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You can find information on using single remedies on this page, and also on Find a Remedy page.

This Remedy Reference Guide page is a simplified Materia Medica. Materia Medica is Latin for medical material. Materia Medicas differ from Repertories by listing the Remedy's name and description.
Whereas, Repertories list illnesses first.

Materia Medicas also list the remedies under their Latin names. These Homeopathic names may differ from common names that are used when in herbal form.
Following the name of the remedy, in a Materia Medica, is a "Picture" or description. This "Picture" consists of listing various characterstics of an illness, or illnesses, and symptoms a person might exhibit who Needs That Particular Remedy.
Also listed may be clinical uses for the remedy,
keynote symptoms,
and modalities.
Modalities are listing of what makes you feel better or feel worse.
For instance, Bryonia will list the modality of worse with motion, whereas Rhus tox will list the modality of worse with inactivity. This also relates to the modality of worse in morning. Rhus tox people will feel worse in the morning after a night of laying still and allowing joints to stiffen.
Learning the leading characteristics and keynotes of the basic remedies listed here will help when looking for the correct remedy to treat your family for first-aid and seasonal disorders. For instance, when you see a family member with a fever, or an illness showing red, e.g. red ears, you will think of the keynote symptom of the remedy Belladonna.

There can be confusion in Materia Medicas, since the pattern is to list descriptions that are from the remedy's Proving. Homeopathic remedies go through this process of Provings to determine the curative properties of each remedy. Homeopathy's premise is Like Treating Like, Similar Treating Similar. So what symptoms are Proved or shown when tested on people, are the same symptoms that can be treated with that remedy.
So remembering Like Treating Like will prevent confusion when reading Materia Medicas.

Find A Remedy page is a simplified Repertory. Repertories list keywords of an illness. Keywords may include general to specific symptoms of an illness. Following the keywords is a listing of possible remedies.
When treating with Homeopathy, remember to use both your Materia Medica and your Repertory.
On the internet, use this Materia Medica page with the Repertory page. After finding the remedy choices in the Repertory, cross reference with this page for the remedy's Picture to see if the remedy is indeed the best match.

Because homeopathy is safe and helps gently to guide the body, sudden illness and injury should be treated at first indication.
Remember that you don't need to match everything listed under a remedy to benefit from the remedy. Especially for sudden illness or first-aid, you only need to find the closest remedy matching the particular symptom that is the most troublesome.
For instance, you have a cold. Remedy choices as indicated in the Repertory are- Nux Vom, Mer Vivus, Gelsemium, Bryonia. But your cold has an especially watery discharge, even burning. Although you don't have a sore throat or headache that Gelsemium is also indicated for, Gelsemium is most likely the correct remedy. For chronic problems, you can further check the remedy by clicking your computer's Back Button to see word Gelsemium highlighted now throughout the Repertory.

Note:
Use Your Find button to locate help the remedy with the specific illness or health complaint you are searching.

Aconitum Napellus, or Aconite, is from the plant Monkshood.
This plant has been used in the past as a poison for dipping arrows. Aconite's poison acts very quickly on the systems of the body. Treating with the homeopathic principle "similar with similar", Aconite is used in treating sudden symptoms.
Homeopathy is unique in turning poisonous and toxic substances into safe medicines. Vibrational medicine without side effects.
An Aconite cold or headache won't creep up on you. Aconite's keynote is the child who's playing one minute and then very sick the next moment.
Aconite is a remedy to have on hand so you can give at the onset of sudden symptoms. Examples would be a terrible fright or accident followed by the illness. Sudden emotional fright or fear. Physically subjected to a sudden drop of temperature or wind.

Whether treating with Aconite for acute or chronic illness, look to a sudden cause. Remember the Homeopathic Thinking technique of thinking back to the original stress or an event that occurred before the onset on a chronic condition.
Other keynote symptoms:
Suddenly red face. Face pales when rising;
Sudden sneezing;
Croupy coughing;
Restlessness, person appears anxious & frightened.

