Homeopathy and the Flu
by
Ken
Oftedal, BSc, MDSKH
Take
Influenzinum 200C, Bacillinum 200C
or
Oscillococcinum 200C
(also
called
Anas
Barb)
once
a
month
during
the
flu
season.
If
there
is
an
epidemic
of
flu,
take
30C
three
times
a
week.
Echinacea
mother
tincture
will
strengthen
the
immune
system.
Take
some
drops
each
day
and
increase
threefold
during
a
flu
epidemic.
A
good
multivitamin
and
extra
vitamin
C
are
also
helpful
in
the
prevention
of
flu.
Start
Phase
of
Flu
(preferably
use
200C)
There
is a lookup facility on
www.homeopathy.euni.org called Urgencies, where a search on flu will provide
information on selecting the right remedy.
Aconite
For
the
first
stages
of
flu
symptoms
after
being
exposed
to
a
cold
wind
or
getting
chilled.
Also
when
you
have
fever
and
chill,
are
restless
with
anxiety.
Bryonia
Every
movement
causes
pain.
You
want
to
lie
still.
Painful
dry
cough.
Headache
and
pains,
Better
from
pressure,
Worse
from
movement.
Irritable
and
thirsty
for
cold
drinks.
Camphora
Icy
coldness,
but
do
not
want
to
be
covered,
although
sensitive
to
cold.
Desire
for
cold
drinks.
A
state
of
sudden
collapse.
Desire
for
snacks
and
company
during
fever.
Anxiety.
Eupatorium
perfoliatum
Intense
aching
back,
limbs
and
especially
bones
–
which
feel
broken.
Sore
skin
and
muscles.
Shivering
chills.
Thirst
for
cold
water.
Food,
drink
and
bile
may
be
vomited.
Headache
with
nausea.
Sore
chest
with
cough.
Nux
Vomica
Extreme
chilliness.
Shivery
and
unable
to
get
warm
despite
heat.
Fever,
but
freezing
inside.
Aching
limbs
and
gastric
problems.
Nausea.
Better
from
sleep,
better
from
hot
drinks,
better
from
strong
pressure,
better
from
being
left
alone.
Gelsemium
sempervirens
Aching
tiredness
and
weakness,
especially
in
muscles
and
limbs.
Drowsy,
dull,
apathetic,
dizzy
and
trembling.
Heavy
eyelids
with
bruising
headache
from
the
neck
to
head
and
forehead.
Chill
and
heat.
Not
thirsty.
After
Flu
(200C)
Tuberculinum
This
clears
up
symptoms
after
flu,
especially
when
the
lungs
have
been
affected.
Coughs
are
irritating,
incessant
and
tickling.
Great
debility,
weight
loss
and
lack
of
appetite
may
be
present.
Three
doses
in
12
hours.
It
may
be
necessary
to
follow
up
with
one
of
the
following:
China
officinalis
Continued
debility
and
chilliness.
Anemic
and
weak
with
desire
to
stretch
and
move.
Worse
on
alternate
days.
Kali
phosphoricum
General
weakness
with
spasm.
The
slightest
labor
seems
like
heavy
work.
Phosphoric
acid
Chronic
fatigue
after
flu.
Better
from
warmth,
better
from
sleep.
Feels
apathetic,
dull,
indifferent
to
everything.
