Whether there's shortages or you want alternatives, here's my top pain + inflammation remedies.
To learn how to use them, I recommend checking out my courses: Homeopathy at Home and Tissue Salts 101
For home use 30c potency is the general recommendation.
Physical Pain:
Arnica - bumps, bruises, general aches and pains, trauma, shock, concussions
Rhus Tox - joint pain, overexertion, soreness thats worse initial motion, better continued motion.
Bryonia - pain that is highly sensitive to any motion, light, sound, disturbance
Headaches
Nux Vomica - hangover style headaches with irritability, constipation, vomiting, tummy aches, either over one eye or at the back of the head
Nat Mur- headaches from dehydration or too much sun or grief/emotions, hammering/bursting pain worse from moving the eyes, visual disturbances, aversion to consolation
Kali Phos + Mag Phos Tissue Salt - headaches from overstudy, tension, too much computer work
Arnica - see above plus: anger or oversensitive to being approached, "I'm fine" after concussion, pressing and bursting pains
Belladonna - right sided, worse lying down, throbbing and/or sharp pain, worse from light and noise, red face
Spigelia - left sided headache over one eye and neuralgic, pains follow the sun (worse as the sunrises, better as it sets)
Gelsemium - occipital headache (back of the head) and may extend up and over to one eye or like a band around the head, weakness and heaviness, heavy eyelids, dullness, tension headaches, with anxious mood or looks drunk and woozy.
Sepia - sharp pain that usually ascends, worse light and noise, may be better with rapid movement (dance, exercise) and sleep, may be hormonal.
Ignatia - as if a nail bore into the head, worse by smell of tobacco, related to grief, may be weeping.
Bryonia - splitting headache, frontal extending backwards and down the back, worse in the morning and by any motion, even moving the eyes.
Other remedies: Rhus Tox, Chamomilla, Kali Bich, Glonoine, Carbo Veg.
Fever
Ferrum Phos Tissue Salt - slow onset fever without many other symptoms, consider this the first stage of fever (before aconite or belladonna are indicated)
Aconite - rapid onset fever with anxiety, fear of death, dry heat of the skin, chilliness with slightest movement, restless, worse at night
Belladonna - rapid onset fever with delirium, dilated pupils, glossy eyes, hot head/face and cold extremities.
Chamomilla - fever with one red cheek, inconsolable, highly sensitive to pain, angry
Gelsemium - dull, drowsy, dizzy. Slow onset, sore muscles, very tired.
Other remedies: Pulsatilla, Phosphorus, Bryonia, Apis
Pain keynotes that point to specific remedies:
Bruised pain from contusion/trauma? Arnica
Shooting nerve pain? Hypericum
Red, shiny, swollen, stinging pain? Apis
Burning pain better heat? Arsenicum
Deep, aching, as-if-broken bone pain? Eupatorium
Cold stiff inflammation better cold? Puncture wounds? Black eyes? Ledum
Fractures/injuries to bone? Symphytum (*always make sure the bone is set before using symphytum*)
Heavy, numb, drooping? Gelsemium
Restless stiffness worse first motion, better continued motion? Rhus Tox
Sharp pain worse any motion, must be absolutely still? Bryonia
Lacerated wounds? Calendula
The list of remedies for pain could go one and on - truly there's a remedy for every type, cause, and expression of pain out there. This list alone will equip you for hundreds of ailments - and if it piques your curiosity I encourage you to check out Homeopathy at Home and Tissue Salts 101 where you can learn all about how to use these incredible remedies to empower your healing at home.
Supporting instead of suppressing the acutes of today, leads to better health tomorrow!
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