Remedies for Common Childhood Ailments

Selecting the right remedy for your child can be very difficult when you have a lot of options or confusing symptoms that appears to be several conditions in one. Homeopathy is a great option to treat several common conditions that affects especially in childhood.

You don't have to worry if you select the wrong treatment because there will be no side effects and will not harm. If this happens the only thing that can result from giving the wrong one is that they will no work. Use this reference to treat your child naturally for every common childhood ailments.

Colic: Use Aethusa if has trouble digesting milk. You can use Chamomilla for the irritability that comes because of teething; you know this by the increase of screams and kicks.

Common Cold: Use aconitum when there is a lot of coughs in the night, has dry mouth that get worst when they drink cold liquids. Also use Pulsatilla and Allium cepa when there are a lot of nasal discharges that get worst at night.

Anxiety: Use aconitum when they experience a natural disaster, accident or other tense situation. Use Gelsemium when they are anxious by performing in public or they have a test, game or examination.

Bites and Stings: Use Apis when suffer an insect bite and Ledum when the bite is associated with itching. Also use Staphysagria when there is to much itching and greates large welts.

Cough: Use Aconitum when the child wakes up with a dry hoarse cough. Bryoria is effective when they have a dry and painful cough, that happens when cold move to the chest. When nasal discharges are present and get worst when eating use Kali bic.

Insomnia: If thy have fears if being alone and don't want to sleep use Pulsatilla. Use Kali phosphricum when can't get back to sleep because a night of terrors or due to excitement.

Stomach upset: Use Arsenicum when experience nausea, vomiting or diarrhea and if symptoms get worst when exposed to cold. Feels burning pain in the stomach and the abdomen are sensitive to the touch. Chamomilla is useful when the child have hyperirritability.

Earache: Mercurius is very effective when chronic infection is present. Lycopodium can be used when have a severe pain in the ears.

Teething: Give them Chamomilla for the irritability associated with teething. Belladona is effective when intense pain is present, accompanied by restlessness screaming or biting, and red gums and lips.