Sore Throats & Homeopathic Treatment

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PRINT THESE PAGES OUT SO YOU HAVE THEM HANDY - sore throats (also would use

Vitamin A and C)

you have to find the ONE remedy that matches the

symptom picture the best, including the emotional state while sick

I have compiled these sites - These are from a variety of homeopathic

websites to give you clues as to what remedy is needed.

Also have on hand 2 books for a more detailed help:

Miranda Castro's - The Complete Homeopathy Handbook

In Us

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59395-1668617

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Dana Ullman's - Everybody's Guide to HOmeopathic Medicine

In Us

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874778433/ref=ase_wellwithinA/103-09

59395-1668617

In UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874778433/wellwithin-21/202-201743

3-6213405

Sheri

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THE HOMOEOPATHIC FIRST RESPONDER

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SORE THROATS

Materia Medica

ACONITE (2) Early stages with violent fever, dry heat, burning, burning

thirst, dark redness of affected parts, burning, choking, creeping and

contraction of throat. croup from cold dry air beginning before midnight,

child wakes and grasps throat. Dry cough with barking hoarse croup sound

during exhalation from spasm in larynx. Worse < being chilled by cold

winds, dry weather, pressure, touch of bed, noise, light, dentition, lying

on affected side, inspiration of tobacco smoke, warm rooms, sleeping in the

sun, evening and night. Better > rest, from a warm sweat. Great fear,

anxiety and restlessness. Fear the future, predicts the time of death, etc.

APIS (3) Edema of mucous membranes of throat and bag-like swelling of

uvula, fiery red, shining, glazed and puffy, with blisters in clusters

filled with clear lymph on back of throat. Inability to swallow from great

swelling of the throat, internally and externally. Stinging, burning,

rawness, stitching pain between acts of swallowing. difficult breathing and

swallowing, pain in throat extends to the ears. Worse < warm drinks,

swallowing solids, sour or hot substances. Better > cold drinks. Rawness

and scalding around margin of tongue. Insidious cases coming on without

suffering, No thirst, wants to be uncovered, sensitive to clothing about

neck, allergenic edema of face and eyelids, rose-colored rash on skin.

Worse < heat in any form, touch, pressure, right side, sleeping, in close

heated rooms, late afternoon, after 4PM, suppressed eruptions, Better >

open air, uncovering, cold bathing, cool air, motion, slight expectoration.

Restlessness, fidgety, and anxious.

BELLADONNA (3 *). Violent fever, burning heat, bright-red throat, great

dryness of mouth and throat, shooting pains in throat on swallowing,

turning the head or breathing. Constriction and oppression impeding

swallowing, speech and respiration, spasms of throat when trying to

swallow. Enlargement of cervical glands and stiff neck. Inability to

swallow liquids, thristlessness or thirst but to pain to drink so drinks in

sips. Worse < right side, check sweating, drafts, haircut, washing head,

taking cold, lying down, touch, jar, noise. Better > siting semi-erect,

light covering, bending backward, bed rest. Delirious, starts at the

approach of others, desire to escape, acuteness of all senses.

CANTHARIS (2). Throat feels on fire, inflamed and covered with plastic

lymph, with bloody expectoration, symptoms come on with great rapidity.

gangrene of the throat, water drunk returns through the nose, shooting

pains when swallowing, esp. liquids, from constriction and intense pain at

back of throat. Tenacious mucus. Intense thirst but will not drink due to

pain. Concomitant painful burning urination and exhaustion. Worse < while

urination and after, drinking, cold water, or coffee, touch, esp. larynx,

bright objects, sound of water. Better > rest, warmth, rubbing, warm

applications. Strong sexual desire, anxious restlessness ending in rage,

acute mania.

HEPAR SULPH (2). Pricking sensations, as if from pins, splinters or

fish-bone sticking in the throat, extending to the ears when yawning or

swallowing. Smarting, roughness and rawness of fauces worse < when

swallowing solid food. Heat and scraping in throat, with constant

expectoration of yellow, tenacious mucus, impeding suppuration. Vomiting,

in morning with dry, deep cough, worse in evening, when it becomes violent

and agonizing. Pressure as from a plug, with danger of suffocation.

Swelling of tonsil and cervical glands, ulcers in throat cause breath to

smell like old cheese. Great sensitivity to atmospheric changes. Worse <

cold, slightest drafts, cold dry winds, cool air, drafts, least uncovering.

Better > by heat, damp weather, wrapping up head. Irritability, hasty, the

slightest cause makes them angry.

KALI BICH (2). Soreness as if something sticking in the throat,

accumulation of tenacious mucus that causes gagging, constant hawking,

mucus, Discharges of touch stringy mucus which adheres to parts and can be

drawn out in long strings. Uvula relaxed, elongated, edematous, bladder

like. Ulcers in fauces, discharging cheesy lumps of offensive smell.

Pseudo-membranous deposits on tonsil and soft palate. Mapped tongue, red,

shining, smooth and dry. Tenacious mucus in pharynx, with tendency to

hoarseness and tickling cough, throat pains more when putting out tongue,

sharp. shooting pains in left tonsil, extending toward the ear, better > by

swallowing. Ropy, stringy, fetid discharge from posterior nares and fauces.

Worse < cold, damp, open air, spring, undressing, morning, 2-3 AM, after

sleep, hot weather, suppressed catarrh. Better > heat, wrapping up, motion,

pressure. Mentally ill-humored and low-spirited, listless, indifferent, and

aversion of mental and physical exertion. Anxiety arising from chest. Fear

of people, avoids society.

KALI MUR (1). Sore throats with swollen glands, grayish white exudate,

grayish of white patches on the tonsils, gray or white coating on the base

of tongue. Follicular tonsillitis, loss of voice, hoarseness. Dryness and

redness, burning, stinging pains, after abuse of mercury (from filling of

volcanic smog). Tough, white mucus with similar secretion from posterior

nares, great efforts to dislodge it by snuffing and hawking. Worse < open

air, cold drink, drafts, lying, night dampness, fatty rich foods, during

menses. Better > cold drinks, rubbing, letting hair down. Thinks they must

stave, discontented, discouraged, sits in silence, irritable and angry at

trifles.

