Remedy

Aconite
(pronounced
Ackonite)

Apis mel

Argent nit

Arnica
(pronounced
Aah-nicker)

Traditional Use by Homeopaths in UK based

Notes
on Traditional Use Only

Symptoms are sudden, violent brief - anxiety,

fear, restlessness, grief - high temperature with
great thirst - Insomnia

Insect stings. Burning, stinging pains. Swelling

of lower eyelids. Absence of thirst

Colic. Headache. Dizziness

Use after any injury. Bruises. Sprains. Physical

Arnica is also a very
exhaustion. Insomnia due to over tiredness.
popular herbal remedy.
Muscles ache all over

Arsen alb

Upset stomach. Vomiting. Diarrhoea (as from

food poisoning). Cramps in calves.

Belladonna

Brightly flushed face. Swollen joints. Vertigo.

Facial neuralgia. Severe throbbing headache.
Dry hacking cough. acne

Bryonia

Calc carb

Irritability. Dryness. Dry painful cough. Dry

lips. Thirst especially for cold drinks.

Cracked skin in the winter. Period pains.

Itching skin. Premenstrual tension. Toothache.
Vertigo. Insomnia.

Calc fluor

Cantharis

Carbo veg

Chamomilla

Cocculus

Colocynthis

Head colds with thick greenish-yellow

discharge.Catarrh. Croup. Toothache.

Burns and scalds before blisters form; sunburn

Indigestion with excessive flatulence.

Hoarseness. Loss of voice. Tinnitus with
nausea and vertigo.

Teething; irritability and restlessness; colic;

green slimey diarrhoea

Travel sickness; nausea with hollow sensation

in stomach; nausea during pregnancy

Colic; stomach pains; flatulence; cramp;

stitching pain

Euphrasia

Cold with watery eyes and streaming nose.

Hayfever

Gelsemium

Gelsemium is still used by

Influenza. Sneezing. Sore throat. Symptoms of
professional medical
flushing, aching, trembling. Weary with heavy
herbalist but is not
aching muscles. Runy nose. Vertigo.
available over the counter.

Graphites

Unhealthy skin. Cracked finger tips.

Constipation. Tinnitus. Earache. Sinus trouble.

Dandruff

Hepar sulph Skin highly sensitive. Acne. Croup. Earache.

Hypericum

Painful cuts and wounds. Lacerated wounds

involving nerve endings. (after consultation
with a medical professional)l

Ignatia

Fright. Prolonged grief. Sore throat. Piercing

headache.Insomnia

Kali phos

Lycopdium

Mental tiredness from overwork. Nervous

exhaustion. Nervous indigestion. Loss of voice.
Hoarseness. Giddiness from exhaustion and
weakness

Irritability. Fear of failure. Period pain.

Premenstrual tension. Hiccough with acidity.

Mixed Pollen Hayfever when triggered by pollen

Nat mur

Sneezy cold. Runny nose. Vertigo.

Premenstrual tension. Housemaid's knee

Nux vom

For over indulgence in food and alcohol.

Itching piles. Stuffy colds. Vertigo.
Constipation. Raw throat

Hypericum is also known

as St John's Wort.

Phosphorous Dry cough; hypersensitivity; night sweats

Pulsatilla

Premenstrual tension. Catarrh. Styes.

Menopause. Acne. Tinnitus

Rhus tox

Rheumatic aches and pains. Over-exertion.

Pain in ligaments. Tickling cough

Ruta grav

Injuries to bones. Fractures, dislocations.

Sprains of wrists and ankles. Eye strain.
Urticaria

Silicea

Physical and mental debility due to exertion.

Boils, abscesses, acne. Bunions. Chronic
headaches. Sinus trouble

Sulphur

Unhealthy looking skin. Tendency to skin

disease. Itching skin. Acne. Insomnia Tinnitus
Lack of energy

Thuja

Warty growths. Morning headaches

Thuja herbal tincture is

used for its anti-viral
properties to treat warts
and can be prescribed by a
qualified medical
herbalist.