Arsenicum Album is made from Arsenious Acid or simply put Arsenic. Arsenic has a notorious history as a poison used for murders. The victim dies in agony with violent burning pains, vomiting, cramping, Mental agony also with a fear of death and need to be around others. In its homeopathic form, Arsenicum Album cures the symptoms that Arsenic causes. This remedy is an important polycrest, meaning that its indications can be for every organ and system in the body. Boericke tells us, "Arsenicum Album's general symptoms often alone lead to its successful application."
Arsenicum is a important remedy for both acute and chronic problems. Is good to have in homeopathic medicines cabinets, but is also an important constitutional remedy.
As a constitional remedy, Arsenicum Album can be suited to fastidious and tidy persons, meticulous at work and home. Arsenicum types are effective hard workers. They like variety in their jobs to make their restlessness and constant motion. Music, dance, exercise can be important to them. Arsenicum Album people feel better with warm food and drink.When ill, they can feel extremely exhausted.
Arsenicum is often considered a right sided remedy with symptoms worse on the right.
Note: Arsenicum is a wonderful remedy for horses.
Arsenicum Album
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
ANXIETY	Anxious & restless. Moves about all the time. thinks it's worthless to take remedy.
ASTHMA	Shortness of breath. Feeling of suffocation on lying down; Onset midnight or soon after
COLDS	Profuse, burning, watery nasal discharge with sneezing, irritating nose & upper lip; eyes & nose red; cold tends to go down into chest
DIARRHEA	Scanty, dark, offensive stool with burning pain in anus, followed by great weakness; after eating or drinking; from too much fruit or iced drinks
EYES	Aching, burning and shooting pains in the eyes. Watering eyes worse in bright light or motion. Pink eye- red, swollen. granulated lids; tears hot & burning with intense aversion to light
FOOD POISONING	Prime remedy in ptomaine poisoning;especially after tainted meat or spoiled food; vomiting & purging, "going both ways at once"
FLU	Chilly, restless, anxious, peevish; prostrated; fears death; burning pains relieved by heat; thirsty for sips of cold water; red hot, needle-like pains; feels as if ice-water or boiling water running through veins
SKIN	Top remedy for skin ailments-psoriasis, flaky scalp, dry eczema. Symptoms that burn yet improved by heat. Feels better in the Summer. Children who have skin that is dry and rough. Symptoms are often worse on the right side, with cold applications, and after eating offending foods or drinking alcohol. Itching, burning, swelling, skin eruptions. Dry, scaly skin.
SORE THROAT	Burning in pharynx; difficulty swallowing; thirsty for sips of cold water, but stomach intolerant
STOMACH	Indigestion, heartburn with burning. . difficulty swallowing; with nausea & intense thirst vomiting simultaneous with diarrhea
Better from:	Head elevated, Heat, Food, Even sight or smell of food. Warm food and drinks. Summer.
Worse from:	Right side, Cold drinks, Cold, midnight or later. Highly seaoned food, Spoiled food, incorrect food choices Excess watery fruit, Excess alcohol

Belladonna
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
FEVER	Sudden, violent onset Red face Hot, dry skin Cold hands and feet Restless, thrashing about, twitching in sleep Sleepy, but cannot sleep Hard, pounding pulse
HEADACHE	Congestion with throbbing pain lying down Pupils dilated
EARACHE	Especially right ear
TOOTHACHE	Throbbing, especially right-sided
SORE THROAT	Bright, red color Strawberry tongue, red on edges
COLIC	Severe cramping pain
Better from:	Standing or sitting erect, Pressure
Worse from:	Noise, Jar, Touch, Bright light, Lying down

Bryonia is from White Bryonia. Tincture of the root. A polycrest remedy for aches and pains. Pains associated with colds, flus, coughs. Illness with chills alternating with fever. Person is quieter than normal when ill, or may be more irritable. They often want to be left alone. The person is very thirsy for cold drinks and then can't hold the water making frequent trips to the bathroom. Sore throat with dry hard spasmodic coughs. After eating feels nauseous and weak. Stomach tender to the touch and feels heavy.
HELPFUL FOR:
Abdonimal pain
Acute back spasms
Sciatica
Colic
Coughs
Fevers with Chills
Gas, heartburn, indigestion
Headaches
Flu with aches and pains
Sprains, pulled ligaments
Bryonia Alba

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
ARTHRITIS	Aches in joints and muscles that feel worse with any kind of motion. Swollen joints. Painful stiffness. Joints are hot and red. Pains include sticking and stitching pains.
MOOD	Wants to be left alone. Feels better without moving, in quiet dark room. Is more irritable and less sociable than usual.
COLDS	Watery nasal discharge with stuffy nose Head colds travel down into chest
COUGHS	Hard, dry, racking, painful cough Presses hand to chest Makes stomach sore
FLU	Stitching and sticking pains. Aching stiffness Lightheaded and dizzy when standing up.
FEVER	Alternating with chills. Very thirsty for cold water or drinks Great dryness of all mucus membranes. Pale
HEADACHE	Splitting, bursting pain Pain on stooping, on coughing, on opening eyes in the morning Pain gradually increasing toward evening
DIGESTION	Stomach extremely sensitive to touch Feels heavy like a brick in stomach right after eating. Vomits bile or food Unnatural appetite or total lack appetite
CONSTIPATION	Stools large, dry, hard. Constipation without any urge.
DIARRHEA	During hot weather; From cold drinks when overheated
SORE THROAT	Painful when swallowing with periodic coughing
Better from:	Rest, Rubbing on painful areas. Fresh air. Lying on painful side. Being left alone in dark quiet room.
Worse from:	Least movement, Exertion, Light touch, Sympathy. Warm room, stuffy room, Hot weather, Sudden change of weather, Morning, Sitting up, Eating, Noise, People visiting.