LACHESIS (3). Throat mottled, bluish, bluish-red, livid purple. Dryness of

mouth and throat with no thirst or with aversion to water, pain extend to

ear, cervical glands swollen and suppurating. Much saliva and stringy

mucus, tongue swollen, stiff, trembles and catches on teeth when protruded.

Pains begin or are worse < left side or begin on the left and go to the

right (opposite Lyc.). Patches and membranes go from the left to right and

down larynx. Much choking and swallowing, esp. during sleep. Constriction

and difficult breathing, worse < arousing form sleep or after sleep. Pains

worse < by warm drinks better > by cold drinks (opposite Lyc.). and empty

swallowing, pains travel to the ears. Better > swallowing solids rather

than liquids. Throat worse < from slightest external pressure, heat, empty

swallowing, left side, warm bath, retarded discharges. Better > appearance

of discharges, open air, cold drinks. Great loquacity, jealous and

suspicious, feels they are under super human control, fears going to sleep.

LYCOPODIUM (3). Swelling, pain, and suppuration of throat and tonsils

starting on the right and going from the right to the left (opposite Lach).

Chronic enlargement or ulceration tonsils, fauces brownish-red, hawking of

bloody mucus or hard, greenish-yellow phlegm, feeling as if a ball rose

form below into the throat, feeling as a hard body in esophagi. No thirst

or thirst with disgust for drinks or better > from hot drinks and worse

from cold drinks (opposite Lach). One side of neck stiff and swollen,

glandular swellings, throat feels constricted, nothing can be swallowed.

Worse < eating to satiety, cold drinks, awaking, right side, right to left,

4 to 8 PM, hot air, bed, warm applications, pressure of clothes, wet stormy

weather, wind. Better > hot drinks, warm food and drinks, erucations, after

midnight, cold applications. Headstrong and haughty when sick, averse to

company yet wants someone in the next room. Angry when arising.

MERCURIUS (3*). Great soreness, dryness, rawness, and burning, stitches

into ear on swallowing. Obliged to swallow constantly because of profuse

salivation yet throat feels dry. Swelling of the parotid and cervical

glands. Tongue moist coating, yellow, flabby, teeth indented, feels as if

burnt with ulcers, lengthwise furrows, putrid breath. Lancinating pains in

neck and tonsils, extending to the ears, esp. right side, pressure in

esophagi and larynx, worse < when eating, drinks can't pass epiglottis and

are forced back through nose. Great thirst for cold drinks with moist

tongue. Sneezing, coryza, violent cough, tonsil dark-red or greenish-red,

studded with ulcers. Chilliness toward evening or alternating chill and

heat, sweating without relief. (Suitable for volcanic smog). Worse < night,

wet, damp, lying on right side, wet feet, perspiring, heated, warm room,

bed, sensitive to drafts to head, changes of weather, cold, damp weather,

heat and cold. Better > moderate temperament. Slow in thought and speech

yet some can be hasty. Irresolution, constantly changes their minds, weak

memory, lose of self confidence.

MERCURIUS COR. (2).Throat intensely inflamed, red, painful, preventing

swallowing and causing suffocation, uvula swollen, elongated, dark-red,

tonsil swollen and covered with ulcers. Prickly in throat as from needles,

cutting in the throat as from a knife, retching and vomiting on attempting

to swallow, worse < when depressing the tongue. Cervical glands hard and

swollen. Pain in post-nasal area with sharp pains to ear. Worse < after

urination and stool, swallowing, night, cold, fall, hot days, cool nights.

Better > rest. Can not sleep because of anxiety and restlessness. Stares at

the person who talk to him and does not understand them. Difficult

thinking, disturb speech, stupid.

MERCURIUS CYN. (1). Necrotic destruction of soft parts of palate and

fauces. Diphtheria of larynx and nose, septic diphtheria membrane is thick

and gray. Throat feels raw, sore, cutting pains on swallowing, redness of

fauces. Mucous membranes broken down, ulcerated. Worse < on swallowing,

speaking, after eating. Great excitement, fits of passion, fury,

talkativeness.

MERCURIUS IOD. FLAV (2). Sore throat, dry, swelling begins on the right

side, or goes from the right to the left (Lyc). Easily detached patches on

inflamed pharynx and fauces. Constant desire to swallow, tenacious mucus,

hawking causes gagging, sensation of a lump. Tongue thickly coated yellow

at base, bright yellow on back part, tip and edges red. Right Tonsil

swollen, better > cold drinks. Worse < odors, touch, pressure, raising up,

warm room, warm bed, warm drinks, cold and damp weather, night before 1

A.M. on waking, rest. Better > open air.

MERCURIUS IOD. RUB. (2). Sensation as of a lump in throat, with disposition

to hawk which brings up hard greenish lumps or tough white phlegm. Sticking

in throat, on waking feels sore and scalded, worse < empty swallowing.

fauces dark-red, left tonsil swollen, submaxillary glands painfully

engorged. Sore through starts on left and goes to the right (Lach).

Sensation of lump with disposition to hawk from posterior nares. Stiffness

of muscles of the neck and throat. Uvula elongated. Cough with sore throat.

Worse < empty swallowing, swallowing food, after sleep, weather changes,

getting wet, touch, pressure, after dinner, afternoon evening, touch,

pressure.

NITRIC ACID (1). Pricking as form a splinter in throat, worse < swallowing,

stitches in throat, pains travel to the ears, tonsil red swollen, uneven

small ulcers on the palate, tongue, inside of gums sore, with stinging

pains and ulceration of corners of the mouth. White patches with sharp

points, as from splinters. Bloody saliva. Worse < fat food, milk, after

eating, cold air, dampness, changing weather, heat of bed, mental exertion

and shock, evening and nights. Worse < mercury (volcanic smog).