ACNE

ANXIETY

APPETITE

BEREAVEMENT

BAD BREATH

BITES &
STINGS

BODY
ODOUR

BOILS

BRUISING

BURNS &
SCALDS

CATARRH

CHILBLAINS

COLIC

CONSTIPATIO COLDS &

COUGHS

FLU

CYSTITIS

MILD
DIARRHOE
EARACHE
DEPRESSION A

ECZEMA

FIRST AID

FLATULEN HAEMORRHOIDS
CE
AND PILES

HANGOVER

HAYFEVER

HEADACHE
S AND
INDIGESTION
MIGRAINES

MENOPAUSE

MENSTRUATI MOUTH
ON
ULCERS

NAUSEA

PANIC

RHEUMATISM

SLEEPLESSNE SORE
SS
THROATS

STRESS

STYES

NAPPY RASH

PREMENSTRUA PSORIASIS
L TENSION

TIRED
EYES

SPRAINS
TOOTHACHE/TEETHI
NG

URTICARIA/NETT
WARTS
LE RASH

Traditional Use by Homeopaths in UK based on

Traditional Use Only

Possible Choices

ACNE

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The face is dry and burning, but cold applications

make things worse.

Arsen alb

The patient is restless and chilly.

Arsen alb.

The face is red, dry and burning hot.

Belladona

Large infected spots on the face and back

Hepar sulph

Patient constipated, irritable and chilly. Condition

made worse by alchol, tea or coffee.

Nux vom

Spots made worse by rich, fatty foods

Pulsatilla

Red, painful, itchy spots.

Rhus tox

For skin that scars easily

Silicea

For long standing acne, aggravated by warmth and

washing.

Sulphur

ANXIETY

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Sudden panic attacks

Aconite

Lacking self confidence. Fear of heights and crowds. Argent nit

Feeling restless and irrable. Patient chilly.

Arsen alb

Anxiety following bereavement or break-up of

relationship.

Ignatia

Hates fuss and sympathy.

Nat mur

Highly nervous and sensitive. Aggravated by

thunderstorms.

Phosphorus

APPETITE

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Continual craving or complete loss of appetite.

Arsen alb

Feeling of emptiness after meals.

Calc carb

Variable appetite.

Ferrum phos

Aversion to food. Hunger prevents sleep.

Ignatia

Excessive appetite which is easily satisfied.

Lycopodium

BEREAVEMENT

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Where the death is sudden and the shock severe.

Aconite

Cannot get over the loss. Prolonged bereavement.

Ignatia

BAD BREATH

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Salivation with sour taste in mouth.

Ignatia

Offensive breath and sweat.

Merc sol

Breath sour after a stomach upset.

Nux vom

Mouth dry but no feeling of thirst.

Pulsatilla

BITES & STINGS

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When there is swelling and bruising.

Arnica

Insect Stings.

Apis mel

Horse-fly bites.

Hypericum

Purple discoloration around the bite.

Lachesis

Pain from puncture wounds from small sharp objects. Ledum

BODY ODOUR

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Profuse sticky sweet all day. Skin sensitive.

Hepar sulph

Perspiration which stains clothes.

Merc sol

Unhealthy looking skin. Problem feet.

Sulphur

Sweats in uncovered parts.

Thuja

BOILS

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With redness, heat and throbbing.

Belladonna

Sensitive boils which weep easily.

Hepar sulph

Boils slow to develop and heal.

Silicea

BRUISING

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For all soft tissue injuries, leading to bruises.

Arnica

Bruising of the breast.

Bellis perennis

Bruising due to varicose veins.

Hamamelis

Painful bruises on fingers and toes.

Hypericum

Bruising of the bones.

Ruta grav

BURNS & SCALDS

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Sunburn with redness, heat and throbbing.

Belladonna

Sunburn remedy, taken just before, or just after

blistering starts.

Cantharis

General treatment for burns and scalds. After a day in

Causticum
the sun when reaction is expected.
Stinging burns and scalds.

Urtica urens

CATARRH

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Profuse watery discharge with sneezing and burning

Allium cepa
of the nose and lips.
Copious burning and clear watery discharge,
chilliness, craving for heat, great exhaustion, watery Arsen alb
eyes.
Catarrh lying on chest which feels tight.

