Homeopathic Cold Remedies To The Rescue

By Daniel Howard


A common cold is never pleasant. Parents can't go to bed until they get better, people have to work, and children don't understand why they are so miserable. Fortunately, homeopathic cold remedies can help make you feel better and ultimately get better. They provide a safe alternative to over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

In homeopathy, 'like' cures 'like'. A chosen substance, which might be a plant, a mineral, or even something like bee venom, is diluted in a carrier, often milk sugar, and processed to increase its potency even as its actual presence is reduced. In fact, in the end product a microscopic examination may not even reveal the principle ingredient. This causes many to decry any true benefit to this kind of therapy, but millions continue to use it around the world.

Consider how chopping an onion makes your eyes sting and your nose run. The remedy Allium cepa - the scientific name for the onion - will control the runny nose and tearing eyes that come with colds. The tiny pellets of Allium are held under the tongue until they dissolve, allowing the remedy to enter the bloodstream without going through the digestive process.

The tissue salts are one of the most basic of remedies. These twelve valuable compounds are based on minerals normally found in human tissue. Ferr Phos is used to keep a fever from reaching dangerous heights while still allowing it to function as nature intended to fight infection. Ferr phos can also be used as a nutritional supplement, to boost the health of an invalid.

People have long known that the deadly nightshade plant is best avoided; its roots and berries are highly toxic. In homeopathic form, however, this plant is used to control fevers and ease inflammation of the respiratory tract. Developed to fight scarlet fever in the days before antibiotics, this remedy is widely used for the aches and pains of colds and flu. There is no toxicity in the homeopathic remedy, even though the base material is poisonous.

Coughs are one of the most annoying things about getting a virus, and they may linger on long after other symptoms have disappeared. Several of the tissue salts can help, as can remedies made from everything from a minute amount of the pertussis organism to the immune building herbs. Aconite and Bryonia are specific cough remedies, depending on what kind of cough you are experiencing.

Homeopathic companies offer formulas of several remedies that work together to alleviate discomfort. Formulas often contain the more broadly effective remedies like Pulsatilla, Hepar sulphuris, Kali bic, Belladonna, and Calcarea carbonica. Potency is indicated with numbers and letters, like 6X or 30C, which refer to the dilution of the base substance. The methods used in manufacturing and in determining potency are standardized throughout the industry.

Many people, both adults and children, suffer reactions to some of the popular over-the-counter medicines that repress the symptoms of colds and flu. Millions of people around the world depend on homeopathy for home treatment of minor disorders, while doctors often use it for even acute illnesses.




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