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Calcarea Phosphorica
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
TEETHING DIFFICULTIES	Delayed or painful teething Calcium malabsorption
SLOW-HEALING FRACTURES
"GROWING PAINS"	Pains in loints & bones
RHEUMATISM	Especially in cold weather; returns each autumn
HEADACHES	Especially of school children
Better from:	Summer, warm, dry weather
Worse from:	Changeable or damp, cold weather, East winds, Mental exertion

Cantharis
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
BEHAVIOR	Restlessness, noise making, constant motion, irritability that may be associated with ADD. (Also see Potassium Phosphate, Kali Ph).
BURNS	Rawness & smarting Relieved by cold applications
SCALDS
SUNBURN
STINGS	Swollen, inflamed Burning, biting pains
INFLAMMATION	Burning pains Chill during fever, as if dowsed with water
HEMORRHAGES	From any orifice
BLADDER	Frequent scalding, painful urination Bladder infections with knifelike pain during urination, blood in urine.
INFECTIONS	Intolerable, constant urge to urinate, but passes only few drops at a time Urine sometimes marked by blood
DIGESTIVE	Burning sensation in esophagus and stomach
DISTURBANCES	Unquenchable thirst with aversion to all fluids
Better from:	Gentle massage
Worse from:	Touch, Urinating, Drinking coffee and cold water

Carbo Vegetabilis
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
WEAKNESS	Desire for fresh, cold air
SUDDEN	From any cause
COLLAPSE	Chilly with air hunger Bluish skin with cold, clammy sweat and cold breath Limbs cold
LINGERING EFFECTS	"Never well since...." of past illness Bad effects from loss of vital fluids
WEAK DIGESTION	Even simplest foods disagree & turn to gas, worse lying down Much sour belching Regurgitation of food Heartburn Abdominal distention with cramping pains
COUGH	Spasmodic, rattling cough Itching in throat Gagging, choking and vomiting of mucus Painless hoarseness, worse evenings Loss of voice
Better from:	Fanning, Cold, Belching, Milk
Worse from:	Warm, moist weather; Evenings, Lying down, Rich foods , Wine, Coffee

Chamomilla
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
PAIN	Intolerance of pain Fainting and/or sweating from pain
FEVER	Irritable, ugly temper, cantankerous, can't be pleased May have one cheek red and hot, the other pale and cold
EARACHE	Wild with pain Ear feels stopped
TOOTHACHE	From anything warm Relieved by cold During pregnancy
TEETHING TROUBLES	Greenish, slimy stools
COLIC	Draws legs up
DIARRHEA	During dentition Watery, slimy stools, like "chopped eggs and spinach"
VOMITING	Cold sweats
TEMPER	Angry, especially if spoken to or looked at Asks for things, then refuses them Impatient
Better from:	Being carried, Violent motion, Warm, Wet weather, Heat
Worse from:	Night, Open air, Wind

Ferrum Phosphoricum
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
FEVER	Gradual Onset Early stages, no clear symptoms for any other remedy Pale, easy flushing, rosy cheeks Rapid, soft pulse Restless
HEADACHE	Head sore to touch, jar, cold Throbbing pain From excess sun
EARACHE	Early stages Ear feels stopped Pain throbbing When Belladonna fails
NOSEBLEEDS	Profuse, bright red blood Clots easily
HEMORRHAGE	Bright bleeding from any orifice
SORE THROAT	Early stages Tonsils red and swollen Sore throat of singers and speakers After operations on throat and nose
COUGH	Painful, short, tickling cough Hard, dry cough with sore chest Better at night
SLEEPLESSNESS	Restless Anxious dreams
Better from:	Touch, Cold application
Worse from:	Night, Motion, Right side

Gelsemium
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
ILLNESS	Gradual onset of illness
STAGE FRIGHT	Nervous dread of an ordeal
APPREHENSION OF DENTAL WORK OR SURGERY	Weakness, trembling Inability to think Diarrhea
SUMMER COLD	Sneezing Fullness at root of nose Watery, excoriating discharge Dull headache & fever
INFLUENZA	Lassitude with aching Coldness with chills up and down back Thirstless Sleepless Great weariness Great trembling & weakness of all limbs Muscles feel bruised Dull, heavy backache Tiredness of whole body with least exertion Eyelids, head, limbs feel heavy
HEADACHE	Heaviness & sensation of band around head Dull, heavy ache extending upward from nape of neck Muscular soreness of neck and shoulders Scalp sore to touch Relieved by copious urination
HEAT EXHAUSTION	Prostration Headache with bursting sensation in forehead and eyeballs or sensation of band around head Extreme heaviness of eyelids
SORE THROAT	Difficult swallowing, especially of warm food Red, swollen tonsils Pain shoots into ears, especially on swallowing Burning & rough feeling in throat Sensation of lump that cannot be swallowed
DIZZINESS	With blurring of vision Head feels large and light Moves as if intoxicated Sensation of falling
Better from:	Bending forward, Open air, Continued motion, Increased urination, Stimulants
Worse from:	Anticipation, Emotion, Any effort to think, Thinking of one's ailments, Tobacco smoking, Damp weather

