| Homeopathy - also known as homeopathic | | | | for pain of simple trauma from falls, blows, |
| medicine - is a holistic form of health care | | | | bruises, bruised muscles, brain concussions |
| that developed in Germany in the late 1700's | | | | with unconsciousness, shock. General rule: |
| by Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathic | | | | Give Arnica first for shock with any injury.- |
| practitioners are commonly called | | | | Arsenicum: Nonspecific diarrhea, including |
| homeopaths.I was first introduced to | | | | traveler's diarrhea, ptomaine poisoning, |
| homeopathy in the UK, when I signed up for a | | | | septic infections.- Belladona: Best for |
| homeopathic first aid course. I has such | | | | toothache. Colds of sudden onset with the |
| immediate results that I wanted to learn more | | | | following symptoms: mild sore throat, head |
| and have been an ongoing student ever since.A | | | | congestion, fever, intense sweating |
| key premise in homeopathy is that every | | | | (especially on the face), oversensitivity to |
| person has energy called a vital force or | | | | noise and light. Person is hot and |
| self-healing response. Homeopathy aims to | | | | red-faced.- Bryonia: Cold or flu, unless cold |
| stimulate the body's own healing responses. | | | | was caused by getting wet.- Calendula: |
| It uses an approach called "like cures | | | | Injuries with skin broken, lacerated, flesh |
| like."I share the point of view that | | | | mangled, with bleeding cuts, bruises, open |
| homeopathy does work, but that modern | | | | wounds, tear from child birth.- Hypericum: |
| scientific methods have not yet explained | | | | Injury to parts with nerves: after surgery, |
| why. If homeopathy appears to be helpful and | | | | gun shot wound, crushed fingers (for example, |
| safe, then scientifically valid explanations | | | | in a door), injury to tailbone in a fall or |
| or proofs of this alternative system of | | | | from childbirth.- Ignatia: Best remedy for |
| medicine are not necessary.The holistic | | | | hysteric reaction (even in children, |
| homeopathic medicine concept that treatment | | | | dissolved as described in directions and |
| should be selected based upon a total picture | | | | given by spoonful). For cough and chest |
| of an individual and his symptoms, not solely | | | | congestion.- Ledum Pal: For stabs, punctures |
| upon symptoms of a disease. Homeopaths | | | | (even rusty nails), bites of animals and |
| evaluate not only a person's physical | | | | stings of insects, sprains, black eye from |
| symptoms but her emotions, mental states, | | | | blow of fist, severe bruising.- Nux Vomica: |
| lifestyle, nutrition, and other aspects. In | | | | Nausea, indigestion, headache from food, |
| homeopathy, different people with the same | | | | motion sickness.- Tabacum: For relief of |
| symptoms may receive different homeopathic | | | | nausea associated with motion sickness and |
| remedies.Most homeopathic remedies are | | | | sea sickness.Remedies for colds: Bryonia, |
| derived from natural substances that come | | | | Belladona, Aconite, Rhus Tox.Remedies for |
| from plants, minerals, or animals. A remedy | | | | sleeplessness: Chamomille (best general |
| is prepared by diluting the substance in a | | | | remedy), Coffea (feeling wide awake), Nux |
| series of steps. Many homeopathic remedies | | | | Vomica (from overeating/rich food), Arnica |
| are so highly diluted that not one molecule | | | | (too tired from over exercising)Lizette le |
| of the original natural substance remains. | | | | Clus-Fox is an ardent advocate for a holistic |
| Remedies are sold in liquid, pellet, and | | | | approach to health and runs and her ezine |
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| complaint-fever, earache, headache, diarrhea. | | | | today! |
| Best emergency heart remedy.- Arnica: Used | | | | |