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Here is a short and easy guide for homeopathic remedies that are

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Homeopathic Guide for Winter Colds

By Misty L. Trepke

 

Winter colds. It is said the average person will get an acute

illness twice a year. Most often, at least one of those illnesses

will occur during the winter. Here are some simple guidelines for

using homeopathic remedies to speed recovery and make the experience

less miserable.

 

Aconitum Napelus- This remedy is for colds or coughs that come on

suddenly, especially after a cold, dry, wind or becoming chilled.

Also useful for symptoms that come on after experiencing a fright or

shock. This remedy will work only within the first 24 hr to 48

hours of an acute illness. The person may be quite anxious, fearful

or despairing.

 

Allium Cepa- Made from red onion, it is not hard to imagine the type

of burning, streaming nasal drip that is indicated by this remedy.

This will be useful in colds and hayfever. The discharge from the

nose will burn, but the tears from the eyes won't. (Euphrasia is

indicated in the exact opposite symptom picture.) Interestingly, the

nasal discharge may be one sided, for example, only one nostril may

stream at a time. Often times the person will be better fresh air

and worse in stuffy rooms.

 

Antimonium Tart- This remedy is indicated when there is a loud

rattling cough. The breathing can be asthmatic, difficult, fast and

rattling. It will be difficult to expectorate. This is a very

noted remedy for chest complaints including pneumonia, bronchitis

and whooping cough.

 

Arsenicum Alb- One of the best remedies available for when a person

is weak and exhausted. The symptom picture can include a burning

nasal discharge that makes the area under the nostrils red and

sore. Additionally there can be a cough that is described as

exhausting, hacking and/or loose. The breathing can be difficult,

fast, and/or wheezing. The patient will want to lie down propped up

with lots of pillows. Symptoms seem to worsen between 1-2 am.

Interestingly, despite burning pains the patient will crave warmth.

 

Baptisia- This is a very good remedy for the flu. The body will

feel bruised and the muscles will feel heavy, sore and/or stiff.

The patient may even curl up tightly in bed to get some relief from

the pain, but the bed feels too hard (similar to Arnica) and the

part of body lain on feels sore and bruised.

 

Belladonna- This is another sudden and violent onset remedy, usually

associated with a high fever and a red face. Delirium is not

unheard of. There can be a cough that is barking, raw and

exhausting. Headaches, sore throats and earaches are also

possible. The pains may be throbbing, raw and/or bursting in

nature. The patient can radiate heat, especially from the head.

 

Bryonia- This is another excellent remedy for chest complaints. One

of the most important keynotes is the worsening of symptoms, even

from the slightest of movements. There can also be pronounced

exhaustion and irritability.

 

Calcarea Phosphorica and/or Carbo Vegetabilis- These remedies are

for recovering from serious illnesses, to rebuild the strength.

 

Gelsemium Sempervirens- This is a flu remedy par excellence. There

will be much exhaustion and pain in the muscles, the arms and legs

will often feel achy and too heavy. The onset is generally slow.

 

Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum- This is a wonderful remedy for sore

throats, especially those that have sticking pain and/or radiate to

the ear. Symptoms such as a cough or sore throat can be worse for

uncovering.

 

Kali Bichromium- This is an excellent remedy for thick, ropy, often

times greenish discharge that can come from the nose or the chest.

 

Natrum Muriaticum- This is good for colds that start with sneezing.

There can be a clear and watery, or thick white nasal discharge.

The patient may sneeze violently and can be depressed.

 

Nux Vomica- Another good remedy for the early stages of an acute

flu. There can be general body aches and pains, particularly in the

back, the cough can be violent, and the patient craves heat yet

shivers and can't get warm, even turning in bed may cause violent

chills. The person may also be very irritable, impatient and

sensitive to light and noise.

 

Phosphorus- This is a wonderful remedy when there is an oppression

or constrictive feeling about the chest. The voice may also be

hoarse.

 

Pulsatilla- A great remedy for colds accompanied by thick yellow or

yellow-green mucus. The nose can be stopped up when indoors, but

runny in open air. The patient may be moody and whiny and feels

better in open air. There can be a strong desire for company.

 

Rhus Toxicodendron- This remedy is indicated in flues with

progressing fever and increasing aches. An important keynote is the

pain is often made worse by initial movement, but feels better with

continued movement, much like a rusty gate.

 

Spongia Tosta- A marked remedy for croup and painful, barking,

choking coughs which occur day and night. The cough can sound like

sawing wood and there can be an immense fear of suffocation, with a

feeling of a plug in the throat.

 

In addition to remedies it is important to give the body time to

rest and heal. We can be tempted to " keep on keeping on " but the

resistance had to be low (in homeopathy-speak the susceptibility had

to be high) to get sick in the first place. Honor this. Rest, keep

warm, sip ginger tea and allow the body time to heal. For more

information on homeopathic care for winter colds, please visit me

at: http://www..com