Post by Val Young on Mar 26, 2009 17:41:20 GMT
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR COLDS
Colds affects people differently – match the patient’s symptoms to the remedies below.
Dose - 30 potency repeated four hourly for a day or two.
OR 6 potency three times a day until relief is obtained.
Occasionally in the course of a cold, the symptoms may alter and another remedy should be selected to match the new symptoms.
If the patient is susceptible to constant / regular colds they are best treated by a qualified homeopath as this would indicate that constitutional treatment is needed.
The NHS recommends treating colds with water and rest.
SELF HELP - To relieve and alleviate symptoms you may prescribe one of the following remedies for yourself, matching your symptoms with the remedy.
ACONITE – take a tablet at the very first sign of a cold – sneeze or shiver. Especially effective after exposure to dry cold. Symptoms are frequent sneezing, clear hot liquid dropping from the nostrils; fever; thirst; restless at night; buzzing noises in the ears. Patient feels worse in a stuffy room.
ALLIUM CEPA – lots of sneezing, the eyes and nose stream, both nose and lips become raw and sore. Rawness may extend down to the throat and chest. The patient is hot, thirsty and headachy. Feels worse in a warm room and better in fresh air.
ARSEN ALB – if the patient catches a cold at every change in the weather. Lots of painful sneezing; a thin watery burning nasal discharge which makes the top lip sore. Feels stuffed up at night; an intense tickle in the nose in a small area. The cold tends to spread to the chest; the patient feels extremely chilly with a sensation of either ice cold or boiling water coursing through the veins. Frequent thirst for small quantities of water.
BELLADONNA - sudden start after to exposure to chilling, especially to the head. There is not much discharge but the nose is swollen, sore, red and hot. The throat is raw, sore and hoarse; the patient is flushed, hot and has a violent headache and is very thirsty.
BRYONIA – symptoms are slow in developing. Sneezing, eyes are red and watery, nasal discharge is watery. The lips and mouth are dry and there is great thirst for large drinks. The cold has a tendency to spread to the chest with a painful cough, severe headaches are also suffered. The patient feels better for lying down and keeping still.
DULCAMARA – the cold starts after being exposed to cold wet weather or by becoming chilled whilst over-heated. Lots of severe sneezing, a need to keep their nose warm; eyes are red and sore; both the nose and eye stream especially while indoors in a warm room. The neck is stiff; there is a sore throat and pains in the back and limbs. The patient feels worse in a cold room.
FERRUM PHOS – use in the early stages of a cold which does not have mark symptoms.
GELSENIUM – onset after warm moist weather or from a change in the weather. This an influenza type cold; discharge makes the nostrils sore, chills are felt up and down the spine. The patient feels alternatively hot and cold. Headaches with a heavy felling in the eyelids and limbs. A tearing tickling cough which is better sitting near the fire.
HEPAR SULPH – onset after exposure to cold dry weather. The nose, ears, throat and chest are all affected. Lots of sneezing, especially while in a cold wind. The nasal discharge is watery at first then becomes thick, yellow and offensive. The nose is swollen and painful. The patient wants to be well wrapped up and feels peevish and hypersensitive. Feels worse from the least draught and putting hands or feet out of bed.
KALI IOD – colds start from every exposure, especially to damp. There is violent sneezing with a watery acrid discharge. The eyes smart and water; the nose red and swollen. There is either a frontal headache or pain at the root of the nose. The patient feels alternatively hot and cold and has a violent thirst. Feels worse from heat.
MURCURY – the cold starts with creeping chilliness and violent sneezing. The nose drips fluent corrosive a greenish-yellow offensive discharge. The nose is red, swollen, shiny and sore. The throat is often sore and the voice hoarse. There is a pale, flabby indented tongue and a foul taste in the mouth. There is profuse sweating which does not make the patient feel any better. There is a dry tickly cough which feels worse at both extremes of temperature.
NUX VOM - onset starts with exposure to dry cold. There is much sneezing and the nose is alternately blocked or running, stuffed up at night and streams in a warm room and in the day time. The patient is extremely chilly, can’t get warm; shudders after drinking or from the least movement. Feels alternately hot and cold. There are fits of sneezing after meals; the mouth is dry. The patient is excessively irritable. The patient feels better out of doors.
PHOSPHORUS – the cold begins in the chest or throat. Sneezing causes pain in the throat or head. The nose is alternately blocked or running, or one nostril is blocked and the other discharging; often streaks of blood in handkerchief. The nose is red, shiny and sore. The throat is sore and the voice hoarse. There is a tight feeling in the chest. A racking cough which is worse going from a warm room into cold air or vice versa.
PULSATILLA – when the cold is persistent. The patient is stuffed up at night or in a warm room. Alternatively there is a thick yellow bland discharge which is especially profuse outdoors. Possibly some blood on handkerchief. There are pains in the face and nose, chills up and down the back. Loss of appetite, taste and smell. Chapped peeling lips and hot cheeks. The patient feels better out of doors and worse coming into a warm room.