NUX VOMICA (2). Throat is raw, sore, rough, scraped, stinging pains causing

hawking. Tickling when wakening in the morning, pharynx constricted, as if

a plug were sticking in throat during empty swallowing, swelling of the

uvula, stitches into ear when swallowing, small fetid ulcers. Pains worse <

while eating and more afterward, dry cough with headache and pains in

hypochondria when coughing, constipation. Worse < cold, morning,

uncovering, open air, high living, coffee, stimulants, smoking, drugs, over

eating, alcohol. Better > after a nap, free discharges, wrapping head, hot

drinks. Very irritable and impatient, can't bear noise, odors, light, can't

stand the pain it makes him angry. Talks about his condition, so mad he

cries,.

PHYTOLACCA (2). Throat dark red or red-blue, pain at root of tongue travels

to ear when swallowing, or soreness of posterior fauces, with extension of

irritation into Eustachian tubes. Pain on swallowing hot liquids or foods.

Sensation as if trachea were being strongly grasped, hawking relieves the

choked feeling, dryness of throat at bedtime. Tonsils swollen, esp. right.

Great muscular soreness, chilliness, groans when moved, restlessness and

prostration. Worse < changes of weather, cold weather, damp, electric

charges, rain, exposure to damp, hot drinks, heat. Better > warm dry

weather, rest, cold drinks, lying on abdomen. Loss of personal delicacy,

complete shamelessness of and indifference to exposure of her person.

Indifferent to life. Refuse food in spite of continuous insistence.

RHUS TOX (1). Sticking stinging pains in tonsils, worse < beginning to

swallow, throat sore stiff, after straining, sensation of swelling in

throat, with contusive pain, even when talking, cellulitis of neck,

parotitis. Hoarsness from over straining the voice. Soreness > warm drinks.

Esophagitis from swallowing corrosive matter. Worse < midnight, ice cold

drinks, uncovering, during rest, exposure to wet, cold air, draught, before

storms, after exertion. Better > heat, warm wrapping, warm applications,

continued motion. Whining mood, restless with continual change of position,

can't remain in bed.

SULPHUR (2). Burning, heat, dryness and redness in the larynx, throat and

mouth, suppuration of the uvula and tonsils. Sensation of swelling and

pressure in throat, as if from a body lodged in throat, esp. on swallowing

or breathing. Dry coryza, persistent hoarseness or lose of voice,

breathlessness, contraction of chest, swelling of cervical glands. constant

desire to swallow saliva. Whole back posterior of palate arches ulcerated.

Worse < rest, warmth of bed, washing, bathing in morning, 11 AM., night,

periodically, alcohol, suppressions, standing. Better > open air, motion,

sweating, walking.

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A Homeopathic Perspective on Sore Throat

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REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED

REMEDIES

Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating the acute symptoms of

a sore throat, though professional constitutional care is usually necessary

to cure chronically recurring sore throats. Children with much pain from a

sore throat or those who have difficulty opening their mouth or swallowing

should receive a culture to determine if they have strep.

ACONITUM: Consider this medicine during the initial onset of the sore

throat. The symptoms come on suddenly, often after exposure to a cold air.

There may be some burning in the throat and a red, dry, swollen throat.

APIS: These children have a red, inflamed throat with swollen tonsils,

which is aggravated by warm drinks or food and relieved by cold drinks or

sucking on an ice cube. This remedy should be considered when the throat

hurts even when the child isn't swallowing. The throat not only looks red,

it looks shiny. There is dryness in the throat with a burning, stinging

pain. They have constrictive feeling in the throat. The inner and outer

throat is swollen, and the uvula which hangs from the upper throat is also

swollen. These children may have a sensation of a fishbone caught in the

throat and may have difficulty swallowing. They may experience hoarseness

in the mornings and cannot stand to have anything around their neck.

Arsenicum: When children have a burning pain in the throat that is relieved

by warm food or drinks and aggravated by cold food or drinks, this medicine

should be considered. The child's condition may begin with a nasal

discharge and then go into the throat. The pains are usually worse on the

right side. There may also be dryness of the mouth with a great thirst for

frequent sips of water.

BELLADONNA: This medicine is the most common remedy for acute tonsilitis.

It is also commonly given at the early stages of other types of sore

throat. The tonsils are noticeably red, usually scarlet red. There are

burning pains and a constant desire to swallow, despite the fact that it

hurts to do so. There is a constricting feeling in the throat, which causes

difficulty even swallowing water. They have a tendency to desire lemons or

lemonade. There is a tickling in the larnyx. If these children have a

fever, it will usually be a high one. Characteristically, their head is

hot, though their extremities are cold.

Ferrum phos: This remedy is common for acute, non-violent tonsillitis. The

inflammation does not begin suddenly, and the pain is not severe. The

throat is red and swollen, especially on waking. They have pain on

swallowing, usually a burning pain, which is better from cold applications.

They may also have hoarseness. This remedy should be considered for sore

throats in children who sing a lot.

Hepar sulph: When children experience a sensation as though there was a

stick in the throat, or when a sore throat starts after the child is

exposed to cold, this medicine should be considered. The tonsils are

enlarged, and they have throbbing pains. There is usually a radiating pain

to the ears on swallowing. Hot drinks provide some relief. These children

are hypersensitive to touch and cold and are highly irritable.

Ignatia: The distinguishing symptom of children who need this medicine is

sore throat pain that is relieved by swallowing foods and is aggravated by

empty swallowing (Lachesis children also have this symptom). These children

may experience throat pain even when they don't swallow. They tend to have

a lump in the throat, sometimes related to the suppression of some strong

emotion. They sometimes have hoarseness or a complete loss of their voice.

An emotional state is also evidenced by their tendency to take deep breaths

or to sigh frequently.

