About Graphites Homeopathy Dilution

Also known as Plumbago Mineralis. Graphites is a homoeopathic Dilution prepared from the metal lead and is a frequently used remedy for fat, chilly and constipated women especially those with a history of delayed menarche. Children who are suitable for this remedy are of a teasing nature and laugh on being scolded. There is a tendency to obesity and excessive leucorrhoea.

It is a very useful remedy in migraine with an inclination to vomit. The eyelids appear red and swollen and there is dryness of the lids. There is a peculiar symptom of music causing weeping. There is a great aversion to meat, sweets, etc. It is suitable for inguinal hernia especially when tight clothing seems intolerable around the abdomen. The menses are delayed and leucorrhoea is white, burning and gushing. It is also a good remedy for gall stones.

It is indicated for anemia, weakness, tendency to obesity, swelling of genitals, profuse leucorrhea, in treating scar tissue, indurations of glands.

What doctors recommend Graphites for in homeopathy? 

Dr K.S Gopi recommends Graphites 30 as highly effective homeopathic remedy for psoriasis with  excessive dryness and scaling. Other main skin indictaions; Acne breakouts, eczema (itchiness, redness, and skin inflammation), Scabies, fungal infection (athlete’s foot), joch itch

Dr. Vikas Sharma says Graphites is used to treat complaint of tinnitus i.e hearing noises, for constipation when the stool is hard, large and passed with much difficulty. In females for complaint of suppressed or late periods

Dr Umang Khanna recommends Graphites 30 for eye brow hair loss, 2 drops thrice daily for 20-25 days. He says it not only stops hair fall but helps regenerate hair back

Graphites Homeopathy Dilution Patient Profile

Ears: Defects in hearing with dryness of inner ear. Noises like hissing and cracking sounds in ears when chewing. Fissures and moist eruptions behind the ears. Can hear better in noise. Tympanic membrane covered by thin scaly membrane like exfoliated epithelium.

Stomach: Dislikes meat and sweets. Nausea and vomiting after eating and during menses. Sensation of constriction in the abdomen with pressure, and burning in stomach with increased appetite. Pain and bloating of abdomen with difficult eructations.

Female: Morning sickness, cough, hoarseness and constipation during menses. Too late, pale and scanty, with tearing pain and itching in epigastrium. Pale, thin, profuse, acrid, white discharge from vagina with great weakness in back. Breasts, ovaries and uterus swollen, hard and indurated which leads to loss of interest in sexual intercourse.

Extremities: Spinal affections with pain in the nape of neck, shoulders, back and limbs. Difficulty and discomfort during walking due to excoriation from friction of thighs. Numbness of hands and arms with thick, black, and rough nails. Swelling of lower limbs with stiffness and contraction of toes. The nails are brittle, deformed, painful, sore, thick, and crippled. Inflammation with cracks and fissures in ends of the fingers.

Skin: Dryness of skin which feels hard and rough. It is indicated for keloid, fibroma, pimples and eruptions with sticky exudation. Soreness and rawness in the folds of limbs, groins, neck and behind the ears. Suppuration of least injuries with slow healing such as ulcers, cracks, raised reddish plaques and boils. Inflammation and induration of glands with gouty nodosities.

Modalities: Worse from warmth, at night, during and after menstruation. Better in the dark and from wrapping up.

Dosage: Graphites can be used from low to high potencies. In low potencies it can be taken once or twice a day. Higher potencies should not be repeated frequently.

Please note that the dosage of single homoeopathic medicines varies from drug to drug depending upon the condition, age, sensitivity and other things. In some cases they are given as regular doses as 3-5 drops 2-3 times a day whereas in other cases they are given only once in a week, month or even in a longer period. We strongly recommend that the medication should be taken as per the physician's advice.

Complementary medicines to are Argentum Nitricum, Causticum, Hepar Sulph, and Lycopodium. These medicines can be used after Graphites as per symptom similarity to complete its action when it is no longer acting.

Antidotes are Nux Vomica, Aconite and Arsenic Album.

 What are the side effects of Graphites?

Graphites therapeutic range of actions as per Boericke Materia Medica

Like all the carbons, this remedy is an anti-psoric of great power, but especially active in patients who are rather stout, of fair complexion, with tendency to skin affections and constipation, fat, chilly, and costive, with delayed menstrual history, take cold easily. Children impudent, teasing, laugh at reprimands. Has a particular tendency to develop the skin phase of internal disorders. Eradicates tendency to erysipelas. Anćmia with redness of face. Tendency to obesity. Swollen genitals. Gushing leucorrhśa. Aids absorption of cicatricial tissue. Induration of tissue. Cancer of pylorus. Duodenal ulcer.

Dose.- Sixth to thirtieth potency. Locally as a cerate, in sore nipples.

Graphites Homeopathy Dilution  is available in SBL, Schwabe, Others (Homeomart, Hahnemann, Similia, Medisynth). When you choose 'Others' one of the 3 brands medicine will be sent subject to availability of these brands. All sealed units.