*Please read the highlighted note at the bottom of this article to the background of Homeopathy
Dosage: 2 pills three times daily dissolved in the mouth until symptoms improve, remember with homeopathy, its unlike orthodox medicine as soon as you feel better stop taking it, else you will go on to
"prove" the remedy. Take away
from food or drink because strong tasting substances can stop the
remedies working. If your symptoms fail to improve after 5 or 6 doses
of a remedy then look again, it may be that you do not have the right
remedy.
TOP HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR COLDS AND FLU
Aconite 30c - No. 1 Remedy for nipping colds in the bud.
Useful in the early stages of colds, fevers, sore throats and the
inflammatory stage of other illnesses. Sudden onset often after
exposure to cold. Much sneezing with pain at root of nose. Dry mucous
membranes. Worse: evening or night and for touch. Better: fresh air
and rest.
At the first symptoms of any ailment Aconite it a brilliant remedy for aborting problems and stopping them from developing
Allium Cepa 30c - Common feverish cold with streaming
eyes and nose. Profuse watery nasal discharge which burns upper lip.
Red, running eyes with bland discharge. Headache worse in warm room.
Worse: evening and stuffy rooms. Better: open air and cold room.
Arsenicum Alb 30c. - Catches cold easily, burning, watery
nasal discharge alternating with dryness. Frequent sneezing without
relief. Very chilly and shivery. Nostrils become sore and red and nose
feels blocked alternating with watery discharge. Worse: change of
temperature, cold, damp and after midnight. Better: heat and warm
applications, hot drinks.
AGE 30c Arsenicum-iod/Gelsemium/Eupatorium in combination which is very useful for covering typical flu symptoms. (
Great first remedy if you think you may becoming down with flu)
Euphrasia 30c Profuse bland nasal discharge, running red
eyes with burning tears and frequent sneezing. Burning sore throat and
eyes sensitive to light. Worse: light, in the evening. Better: during
the day when up and about.
Eupatorium perf.30c - Chill followed by heat and
sweating. Intense aching of bones as if broken or bruised. Great
thirst for cold drinks. Worse: movement, cold, open air. Better;
Resting, warmth, sweating.
Ferrum Phos 30c - Tired and weary not feeling quite
right. First signs of a cold or flu. Red inflamed eyes. Chill with
shivering and fever with flushed face. Hot, burning, gritty eyes.
Worse: quick movements, cold air. Better: rest, cold applications.
Gelsemium 30c - No 1 remedy for flu. Dull, sluggish with
heavy looking eyes and dull headache usually at the back of the neck.
Chills and shivering up and down the spine. Aching muscles in limbs and
back. Burning throat. Colds and flu usually comes on gradually. Worse
cold, damp weather. Better: after urination.
Nux Vomica 30c - Colds and flu with extreme chilliness
just cannot get warm. Blocked up nose at night, runs during the day or
much sneezing alternating with blocked nose, sides can alternate. Sore
or raw throat and teeth may ache. Thirsty and Irritable. Worse: early
morning, eating, cold air. Better: heat, lying down, sleep.
Pulsatilla 30c Chilliness even in a warm room, nasal
catarrh, bland and thick. Dry mouth with no thirst. Painful headache
with changing, shifting symptoms. Worse in a warm room, after lying
down. Better: in the open air.
Rhus Tox 30c - Very restless with aching in all muscles
and stiffness. Just cannot get comfortable. Heat alternating with
chills, pain in head and eyes with red face. Worse: night, first
movement. Better: warmth
Combination Sinus Remedy - Ferr-p/Kali-m/Kali-s/Nat-m 6x
TOP HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SORE THROATS
Aconite 30c - Sudden onset of sore throat after exposure to
cold or cold dry winds. High fever, flushed face with restlessness or
anxiety. Pharynx and tonsils bright red without pus, burning and mildly
swollen. Painful swallowing though intensely thirsty for cold drinks.
Apis 30c - Redness and swelling of mucous membranes.
Dirty grey covering of throat with or without ulcers on tonsils.
Swelling of uvula. Stinging or stitching pains. Worse: warmth and warm
drinks. Better: cold applications
Belladonna 30c - No 1 remedy for sore throats with sudden
onset. Bright red, inflamed angry looking throat. Swollen glands. Dry
burning heat, flushed face with fever. Burning with pain extending to
right ear when swallowing. Neck tender to touch. Worse: swallowing,
talking, cold air, touch. Better: sitting up in bed.
Hepar Sulph 30c - Pain spreading to ear when not
swallowing. Swollen ulcerated tonsils with offensive breath and much
saliva. Splinter like pains or, sore, raw and burning. Worse: cold air
and drinks. Better: warmth of bed and wrapping up head and throat.
