Homeopathic First Aid Remedies That Every Household Should Have On Hand.
Our Top 10 Homeopathic First Aid Remedies:
1. Aconite
❀ For the sudden onset of any illness, including illness after exposure to cold, dry, windy weather
❀ Illness or injury that is accompanied by restlessness, anxiety and/or fear of death
❀ Cough and croup - a very common remedy to use for croup
❀ Colds, burns, sunburn, accidents with severe shock or fright, cystitis
❀ Fever with rapid onset
❀ Our top remedy to take with you, anywhere!
2. Arnica
❀ Knocks, bumps, bruises, muscular aches and pains and rheumatic pain
❀ Inflammation and swelling
❀ Promotes soft tissue healing and repair
❀ Postpartum healing, shock or birth trauma
❀ Haematoma
❀ Haemorrhoids
❀ Post surgery wounds, including dental surgery and caesarian section recovery
3. Arsenicum Album
❀ Most common remedy for gastro and food poisoning, vomiting and diarrhoea with burning pains
❀ Ailments with burning pains, worse at midnight, irritable and restless, weakness, frequent thirst for small sips of water
❀ Cold and flu, second stage of a cold when the runny nose is well established and the watery discharge burns the nostrils. The throat burns and the mouth is dry with desire for frequent sips of warm water
❀ Croup with hoarseness, difficulty breathing. Worse at night
❀ Fever, feels chilly and thirsty
❀ Hay fever with violent sneezing due to itch and tickle in the nose. Profuse nasal and eye discharge which burns
❀ Anxiety in high achievers who may become perfectionist and very critical
4. Apis
❀ Ailments with swelling, burning and stinging
❀ Considered natures epi-pen
❀ For all bites and stings
❀ Sunburn, red, shiny, burns and stings
❀ Cystistis
❀ Hives
5. Belladonna
❀ Ailments with sudden onset, red, hot, inflamed, throbbing pains, often right-sided
❀ Abdominal pain, cramps and colic
❀ Mastitis
❀ Burns, scalds, sunburn
❀ Colds with a throbbing headache and hacking cough
❀ Conjunctivitis
❀ Sore throat, cough, tonsillitis
❀ Cystitis
❀ Ear infections
❀ Fever with convulsions
❀ Growing pains in children
❀ Sinusitis
❀ Acne rosacea
❀ Teething
❀ Toothache, pain, sore gums, with abscess
6. Hepar Sulph
❀ Considered natures antibiotic
❀ Acts as an antiseptic for local inflammation, and typically used for ailments with suppuration of foul pus
❀ Cuts, abrasions, wounds
❀ Mastitis with abscess
❀ Cold sores with pus that are worse from touch
❀ For the later stages of a cold where there is a noisy, loose cough with thick, yellow-green phlegm, post-nasal drip
❀ Conjunctivitis
❀ Cough which feels as though there is a needle or splinter in the throat. Hoarse voice. Loss of voice. Yellow-green mucous
❀ Ear infections where inflammation and pus formation. Whizzing, throbbing sounds in the ear. Fever
❀ Sinusitis with a blocked nose, offensive discharge smelling like old cheese
❀ Boils, abcesses, acne and supporating sores, with infection. Painful and sensitive to touch
❀ Sore throat and tonsillitis with splinter like pains. White pits full of pus and debris
❀ Toothache with swelling, suspected abscess, or in cases of chronic abscess. Throbbing pain. Accompanied by nasal blockage
7. Ignatia
❀ The number one remedy for acute grief.
❀ Intense grief, sorrow, homesickness, disappointment. With feelings of being distraught, which can lead to the person falling to pieces. May alternate between bouts of crying and laughter. Feels unable to cope. Oversensitive with mood swings and sighing
❀ Grief from losing a loved one, pet, or even your child who may struggle to adjust to new routines with less time with parents ie school or kinder
❀ For the postpartum mum who is experiencing sleeplessness from excessive worry/stress
❀ Headache in those with nervous and sensitive temperaments. Headache following anger. Congestive, pressing or tearing in nature. Better for warmth, rest and eating
❀ For sore throats with a ‘lump’ in the throat, difficulty swallowing and sharp pain. Constrictive sensation in the middle of the throat. Tonsillitis with white spots, ulcers, as well as follicular tonsillitis
8. Gelsemium
❀ Anticipatory anxiety
❀ For women during birth where anxiety slows contractions and the progression of labour. Also use for postpartum trembling
❀ Sunburn where you feel droopy, drowsy and stupefied. Accompanied by a headache like a tight band
❀ Cold and flu symptoms with body aches, pains and droopy, drowsy fatigue. Shivers up the spine
❀ Fever with tiredness, chills, weakness and shivering. Body aches, bursting headache. Thistless
❀ Hangover with dizziness, light-headed, difficulty waking/drowsy
❀ Hay fever where the eyes are heavy and swollen, sneezing, irritating discharge and tingling nose. Sore throat, dry cough
9. Nux Vomica
❀ For the overindulgence of all things, including feeling overworked, too much coffee, alcohol, food, work
❀ Gently supports an overburdened liver
❀ Constipation, digestive upset, abdominal pain and cramps, worse from over eating
❀ Colds where the nose is blocked or running in the day but may be stopped up at night. Sore throat, frontal headache
❀ Cystitis with a constant need to urinate. Feeling irritable, impatient and chilly
❀ Food poisoning with excessive retching, frequent, ineffectual urge to pass stool. Loud, rumbling, gurgling sounds in the abdomen
❀ Hangover with headache from overindulgence. Nausea and vomiting. Stomach feels bloated and sensitive to pressure. Liver feels sore. Angry and impatient. Sensitive to light
❀ Hay fever with stinging, light sensitive eyes. Stuffy nose, obstructed breathing. Itching inner ears, headache, irritable, nervous, chilly and over-sensitive
❀ Frontal headache, piercing pain and tension in the neck, caused by overwork
❀ Morning sickness with nausea, especially in the morning. May have the urge to vomit often without success
10. Rhus Tox
❀ For arthritis and joint aches and pains
❀ Cold sores with single, itch and stinging sensation. Ulcers in the corner of the mouth. Fluid in the vesicles
❀ Growing pains in children. Leg pain following overuse of muscles. Caused by excessive running, jumping and excessive playing whereby stress is placed on the muscles. Pain in calf muscles when lying in bed. Sometimes pain in arms. Pain is worse from rest. Walking gives relief
❀ Hangover with body aches. Shooting, aching pains, feels bruised
❀ Pain and stiffness from over-exertion, getting wet while hot or being caught in cold damp weather. Worse initially then better from continued movement. Cramping, tearing sciatic pain, stiffness in lower back. Worse from cold, damp and lying still. Better for moving. Inflamed joints, may feel weak and hot sensation. Tearing, aching or drawing type joint pain
❀ Skin conditions with vesicles and blisters. Restless and very itchy. Prickly heat, shingles and chicken pox
You can find these remedies in our our Homeoathic First Aid Kit - 25 Remedies. This Kit contains 25 of the most commonly prescribed homeopathic remedies for acute conditions.
