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High Cholesterol? Homeopathy the Natural Solution for it

Cholesterol is a fatty or waxy substance present in blood that is required for normal functioning of the body. The normal required level of cholesterol in blood is less than 200mg/dl. When the blood cholesterol rises beyond this limit, it is referred to as high cholesterol. It does not show any symptom until the cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels. When the cholesterol gets deposited in the arteries, their lumen get narrowed and hardened, which is referred to as Arteriosclerosis. As a result of this, blood supply to various organs is hindered and this leads to several symptoms depending upon the site and the degree of occlusion. When the blood supply to heart is decreased due to narrowing of carotid arteries (arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle), it leads to chest pain and shortness of breath. On complete occlusion of coronary arteries, heart attack follows. When the blood supply to the brain is hindered, brain damage leading to paralytic symptoms or memory loss results. Homeopathy for High Cholesterol not only helps in reducing the high cholesterol levels in the blood, but also dissolves the cholesterol deposits clinging to arterial walls. The Homeopathic Remedies for High Cholesterol are made of natural substances and are completely safe with zero side effects.

Top Homeopathic Remedies for High Cholesterol

Homeopathy has a number of natural remedies that are of great help in lowering the high cholesterol levels in blood. These medicines act in two ways for high cholesterol patients. The natural remedies first help in reducing the high cholesterol levels in blood and secondly, they have the inherent power to dissolve the cholesterol deposits that have clung to the arterial walls and narrowed down their lumen. Symptoms like chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath can also be effectively controlled by the use of natural medicines. The medicines that work best for the patient are always selected based on the symptoms narrated by each individual.

1. Allium Sativum: For Lowering High Cholesterol Level

Allium Sativum is the natural medicine for high cholesterol levels. As this remedy is made from garlic, it is considered as the best natural medicine for cholesterol control as this helps in eliminating the excess cholesterol from the body by raising the vitality of the person. The high blood pressure due to cholesterol deposits in the arteries can also be wonderfully treated with the help of Allium Sativum. The patients in whom high cholesterol is the result of excessive eating of meat can benefit by this remedy. The patients requiring Allium Sativum usually have an increased appetite, especially a craving for meat. They also suffer from acidity symptoms like burning in stomach and acrid burping or belching.

2. Aurum Metallicum: For High Cholesterol with Rapid Pulse

Aurum Metallicum is prepared from gold and is very beneficial for patients with high cholesterol levels. It is of great help in those cases of high cholesterol where the arteries have become hardened due to cholesterol deposits and where high blood pressure is present. The patients requiring Aurum Metallicum have a rapid and irregular pulse with violent palpitations. The patient may complain of pain behind the sternum, especially at night. The mental symptoms presented by the patient that hold a significance in selecting this are a depressed feeling, getting angry over the slightest contradiction and thoughts of committing suicide.

3. Calcarea Carbonica: For Reducing High Cholesterol in Overweight People

Calcarea Carbonica is the best natural remedy for reducing high cholesterol in fat or overweight patients. An unusual and excessive craving for boiled eggs is present in these patients. Excessive sensitiveness to cold air and continuous perspiration on scalp are symptoms that are always considered in patients of high cholesterol for using Calcarea Carbonica. This medicine is also of great help for patients who complain of tightness or oppression in chest or a feeling of suffocation that is intensified on going upstairs. Excessive palpitations may also be complained of at night or after having meals.

4. Nux Vomica: High Cholesterol in Patients Craving Alcohol, Fatty Food

Nux Vomica is the one of the best medicines for High Cholesterol patients who have an excessive craving for alcoholic drinks and fatty food. Mentally, such patients are very irritable and angry. They are also chronic sufferers of obstinate constipation.

5. Crataegus Oxyacantha: For Heart Muscles

Crataegus Oxyacantha is a natural medicine that acts as a tonic for heart muscles that have become weakened due to reduced blood supply to heart as a result of deposits of cholesterol in the arteries. This medicine acts very efficiently in strengthening these weak muscles and regularising the heart’s action. Crataegus Oxyacantha ranks as the top medicine for dissolving the cholesterol deposits in arteries. The patients requiring this medicine complain of difficulty in breathing after even the slightest exertion.

