Arsenicum is a common remedy for both acute and chronic problems. Arsenicum is found in homeopathic kits for good reason. Arsenicum is a constitutional remedy.

As a constitional remedy, Arsenicum Album can be suited to fastidious and tidy persons, meticulous at work and home. Arsenicum types are effective hard workers. They like variety in their jobs to make their restlessness and constant motion. Music, dance, exercise can be important to them. Arsenicum Album people feel better with warm food and drink.When ill, they can feel extremely exhausted.

Arsenicum is often considered a right sided remedy, meaning that symptoms may be worse on the right.

For animal lovers, make note of Arsenicum as a wonderful remedy for animals.
Calming a nervous, restless animal. Horses suffering from overexhaustion.
Arsenicum Album is made from Arsenious Acid .

Arsenic has a notorious history as a poison used for murders. The victim dies in agony with violent burning pains, vomiting, cramping, Mental agony also with a fear of death and need to be around others. In its homeopathic form, Arsenicum Album cures the symptoms that Arsenic causes.
Homeopathic Law of Similars is based on certain characteristic symptoms being the key to choosing a remedy.
A substance which may in a large dose cause undesirable symptoms, can in homeopathic potency repel these similar symptoms out of your system and the body rebalances and heals.
Law of Potentization is that homeopathy uses the smallest dose to effect a cure. By extreme dilution and Homeopathic potentization, curative properties are enhanced and
poisonous and undesirable side effects ameliorated. Holistic Principle-the remedy is chosen to treat the totality of symptoms. Symptoms are sign posts that lead up to the remedy that can remove the blockage to healing. Provings are documented human tests of substances.They indicate symptoms that remedies can then treat in ill individuals.
Remember that Homeopathy differs from other therapies in its effectiveness and safety for all ages.
Keynote Summary:

Burning Sensations. Burning discharges.
Symptoms that burn yet improved by heat application
Anxious and restless.
Skin ailments.
Calming nervous animals.

Better from:warm food and drink, in the Summer
head raised
heat application

Worse from: often worse on the right side
cold drink, highly seasoned food, after incorrect food combination, after drinking alcohol
midnight to 2 a.m.