Opium 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 Opium. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Opium would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Opium 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 Opium 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 Opium and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. Hahnemann says that it is much more difficult to estimate the action of Opium than of almost any other drug. The effects of Opium as shown in the insensibility of the nervous system, the depression drowsy stupor, painlessness, and torpor, the general sluggishness and lack of vital reaction, constitute the main indications for the drug when used homeopathically. All complaints are characterized by SOPOR. They are Painless, and are accompanied by Heavy, stupid sleep, stertorous breathing. sweaty skin. Dark, mahogany-brown face. Serous apoplexy - venous, passive congestion. Want of sensitiveness to the action of medicines. Reappearance and worse from becoming heated. Opium lessens voluntary movements, contracts pupils, depresses higher intellectual powers, lessens self-control and power of concentration, judgement; stimulates the imagination, checks all secretions except that of the skin. Want of susceptibility to remedies even though indicated. Diseases that originate from fright. BETTER, cold things, constant walking. WORSE, heat, during and after sleep ( Apis; Lach.) Relationships Compare: Apis; Bell.; Gels.; Nux Mosch; Morphinum (extreme susceptibility to pain; twitching; tympanites; much itching); CODEIN (dry, teasing, incessant cough; twitching of muscles, especially those of eyelids); Eschscholtzia - California Poppy - (a harmless soporific). Antidote: Acute Opium poisoning. Atropine and Black Coffee. Chronic Opium poisoning. Ipecac; Nux; Passiflora. Berberis is useful to counteract opium habit. mind; behaviour; jumping; out of bed; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; to pleasure; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; to suffering; mind; delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; visions; beautiful; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium); mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; sensitive, oversensitive; to noise; slightest; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting); while perspiring; ; mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; confusion; mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; while reading; ; mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; imbecility; mind; delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; creatures and animals; mind; intellectual faculties; ideas; deficiency of ideas; mind; insanity; mania, madness; from drinking (delirium tremors); mind; memory; active memory; mind; perception; numbness; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; during fever; ; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; does not complain; mind; dazed; mind; dazed; between convulsions; ; mind; delirium; mind; delirium; raging, raving; mind; delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people; faces; mind; delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people; faces; hideous; mind; as if in a dream; mind; symptoms follow intense emotions; anger; mind; symptoms follow intense emotions; fright; mind; symptoms follow intense emotions; reproaches; mind; excitement; mind; fantasies; of exaltation; pleasant; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; ecstatic; exhilaration; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indecisive; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; during chill; ; mind; perception; senses; acute; Patient wants nothing Frightful fancies, daring, gay, bright Unable to understand or appreciate his sufferings Thinks he is not at home Delirious talking, with wide open eyes. mind; behaviour; rolling on the floor; Complete loss of consciousness; apoplectic state mind; unconsciousness; after epilepsy; ; mind; unconsciousness; during fever; ; mind; perception; senses; dull; mind; sleep-walking; mind; unconsciousness; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; sensitive, oversensitive; to noise; vertigo, dizziness; Complete insensibility; no mental grasp for anything Delirium Dull, heavy, stupid Vertigo; Lightness of head in old people head; skin and scalp; perspiration; forehead; ; Vertigo after fright Paralysis of brain. head; cerebral haemorrhage; head; skin and scalp; perspiration; forehead; cold; head; hot; during chill; ; Pain in back of head; great weight there ( Gels.) Bursting feeling Ptosis ( Gels.; Caust.) Staring, glassy. eye; pupils; contracted; eye; lids; half open; eye; lids; eyes closed; half open; eye; dryness; eye; glassy appearance; eye; intolerance of light (photophobia); Half-closed, dilated; pupils insensible, Contracted eye; tears; eye; staring; eye; pupils; insensitive to light; vision; dim; vision; weak (see eyes, weak); hearing; too sensitive; to noises; ; hearing; too sensitive; nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; Looks intoxicated, besotted ( Bapt.; Lach.) Spasmodic facial twitching, especially corners of mouth face; distortion; face; skin; discoloration; red; dark