Lachesis 30c - Sore throat starts on LEFT side. Dry,
intensely swollen with a sensation of a lump in the throat. Throat
dusky, purplish dry with a constant desire to swallow. Worse: left
side, pressure and constriction. Better: swallowing solids.
Lycopodium 30c - Sore throat starts on RIGHT side and
extends to the left. Throat membrane is grey/white with ulcers.
Dryness without thirst. Burning sore , rawness. Worse: swallowing, in
the afternoon from 4-8. Better: warm drinks and food.
Merc Viv 30c - Ulcerated throat, tonsillitis. Offensive
breath with profuse saliva especially at night. Swollen glands. May
have bitter metallic taste in mouth. Sore, raw burning pains or
splinter like pains that shoot into ear or neck on swallowing. Worse:
night, swallowing, heat or cold. Better: moderate temperature.
Nitric Acid 30c - Horrible pain, often stitching or Òlike
a fish boneÓ in the throat. Dark red tonsils and pharynx with
ulceration. Pain may extend to ears on swallowing. Worse: cold air,
swallowing must lower head to swallow.
Phytolacca 30c - Throat is dark red, dry and rough. May
have white or grey spots on sides of throat. Cannot swallow anything
hot. Very painful swollen glands. Pain shoots in both ears on
swallowing and pain felt at base of tongue when sticking it out of
mouth. Worse: hot drinks and hot food. Better: cold drinks
TOP HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR COUGHS
Aconite 30c- Sudden onset often after exposure to cold air.
Dry croupy cough with runny nose and sneezing. Irritation of
respiratory tract, hoarseness/dryness of throat. Worse: cold dry
winds, talking and deep breathing. Better: lying on back.
Ant Tart 30c - Noisy, rattling, loose cough as if chest
full of mucus. Young children or elderly with cough too weak to expel
the mucus. Worse: night, especially from 10 pm until after midnight,
lying flat, eating. Better sitting up and after expectoration
Bryonia 30c - Dry hacking cough in the evening and night
without sputum. Spasmodic cough shaking the whole body, pain in the head
an abdomen from coughing, better for holding the painful part. Dryness
of all air passages with thirst. Worse: movement, deep breathing,
lying in bed. Better: fresh air and for pressure of painful part.
Causticum 30c - Cough with raw, sore feeling in chest.
Hollow, hard, dry cough from tickling in throat pit. Expectoration not
easy to cough up and slips back down the throat. Worse: lying down,
talking and bending head forward. Better: cold drinks
Coccus Cacti 30c - Paroxysmal, hard, short hacking cough
ending in copious thick, ropes of mucus. Worse: 6-7 am or after 11.00
pm, becoming heated, warm rooms. Better: cold, open air, cold drinks.
Drosera 30c - Spasmodic, dry irritating coughs like
whooping cough. Barking cough which is dry in the evening and loose in
the morning. Sputum is yellow/green, bitter or offensive, bloody or pus
like. Retching after spasmodic cough. Worse: after midnight, lying
down, singing, laughing and drinking. Better: holding chest.
Hepar Sulph 30c - Productive cough with thick, yellow
mucus. Also dry, croupy cough. Worse: slightest drafts, uncovering,
cold dry air Better: warmth, from expectoration.
Ipecacuanha 30c - Almost always totally dry cough which
comes in paroxysms causing choking, gagging or vomiting. Worse: night,
deep inspiration especially in morning while lying in bed, warm room.
Better: after expectoration and cold drinks. A good children's cough
remedy if the symptoms fit.
Phosphorous 30c - Cough may be dry or loose, (useful in
the early stages of bronchitis/pneumonia) Every cold descends to the
chest. Burning in the chest with raw larynx and feeling of tightness.
Scratchy sensation in the throat, tickling cough. Worse: change from
warm air to cold air, talking, laughing. Better: heat, sleep and lying
on right side
Pulsatilla 30c - Catarrhal cough with copious
yellow/green lumpy mucus. Dry cough at night, loose in the morning.
Worse: warm stuffy rooms, lying down, becoming warm in bed. Better:
fresh air, gentle walking, sitting up in bed.
Rumex 30c - Main remedy for tickling irritated coughs.
Incessant, violent, tickling cough with scant expectoration. Intense
tickling in the larynx and trachea , worse cold air. Covers mouth when
goes out in the cold air. Teasing cough preventing sleep. Worse:
slightest inspiration of cold air, going from warm room to cold,
talking. Better: warm air
Spongia 30c - Barking, dry croupy cough with wheezing
and rasping. Great dryness of all air passages. Scanty expectoration
tasting salty, looser in the morning but no mucous rattle in the chest.
Cough sounds like a saw being driven through a pine board. Sensation as
if had to breath through a dry sponge. Worse: warm room, talking
before midnight. Better: swallowing, especially warm drinks, sitting
up and bending forward.
