Homoeopathy, like many words in the English language, is derived from the Greek words "Homoios" and pathos". Translated this means "like suffering". Homoeopathy is essentially the medical practice of treating like with like. The present day use of Homoeopathy stems from the work of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, an early 19th century physician. His first discovery concerned the action of Cinchona bark, which had been used by contemporary doctors to treat malaria. Hahnemann, as a healthy person, took a material dose of the bark and found that it caused him to exhibit the symptoms of malaria. He then went on to successfully treat people suffering from the illness using dilute doses of the same bark. Homoeopathy is essentially natural healing. The remedies assist the patient to regain health by stimulating natures vital forces of recovery. Homoeopathic medicines are safe, gentle and effective.
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If your symptoms do not show improvement after 14 days of taking your chosen remedy it may need changing or alteration in the frequency of dosing. You are advised to seek the advice of a qualified practitioner for complicated cases or whenever you are uncertain. Homoeopathy can be safely used for first aid and for self treatment of various disorders however for serious conditions or when in doubt of the problem you are strongly advised to seek the advice of a suitably qualified practitioner e.g. Homoeopath, Homoeopathic Vet or Doctor. A list of these can be obtained from:
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To choose a remedy from this guide, read the Symptom Description Section under the appropriate illness heading to find the remedy which most closely fits your own symptom picture. Signs are what can be seen, symptoms are how you feel. Remedies are offered in many potencies, from 6C to 1M and LM and can, therefore, be made to order.
The dose should be: Adults & children, 1 or 2 tablets to be dissolved on or under the tongue, or chewed. Unless otherwise directed, for acute conditions 1 dose 2 hourly for up to 6 doses. Thereafter and where less acute, 1 dose 3 times a day between meals for no more than 1 month.
Watch the response to each dose. When improvement is felt increase the period between doses. Continue for 2 days and then stop. Repeat the dose only if the original symptoms recur.
If you are already familiar with homeopathic medicines and need just a quick reference to see if you have selected the right remedy, look for the Brief Guide to the Use of Selected Remedies section in this guide which lists the homeopathic remedies in alphabetical order. A Homoeopathic doctor should be consulted if no improvement is felt from the chosen remedy.
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ANXIETY
Sudden panic attacks. Aconite
Prolonged periodic panic attacks. Arsen alb.
With fainting spells. Sulphur
APPETITE
Feeling of emptiness even after meals. Calc. carb.
Variable appetite. Ferrum phos.
Excessive appetite which is easily satisfied. Lycopodium
Aversion to food. Hunger prevents sleep. Ignatia
Continual craving with loss of appetite. Arsen. alb.
BEREAVEMENT
Where the death is sudden and the shock severe. Aconite
Cannot get over the loss. Prolonged bereavement. Ignatia
BITES
Seek medical treatment. Immediately take Aconite
Horsefly bites. Hypericum
Insect stings, general. Apis mel.
Pain from puncture wounds by small sharp objects. Ledum
Crushed/puncture wounds. Hypericum/Calendula Ointment
BODY ODOUR
Profuse sticky sweat all day. Skin sensitive to touch. Hepar Sulph.
Perspiration which stains clothes yellow. Merc. sol.
Unhealthy looking skin. Feet particular problem. Sulphur
Sweats in uncovered parts. Thuja
BOILS
With redness, heat and throbbing. Belladonna
Patient chilly, boil cold. Silicea
BRONCHITIS
With rattling mucous in bronchial tubes. Ipecac
With loss of voice/hoarseness. Phosphorus
BURNS & SCALDS
General for burns and scalds. After a day in the sun when reaction is expected. Cantharis
Sunburn with redness, heat and throbbing. Belladonna
Stinging burns and scalds. Urticaria. Urtica urens
CATARRH
Profuse watery discharge with sneezing and burning of nose and lip area. Allium cepa
Copious burning and clear watery discharge, chilliness, craving for heat, great exhaustion, watery eyes. Arsen. alb.
