ACCIDENTS (see also BROKEN BONES, FRACTURES, INJURIES & WOUNDS)
Give immediately – Arnica 30c. Where there is shock or swelling alternate – Arnica 30c with any other indicated remedies. repeating as often as necessary.
hard, engorged, hot, red, Belladonna 30c hard, engorged, hot, pale, worse movement, Bryonia 30c abcess with smelly, corrosive pus, Merc viv 30c too much milk, Pulsatilla 30c sharp pains in left breast during feeding, Silica 30c abcess which is very slow to heal, Silica 30c baby vomits / has colic after breast milk, Silica 30c see also: if abcess with pus, extremely painful, Hepar sulph 30c also recommended: if milk production varies greatly, Urtica urens 30c if sore, cracked nipples, radiating pains, Phytolacca 30c if too little milk, Dulcamara 30c
BROKEN BONES (see also FRACTURES)
before setting, Arnica 30c worse for slightest movement, stitching pains, Bryonia 30c also recommended: only after setting, both Symphytum 6c, one dose nightly & Calc phos 6x, one dose mornings for 7 days
BRUISES
of soft tissue, Arnica 30c also recommended: Arnica cream / ointment, but only on unbroken skin for deep tissue (e.g. contusion of breasts), Bellis perennis 30c
BURNS
for shock, Arnica 30c if area of injury better hot applications, Arsenicum 30c if area of injury better cold applications, Cantharis 30c see also: for deep burns, which are slow to heal, Kali bich 30 also recommended: Urtica urens cream externally to soothe minor burns for serious burns, seek immediate medical attention
CHICKENPOX
feverish and fearful, Aconite 30c with fever and throbbing head, Belladonna 30c if blisters pus-filled / smelly, Merc viv 30c with cough,thirstless, clingy, Pulsatillla 30c very itchy rash, extreme restlessness, Rhus tox 30c see also: rash slow to emerge, with cough Ant tart 30c also recommended: use Calendula Cream / Ointment or Talc externally, but wait until rash emerges fully
CHILLBLAINS
hot, itchy, worse heat, Pulsatilla 30c dark red inflammation,worse cold, damp, Rhus tox 30c also recommended: worse on the feet, worse for cold, Agaricus 30c Tamus cream / ointment externally Calendula cream / ointment externally, if they break
better bending forwards, Belladonna 30c better lying still with knees up, Bryonia 30c in teething children, Chamomilla 30c with fever and cramps, Nux vomica 30c in breast or bottle-fed babies, Silica 30c see also: bloated above the navel, China 30c bloated below the navel, Carbo veg 30c better bending double, Mag phos 30c if complaint comes on after humiliation, Staphisagria 30c also recommended: if better for pressure or bending double, Colocynthis 30c if better arching backwards, Dioscorea 30c
CONSTIPATION
great dryness / thirst, sometimes with headache, Bryonia 30c with ineffectual urging, unfinished sensation, Nux vom 30c during pregnancy, Nux vom 30c with "shy" stool that slips back, Silica 30c see also: hard, knotty stool, Lycopodium 30c stools like sheep dung (small balls), Natrum mur 30c if sensation of a lump, not better after stool, Sepia 30c large dry stool, with painful straining, Sulphur 30c
COUGHS (see also CROUP)
after exposure to dry, cold wind, Aconite 30c dry cough with chest pain and headache, Bryonia 30c dry at night, loose in the morning, Pulsatilla 30c see also: loud, rattling, (whooping) cough with vomiting, Ant tart 30c with blue face, vomiting mucus, Drosera 30C with nosebleeds,Drosera 30c or Ipecac 30c with hoarse / sore throat, Hepar sulph 30c with blueness, stiffness, nausea, vomiting, Ipecac 30c with ropy, sticky expectoration in the morning, Kali bich 30c
CROUP (see also COUGHS)
first choice, reduces accompanying fear, Aconite 30c see also: attacks in the early hours, Hepar sulph 30c on waking, with lump sensation, Lachesis 30c also recommended: if Aconite fails, attack is around midnight, Spongia 30c
