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REMEDY | NOSE | EYES, MOUTH | BETTER/ WORSE | OTHER |
Aconite | Sneezing, nose stopped up | Very thirsty for cold drinks, dry tongue, bitter taste. | Worse for wind, heat. Wakes up after 1 or 2 hours of sleep. | Sudden onset, early stages of respiratory infections, esp. croup. Great anxiety and restlessness. |
Allium cepa | Much sneezing nose streams clear and burning skin | Eyes stream, lips sore. Hot and thirsty | < warm room
> open air |
General raw feeling can extend to throat & chest |
Arsenicum alb | Frequent & painful sneezing. Discharge thin,watery & burning. | Thirsty for small amounts of water. Tongue white burning pain in throat. | > warm drinks, by sitting up
< 12 to 2 am, cold |
Tremendous restlessness and anxiety. General feeling of burning |
Belladonna | Nose swollen, red sore and hot. Little mucous | Throat very red and raw. Hoarseness. Thirstless. | < motion, 3 pm, light, noise, touch. | Sudden onset. Hot face, cold extremities. Often accompanied with headache |
Bryonia | Tendency to settle in chest quickly. | Thirst for large quantities. Tongue coated white or brown. | < slightest motion, 9 pm
> lying still, pressure |
Dry, painful cough. Very irritable, wants to be left alone |
Dulcamara | Severe sneezing, often congestion and sinusitis | Eyes red & sore throat | < damp, cold, change from warm to cold, drafts | Good Fall cold and flu remedy with frequent urination. |
Gelsemium | Flu-like symptoms, nostrils sore from discharge | Eyelids heavy, coated tongue. | < 10 am
> urination, near the fire |
Chills up & Down spine, heavy aching limbs. Great fatigue and weakness. |
Hepar sulph. | Sinusitis with thick and yellow and offensive discharge | Splinter-like pains in throat. Croup < night | < uncovering any part, the least draft | Irritable and hypersensitive. |
Nux vomica | Nose alternately blocked (night) and running (day) | Mouth dry | < open air, cold, noise, light, dry weather
> wet weather, warmth, warm drinks |
Extremely chilly. Very irritable and impatient. |
Phosphorus | One nostril blocked, one running. Colds go to chest | Sore throat with hoarseness. Dry lips and tongue. Thirst for cold drinks | > cold drinks and food, sleep
< cold, change of temperature, twilight, fasting |
Good for lingering, tickling coughs. Worse talking, cold air, lying on left side. |
Pulsatilla | Thick, bland, yellow or green discharge or stuffed up (ripe cold) | Chapped lips, dry mouth without thirst. Loss of appetite. | < warm room, twilight and evening
> open air |
Patient usually mild, perhaps weepy. Wants company. Colds that linger. |
REMEDY | NOSE | EYES, MOUTH | BETTER/ WORSE | OTHER |
Aconite | Sneezing, nose stopped up | Very thirsty for cold drinks, dry tongue, bitter taste. | Worse for wind, heat. Wakes up after 1 or 2 hours of sleep. | Sudden onset, early stages of respiratory infections, esp. croup. Great anxiety and restlessness. |
Allium cepa | Much sneezing nose streams clear and burning skin | Eyes stream, lips sore. Hot and thirsty | < warm room
> open air |
General raw feeling can extend to throat & chest |
Arsenicum alb | Frequent & painful sneezing. Discharge thin,watery & burning. | Thirsty for small amounts of water. Tongue white burning pain in throat. | > warm drinks, by sitting up
< 12 to 2 am, cold |
Tremendous restlessness and anxiety. General feeling of burning |
Belladonna | Nose swollen, red sore and hot. Little mucous | Throat very red and raw. Hoarseness. Thirstless. | < motion, 3 pm, light, noise, touch. | Sudden onset. Hot face, cold extremities. Often accompanied with headache |