An important polycrest remedy. Hepar Sulphur, also known as Calcium sulphide of Hahnemann, and sulphur of lime. Complete name Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum, is from an impure sulphide of Calcium. Prepared from burning the white interior of oyster shells with pure flowers of sulphur.
Hepar Sulphur is a remedy indicated for unhealthy skin conditions. Is a favorite for acne as it helps the skin to clear faster. Key remedy for teen and adult acne.
Provings have also shown symptoms of eczemas, foul smelling pus from eruptions with skin sensitive to cold and touch.
This remedy is indicated for many other ailments. Coughs and sore throats where something feels like it is stuck in the throat. Colds, earaches with discharge, swollen lymph glands with the person feeling chilly, irritable, oversensitve to surroundings, worse with cold applications. Digestive problems with smelly, offensive stools.
Person feels chilly and is sensitive to the cold.
Key Indications:
Chronic infections
Acne
Respiratory disorders, throat, coughs
Unhealthy skin
Keynotes:
Mental symptom of wanting to set things on fire
Physical symptom of something caught or sticking in throat
Hepar Sulphur
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
MENTAL STATE	Oversensitivity Irritable, peevish The book, The Spirit of Homeopathic Medicines,by Grandgeorge mentions important mental symptom of wanting to set things on fire. Mentally and physically worse from cold dry winds, as it would fires. Touchy, physically & emotionally
ABSCESSES	Helpful is later stages of an abscess. Hepar sulphur given at this time will often cause the abscess to come to a head and drain.
ACNE	Skin unhealthy, easily infected. Slow to heal acne. Teen acne. The book, Essentials of Homeopathic Therapeutics by Dewey, lists the symptoms of Hepar as skin sensitive to the open air, inflammed skin; acne and injuries that produce pus easily; sensititve eruptions; pus is foul smelling; ulcerations have small pimples around the edges.
STYES	Eyes & lids inflamed
DENTAL INFECTIONS	Dental abscesses Painful, bleeding gums
EAR INFECTIONS	Feels like something is sticking the ears. Stitching pains discharge from ears pain is unbearable and makes child irritable Wants to cover the ears
COLDS	Late stages of stuffy colds
HAY FEVER	Sneezing Itching eyes & throat Watery nasal discharge
COUGH	Hoarse, rattling Wheezing Choking cough Suffocating attacks May cough up thick yellow mucus
CROUP	Loose, rattling cough Deep, barking voice Follows Aconite & Spongia; may prevent recurrence
HOARSENESS	Loses voice, croaks
SORE THROAT	Splinter or plug sensation. Classic feels like something is caught in throat when swallows Pain extends to ear on swallowing Throat extremely sensitive to touch Pain on swallowing food
INFECTED BITES	Localizes infection, hastens healing of skin lesions
SWEATS	Sweats easily at night. Profuse, sour, sticky, offensive
Better from:	damp, wet weather Warmth, Wrapping ears and head, After eating
Worse from:	Very sensitive to the slightest touch or the slightest draft. Hurts if clothes even touch the affected area. Lying on painful side, Dry, cold air, Morning, Uncovering, Chilling, Cold food or drink

Hypericum
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
NERVE INJURY	Especially to parts rich in nerves, as fingertips, toes, lips, nose Jerking & twitching of muscles Darting pain
TAILBONE INJURY	Pains shooting upward Residual effects, even years later
DENTAL SURGERY	Pain of root canal or tooth extraction, dry socket
PUNCTURE WOUNDS	Sore & painful, long-lasting
SPLINTERS	Relieves pain, fosters healing
BITES
BEE STINGS
JAGGED CUTS
BURNS
EYE INJURY
POST-OPERATIVE PAIN
Better from:	Bending head back
Worse from:	Dampness, Fog, Touch, Cold

Ignatia
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
EMOTIONAL STRAIN	Mentally & physically exhausted
MENTAL STRESS
GRIEF	Disappointment, Contradictory symptoms worry, shock, lump in throat, Sad, sighing, moody, changeable
HYSTERIA	Rapid alternation of mental and physical states
HICCOUGH & HYSTERICAL VOMITING
INSOMNIA	Frequent waking Long, troublesome dreams Jerking of limbs on falling asleep
HEADACHE	As if nail driven through side of stooping head; often follows anger or grief
INTOLERANCE OF TOBACCO	Produces or aggravates headache
Better from:	Hard pressure, Lying on painful side, Warmth, Walking
Worse from:	Morning Emotions, Tobacco smoke, Coffee, Brandy, Strong odors

Ipecac
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
NAUSEA	Persistent Not relieved by vomiting
VOMITING	With a clean tongue Profuse salivation Vomiting of much slimy, white mucus
NOSEBLEED	Bright red blood
DENTAL	Profuse
BLEEDING
ASTHMA	Sudden onset Chest feels constricted Wheezing, suffocating cough Gasping Must sit up to breathe Unable to bring up any mucus
COUGH	Incessant & violent with every breath
HOARSENESS	After a cold May lose voice
DIARRHEA	Grassy, green, frothy stool with cramping pains
ABDOMINAL	Cutting
PAIN	Clutching; Worse at navel
PALE FACE	Blue around eyes
Worse from:	Lying down , Slightest motion, Dry weather, Winter, Least exercise

