Homeopathic Remedies for Common Cold

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Homeopathic Remedies for Common Cold

 

Colds are viral infections that take hold when the body's resistance

is low because of fatigue, nutritional deficiencies, or stress.

Typical symptoms include: a stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, watery

eyes, moderate fever, achiness or lethargy, and often sore throat or

coughing. Homeopathic remedies can help relieve these symptoms and

encourage the body's healing response.

 

Aconite napellus: This remedy can be indicated in the early stages

of a cold, if symptoms are intense and come on suddenly. Exposure to

cold and wind, or a stressful or traumatic experience may

precipitate the illness. Symptoms include a dry stuffy nose with a

hot thin discharge, tension in the chest, a scratchy throat, and

choking cough. The person often feels thirsty, chilly, anxious, and

agitated.

 

Allium cepa: This remedy is often indicated when a person has watery

eyes that sting, a teasing cough, much sneezing, and a runny nose

with clear discharge that irritates the nostrils and upper lip. The

nose usually runs when the person is indoors and stops in open air.

 

Arsenicum album: A person who has frequent colds, sore throats, and

chest problems—with burning pain and feelings of weakness,

restlessness, and anxiety—may benefit from this remedy. The person's

head may feel hot while the rest of the body is cold, and problems

can be worse near midnight. The nose often feels stopped up, and the

person may sneeze repeatedly, without relief. White, think, burning

mucus may be produced.

 

Baryta carbonica: This remedy is indicated for people who frequently

catch colds from getting chilled. A runny nose and swollen upper

lip, swollen lymph nodes, tonsils, and adenoids are typical

symptoms. This remedy is often helpful to children who are bashful

and slow to develop.

 

Belladonna: Sudden onset of a cold—with fever, flushed face, and

restlessness—strongly indicates this remedy. Symptoms may include a

hot dry feeling in the nose with watery discharge, and a nagging

tickle in the throat. A hard or nagging cough, bright red sore

throat, and throbbing pain in the head or ears are often seen. The

person may be sensitive to light and either drowsy or delirious with

the fever.

 

Dulcamara: When a person comes down with a cold after getting wet

and chilled, or if colds come on when the weather changes, this

remedy should come to mind. A stopped-up nose and face pain are

likely. A person who needs Dulcamara also tends to have allergies.

 

Euphrasia: Red, watery, irritated eyes, frequent sneezing, and a

mild, clear nasal discharge suggests a need for this remedy. The

person may cough from irritation and from phlegm collecting in the

throat. Symptoms can be worse at night, and the person tends to feel

better from eating and lying down.

 

Ferrum phosphoricum: This remedy often stops a cold from developing

if taken right away when symptoms start. It is also helpful during

colds that are more advanced, when the person feels very weary, with

a moderate fever, rosy cheeks, sneezing, and a short hard cough.

 

Gelsemium: Lethargy and aching, with headache and droopy eyes, often

indicate this remedy. Fever and chills run up and down the spine,

and heat or pressure may be felt in the face and nose. A person who

needs Gelsemium often trembles and is shaky, or feels extremely

dull. This remedy is often helpful for colds that come on in hot

weather.

 

Kali bichromicum: This remedy is usually indicated for later stages

of a cold with thick, stringy mucus that is difficult to clear from

the nose and throat. The person may experience pain at the root of

the nose or hoarse coughing with tenacious expectoration. The person

often feels better from resting and keeping warm.

 

Mercurius solubilis: A person who needs this remedy is extremely

sensitive to temperatures, and experiences night sweats and drooling

during sleep. Swollen lymph nodes and bad breath are other

indications. The person's nose may feel raw, and the tonsils or ears

often become infected.

 

Natrum muriaticum: Colds with clear nasal discharge like egg-white,

sneezing (which is often worse in the morning), headache, and a

diminished sense of smell or taste may respond to this remedy. The

person may develop cold sores around the mouth, and the lips can be

chapped and cracked.

 

Nux vomica: Colds with a stuffy head at night and runny nose in the

daytime, rough throat, harsh cough, and chilliness suggest a need

for this remedy. A person who needs Nux vomica is usually very

irritable, impatient, and sensitive to odors, sounds, and light.

 

Phosphorus: A person whose colds go easily to the chest often

responds to this remedy. One nostril may be blocked while the other

runs. Hoarseness, laryngitis, and nosebleeds are other likely

symptoms. The person often is thirsty for cold drinks and feels

better from massage. People who need this remedy often feel

weak, " spaced out, " and anxious or fearful when ill.

 

Pulsatilla: Colds producing thick, bland, yellow or greenish mucus

suggest a need for this remedy. The nose feels stuffed indoors and

runs in open air. The person feels worse in warm or stuffy rooms,

with improvement from going outdoors. Congestion and fever often are

worse in the evening. A person who needs Pulsatilla wants a lot of

attention and comforting when ill, and children may be tearful.

 

Rhus toxicodendron: If a cold begins with stiffness and body aches,

especially during cool damp weather or weather changes, and leads to

nasal congestion or sore throat, this remedy should come to mind.

The person feels extremely restless and often paces or fidget.

Warmth and motion bring relief, both physically and mentally.