Learning to use homeopathic remedies for first aid can be
an empowering first step in taking your health into your own hands.
Of course, the place to start is by adopting healthy lifestyle practices.
Adding the use of homeopathy can make the difference between a burn healing with
or without a scar or a sprained ankle healing in a week instead of a month.
Usually, it just comes down to how much pain you will experience from an accident
and how it impacts the quality of your life.
For example, when my dog gets his nails cut,
I keep homeopathic Phosphorus dissolved in a little water on hand in case one gets cut too short.
A lot of blood can flow from that little toenail, and if you're not careful in a minute it can be all over the place.
Just by applying a little of the remedy in water on the inside of his ear, the bleeding stops immediately.
I know my clothes will not be stained with red and my dog is visibly relieved as well.
It works on humans for bleeding, too!
If you are not already familiar with using homeopathic remedies, I suggest starting with a book such as Maesimund Panos , MD 's book Homeopathic Medicine at Home, or Thomas Kruzel, ND's Homeopathic Emergency Guide. I'm not going to explain the basics here. The National Center for Homeopathy (www.homeopathy.org) is a great resource for local study groups and classes nationwide. That's how I got my start.
The first aid use of homeopathy is distinctly different than homeopathic treatment of the individual according to constitution, temperament, and reactional mode. It is much simpler in that the remedy is individualized to the traumatizing means in this case and not as much the person.
The distinction between several remedies for a condition is obvious and straightforward. The remedies are to be used in the situation that fits, in a routine manner.
So, for those of you who know about how to use the remedies, here is a short list of tried and true first aid remedies. Sometimes the potency is mentioned, but you should know to stay low for most first aid situations.
Further Help
Coughs, colds, earaches, indigestion, and general aches and pains can often be treated at home. Continue to other references with more extensive lists covering these conditions.
Remember there are some conditions that you can treat for yourself, such as these small traumas, and I encourage you to do so. There are other conditions that need the skill of a professional trained in the use of Homeopathic remedies. Do not hesitate to seek one out.
By the way, these statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical opinion. It is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
Burns with blister: CANTHARIS 5CH (put honey on a burn with a blister, then take Cantharius, later Causticum, and there will be no scarring as a result)
Sunburn : General reaction : BELLADONNA (shining red, throbbing, dry) or APIS MELLIFICA (swollen and sensitive) With blistering: CANTHARIS (Put the remedy in a bottle of water and keep sipping)
According to Location
Head trauma :ARNICA if new injury, change potency every day up the scale of 7, 9, 12, 15 ,18, 30CH
APIS : if risk of brain swelling from injury or meningitis
(Of course, seek medical attention with head trauma, but always add homeopathy)
Soft-tissue trauma : muscles: ARNICA
glandular tissue plus lower pelvis: BELLIS PERENIS
veins: HAMAMELIS
Bone trauma : SYMPHYTUM Aftermath of bone fracture, acts on the pain. Facilitates initial healing.
To strengthen a fracture : mix together a batch in water each day, drink many times a day for 3 weeks SYMPHYTUM 4 CH, 1 dose CALCAREA PHOS tissue salt in 12x, 1 dose RUTA 5 CH, 1 dose, ARNICA 5 CH, 1 dose
Honeymoon cystitis: STAPHYSAGRIA
Trauma to the breast : BELLIS PERENIS : new injury 4CH three times a day for 10 days
Trauma to the eye :
eyeball: SYMPHYTUM 5CH three times a day for 3 days eyelid : LEDUM PALUSTRE nterior chamber of the eye: ZINCUM MUR after meticulous work, overstrain of ocular muscles, red eyes sensitive to the light: RUTA & KALI PHOS : chronic
According to Body Tissue
Tendons + periosteum(covering of bone): RUTA tendon wounds with ligament weakness, bruised covering of bone
Tendons : RHUS TOX: after excessive exertion
ankle sprain: LEDUM PALUSTRE, RUTA, BRYONIA chronic : CALCAREA FLUOR tissue salt 12x especially flexor tendons, immediately after the trauma, later if hard lumps present: RUTA
Muscles : RUTA & ARNICA
Veins : HAMAMELIS
Nerves : HYPERICUM: new injury CICUTA VIROSA: long-term unresolved
Bone or teeth : CHINA - ARNICA - SYMPHYTUM - ARSENICUM ALBUM
Skin wounds: CALENDULA: to prevent infection, clean locally with tincture of Calendula Relieves pain Stops bleeding after tooth extraction. Facilitates wound healing especially if they have difficulty healing.
ECHINACEA For infected wounds
STAPHYSAGRIA : Wound with straight borders (knife – scalpel). Wounds that are difficult to heal. Difficult psychological adjustment following surgical intervention.
Due to government and FDA regulations the following must be stated: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical opinion. It is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