Ledum
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Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
BITES & STINGS	Pains extend upward
PUNCTURE	Injured parts feel cold but are relieved by cold
WOUNDS	Pain at site of injection
BLACK EYE	Caused by a blow
RHEUMATISM	Pains begin in feet, travel ffupward Shooting pains, especially in small joints Soles painful Heels feel bruise Ankles swollen Gouty pains in big toe
ANKLE OR FOOT SPRAINS	Tendency to easy sprains
BRUISES	Discoloration lingers
Better from:	Cold application
Worse from:	Warm application, Heat of bed, Night

Magnesium Phosphorus
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Magnesium Phosphate may come under the names Magnesium Phosphorica, Magnesia Phos, or Mag Phos.
This mineral is used within the cells, so is termed a Tissue or Cell Salt. Mag Phos is the #1 mineral used within the cells for nerve pain. Excellent remedy for muscles spasms. Indicated for tight muscles in legs and back. Mag Phos relieves nerve pain. Indicated for headache, sciatic, etc. Shooting, darting pains.
Magnesium is an important mineral, involved in over 300 enzyme reactions in the body. Deficiency symptoms include stress, pain, anxiety, depression, muscle spasms, migraine headaches, PMS headaches, agitation, irritability, constipation, fatigue. It is recommended that diabetics, individuals with heart disease or high blood pressure have their magnesium levels checked. The Cell Salt Mag Ph can help your body utilize Magnesium in food and and is completely safe (unlike 500 mg supplements that can cause bowel overload with resulting diarrhea).

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
ABDOMINAL	Spasmodic, cramping
PAIN	Sharp, cutting, shooting Constricting sensation Must walk about
COLIC	Much gas & belching, without relief
MUSCLE SPASMS	Leg cramps Writer's cramp
MENSTRUAL CRAMPS	Relieved by onset of flow Shooting, darting pains
Better from:	Warmth, Gentle pressure, Bending double
Worse from:	Cold: cold air, cold draft, cold bathing

Mercurius Vivus

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
	Sweating, without relief Weakness & trembling Unpleasant odor about individual
SORE	Bluish, red swelling
THROAT	Salivation, profuse, fetid, metallic-tasting
TONSILLITIS	Constant desire to swallow Pain into ear on swallowing Large, flabby tongue; teeth prints on side Moist, white or yellow coated tongue Sore, raw, smarting, burning throat Worse right side of throat Swollen neck glands
COLDS	Begin with creeping chilliness, sneezing Profuse, watery nasal discharge Thick, green nasal discharge Nose & upper lip sore from nasal discharge
BAD BREATH	Much foul smelling saliva
EARACHE	Abscessed ears Sticking pains
TOOTHACHE	Pulsating, tearing, shooting into face or ears
MOUTH	Swollen gums Crowns decay Teeth loose, tender Teeth feel too long Gums spongy, receding, bleed easily
BOILS	Gum boils Tendency to boils anywhere
DIARRHEA	Slimy, bloody stool Unproductive straining, "cannot finish" sensation
CYSTITIS	Frequent urging Painful urination Burning at start of urination
Better from:	Being at rest
Worse from:	Night, Warmth of bed, During perspiration, Heat & cold, Damp weather

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Nux Vomica, Nux, is made from the Poison Nut Tree, a tree from the Far East.
Nux is a main remedy or first aid , chronic conditions and as a constitutional remedy.

Nux is the major digestive remedy used by many homoeopaths.
This remedy helps with nausea, sour burping, bloating a few hours after eating, indigestion, heartburn, after effects of overeating, eating rich foods, spicey foods.
Help for nausea of pregnancy and where different foods cause indigestion or vomiting.
No home should be without Nux Vomica over the holiday season. Relief from the gas and indigestion of overeating.

The Nux person is sometimes called the 20th century type A personality. This makes Nux an important remedy to consider with symptoms resulting from our hectic pace of life The Nux person is On the Go, Life in the Fast Lane, eating fast foods, overeating, overdrinking.
Demanding perfection from those around him, and certainly not the easiest boss to get along with.

