How to Prepare a Good Home Kit of Homeopathic Medicines

Homeopathy is a complimentary therapy that can be safely used alongside conventional modes of treatment. Homeopathy kindles curative responses by stimulating the inherent defense mechanism of the body so the diseased body heals itself. Homeopathy medicines are selected keeping in mind the overall constitution of the patient.

The experience of disease of every patient is distinctive and individual. Everyone may exhibit some common symptoms of a particular disease, but how a person feels, thinks and reacts at the time of affliction varies widely. Homeopathic medicines are selected to treat the person, and not just the symptoms.

When the exact remedy is administered taking into account the symptoms of the sufferer in totality the intrinsic disease fighting mechanism of the body takes the body towards the direction of cure. The whole constitution is reinforced and health and balance of the internal system is refurbished. The best benefits from homeopathy can be derived by having the right remedy readily available at that critical juncture when you require it the most!

Prompt administration of the homeopathic remedy effectively treats acute situations like injury or infections. An ailment or injury can often be urgent and agonizing. So it is advisable to possess a well-stocked homeopathic remedy kit in your home.

Preparing the medicines for use:

- All the medicines need to be acquired from a good store.
- All the medicines should be in dilution, preferably in the 30th potency, packed in bottles with a dropper on it.
- Packets of globules no. 30 and empty 1 drahm bottles should also be purchased.
- To prepare the medicine, an empty bottle should be filled with globules and 7 to 8 drops of the required medicine should be poured into it. The bottle should then be closed and shaken well to ensure that the medicine wets all the globules in the bottle. Guidelines about preparing the medicine can be obtained from the chemist while purchasing the medicines.
- Experienced individuals, familiar with the use of single medicines for the treatment of multiple symptoms can obtain 200 potency medicines from the market.

List of the most regularly used remedies for common injuries and illnesses that should be present in a good home kit:

Arnica montana is the extremely beneficial for any type of accidental injury or bruises without bleeding. It helps pacify the psychological and corporeal shock resulting from the trauma.

Aconitum napellus is invaluable in the treatment of effects of fear and agitation after an injury, particularly at the sight of blood. This can also cure sickness due to exposure to air like sore throat, dry cough in children, and sudden high fever. This remedy may be followed by Arnica to alleviate the anguish of the trauma.

Allium cepais very effective in common cold that is accompanied by sneezing, burning sore throat and nasal discharges that cause irritation but watering eyes that do not cause irritation.

Arsenicum album is specified for diarrhea and vomiting resulting from food poisoning along with abdominal and stomach cramps. The symptoms seem to be alleviated by warmth and sips of cold water. There is extreme restlessness and weakness. This medicine is also useful in hay fever.

Belladonna is functional in cases of throbbing pains and high fever that comes on suddenly. This illness may be accompanied by redness of the face, throbbing headaches and oversensitivity to light, facial neuralgia, sore throats, mumps or measles.

Bryonia alba is helpful in influenza-like symptoms that worsen by the slightest motions. For example, coughing that causes chest pain relieved by holding the chest, parchedness of mucus membranes with extreme thirst for large quantities of water, muscle aches and chest pains due to cold, slow onset of fever and extreme petulance with a desire to be left alone.

Calendula especially in the form of an ointment is very useful in an open cut or minor wound. It can also be used in eczema, rashes, and sun burns. The affected skin surface must first be cleaned to remove all traces of dirt, and then the ointment or the liquid tincture should be applied gently.

Apis mellifica needs to be administered in the even of an insect bite accompanied with rapid development swelling, redness, and heat production, along with symptoms like itching or burning pain that are relieved by cold compresses or cool air. This remedy is also useful if the sting results in allergic responses.

Gelsemium sempervirens helps treat influenza with weak aching muscles, fever with shivering that comes on gradually, sore throat with runny nose and headache, with overall sluggishness and little feeling of thirst. This medicine is also extremely valuable in diffusing examination fear or nervousness before interviews.

Hypericum perforatum helps cure injuries to nerves, in the vein of bruises of sensitive areas like finger-tips, toes, lips, eyes, ear and coccyx. It may also be used in the event of neck or back injuries or for huge, cavernous wounds with injured nerve endings that cause shooting pains along the nerves.

Kalium phosphoricum helps reduce tiredness, exhaustion, weakness during convalescence and after influenza, and mental strains from overwork, depression and anemia. This medicine soothe the overwrought brain and reinstates overall balance.

Nux vomica is useful for workaholics who have erratic lifestyles like late nights, lack of exercise, consumption of unhealthy food and alcohol. These persons are often ill-tempered and edgy, with obsessive tendencies. This remedy restores all types of misbalances that follow overindulgence in food, alcohol, coffee or tobacco or drugs. The complaints are worse in the morning like hangovers, cramping pains in the stomach, constipation with unfinished feeling, flatulence, bloated abdomen and indigestion.

Mag phos assuages pains with cramps, especially menstrual pains, which often get better with the application of heat and pressure.

Phytolacca decandra alleviates sore throat, inflamed tonsils with difficulties in swallowing. A few drops of the liquid form can be gargled directly to give relief to the symptoms.

Rhus tox helps when there are injuries to the joint accompanied by pain and swelling. It is useful for twisted joints and pulled muscles that are aggravated during wet/cold conditions and on first moving the joint, but the pain improves with continued movement. The person is often restless mentally and physically.

Ruta graveolens is most useful for weak, dimmed vision due to overstrained eyes from excessive work. It is also beneficial for damage to cartilage of bones and tendons, dislocation of bones and for bruises to the bones that are near the body surface, like wrists and ankles. This remedy can be used after administration of Arnica and Rhus tox.

Silicia terra is indicated in boils, abscesses of glands, decayed roots of teeth, and for dispelling foreign objects from the skin. Use this when your child is swallows the bones of a fish and it gets lodged in the esophagus. This medicine is also useful for headaches with pains in the back of the head, and sinus problems.

Dosage:
For each medicine of 30th potency, 4 pills make a dose and four doses are to be taken in a day at an interval of 3 hours. In severe pains, the remedy ca be repeated every ten minutes with the maximum of three doses in a day. When there is no relief, an experienced homeopath should be consulted.

Repeated use will familiarize yourself with the massive range of symptoms that each remedy encompasses. When you become skilled at using all these remedies appropriately, your homeopathic home kit will turn out to be your best friend in acute ailments.