LACHESIS: When children have a sore throat that is worse on the left side,

this medicine is often indicated. The left gland in the throat is more

swollen, and inside the throat the left side is more red, sometimes

purplish. They tend to experience a constant tickle or a feeling of a

fishbone caught in the throat. Their pains are worsened by empty swallowing

(just swallowing saliva) or drinking warm or hot liquids, and the pains are

eased when swallowing foods. Their throat particularly hurts when they try

to hawk up mucus. The throat is hypersensitive to touch, which explains why

these children do not like wearing clothes with a tight collar.

Lycopodium: This medicine should be considered when the child has a sore

throat that is worse on the right side or one that has started on the right

and moved to the left. Although the child may not notice the difference,

the parent who looks in the throat will be able to see more inflammation on

either side. The throat is aggravated by swallowing cold liquids and

relieved by warm ones. The child may experience a choking sensation, as

though a ball was stuck in their throat.

MERCURIUS: These children have colds that settle in their throat. They have

a constant desire to swallow and much pain when they do so. In extreme

cases they have a choking sensation on swallowing. There is much redness

and swelling in the throat along with a raw burning pain. Their throat is

dry despite much salivation in their mouth. They may have so much

salivation that they need to swallow frequently, and they may wet their

pillow with saliva. They have swollen tonsils and lymph glands, and their

throat pain extends to the ear. Their throat can be ulcerated and tends to

be worse on the right side. Another characteristic symptom is their

noticeably bad breath. When a child has these symptoms along with a

left-sided sore throat, give Mercurius iodatus ruber; when a child has a

right-sided sore throat, give Mercurius iodatus flavus.

Phytolacca: There are two types of pains that are experienced when

swallowing which are characteristic of the need for this medicine: shooting

pain from the throat into the ears, and pain at the root of the tongue that

causes pain when the child sticks out their tongue. They have a feeling of

rawness and roughness in thethe throat, which is usually worse on the right

side and while drinking hot fluids. The children feel a swollen,

constricted feeling in the throat. The tonsils tend to be swollen and may

have been swollen for a long time. The glands in their neck are also swollen.

RHUS TOX: These children have throat pain on initial swallowing but

experience relief the more often they swallow.

Sulphur: This medicine is helpful for children who experience burning pains

in the throat that are aggravated by warm food or drinks and relieved by

cold drinks. They have swollen tonsils and offensive breath.

Wyethia: When children have a tickling sensation on the roof of the mouth

or in the throat that stimulates coughing, this medicine should be

considered. Another important indication for this medicine is a sore throat

caused by an allergy. It is also commonly effective in treating sore

throats in children who sing a lot or who irritate their throat from

overuse. They usually have a dry, hot, and swollen throat with a constant

desire to swallow saliva, despite having difficulty swallowing.

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Homeopathic Treatment for Earaches and Sore Throats

Aconite | Sulphur | Apis | Belladonna | Calcarea carbonica

Chamomilla | Hepar sulph | Kali muriaticum

Mercurius solibus | Pulsatilla | Sulphur

A well selected homeopathic remedy will give speedy pain relief, without

side effects. Match one of the pictures below with your child's symptoms.

You may need to consult a first aid book (like mine! The Complete

Homeopathy Handbook by Miranda Castro if these descriptions don't match

your child's collection of symptoms. Having selected the remedy:

give according to the urgency of the complaint i.e. every 15-30 minutes if

in severe pain, less often (every 1-2 hours) if in less pain.

stop on improvement (this is important, a homeopathic medicine works as a

trigger, stimulating the body to heal itself)

repeat if the same symptoms return.

change the remedy if you have given about 6 doses and had no reaction or if

the symptoms change.

You might want to purchase some remedies for those middle-of-the-night

times when the shops aren't open: Aconite, Belladonna, Chamomilla and

Pulsatilla are my favourite for painful, sudden earaches in children.

First-aid homeopathic kits are available from homeopathic pharmacies such

as Dolisos, 1-800-DOLISOS, or Boiron, 1-800-258-8823.

Aconite

Sudden onset of any infection, after a shock, after getting chilled

(especially by a cold wind.) Pains are severe, often waking them in the

night (around midnight). Child is distressed (anxious and scared), screams

with pain, is restless and thirsty.

Apis

Burning, stinging pains with earache or sore throat; worse for heat and

better for cold (drinks, compresses, ice packs). Doesn't want to be touched

or covered. Child is weepy, restless and thirstless.

Belladonna

Sudden onset of any infection. Pains are severe, throbbing and worse for

warmth. They radiate from ears to neck and face; or from throat to ears.

The throat is bright red and glands are swollen. Flushed, thirstless and

delirious with a burning, dry fever. Tongue is red with white spots (like a

strawberry). Child is angry when unwell and may throw tantrums.

Calcarea carbonica

Infections with swollen glands in teething infants. Throbbing earache with

noises in the ear. Child is sweaty, especially the head and back of the

neck, especially at night. Everything smells sour (sweat, stools, breath).

Chamomilla

Infections with unbearable pains in teething or angry children. Burning

fever with shivering. Child is inconsolable, wants to be carried, screams

with the pains and is very angry. Asks for things which are then rejected

or thrown down.

Hepar sulph

Infections with swollen glands. Stitching or splinter-like pains are better

for heat (hot drinks or warm compresses). Throat feels as if there is

something stuck in it. Tonsils are swollen and ulcerated. Sweat is smelly

and profuse.

For chilly types who become morose and irritable when ill and don't want to

be touched, who are better for being well wrapped up.

Kali muriaticum

Hearing loss after an earache or sore throat. Ears snap, crackle and pop

after an infection.

Mercurius solibus

Infections with swollen glands. Sore throat with pains radiating to ears on

swallowing. Tonsils swollen and ulcerated. Fever with heat alternating with

chills and profuse, smelly sweat. Breath smells, children drool especially

in their sleep. Sensitive to both heat and cold. Burning thirst. Glue ear

after a cold or earache with smelly discharge from ear.