6. Baryta Muriaticum: For High Cholesterol Levels in Elderly

Baryta Muriaticum is the best natural medicine for elderly people who suffer from high cholesterol levels and where the arteries have become rigid with loss of normal elasticity. The systolic pressure is always on the higher side in these patients. Baryta Muriaticum is a very beneficial remedy where the cholesterol plaques have deposited in the arteries, leading to heart and brain affections. Heaviness and vertigo consequent to the reduced blood supply to brain can be tackled well with this medicine.

7. Strophanthus Hispidus: For Reducing Extreme Effects of High Cholesterol

Strophanthus Hispidus is an excellent natural medicine for reducing the extreme effects of high cholesterol levels in blood. It is very efficient and safe remedy which can be used in old age to tone up the weak heart muscles. It also has the capacity to drain off the dropsical affections that have occurred from extreme effects on heart due to high cholesterol deposits. The heart affections that have resulted as a combined effect of tobacco smoking and high cholesterol levels also come under this medicine. The other symptoms that guide towards the use of Strophanthus Hispidus are excessive palpitations, cardiac pain and breathlessness.

Top 5 Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Fatty Liver

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 95 Comments

The buildup of fats in the liver is known as Fatty Liver. The liver processes everything that you eat or drink and filters harmful substances from the blood. If too much fat has accumulated in the liver, this process gets interfered with. The symptoms of fatty liver can be non-specific, especially in the early stages. Most people with a Fatty Liver feel unwell and find they get tired and gain weight for no apparent reason. The reasons for Fatty Liver can be alcoholism, incorrect diet, obesity, diabetes, or even excessive use of medication. The Homeopathic remedies for fatty liver can reverse the condition of the fatty liver and bring it to normal. The natural medicines, which are made of natural substances, are given to patients after studying the unique symptoms experienced by each individual. The natural remedies for a fatty liver are completely safe with no side effects.

Top Homeopathic Remedies for Fatty Liver

1. Chelidonium: For Fatty Liver with Pain in Right Upper Abdomen

Chelidonium is the top natural medicine for Fatty Liver treatment. The marked symptom for using this medicine is pain in right upper abdomen and pain under right shoulder. There may also be an enlargement of liver. The person is usually constipated. The stool passes in the form of hard balls. A distended abdomen with nausea and vomiting is also experienced. The patient suffers from excessive weakness. In case of jaundice in a patient with Fatty Liver too, Chelidonium is the best remedy. A hallmark symptom that adds weightage for selecting this medicine is a desire for very hot drinks and hot food.

2. Lycopodium: For Fatty Liver with acidity

Lycopodium is a natural remedy of great help for treating Fatty Liver with gastric symptoms and acidity. The patient complains of distension or bloating of abdomen soon after eating anything. The abdomen feels full of gas. Burning belching is also experienced. Even eating a little causes fullness in the abdomen. The patient feels heaviness and pain in the right upper part of abdomen. Usually, the symptoms get worse towards the evening. Farinaceous food makes the person worse. An unusual craving for sweets and hot drinks in excess may be present.

3. Phosphorus: For Fatty Liver with Food Coming up after Eating

Phosphorus is the best natural medicine for patients of Fatty Liver who feel as if the food is coming upwards after eating. This is accompanied by sour belching. Vomiting may also occur in a few cases, along with pain in liver. The stool and flatus are very offensive. The patient feels weak after passing stool. The craving for peculiar things in diet is an important indication for using this medicine in Fatty Liver patients. These peculiar things include ice creams, cold drinks and refreshing items like juices.

4. Calcarea Carb: For Obese Fatty Liver Patients

Calcarea Carb is a very beneficial natural medicine for mainly obese Fatty Liver patients. The person is fatty, flabby with excess fat in liver and whole abdomen. This remedy successfully helps in burning excess fat in liver. The digestion is very slow in such persons with long-standing constipation. The abdomen always remains distended. Milk is not suitable for these persons. A few constitutional symptoms that are taken note of is a desire for boiled eggs or strange things like chalk and pencils. Another is sensitivity to cold air and excessive sweating on the head.

