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Homeopathic First Aid Remedies

 

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The First Aid kit contains 12 remedies in pilule form:

• Arnica
• Hepar Sulph
• Aconite
• Hypericum
• Apis
• Ledum

• Belladonna
• Nux Vomica
• Chamomilla
• Pulsatilla
• Gelsemium
• Ruta

Others recommended for a first aid kit:

Rescue remedy, Urtica urens cream, Calendula cream, Arnica Cream.

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Rescue Remedy:

A Bach flower remedy no first aid kit should be without. Helps with pain, shock and anxiety. Any situation where there is fear:

• Stress
• Anxiety
• Shock and trauma
• Childbirth
• Funerals
• Pre exam nerves

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Aconite:

Give in early stages of a cold esp. if it began after being out in cold, dry winds.

• Ailments from fright
• Sudden onset
• Intense symptoms
• Restless and anxious.
• Hoarse, dry croupy cough.
• If child wakes suddenly in the night.
• Worse at midnight – 3am

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Arnica:

For Injury, shock, falls, bruises, overstrain.

*Do not put Arnica cream on broken skin

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Apis:

For Sunburn, cystitis, aching joints, insect stings

• Bee stings
• Swelling
• Redness
• Itching
• Painful swollen joints
• Better for cold applications
• Person restless
• Thirstless

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Belladonna:

Acute inflammation, eg fever, ear infection, sore throats, colic, sore throats, throbbing headaches

• Sudden violent symptoms
• Hot, flushed, wide eyed, feverish.
• Throbbing
• Redness
• Ear infection right side
• Mastitis
• Sore throats
• Thirstless

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Chamomilla:

For teething, ear infections, colic green motions where child is fractious and angry.

• Oversensitive to the pain
• One cheek red and hot.
• Wants things but throws them away.
• Wants to be carried and then put down.

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Gelsemium:

For flu’s, stage fright, Shock from bad news or grief.

• Great weakness, wants to be alone
• Heavy eyes
• Thirstless
• Come on slowly in damp, warm, weather.
• Fever, pains shoot to ears
• Sleeplessness from excitement or anticipation
• Diarrhea or profuse urination.

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Hepar Sulph:

For respiratory conditions, sore throats, glands swollen, boils, abscesses, wounds slow to heal.

• Sore throat with splinter like sensation
• Pains extend to ears on swallowing
• Hoarseness
• Dry cough
• Croup with loose rattling cough
• Boils, skin infections
• Don’t want to be touched
• Irritable and grumpy

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Hypericum:

Injuries to nerves especially the fingers, toes and spine.

• Injuries to coccyx
• Fingers jammed in the door, crushed fingers/toes.
• Puncture woods, injections
• Sharp shooting pains.
• Relieves pain after operations
• Good for after childbirth

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Ledum:

Follows after Arnica for bruising. For puncture wounds, bites

• Insect bites esp mosquito bites.
• Black eyes
• Anti-tetanus remedy for standing on rusty nail
• Puncture wounds.
• Chilly and better for cold applications.

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Nux Vomica:

For stomach disorders, flu’s fever, sleeplessness, constipation, hayfever

• Over eating from rich food.
• Oversensitive to noise and smells
• Hangover remedy
• Irritable with stomach pains
• Sleeplessness from overactive mind, business worries.
• Waking at 4am sleeps in fits and starts.
• Chilly, worse from movement
• Aching limbs and sore lower back

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Pulsatilla:

Colds, catarrh, measles, mumps, conjunctivitis, and menstrual problems.

• Yellow green bland discharge
• Wandering pains
• Tearful
• Lack of thirst
• Worse in a warm stuffy room.
• Wants company, likes being cuddled.
• Sore ear left side
• Cough after the measles
• Periods late, scanty, changeable

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Ruta Graveolens:

Injuries to joints and tendons, pain and inflammation.

• Bruised shins
• Eyestrain
• Ganglion of the wrist
• Sprained ankle, strained tendons
• RSI
• Carpal tunnel

What Potency to use?

Remedies come in different potencies 12c, 30c, 200c and up

Most first aid situations use a 30c.

200c Arnica – for servere accidents or shock.

*Any potency is better than none.

How to take the remedies?

You remedy may be is small pilules or in liquid.

• Dissolve two pilules or three drops for each dose.

• The medicine is absorbed through the lining of the mouth so no need to chew or swallow the tablets.

• Take in a clean mouth leaving 10 minutes between eating or brushing your teeth.

• Can dissolve pilules in water and sip.

• Give 3 times a day and look for changing symptoms.

• Remember to stop giving the remedy at the first sign of improvement.

• If symptoms don’t improve after 4-5 doses choose the next best indicated remedy.

• Keep remedy away from strong light, heat and strong smells eg, peppermint, Vicks, aromatherapy oils etc as these may antidote the remedy.

• Store in a cool dark place away from strong smells.

 

Standard first aid practices should always be followed