Homeopathic Remedies

Common Children (Acute) Diseases and Complaints

Influenza or Flu

The most general form of this problem is given below.

Symptoms:

-Flowing nose

-Sniffling in the nose

-Lethargic, dropping eyelids

-lower back pain

-slow onset of fever

Recommended Remedy:

Alternate Gelsemium 30C with Eupatorium Perfoliatum 30C every 15 minutes till some relief is experienced. Reduce dosage as condition improves. If there is redness in the face and fever, Belladonna 30C may also be given alternatively after every 2 doses.

If the child feels chilly and pain in the chest then try the following.

Symptoms:

-Child is chilly and must keep warm.

-restlessness and anxiety

-stitching pains in chest

Recommended Remedy:

Give Arsenic Album 200C once a day, and then Bryonia 30C and Nux Vom 30C every half an hour. Nux Vom is especially useful when there is a chilly feeling during the flu.

Symptoms:

-Profuse Mucus discharge from the nose.

-Frequent urination

Recommended Remedy:

Dulcamara 12C and Gelsemium 30C may be alternated every half and hour to find relief.

Symptoms:

-Eyes and nose run. Upper lip sore and red.

-Burning in nose

-Cold symptoms

-Nose is red.

Recommended Remedy:

Give one dose of Pulsatilla 200C in the morning and then alternate Allium Cepa 30C and Arsenicum Album 30C every one hour. Repeat this cycle again for two days.

Tip:

Normally one dose of  Nux Vom 200C in the night before sleeping and then alternatively Gelsemium 30C and Belladonna 30C every half and hour will provide relief from the sniffles, red nose, onset of fever.  For other symptoms refer to the above remedies.

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