5. Nux Vomica: For Fatty Liver with Pain in Abdomen after Eating

Natural remedy Nux Vomica is the best fatty liver treatment in homeopathy when the cause is over-consumption of alcohol. It is prescribed when pain in abdomen begins a few hours after eating, with a feeling of stone in abdomen. Sour or bitter belching accompanies the pain. A very significant symptom for selecting Nux Vomica for Fatty Liver is constipation with an ineffectual urge to pass stool or poop. The stool, however, is insufficient and unsatisfactory. The passing out of stool gives some relief from the pain in the abdomen but the urge to pass stool is renewed soon after. The patient craves for fattyfood, spicy food, coffee and alcoholic drinks in diet.

Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Osteoarthritis

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 44 Comments

Joint pain can cripple movement along with the distress it causes. Osteoarthritis, in fact, is a degenerative disease of joints. The cartilage — a firm and flexible connective tissue in joints between the bones which holds the bones together and act as a cushion between joints — gets degenerated. The cartilage prevents the bones from rubbing against each other by reducing the friction when any movement occurs at a joint. So, when the joint cartilage degenerates, the bones rub against each other during joint movement, leading to pain. The main risk factors that lead to Osteoarthritis are advanced age, overuse of joints, obesity and trauma. After the joint cartilage becomes soft, irregular, rough and thin, there is a growth of osteophytes at the margin of joints. These later get enlarged and calcified, resulting in reduction in joint space. As a result of reduced joint space, the bones rub against each other while movement. The pain that follows can be devastating. Osteoarthritis is mainly of the knee joint, hip joint and finger joints. The main symptoms are pain in joints during movement, stiffness of joints after a period of immobility, swelling and tenderness of the affected joint, formation of hard nodes mainly in finger joints, limitation of movement of joints, and wasting of muscles near affected joints. In advanced cases of Osteoarthritis, there is a distortion of joint contours that can lead to even deformity. Natural Homeopathic remedies for osteoarthritis are of great help for patients of Osteoarthritis, both for providing relief from pain and ensuring that this degenerative disease is stopped in its tracks.

Homeopathic Remedies for Osteoarthritis

Homeopathy has a wide range of natural remedies for Osteoarthritis. Made of natural substances with zero side effects,Homeopathy for osteoarthritis can be very beneficial in reducing the pain, swelling and stiffness of joints. In advanced cases of Osteoarthritis, although these remedies cannot revert the degeneration that has already taken place in the cartilage of joints,these natural medicnes definitely help in slowing down the progress of cartilage degeneration. The natural remedies for osteoarthritis are completely safe and will always help, never harm, the patient.

1. For Osteoarthritis affecting Knee Joint

Bryonia Alba is of great help in the treatment of Osteoarthritis of knee joint where the pain in the knee joint gets worse by walking and the patient feels better by taking absolute rest. The pain is accompanied by stiffness and swelling in knees. The patients of Osteoarthritis who complain of pain in knee joint on using the stairs to go up can greatly benefit by natural remedy Bryonia Alba. This natural treatment for osteoarthritis is also recommended for patients who experience pain in knee joint with a crackling sound while walking. Calcarea Carbonica is also a very beneficial natural remedy for Osteoarthritis of knee joint. The patients who are recommended this natural medicine complain of swelling and pain in knee joints, which get aggravated when getting up from a sitting position and also by walking. Calcarea Carbonica is also a good natural remedy for pain in knee joints which gets worse by working in water like washing clothes. Another symptom that guides the use of this natural treatment for Osteoarthritic pain in knees is that the knees remain excessively cold along with the pain. The patients requiring this medicine are mostly obese. Ruta Graveolans is another natural remedy of great help for Osteoarthritis of knee joint. The main indicating symptoms for its use are pain in knees that gets aggravated by bending the knee joint while kneeling and while going down the stairs, and when the pain in knee joint gets better by applying pressure on the affected knee. The pain in knees that gets better by stretching the limb is also relieved by natural medicine Ruta Graveolans. Natural medicine Sulphur is also of immense help in treating Osteoarthritic patients of knee joint. The knee joint pains that are aggravated while using the stairs, along with stiffness and pain that gets worse on standing, are also treated with this natural medicine. Sulphur is also the natural remedy for patients who complain of excessive heat in the feet along with the knee pains. Causticum is yet another natural Homeopathic medicine for treating knee joint Osteoarthritis where the knee pains are associated with much stiffness and cracking in knee joints. When the knee pain gets better by applying heat and gets worse by exposure to cold air, Causticum is the ideal natural Homeopathic medicine.

