be periodic, intermittent or remittent. Happy with a high fever. \nBrain damage from high fevers, lack of oxygen or drugs, particularly in children (Hell.).  \nDelirium with great loquacity, visions of animals starting out of various parts of the room. Feels well in delirium. \nDelirium tremens, very little drink is sufficient to bring on an attack. The bed feels too hot. Better cool, fresh \nair, worse warmth (Apis.). \nBesotted face, dusky, mottled (Bapt.). Can be bloated, purplish with dark blue color. Emaciation, wrinkled skin, \nsunken eyes. Dry skin. Wasting infants who look aged, jerking and twisting of the body. Constant expression \nof fright. \nPinpoint pupils, unequal, fixed. Glassy eyed children, especially with an arched back and high fever. Childhood \nmeningitis, arched backs, high fever, may have convulsions. Dreamy, sleepy state in meningitis (Gels.). \nStroke with dizziness and paralysis (Arn., Plb.). Deep red face. Strokes with labored breathing, a dusky, dark \ncolor on the face, fixed pupils . Stroke, with insensibility and partial or complete paralysis, resulting from \ncharcoal vapor, inhaling gas, alcohol, fright, the fear still remaining. After a stroke, dropped jaw, paralyzed \nbowels, and dry skin. Multiple sclerosis with paralysis. \nParalysis of sphincters. Severe constipa tion (Plb.), painless, after a shock or fright. Impacted bowels, \nparticularly in babies. Complete constipation with no desire for stool (Alum.). Lack of sensation, cannot strain. \nRetention of urine due to lack of sensation. Constipation with round stool, hard, black balls that look like sheep \ndung. \nInvoluntary and unconscious passage of urine and feces. Reversed peristalsis and fe cal vomiting. Ileus and \nstrangulated hernia. Inertia of the intestines results in constipa tion of the bladder, retention of the uterus, \nsuspension of the menses. \nThreatened abortion or miscarriage from fear. Uterine inertia during labor. Excessive fetal movements. Birth \ntrauma. Asphyxia of the newborn (Aeon.), the child is unaware. Puerperal convu lsions. \nDrug overdoses. Stupor and slurred speech from overdose (Gels.). Nausea or constipa tion from drugs. \nAntidotes the effects of morphine (Nux -v.). Side effects of chemo therapy (Ip.). Antidote for lead poisoning, \nespecially where there is constipation, colic, cramps in the colon. \nJ. P. Willard repeatedly gave permanent relief in cases of suffering with Op. 2x without producing any narcotic \neffect. \nJ. B. S. King noticed that in seven opium eaters, there was marked arching of the back, especially of the upper \npart of the back. In as many morphine takers he had not met with a single case of arched back.  \nVillers cured with Op. 200c a case of hystero -epilepsy in which the attack was preceded by a sensation of \nswelling of body. Veins protruded, face bluish red. Complete unconsciousness. \nIn one of the worst cases of painful men struation Clarke ever treated, Op. 30c gave greater and more lasting \nrelief than any other remedy. In one patient he gave Op. 30c for constipation. With the onset of the next period, \nOp. caused a \u201csharp pain which caused vomiting and a desire to sit doubled up and keep warm.\u201d  \nC. N. Payne related the case of a little girl, aged two, who had never slept properly since birth. She went to \nsleep at the usual time and slept until 10p.m., when she woke moaning, crying and tossing about. Seemed \nfrightened, almost fell asleep again but woke with a start. She screamed and kept one arm and one leg in \nmotion after waking. Seemed sleepy but could not sleep. Usually napped during the day.  \nNux-v., Bell., Cham, were given in succession in vain. It then transpired that before the baby was twelve hours \nold it had four different medicines put into its stomach. One of them was paregoric, and had been given since, \nas well as a \u201cquieting medicine.\u201d \nDuring the early months the baby had colic with constipation, stools in dark, hard, round balls. Clearly, it was \na proving of opium. Op. 200c was given. The first night she slept much better, rapid improvement and cure \nfollowed.","Head":"Heavy occiput. Pain in back of head, great weight there (Gels.). Bursting feel ing. Head hot with hot \nsweat. Paralysis of brain. Confusion in head. Dull, heavy, stupid. Complete insensibility, no mental grasp for \nanything. Heavy occiput. Pain in back of head, great weight there (Gels.). Bursting feel ing. Head hot with hot \nsweat. Paralysis of brain. Confusion in head. Dull, heavy, stupid. Complete insensibility, no mental grasp for \nanything.","Eyes":"Red, bulging eyes. Staring, glassy. Pupilsfixed, contracted, dilated, nonreactive to light. Embolism \nof central artery of retina. Visual hallucinations. Cloudiness of sight. Sensation as if eyeballs were too large, or \nof dust in eyes. Quivering of eyes and lids. Eyes half  open and are turned upwards. Eyelids hanging, as if \nparalyzed. Ptosis (Gels., Caust.). Swelling of lower lids.","Ears":"Acuteness of hearing, clocks striking at a great distance keep her awake. Tin nitus like sea roaring. \nBuzzing, tinkling in ears.","Face":"Red, bloated, swollen, dark suffused, hot.  Looks intoxicated, besotted (Bapt., Lach.). Distorted. \nTrembling, spasmodic facial twitching, especially corners of \nmouth. Veins of face distended. Lips swollen, protruding. Lower jaw hangs down.  Lockjaw. Old look after \ncholera infantum.","Mouth":"Dry. Intense thirst. Copious saliva tion. Bloody froth. Hemoptysis. Ulcers in mouth and on tongue.  \nDifficult speech and swallowing. Blubbering of lips. Looseness of teeth. \nNose - Loss of smell. \nPulse - Pulse is full, slow, quick, hard, irregular, imperceptible.","Throat":"Dryness of throa t. Inability to swal low. On swallowing food either goes the wrong way or returns \nthrough the nose. Bitter or sour taste in throat. Aphonia from fright. Voice weak with inability to speak loudly \nwithout great exertion. \nTongue - Tongue purple, white, black.  Tongue protrudes to right side, dry. Paraly sis of tongue and difficult \nspeech.","Chest":"Slow  breathing  or  respiratory  depression,  with  a  sensation  of  oppression  or. suffocation,  resembling  sleep  apnea,  worse  with  heat,  lying  down,  night,  or. emotional shock, often with snoring or pauses in breathing. Opium (Dried Latex of the Poppy) 1481. Wheezing or dyspnea, with a tendency to tightness, resembling chronic obstructive. pulmonary disease, aggravated by heat, exertion, or night. Dry  cough  or  throat  constriction,  with  a  sensation  of  irritation  or  heaviness,. resembling upper respiratory tract infection, worse with heat or talking. Tendency to respiratory torpor, with aggravation in heated or recumbent states. Systemic:. Shock-like states or collapse, with a sensation of prostration or coldness, resembling. shock, worse with heat, emotional shock, exertion, or morning, often with cold sweat. or pallor. Chronic fatigue or weakness, with a tendency to lethargy or exhaustion, resembling. chronic fatigue syndrome, aggravated by heat, emotional stress, or night. Chilliness or hypersensitivity to heat, with a sensation of sluggishness, resembling. hypothermia-like states, worse with heat or poor diet. Tendency to systemic torpor, with aggravation in heated or shocked states.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Painful sensitiveness and infla tion of stomach and epigastrium. Heavi ness and pressure in \nstomach. Incarcerated hernia. Nausea with vomiting and retching. Retching from emotions. Vomiting with colic \nand convulsions. Vomiting of blood or of greenish matter. Vomiting in peritonitis of fecal matter, of urine.  \nTemperature - General low temperature with inclination to stupor. H ot, sweaty and drowsy with cold limbs. \nHeat extending over body. Hot perspiration. Sweats without relief. Puise full and slow. Fever characterized \nby stupor, snoring respiration, twitching of limbs intense thirst and sleepiness. Hard, bloated, tympanitic. As if a weight in the abdomen. Lead colic. Colic with urging to stool \nand discharge of hard feces. Intestinal spasms, child cries day and night. Incarcerated umbili cal or inguinal \nhernia. Difficult emission of flatus. Bowels feel completely ob structed. Paralytic atony of bowels after \nlaparotomy. Hungry, but no desire to eat. At tacks of bulimia with want of appetite and repugnance to all food. \nSlowness and weakness of digestion. Burning thirst, especially for beer.","Urinary & Genital":"Increased sexual desire with frequent e rections and pollutions. Diminished sexual desire and \nimpotence. Spasmodic stricture from drinking poorly fermented liquor and in alcoholics. Dysmenorrhea, forcing her to bend double with urging to stool. Suppressed menses from fright.  \nProlapse from fright. Softness of uterus. Horrible labor -like pains in uterus. Hiccough during pregnancy \n.Livelyorviolentfetal motion. Threatened miscarriage  from fright with sopor. Puerperal convulsions, \ndrowsiness or coma between paroxysms. Convulsions from stoppage of labor pains. Suppression of lochia \nfrom fright.","Extremities":"Trembling of the limbs after frig ht. Twitching of limbs.  Jerks as if flexors were overacting. \nConvulsions, worse from glare of light, coldness of limbs. One or other arm moves convulsively to and fro. \nShuffling and trembling gait. Feels as if lower limbs were severed and belong to someone  else. Numbness, \nweakness. Painless paralysis (Olean.). Veins of hands distended.","Neck & Back":"Pulsating arteries and swollen veins on neck. Opisthotonos. \nCausations - Ill effects of fear, fright, anger, shame, rape, sudden joy. Charcoal fumes, alcohol,  lead, drug \noverdose, sun.","Skin":"Shock-like states or collapse, with a sensation of prostration or coldness, resembling. shock, worse with heat, emotional shock, exertion, or morning, often with cold sweat. or pallor. Chronic fatigue or weakness, with a tendency to lethargy or exhaustion, resembling. chronic fatigue syndrome, aggravated by heat, emotional stress, or night. Chilliness or hypersensitivity to heat, with a sensation of sluggishness, resembling. hypothermia-like states, worse with heat or poor diet. Tendency to systemic torpor, with aggravation in heated or shocked states.","Sleep":"Great drowsiness (Gels., Nux- m.). Falls into a heavy, deep sleep. Profound coma. Suffocates on \nfalling asleep (Grind.). Sleepy, but cannot go to sleep. Sleeplessness from acuteness of hearing, distant \nnoises keep him awake. Bed feels so hot ca nnot lie on it. Pick ing at bedclothes. Dreams of cats, dogs, black \nforms. Pleasant, fantastic, amorous dreams. Coma vigil.","Generalities":"As if from smoke on the brain. As if flying or hovering in air. As if drunk. Asif eyes too large for \norbits, as if sand or dust in eyes. As if eyelids paralyzed. As of a band around chest. As if something was \nforced through a narrow space in abdomen. Rolling, as of a hard body in right hypochondrium. As if intestines \nwould be cut to pieces, as of a stone in abdomen. As though anus closed. As if lower limbs severed from body."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}