Keynotes:
Mental Strain from overworking
Irritability
Self-Indulgence
Nux Vomica

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
	Irritable, impatient Oversensitive to noise light, touch, odors For bad effects of over-indulgence in work or play, "workaholics," sedentary life style
HEADACHE	"Hangover headache," from over-indulgence in rich food or drink Splitting pain in back of head or over eyes, as if nail driven in Frontal pain, desire to press head against something Scalp sore to touch Headache in sunshine Associated with stomach problems
NAUSEA	Constant Dizziness Sour vomiting Nausea of pregnancy Feels there would be relief from vomiting, but can't bring it about
INDIGESTION	Belching, sour & bitter Bloating of abdomen few hours after eating Heartburn Overindulgence in rich food, coffee, liquor
CONSTIPATION ALTERNATING WITH DIARRHEA	Frequent, ineffective urging to stool "Something left behind" To help relieve the laxative habit
HEMORRHOIDS	Itching Relieved by cool bathing
COLDS	Early stages Attacks of sneezing Nose runs during day Nose stopped at night Sniffles of infants Sore throat
ASTHMA	Attack often follows stomach upset with much belching Oppressed breathing with shallow respiration
COUGHS	Dry, tickling cough with sore throat and chest Sensation that cough tears something loose in chest Coughing spells end in retching Cough brings on bursting headache Tight, hacking, dry cough
INFLUENZA	Cannot get warm Chilly from least movement under covers Shivering, especially after drinking Cramping pains causing urge to stool Nausea Ineffectual urge to vomit
INSOMNIA	After mental strain Cannot sleep for thoughts of day's work Cannot sleep after 3:00a.m. until morning; wakes feeling miserable
Better from:	Evening, Strong pressure, Eating, Warmth, Touch, Rest, Spices
Worse from:	Mental exertion, Anger, Uninterrupted nap, Dry weather Stimulants: coffee, liquor, narcotics, thunderstorms

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Phosphorus, Phos, is very common in the body, found in the bones, teeth, DNA, body fluids. Homeopathic Phoshorus is made from the phoshorus in bone ash.
Phosphorus is flammable and used in fireworks.
Phosphorus is a common remedy for children and adults. They are generally pleasant and easy to get along with, but watch out if they are overirritated, since they'll ignite and show their anger. They may strike out or fizzle and sulk.

Phoshorus children may look pale, have dark circles under the eyes. They may be bedwetters. When ill, it may not be apparent how really ill they are.
Phosphorus people may be artisitc and dress flamboyantly. They make their choices and decisions easily, when those around them are being indecisive.

Phosphorus is a major respirtory remedy, suitable for people prone to deep coughs and bronchitis.
First aid treatment includes helping to clot blood in dental surgeries, minor hemmorages, nosebleeds, etc.
Keynotes: Right Sided Complaints
Skin- hard to heal when injuried
Sensitive to stress, environment
Phosphorus

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
ANXIETY	Anxious Fearful, especially of the dark, ghosts Weak
BLEEDING	Profuse bleeding anywhere Usually bright red Dental hemorrhage Nosebleed Postoperative bleeding
PALLOR	Pale, sickly complexion May have circumscribed redness in one or both cheeks Often appears less ill than really is
HOARSENESS	May lose voice
LARYNGITIS	Painful on speaking Throat raw, sore, furry Violent tickling in throat while speaking; sore throat from overuse
COLDS	Descend into chest
COUGHS	Hard, dry, tickling cough Racking cough with trembling Cough increases when talking or breathing cold air Cough hurts throat Sensation of heavy weight in chest
INFLUENZA	Nausea Burning pains in stomach and bowels Night sweats
INDIGESTION	Weak, empty, gone sensation in whole abdominal cavity Craves cold food & drink Pain in stomach, relieved by cold food & ices Regurgitates mouthfuls
NAUSEA	From placing hands in warm water Nausea of pregnancy
VOMITING	Of food scarcely swallowed Vomits as soon as water becomes warm in stomach Sour taste and belching
DIARRHEA	Painless, profuse, debilitating Watery, "pouring away as if from a hydrant" Morning diarrhea of old people Chronic loose stool
CONSTIPATION	Stool slender, long, hard, difficult to pass, like a dog's stool
Better from:	Open air, Rubbing, Cold food or drink
Worse from:	Lying on painful side, Physical or mental exertion, Thunderstorms , Change of weather, Getting wet in hot weather, Warm food, Touch, Craves open air Thirstless with nearly all complaints

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Pulsatilla is made from the Windflower. The flower grows in clusters, indicative of how a Pulsatilla types are happiest around others. A Pulsatilla child is timid at first and seems happiest hanging on mother's skirts.
Pulsatilla types are basically gentle and can be persuaded to cooperate and change viewpoints easily, like the winds changing the direction of the Windflower.
Pulsatilla children and mothers are usually blond, blue eyed, sympathetic, easily brought to tears (the romatic Pulsatilla teen watching a movie many times with tears, the Pulsatilla mom crying over a child's gift of wilted flowers).
Pulsatilla covers many female complaints, such as varicose veins, cystitis, edema, overweight, menstrual difficulties, depression (better with sympathy and attention.

Pulsatilla covers many childhood complaints and should be in every family home. Indications include earache (stopped feeling), cough (gagging, bringing up yellow mucous), colds with heavy yellow discharge.
Keynotes: Light Hair, Blue Eyes
Timid
Seeks cool places, open windows (even in Winter) ,fresh air
Children
Menstrual, Female Complaints
Menopause
Pulsatilla