2. For Osteoarthritis of Hip Joint

Colcynthis is of great help for the treatment of hip joint Osteoarthritis when the pain in hip is of cramping type and gets better by applying pressure. When the pain in hip joint increases by motion, standing and stooping, Colcynthis is again the natural remedy you should turn to. Rhus Toxicodendron is an excellent natural medicine for the treatment of hip joint Osteoarthritis when the patient experiences pain in hip joint on going up the stairs or sitting down. Rhus Toxicodendron is also the best natural remedy for stiffness and pain in hip joint on getting up from a sitting position and when the patient gets relief by walking or by throughapplication of heaton the affected joint. Pulsatilla Nigricans is another very helpful natural medicine for hip joint Osteoarthritis patients who complain of pain in hip joint as if it is dislocated and who feel better when in motion. Patients who complain of shifting of pain from one joint to another with much restlessness can also benefit with natural remedy Pulsatilla Nigricans.

3. For Osteoarthritis of Finger Joints

Antimonium Crudum is the best natural medicine for pain in finger joints in a patient suffering from Osteoarthritis. The patients who complaint of pain in finger joints which gets worse in cold weather or by washing hands in cold water and feelbetter by applying something warm on the fingers can also benefit immensely with natural remedy Antimonium Crudum. It also yields good results in patients of Osteoarthritis in whom the pain in finger joints alternates with stomach complaints with a thick white-coated tongue. Benzoic Acid is also a natural remedy of great help for Osteoarthritis of finger joints where the pain in fingers is associated with cracking sounds on moving the fingers. If nodes have been formed on the finger joints that are very painful, this medicine is the ideal natural remedy. The characteristic symptom of excessive offensiveness of urine along with pain in finger joints also guides towards this natural treatment. Calcara Fluorica, on the other hand, is the ideal natural medicine for Osteoarthritis of finger joints where nodes of stony hard character have formed on finger joints, thus reducing the mobility of fingers.

Top Homeopathic Remedies for Pain in Hands and Fingers

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 532 Comments

Homeopathic remedies for pain in fingers and hands are very effective in treating all conditions that lead to pain in these parts of the body. Homeopathic remedies are natural medicines and use bod’s own innate restorative powers to cure the disorders causing pain in fingers, hands, and thumb. Homeopathic remedies for pain are very safe and cause no side effects.

This pain in fingers and hands can be caused by these conditions

Rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis as an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints leading to pain, swelling, stiffness in joints of hands. In long standing cases of rheumatoid arthritis the affected joints of hands and fingers are damaged leading to varying degrees of deformity.

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that results from pressure on the median nerve of wrist. The resulting symptoms include pain in wrist, palm, thumb and fingers (index finger, middle finger and sometimes ring finger) and the pain is usually worse at night than day time. The pain from wrist can sometimes travel up to the arms and in some cases even up to shoulders. Other symptoms of Carpel tunnel syndrome include weakness, numbness and tingling in hands and fingers. The weakness of hands lead to difficulty in gripping objects leading to dropping of things out of hand .

De Quervain’s Tendinitis/Tenosynovitis: De Quervain’s tendinitis is a condition that arises due to swelling in tendons of thumb side of wrist leading to pain in wrist. Repetitive activities and overuse of hands are responsible for the onset of this condition. The pain in wrist is worse on making fist, grasping/holding objects, turning wrist like in wringing the clothes. Sometimes the wrist pain can extend to thumb and forearm.

Writer’s cramp: Writer’s cramp refers to sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle of hands or fingers leading to severe pain in hands/fingers. Jerking and trembling of hands while writing may also be present. This condition arises due to over use of hands and fingers in writing or typing.

Ganglion cyst: Ganglion cyst is a small fluid filled cavity/lump that form near a joint or tendons mainly on the wrist on back of hand. This can cause pain in hand if a nerve gets pressed under this cyst.

Injury to hand and fingers: Pain in hand and fingers can occur due to Injury to hand because of varied reasons like a fall on hand, due to a blow, due to hand getting blocked in between window of a car or a door of house etc leading to sprains, fractures etc.

