Homeopathic is a safe, gentle, and natural system of healing that works with your body to relieve symptoms, restore itself, and improve your overall health. It is extremely safe to use, even with very small children and pets, has none of the side effects of many traditional medications, is very affordable, is made from natural substances, and is FDA regulated.
It is used to treat acute illnesses, like colds, ear infections, migraines, and sore throats, as well as chronic conditions, like asthma, depression, autism, and arthritis.
History of Homeopathic Medicine
Homeopathic medicines – known as “remedies” – are made from natural sources (e.g., plants, minerals), and are environmentally friendly and cruelty-free. Most are available over the counter in grocery stores, drug stores, health food stores, homeopathic pharmacies, and online. They are also extremely affordable. Homeopathic remedies when used as directed, are completely safe for everyone – including pregnant and nursing women, infants, children, and adults. They are given in such small doses that they don’t cause side effects.
The Law of Similars has been documented since at least the time of Hippocrates (ca. 400 B.C.), but it is Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a German doctor and chemist, who is credited with founding homeopathy. He discovered the truth of the Law of Similars by testing small doses of medicine on himself.
By 1900, about twenty percent of doctors in the United States were homeopaths, but due to various political and social changes, homeopathy became relatively unknown in the US until recently. There is wider acceptance of homeopathy in such countries as France, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, India, and Great Britain. In fact, the family doctor to England’s Queen Elizabeth is a homeopathic physician. In fact, the World Health Organization estimate that it is currently practiced by over 500 million people worldwide.
Homeopathic remedies and Homeopathic Medicine List
| Homeopathic name | Substance | Common name | Homeopathic use | Homeopathic potency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aconite | Aconitum napellus | Monkshood, monk’s blood, fuzi, wolf’s bane | Shock, influenza, and fever | 6c, 30c, 200c |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse-chestnut | Hemorrhoids and varicose veins[3] | tincture as an ointment, 3c, 6c |
| Anthracinum, Anthracinum bovum, Anthracinum suum | Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of affected sheep | All types of furuncles (like acne,[4] carbuncles, malignant pustules), septic wounds, grangrenous degenerations,[5] anthrax poisoning,[6][7][8] | 6X 30X[9] | |
| Allium cepa | Onion | Itching eyes, lachrymation, allergies, hay fever | 3x to 30c | |
| Antimonium Arsenicate | Skin conditions, minor lethargy | All potencies 6c to CM | ||
| Antimonium tartaricum | Antimony tartrate | Impetigo | 6c to 200c | |
| Argentum nitricum | Silver nitrate | Fear, anticipation, apprehension, nervous excitement, exam nerves, conjunctivitis. | 6c to 200c | |
| Arnica | Arnica montana | Leopard’s bane | Shock and bruising | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Arsenicum album | Arsenic trioxide | White arsenic | Colds, influenza, diarrhoea, food poisoning | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Baptisia | Baptisia tinctoria | Wild indigo, horseflyweed | Fever | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Belladonna | Atropa belladonna | Deadly nightshade | High fever with redness and delirium, and throbbing headache | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Bellis perennis | Bellis perennis | Common daisy | Cuts and wounds | 6c to 200c |
| Bryonia | Bryonia alba | White bryony | Fever, joint pain, cough and pleurisy | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Calcarea carbonica | Calcium carbonate | Oyster shell | Indigestion | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Calendula | Calendula officinalis | Marigold | Healing of wounds | tincture, 3c, 6c |
| Chamomilla | Matricaria chamomilla | German chamomile | teething in infants[13] | 3c, 6c, 30c |
| Camphor | Cinnamomum camphora | Cholera (used by Hahnemann on an 1831 cholera outbreak on Central Europe, and by Dr. Quin in 1854 London’s epidemic) | ||
| Colocynthis | Citrullus colocynthis | Squirting cucumber | Diarrhoea | 6c to 200c |
| Cuprum metallicum | Copper | Cholera, diarrhoea, griping in the guts | 6c to 200c | |
| Digitalis | Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Heart conditions, angina | 6c to 30c |
| Drosera | Drosera rotundifolia | Sundew | Cough | 6c, 30c |
| Dulcamara | Solanum dulcamara | Woody nightshade | Range of chronic ailments | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Ferrum phosphoricum | Iron phosphate | Ferr phos | Haemorrhages and nosebleeds | 3x, 6x, 6c, 30c |
| Gelsemium | Gelsemium sempervirens | Yellow jasmine | Joint pain and fever | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Glonoinum | Nitroglycerine | Facial neuralgias, heat headaches | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Graphites | Graphite | Itching cracked skin, eczema, psoriasis | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Hamamelis | Hamamelis virginiana | Witch-hazel | haemorrhoids, varicose veins | tincture and low potencies 3x, 3c, 6c |
| Hepar sulfuris calcareum | Calcium sulfide | Hepar sulf | wide range of chronic ailments, boils, abscesses, croup. | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Ignatia amara | Strychnos ignatii | St. Ignatius bean | recovery from grief[15] | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Kalium bichromicum | Potassium dichromate | used in HeadOn | thick secretions from the mucous membranes of the sinuses and respiratory tract[16][17] | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Lachesis | Lachesis muta | Bushmaster snake | wide range of uses. | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Ledum | Ledum palustre | Marsh tea | bites, stings, punctured wounds | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Lycopodium | Lycopodium clavatum | Wolf’s foot, clubmoss | wide range of chronic use | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Mercurius vivus | Mercury | wide range of chronic ailments | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Natrum muriaticum | Sodium chloride | Natrum mur; table salt | varied chronic uses; irritable, touchy, dislikes consolation | 6c to 10M |
| Natrum sulphuricum | Sodium sulphate | Natrum sulph | asthma, headaches,[19] worse for damp, warts | 6c to 10M |
| Nux vomica | Strychnos nux-vomica | Strychnine tree | nausea, hangovers, substance abuse and chronic ailments | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Oscillococcinum | Cairina moschata liver | Muscovy duck liver | colds/flu; | generally 30c, 200c |
| Petroleum | Crude oil | Skin affections, eczema, psoriasis | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phos | wide range of chronic ailments | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Picricum acidum | Picric acid | Picric acid | Water retention, Confusion | tincture to 200c |
| Pulsatilla | Pasque flower | Wind flower | various childhood, menstrual and chronic ailments | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Rhus toxicodendron | Toxicodendron radicans | Poison ivy | joint pains and fevers[21] | all potencies 6c to CM |
| Ruta | Ruta graveolens | Rue | trauma or sprain of the ligaments; conditions involving the tendons, fibrous tissue, or periosteum; joint stiffness, eye strain[16] | 4x to CM |
| Sepia | Cuttlefish ink | many female problems | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Silicea | Flint | Various chronic conditions, sensitivity to cold | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Sulphur | Sulfur | chronic ailments, skin complaints, general debility | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Thea Sinensis / Camellia Sinensis | Leaves of tea plant | neurologics (insomnia, nightmares), digestives (dyspepsia caused by drinking tea often) | 5C to 15C | |
| Thuja | Thuja occidentalis | warts & chronic conditions | all potencies 6c to CM | |
| Urtica urens | Stinging nettle | Burns, bites, and stings | mostly 3c, 6c, 30c |