Bryonia | Tendency to settle in chest quickly. | Thirst for large quantities. Tongue coated white or brown. | < slightest motion, 9 pm
> lying still, pressure |
Dry, painful cough. Very irritable, wants to be left alone |
Dulcamara | Severe sneezing, often congestion and sinusitis | Eyes red & sore throat | < damp, cold, change from warm to cold, drafts | Good Fall cold and flu remedy with frequent urination. |
Gelsemium | Flu-like symptoms, nostrils sore from discharge | Eyelids heavy, coated tongue. | < 10 am
> urination, near the fire |
Chills up & Down spine, heavy aching limbs. Great fatigue and weakness. |
Hepar sulph. | Sinusitis with thick and yellow and offensive discharge | Splinter-like pains in throat. Croup < night | < uncovering any part, the least draft | Irritable and hypersensitive. |
Nux vomica | Nose alternately blocked (night) and running (day) | Mouth dry | < open air, cold, noise, light, dry weather
> wet weather, warmth, warm drinks |
Extremely chilly. Very irritable and impatient. |
Phosphorus | One nostril blocked, one running. Colds go to chest | Sore throat with hoarseness. Dry lips and tongue. Thirst for cold drinks | > cold drinks and food, sleep
< cold, change of temperature, twilight, fasting |
Good for lingering, tickling coughs. Worse talking, cold air, lying on left side. |
Pulsatilla | Thick, bland, yellow or green discharge or stuffed up (ripe cold) | Chapped lips, dry mouth without thirst. Loss of appetite. | < warm room, twilight and evening
> open air |
Patient usually mild, perhaps weepy. Wants company. Colds that linger. |
REMEDY | MAIN SYMPTOMS | BETTER/ WORSE | OTHER |
Aconite | Stomach flu in hot weather, especially after drinking ice-cold drinks | < touch, at night, lying on painful part
> open air, perspiring, sitting still. |
Anxious and restless. |
Arsenicum alb. | Burning pains, retching and vomiting, offensive diarrhea | < 12 to 2 a.m.
> warm drinks, warmth |
Travel tummy. Food poisoning. Wants sips to drink, anxious. |
Bryonia | Pressure like a stone in stomach. Nausea and faintness sitting up. Stomach sensitive to touch. Constipation. No desire. | > lying on painful part, pressure, rest, cold things
< the slightest movement. |
Irritable, wants to be left alone. Lethargy, thirst for large amounts of water. |
Carbo veg. | Bloating, heaviness, burping and wind. Pain in pit of stomach. Pain right after eating or drinking. | < fatty foods
> sitting up, burping |
Often the person feels very weak and wants to be constantly fanned or have the window open. |
Chamomilla | Tummy sensitive to touch, distended. No relief from passing wind. Colic with teething. | < 9 pm to midnight > Application of heat, being carried or rocked. | Children are inconsolable and very irritable. Often comes on after tantrum. |
Colocynthis | Serious, painful stomach cramps causing the patient to bend double. Spluttery diarrhea. | > hard pressure, bending forward, warmth. | Angry and sensitive. Bitter taste in mouth. |
Ignatia | Stomach upset after grief. Contradictory symptoms. Nausea relieved by eating. Sensation of lump in throat and stomach. | < colds, eating sweets, emotional upset, strong odors > warmth, while eating, pressure, distraction. | Ignatia patients sigh or yawn frequently and are very nervous. |
Ipecac | Nausea on an empty stomach, not relieved by vomiting. Profuse salivation, disgust for food, perspiration, clean tongue. Thirstless. | < noise, music, food, esp. veal or pork, hot humid weather.