burning when urinating, Apis 30c cutting / burning before, during after urination, Cantharis 30c burning during / after urination, worse if lying, Pulsatilla 30c see also: after sexual intercourse, Staphisagria 30c if symptoms persist consult a qualified homoeopath or doctor
following physical over-exertion, Arnica 30c see also: if after dehydration, China 30c also recommended: if nervous exhaustion, Kali phos 6x
EYE INFLAMMATION
upper and lower lids red and puffy, tears hot, Apis 30c thick, yellow smelly discharge, with a cold, Pulsatilla 30c with watering, caused by a blocked tear duct, Silica 30c see also: eyes red, smelly yellow discharge, Arg nit 30c also recommended: bathe in diluted tincture of Euphrasia or Hypercal
EYE INJURIES (see EYE INFLAMMATION)
fear after, Aconite 30c bruising and/or shock, Arnica 30c black eye, Ledum 30c also recommended: if Arnica fails and injury is to eyeball itself, Symphytum 30c if with feelings of anger, Staphisagria 30c
EYE STRAIN
with weak vision, pains aching or burning, Ruta 30c
caused by pregnancy, Nux Vomica 30c also recommended: if large, bleeding, Hamamelis 30c if large, Kali Carb 30c, with burning, especially after stool, Nit ac 30c
before, reduces local reaction, Hypericum 30c, Ledum 30c to treat the puncture wound, Ledum 30c shooting pains after, Hypericum 30c any other reactions consult a qualified homoeopath or doctor
sudden on-set with burning, itchy rash, Aconite 30c with eye inflammation, Apis 30c or Pulsatilla 30c bright red rash with hot dry skin, Belladonna 30c slow onset, with headache or dry cough, Bryonia 30c face dark red, back of head aches, drowsy, Gelsemium 30c earache after measles, Pulsatilla 30c see also: with purulent discharge from eyes and / or ears, Kali bich 30c purple rash, slow to emerge, Sulphur 30c also recommended: burning tears, photophobia, Euphrasia 30c or bathe in diluted tincture
caused by burn from hot food, Cantharis 30c painful, increased saliva, offensive breath, Merc viv 30c also recommended: if on the tongue, Nit ac 30c
MUMPS
with fever, restlessness and anxiety, Aconite 30c with high fever, painful hot parotids, Belladonna 30c hard, enlarged glands, worse on right, Merc Viv 30c if breasts, ovaries or testicles are affected, Pulsatilla 30c swollen parotids, worse on left, Rhus Tox 30c better for heat, worse for cold, Silica 30c see also: if breasts, ovaries or testicles are affected, Carbo Veg 30c face red and swollen, worse left, Lachesis 30c moving from right to left, Lycopodium 30c
see also: with lost voice due to overuse, Arg nit 30c sensation of fish-bone / splinter / crumb, Hepar sulph 30c ulcerated tonsils with stringy discharge, Kali bich 30c pain worse swallowing saliva than solids, Lachesis 30c left side first (may move to right), Lachesis 30c right side first (may move to left), Lycopodium 30c
also recommended: tonsils swollen, worse for hot drinks, Phytolacca 30c
If symptoms persist or there is high temperature consult a qualified homoeopath or doctor
STOMACHACHE (or ABDOMINAL PAIN) (see COLIC)
better bending forwards, Belladonna 30c better lying still with knees up, Bryonia 30c in teething children, Chamomilla 30c with fever and cramps, Nux vomica 30c in breast or bottle-fed babies, Silica 30c see also: bloated above the navel, China 30c bloated below the navel, Carbo veg 30c better bending double, Mag phos 30c if complaint comes on after humiliation, Staphisagria 30c also recommended: if better for pressure or bending double, Colocynthis 30c if better arching backwards, Dioscorea 30c
STYES (see EYE INFLAMMATION)
eye is red, the lid is painful and swolllen, Apis 30c eye itches, lids sticky, yellow-green discharge, Pulsatilla 30c if pus is present, (see Sepsis)
SUNBURN
skin is dry, hot, red, throbbing, painful, Belladonna 30c if severe, take as soon as possible, Cantharis 30c
better for vomiting, but finds it difficult, Nux vomica 30c
also recommended: worse for fresh air, better lying down Cocculus 30c with heavy head, worse for fresh air, Petroleum 30c better for fresh air, Tabacum 30c