red; face; skin; drawn, pulled; face; sunken; face; swelling; face; twitching; face; twitching; around mouth; ; Hanging down of lower jaw Distorted. Red, bloated, Swollen, dark suffused, hot face; skin; discoloration; red; during convulsion; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; face; skin; discoloration; pale; face; expression; old looking; face; expression; sleepy; face; heat; face; motions of jaw; dropping of jaw; Veins of face distended face; motions of jaw; lockjaw; face; perspiration; face; skin; discoloration; bluish; face; skin; discoloration; earthy; Difficult articulation and swallowing. Blubbering of lips Bloody froth Tongue black, Paralyzed Dry Intense thirst mouth; paralysis; tongue; ; mouth; open; during sleep; ; mouth; dryness; tongue; morning; ; mouth; dryness; tongue; on waking; ; mouth; open; mouth; paralysis; tongue; pulled to right; mouth; speech; difficult; throat; tickling in the air passages; larynx; ; abdomen; stomach; appetite; ravenous, excessive; without enjoying food (see aversion to food); abdomen; impaction (food lodged in abdomen); abdomen; stomach; desires, cravings; alcoholic drinks; brandy; abdomen; stomach; vomiting; vomit like stool; abdomen; inflammation; neck of large intestine (right side, between hip and ribs. typhlitis); ; abdomen; kidneys; suppression of urine; with perspiration; abdomen; hernia; groin; strangulated; abdomen; pain; from lead poisoning; ; abdomen; pain; with vomiting, blood and mucus in stool (intussusception); abdomen; pain; pressing; before stool; ; abdomen; paralysis of intestines; abdomen; stopped sensation; abdomen; bladder; paralysis; abdomen; bladder; retention of urine (see urination delayed); after a fright; ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); ineffectual; abdomen; bladder; urination; feeble stream (slow); abdomen; bladder; urination; delayed, difficult; must press; a long time before able to start; abdomen; bladder; urination; delayed, difficult; must press; morning; ; abdomen; bladder; urination; delayed, difficult; from spasm of sphincter; abdomen; bladder; urination; weakness; Faecal vomiting Lead colic During colic, urging to stool and discharge of hard faeces. Hard, bloated, tympanitic Hungry; no desire to eat. Incarcerated hernia Stomach; Vomiting, with colic and convulsions rectum; constipation; alternating with diarrhoea; rectum; pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool; ; rectum; diarrhoea; from emotions; from sudden joy; ; rectum; pain; burning; during stool; ; rectum; constipation; stool remains in rectum for a long time with no urging; rectum; constipation; insufficient, incomplete, unsatisfactory stool; rectum; constriction, contraction, closure, etc.; spasmodic; rectum; constipation; inactivity of rectum; rectum; involuntary stool; after a fright; ; rectum; constipation; difficult stool; stool recedes; rectum; involuntary stool; stool; like balls; black; stool; like balls; Violent pain in rectum, as if pressed asunder. Stools involuntary, black, offensive, frothy Faeces protrude and recede ( THUS.; Sil.) Spasmodic retention of faeces in small intestines Round, hard, black balls Obstinate constipation; no desire to go to stool stool; like balls; like sheep dung; stool; black; stool; dry; stool; grey; stool; hard; stool; watery; stool; odour; offensive; urine; scanty; Slow to start; feeble stream Retained or involuntary, after fright Loss of power or sensibility of bladder. urine; scanty; while perspiring; ; genitals; female; pain; labour pains; weak; genitals; female; prolapse; womb; after a fright; ; Puerperal convulsions; drowsiness or coma between paroxysms genitals; female; pain; labour pains; ceasing; Cessation of labor-pains with coma and twitchings Threatened abortion and suppression of lochia, from fright with sopor Horrible labor-like pains in uterus, with urging to stool. Female; Suppressed menses from fright respiration; slow; during convulsions; ; respiration; slow; respiration; sighing; respiration; irregular; respiration; interrupted; during sleep (apnea); respiration; interrupted; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); waking with difficulty breathing; ; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); during sleep; when falling asleep; ; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); during sleep; must be awakened to avoid suffocation; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); with cough; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); respiration; deep; respiration; slow; breathing in; during sleep; ; respiration; like deep snoring; respiration; snoring; during heat; ; respiration; like deep snoring; after convulsions; ; respiration; snoring; respiration; like deep snoring; during sleep; ; Cough, with dyspnoea and blue face; with bloody expectoration. Heat in chest; burning about heart Difficult, intermittent, deep, unequal respiration Deep snoring; rattling, stertorous breathing Breathing stops on going to sleep; must be shaken to start it again ( Grindelia.) Hoarse respiration; snoring; during chill; ; chest; paralysis; heart; ; back; inflammation; spinal cord; ; back; spasms; opisthotonos (body bent backward and stiffened); Swollen veins of