Early
stages
of
an illness often within hours after exposure to the cold, at
the sign of the 'first shiver.' Aconite is helpful for the
sudden onset of intense symptoms that range from a profuse
runny nose, chills, fever, coughs to earaches and sore
throats. The person is thirsty, restless, and often nervous.
Allium
cepa
Watery discharge from the nose
(drips like a faucet) and eyes. Discharges
flow in a warm room. However better in cold air. Sneezing.
Ars
alb
Feels chilly; burning
discharge from nose; frequent sneezing; thirst for small quantities of
water; anxiety.
Hepar
sulph
Similar to Pulsatilla the mucous is
thick, creamy, and yellow to green. However this person is
chilly and wants to be covered and is thirsty for warm drinks.
The mood is irritable, and difficult to get along with.
Pulsatilla
When
mucous is of a creamy consistency ranging from pale yellow to green in
color. The person is warm and wants to be undressed. They prefer cold
drinks and are not thirsty. The Pulsatilla mood is characteristically
clingy, emotional, and they want people around. This remedy should not
be given in the early stages of cold.
Mercurius
Cold in the damp
weather or because of sunshine. Sneezing, thick greenish yellow pus-like discharge
from the nose. Thirst for water.
Belladonna
Patient feels hot.
For cold with violent onset after exposure to chilling. Discharges either greenish-yellow of bloody. Severe throbbing
headache. Face is red and hot.
Natrum
mur
Cold with violent
sneezing. Discharge is fluent from nose, eyes watery. Patient is better in
cold, open air and by washing with cold water. Greasy face and skin.
Nux Vom.
stuffy nose; mostly at night and when outside; nose runs during the day and in warm
rooms; impatient and easily angered.
Sabadilla
Can't stop sneezing; nose itches, your
eyes tear and feel better outside.
2)
Fever
Remedies
Remedy
Symptoms
Veratrum
alb
Fever with cold
perspiration of head, especially on the forehead. The chill during
fever is worse at 6 am in the morning. The whole body is very cold.
Aconite
Skin dry, burning hot,
intense thirst for cold water, red face.Excessive restlessness and
agonized. Bad effects from dry, cold air.Cannot
bear the pain, nor to be touched, nor to be covered.
Eupatorium
perf
Fever, whose onset is
heralded by chill and a great thirst. Feeling of soreness and pain
in the whole body. Beaten up sensation. Extreme sweating, worse
7-9am.
Rhus
tox
Fever with great restlessness.
Patient tosses about continuously. Dry or coated tongue with a triangular
red tip. Worse by movement. Sensitive to open air; cough.
Ipecac
Fever. Feels hot with
thirst. Severe Nausea.
Arsenicum album
Fever and chills.
Patient wants to be covered. Intense thirst but drinks only small quantities of
water. Fever is worse after
midnight.
Ferrum phos
Fever, especially at
night or in the early morning, accompanied by headache which is better by cold applications. Vomiting of
undigested foods. Feels hot.
Gelsemium
Nervous chill ; the
chill runs up and down the back in
wave-like succession and the chills begin in the shoulders.Soreness of the whole
bo
3) Cough Remedies
Remedy
Symptoms
Aconite
Sudden attack of cough
after exposure to dry, cold air in
healthy patient. Dry and painful cough, worse at night, better
in cool air. Patient is restless and fearful.
Belladonna
Violent attack of dry
cough. Redness of face. A
sensation of constriction in the throat. Throbbing pain.
Better by drinking warm drinks.
Bryonia
Dry and painful
cough. Holds the chest while
coughing. Dryness of mouth. Great thirst.
Drosera
Whooping cough. Bouts of rapid
cough, again and again, no respite. Breathless, sweats and is
exhausted. The cough is worse while talking or
singing.
Ipecac
Severe cough with great nausea. Retching and vomiting -
no relief. Worse in cold weather.
Kali bich
Cough in summer. Mucus secreted, comes out in strings, hangs out of
the mouth. Painful spots in the chest. Worse in the morning
and while sitting. Better by inhaling steam.
Mercurius
Cough in damp weather. Cough is dry in night
but lot of greenish-yellow mucus in the morning. Thirst for
cold drinks. Trembling.
4) Headache Remedies
Remedy
Symptoms
Allium cepa
Headache from cold accompanied by sneezing and
watery discharges from eyes and nose.
Belladonna
Severe throbbing headache. Face is red and
hot. Better in warm room. Headache due to sinus.
Kali bich
Wandering pain in the forehead. The
pain is worse in the morning or from any noise. It is better
by applying heat or by lying down.
Nux vomica
Headache due to mental tension. Also headache due to
constipation, loss of sleep or abuse of coffee/ alcohol.
Sedentary lifestyle.
Ruta
Headache, more near
eyes. Due to eyestrain from
studying or reading. Pain in eyeballs.
