BRUISES · Injury Recovery
homeopathicTime is an honored treatment for bruises, but you can actually speed up the time in which healing takes place by using homeopathic remedies.
6th · 12th · 30th potency
Use the 6th, 12th, or 30th potency every 2 hours in severe bruising, and 4 times a day in average bruising. It is rarely necessary to take a remedy longer than two days. You can also apply Arnica or Calendula externally in an ointment, gel, or spray at the same time you take an internal remedy. Arnica is fantastic for bruises without any cuts through the skin; while Calendula helps stop bleeding from cuts and wounds, and aids in their healing.
For deep tissue injury or suspected fractures, seek professional medical evaluation.
- Mental: Shock, fear of being touched; denies being ill; restless.
- General: Bruised and sore feeling all over; worse from touch and motion; bed feels too hard.
- Modalities: Worse from touch, motion, damp cold; better from rest and lying down.
- Mental: Weak, exhausted; apathetic; anxious about health.
- General: Deep bruises; abdominal bruises; soreness in muscles; weakness.
- Modalities: Worse from touch, motion, cold; better from rest and warmth.
- Mental: Restless, anxious; irritable from pain; fearful of further injury.
- General: Black eye; bruise feels cold or numb; better from cold applications; worse from warmth.
- Modalities: Worse from heat, touch; better from cold applications and rest.
- Mental: Irritable, restless; dissatisfied; anxious about recovery.
- General: Bone bruises; injuries to knee, elbow, shin; soreness of bones; sprains.
- Modalities: Worse from cold, damp, lying on affected part; better from warmth and gentle motion.
Quick quiz · match the remedy
1. Which remedy is the leading remedy to help the body absorb the blood under the skin in a bruise?
2. Which remedy is indicated for a bruise to the abdomen or any deep bruise?
3. Which remedy is the leading remedy for a black eye?
4. Which remedy is the first to consider for bone bruises, especially to the knee, elbow, or shin?
5. A patient has a bruise that feels cold and numb, and they feel better with cold applications. Which remedy fits?