Catarrh lying on chest which feels tight. Inability to expectorate. Bryonia
Thick, greenish yellow discharge in tiny lumps. Symptoms worse after rest and from damp weather. Calc. fluor.
Bland, nasal catarrh with watering of the eyes. Euphrasia
Thick yellow infected discharge with sore throat, hoarseness and tough stringy mucous. Kali. bich.
Variable, intermittent, flowing catarrh, with much sneezing, especially in morning. Nat. mur.
For early stages of cold with accompanying, often dry nasal catarrh. Nose blocked at night. Nux vom.
Catarrh is variable in frequency and intensity with a clear, yellow or green discharge, worse at night. Pulsatilla
Catarrh in sinuses causing headaches and obstinate nasal obstruction with sneezing in morning. Silicea
CHESTINESS
With dry painful cough. Bryonia
Hoarseness and loss of voice. Phosphorus
People who catch cold readily, often in the chest. Sulphur
COLDS
Beginning of colds. Sudden onset from exposure to cold. Aconite
Common cold with much sneezing, watering of eyes and profuse acrid nasal discharge. Accompanying temperature. Allium cepa
Common cold with pronounced sneezing and watering eyes. Euphrasia
Feverishness, stuffiness and sneezing at onset of cold. Ferrum phos.
Hot & cold shivering flu symptoms. Sore throat, runny nose, headache and aching limbs. Gelsemium
Watery cold with general feeling of discomfort and headache. Loss of taste and smell. Nat. mur.
Slow onset and recovery, with sinusitis and headache. Silicea
COUGHS
Hoarse, dry, loud, spasmodic, hard, ringing cough. Usually no expectoration and worse at night. Aconite
Restless and anxious with wheezy respiration and burning sensation in chest. Thin, watery discharge in great quantity. Arsen. alb.
Dry, tickling cough with spasmodic barking, giving rise to violent coughing fits, ending in sneezing. Belladonna
Hard dry cough with soreness and/or stitches in chest and headache. Worse in cold, dry weather and for movement. Bryonia
Tickling cough with yellow, sour and offensive sputum. Head and neck apt to sweat at night. Calc.carb.
Hard, racking cough with pain in chest bringing exhaustion; Inability to bring up phlegm. Causticum
Persistent, irritating cough coming from deep down in chest, occasionally leading to vomiting. Drosera
Hoarse cough with roughness and scraping sensation in throat. Worse in cold, dry weather. Better for cover. Hepar sulph.
Spasmodic, suffocative cough wheezing and loss of breath, either leading to vomiting without nausea, or intense nausea unrelieved by vomiting. Ipecac
Cough with stringy sputum. Cough originating from tickling in pit of stomach with bursting pain in head. Kali. bich
Dry, tearing, spasmodic cough with great soreness of chest and retching. Oppressed breathing and feverishness. Nat. Mur.
Violent, hard, dry, exhausting, tight or racking cough with yellow sputum. Sore, hot throat and thirst. Phosphorus
Cough dry in the evening, loose in morning with thick, bland yellow green discharge and tickling in larynx. Pulsatilla
CUTS AND WOUNDS
Use a calendula ointment in conjunction with Hypericum
Painful cuts & wounds, particularly where nerves are involved. Hypericum/Calendula Ointment
DEPRESSION
With confusion and despondency. Actaea rac.
Especially women who are easily depressed. Sepia
Sleeplessness due to mental activity. Tension.
Agitation. Coffea
ECZEMA
Skin cracked and weeping. Graphites
Excessive itching, uncontrollable urge to scratch which results in burning and smarting. Sulphur
EYES/EARS/MOUTH
Abscesses slow to mature. Hepar Sulph.
Mouth abscesses sensitive to touch. Merc. sol.
When pus has formed and is slow to clear. Silicea
Bad breath with a bitter taste in the mouth. Kali. Phos.
Bad breath with a metallic taste in the mouth ulcers on the gums. Merc. sol.