Pulsatilla

Complaints may come on after getting wet, when teething, with emotional

stress (especially separation from mother, including weaning). Earache with

feeling of pressure from catarrh pressing on eardrum, hearing loss and

noises in ear. The external ear is red. There may be a thick yellow

discharge. Sore throat: throat is dry, irritated and raw, as if there were

dust in it. Symptoms are worse for heat and better for fresh air. Child is

thirstless, pathetic, clingy, wants to be carried and cuddled. Weeps with

the pains and needs lots of reassurance.

Sulphur

Left-sided infections with swollen glands. Earache with painful

ringing/roaring in ear. Sore throat — throat is dry, raw, burns and voice

is hoarse; pains are worse for swallowing and coughing. Fever with sweating

and shivering. All symptoms are worse for heat. Thirsty, restless, sluggish

and irritable. Hates being washed, especially in warm (hot) water.

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HI, thanks for posting all of this info!

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SORE THROATS

Materia Medica

ACONITE (2) Early stages with violent fever, dry heat, burning, burning thirst, dark redness of affected parts, burning, choking, creeping and contraction of throat. croup from cold dry air beginning before midnight, child wakes and grasps throat. Dry cough with barking hoarse croup sound during exhalation from spasm in larynx. Worse < being chilled by cold winds, dry weather, pressure, touch of bed, noise, light, dentition, lying on affected side, inspiration of tobacco smoke, warm rooms, sleeping in the sun, evening and night. Better > rest, from a warm sweat. Great fear, anxiety and restlessness. Fear the future, predicts the time of death, etc.

APIS (3) Edema of mucous membranes of throat and bag-like swelling of uvula, fiery red, shining, glazed and puffy, with blisters in clusters filled with clear lymph on back of throat. Inability to swallow from great swelling of the throat, internally and externally. Stinging, burning, rawness, stitching pain between acts of swallowing. difficult breathing and swallowing, pain in throat extends to the ears. Worse < warm drinks, swallowing solids, sour or hot substances. Better > cold drinks. Rawness and scalding around margin of tongue. Insidious cases coming on without suffering, No thirst, wants to be uncovered, sensitive to clothing about neck, allergenic edema of face and eyelids, rose-colored rash on skin. Worse < heat in any form, touch, pressure, right side, sleeping, in close heated rooms, late afternoon, after 4PM, suppressed eruptions, Better > open air, uncovering, cold bathing, cool air, motion, slight expectoration. Restlessness, fidgety, and anxious.

BELLADONNA (3 *). Violent fever, burning heat, bright-red throat, great dryness of mouth and throat, shooting pains in throat on swallowing, turning the head or breathing. Constriction and oppression impeding swallowing, speech and respiration, spasms of throat when trying to swallow. Enlargement of cervical glands and stiff neck. Inability to swallow liquids, thristlessness or thirst but to pain to drink so drinks in sips. Worse < right side, check sweating, drafts, haircut, washing head, taking cold, lying down, touch, jar, noise. Better > siting semi-erect, light covering, bending backward, bed rest. Delirious, starts at the approach of others, desire to escape, acuteness of all senses.

CANTHARIS (2). Throat feels on fire, inflamed and covered with plastic lymph, with bloody expectoration, symptoms come on with great rapidity. gangrene of the throat, water drunk returns through the nose, shooting pains when swallowing, esp. liquids, from constriction and intense pain at back of throat. Tenacious mucus. Intense thirst but will not drink due to pain. Concomitant painful burning urination and exhaustion. Worse < while urination and after, drinking, cold water, or coffee, touch, esp. larynx, bright objects, sound of water. Better > rest, warmth, rubbing, warm applications. Strong sexual desire, anxious restlessness ending in rage, acute mania.

HEPAR SULPH (2). Pricking sensations, as if from pins, splinters or fish-bone sticking in the throat, extending to the ears when yawning or swallowing. Smarting, roughness and rawness of fauces worse < when swallowing solid food. Heat and scraping in throat, with constant expectoration of yellow, tenacious mucus, impeding suppuration. Vomiting, in morning with dry, deep cough, worse in evening, when it becomes violent and agonizing. Pressure as from a plug, with danger of suffocation. Swelling of tonsil and cervical glands, ulcers in throat cause breath to smell like old cheese. Great sensitivity to atmospheric changes. Worse < cold, slightest drafts, cold dry winds, cool air, drafts, least uncovering. Better > by heat, damp weather, wrapping up head. Irritability, hasty, the slightest cause makes them angry.

KALI BICH (2). Soreness as if something sticking in the throat, accumulation of tenacious mucus that causes gagging, constant hawking, mucus, Discharges of touch stringy mucus which adheres to parts and can be drawn out in long strings. Uvula relaxed, elongated, edematous, bladder like. Ulcers in fauces, discharging cheesy lumps of offensive smell. Pseudo-membranous deposits on tonsil and soft palate. Mapped tongue, red, shining, smooth and dry. Tenacious mucus in pharynx, with tendency to hoarseness and tickling cough, throat pains more when putting out tongue, sharp. shooting pains in left tonsil, extending toward the ear, better > by swallowing. Ropy, stringy, fetid discharge from posterior nares and fauces. Worse < cold, damp, open air, spring, undressing, morning, 2-3 AM, after sleep, hot weather, suppressed catarrh. Better > heat, wrapping up, motion, pressure. Mentally ill-humored and low-spirited, listless, indifferent, and aversion of mental and physical exertion. Anxiety arising from chest. Fear of people, avoids society.

KALI MUR (1). Sore throats with swollen glands, grayish white exudate, grayish of white patches on the tonsils, gray or white coating on the base of tongue. Follicular tonsillitis, loss of voice, hoarseness. Dryness and redness, burning, stinging pains, after abuse of mercury (from filling of volcanic smog). Tough, white mucus with similar secretion from posterior nares, great efforts to dislodge it by snuffing and hawking. Worse < open air, cold drink, drafts, lying, night dampness, fatty rich foods, during menses. Better > cold drinks, rubbing, letting hair down. Thinks they must stave, discontented, discouraged, sits in silence, irritable and angry at trifles.

