| Homeopathy - also known as homeopathic medicine - | | | | remedy.- Arnica: Used for pain of simple trauma from |
| is a holistic form of health care that developed in | | | | falls, blows, bruises, bruised muscles, brain |
| Germany in the late 1700's by Samuel Hahnemann. | | | | concussions with unconsciousness, shock. General rule: |
| Homeopathic practitioners are commonly called | | | | Give Arnica first for shock with any injury.- |
| homeopaths.I was first introduced to homeopathy in | | | | Arsenicum: Nonspecific diarrhea, including traveler's |
| the UK, when I signed up for a homeopathic first aid | | | | diarrhea, ptomaine poisoning, septic infections.- |
| course. I has such immediate results that I wanted to | | | | Belladona: Best for toothache. Colds of sudden onset |
| learn more and have been an ongoing student ever | | | | with the following symptoms: mild sore throat, head |
| since.A key premise in homeopathy is that every | | | | congestion, fever, intense sweating (especially on the |
| person has energy called a vital force or self-healing | | | | face), oversensitivity to noise and light. Person is hot |
| response. Homeopathy aims to stimulate the body's | | | | and red-faced.- Bryonia: Cold or flu, unless cold was |
| own healing responses. It uses an approach called | | | | caused by getting wet.- Calendula: Injuries with skin |
| "like cures like."I share the point of view that | | | | broken, lacerated, flesh mangled, with bleeding cuts, |
| homeopathy does work, but that modern scientific | | | | bruises, open wounds, tear from child birth.- |
| methods have not yet explained why. If homeopathy | | | | Hypericum: Injury to parts with nerves: after surgery, |
| appears to be helpful and safe, then scientifically valid | | | | gun shot wound, crushed fingers (for example, in a |
| explanations or proofs of this alternative system of | | | | door), injury to tailbone in a fall or from childbirth.- |
| medicine are not necessary.The holistic homeopathic | | | | Ignatia: Best remedy for hysteric reaction (even in |
| medicine concept that treatment should be selected | | | | children, dissolved as described in directions and given |
| based upon a total picture of an individual and his | | | | by spoonful). For cough and chest congestion.- Ledum |
| symptoms, not solely upon symptoms of a disease. | | | | Pal: For stabs, punctures (even rusty nails), bites of |
| Homeopaths evaluate not only a person's physical | | | | animals and stings of insects, sprains, black eye from |
| symptoms but her emotions, mental states, lifestyle, | | | | blow of fist, severe bruising.- Nux Vomica: Nausea, |
| nutrition, and other aspects. In homeopathy, different | | | | indigestion, headache from food, motion sickness.- |
| people with the same symptoms may receive | | | | Tabacum: For relief of nausea associated with motion |
| different homeopathic remedies.Most homeopathic | | | | sickness and sea sickness.Remedies for colds: |
| remedies are derived from natural substances that | | | | Bryonia, Belladona, Aconite, Rhus Tox.Remedies for |
| come from plants, minerals, or animals. A remedy is | | | | sleeplessness: Chamomille (best general remedy), |
| prepared by diluting the substance in a series of | | | | Coffea (feeling wide awake), Nux Vomica (from |
| steps. Many homeopathic remedies are so highly | | | | overeating/rich food), Arnica (too tired from over |
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