Gelsemium
Headache dull and
tired, at base of the brain.
Patient lies with this head raised upon a high pillow. Pain is
worse by moving, lying low, mental work, heat. Headache
relieved by passing urine.
Headache with feeling of blindness, trembling and
weakness.
Cyclamen
Violent headache,
with flickering before the eyes,
or spots of colors. Worse during menses.
Natrum mur
Headache caused due
do coughing. Every cough results in pain in the
head.
5) Skin problems
Remedy
Symptoms
Arsenicum album
Skin itching severe
and burning, which increases on
scratching the skin but is better by
warm applications. Scratching results in foul-smelling
fluid. In cases of eczema, black patches which on scratching
results in a foul-smelling fluid coming out.
Graphites
Eczema on joints,
groins, scalp and behind ears. Skin is rough, dry and cracked. Constant
itching, which is worse at
night.
Petroleum
Eczema in winter. Skin itching is violent
forcing the patient to scratch off the skin. Covered by yellowish crusts. Problems decrease in the summer.
Psorinum
Eczema in scalp,
cheeks. Skin itch becomes worse on
warmth and repeated scratching makes the skin hard and
thickened. Chilliness - requires
warm clothes even in summer.
Sulphur
Severe itching and
burning which causes aversion to washing. Worse while standing. Dirty skin. At
11am, there is a sudden hunger,
empty-sinking feeling in the stomach.
Rhus tox
Itching which is worse in the
winter. Eczema of the genitals. Person is very restless and cannot remain still.
Yellowish vesicles on the affected patches of
skin.
6) First Aid Remedies
Remedy
Symptoms
Arnica
Trauma and shock.
Pulled muscles or pain due to strain from lifting a weight,
etc. Arnica is the best medicine
for shock. In case of accidents or any injury, the
first thing to do is give a dose of Arnica 1M. This can be
followed by doses of Arnica 6C,
every 15 minutes.
Aconitum
useful for the feeling of anxiety and
panic from an accident or frightening or shocking events. This
person is nervous, agitated and can't sit still. This remedy
can really be used during an S.O.S.!
Calendula
A lotion can be
prepared by dissolving the mother tincture of Calendula in clean water. This lotion
can be used to dress wounds,
injuries and any other external abrasions.
Hypericum
To be used in case of
injuries to any nerves or injuries
to nerve-rich parts like fingers, toes, etc. Tingling
sensation of injury is an indicator for Hypericum.
Ledum
Ledum is given for
any injuries or sprains, pulled ligaments, when the affected
part is numb and there is relief by
cold applications.
Ruta
Ruta is given for muscles pulls of injuries
resulting in torn ligaments
Rhus tox
Rhus is indicated in cases of sprains, aches
and pulled muscles particularly when the patient is better by
moving about and feels worse after rest, esp. while getting
up.
Apis
Best medicine to be
given for bee stings and insect bites. Ledum is also a very good remedy for
treating insect bites
7) Asthma and Bronchitis
Remedy
Symptoms
Carbo veg
Breath cold, cold
sweat on the limbs. Suffocation extreme - patient cries "Fan me, I want air". Excessive
flatulence. Very helpful when patient is sinking.
Lachesis
Asthma with flushes
of heat, suffocation - wants to loosen
clothes, particularly around the throat to prevent being
suffocated. Cough and asthma increases during sleep.
Kali carbonica
Wheezing, suffocation
is worse at 3 am. Patient find it difficult to breath. Sitting up and leaning forward offers
relief.
Ipecac
Asthma with cough and
spasms. Suffocation with severe accumulation of mucus. Extreme nausea. Patient vomits
repeatedly, but there is no relief.
Antimonium tartaricum
Asthma with great accumulation of mucus in the
lungs. Wheezing and cough - a coarse rattling sound is heard.
Inability to expectorate. Nausea and vomiting relieves asthma.
Patient feels extremely sleepy.
Hepar sulph
Cough severe, great
difficultly in breathing. All complaints are worse by the slightest change
in weather or by cold air or a draft, but the patient is
better in damp and wet weather.
Dulcamara
Asthma in cold
weather. Particularly when the weather
changes from dry and warm to wet and cold. Lot of
secretion of mucus.
Natrum sulphuricum
Chronic asthma which
is worse in damp and wet weather. Loose cough, with soreness and pain
in chest, particularly in left side. Cough hurts so much
that the patient has to jump up in bed and hold the left side
of the chest for relief. Sometimes, patient feels like
shooting himself.
Senega
Asthma - wheezing and
suffocation. Cough with great mucus. Very helpful for old patients.
8) Backache
Remedy
Symptoms
Arnica
Bruised sore feeling. Back ache from
lifting heavy weights or sudden sprain. Bed feels
hard.
Bryonia
Rheumatism. Back
ache. The patient feels worse while
moving about. Relief is obtained by resting. There is relief by lying on the painful part
or by applying pressure.