Conjunctivitis with headaches. Argent. nit.
Inability to bear bright light. Eyes inflamed burning, watering. Euphrasia
Aid to reduce pain & assist healing after tooth extractions. Arnica
Earache with redness, heat and throbbing. Belladonna.
Eyelids swollen. Apis mel.
Early stages of styes. Pulsatilla
Toothache worse from hot & cold. Merc. sol.
Ulceration of mouth and throat. Phytolacca\par
FEAR
Following an accident. Aconite
Fear to the point of terror. Arsen. alb.
Fear of crowds, death, impending misfortune. Ferr. phos.
Fear of appearing before an audience. Argent. nit.
Examination nerves. Fear of failure. Gelsemium
HAYFEVER
General remedy where condition is allergic response to pollen. Mixed pollen
Nose and eyes stream. Sneezing severe and frequent. Worse in morning, indoors. Allium cepa
Nose tickles violently. Sneezing violent and painful with a watery burning discharge. Arsen. alb.
Eyes burn, itch and water. Heavy sneezing, sore throat and hard dry cough. Euphrasia
Violent sneezing, nose tingles and streams, particularly in morning. Face hot. Gelsemium
Copious catarrh and sneezing, often accompanied by cold sores or mouth ulcers. Worse in open air. Nat. mur.
Irritation of nose, eyes, face and throat with prolonged bouts of sneezing. Nux.vom.
Copious thick catarrh and sneezing. Relieved by open air. Pulsatilla
Sinusitis with blocked, stuffy nose. Symptoms worse on waking. Silicea
HEADACHE/MIGRAINE
With painful watering of eyes. Euphrasia
Lessened by bending head backwards. Hypericum
With humming in ears. Kali. phos.
Hammering headache. Migraine with zig-zag lights. Nat. mur.
Migraine beginning in the neck, travelling over the head and ending in one eye. Silicea
Blurred vision before headache. Kali. bich.
INDIGESTION/ CONSTIPATION/ DIARRHOEA/ NAUSEA
When food lies like a stone in the stomach. Bryonia
Bloated after light meal. Much flatulence. Lycopodium
Flatulence and colic after eating. Overeating. Ineffectual urging. Early morning liverishness. Nux. vom.
From nervous anticipation of coming events. Argent. nit.
Mild food poisoning. Nausea with burning pains. Arsen. alb.
Chronic, yellow, offensive, urgent stool. Sulphur
Excessive flatulence. Carbo veg.
Morning sickness, worse from lying down. Constant nausea. Ipecac.
With vomiting after drinking alcohol. Kali. bich.
Worms. Itchiness of nose and anus. Nausea with white diarrhoea. Cina
Travel sickness. Nausea with hollow sensation in stomach. Nausea during pregnancy. Cocculus
Colic. Stomach pains. Flatulence. Cramp. Colocynthis
INFLUENZA
For the early stages of flu where there is a fever and/or chill. Aconite
Restlessness despite feeling of exhaustion with a burning nasal discharge and sneezing. Arsen. alb.
For the early stages of flu where there is a temperature accompanied by weakness and tiredness and aching. Gelsemium
General aches and pains, often with nausea. Desire for warmth despite sweating. Nux. vom.
LARYNGITIS
With barking cough and tickling dry throat. Drosera
With hard dry cough and loss of voice. Phosphorus
MENOPAUSE/PREMENSTRUAL TENSION PERIOD PROBLEMS
Change of life in fair blue eyed women. Periods delayed, scanty but protracted. Pulsatilla
Change of life in dark haired women. Periods delayed. Sepia
Periods too early and excessive. Calc. phos.
Cystitis. Painful urination or constant desire to urinate. Cantharis
Fluid retention, heaviness of breasts relieved by flow. Flushes and depression during menopause. Lachesis
Symptoms of wind and bloated feeling. Irritability and melancholia. Lycopodium
Extreme irritability. Nux. vom.
