Homeopathic First Aid Kit including Tropical Diseases

Having a Homeopathic First Aid Kit in your home gives you the ability to treat minor ailments and complaints yourself. Thankfully homeopathy is the law of similars not the law of exacts. Therefore it is relatively easy to self-prescribe a homeopathic remedy if you have a reasonable idea of the symptom picture.

The more you use first aid homeopathy the more confident you will become in prescribing acute remedies in first aid situations. It also means that when you call your homeopath for advice you may have the indicated remedy in the kit and so not have to wait for it to arrive by post or call to collect it.

How to Decide which Remedy to Take

It is clear that there are several possible remedies for some ailments. The best thing to do is start taking the remedy which seems to best fit the ailment, or which the patient feels might suit him or her best.

Take every 5 or 10 minutes if symptoms are severe or every half hourly. Expect improvement after two doses. If there is no improvement, try another remedy. If the patient starts to feel better, carry on, but take the remedy less frequently, perhaps every two hours.

Once the patient has recovered, he or she should stop taking the remedy. There is nothing to be gained by continuing to take homeopathic remedies after recovery. For further advice Ask Carina!

ABSCESSES

early stages

Early inflammation with mild symptoms Ferrum phos 30c

Deep inflammation with bruised feeling and guarding Arnica 30c

Bright red, swollen and throbbing pain, affected part < cold wind, Belladonna 30c

To form a vent, slow development, lymph nodes affected Silica 30c

Suppurative stage

Suppuration, sensitive, patient irritable and cross, Hepar sulph 30c

Violent chills, part looks like "bad meat" gravely ill, Pyrogen 30 c

Gravely ill, abscess oozes dark blood, skin dry cold mottled Crotalis horridus 30c

Healing stage

To promote healing, Calendula 30c

With shooting pain, Hypericum 30c

To dissolve scar tissue Thiosinaminum 30c

ACCIDENTS (see also BROKEN BONES, FRACTURES, INJURIES SPRAINS, STRAINS & WOUNDS)

Give immediately, Arnica 30c

Where there is shock or swelling alternate Arnica 30c with any other indicated remedies, repeating as often as necessary

With great fear Aconite 30c

ANXIETY

With fever, Aconite 30c or Arsenicum 30c

Anticipatory, with diarrhoea, Gelsemium 30c

With paralysis or trembling, chills up spine, Gelsemium 30c

See also:

Anticipatory, with diarrhoea, Arg nit 30c

Anticipatory but not agitational, Lycopodium 30c

ASSAULTS

For fear, Aconite 30c

For shock, Arnica 30c

BITES & STINGS (see SEPSIS)

Red, hot, swollen, shiny, > cold applications, Apis 30c

Animal bites, with shooting nerve pain, Hypericum 30c

Blue, cold, puffy, > cold applications, Ledum 30c

With shooting pain, Hypericum 30c

See also:

Bluish around bite, Lachesis 30c

Very painful, worse touch, Staphisagria 30c

Rabid Dog Bite

Belladonna 30c and Lyssin 30cgiven every day for one week followed by once a week for 6 weeks

Seek vaccination also

Mosquito Bites

Ledum 30c

Snake Bite

Extreme fear Aconite 30c

Repeated doses of Ledum 30c whilst applying First Aid

Bluish around bite Lachesis 30c

Tick Bite

In the first instance, Ledum 30c

To draw the tick out silica 30c

If suppuration occurs Hepar sulph 30c

BLACK EYE

Give straight away, Arnica 30c

The specific remedy > cold applications Ledum 30c

Injury from blunt object, Symphytum 30c

BLISTERS

Blood blisters after injury, Arnica 30c

Blisters from new shoes, Hypericum 30c

Blisters from burns see BURNS

BOILS

Early stages before head has formed, Silica 30c

Small, numerous and sore, Arnica 30c

Burning, Arsenicum 30c

Hot and throbbing, Belladonna 30c

Slow to heal, Silica 30c

See also:

Itchy, Sulphur 30c

Painful, infected, with pus, Hepar sulph 30c

Severe inflammation with blueness and a black centre Anthracinum 30c

To promote healing Alternate Hypericum 30c and Calendula 30c

If symptoms persist consult a qualified homoeopath or doctor

BREAST FEEDING DIFFICULTIES

Hard, engorged, hot, red, Belladonna 30c

Hard, engorged, hot, pale, worse movement, Bryonia 30c

Abscess with smelly, corrosive pus, Merc viv

30c too much milk, Pulsatilla 30c

Sharp pains in left breast during feeding, Silica 30c

abscess which is very slow to heal, Silica 30c

Baby vomits / has colic after breast milk, Silica 30c

See also:

If abcess with pus, extremely painful, Hepar sulph 30c also recommended:

If milk production varies greatly, Urtica urens 30c

If sore, cracked nipples, radiating pains, Phytolacca 30c

If too little milk, Dulcamara 30c

BROKEN BONES (see FRACTURES)

For shock Aconite 200c

Before setting and every few minutes initially, Arnica 30c

Worse for slightest movement, stitching pains, Bryonia 30c

Also recommended:

After setting

Two or three times a day Arnica 30c

Once setting is confirmed by X-Ray Symphytum 30c

Both Symphytum 6c, one dose nightly & Calc phos 6x, one dose mornings for 7 days

BRUISES

Of soft tissue, Arnica 30c

Also recommended: Arnica cream / ointment, but only on unbroken skin for deep tissue (e.g. contusion of breasts), Bellis perennis 30c