neck. back; cramp (see also pain: cramp-like pains); intermittent pulling; neck (head bent back); ; Opisthotonos extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; extremities, limbs; paralysis; after extreme emotion; ; extremities, limbs; numbness (see tingling); extremities, limbs; movements and positions; twitching; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; trembling; lower limbs; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; trembling; upper limbs; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; trembling; after a fright; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; trembling; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; jerking; calf; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; convulsive movement; extremities, limbs; heat; hand; ; extremities, limbs; coldness; lower limbs; ; extremities, limbs; relaxation; Painless paralysis ( Oleand.) Twitching of limbs Numbness Jerks as if flexors were over acting Convulsions; worse from glare of light; coldness of limbs. sleep; falling asleep; during heat; ; sleep; dreams; pleasant; sleep; dreams; fantastic; sleep; dreams; amorous; sleep; deep; during heat; ; sleep; deep; between convulsions; ; sleep; deep; during chill; ; sleep; deep; sleep; sleep between heat of fever; sleep; while perspiring (see perspiration during sleep); sleep; restless; sleep; yawning; sleep; sleep-walking; sleep; sleeplessness, insomnia; night; with sleepiness; sleep; sleeplessness, insomnia; ; sleep; sleepiness, tiredness; overpowering; sleep; sleepiness, tiredness; during the heat; ; sleep; sleepiness, tiredness; during chill; ; sleep; sleepiness, tiredness; sleep; comatose; between convulsions; ; sleep; comatose; sleep; symptoms during chill; ; Pleasant, fantastic, amorous dreams Bed feels so hot cannot lie on it Child dreams of cats, dogs, black forms Distant noises, cocks crowing, etc., keep him awake Very sleepy, but cannot go to sleep Picking at bedclothes Loss of breath on falling asleep ( Grind.) Coma vigil Profound coma Great drowsiness ( Gels.; Nux Mosch.) Falls into a heavy stupid sleep Shaking chill; then heat, with sleep and sweat Thirst only during heat. sleep; deep; after convulsions; ; fever; continued fever; in complete daze; fever; intense heat; with delirium; fever; perspiration with heat; fever; intense heat; during sleep; ; fever; intense heat; with daze and unconsciousness; fever; heat comes on during sleep; ; fever; stages of chill, heat and sweat; chill followed by heat, with sweat; fever; desire to uncover; fever; continued fever; dazed from fever; fever; burning heat; fever; localised; cerebro-spinal fever; ; Pulse Full and slow Heat extending over body HOT perspiration Fever characterized by stupor, snoring respiration, twitching of limbs, intense thirst and sleepiness General low temperature with inclination to stupor. perspiration; profuse; morning; hot, dry; perspiration; single parts; upper body; ; perspiration; other symptoms worse while perspiring; perspiration; profuse; morning; ; perspiration; hot; perspiration; from fright; ; perspiration; skin; abnormal growths; ulcers; painless; skin; dry; burning; skin; dry; skin; discoloration; bluish; Hot perspiration over whole body except lower limbs. Constant desire to uncover Hot, damp, sweating injuries and accidents; shock from injury; injuries and accidents; poisoning; generalities; pulse; frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; generalities; pulse; abnormal; generalities; perspiration gives no relief; generalities; painlessness of complaints usually painful; generalities; in aged people; ; generalities; pain; pressing; internally; ; generalities; numbness; externally; generalities; lack of irritability; generalities; pulse; slow; generalities; pulse; soft; generalities; wine; generalities; warmth; warm bed; generalities; trembling; externally; ; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); warmth; warm bed; generalities; sensation of strength; generalities; during sleep; generalities; rising; generalities; lack of reaction; generalities; insensitive to pain (see irritability); inner parts; ; generalities; insensitive to pain (see irritability); generalities; affects of alcohol; brandy; generalities; extreme emotion; generalities; blackness of external parts; generalities; blood vessels; blue discoloration (from lack of oxygen in blood); generalities; catalepsy (dazed, allows others to position limbs); after a fright; ; generalities; convulsions; generalities; convulsions; night; ; generalities; convulsions; children; ; generalities; convulsions; rapid muscle spasm; generalities; convulsions; convulsive movements; generalities; convulsions; from excitement; ; generalities; convulsions; with falling; backwards; generalities; convulsions; from fright; ; generalities; convulsions; from fright; of the mother (infant); ; generalities; faintness, fainting; on excitement; ; generalities; faintness, fainting; after a fright; ; generalities; fluid build up; external; ; generalities; affects of alcohol; ; Opium is available to buy through our online shop from Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Papaver Somniferum, Papaver Somniferum, Dried Latex Of The Poppy, Opium (papaver Somniferum)