*Origins of Homeopathy, the word “Homeopathy” is derived from two Greek words meaning “similar suffering”. History tells us that it was the Greek physician Hippocrates,
who, in the fifth century, first wrote of the medical practice of
treating like with like. So far as is known he was the first doctor to
treat an illness with a substance that produces, in a healthy person,
similar symptoms to those displayed by the person who is ill. In the
16th and 17th centuries, the principle “similia similibus curentur”, (let likes be cured by likes), was quoted by many physicians, including Paracelsus,
often regarded as the ‘father’ of holistic medicine. Homeopathy is
therefore not new but the form we know today is attributed to Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755 - 1843), a German Physician who in 1796 prove his "Law of similars". The basic principal of homeopathy is "Let like be cured by like".
There is no scientific proof as to how Homeopathy works and although
individual trials have positive results, some researchers have suggested
this is down to a placebo effect. However that argument falls down when
it comes to work on animals and many vets use homeopathy on animals.
Homeopathic remedies are prepared by serial dilution, the term used for this is called succession, (succession means shaken) this is known as potentisation.
For example the original solution, known as a mother tincture and one
example is a plant or herb, though homeopathic remedies are made from a
variety of substances, and the herb is placed in a solution of alcohol.
This is left to potenize and the liquor strained off and this is known
as 'Mother Tincture'. In the "C" system of potency or
'100', one drop of this mother tincture is placed with 99 drops of
alcohol and succussed and this makes '1C'. To make 2C, one drop of 1C is
added to 99 drops of alcohol, succussed and this makes 2C and so on
some remedies go on being diluted well into the millions e.g. 2M. The
medicines are often given in tablet form, though they can be powders or
even applied topically as in a cream. To make the tablets/powders a few
drops of the appropriate remedy tincture is added to a bottled or phial
of lactose tablets/powder and these pills are to be allowed to dissolve
in a clean mouth, that is a mouth not tainted with strong flavours such
as mint or coffee as they would neutralise the effect of the remedy as
homeopathic medicines are very gentle and delicate. Generally 30 mins
should have elapsed since eating etc.
Homeopathy works on an energy/vibrational level and treats the whole person i.e. holistically
and not just a specific disease or symptom but takes into account of
how the patient is feeling mentally, emotionally as well as physically.
The homeopath taking the case will want to know, if the weather affects
the condition in anyway, does food for example does eating cold food
make the patient feel worse or better and taking a case history a
patient can expect an hour long consultation as the homeopath is looking
for the correct remedy to match the homeopathic drug picture. The
homoeopath, views the symptoms as a direct manifestation of the body’s
attempt to heal itself therefore a substance is given capable of
producing similar symptoms if given to a well person. Homeopathy does
not treat diseases but, rather, individuals with specific symptom
pictures.
Homeopathy do not have side effects as they
work in a totally different way from orthodox medicine however if a
remedy is not quite right the patient could end up proving a remedy,
where symptoms may show up but no harm will come to the patient.
Occasionally, on first taking a Homeopathic medicine, the symptoms
become worse. This is one of the "Laws of Cure" and called an ‘aggravation’,
and should be regarded as a good sign as it shows that the remedy is
working you should stop taking the remedy until the aggravation has
passed and only resume if necessary. Aggravations are most common with
skin disorders, as the body “throws out” the disease. Higher potencies
work at a much deeper level. Occasionally patients may exhibit symptoms
of conditions suffered prior to condition under treatment, or their
symptoms may manifest in other parts of the body. For this reason only
trained homoeopaths should prescribe high potencies because only they
can properly monitor such situations. Other users should limit
themselves to the 6th and 30th potencies. When you think about how
homeopathic medicines are made in effect it can be quite difficult to
ascertain how they do work for when the remedies are succussed theres no
actually remedy in the solution especially when it comes down to the
very high potencies. There are different theories to how this may be one
is that the liquor used in making the remedies retains a memory or the
original substances and this is transmuted in an energy.
The "Laws of Cure"
from a more important organ to a lesser one i.e. an internal organ to
external like the skin, from above down i.e. from pains in the abdomen
the pain travels down the legs to the feet then out of the body. And
ailments in reverse order, symptoms from old ailments may manifest
themselves before leaving the body. You will feel better in yourself,
even though you are still suffering from the ailment and the
aggravation, where the ailment worsens before getting better.
Basic 18 Kit:
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user of homeopathy. The 18 well known remedies cover the most common
ailments and minor injuries for all the family. In a compact and
lightweight box, the kit is suitable to take with you when going on
family outings, weekend breaks, holidays etc.
All remedies are in 30c potency.
18
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Bryonia, Cantharis, Chamomilla, Gelsemium, Hypericum, Ignatia, Ledum,
Mercurius, Nux vom., Pulsatilla, Rhus tox., Ruta, Silica.
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