COLDS and FLU

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REMEDY

NOSE

EYES, MOUTH

BETTER/ WORSE

OTHER

Aconite

Sneezing, nose stopped up

Very thirsty for cold drinks, dry tongue, bitter taste.

Worse for wind, heat. Wakes up after 1 or 2 hours of sleep.

Sudden onset, early stages of respiratory infections,  esp. croup. Great anxiety and restlessness.

Allium cepa

Much sneezing nose streams clear and burning skin

Eyes stream, lips sore. Hot and thirsty

< warm room

> open air

General raw feeling can extend to throat & chest

Arsenicum alb

Frequent & painful sneezing. Discharge thin,watery  & burning.

Thirsty for small amounts of water. Tongue white burning  pain in throat.

> warm drinks, by sitting up

< 12 to 2 am,                             cold

Tremendous restlessness and anxiety. General feeling  of burning

Belladonna

Nose swollen, red sore and hot. Little mucous

Throat very red and raw. Hoarseness. Thirstless.

< motion,       3 pm, light, noise,  touch.

Sudden onset. Hot face, cold extremities. Often accompanied  with headache

Bryonia

Tendency to settle in chest quickly.

Thirst for large quantities. Tongue coated white or  brown.

< slightest  motion, 9 pm

> lying still, pressure

Dry, painful cough. Very irritable, wants to be left alone

Dulcamara

Severe sneezing, often congestion and sinusitis

Eyes red & sore throat

< damp, cold, change from warm to cold, drafts

Good Fall cold and flu remedy with frequent urination.

Gelsemium

Flu-like symptoms, nostrils sore from discharge

Eyelids heavy, coated tongue.

< 10 am

> urination, near the fire

Chills up & Down spine, heavy aching limbs. Great fatigue and weakness.

Hepar sulph.

Sinusitis with thick and yellow and offensive discharge

Splinter-like pains in throat. Croup < night

< uncovering any part, the least draft

Irritable and hypersensitive.

Nux vomica

Nose alternately blocked (night) and running (day)

Mouth dry

< open air, cold, noise, light, dry weather

> wet weather, warmth, warm drinks

Extremely chilly. Very irritable and impatient.

Phosphorus

One nostril blocked, one running. Colds go to chest

Sore throat with hoarseness. Dry lips and tongue. Thirst for cold drinks

> cold drinks and food, sleep

< cold, change of temperature, twilight, fasting

Good for lingering, tickling coughs. Worse talking, cold air, lying on left side.

Pulsatilla

Thick, bland, yellow or green discharge or stuffed up (ripe cold)

Chapped lips, dry mouth without thirst. Loss of appetite.

< warm room, twilight and evening

> open air

Patient usually mild, perhaps weepy. Wants company. Colds that linger.

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