Bryonia

Thick greenish/yellow discharge in lumps. Worse

after rest and from damp weather.

Calc fluor

Bland nasal catarrh with watering eyes.

Euphrasia

Thick yellow discharge. Worse at night. Loss of

smell.

Pulsatilla

Sinus catarrh with headaches. Obstinate nasal

obstruction and sneezing in morning

Silicea

CHILBLAINS

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Chilblains worse for cold. Patient chilly.

Calc carb

Chilblains worse for warmth, when limbs hang down. Pulsatilla

COLIC

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Colic relieved by pressure on the stomach.

Colocynthis

Worsened by movement.

Bryonia

Extremely irritable, better when carried around.

Chamomilla

CONSTIPATION

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Stools feel too large and hard to pass, especially in

the elderly.

Bryonia

No desire to open bowels for several days, then pass

Graphites
large stool. Colicky pains and bowels ache.
Great flatulence. No stools passed for days, then hard
Lycopodium
stools passed with difficulty.
Frequent urge to pass stools, but always feel that
more to come

Nux vom

Not strong enough to expel stool, so slips back in.

Silicea

Stools large, hard, dark and dry. Painful to pass.

Sulphur

COLDS & FLU

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Beginnings of colds & flu particularly from exposure

Aconite
to cold winds. Fever, chill and thirst.
Common cold with much sneezing, watering of eyes
Allium cepa
and acrid nasal discharge.
Eyes and nose stream. Exhaustion. Desire sips of
water.

Arsen alb

High temperature/fever. Incoherent behaviour

Belladona

COUGHS

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Dry, tickling, irritating cough. Sudden onset from

exposure to cold wind.

Aconite

Restless and anxious, wheezy with burning sensation

Arsen alb.
in chest
Dry, tickly, barking cough. Violent coughing fits end
Belladona
in sneezing
Hard dry cough with stiches in the chest and
headache

Bryonica

Tickling cough with yellow, sour and offensive

sputum. Head and neck apt to sweat at night.

Calc carb

Hard, racking cough with pain in chest bringing

exhaustion. Inability to bring up phlegm.

Causticum

Persistent, irritating cough coming from deep down

in chest, occasionally leading to vomiting

Drosera

Hoarse cough with roughness and scraping sensation

Hepar sulph
in throat
Spasmodic cough with wheezing, rattling and loss of
breath, either leading to vomiting without nausea or Ipecac
intense nausea unrelieved by vomiting
Cough with stringy phlegm

Kali birch

Cough originating from tickling in pit of stomach,

with painin head

Nat mur

Dry, tearing, spasmodic cough with retching

Nux vom

Violent, hard, dry, exhausting, tight or racking cough

Phosphurus
with yellow sputum
Cough dry in the evening, loose in the morning with
thick, bland yellow-green discharge and tickling
Pulsatilla
larynx
CYSTITIS

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DIARRHOEA

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EARACHE

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Earache after exposure to cold, dry winds.

Aconite

Throbbing pain made worse by warmth

Belladonna

Painful. Irritable and weepy.

Chamomilla

Throbbing pain, better for warmth

Hepar sulph

Ear swollen and red, worse at night. Patient weepy

Pulsatilla

ECZEMA

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FIRST AID

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Shock, fear and panic after an accident

Aconite

All injuries that lead to bruising

Arnica

To aid healing from burns and scalds

Cantharis

For painful crush injuries

Hypericum

For sprains when the bone is bruised

Ruta grav

Injuries to bones and tendons

Symphytum

FLATULENCE

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Upset, rumbling stomach. Nervous anticipation of

coming events

Argent nit.

Excessive flatulence with belching and a full

sensation in the abdomen

Carbo veg

Flatulence with colicky stomach pains

Colocynthis

Bloated feeling after a light meal. Much flatulence

Lycopodium

Caused by overeating

Nux vom

HAEMORRHOIDS AND PILES

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HANGOVER

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Too much food and drink. Headache with coldness and irritability.