Homeopathic Remedies For pain in Hands and Finger

1. For Pain due to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Antimonium crudum is an excellent medicine for pain in fingers due to rheumatoid arthritis. The symptoms that guide towards using this medicine in pain of fingers in rheumatoid arthritis are that the pain in fingers is aggravated in cold weather and washing hands in cold water and better by hot applications on fingers. Another very prominent symptom that guides towards usage of this medicine is that the arthritic pains alternate with stomach complaints and the tongue of affected patient is thick white coated. The arthritic pains of fingers that are worse from taking wine can also be relieved by using this medicine.

Actea Spicata is a wonderful homeopathic medicine used in treatment of pain in wrist and fingers of a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Tearing and tingling type of pains in fingers and wrist that are worse from touch and motion can be tackled by this medicine usage. This medicine also gives good results for excessive swelling and redness in wrist and fingers that come from slight exertion/fatigue. The next Natural medicine that comes into play for treating pains and stiffness of wrist and fingers in rheumatoid arthritis is Caulophyllum. This homeopathic remedy Caulophyllum can give good results where the pain in wrist and fingers constantly shifts from one part to another with much stiffness. Viola odorata is yet another homeopathic medicine to be utilized in patients in cases of pain in hand and wrist where the right hand is more predominantly involved.

2. For Pain in Fingers due to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Hypericum perforatum is an excellent remedy for pain in fingers and hands due to carpal tunnel syndrome where pains are of tingling and burning in character. The numbness and crawling in hands along with pain is another useful symptom for application of this medicine. Another great homeopathic medicine Causticum is equally effective medicine for tearing type of pains in hand and fingers with numbness. Causticum can be given in those cases where pain is worse in cold air and better from warm applications on hand. Next medicine Plumbum metallicum is used in homeopathic treatment of pain in hand and finger when along with numbness and tingling there is weakness in the hand , making it impossible for the hand to lift or grasp anything medicine Ruta graveolans is excellent for treating pain in hand and wrist due to carpal tunnel syndrome where the condition arises due to swelling of tendons in the wrist leading to pressure on median nerve . This causes symptoms of pain and numbness in hands and fingers .

3. For pain due to De Quervain’s Tendinitis

The medicines that are used in treatment of pain in hands and fingers due to De Quervain’s tendinitis are Ruta graveolans, Phytolacca decandra, Bryonia alba and Rhus toxicodendron. Ruta graveolans is a medicine for pain in hand, thumb and wrist due to De Quervain’s tendinitis and can be utilized with great results where the pain is worse by cold and condition has raised due to overstraining/overexertion of hands. The second medicine Phytolacca decandra is used in pain of wrist due to inflammed tendons where the character of pain is electric or shooting type and shifts rapidly from one point to another. Next two mentioned medicines Bryonia alba and Rhus toxicodendron are also used in the pains of thumb, wrist and hand due to tendinitis but the main differentiating feature that is to be taken into account while using them is that the for patients requiring Bryoinia alba complains of pain in wrist are worse by motion and relief in pain is by rest ; while the patient requiring Rhus toxicodendron complain of pain that is worse during rest and is much better by movement of affected hand.

4. For Pain in due to Writer’s Cramp

Magnesium phosphoricum is a wonderful medicine for pain in hands and fingers caused by writer’s cramp. Cramps and pains in hands in fingers due to excessive use in writing which are better by hot application and pressure can be treated very effectively by this medicine. For patient’s who complain of pain numbness and weakness along with involuntary shaking of affected hand can be given this medicine. Stanum metallicum is yet another well indicated medicine that is of immense use in the treatment of pain in hands and fingers due to writer’s cramp. For this medicine to be used the main indications are pain and cramp in fingers with weakness of hands , causing the pen or the held objects to fall down . Conium maculatum can be given to those patients who get cramps with numbness of fingers. Another marked feature where this medicine can be given is excessive perspiration and trembling of hands with pain in hands . Gelsemium sempervirens is an excellent choice when along with pains and cramps in hands there is excessive trembling and weakness .

5. For Pain due to Ganglion Cyst

Calcarea fluorica is an excellent medicine for pain in hand and fingers which occur due to ganglion cyst, especially when the ganglion is formed on back of wrist. It is very effective when the ganglion is causing a nerve compression. It can ease out the pain . For dissolving ganglion homeopathic medicine Ruta is an excellent choice .

