Atropinum Sulp

Atropine, the chief active principle of deadly nightshade, traditionally used in homoeopathy much like Belladonna, with an added link to the eyes and pancreas.

Atropinum sulphuricum is atropine sulphate, a salt of atropine, the chief alkaloid of deadly nightshade and related plants. In ordinary medicine atropine is used to widen the pupil for eye examinations and to dry secretions. It is highly poisonous; homoeopathy uses it only in specially prepared form.

Its homoeopathic picture follows that of Belladonna: dryness of the mouth and throat, flushed heat and spasmodic, cramping pains. Clarke notes a special pull towards the eyes, with blurred or disturbed vision, and an affinity for the pancreas, which links it with other remedies used for the digestive glands.

• Dry mouth and throat
• Flushed heat
• Spasmodic pains
• Disturbed vision
• Digestive glands