Guaiacum Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Guaiacum. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Guaiacum would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Guaiacum for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Guaiacum in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Guaiacum and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. Chief action on fibrous tissue, and is especially adapted to the arthritic diathesis, rheumatism, and tonsillitis. Secondary syphilis. Very valuable in acute rheumatism. Free foul secretions. Unclean odor from whole body. Promotes suppuration of abscesses. Sensitiveness and worse from local heat. Contraction of limbs, stiffness and immobility. Feeling that he must stretch. , from motion, heat, cold wet weather; pressure, touch, from 6 pm to 4 am. Better external pressure. Relationship. Guaiacol (in the treatment of gonorrh?ìal epididymitis, 2 parts to 30 vaselin, locally). Antidote: Nux. Follow Sepia. Compare: Merc; Caust; Rhus; Mezer; Rhodod. expectoration; noticeable smell; offensive smell; Forgetful; thoughtless; staring Slow to comprehend. mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; mind; behaviour; inclination to sit; head; skin and scalp; perspiration; scalp; ; Pains often end in a stitch, especially in head. Gouty and rheumatic pain in head and face, extending to neck Aching in left ear Feels swollen, and blood-vessels distended Tearing pain in skull; worse, cold, wet weather Pupils dilated eye; swellings; sensation of swelling; eye; swellings; eye; protrusion; eye; lids; eyes open; eyes permanently open; Eyelids appear too short Pimples around eyes. face; expression; old looking; mouth; teeth; pain; pulling; Tongue furred Throat dry, burns, swollen, stitches toward ear Acute tonsillitis Syphilitic sore throat. Stomach. Aversion to milk Desire for apples and other fruits throat; inflammation; tonsils; ; Constricted epigastric region. Rheumatic sore throat with weak throat muscles Burning in stomach Intestinal fermentation Much wind in bowels Diarrhœa, cholera infantum. rectum; cholera; in babies; ; rectum; cholera; with vomiting or diarrhoea; ; Sharp stitches after urinating Constant desire. Female; Ovaritis in rheumatic patients, with irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhœa, and irritable bladder. Feels suffocated Dry, tight cough Fetid breath after coughing Pleuritic stitches Chest pains in articulations of ribs, with shortness of breathing till expectoration sets in. back; pain; contracting; back; pain; contracting; between shoulder blades; ; back; pain; pulling; dorsal (shoulder level); ; back; pain; pulling; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; ; back; pain; Aching in nape Contractive pain between scapulae. Stiff neck and sore shoulders Pain from head to neck Stitches between scapulae to occiput extremities, limbs; tension, tightness; thigh; hamstrings; ; extremities, limbs; pain; tearing; joints; ; Gouty tearing, with contractions extremities, limbs; contraction of muscles and tendons; thigh; hamstrings; ; extremities, limbs; contraction of muscles and tendons; hollow of knee; ; extremities, limbs; pain; lower leg; growing pains; extremities, limbs; numbness (see tingling); extremities, limbs; pain; rheumatic; poisoning by mercury; ; extremities, limbs; pain; lower leg; ; Rheumatic pain in shoulders, arms and hands A feeling of heat in the affected limbs. Arthritic lancinations followed by contraction of limbs Stinging pain in limbs Joints swollen, painful, and intolerant of pressure; can bear no heat Ankle pain extending up the leg, causing lameness Immovable stiffness Sciatica and lumbago Pricking in nates Growing pains (Phos Ac) generalities; swelling; swollen sensation; generalities; pulse; small; generalities; pain; sudden, sharp; muscles; tearing in muscles; generalities; aversion to movement; generalities; movement; generalities; open air; generalities; touch; Guaiacum is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Guajacum Officinale, Guaiacolum, Guaiac, Resin of Lignum Vitae