LACHESIS (3). Throat mottled, bluish, bluish-red, livid purple. Dryness of mouth and throat with no thirst or with aversion to water, pain extend to ear, cervical glands swollen and suppurating. Much saliva and stringy mucus, tongue swollen, stiff, trembles and catches on teeth when protruded. Pains begin or are worse < left side or begin on the left and go to the right (opposite Lyc.). Patches and membranes go from the left to right and down larynx. Much choking and swallowing, esp. during sleep. Constriction and difficult breathing, worse < arousing form sleep or after sleep. Pains worse < by warm drinks better > by cold drinks (opposite Lyc.). and empty swallowing, pains travel to the ears. Better > swallowing solids rather than liquids. Throat worse < from slightest external pressure, heat, empty swallowing, left side, warm bath, retarded discharges. Better > appearance of discharges, open air, cold drinks. Great loquacity, jealous and suspicious, feels they are under super human control, fears going to sleep.

LYCOPODIUM (3). Swelling, pain, and suppuration of throat and tonsils starting on the right and going from the right to the left (opposite Lach). Chronic enlargement or ulceration tonsils, fauces brownish-red, hawking of bloody mucus or hard, greenish-yellow phlegm, feeling as if a ball rose form below into the throat, feeling as a hard body in esophagi. No thirst or thirst with disgust for drinks or better > from hot drinks and worse from cold drinks (opposite Lach). One side of neck stiff and swollen, glandular swellings, throat feels constricted, nothing can be swallowed. Worse < eating to satiety, cold drinks, awaking, right side, right to left, 4 to 8 PM, hot air, bed, warm applications, pressure of clothes, wet stormy weather, wind. Better > hot drinks, warm food and drinks, erucations, after midnight, cold applications. Headstrong and haughty when sick, averse to company yet wants someone in the next room. Angry when arising.

MERCURIUS (3*). Great soreness, dryness, rawness, and burning, stitches into ear on swallowing. Obliged to swallow constantly because of profuse salivation yet throat feels dry. Swelling of the parotid and cervical glands. Tongue moist coating, yellow, flabby, teeth indented, feels as if burnt with ulcers, lengthwise furrows, putrid breath. Lancinating pains in neck and tonsils, extending to the ears, esp. right side, pressure in esophagi and larynx, worse < when eating, drinks can't pass epiglottis and are forced back through nose. Great thirst for cold drinks with moist tongue. Sneezing, coryza, violent cough, tonsil dark-red or greenish-red, studded with ulcers. Chilliness toward evening or alternating chill and heat, sweating without relief. (Suitable for volcanic smog). Worse < night, wet, damp, lying on right side, wet feet, perspiring, heated, warm room, bed, sensitive to drafts to head, changes of weather, cold, damp weather, heat and cold. Better > moderate temperament. Slow in thought and speech yet some can be hasty. Irresolution, constantly changes their minds, weak memory, lose of self confidence.

MERCURIUS COR. (2).Throat intensely inflamed, red, painful, preventing swallowing and causing suffocation, uvula swollen, elongated, dark-red, tonsil swollen and covered with ulcers. Prickly in throat as from needles, cutting in the throat as from a knife, retching and vomiting on attempting to swallow, worse < when depressing the tongue. Cervical glands hard and swollen. Pain in post-nasal area with sharp pains to ear. Worse < after urination and stool, swallowing, night, cold, fall, hot days, cool nights. Better > rest. Can not sleep because of anxiety and restlessness. Stares at the person who talk to him and does not understand them. Difficult thinking, disturb speech, stupid.

MERCURIUS CYN. (1). Necrotic destruction of soft parts of palate and fauces. Diphtheria of larynx and nose, septic diphtheria membrane is thick and gray. Throat feels raw, sore, cutting pains on swallowing, redness of fauces. Mucous membranes broken down, ulcerated. Worse < on swallowing, speaking, after eating. Great excitement, fits of passion, fury, talkativeness.

MERCURIUS IOD. FLAV (2). Sore throat, dry, swelling begins on the right side, or goes from the right to the left (Lyc). Easily detached patches on inflamed pharynx and fauces. Constant desire to swallow, tenacious mucus, hawking causes gagging, sensation of a lump. Tongue thickly coated yellow at base, bright yellow on back part, tip and edges red. Right Tonsil swollen, better > cold drinks. Worse < odors, touch, pressure, raising up, warm room, warm bed, warm drinks, cold and damp weather, night before 1 A.M. on waking, rest. Better > open air.

MERCURIUS IOD. RUB. (2). Sensation as of a lump in throat, with disposition to hawk which brings up hard greenish lumps or tough white phlegm. Sticking in throat, on waking feels sore and scalded, worse < empty swallowing. fauces dark-red, left tonsil swollen, submaxillary glands painfully engorged. Sore through starts on left and goes to the right (Lach). Sensation of lump with disposition to hawk from posterior nares. Stiffness of muscles of the neck and throat. Uvula elongated. Cough with sore throat. Worse < empty swallowing, swallowing food, after sleep, weather changes, getting wet, touch, pressure, after dinner, afternoon evening, touch, pressure.

NITRIC ACID (1). Pricking as form a splinter in throat, worse < swallowing, stitches in throat, pains travel to the ears, tonsil red swollen, uneven small ulcers on the palate, tongue, inside of gums sore, with stinging pains and ulceration of corners of the mouth. White patches with sharp points, as from splinters. Bloody saliva. Worse < fat food, milk, after eating, cold air, dampness, changing weather, heat of bed, mental exertion and shock, evening and nights. Worse < mercury (volcanic smog).

NUX VOMICA (2). Throat is raw, sore, rough, scraped, stinging pains causing hawking. Tickling when wakening in the morning, pharynx constricted, as if a plug were sticking in throat during empty swallowing, swelling of the uvula, stitches into ear when swallowing, small fetid ulcers. Pains worse < while eating and more afterward, dry cough with headache and pains in hypochondria when coughing, constipation. Worse < cold, morning, uncovering, open air, high living, coffee, stimulants, smoking, drugs, over eating, alcohol. Better > after a nap, free discharges, wrapping head, hot drinks. Very irritable and impatient, can't bear noise, odors, light, can't stand the pain it makes him angry. Talks about his condition, so mad he cries,.

