Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7

Homeopathic Remedies

FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM: Ferrum phosphoricum album. Ferric Phosphate. White Phosphate of iron.
Available as a Schuessler tissue salt in Health food shops and chemists.
This is a first choice remedy for people who catch cold easily. It will assist in the first stages of all inflammations - pains, haemorrhages, fresh wounds, bruises, sprains etc. Helpful in promoting the circulation in Raynaud's disease, poor circulation in the extremities. Because it increases the uptake of iron in the circulation, the tissues are better oxygenated and can start to heal.

GELSEMIUM: Gelsemium Sempervirens. Yellow Jessamine. Tincture of the bark of the root.
Invaluable remedy in flu, fevers, weakness and cowardice/stagefright.The patient feels weak, has to lie down, may have severe headache and yellow diarrhoea but no urine output. They are thirstless. There is a panic in the Gelsemium patient that makes them feel their heart would stop beating if they didn't keep moving about, yet they must lie down. Also to be thought of in meningitis along with Arnica and Belladonna. These remedies could be given in alternation on an hourly basis until there is improvement, when the dosage may be reduced. The patient has a sense of impending paralysis and it has been used in cases of polio.

GLONOINE: Nitroglycerine. Dilutions with alcohol.
There are sudden and violent disturbances to the circulation with a dreadful headache - pounding and as if the contents of the head would burst out through the skull. It is of use in sunstroke/heat stroke. The headache is in every part of the head and there is aversion to light. This may be accompanied by fainting and vomiting. Helpful in strokes accompanied by Belladonna and Arnica.

HEPAR SULPH: Hepar Sulphuris calcareum. An impure Sulphide of Calcium prepared by burning in a crucible the white interior of an oyster shell with pure flowers of sulphur.
Another invaluable remedy helpful in any infection where pus is present .This patient is impatient and irritable,and feels chilly and unwell.They describe the pains as sticking like sharp splinters wherever they occur.

HYOSCYAMUS: Hyoscyamus Niger. Henbane. Tincture of fresh plant.
This is a useful remedy for mental disturbances. The patient seems to be taken over by some bad force and behaves in a very peculiar way. He is quarrelsome and may fumble with his genitals - children have a real habit of doing this. He appears delirious and doesn't know what he is saying. He throws his arms about, can fall on the ground, sob and shout, muscles twitch uncontrollably and there may be stuttering and stammering speech with the patient muttering away to himself. It is to be compared with the delirium of Belladonna - not generally so violent. Often occurs where the patient is upset emotionally and cannot cope.

HYPERICUM: Hypericum perforatum. St. John's Wort. Tincture of whole fresh plant.
Helps to prevent tetanus .Is a leading remedy for healing puncture wounds (see also Ledum) and any injury caused by a knock or a blow in particular where nerve crosses over bone, ie. hitting hand with a hammer when banging in a nail, stubbing toe etc. Heals fractures of bones, sciatica and removes pain if given frequently. Also an anti-depressant. As an external application as lotion or cream prevents infection and heals the wound well -good in burns as a lotion.

IGNATIA: Ignatia amara. St Ignatius' bean (Phillipine Islands). Tincture and trituratio of the seeds.
Our leading grief remedy. Also effects of grief which linger, ie. sleeplessness, spasms, loss of appetite, alteration in functions since the death of a loved one or similar loss. The patient often sighs a great deal or breath holds and if crying will sob uncontrollably behind a closed door so as not to bother anyone else. They feel alone in their grief and are unable to come to terms it. There are often rapid changes of symptoms and contradictory effects -in fact a true hysteria overcomes the body due to the profound nervous upset, ie. sudden unaccountable blindness after the loss of a loved one.

IPECACUANHA: Cephaelis Ipecacuanha .Tincture and trituration ot the dried root.
A great cough remedy - always accompanied by nausea and often bleeding. Useful in all forms of croup, bronchitis, pleurisy and pneumonia. It is a first choice remedy in haemorrhage of all kinds, there will be the characteristic nausea/vomiting.This patient is notoriously bad tempered and unappreciative of the help he is getting from his attendants!

IRIS: Iris Versicolor. Blue Flag. Tincture of fresh root collected in early Spring or Autumn.
This was a popular North American Indian remedy. It acts on the gastro intestinal tract with particular reference to the pancreas and liver.Where there is acute burning sensation in the stomach or gut, or any other bilious troubles. Has been successfully used in migraine headaches with gastric disturbance.

Next Page

Back to the top