HOMEOPATHY - FUN QUIZ
COUGHS, COLDS, AND FLU
Here are some homeopathic remedies that may help:
ARNICA - Muscles feel bruised and beaten, bed feels too hard. Can be used as an intercurrent remedy with Gelsemium or other remedies.
ARSENICUM ALBUM - For gastric flu with vomiting and diarrhoea. Chilly, anxious and restless. Burning, watery, nasal discharge.
BELLADONNA - High fever, dislike of bright light, redness of face
BRYONIA - Irritable, desires to be left alone. Bursting headache. Worse from any movement, but better for pressure. Excessive thirst. Dry cough.
EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM - Intense aching in limbs, deep bone pains
GELSEMIUM - Tired, irritable, apathetic, and dull with a heavy headache and aching heavy limbs. Chills up and down the spine. Dizzy and drowsy.
RHUS TOX - Chilly, very sensitive to draughts, restless, cannot lie still in bed, wants to stretch.
PREVENTION
ANAS BARB - Take weekly when flu is around as a preventative. Take one hourly in the early stages of influenza, i.e. aching bones with headache and nausea - consult a registered homeopath for more details.
The information herein does not replace the need for medical advice where appropriate. If symptoms persist consult a doctor.
RECIPE FOR THE RELIEF OF COLDS AND FLU
I picked up this recipe some years ago at a lecture and have used it on my husband and extended family ever since! Combined with homeopathic treatment it has worked well for us.
This concoction is said to relieve aching muscles and to be ‘diaphoretic’ in other words it makes you sweat.
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 3 or 4 cloves
- 2 black peppercorns
- A couple of slices of root ginger
- ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds
Add the ingredients to ¾ pint of boiling water and let them infuse or simmer for 5 mins. As the mixture cools add the juice of half a lemon and about a teaspoon of organic honey.
You can add a shot of whiskey if you wish.
Strain the mixture, drink it, wrap up warm and go to bed! It is important not go out and get cold, make sure you stay warm and covered up.