Rhus tox
Restless patient.
Stiff and sore muscles due to strain. Patient is restless. Worse by resting. Increase in pain
after immediately getting up in the morning or when getting up
after rest. Better my moving around or by warm
applications.
Nux vomica
Backache while lying in bed. Patient must sit up to
turn over, cannot turn directly. Often backache is because of
piles or constipation or leading a
sedentary life.
Kali carb
Stitching pains. Pains shooting from
lower part of chest to the back. Sweat, weakness and
flatulence. In women, backache worse before and during menses.
Zinc
Aching in neck,
cervical muscles. Increased ache after doing some work. The
patient feels worse after resting, but is better by moving
around. Nervous weakness.
9) Constipation
Remedy
Symptoms
Alumina
Constipation due to
dryness and inactivity of the intestines. Stools accumulate
but great difficulty in evacuating stools, no desire. Strains
to pass the stool - clay-like stools
sticks to the rectum.
Bryonia
Dryness of membranes
in the intestine causes problems. There is no desire to pass stools. Hard and
dry stools (like burnt). Headache due to constipation - worse
on moving the head.
Graphites
Hard stools which are
lumpy and joined together by strands - slimy threads. Strains
to pass them. Drinking hot milk relieves patient. Skin
problems - itch, burning.
Nux vomica
Constipation due to
mental strain or leading a sedentary life. Constipation due to
abuse of alcohol or coffee. Frequent desire to pass stools, but
is ineffectual, nothing comes out.
Sensitive nature of patient. Worse in cold
weather.
Silica
Stools retained in
the intestine. Great straining but stools that come out of the
rectum recedes back. Patient has
to remove them with fingers. Prefers warm weather but likes
cold.
Senna
Constipation
accompanied by severe pain in the
abdomen, mainly in the region of the liver. Loss of
appetite, does not eat well.
10) Diarrhea
Remedy
Symptoms
Argentum nitricum
Diarrhea after eating sweets. Patient
nervous feels like passing stools before any important event.
Stage fear. Stools watery, slimy
and green (like chopped
spinach).
Ars alb
Loose motions after food poisoning.
Frequent, watery and dark. Stools highly offensive smell.
Worse and increased after
midnight. Pain and burning in
anus.
Chamomilla
Loose motions in children, particularly during the
period of dentition. Child is highly irritable and wants to be carried all the
time.
Ipecac
Motions after eating rich foods. Loose
stools with green mucus. Great
nausea
Nux vomica
Diarrhea alternates with constipation. Sedentary lifestyle, alcoholism, too
much coffee.
Podophyllum
Diarrhea in summer. Pain in the abdomen. Foul
smelling, loose stools, profuse in the morning
Aloes
Stools yellow, bloody, comes in great
masses. Involuntary stools, Rectum
protrudes out, worse in hot weather and is better by
cold.
11) Throat and tonsils
problems
Medicine to be
used
Indicators for use
Aconite
Sudden attack of
tonsillitis of severe burning pain in the throat from exposure
to dry, cold air. Restlessness,
violent cough. Fear, face, dry and red. Great
thirst.
Apis
Burning, stinging pain in the throat, with
fever. Worse at 3 am. Throat/ tonsils look puffy and cause
suffocation. No thirst and desire for
cold drinks.
Baryta carb
Tonsils inflame, swell repeatedly, on every
exposure to cold. Swollen tonsils, plug like feeling in throat.
Especially indicated in cases of mental and physical weakness.
Belladonna
Sudden violent attack
causing severe, throbbing pain in
the throat and fever. Worse at 3 am ; mouth and tongue are dry
and hot yet there is no thirst. Patient wants to be in a warm
room and covered with warm clothes (especially neck)
Hepar sulph
Painful, yellow tonsils with
pus. Splinter like sensation in
the throat. Better from gargling in hot water. Foul smell from
the mouth. Very chilly (requires
to be covered in warm clothes sometimes even in summer).
Highly oversensitive.
Lachesis
Sever left-sided tonsillitis. Pain, fever
and hot perspiration esp. at night. All problems worse at sleep. Pain radiates to left ear and
is worse swallowing liquids. Worse by hot gargling but better
by cold drinks. Blue-purple
appearance of throat. Can't bear tight clothes around
neck.
Merc
Right-side tonsils inflamed. Severe throat pain worse at
night. Constant desire to swallow
saliva. Intense thirst for cold water. Gargling with hot
water gives no relief. Great perspiration.
Phytolacca
Right-sided tonsillitis with electric shock-like flying pains and
burning in the throat. Pain shoots into the right ear while swallowing, is better by taking cold
drinks.
Lac caninum
Severe pain ; highly
difficult to swallow anything.
Pain keeps shifting from one side
to another. Feverish with pains in limbs. Sometimes patches on
tonsils / throats.
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