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
MOODINESS	Rapid change in mood Sensitive & tearful Extremes of pleasure & pain Timid Craves sympathy & attention
COLDS	Nose runs in open air Nose stuffy indoors and at night "Ripe" cold Thick, creamy, yellow nasal discharge Sticky discharge from eyes Fever, but no thirst
STYES	Especially on upper lid
COUGH	Gagging, choking, in paroxysms Cough dry in evening, loose in morning Brings up thick yellow mucus Feels as if weight on chest; must sit up for relief
EARACHE	Feels as if ears are stopped Severe throbbing pain, worse at night External ear swollen & red Thick, yellow, bland discharge
BEDWETTING
CHICKEN POX
INDIGESTION	Averse to fat food Averse to warm food and drink Belching Dry mouth without thirst Bitter taste Flatulence Heartburn Painful stomach about an hour after eating Weight like a stone in stomach Must loosen clothing
BREASTFEEDING	To dry up mother's milk when no longer needed
MENSTRUAL DISORDER	Delayed onset of menses Intermittent flow Flow scanty, painful Flow thick, dark, clotted Bearing down sensation Very emotional Chilliness Nausea, vomiting
FAINTING	From hot, stuffy atmosphere
INSOMNIA	From recurrent thoughts Wide awake in evening
Better from:	Open air, Cold applications, Motion
Worse from:	Warmth, Overheating, Toward evening, Lying on left side, Lying on painless side

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Rhus Toxicodendron, Rhus Tox, is the #1 arthritis and joint remedy. Keynote is: pain is better after the person is up, moving about and muscles and joints are warm.

Remember Rhus Tox for the flu season! Keynotes are flu symptoms with general aches in the muscles, joints, and bones.

Rhus Tox is from Poison Ivy. Rhus Tox is a remedy for skin ailments such as, shingles hives, fever blisters, chicken pox, poison ivy , and rashes with poison ivy appearance.
Keynote is: red spots, very itchy, with burning and swollen vesicles.
Keynotes: Muscle sprains, strains
Joint stiffness
Restlessness (physically and mentally)
Better with motion
Worse first thing in the morning
Coughs from midnight til morning
Skin ailments, red, itchy, with swelling
Rhus Toxicodendron

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
	Restlessness, both physically & mentally
SPRAINS & STRAINS
SORE MUSCLES	From overexertion
RHEUMATIC	"Rusty gate" syndrome; less painful when limbered up
PAINS	Pain & stiffness in small of back, nape of neck
SCIATICA	Tearing pains down thighs
INFLUENZA	Aching in all bones Can't lie still, restless
COLD SORE	After cold or influenza Tongue dry & red tipped
HOARSENESS	From over straining voice
COUGH	Dry, teasing cough Coughs from midnight until morning Coughs on putting hands out of bed Coughs during a chill
IVY POISONING	Intense itching & burning
HIVES	Red, swollen, itching
CHICKEN POX	Intense itching Restless
Better from:	Continued motion, Warm applications, Cold, Lying on something hard, Rubbing, Change of position, Warm Dry weather, Walking, Stretching out limbs
Worse from:	Beginning motion, During sleep or rest, Dampness, While sitting, After rain, Lying on back or right side

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Ruta Graveolens, Ruta Grav, is made from the herb Rue.
Ruta Grav's keynotes are soreness in the bones, joints, tendons, and cartilage.
Ruta Grav is wondeful 1st Aid treatment for sprains, injuries, strain, bruises bones, pulled ligaments.

Sprains or fractures that aren't healing well indicate need for Ruta Grav. Ankle sprains; soreness in the feet, ankles, achilles heel, and lower back respond well with Ruta Grav.

This keynote of soreness around bones includes eyestrain. Eyes have a bruised sensation. Eyestrain from over reading or computer work. Eyes feel hot with difficulty focusing.
Ruta Graveolens

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
EYESTRAIN	Overuse Injury Eyes red, hot, burning Dim vision Pressure deep in eyeball or over eyebrow
HEADACHE	Following eyestrain Pain as if from nail Heaviness, as if weight in forehead
INJURIES TO BONES	Bruised, lame sensation all over Periosteum (bone covering) bruised
DENTAL PROBLEMS	Deep aching "Dry socket"
SPRAINS	Tendons & ligaments sore Feet & ankles painful Aching in heel tendon Painful stiffness in wrists and hands
SCIATICA	Worse at night while lying down Pain from back down hips and thighs
BACKACHE	Deep pains Thighs feel broken Relieved lying on back, by pressure Weak, bruised feeling in low back
Better from:	Lying on back, Motion, Warmth
Worse from:	Cold, west weather, Being at rest, Lying down, Cold, Overexertion, Cold wind, Sitting

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Spongia Tosta is made from roasted sponge from the sea. Sponge contains significant amounts of iodine and bromine and used both allopathically and homeopathically to treat goitre, and other thyroid problems,

Keynotes are breathing difficulties from coughs, croup, asthma, heart conditions.
Spongia coughs have wheezing sounds with stubborn mucous.
Laryngitis with a raw burning sensation. Coughs preceded by a wheezing breath.
Children waking from sleep, scared from having difficulty breathing. Spongia Tosta

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
COUGH	Hoarse, dry, barking cough, "like sawing through a board" Lying down head low Cough from tickling in throat Breathing harsh & dry sounding Breathing difficult, as ifs plug in throat Awakens with sensation of suffocation
CROUP	After Aconite Dry, barking, sawing cough Wakes out of sleep with feeling of suffocation, loud violent cough, fright, and difficult breathing Wheezing worse during inspiration
COLDS	Nose alternately runs and stops up Eyes water, discharge mucus
SORE THROAT	Dry throat Stitching, burning, stinging pain Constantly clears throat Throat sensitive to touch
HOARSENESS	Larynx burning, dry, constricted
EXHAUSTION	Heaviness of body after slight exertion
Better from:	Lying with head low, Swallowing
Worse from:	Before midnight, Lying down, After sleep, Talking, Wind, Exertion, After eating sweet things

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The mineral Sulphur is found in every cell of the body. Sulphur is especially concentrated in the hair, skin and nails.

