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There are more than 2,000 homeopathic remedies, mainly from plant and
mineral sources, and a few from animal products, such as snake venom.
There are also some made from diseased tissue, known as 'nosodes'.
Here are just a few examples of commonly used remedies with a brief
explanation of each.
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Arnica
A flower remedy and perhaps the best known of homeopathic
remedies. The number one first-aid remedy, it helps prevent bruising and deal
with shock or fright. Excellent for accident victims and to help with recovery
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Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)
Often used as a fever remedy, particularly when there is
very high temperature, redness and burning sensations. Symptoms can be violent
and intense, and there may be delirium and hallucinations.
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Calcarea Carbonica (Calcium from an Oyster Shell)
This remedy can be indicated for patients who are extremely
sensitive to cold. There may be a dampness or clamminess, particularly on hands
and feet. The body may be floppy and exhausted.
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Gelsemium (Yellow Jasmine)
A good remedy for fright from anticipation, e.g. stage
fright. It is also used when there is general prostration, with the limbs
feeling too heavy to lift, so it is often indicated in slow developing colds and
flus.
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Ignatia (St. Ignatius’ Bean)
A major remedy for grief and shock - even hysteria. It is
often used for a patient who has suffered bereavement, the ending of a
relationship, financial loss or a miscarriage. The Ignatia patient tends to be
introspective, brooding and melancholy, but their moods can be changeable.
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Lachesis (Bushmaster Snake Venom)
Renowned as a remedy for jealousy and vengefulness.
Physical symptoms include constriction of the throat, and a feeling of
suffocation. The patient often cannot bear to have things around their neck,
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Natrum Muriaticum (Common Salt)
This remedy is associated very closely with suppressed
anger and grief. The patient tends to be closed and unhappy, and actually feels
worse for any attempts at consolation. On the physical level, there is a
tendency to be chilly, with cold hands and cold feet.
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Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower)
This is traditionally seen as a female remedy but can just
as easily be appropriate for a male patient. On the emotional level, there is
shyness and insecurity and a fear of being deserted. Physically, there may be
abdominal pain and flatulence. Thirstlessness is a key symptom.
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Sulphur
The leading homeopathic skin remedy, often indicated in
cases of eczema and other skin eruptions where there is redness, itching and
burning. Sulphur is powerful at reversing the effects of suppressive medication.
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