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Chrysarobinum is a single homeopathic remedy, not a blend. It is made from Goa powder, a yellow dust from the wood of the araroba tree (Andira araroba) in Brazil. It is also called Goa powder or chrysarobin.
Homeopaths give it mainly for dry, scaly, itchy skin and for sore, crusty eyelids. The powder is diluted again and again, a step called serial dilution. At 30C, no source material is left in the pill or drop.
Trials do not show that this remedy works better than a dummy pill. Traditional use is not proof that something works. Tradition and proof are two separate things, and this page reports both.
Homeopathy rests on one idea. A substance that causes signs in raw form is given in tiny form to treat those same signs.
Raw Goa powder burns and reddens skin. It can also make the eyelids sore. So homeopaths give the dilute form for red, scaly, itchy skin and crusty eyelids.
There is no known way this could act in the body. At 30C the source material is gone. Tests do not tell the remedy apart from a placebo (a dummy pill).
Most products are sugar pellets, tablets or liquid drops. Common strengths are 6C, 12C and 30C. A higher number means more dilution and less chance of any source material.
Low strengths such as 1X or 3X may still hold raw powder. These can irritate skin and the gut.
Raw Goa powder creams and chrysarobin ointments are a different product. They are strong skin drugs, not homeopathy, and should not be mixed up with the pellets.
Goa powder was used in Brazil on ringworm and scaly skin. It reached Goa in India by trade, which is how it got its common name. British doctors in India used it through the 1800s.
It worked well enough on scaly rashes to become a standard skin drug of that era. It also burned skin and stained everything it touched, so safer drugs replaced it.
Homeopaths took the powder up in the late 1800s. It holds a small, niche place in their books, mostly for skin and eyelid complaints.
See a doctor if a rash spreads, weeps, blisters or turns very painful. Get help the same day for skin that is hot, swollen and red, or if you have a fever with the rash. Have your eyes checked quickly if the lids are painful, swollen or your sight changes. Get urgent care if raw Goa powder gets into your eyes or is swallowed, or if skin burns badly after use. Also see a doctor if the problem has not improved in two weeks.
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