6. For Pain due to Injury

Arnica montana is an excellent medicine for pain in hands and fingers when the injury is the cause. If the pain in hands and fingers occurs due to injury by sharp pointed objects, two medicines Hypericum perforatum and Ledum Palustre can be used. Homeopathic medicines Ruta graveolens and Rhus toxicodendron are equally marvellous medicines for homeopathic treatment of pain in hands and fingers when muscles and tendons are injured.

Top 9 Homeopathic Remedies For Cough

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 146 Comments

Cough refers to a natural protective reflex action of the body to get rid of dust, mucus, germs like (viruses, bacteria) and other irritants that have entered the airway. It can arise from various causes ranging from mild to serious ones. Cough can be dry (non-productive cough where no phlegm is produced) or loose (i.e. productive cough in which mucus/phlegm is produced). Cough can be attended with many signs and symptoms depending on the cause behind it. These include expectoration, breathing difficulty, wheezing, chest tightness/pain, fever, throat irritation or pain, PND (post nasal drip), and nasal symptoms like nasal discharge, sneezing, and blocked nose.
Homeopathy is a 200-year-old healing science known to treat health issues most naturally. So, homeopathic medicines for cough work in a similar manner. Homeopathy uses organic ingredients for treating cough and they are, therefore, safe to use. As cough can occur from various causes, homeopathic remedies aim to treat the underlying cause behind the cough to bring about a complete recovery. Mainstream medicines mainly consist of cough suppressants and antibiotics for treating cough. They give temporary relief and have side effects as well. However, homeopathic medicines do not cause any adverse effects as they aim to cure the cough rather than simply provide temporary relief.
Homeopathy gives excellent results in acute as well as chronic cases of cough. Any type of cough, including dry cough, a loose rattling cough, spasmodic cough (violent cough attack ending on vomiting), paroxysmal cough (intermittent, uncontrollable violent cough attacks with breathing difficulty and exhaustion), nocturnal cough (means cough at night), all are wonderfully treated with homeopathy. Also, cough arising from various diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and pneumonia is treated remarkably well with homeopathy.
Along with coughing, the attending symptoms like wheezing, expectoration, difficulty in breathing, and shortness of breath also go away with the use of homeopathic medicines. The results, however, vary depending on the intensity of these symptoms.
Homeopathy is suitable to manage cough in persons of all age groups. The homeopathic medicines go to the core of the issue to bring excellent results. The best part of using these medicines is that they do not contain any toxins or chemicals.

Top 9 Homeopathic Medicines for Cough

There is a long list of therapeutics for the treatment of cough. Among them, the top-ranked medicines include Bryonia Alba, Antimonium Tart, Spongia Tosta, Drosera Rotundifolia. Hepar Sulph, Arsenic Album, Ipecac, Corallium Rubrum and Cina.

1. Bryonia Alba—For a Dry Cough

Bryonia Alba is a very effective medicine to deal with cases of dry cough. The cough gets worse from eating or drinking. The cough is dry and hard in most cases is attended by chest pain on coughing. There is such heavy coughing that a person has to put hands on the chest. Another prominent symptom is stitching pain in the chest which gets worse on inhaling. The chest pain may get better from lying on the painful side. Headache may also occur while coughing. In some cases, food gets vomited out while coughing.

When to use Bryonia Alba?

Its use is highly suggested to manage dry cough mostly attended with pain in the chest and head while coughing.

How to use Bryonia Alba?

It may be used in 30 C potency twice or thrice a day.

2. Antimonium Tart—Medicine for a Loose, Rattling Cough

Antimonium Tart works very well in cases of loose rattling cough. The lungs feel full of mucus. The cough remains constant in the day and night. The patient faces excessive difficulty in raising the phlegm. Besides, breathing is difficult, mostly at night, which awakens a person from sleep. In addition to the above symptoms, a burning sensation in the chest may be present. Chest pain on coughing also arises in some of the cases. A cough that worsens after each meal is yet another characteristic feature pointing towards the use of Antimonium Tart.

When to use Antimonium Tart?