PHYTOLACCA (2). Throat dark red or red-blue, pain at root of tongue travels to ear when swallowing, or soreness of posterior fauces, with extension of irritation into Eustachian tubes. Pain on swallowing hot liquids or foods. Sensation as if trachea were being strongly grasped, hawking relieves the choked feeling, dryness of throat at bedtime. Tonsils swollen, esp. right. Great muscular soreness, chilliness, groans when moved, restlessness and prostration. Worse < changes of weather, cold weather, damp, electric charges, rain, exposure to damp, hot drinks, heat. Better > warm dry weather, rest, cold drinks, lying on abdomen. Loss of personal delicacy, complete shamelessness of and indifference to exposure of her person. Indifferent to life. Refuse food in spite of continuous insistence.

RHUS TOX (1). Sticking stinging pains in tonsils, worse < beginning to swallow, throat sore stiff, after straining, sensation of swelling in throat, with contusive pain, even when talking, cellulitis of neck, parotitis. Hoarsness from over straining the voice. Soreness > warm drinks. Esophagitis from swallowing corrosive matter. Worse < midnight, ice cold drinks, uncovering, during rest, exposure to wet, cold air, draught, before storms, after exertion. Better > heat, warm wrapping, warm applications, continued motion. Whining mood, restless with continual change of position, can't remain in bed.

SULPHUR (2). Burning, heat, dryness and redness in the larynx, throat and mouth, suppuration of the uvula and tonsils. Sensation of swelling and pressure in throat, as if from a body lodged in throat, esp. on swallowing or breathing. Dry coryza, persistent hoarseness or lose of voice, breathlessness, contraction of chest, swelling of cervical glands. constant desire to swallow saliva. Whole back posterior of palate arches ulcerated. Worse < rest, warmth of bed, washing, bathing in morning, 11 AM., night, periodically, alcohol, suppressions, standing. Better > open air, motion, sweating, walking.

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A Homeopathic Perspective on Sore Throats

Writings by Dana Ullman, MPH © 1995

(Excepted from Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicine, Cummings, MD, & Dana Ullman, MPH Tarcher/Putnam, 1997)

(Excepted from Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants, Tarcher/Putnam)

The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with diarrhea.

REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES

Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating the acute symptoms of a sore throat, though professional constitutional care is usually necessary to cure chronically recurring sore throats. Children with much pain from a sore throat or those who have difficulty opening their mouth or swallowing should receive a culture to determine if they have strep.

ACONITUM: Consider this medicine during the initial onset of the sore throat. The symptoms come on suddenly, often after exposure to a cold air. There may be some burning in the throat and a red, dry, swollen throat.

APIS: These children have a red, inflamed throat with swollen tonsils, which is aggravated by warm drinks or food and relieved by cold drinks or sucking on an ice cube. This remedy should be considered when the throat hurts even when the child isn't swallowing. The throat not only looks red, it looks shiny. There is dryness in the throat with a burning, stinging pain. They have constrictive feeling in the throat. The inner and outer throat is swollen, and the uvula which hangs from the upper throat is also swollen. These children may have a sensation of a fishbone caught in the throat and may have difficulty swallowing. They may experience hoarseness in the mornings and cannot stand to have anything around their neck.

Arsenicum: When children have a burning pain in the throat that is relieved by warm food or drinks and aggravated by cold food or drinks, this medicine should be considered. The child's condition may begin with a nasal discharge and then go into the throat. The pains are usually worse on the right side. There may also be dryness of the mouth with a great thirst for frequent sips of water.

BELLADONNA: This medicine is the most common remedy for acute tonsilitis. It is also commonly given at the early stages of other types of sore throat. The tonsils are noticeably red, usually scarlet red. There are burning pains and a constant desire to swallow, despite the fact that it hurts to do so. There is a constricting feeling in the throat, which causes difficulty even swallowing water. They have a tendency to desire lemons or lemonade. There is a tickling in the larnyx. If these children have a fever, it will usually be a high one. Characteristically, their head is hot, though their extremities are cold.

Ferrum phos: This remedy is common for acute, non-violent tonsillitis. The inflammation does not begin suddenly, and the pain is not severe. The throat is red and swollen, especially on waking. They have pain on swallowing, usually a burning pain, which is better from cold applications. They may also have hoarseness. This remedy should be considered for sore throats in children who sing a lot.

Hepar sulph: When children experience a sensation as though there was a stick in the throat, or when a sore throat starts after the child is exposed to cold, this medicine should be considered. The tonsils are enlarged, and they have throbbing pains. There is usually a radiating pain to the ears on swallowing. Hot drinks provide some relief. These children are hypersensitive to touch and cold and are highly irritable.

Ignatia: The distinguishing symptom of children who need this medicine is sore throat pain that is relieved by swallowing foods and is aggravated by empty swallowing (Lachesis children also have this symptom). These children may experience throat pain even when they don't swallow. They tend to have a lump in the throat, sometimes related to the suppression of some strong emotion. They sometimes have hoarseness or a complete loss of their voice. An emotional state is also evidenced by their tendency to take deep breaths or to sigh frequently.

LACHESIS: When children have a sore throat that is worse on the left side, this medicine is often indicated. The left gland in the throat is more swollen, and inside the throat the left side is more red, sometimes purplish. They tend to experience a constant tickle or a feeling of a fishbone caught in the throat. Their pains are worsened by empty swallowing (just swallowing saliva) or drinking warm or hot liquids, and the pains are eased when swallowing foods. Their throat particularly hurts when they try to hawk up mucus. The throat is hypersensitive to touch, which explains why these children do not like wearing clothes with a tight collar.