BURNS

DO NOT REMOVE CLOTHES run under cold water first

For shock, Arnica 30c or Aconite 200c

1st degree burns

With redness and NO blistering Belladonna30c

2nd degree burns

If area of injury better hot applications, Arsenicum 30c

If area of injury better cold applications, Cantharis 30c

3rd degree burns

For deep burns, which are slow to heal, Kali bich 30

If sepsis sets in Hepar sulph 30c

Also recommended:

Urtica urens cream externally to soothe minor burns for serious burns, seek immediate medical attention

CHICKENPOX

Feverish and fearful, Aconite 30c

With fever and throbbing head, Belladonna 30c

If blisters pus-filled / smelly, Merc viv 30c

With cough, thirstless, clingy, Pulsatillla 30c

Very itchy rash, extreme restlessness, Rhus tox 30c

See also:

Rash slow to emerge, with cough Ant tart 30c

Also recommended:

Use Calendula Cream / Ointment or Talc externally, but wait until rash emerges fully

CHILLBLAINS

Hot, itchy, worse heat, Pulsatilla 30c

Dark red inflammation, worse cold, damp, Rhus tox 30c

Also recommended:

Worse on the feet, worse for cold, Agaricus 30c

Tamus cream / ointment externally Calendula cream / ointment externally, if they break

CHOLERA

Distinguished from diarrhoea or dysentery by severe cramping, particularly in limbs

First Stage only. Sudden prostration, cramping in calves, great chilliness, moans and groans, desire to be uncovered although chilly, Camphora 30c

Spasmodic moving cramps from arms to legs to abdomen or chest. Violent cramping with nausea and vomiting. Drinking sips of water prevents vomiting. Spasm in throat prevent speech. Wants to be covered, Cuprum metallicum 30c

Drenching cold sweats, especially on forehead. Violent odourless diarrhoea with vomiting and cramps in fingers. No anxiety. Cramps in chest force patient from bed Veratrum album 30c

For further remedies see DIARRHOEA / DYSENTERY

COLDS

First stage

Prophylactic for any disease ending in "ITIS"one dose at all first stage of inflammation Ferrum phos 30

Early stages, Aconite 30c

With sneezing and dripping nose, Natrum mur 30c

Thin, watery, burning discharge, chilliness, makes top lip sore, chilly, thirst for sips, Arsenicum 30c

Sudden violent onset, cold comes on after chill. Redness, heat and rawness of throat and nose. Violent, throbbing headache Belladonna30c

Second stage

With flu-like aching, thirstless, chills down spine, Gelsemium 30c

Slow development of symtoms, painful cough, severe headache. Dry lips and mouth thirst for large quantities of water, Bryonia 30c

Thick, bland, profuse discharge, thirst less, better for fresh air, patient wants sympathy, Pulsatilla 30c

Violent sneezing, yellow green mucous burns skin around nose and lips. Sore throat, hoarse voice, alwful taste in mouth Mercurious sol 30c

See also:

Slow to go, Silica 30c

Thick, yellow, stringy discharge, Kali bich 30c

Affects nose, ears and throat. Thick yellow green mucous. Chilly, wants to be covered, irritable, Hepar sulph 30c

Colds go to chest quicklythirst for cold drinks, may have bloody mucous, Phos 30c

COLD SORES

On lips, Rhus tox 30c

See also:

On lips, mouth, caused by sun, Natrum mur 30c

On lips, Sepia 30c

COLIC

If better for pressure or bending double, Colocynthis 30c

If better arching backwards, Dioscorea 30c

In teething children, Chamomilla 30c

Better bending double, Mag phos 30c

See also:

With fever and cramps, Nux vomica 30c

In breast or bottle-fed babies, Silica 30c

Better bending forwards, Belladonna 30c

Better lying still with knees up, Bryonia 30c

Bloated above the navel, China 30c

Bloated below the navel, Carbo veg 30c

If complaint comes on after humiliation, Staphisagria 30c also recommended:

COLLAPSE and SHOCK

Great fear Aconite 200c one or two doses then Aconite 200c every five to ten minutes until patient recovers

Severe injury, bleeding give Arnica 200c every five to ten minutes

Air hunger, desire to be fanned, patient feels cold, Carbo veg 30c

Beads of cold sweat on forehead and skin feels cold, Veratrum album 30c

CONSTIPATION

With urge

With constant ineffectual urging, unfinished sensation, Nux vom 30c

Constipation in travellers, frequent urging, great straining and only small amounts of sticky faeces, Platina 30c

Large dry stool, with painful straining, Sulphur 30c

No urge

Great dryness / thirst, sometimes with headache, Bryonia 30c

See also:

During pregnancy, Nux vom 30c

With "shy" stool that slips back, Silica 30c

Hard, knotty stool, bloating and wind better for passing, craves sweets, Lycopodium 30c

Stools like sheep dung (small balls), Natrum mur 30c

If sensation of a lump, not better after stool, Sepia 30c

COUGHS (see CROUP)

After exposure to dry, cold wind, Aconite 30c

Dry cough with chest pain and headache, Bryonia 30c

Dry at night, loose in the morning, Pulsatilla 30c

See also:

Loud, rattling, (whooping) cough with vomiting, Ant tart 30c

With blue face, vomiting mucus, Drosera 30C

With nosebleeds, Drosera 30c or Ipecac 30c

With hoarse / sore throat, Hepar sulph 30c

With blueness, stiffness, nausea, vomiting, Ipecac 30c

With ropy, sticky expectoration in the morning, Kali bich 30c

CROUP (see COUGHS)

First choice, reduces accompanying fear, Aconite 30c