Nux vom

HAYFEVER

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Nose and eyes stream. Frequent and severe sneezing. Worse in the
morning indoors

Allium cepa

Nose tickles violently. Sneezing violent and painful with watery burning
Arsen alb
discharge, making upper lip sore.
Eyes burn, itch and water constantly. Runny nose with much sneezing.

Euphrasia

Violent sneezing with blocked nose. Face hot and flushed,

Gelsemium

General remedy where condition is allergic response to pollen.

Mixed pollen.

Copious catarrh and sneezing, often with cold sores or mouth ulcers

Nat mur

Irritation of nose, eyes, throat and face with prolonged bouts of sneezing Nux vom
Copious thick catarrh and sneezing. Relieved by open air.

Pulsatilla

Sinusitis with blocked stuffy nose. Worse on first waking.

Silicea

HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES

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Pain begins over the forehead and ends in the neck and shoulders. Worse
Bryonia
for movement.
With painful watering of the eyes.

Euphrasia

Lessened by bending the head backwards

Hypericum

Migraine over the eyes, preceded by blurred vision.

Kali bich

With humming in the ears

Kali phos

Headache on right side. Concentration makes pain worse.

Lycopodium

Throbbing, blinding headaches. Hammering migraine, with zig-zag lights Nat mur
Too much food and drink. Headache with coldness and irritability

Nux vom

Headaches worse in the evening or associated with periods. Patient

weepy.

Pulsatilla

Migraine begins in the neck, travels over the head and ends in one eye.

Silicea

Left-sided headache. Pain as if the nail driven into the head

Thuja

INDIGESTION

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Lack of appetite and weakness following illness. May develop diarrhoea Arsen alb
Indigestion straight after eating. Food lies like stone in the stomach

Bryonia

Stomach full of wind

Carbo veg

Indigestion from too much starchy food. Excessive wind. Heartburn

Lycopodium

Indigestion from overindulgence. Stomach feels swollen.

Nux vom

Indigestion a few hours after eating, from rich foods.

Pulsatilla

MENOPAUSE

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Hot, red face. Dry vagina

Belladonna

Dry vagina. Black stools with constipation

Bryonia

Hot flushes of the face. Nosebleeds. Scanty periods.

Graphites

Hot flushes with headaches and dizziness. Flooding periods.

Lachesis

Hot flushes. Patient weepy and moody.

Pulsatilla

Hot flushes and faintness. Sinking feeling in the stomach. Intercourse

causes much pain.

Sepia

MENSTRUATION

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Periods late or scanty. Often associated with exposure to cold winds.

Aconite

Pain begins just before start of period. Irregular, painful and heavy

Actaea rac.

Bearing down pains with heavy, hot, bright red loss.

Belladonna

Feels tired, giddy and chilly. Breast swollen and painful

Calc carb

Heavy periods in adolescent girls. Pain and backache.

Calc phos

Period stop due to bereavement

Ignatia

Early periods with passage of clots. Sickness before and during periods. Ipecac
Dry vagina. Pain in the lower abdomen with headache.

Lycopodium

Irregular periods. Headache and depression with backache

Nat mur

Scanty periods. Pain in lower back.

Pulsatilla

Abnormal vaginal discharge with sallow patches on face. Feel tearful or

Sepia
irritated.
MOUTH ULCERS

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NAPPY RASH

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Baby overweight, head sweats at night.

Calc carb

Skin itchy with blisters

Rhus tox

Dry, red itchy rash

Sulphur

NAUSEA

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Diarrhoea and vomiting. Feel cold, weak and anxious

Arsen alb

Travel sickness

Cocculus

Griping pains in abdomen. Symptoms worse when travelling.

Ipecac

After over-indulgence in rich food and alcohol

Nux vom

Vomiting as soon as the food or drink is warmed by the stomach.

Phosphorus

Vomiting after rich, fatty foods.

Pulsatilla

PANIC

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Following an accident

Aconite

Fear of appearing before an audience

Argent nit

Fearful

Arsen alb

Fear of crowds, death and impending misfortune

Ferr phos

Examination nerves. Fear of failure

Gelsemium

PRE-MENSTRUAL TENSION

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Tired and lacking energy. Cold sweats. Breasts swollen and painful.