Sulphur is an extremely important homeopathic remedy. Sulphur has deep action on many systems of the body.

#1 Skin Remedy: unhealthy looking skin, dirty looking skin, red, exzema that is dry, hot, scaly, burning, itchy. Acne with rough, hard, red and irritated skin.

Homeopathic Sulphur is not the same as sulfa drugs or sulphur caused allergies.
See Our Newsletter #4 on Minimum Dose for more information. Homeopathic Sulphur is safe for sensitive individuals.
Sulphur is indicated for those who are worse with bathing, dislike bathing.
Sulphur includes indications for eye problems, inflammation of the cornea, burning, blephitis, conjuctivitis, worse with heat application.
Keynotes: Redness
Burning
Deep red mouth, anus

Sulphur

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
UNHEALTHY	Burning heat, especially soles of feet
SKIN	Offensive sweat Itching, dry & burning skin, made worse by bathing or scratching Every little injury becomes infected All orifices red: lips, eyelids, nose, anus Aversion to bathing
ECZEMA	Dry, scaly, flaking skin eruptions Burning pain with much itching
ACNE	Itching, burning Rough, hard, scaly skin
STYES	Chronically inflamed eyelids Eyelids burn & itch, made worse by heat
CONJUNCTIVITIS	Red-rimmed, burning or ulcerated eyelids
COLDS	Nose stuffed indoors Red, scabby eruptions about nose Dry scabs in nose, bleed easily
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS	Drinks much; eats little Craves sweets & fats Milk disagrees Loves fats "All gone" sensation about 11:00a.m.; must eat
NAUSEA	Of pregnancy
CONSTIPATION	Burning anus with itching Stools dry, bard & dark Stool large & painful, held back because of pain Pain from rectal fissure: feeling of "something left behind" Ineffectual urging alternating with diarrhea
HEMORRHOIDS	Burning & itching
DIARRHEA	Alternating with constipation Changeable stools: one yellow & watery, the next with slimy undigested food Morning diarrhea drives patient out of bed
SHORTNESS OF BREATH	In middle of night Relieved by sitting up Sensation of a load on chest
Better from:	Dry, warm weather , Lying on right side, Atmospheric changes, Standing
Worse from:	Bathing, Warmth of bed, Drawing up affected limbs, Sweating, Open air, Motion

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Veratrum Album is made from the American Hellebore plant.
  Veratrum Album should always come to mind with sudden shock and collaspe.
Also remember Veratrum Album when diarrhea, vomiting, headache comes simultaneous with subsequent severe weakness.

Use for 1st Aid treatment in sunstroke; heat exhaustion; sudden collapse; menstrual exhaustion; sudden shock with cold sweat and pale face. An important remedy included in many homeopathic kits for its indication in first aid situations of shock and collapse.

Veratrum Album is indicated in muscle spasms. This remedy helps whether the cramping is abdominal, menstrual, or leg cramps. Veratrum Album

Helpful In:	Guiding Symptoms:
HEAT EXHAUSTION	Pallor Nausea Prostration Pulse feeble & rapid Clammy sweat Weakness
SUDDEN COLLAPSE	Extreme coldness, blueness & weakness Cold sweat, especially on forehead
HEADACHE	With nausea, vomiting & diarrhea Neck feels too weak to hold the head up
NAUSEA	Aggravated by drinking and least motion Craves fruit, cold juicy things, ice, salt
VOMITING	Alternating with diarrhea "Going both ways Thirst for cold water, vomited as soon as swallowed Profuse, violent retching and vomiting
DIARRHEA	Copious, watery Forcibly evacuated Painful cramping Followed by great weakness and exhaustion
CONSTIPATION	Large stools with much straining Stool followed by exhaustion & cold sweat From inactivity, with headache
CRAMPS	Cramps in calves Cramps knotting abdomen and legs
COUGH	Chronic bronchitis in the aged Unable to cough up mucus from chest Hoarse, weak voice Rattling in chest Loud, barking, deep cough, followed by belching Cough follows drinking cold water Cough on entering warm room from cold air
MENSTRUAL DISORDERS	Menses too early Profuse menstrual flow that leave person exhausted Faints from least exertion Painful menses with coldness, cold sweats, & diarrhea
Better from:	Walking, Warmth, Covering, Cold drinks
Worse from:	Night, Wet, Cold weather, Fright, Lying down, Slightest Exertion, Hot Drinks, Drinking, During stool, Motion

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