Modalities
Worse: Night, heat, pressure.
Better: Cool air, gentle movement.
Mental/Emotional
Fear of illness, obsessive about hygiene.
Irritable, anxious, avoids crowds.
Acute Uses
Prevention of smallpox, skin eruptions.
Chronic fatigue, weakness, fevers.
Deep-seated infections, boils.
Keynote For this Remedy
Skin eruptions, pitted scars.
Intense itching, worse at night.
Fever with severe body aches.
Variolinum
Variolinum is a remedy often used for the prevention of smallpox and to treat skin eruptions, pitted scars, and deep-seated infections such as boils. It is also helpful for individuals suffering from chronic fatigue, weakness, and fever with intense body aches. Those needing Variolinum tend to be fearful of illness, obsessive about hygiene, and irritable or anxious, often avoiding crowds. The remedy is particularly effective for intense itching that worsens at night, as well as for symptoms aggravated by heat, pressure, and night-time discomfort. Relief is found through cool air and gentle movement.