Lycopodium: This medicine should be considered when the child has a sore throat that is worse on the right side or one that has started on the right and moved to the left. Although the child may not notice the difference, the parent who looks in the throat will be able to see more inflammation on either side. The throat is aggravated by swallowing cold liquids and relieved by warm ones. The child may experience a choking sensation, as though a ball was stuck in their throat.

MERCURIUS: These children have colds that settle in their throat. They have a constant desire to swallow and much pain when they do so. In extreme cases they have a choking sensation on swallowing. There is much redness and swelling in the throat along with a raw burning pain. Their throat is dry despite much salivation in their mouth. They may have so much salivation that they need to swallow frequently, and they may wet their pillow with saliva. They have swollen tonsils and lymph glands, and their throat pain extends to the ear. Their throat can be ulcerated and tends to be worse on the right side. Another characteristic symptom is their noticeably bad breath. When a child has these symptoms along with a left-sided sore throat, give Mercurius iodatus ruber; when a child has a right-sided sore throat, give Mercurius iodatus flavus.

Phytolacca: There are two types of pains that are experienced when swallowing which are characteristic of the need for this medicine: shooting pain from the throat into the ears, and pain at the root of the tongue that causes pain when the child sticks out their tongue. They have a feeling of rawness and roughness in thethe throat, which is usually worse on the right side and while drinking hot fluids. The children feel a swollen, constricted feeling in the throat. The tonsils tend to be swollen and may have been swollen for a long time. The glands in their neck are also swollen.

RHUS TOX: These children have throat pain on initial swallowing but experience relief the more often they swallow.

Sulphur: This medicine is helpful for children who experience burning pains in the throat that are aggravated by warm food or drinks and relieved by cold drinks. They have swollen tonsils and offensive breath.

Wyethia: When children have a tickling sensation on the roof of the mouth or in the throat that stimulates coughing, this medicine should be considered. Another important indication for this medicine is a sore throat caused by an allergy. It is also commonly effective in treating sore throats in children who sing a lot or who irritate their throat from overuse. They usually have a dry, hot, and swollen throat with a constant desire to swallow saliva, despite having difficulty swallowing.

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Homeopathic Treatment for Earaches and Sore Throats

Aconite | Sulphur | Apis | Belladonna | Calcarea carbonica

Chamomilla | Hepar sulph | Kali muriaticum

Mercurius solibus | Pulsatilla | Sulphur

A well selected homeopathic remedy will give speedy pain relief, without side effects. Match one of the pictures below with your child's symptoms. You may need to consult a first aid book (like mine! The Complete Homeopathy Handbook by Miranda Castro if these descriptions don't match your child's collection of symptoms. Having selected the remedy:

* give according to the urgency of the complaint i.e. every 15-30 minutes if in severe pain, less often (every 1-2 hours) if in less pain.

* stop on improvement (this is important, a homeopathic medicine works as a trigger, stimulating the body to heal itself)

* repeat if the same symptoms return.

* change the remedy if you have given about 6 doses and had no reaction or if the symptoms change.

You might want to purchase some remedies for those middle-of-the-night times when the shops aren't open: Aconite, Belladonna, Chamomilla and Pulsatilla are my favourite for painful, sudden earaches in children. First-aid homeopathic kits are available from homeopathic pharmacies such as Dolisos, 1-800-DOLISOS, or Boiron, 1-800-258-8823.

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Aconite

Sudden onset of any infection, after a shock, after getting chilled (especially by a cold wind.) Pains are severe, often waking them in the night (around midnight). Child is distressed (anxious and scared), screams with pain, is restless and thirsty.

Apis

Burning, stinging pains with earache or sore throat; worse for heat and better for cold (drinks, compresses, ice packs). Doesn't want to be touched or covered. Child is weepy, restless and thirstless.

Belladonna

Sudden onset of any infection. Pains are severe, throbbing and worse for warmth. They radiate from ears to neck and face; or from throat to ears. The throat is bright red and glands are swollen. Flushed, thirstless and delirious with a burning, dry fever. Tongue is red with white spots (like a strawberry). Child is angry when unwell and may throw tantrums.

Calcarea carbonica

Infections with swollen glands in teething infants. Throbbing earache with noises in the ear. Child is sweaty, especially the head and back of the neck, especially at night. Everything smells sour (sweat, stools, breath).

Chamomilla

Infections with unbearable pains in teething or angry children. Burning fever with shivering. Child is inconsolable, wants to be carried, screams with the pains and is very angry. Asks for things which are then rejected or thrown down.

Hepar sulph

Infections with swollen glands. Stitching or splinter-like pains are better for heat (hot drinks or warm compresses). Throat feels as if there is something stuck in it. Tonsils are swollen and ulcerated. Sweat is smelly and profuse.

For chilly types who become morose and irritable when ill and don't want to be touched, who are better for being well wrapped up.

Kali muriaticum

Hearing loss after an earache or sore throat. Ears snap, crackle and pop after an infection.

Mercurius solibus

Infections with swollen glands. Sore throat with pains radiating to ears on swallowing. Tonsils swollen and ulcerated. Fever with heat alternating with chills and profuse, smelly sweat. Breath smells, children drool especially in their sleep. Sensitive to both heat and cold. Burning thirst. Glue ear after a cold or earache with smelly discharge from ear.

Pulsatilla

Complaints may come on after getting wet, when teething, with emotional stress (especially separation from mother, including weaning). Earache with feeling of pressure from catarrh pressing on eardrum, hearing loss and noises in ear. The external ear is red. There may be a thick yellow discharge. Sore throat: throat is dry, irritated and raw, as if there were dust in it. Symptoms are worse for heat and better for fresh air. Child is thirstless, pathetic, clingy, wants to be carried and cuddled. Weeps with the pains and needs lots of reassurance.

Sulphur

Left-sided infections with swollen glands. Earache with painful ringing/roaring in ear. Sore throat — throat is dry, raw, burns and voice is hoarse; pains are worse for swallowing and coughing. Fever with sweating and shivering. All symptoms are worse for heat. Thirsty, restless, sluggish and irritable. Hates being washed, especially in warm (hot) water.