Colds affects people differently – match the patient’s symptoms to the remedies below.
Dose - 30 potency repeated four hourly for a day or two.
OR 6 potency three times a day until relief is obtained.
Occasionally in the course of a cold, the symptoms may alter and another remedy should be selected to match the new symptoms.
If the patient is susceptible to constant / regular colds they are best treated by a qualified homeopath as this would indicate that constitutional treatment is needed.
The NHS recommends treating colds with water and rest.
SELF HELP - To relieve and alleviate symptoms you may prescribe one of the following remedies for yourself, matching your symptoms with the remedy.
ACONITE – take a tablet at the very first sign of a cold – sneeze or shiver. Especially effective after exposure to dry cold. Symptoms are frequent sneezing, clear hot liquid dropping from the nostrils; fever; thirst; restless at night; buzzing noises in the ears. Patient feels worse in a stuffy room.
ALLIUM CEPA – lots of sneezing, the eyes and nose stream, both nose and lips become raw and sore. Rawness may extend down to the throat and chest. The patient is hot, thirsty and headachy. Feels worse in a warm room and better in fresh air.
ARSEN ALB – if the patient catches a cold at every change in the weather. Lots of painful sneezing; a thin watery burning nasal discharge which makes the top lip sore. Feels stuffed up at night; an intense tickle in the nose in a small area. The cold tends to spread to the chest; the patient feels extremely chilly with a sensation of either ice cold or boiling water coursing through the veins. Frequent thirst for small quantities of water.
BELLADONNA - sudden start after to exposure to chilling, especially to the head. There is not much discharge but the nose is swollen, sore, red and hot. The throat is raw, sore and hoarse; the patient is flushed, hot and has a violent headache and is very thirsty.
BRYONIA – symptoms are slow in developing. Sneezing, eyes are red and watery, nasal discharge is watery. The lips and mouth are dry and there is great thirst for large drinks. The cold has a tendency to spread to the chest with a painful cough, severe headaches are also suffered. The patient feels better for lying down and keeping still.
DULCAMARA – the cold starts after being exposed to cold wet weather or by becoming chilled whilst over-heated. Lots of severe sneezing, a need to keep their nose warm; eyes are red and sore; both the nose and eye stream especially while indoors in a warm room. The neck is stiff; there is a sore throat and pains in the back and limbs. The patient feels worse in a cold room.
FERRUM PHOS – use in the early stages of a cold which does not have mark symptoms.
GELSENIUM – onset after warm moist weather or from a change in the weather. This an influenza type cold; discharge makes the nostrils sore, chills are felt up and down the spine. The patient feels alternatively hot and cold. Headaches with a heavy felling in the eyelids and limbs. A tearing tickling cough which is better sitting near the fire.
HEPAR SULPH – onset after exposure to cold dry weather. The nose, ears, throat and chest are all affected. Lots of sneezing, especially while in a cold wind. The nasal discharge is watery at first then becomes thick, yellow and offensive. The nose is swollen and painful. The patient wants to be well wrapped up and feels peevish and hypersensitive. Feels worse from the least draught and putting hands or feet out of bed.
KALI IOD – colds start from every exposure, especially to damp. There is violent sneezing with a watery acrid discharge. The eyes smart and water; the nose red and swollen. There is either a frontal headache or pain at the root of the nose. The patient feels alternatively hot and cold and has a violent thirst. Feels worse from heat.
MURCURY – the cold starts with creeping chilliness and violent sneezing. The nose drips fluent corrosive a greenish-yellow offensive discharge. The nose is red, swollen, shiny and sore. The throat is often sore and the voice hoarse. There is a pale, flabby indented tongue and a foul taste in the mouth. There is profuse sweating which does not make the patient feel any better. There is a dry tickly cough which feels worse at both extremes of temperature.
NUX VOM - onset starts with exposure to dry cold. There is much sneezing and the nose is alternately blocked or running, stuffed up at night and streams in a warm room and in the day time. The patient is extremely chilly, can’t get warm; shudders after drinking or from the least movement. Feels alternately hot and cold. There are fits of sneezing after meals; the mouth is dry. The patient is excessively irritable. The patient feels better out of doors.
PHOSPHORUS – the cold begins in the chest or throat. Sneezing causes pain in the throat or head. The nose is alternately blocked or running, or one nostril is blocked and the other discharging; often streaks of blood in handkerchief. The nose is red, shiny and sore. The throat is sore and the voice hoarse. There is a tight feeling in the chest. A racking cough which is worse going from a warm room into cold air or vice versa.
PULSATILLA – when the cold is persistent. The patient is stuffed up at night or in a warm room. Alternatively there is a thick yellow bland discharge which is especially profuse outdoors. Possibly some blood on handkerchief. There are pains in the face and nose, chills up and down the back. Loss of appetite, taste and smell. Chapped peeling lips and hot cheeks. The patient feels better out of doors and worse coming into a warm room.