Melancholia and weepiness. Ignatia
Tenderness of breasts. Periods profuse, early or too long. Calc.carb.
PAINS/SPRAINS/BRUISES/RHEUMATISM
Bone fracture slow to heal, bones refuse to knit. Calc. phos.
General remedy for all kinds of bone injury sprains of wrists or ankles. Ruta grav.
General treatment of sprains, bruises & muscular soreness. Rheumatism with a fear of being touched. Arnica
Where skin is unbroken use in conjunction with Arnica Ointment.
Cramp in fingers, legs & toes. Poor circulation. Cold extremities. Cuprum met.
Painful joints & ligaments. Rheumatism worse on beginning to move but improves with continued movement. Rhus tox.
Muscular soreness after violent exercise, stiff neck. Actaea rac.
Burning pains as a result of insect bites. Apis mel.
Burning pains when passing water. Cantharis
Topical application for rheumatic pains and stiffness of joints, tendons, ligaments and strains from overlifting. Rhus tox. Ointment
Topical application for bruised bones, dislocations, sprains and sciatic pain. Ruta Ointment
Rheumatism aggravated by movement. Better for pressure; worse for warmth. Bryonia
Rheumatic conditions which begin in the lower back and ascend. Ledum
Rheumatism resulting from earlier broken bones. Symphytum
Lumbago. Bruises. Bellis Perennis
PILES
Bleeding, protruding and itching piles. Calc. fluor.
Ooze dark blood. Hamamelis
Protruding piles with stitching pains. Ignatia
Itching piles. Nux. vom.
PSORIASIS
In cautious indecisive individuals. Graphites
In oversensitive individuals. Hepar sulph.
In deepthinking individuals. Sulphur
SHOCK
Immediately following an accident. Aconite
To reduce prolonged effects of shock. Before operations, dental visits etc. Arnica
SKIN PROBLEMS
General improvement of skin, hair and nails. Silicea
SORE THROAT
Following exposure to dry winds. Aconite
Burning dry throat. Arsen. alb.
Excessive saliva. Merc. sol.
Swollen throat, absence of thirst. Apis mel.
Sore throat. Stiff neck with Inability to swallow. Phytolacca
WARTS
General wart treatment. Thuja
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Aconite - Beginnings of influenza and colds; fear; shock.
Actaea - Headaches; neuralgia painful muscles and/ or shooting pains; depression; menopause.
Allium cepa. - Common cold, with much sneezing and watering of eyes; hay fever; hacking cough in cold air.
Apis mel. - Burning, stinging pains; chilblains; cystitis; boils; swelling of lower eyelids; insect stings; hives.
Argent nit. - Anticipatory fear; dyspepsia; headache; mental strain; conjunctivitis.
Arnica - After injury; mental and physical shock; before operations, visits to dentist. etc.; bruises and sprains; rheumatism.
Arsen. alb. - Restlessness; vomiting; diarrhoea; stomach upsets from food poisoning.
Belladonna - Hot, flushed face; shiny eyes; sore throat; facial neuralgia; severe throbbing earache; throbbing boils; throbbing headache.
Bellis perennis - Lumbago; bruises.
Bryonia - Chesty colds; coughs; arthritis.
Calc. carb. - Profuse periods; cold extremities; cramp; depression; craving for salt.
Calc. fluor. - Piles which bleed and itch; for the prevention of tooth decay and the stimulation of the formulation of tooth enamel.
Calc. phos. - General debility associated with arthritic conditions particularly if indigestion also suffered; general debility; mental debility.
Cantharis - Burns and scalds before blisters form; cystitis; burning pain in bladder both before and after passing water; sunburn.
Carbo. veg. - Indigestion with excessive flatulence; varicose veins
Causticum - Raw, burning, sore pain with chesty cough and sore throat; hoarseness; stiff neck; rheumatism; contractures of tendons; incontinence.
Chamomilla - Teething; irritability and restlessness; colic; green slimy diarrhoea; total intolerance to pain.
