Allergy is a condition of unusual or exaggerated specific susceptibility
to substance which is harmless to the majority of persons given in like
amounts and under like conditions, e.g. fish, berries, eggs, white bread
or various other foods, producing symptoms such as urticaria, nausea,
vomiting, pains, purging, migraines, asthma and many other symptoms
of various nature. Drugs and medicines that would be borne by the
majority of persons would produce allergic symptoms and even toxic
manifestations in those who are sensitive to a particular kind of food or
drug.
Tuberculinum:
Sulphur:
These are the head remedies for removing
allergy against milk, milk products, eggs, sardines, cooked animal
food, hair dyes etc. Tuberculinum should be given first in 200 dilution.
If no improvement is achieved with two doses give every week, try
Sulphur 200 a dose every week. If this potency does not respond, it may
be increased to 1000, a dose or two need only be given every fortnight.
(See also indications against Sulphur below).
Thyroidinum: An excellent remedy in allergic rhinitis causing
excessive sneezing and oedema of nasal mucus membrane. Dyspnoea
without apparent cause or of obscure character; in allergic asthma with
severe dyspnoea. Urticaria. Eczema. Vertigo, headache, nausea,
neuralgias etc. when due to allergy.
Psorinum: Allergy for wheat which causes eczema. It is chronic of
Tuberculinum and should be given where this remedy fails or helps
only partially. It should also be tried when Sulphur fails.
Apium Grav: Allergy for celery sniffle by eating of which itching is
produced. Give in 200 or 1000 dilution to be repeated weekly or
fortnightly.
Fragaria Vesca: Allergy to strawberries which produce urticaria;
sometimes there is difficulty in breathing as if a weight were on the
chest.
Pulsatilla: Allergy for cod-liver oil, fats and orange juice. Sensitive to
food containing proteins. Gets bilious from oils or fats. Tendency to
catch cold and become easily fatigued.
Thuja: Allergy to onions which are just like poison to him.
Lycopodium: Allergy to oysters. The use of oysters is like a poison to him.
Saccharum Off: Allergy to sugar or cane sugar.
Urtica Urens: Allergy to milk which causes urticaria.
Natrum Mur: Allergy to eggs, starches, milk, honey, ragweed pollens,
onions, wheat, animal food, etc.
Ferrum Met: Allergy to eggs.
Sulphur: Allergy to feathers and chocolates. Cured hay fever in a
patient using pillow of feathers. Sensitive to hair dyes which produce
eczema. Allergy to cooked animal food. Tuberculinum 200 should be
used for ill effects of hair dyes when Sulph. fails.
Argentum Nitricum: For all allergic disease, having elective affinities
for the skin, mucus membranes and other parts and organs, particularly
for lungs.
