First Aid Remedies

A quick guide for acute situations

Aconite

• Clinical Application– croup, URT, colds, shock, anticipatory anxiety,

fever

• Key Characteristics– Sudden or violent -onset, acute conditions– intense fear (death), restless, excited, agitated.– Fever, thirst. Ailments from shock, fright, fear.– Ailments from exposure to cold dry wind.

Apis

• Clinical application– Acute musculoskeletal conditions– conjunctivitis, acute allergic reaction

• Key characteristics– hot, red, swollen shiny joints. Acute dysuria – red, swollen conjunctiva. Oedema of face, eyes.– Swelling eruptions, reactions to bites,– < heat, touch, pressure, > cool air, applications.

Argentum nitricum

• Clinical application– anticipatory anxiety, conjunctivitis,– dyspepsia, diarrhoea, nervousness

• Key characteristics– High energy, impulsive and hurried, restless.– Diarrhoea, sweating, palpitations, flatulence.– < heat, stuffy, stress, sweets > cool, motion– desires sweet and salt, < sweets

Arnica

• Clinical application– traumatic shock, injury, pre- and post- op.– Bleeding, post-partum, over exertion,

• key characteristics– bruising, tissue damage, soreness, stiffness, – denies problem, resists interference– aetiology of trauma– < touch, jarring, motion, > lying, rest

Belladonna

• Clinical applications– Fever, acute otitis media, Pharyngitis,

tonsillitis.Abscess. Sunstroke. Teething. Headaches

• Key characteristics– Acute conditions, sudden onset, Red, hot, dry,– Intense throbbing, burning pains. Jerks, spasms.– Night terrors, hallucinations, delirium– < draft, light, noise, touch, jar.– Desires lemons

Bryonia

• Clinical application• Acute musculoskeletal conditions, headaches

• Key characteristics– Irritable, wants to be left alone.

– Joints, red sore, hot, swollen, dry mucous membranes – dry, thirsty

– < least motion, touch, heat eating

– > pressure, lying on painful side, cool

– Thirst for large amounts, cold

Chamomilla

• Clinical Applications– Teething, acute otitis, colic

• Key characteristics– Frantic, angry, intolerant of pain– Symptoms accompanied by teething– < evening/ night, anger– > warm wet, being carried about– Food < coffee

Gelsemium

• Clinical applications– Anticipatory anxiety, influenza,

– Nervous diarrhoea, trembling

• Key characteristics– Anxiety, stage-fright, paralysed with fear

– Influenza- heaviness – eyes, limbs, headache

– Thirstless, chilly, gradual onset, low grade fever

– < damp weather, heat, thinking of symptoms

– > sweating, urinating, open air, motion

Ignatia

• Clinical applications– Emotional ailments, acute grief

• Key characteristics– Grief – silent, sighing, sobbing– Contradictory -nausea > eating, – Volatile emotions, v. changeable– Sensation of a lump in throat– < coffee, tobacco > eating, change of position

Nux vomica

• Clinical applicaions– Dyspepsia, hang over, anger, over indugence

• Key characteristics– Angry, irritable, impatient, workaholic, tidy

– Perfectionist, over sensitive –noise, smells

– Indigestion, nausea, constipation

– < a.m., dry cold, open air, uncovering, v. chilly

– > warmth, damp, lying,

– Desires alcohol, spices, tobacco,

Rhus tox

• Clinical applications– Acute and chronic musculoskeletal symptoms– Chicken pox, herpes eruptions

• Key characteristics• Joint pain and stiffness, back pain, sciatica• Vesicular itchy eruptions• < cold, damp, lying down• > warmth, moving about, rubbing, stretching

Staphysagria

• Clinical application– Surgical, invasive trauma– Emotional ailments• Key characteristics

• Incised wounds, -oscopies, -otomies• Honeymoon cystitis, • Ailments from anger, grief, disappointed love,

humiliation• Suppressed anger,

Sulphur

• Clinical applications– Constitutional, skin- eczema, psoriasis

• Key characteristics– Lazy, selfish, opinionated, untidy, philosophical

– Red orifices, hot feet, burning, itching

– Eruptions – itchy, < scratching, washing

– <11a.m. bathing, overheated, overexertion, standing

– > dry, warm, open air, motion

– Desires fat, sweet, salt, spicy

Prescribing

• In acute situations, give in 30C potency– 1 tablet every 2 hours until improvement– May need to change remedy as symptoms

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