Homeopathy for Colds

Homeopathy is wonderful for acute conditions such as colds.  It is safe, having no side effects, easy to use, and inexpensive.  Listed below are a few of the commonly used remedies, simply match your symptoms to the remedy.

Aconitum napellus (monkshood):  Useful in the early stages of fiver or inflammation with sudden onset, especially after exposure to cold, dry wind.  The person is fearful, restless, and thirsty.  Throbbing headache, clear nasal discharge, sneezing, burning throat, barking cough, eyes feel dry and sandy.  Sensitive to noise and light.  Worse at night.

Allium cepa (red onion):  Profuse watery discharge from eyes and nose, sometimes from one nostril, without sneezing, hoarseness, laryngitis, with a raw sensation in throat and chest. Better from open air and cold room.

Bryonia alba (white bryonia):  Called the "grumpy bear" because the person is irritable and wants to be left alone.  watery nasal discharge with stuffy nose, dry racking - painful cough, aching, great thirst, pale, splitting headache, person fells worse from the slightest movement.

Hepar sulphuris calcareum (calcium sulphide):  Most commonly used for children with croup.  Oversensitivity, irritable, and touchy.  Ear ache with sticking pain, deep - barking voice, rattling cough, itching eyes and throat, sneezing, offensive sour sweat.  Better from warmth and eating.  Useful for the late stage of stuffy colds.

Phosphorus:  Fearful of the dark or being alone.  Pale, laryngitis, throat raw - furry, violent tickling in throat, dry - racking cough that hurts, descend to heavy weight in chest, nausea, diarrhea or constipation.  Better from open air, and cold drinks.

Pulsatilla (wind flower):  Person craves open air and is not thirsty.  Sensitive, moody, in pain, craves attention.  Nose runs thick with yellow discharge. Styes on eyes.  Gagging cough, bringing up yellow mucus, weight on chest - must sit up.  Ears ar stopped up, with severe throbbing, worse at night.  Better with motion.

Spongia tosta (roasted sponge):  Chief symptom is a croupy, wheezy cough - the croup.  Lying down with head low, breathing sounds harsh, breathing difficult as if throat was plugged, dry - barking cough.  Nose runs and then stops, alternating.  Eyes water, discharge of mucus.  Better from swallowing.  Feeling of exhaustion or heaviness of body.

Lisa Purdy is not a physician and all recommendations are not to be considered diagnosis or prescription.  Any information given is for educational purposes only You are personally responsible for your own health choices and any information is to assist you in making those choices.