> rest with eyes closed. |
Anxiety and restlessness. Often indicated when child gets ill after being punished. |
Mag. Phos. | Like Colocynthis with restlessness and burping which does not relieve. | < night
> rubbing, bending double, warm applications |
Good for premenstrual cramps. Not angry, prefers quiet. |
Nux vomica | Weight and pain in stomach 1 to 2 hours after eating. After overeating. May want to vomit, but can’t. | < alcohol, coffe, tobacco, on waking
> hot food or drink, after stool. |
Irritability and hypersensitivity to noise and light. |
Pulsatilla | Nausea on full stomach especially after eating rich foods or becoming overheated. Lots of gas. Nervous diarrhea | < stuffy rooms, evening
> fresh air, cold food and drink |
Thirstless, strange food cravings. Can be caused by emotional upset. |
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REMEDY | INDICATIONS | BETTER/ WORSE | OTHER |
Antimonium crud. | Impetigo, warts (esp. plantar) chicken pox | < radiant heat, sun, bathing
> open air, during rest |
Fretful, don’t want even to be looked at. Aversion to touch. |
Antimonium tart. | Acne, chicken pox with formation of pustules. | < evening, sour foods, milk, warmth.
> sitting up |
Desire company, drowsy, irritable, sweaty, whining |
Causticum | Warts near fingernail, on nose, large, jagged, bleed easily | < dry weather, getting cold
> damp weather, heat of bed, warmth. |
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Dulcamara | Warts on face, or palms of hands. Smooth and flat. | Coming on in Fall as weather becomes cold. | |
Hepar sulph. | Acne, painful boils filled with pus. | < before midnigght, morning
> damp weather, warmth |
Localises infection. |
Nitric acid | Warts, large, jagged, bleed on washing. Eruptions, herpes, acne | < cold or hot weather, morning
> riding in car |
Stitching, splinter-like pain. Strong odor of urine. Chilly. |
Pulsatilla | Chicken pox or measles | – open air, cold applications
< warmth, fatty foods, towards evening. |
Usual pulsatilla characteristics should be present. |
Rhus tox. | Chicken pox, poison ivy, excema, herpes, shingles. | < cold, cold, wet weather, left side, autumn, morning
> continued motion, warm weather, hot bathing |
Patient restless, cannot sit still. Often red triangular tip of tongue. |
Sulphur | Acne, chicken pox, eczema, boils, herpes. | < warmth, heat of bed, night, bathing, wool.
> cold applications |
Lots of itching with eruptions. Tends to perspire excessively.Very thirsty and hot. |
Thuja | Warts on hands and fingers, face and eyelids, skin tags, eczema, acne | < cold, left side, damp weather. | Thuja patients are usually very self-conscious. |
Urtica urens | Urticaria, esp. from overheating and exertion. chicken pox with sensitivity and burning, stinging pains | Mother tincture usually used topically to relieve. | |
Calendula | All skin conditions | Used topically and internally for irritation and rash |
REMEDY | SIGNS | BETTER/ WORSE | OTHER |
Belladonna | Red ear, ear canal, flushed face, sudden onset with fever | < 3 p.m., motion, right ear, night
> sitting with head raised, warmth |
Ear feels hot and throbs. Child is agitated. |
Calc. carb. | Head hot and sweats profusely. Congested throbbing pain with thick yellow discharge. | < cold wind, exertion | Often chronic and accompanied with nasal congestion which is thick and bland. Very chilly child. |
Chamomilla | Extreme pain, out of proportion with inflammation. Very irritable. | < cold air or wind
> temporarily from being carried or rocked. |
Angry cry. Doesn’t want you to touch ear. Often accompanies teething |
Ferrum phos. | Early stages, slow onset. | < left ear | often accompanies other cold symptoms |
Hepar sulph | Splinter-like pain in ear, often accompanied with croupy cough. | < slightest touch and cold
> warm applications |
Child hypersensitive. May have offensive discharge. |
Mercurius | Especially chronic ear infections. May be gluey yellow-green pus or discharge | < night, warmth of bed, heat
> blowing the nose. |
Excessive salivation
Bad breath Often have swollen glands |
Pulsatilla | Little pain during day. Comes on after cold or chilling. | < heat, at night in bed
> cool applications |
Weepy, congested. Want attention and consolation. Thirstless. Not angry. |
Mullein oil | Drop directly in ear if there is no discharge. Can be used in conjunction with other remedies taken internally. | ||
Plantago | Tincture diluted in water. A few drops in the ear. Good especially when accompanied by teething pain. Can also be used on the gums to sooth that pain. |