HAY FEVER - Homeopathic Guide

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Wednesday 31 January 2018

HAY FEVER


(See also "CORYZA")

Tuberculinum: It is always good to start treatment of hay fever with this remedy. It cuts short the duration of the attack and sometimes completely cures the patient. It should be given once in a fortnight, four doses only and thereafter it need only be repeated every six months for about two years. Dose 200 dilution.

Psorinum: Useful in patients who are sensitive to cold. A dose of 200 dilution as an intercurrent remedy to be given along with other indicated medicines.

Sabadilla: Fluent coryza and violent sneezing, knowing not when will it end. Worse cold. Asthmatic form of hay fever.

Sticta Pulmonaria: When there is also tendency to bronhitis.

Succinum 3X: One or two grains to be dissolved in 12 teaspoon full of water a tea spoon full to be taken every 2 hours.

Arsenic Iod: Frequent sneezing and copious watery nasal discharge that burns the lip. Burning watery discharge from the eyes like Ars. Alb., but Ars. Alb. patient is better by hot application and from sniffing hot water in the nose. Ars. Iod. is worse in warm room and better in open air and cold application.

Arsenic Alb: Thin watery discharge from the nose with irritation and sneezing. Restlessness.

Kali Sul. IX: With frequent sneezing, lachrymation, watery mucus, redness of nose. Sometimes bronchial asthma.



Merc. Kali Iod: Profuse watery mucus from the nose with sneezing, coughing and watering of the eyes.

Sinapis Nigra: Hay fever with coryza, sneezing and lachrymation, itching and burning in eyes, dryness of nose or acrid discharge.

Carbo Veg: Watery discharge with irritation extending into chest accompanied by hoarseness and rawness.

Allium Cepa: When there is excruciating discharge from the nose and bland discharge from the eyes. It has sensation as if hooks were in the larynx and sometimes below larynx. It is also worse in a warm room.



Naphthaline: An almost specific as preventive and curative in hay fever. Excoriating discharge from the eyes and nose. Eyelids swollen. Tendency to asthma.

Sulphur: Hay fever or asthma due to allergy for eggs, butter, animal fats, fish, etc. It is to be used as an intercurrent remedy when well selected medicines fail. Hay fever due to feathers or use of feather pillows.

Sepia: Morning sneezing in bed, worse in cloudy weather, worse in company or when consoled. Indifferent to relations, conscientious, thirst less, worse cold, breath offensive, face yellowish.

Euphrasia: Copious burning discharge from the eyes and bland discharge from the nose.

Iodium: Discharge from the nose thick, yellowish green. It burns and excoriates. The patient immediately begins to emaciate when the complaint comes on and is very hungry. Asthmatic form of hay fever.

Sanguinaria. C: Hay fever due to smelling of flowers and odours. Sensitive to flowers. Hands and feet burn, the patient keeps them out of bed for relief.

Staphisagria: Sneezing with or without coryza. At first thick mucus and afterwards thin discharge from the nose. Itching, fine sharp pricks in sternum. Tightness of chest.

Calcarea Phos: Sneezing without coryza.

Kali Hyd: Thick yellowish discharge worse in warm room with rawness and burning in the nose, external nose very sore to pressure, whole face aches and the patient is extremely restless. Wants to walk in the open air which does not fatigue him. Asthmatic form of hay fever.