Homeopathic Cold Remedies That You May Depend Upon

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.

Ferr phos is a homeopathic 'tissue salt'. There are twelve of these basic compounds, each based on one or more of the minerals - or salts - found in human tissue. Ferr phos will control a fever without suppressing it entirely. Fevers are part of the body's natural defense against infection and have an important function. It is only when they get too high that they are dangerous.

Another homeopathic weapon against the fever that can come with a cold or a flu virus is Belladonna. This comes from the plant with that name - also known as deadly nightshade - which has highly toxic roots and berries. In a large amount, this plant can kill, but in a properly formulated homeopathic pellet it can safely reduce fevers and help with inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. It was developed to combat scarlet fever, a scourge in the days before antibiotics.

Other symptoms, such as coughs and sore throats, can also be helped with homeopathy. Several of the twelve tissue salts are used, as are Aconite and Bryonia. The pertussis germ itself is used to make a remedy for coughing spasms that wrack sufferers until they are exhausted. Using minute amounts of a toxin is a general practice in homeopathy; poison ivy and bee venom are used to make remedies, for example.

There are combinations of remedies sold for colds and flu. If you check the label, you may find Belladonna, Hepar sulphuris, Calcarea carbonica, Kali bic, and Pulsatilla. The formulation of homeopathic products is regulated by the FDA and standardized, so one form of a remedy will not differ from that made by another manufacturer. There are different potentcies, indicated by a number followed by a letter. For example, you can get Calcarea carbonica in 6X, 30X, 30C, and so on.

Since over-the-counter pharmaceuticals have documented side effects, many prefer to depend on homeopathy when they are sick. It's easy to do enough research online to understand the basics of this safe, alternative way to recovery.




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