It is best-indicated medicine for managing loose rattling cough with difficulty in expectorating the phlegm.

How to use Antimonium Tart?

Though it can be used in both low and high potencies, initially 30C potency is mostly preferred. Antimonium Tart 30C can be taken two to three times a day as per the intensity of the symptom.

3. Spongia Tosta—For a Cough with Dryness In Air Passages

Spongia Tosta is a medicine that is highly useful when there is a cough with extreme dryness of all the air passages. The cough is an exclusively dry, barking, hacking type. Chills may attend the cough. Warm drinks may offer a little relief. Along with this, shortness of breath and labored respiration may also be present.

When to use Spongia Tosta?

This medicine is highly recommended for managing dry cough with absolute dryness of all the air passages and when coughing gets better by warm drinks.

How to use Spongia Tosta?

It is best to take it in 30C power once or twice daily.

4. Drosera Rotundifolia—For cough worse on lying down

Drosera Rotundifolia is a very effective homeopathic remedy for coughing that begins on lying down. Cough is usually a dry, irritative type. Episodes of cough attacks are felt one after the other. A marked fatigue attends the coughing episodes. Other accompanying symptoms include tickling in the larynx, scraping sensation (like in a sore throat), and fetid breath along with the cough. Bouts of vomiting with cough may also arise. The cough usually worsens after talking or laughing.

When to use Drosera Rotundifolia?

This medicine is usually prescribed to manage cough that gets worse on lying down as soon as the head touches the pillow. Cough is dry and irritative in nature

How to use Drosera Rotundifolia?

It can be taken in 30C potency three or four times a day initially, gradually decreasing the dose once relief sets in.

5. Hepar Sulph—For loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration

Hepar Sulph is a highly beneficial medicine for managing loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration. The sputa is sticky type. A very characteristic feature is cough which gets worse from exposure to cold air, while warmth relieves it.

When to use Hepar Sulph?

Opt its use to manage loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration and also for cough that is worse from cold air exposure.

How to use Hepar Sulph?

It is advised to use Hepar Sulph 30C two to three times a day.

6. Arsenic Album—For an Asthmatic Cough

Arsenic Album is an excellent choice of medicine for an asthmatic cough. The symptoms indicating the use of Arsenic Album are a cough with shortness of breath, and wheezing/whistling in the chest. There is worsening of complaint around midnight. Tightness in the chest may also arise. There may be tenacious expectoration of yellow/ green color. Other attending feature is suffocative attacks during sleep. Anxiety and restlessness may occur in persons along with the above symptoms.

When to use Arsenic Album?

Its use is highly recommended to manage asthmatic cough with breathing difficulty and wheezing that gets worse around midnight along with anxiety and restlessness.

How to use Arsenic Album?

This medicine can be used in 30C potency two to three times a day as per the severity of the symptom.

7. Ipecac—For Loose Cough with Vomiting

Ipecac is a suitable medicine for a loose cough with vomiting. Nausea is also present. There is also a complaint of difficult expectoration with cough. A constricted feeling in the chest and shortness of breath may arise. Suffocative spells may accompany the cough.

When to use Ipecac?

It works great when loose cough is accompanied with nausea and vomiting,

How to use Ipecac?

It is usually recommended in 30C potency that can be taken one to two times a day.

8. Corallium Rubrum—For a Cough from PND (post nasal dripping)

Corallium Rubrum is for a cough that results from PND (post nasal dripping). The cough appears in quick, short attacks that follow each other in quick succession. Along with the cough, excessive hawking is also present. Extreme exhaustion is felt along with the cough. A vital symptom that attends the above symptoms are extremely sensitive air passages to air (inhaled air feels cold).

When to use Corallium Rubrum?

This medicine proves beneficial for managing cough occurring in quick short repetitive attacks arising from post nasal drip.

How to use Corallium Rubrum?

It works well in both low and high potencies. Initially, it is best to take it in 30C potency two to three times a day.

9. Cina—For a Spasmodic Cough

Cina is a significant medicine for a spasmodic cough. Cina is helpful when there is a violent cough that ends in vomiting. The cough is so intense that it brings tears. The cough usually appears in paroxysms with attending shortness of breath.

When to use Cina?

