NICOTINUMLiquid

Nicotinum is a potent homoeopathic medicine prepared from solutions of nicotine, an active alkaloid extracted from the tobacco plant. It is well-known for its deep-acting influence on the nervous system, circulatory system, and gastrointestinal tract. Especially useful in states of collapse, sudden weakness, epileptic aura, seasickness, and spasmodic affections, this medicine addresses both acute and chronic neurovascular disturbances. It is suited to individuals experiencing mental exhaustion, vascular instability, vertigo, and respiratory difficulty, often accompanied by pallor, coldness, and trembling.
It is distinguished by its capacity to manage spasmodic affections with coldness and trembling, particularly involving the respiratory musculature and limbs.

Common Name
English: Nicotine

SBL’s Nicotinum can be helpful in the following conditions:

Neurological & Mental Disturbance

• Aids in aura preceding epileptic seizures, brain-fag, and nervous prostration.
• Marked for paroxysms of faintness with vanishing of senses and sudden loss of consciousness.
• Delirium with frightful visions, mental uneasiness, and inability to concentrate or fix attention.
• Violent trembling of extremities, clonic spasms, and generalized bodily shaking—often affecting respiration.
• Peculiar clonic spasms affecting the entire body; respiratory effort jerky and fragmented.
• Marked physical prostration—unable to hold up the head or perform basic actions.
• Pale, drawn facial features; aura-like sensation felt in the upper jaw region.
• Formication starting at the fingertips, progressing to arms and elbows.
• Spontaneous trembling and muscular fatigue.

Circulatory & Heart Conditions

• Heart rate highly sensitive to dose—pulse may become rapid, erratic, or extremely weak.
• Cold sweat and sinking sensation in the pulse point toward cardiovascular collapse.
• Icy cold limbs; repeated chills and cold sweats.
• Coldness starting from the extremities and moving inward; sensation of internal warmth not followed by perspiration.

Respiratory & Chest Distress

• Supports rapid and shallow breathing with respiratory muscles affected by spasms.
• Oppression of the chest and a sensation of a foreign object behind the sternum.
• Constricted breathing alternating with episodes of deep sighing.

Gastrointestinal Complaints

• Aversion to tobacco—even among habitual users—alongside nausea and vomiting.
• Sensation of emptiness and faintness in the stomach and intestines.
• Abdominal distension with disagreeable sensations throughout the gut.

Headache & Vertigo

• Heavy, stupefying headache with vertigo and dullness.
• Head drawn backward due to rigidity in neck and spinal musculature.
• Marked mental clouding with inability to process thoughts clearly.

Eyes, Ears, and Facial Sensations

• Eyelids feel heavy with blurred vision and photophobia.
• Pupils dilated; lacrimation present.
• Sensation of cotton in ears and indistinct hearing.

Increased Salivation & Dysphagia

• Sharp, burning sensation in the tongue with excessive salivation.
• Scraping, burning taste, especially low in throat, inducing hiccough and hawking.
• Sensation of a sharp object being dragged through the esophagus; dryness and difficulty swallowing.

Bowel & Urinary Issues

• Intense urge for stool, which is relieved by flatus and urination.
• Delayed bowel movements; weak expulsive power.
•  Frequent and copious urination with urgency.

Dry Skin & Restless Sleep

• Dry skin with disturbed, restless sleep.
• Hot, excited states during the night with unrefreshing or sleepless episodes.

Fever & Chills

• Febrile states with alternating heat and cold without significant perspiration.
• Internal streaming warmth rising from the stomach to head and extremities.