Nerve pain can feel like an electric shock, or like a pinprick or even a burning sensation. Nerve pain is a symptom of various medical conditions. It can disturb and alter your life. The countless nerves are the body’s messaging system — conveying sensations like a pain to the brain. In the case of nerve pain, the messaging system gets disturbed because of damage to the nerve from a physical injury or a disease. It is thus not easy to recognise the cause of the nerve pain. The Homeopathic medicines for nerve pain are of great help in providing relief to the patient without any side effects as these are made of natural substances. These natural remedies are given after carefully noting down the symptoms, identifying the reasons for nerve pain and extricating from the root the underlying causes of nerve pain.
Top Homeopathic Medicines for Nerve Pain
1. Magnesium Phos: For Severe Nerve Pain where Warm Applications Provide Relief
Magnesium Phos is the top natural medicine to treat nerve pains. It is very beneficial in cases of severe nerve pain where warm applications or pressure provide relief to the patient. The pains are excited or worsened by cold air exposure. The nerve pain can be of shooting, cutting or stitching type. The pain is almost unbearable.
2. Hypericum: For Nerve Pain with Tingling, Burning
Hypericum is a powerful natural medicine prescribed for treating nerve pains. This medicine is best for patients who complain of tingling and burning pains in nerves. Numbness accompanies the pain at times. For nerve pain after trauma or injury, Hypericum is the best remedy. Pain in the back after spinal injuries can be wonderfully treated with this medicine. Hypericum is also very effective in treating nerve pain in fingers and toes after injury by sharp instruments like nails and needles.
3. Kalmia: For Nerve Pains with Numbness
Natural Homeopathic medicine Kalmia is the top remedy when the nerve pains are accompanied by numbness. The pains are of a shooting nature. The unique feature of pains for using this Homeopathic remedy is that the nerve pains always shoot in the downward direction.
4. Aconitum Napellus: For Nerve Pain after Sudden Exposure to Cold
Aconitum Napellus is a very beneficial natural medicine for nerve pain after sudden exposure to cold winds. The patient becomes very restless due to severe nerve pains. There is marked physical and mental anxiety. An increased thirst for cold water is always felt.
5. Belladonna: For Sudden Nerve Pain Attack
Belladonna is a natural medicine that is of great help for treating nerve pain that appears suddenly in short attacks and disappears suddenly. The nerve pain is accompanied by marked redness and heat in the body. The pains get worse by touch or noise of any kind.
6. Chamomilla: For Unbearable Nerve Pain with Irritability
Chamomilla is another top natural medicine for nerve pain. This is very beneficial for patients in whom the nerve pains are unbearable and accompanied by irritability and violent anger.
Other Important Remedies
1. Magnesium Phos and Spigelia: For Nerve Pain in Face
Magnesia Phos is one of the best natural remedies for nerve pain in face mainly on the right side. This remedy is prescribed when the nerve pain in face gets better by warm applications or pressure. Spigelia is the medicine that is considered the ideal remedy for left-side nerve pain in face. The patient who can greatly benefit from Spigelia complains of worsening of pain from touch and cold.
2. Paris Quadrifolia and Hypericum: For Nerve Pain in Shoulder and Arms
Paris Quadrifolia is the best natural medicine for nerve pain in shoulders and arm. This remedy is very beneficial for left-side nerve pain in arms. The pain is accompanied by stiffness and numbness of arm. The patient also feels weight at the back of neck. Hypericum is mainly prescribed when the nerve pain in arms is accompanied by tingling and burning sensations. Numbness can also be felt. Hypericum is also among the top remedies if the nerve pain in the arm is the result of an injury.
3. Hypericum and Causticum: For Nerve Pain in Hands due to Compression of Median Nerve
Hypericum is the best natural medicine for nerve pain in hand due to compression of the nerve. This is prescribed when the nerve pain in hand is associated with tingling and burning sensations in hand. The patient may also complain of a crawling sensation or numbness in the affected hand. Causticum is another medicine that can be given to patients who have nerve pain in hands which gets worse in cold air and better by warm application.
4. Bryonia Alba and Ranunculus Bulbosus: For Nerve Pain in Chest in Between Ribs
Bryonia Alba and Ranunculus Bulbosus are very effective natural medicines for treating nerve pain in chest. Bryonia Alba is the ideal remedy when there is a stitching type of nerve pain in the chest. The pains get worse by motion and better by taking absolute rest. Ranunculus Bulbosus is prescribed for a sore and bruised kind of nerve pain in the chest. The pains get worse on inspiration or drawing of air into the lungs. There is a cold feeling in the chest.
5. Colocynth, Magnesium Phos and Gnaphalium: For Nerve Pain in Legs
Colocynth is prescribed for left-side nerve pain in the leg. The guiding feature for its use is relief from pressure and warm applications. Magnesium Phos is a medicine that is similar to Colocynth, but is meant for right-side nerve pain in leg. The patients requiring Magnesium Phos also get relief from nerve pain of leg with warm application and pressure. Gnaphalium is the ideal remedy when the nerve pain in leg is accompanied by numbness.
6. Ranunculus Bulbosus, Mezereum and Arsenic Album: For Post-Herpetic Nerve Pain
Herpes is a skin disease in which eruptions appear onthe skin along the course of nerves with a severe nerve pain. Even when the eruptions disappear, the nerve pain persists for a long duration, which is referred to as post-herpetic nerve pain. This condition can be very effectively treated with natural medicines. Ranunculus Bulbosus is the top medicine for nerve pain after herpes. This can be used when the nerve pain gets worse by touch and atmospheric changes. Mezereum is prescribed when the nerve pain is accompanied by a burning sensation. Arsenic Album gives good results when the nerve pains are relieved by warm applications.
7. Phytolacca and Sulphur: For Nerve Pain in Feet
These medicines are considered excellent nerve damage remedies wherein Phytolacca gives excellent results when the nerve pain is felt mainly in toes. The character of pain is like electric shocks and is of a shooting nature. Sulphur is the best nerve pain relief, when the nerve pain in feet is accompanied by a hot sensation in soles. The complaint is worse at night.
8. Hypericum and Ledum Pal: For Nerve Pain due to Injuries
Hypericum is one of the best treatment for nerve pain due to injuries. This medicine is almost always used as a first line of treatment for nerve pains after injuries. This can be used in all cases of nerve pain in fingers, feet, arms and spine after injury. The injury can be due to a fall on the spine or by pointed objects like nails or needles. The pain is severe with a tingling and burning sensation. Numbness can also accompany the pain. This medicine also has the power to prevent tetanus after injuries. Ledum Pal is the ideal remedy when the nerve pain is accompanied by coldness of the affected part. Here, the nerve pain is the result of sharp-pointed instruments like nails or stings of insects.
Dear Dr. Sharma,
A friend of mind forwarded me this info to help me with my left sided shoulder / arm pain 2o to pinched nerve between C7/T1. I’ve been using Saunders Cervical Neck Traction which does help (along with icing my neck). Anyway, your article states that “Paris Quadrifolia and Hypericum: For Nerve Pain in Shoulder and Arms” especially left-sided helps. I was wondering if I should order the 30C potency for each and take AM and PM for 7-14 days?
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Kind regards
Mr Ahmad
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