Table 8.2 Homeopathic Treatments to Try
Treatment Indications
Bryonia (wild hops for coughs that are worsened by simple breathing;
headaches that are increased by bending over, walking,
or even moving the eyes; constipation with dry, hard
stools.
Allium cepa (onion) for colds or respiratory allergies where symptoms resem-
ble the reaction of a person exposed to the mist of an
onion: watery eyes, clear nasal discharge, and sneezes,
all of which are aggravated by exposure to heat.
Pulsatilla (windflower) need is based on the type of person, rather than a spe-
cific ailment. Helpful for people who are highly emo-
tional, weepy, impressionable, easily influenced, fearful
of abandonment, and worried about what others think
of them. May also be used for digestive disorders, aller-
gies, earaches, headaches, insomnia, and PMS.
Ignatia (St. Ignatius bean) for people who experience anxiety or grief.
Arsenicum album (arsenic) used for many conditions especially when symptoms are
worse after midnight, when burning symptoms are pre-
dominant, when great thirst occurs, or when the person
is high strung and restless.
Belladonna (deadly nightshade) for fevers or inflammation that begin rapidly, with a red
or flushed appearance, and the person is hypersensitive
to touch or light.
Gelsemium (yellow jessamine) for classic flu symptoms accompanied by lack of thirst.
Helpful for headaches in the back part of the head.
Nux vomica (poison nut) useful after overdosing with food or drink, indigestion,
constipation, and headaches that are worse at night
and on waking.
Aconitum (monkshood) for colds, flu, coughs, and sore throats with rapid onset.
Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy) helpful for arthritis syndromes, flu, sprains and strains,
and sore throats. For people who feel pain on initial
motion that eases with continued motion and symptoms
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