Cina - Worms; itchiness of nose and anus; nausea with white diarrhoea.
Cocculus - Travel sickness; nausea with hollow sensation in stomach; nausea during pregnancy.
Coffea - Sleeplessness due to mental activity; tension. agitation.
Colocynthis - Colic; stomach pains; flatulence; cramp; stitching pains. Cuprum met. 6 Cramp in extremities; poor circulation; whooping cough; vomiting.
Drosera - Coughs; whooping cough; persistent, irritating cough with retching and vomiting.
Euphrasia - Conjunctivitis; inflamed burning eyes; hay fever; catarrh.
Ferr. phos. - Colds; inflammation of the respiratory tract; a tonic
Gelsemium - For general debility resulting from influenza. Colds; influenza; sore throat; runny nose; tight headaches; nervous anxiety.
Graphites - Dry skin eruptions on scalp and body; eczema; dry. cracked fingertips; dandruff; catarrh.
Hamamelis - Varicose veins; piles; chilblains; bruises.
Hepar sulph. - Purulent discharges; body odour; choking sensations; general hypersensitivity.
Hypericum - Very painful cuts and wounds; blows to fingers or toes; horsefly bites.
Hypericum Ointment - Topical application for painful cuts and wounds, particularly where nerves are involved; crushed, puncture wounds, animal bites.
Ignatia - Weepiness; bereavement; hysteria; loss of appetite
Ipecac - Any illness where there is constant nausea and sickness; morning sickness in pregnancy; bronchitis, asthma.
Kali. bich. - Sinus troubles; catarrh with stringy discharge; coughs; sore throat; nausea and vomiting. particularly after alcohol.
Kali. phos. - Nervous exhaustion; nervous indigestion; bad breath; giddiness from exhaustion and weakness
Lachesis - Hot flushes and depression in menopause; menstrual pain when relieved by flow.
Ledum - Puncture wounds produced by sharp pointed objects; muscle pains after stings, puncture wound and injections, insect bites.
Lycopodium - Excessive flatulence ; constipation ; excessive hunger; anxiety; headache.
Merc. sol. - Bad breath; body odour; sore throat; mouth abscess
Mixed Pollen - Hay fever where triggered by pollen.
Nat. mur. - Sinus troubles; sneezy cold; runny nose; cold sores; migraine; craving for salt.
Nux vom. - Nervous indigestion; early morning liverishness, indigestion 2-3 hours after eating; travel sickness; irritability; stuffy nose; hay fever.
Phosphorus - Bronchitis; dry cough; hypersensitivity; night sweat.
Phytolacca - Mastitis; ulceration of mouth and throat; sore throat stiff neck with Inability to swallow; shooting pains likened to electric shocks.
Pulsatilla - Weepiness. particularly in children and premenstrual women; menopause; catarrh; styes.
Rhus tox. - Rheumatism; lumbago; sciatica; sprains of joints or tendons; herpes; shingles; chicken pox.
Rhus tox. Ointment Topical application for rheumatic pain and stiffness Ointment of joints, tendons, ligaments and strains from over lifting.
Ruta grav. - Bruised bones; fractures; dislocations; sprains.
Ruta grav Ointment - Topical application for bruised bones, dislocations, sprains and sciatic pain.
Sepia - Menopausal symptoms, often combined with depression; hot flushes; premenstrual tension and depression; morning sickness in pregnancy; debility
Silicea - Boils; abscesses; general improvement of skin, hair. fingernails; sinus troubles; headaches.
Sulphur - Itching skin; dry skin problems; eczema; boils; inflamed, red orifices, burning sensations e.g. feet hot in bed.
Symphytum - Bone fractures; bone injuries; rheumatic and arthritic conditions resulting from broken bones.
Thuja - Warts; styes; chronic skin conditions; dandruff, body odour.
Urtica urens. - Urticaria; stinging burns and scalds; itchy blotches on skin.
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