Calc carb

Irritable and over-sensitive. Symptoms of cystitis.

Causticum

Breasts painful. Symptoms worse in morning

Lachesis

Bad tempered and depressed. Crave sweet things

Lycopodium

Breasts tender. Moody and irritable but refuses consolation

Nat mur

Feeling irritable and chilly. Constipation with frequent need to urinate

Nux vom

Over-sensitive and cries easily. Changeable moods. Irregular periods.

Pulsatilla

Scanty periods, with feelings of tiredness. Sad and depressed

Sepia

PSORIASIS

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RHEUMATISM

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Muscular soreness and bruising

Actaea rac

Burning, stinging pains

Apis mel

Pain resulting from earlier injury. Bruised feeling.

Arnica

Pain worse for movement and warmth. Better for pressure (bandaged)

Bryonia

Pains in the jaw and neck. Better for warmth.

Causticum

Pains flit around joints. Worse for warmth, better for cold applications

Pulsatilla

Pain worse on beginning to move but improves with continued

movement

Rhus tox

Pain affect joints

Ruta grav

SLEEPLESSNESS

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Sleeplessness after shock or panic

Aconite

Waking around midnight. Restless, worried and apprehensive

Arsen alb

Sleepless, crying children associated with teething and colic. Want to be

Chamomilla
carried around
Feel too tired to sleep

Coffea

Sleeplessness after emotional upset or bereavement

Ignatia

Mind keeps going over the work done in the day. Dream a lot, with
talking in sleep.

Lycopodium

Sleeplessness due to great mental strain or overindulgence

Nux vom

Feel too hot in bed, throw covers off then feel cold. Worse for rich food. Pulsatilla
Irritable and restless, with pain and discomfort

Rhus tox

SORE THROATS

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Develops after exposure to cold wind. Should be started as soon as

possible at outset of the illness

Aconite

Face and throat red and hot. Swallowing is painful.

Belladonna

Mouth and throat dry. Feeling of thirst

Bryonia

Pain worse during the night and from drinks

Calc fluor

Throat raw. Pain extends to ear

Gelsemium

Throat very sensitive

Hepar sulph

Throat dry and sore. Swallowing painful

Merc sol

Sore throat from over use of the voice ir too much smoking

Nux vom

SPRAINS

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Sprain coupled with bruising

Arnica

Sprain painful for movement

Bryonia

Pain improved by gentle movement

Rhus tox

Sprain with bone injury

Ruta grav

STRESS

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Everyday emotional and mental stresses and strains. Panic attacks

Aconite

Mentally and physically exhausted from over-work

Calc carb

Loss of self-confidence, fear of being unable to cope with stress of work Lycopodium
Tired, burnt-out executive. Never stops thinking about work, cannot
sleep for worry

Nux vom

STYES

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Recurring styes. Eye red, eye lid swollen and painful

Apis mel

Styes with pus

Hepar sulph>

Eyelids stick together. Thick greenish yellow discharge

Pulsatilla

Dry, scaly eyelids, stick together overnight

Thuja

TIRED EYES

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Eye muscles tired from looking into the distance for too long

Arnica

Eyes ache when you look up, down or to the sides

Nat mur

Tired eyes from nervousness or apprehension

Phosphorus

Eyes burn after close work or study

Ruta grav

TOOTHACHE/TEETHING

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Shooting pains made worse by cold drinks and wind

Aconite

Taken before visits to the dentist to reduce bruising and after-pain

Arnica

Toothache from bad teeth

Calc fluor

Teething in infants

Chamomilla

Severe toothache. Pressure on the tooth is extremely painful

Coffea

Pain worse during the night and from drinks

Merc sol

URTICARIA/NETTLE RASH

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Stinging nettle rash. Better for cold applications

Apis mel

Burning, itching skin eruptions. Patient restless and anxious

Arsen alb

Violent itching with skin cracks

Lycopodium

Skin red and blistered

Rhus tox

Rash develops in open air. Not relieved by scratching

Sepia

WARTS

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General remedy for warts

Thuja