Cuprum arsenicosum is a valuable and important homoeopathic medicine prepared from Arsenite of Copper (Scheele’s Green) through trituration. It is known for its deep action on the nervous, digestive, respiratory, and genito-urinary systems, particularly in cases of spasmodic conditions, paralysis, chronic vomiting and diarrhoea, and menstrual or uterine disturbances. This medicine is suited for individuals suffering from extreme debility, cramping pains, and neuralgic states, often accompanied by a sense of internal coldness, trembling, and collapse.
Common Name: Arsenite of Copper / Scheele’s Green
SBL’s Cuprum arsenicosum can be helpful in the following conditions:
Vertigo and Confused Thinking
- Aids in vertigo, dullness, and confusion of ideas, especially in the forehead region.
- Helps in pressing fullness in the head with sharp temporal pains.
- Cuprum arsenicosum manages soreness and heaviness of the head, particularly after washing.
Visual Sensitivity and Dark Spots
- Supports dim vision and dark spots before the eyes.
- Helps in hypersensitivity to light and visual strain.
Neuralgic Pain in Face and Ears
- Aids in boring and sharp pains in the ears and temples.
- Manages twitching and jerking of muscles, especially on the left side of the face.
- Supports soreness in facial bones with a haggard expression.
Dryness and Burning in Mouth and Throat
- Helps in extreme dryness of the mouth with constant need to moisten it.
- Aids in burning sensation from the stomach up to the throat and coated tongue.
- Manages bad breath and tremulous tongue.
Nausea, Vomiting, and Stomach Cramps
- Supports nausea aggravated by eating or mental exertion.
- Aids in vomiting of mucus with severe distress in the epigastric region.
- Manages hiccough, cutting stomach pain, and burning after eating.
Colic and Abdominal Spasms
- Helps in burning and cramping abdominal pain, often with rectal and bladder tenesmus.
- Manages attacks of enteralgia and spasmodic colic recurring periodically.
- Supports pain associated with screams and finger/toe cramps.
Frequent Stool with Cramping
- Aids in vomiting and purging with collapse, especially in cholera-like states.
- Supports chronic slimy diarrhoea during summer, along with cramping.
- Manages constant mucous discharges and tenesmus.
Urinary Discomfort and Burning
- Helps in burning urination with frequent urges and dark red urine.
- Manages sacral pain and strong garlic-like urine odor.
Genital Irritation and Discharge
- Supports white purulent discharge in males, with soreness of penis and prostate pain.
- Cuprum arsenicosum aids in constant perspiration of the scrotum and frequent boils.
- Helps in uterine neuralgia and spasmodic pain during and after menstruation.
- Manages nausea and weakness during pregnancy with dysenteric symptoms.
Breathlessness and Oppressed Chest
- Aids in oppression and constriction of the chest with altered voice and speech difficulty.
- Supports dull soreness and sticking pain in the left chest, worsened by deep inspiration.
- Helps in weakness and numb sensation in the left chest, back, shoulder, and arm.
Irregular Heart Action and Palpitations
- Manages weak, hurried heartbeat with trembling limbs and oppression in the chest.
- Supports paroxysmal cardiac chorea with alternating irregular and violent heart action.
- Aids in long, involuntary inspiration with emptiness in the stomach and confusion.
Neck Stiffness and Lumbar Lameness
- Helps in soreness of neck glands and stiffness aggravated by movement.
- Manages pain under the scapula and lameness of back improved by rest.
- Supports pain radiating from the lumbar region to the thigh.
Trembling and Spasmodic Weakness
- Aids in tremulousness and general prostration, especially while walking.
- Manages spasms and numbness in limbs, especially on the left side.
- Helps in pustular eruptions on wrists and ankles with skin sensitivity.
Cold Sweats and Collapse
- Supports cold, clammy sweat covering the body in collapse states.
- Aids in icy coldness, cramps, and hiccough in advanced weakness.
- Cuprum arsenicosum manages deathly pale skin and sudden prostration from internal shock.