Iodum: A Complete Homeopathic Remedy for Emaciation, Anxiety & Glandular Affections

• Common Name: Iodine
• Source: Elemental iodine
• Family: Non-metal (Halogen group)
• Miasm: Syphilitic
• Temperament: Nervous, restless
• Thermal: Hot patient (feels hot, but chilly in open air)

Sphere of Action

Acts prominently on the glands, lymphatic system, mucous membranes, bones, and nervous system. Especially useful in wasting diseases, glandular enlargements, and chronic inflammations.

Key Clinical Indications

Wasting and Emaciation

• Rapid loss of flesh despite eating well
• Emaciation, especially of upper body
• Anxious restlessness, must keep moving

Increased Appetite

• Eats ravenously yet loses weight
• Hunger with hot sensation in stomach
• Cannot wait for food; becomes irritable if delayed

Glandular Affections

• Goitre, thyroid swellings (both hypo and hyper)
• Indurated, hard glands – breasts, testicles, lymph nodes
• Enlargement with burning, pain, and restlessness

Respiratory Complaints

• Chronic dry cough with emaciation and weakness
• Hoarseness, laryngeal catarrh
• Tuberculosis with burning heat, night sweats

Female Reproductive System

• Menses too early and profuse
• Induration of ovaries or uterus
• Infertility from thyroid/glandular disorders

Characteristic Mental Symptoms

• Restless, hurried, anxious, impulsive
• Constant desire to move or change position
• Suspicious, forgetful, full of fears
• Feels better while eating
• Often associated with suicidal thoughts (yet fears death)

Modalities

Worse From	Better From
Warm room, rest, mental exertion, noise, cold air, sitting still	Walking, open air, eating, motion

Potency & Dosage

• 6C to 200C depending on condition
• Low potencies in glandular swellings
• Higher potencies in mental and constitutional cases
• Frequent repetition contraindicated in higher potencies

Relationships

Complementary	Similar Remedies	Antidotes
Lycopodium	Arsenicum, Natrum mur, Phosphorus	Belladonna, Arsenicum

Mnemonic for Iodum

“I Owe Dad Much Energy”

• Irritable with impulse
• Overactive thyroid/glands
• Declining weight despite eating
• Motion > better
• Emaciation with restlessness

One-Line Summary

Iodum is a restless, hot, hungry remedy marked by glandular swellings and rapid emaciation despite good appetite.