REMEDIES: Homeopathy for Flu

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Natural Medicines & Homeopathy for Flu

 

Influenza is an acute ailment characterized by mild to high fever,

chills, prostration, dry cough, aches and pains-particularly in the legs

and the back, sore throat and loss of appetite. It usually comes on very

rapidly and lasts from 2-7 days. Antibiotics are very seldom required.

They are useless for the influenza virus and are only indicated for

secondary complications due to septic germs.

 

Any homeopathic remedy might be indicated for influenza. and in

convalescence close individualization, individualization means your

constitutional remedy. But in epidemic, and " epidemic remedy " can

sometimes be found, i.e. one, which alone covers a large majority of the

cases.

 

The way to find it is to list the prominent symptoms of a series of

cases and to itemize a list of remedies, which is the closest to the

symptom picture. Flu with elderly people could be very dangerous, and

necessitate the visit to their treating physicians.

 

Please consider seeing your physician if you feel congested or if you

have stomach trouble, swollen articulations. You should always seek

medical advice if the remedy does not produce and improvement within six

to eight hours.

 

Homeopathic Treatment

 

To take every 4-5 hours for 2 or 3 days, let the pellets dissolve under

the tongue. Potency: 6c- 12c. Higher potency only given by your

homeopath. If there is not obvious improvement in 12 hours, change the

remedy

 

Acconitum

 

Sudden onset, high fever following chill from cold dry winds especially

after sweating; anxious restlessness, fear, variable red flush face,

face sometimes bluish, rapid forcible heart beats, dry painful cough.

 

Anas Barbariae

 

This remedy works 90% of the time for the most of common ailments of

flu-chills, aches and fever. His active ingredient is found in some over

the counter homeopathic Flu and cold remedies. Check on the package if

Anas Barbariae is include in the composition of the medicine.

 

Arsenic Alb

 

Extreme weakness. Face flushed but later pale and haggard. Burning in

throat or chest or abdomen yet patient is chilly. Extreme restlessness

mentally nervous, worse about 1 a.m. Persistent vomiting and diarrhea.

Fear of death, of being alone. Scanty acid nasal discharge.

 

Baptisia

 

The face has dark patchy flush; the dirty tongue is dry with a darker

streak in the center. The patient is confuse, dull and lies curled up

like a dog. High fever. Vomiting and diarrhea. This remedy cures many

bad cases but is not a panacea.

 

Belladona

 

The onset is sudden, often in the afternoon. Face flushed, pupils

dilated and bright. The patient is excited, jerks in sleep. The fever is

high and relapsing. Sleepy but can't sleep. The throat is red and dry.

There may be hiccups.

 

Natrum Muriaticum

Potency 6c

 

If bone pains are very distressing Frontal sinus inflammation

 

Gelsemium

 

In some epidemics most of the cases but we must nave the similar

picture. The patient looks drowsy and flushed the eyelids droop, the

hands may tremble. The headache is mostly in the back of the head, like

a band. There is much pain on moving the eyes and the pulse is

relatively slow.

 

Phosphorus

 

Hoarseness and beginning of lung inflammation, the cough is hard and dry

and much worse lying on the left side. Nose bleed. Great thirst for big

cold drinks.

 

Sulphur

 

Wonderful remedy is not usually indicated in the first days, but in some

epidemics it might be frequently needed when there is irregular

circulation's shown by: Hot head, flushes, red lips, red ears, red

eyelids, hot feet, chills running up the back. It is a very potent

remedy if the others remedy fails to work.

 

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