Common Homeopathic Remedies for Cold and Flu
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The sniffles and sneezes of cold and flu season need not slow you down. Homeopathy offers a range of remedies to combat these viral foes effectively. Colds are normally self-limiting but if the symptoms are particularly distressing you could get some relief from these remedies.
Homeopaths look at your actual symptoms and how you are affected by your symptoms. We don’t just prescribe on the name of the disease. We look at the individual’s susceptibility to the disease.
This information helps differentiate between the many hundreds of cold and flu remedies in our pharmacy. The remedies I describe here are readily available from Homeopathic pharmacies and some health food shops.
It is important to seek medical attention if you are concerned about your symptoms.
Common remedies for early stage colds and flu:
Aconite for sudden colds from exposure to cold air with high fever. Take within the first 24 hours.
Ferrum Phos for the early onset of colds or sore throats. Take hourly for four hours.
Belladonna is the other remedy for the early stages especially with a fever. The person will have a fiery, bright red face, a glazed look and chilly hands and feet.
Other common remedies for colds and flu include:
Arsenicum Album for a cold with watery discharge and burning nose with great chilliness and sneezing. They want company.
Eupatorium Perfoliatum for body aches and chills, deep aching soreness in the bones.
Gelsemium for fevers and flus with weakness, heaviness and exhaustion that come on slowly with aches and pains in the back and legs.
Bryonia for flu with body pains worsened by the slightest movement. They can have a bad headache, are irritable and want to be left alone.
These remedies are tailored to your specific symptoms, can you see how each have a slightly different picture to them? Choose whichever one fits your symptoms and take hourly at the onset and three times daily if symptoms start to improve, stopping on continued improvement. Switch to a new (and appropriate) remedy if symptoms change.
Acute illness, first aid situations can often be successfully treated at home with remedies from a homeopathic first aid kit which can be purchased at a Homeopathic pharmacy or at “The Natural Dispensary” using my code AMOB15 to get 15% off.
Prevention:
Some people like to use these remedies for prevention of colds and flu. Oscillococcinum 30c or 200c can be taken weekly as an intended preventative. A well-documented remedy for use in this way. N.B. It’s called Anas Barb by some pharmacies.
Anti Cold & Flu 30c by Ainsworth’s, as an intended preventative for seasonal colds & flu. It’s recommended to take it once a week.
It is my intention to provide information based on years of clinical practice. I cannot claim prevention or cure.
Also, don’t forget there are many home remedies to ease the symptoms of colds and flu such as a nice warm drink made from fresh ginger, honey and lemon this helps ease symptoms of colds
Don’t forget to rest and don’t go to work while symptoms persist. To keep catching colds and flu at bay wash your hands with soap and water and clean surfaces and door handles regularly.
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