It is an excellent medicine for spasmodic cough in which violent cough occurs that ends in vomiting.

How to use Cina?

One may take Cina 30C once or twice in a day.

Causes behind Cough

Cough can happen due to various reasons. The first cause can be an infection of the upper respiratory tract, usually a viral infection like cold or flu. Further causes include bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and pneumonia. Bronchitis is a condition occurring from inflamed bronchial tubes. Asthma is a respiratory disease in which narrowing and swelling of airways occurs with excessive mucus production resulting in difficult breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing. Emphysema is a condition in which the air sacs in the lungs are damaged. Pneumonia refers to a condition in which there is inflammation in the air sacs of lungs caused by an infection. Smoking also may lead to coughing. Other causes may be allergies or PND (post nasal drip) in which mucus drips from the back of the nose into the throat). The use of certain medicines, like angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, used to treat high BP and heart disease may also result in coughing. Rarely, lung cancer could be the cause.

Recurrent Infections In kids

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 431 Comments

Recurrent Throat infections in kids

Dr. Vikas Sharma MD

It is very common for a homeopath to see a lot of anxious parents seeking treatment for their kids who suffer from recurrent throat or upper respiratory infections. Believe me, these young anxious parents are tougher to handle than their kids.

Kids who have recurrent upper respiratory infections usually develop symptoms which start with cold and can very fast progress into bad chesty or dry cough, fever and even difficult breathing. The bigger problem is the kind of recurrence that can occur in some kids . I have personally seen kids developing infection every 15 days and seem to be perpetually living on antibiotics. This affects their quality of life and education in many ways. Now, the big question is whether homeopathy has an effective remedy for the recurrence, the answer is a big ‘yes ‘.

Before we get to the actual homeopathic solution let us try to understand why these kids fall sick so frequently.We are born with Immune system(body’s own defence system) which inherits some antibodies from the mother during gestation and with breast feed . Quite a bit of Immunity is developed later in life. The cells that fight infection in our body are called as antibodies. Our body has a very intelligent immune system and can recognize a microorganism as new or one that it has previously encountered and respond accordingly. The response in the previously encountered microorganism is to send the already developed antibodies to fight that organism. In the case of new type of Microorganism the body creates specific antibodies and once they are made, they are replicated in the body in great numbers and stay in the body for long. They keep on providing cover against that specific kind of organism henceforth. This is one the reasons why grown up’s don’t have infections that frequently.

The biggest reason for the recurrence of infections is that the young body with in immature immune system is not getting a chance to develop natural immunity, as these kids at the slightest sign of infections, are being over-medicated by anxious parents and unscrupulous physicians. As most of the pediatricians would agree that quite a few of these infections are Viral in nature, which means that they require very less treatment and are self-limiting in nature. Bacterial infections are not that common and are the are ones that can require antibiotics. It is very commonly seen here in India that at the slightest sign of any infection (even viral infections) antibiotics are given to kids. This Injudicious use of antibiotics is what leads to body not getting a chance to develop its own antibodies. This leads to recurrence of infections. I have no hate for antibiotics and I strongly believe that they are life saving medicines; but the parents have to realize that they should be given only when there is bacterial infection and the body is showing no signs of fighting it.

If overuse of antibiotics can lead to an impaired immune system, why would homeopathic medicines help in restoring immunity? The answer lies in the basic principle around which homeopathy works – ‘Like cures like’. Homeopathic medicines work by giving a similar impetus to the body (like that of the disease) causing the body’s immune system to get activated and fight Infections. Timing is very important while taking homeopathic treatment. Infections respond much faster when homeopathy is started at the initial stages of infection i.e. within 24- 36 hours. Gradual Improvement in Immunity occurs with homeopathic treatment, once couple of Infections are managed well with Homeopathic medicines.[sws_facebook_share]

ADHD & HOMEOPATHY

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 10 Comments

FOR Mrs Verma (not her real name) this was very strange, her elder daughter had shown no signs of it while she was growing up. Her son Ravi, who had just turned three, was developing an altered behaviour pattern. He was like a tornado moving around the house, running around frantically, climbing, breaking things, not listening, restless and inattentive. Putting him in bed for sleep was a major task and also the night wouldn’t be quiet either. He would constantly squirm and move around in bed.

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