COMMON COLD · Recovery

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COMMON COLD · Recovery

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It is no wonder that conventional medicine hasn’t cured the common cold, since the drugs that are used primarily suppress a person’s nasal discharge and weaken a person’s ability to expel the dead viruses and white blood cells. Instead, homeopathic medicines are prescribed for their ability to mimic the similar symptoms that the sick person is experiencing and therefore help them heal faster. Homeopathic medicines are wonderfully effective in treating this simple condition.

6th · 12th · 30th potency

Give the 6th, 12th, or 30th potency every other hour during the first two or three doses, and then every fourth hour until the person is noticeably better. If improvement hasn’t occurred after a single night’s rest, consider another remedy.
Besides the following remedies, consider one of the homeopathic combination remedies for colds when you can’t figure out the individualized medicine or if it isn’t immediately available.
For persistent or severe colds, professional homeopathic care is recommended.

6c · 12c · 30c · 2nd hourly ×3 · then every 4h
Aconitum
first 24 hours, sudden onset after cold exposure, dry cough, great thirst
Good only for colds during the first 24 hours, this remedy is effective when symptoms come on suddenly, especially after exposure to cold. A dry cough and great thirst may also be concurrent.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Anxious, fearful; restless; predicts the time of death; panic.
  • General: Sudden onset after cold exposure; dry cough; great thirst; high fever.
  • Modalities: Worse from cold, evening, night; better from warmth and rest.
Oscillococcinum
first 48 hours, popular cold and flu remedy, no other remedy obvious
This remedy is one of homeopathy’s most popular cold and flu remedies, but it is important to know that it is primarily effective when used during the first 48 hours after onset. Consider this remedy when no other one is obviously indicated or immediately available.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Anxious, restless; fatigue; wants to be left alone.
  • General: First 48 hours of cold or flu; body aches; chills; fever; fatigue.
  • Modalities: Worse from cold, damp; better from rest and warmth.
Allium cepa
fluent burning nasal discharge, tearing eyes, frequent sneezing, worse warm rooms
Made from the onion, this remedy is known to cause and cure symptoms that include a fluent and sometimes burning nasal discharge that irritates the nostrils, fluent tearing from the eyes, and frequent sneezing, all of which are worse in warm or stuffy rooms.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Irritable, weepy, sensitive to discomfort; feels worse in stuffy rooms.
  • General: Fluent burning nasal discharge; tearing eyes; frequent sneezing; worse in warm rooms.
  • Modalities: Worse from warm rooms, evening; better from cool air, open air.
Arsenicum album
burning watery discharge worse on right side, chilly, thirsty for sips
Consider this remedy when a person has a burning, irritating, watery nasal discharge that is usually worse on the right side, and the person is more chilly than normal. These people are aggravated from being outside and being exposed to cold. Another characteristic symptom is that the person has a great thirst but prefers to drink only sips at a time.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Restless, anxious; fastidious, demanding; fear of death.
  • General: Burning watery discharge worse on right side; chilly; thirsty but drinks only sips.
  • Modalities: Worse from cold, outside, midnight to 3 AM; better from warmth and hot drinks.
Belladonna
sudden onset, high fever over 102°F, flushed red face, red sore throat, glassy eyes
When a cold has a sudden onset and is accompanied by a high fever (over 102 degrees), flushed red face, and a reddened sore throat, think of this remedy. Characteristically, the person tends to have glassy eyes and dilated pupils.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Sudden onset, violent delirium; fear of imaginary things; sensitive to light and noise.
  • General: High fever over 102°F; flushed red face; reddened sore throat; glassy eyes; dilated pupils.
  • Modalities: Worse from touch, light, noise; better from rest and semi-erect position.
Kali bichromicum
thick stringy nasal discharge, postnasal drip, pain at root of nose
If a person has a nasal discharge that is thick and stringy, consider this remedy. This person may also have a postnasal drip and pain at the root of the nose.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Irritable, anxious; worse from being disturbed; sensitive to cold.
  • General: Thick stringy nasal discharge; postnasal drip; pain at root of nose; sinus pressure.
  • Modalities: Worse from cold, damp, morning; better from warmth and rest.
Pulsatilla
weepy clingy, thick yellow/green mucus, worse warm rooms, desires open windows, lack of thirst
This remedy is often given to children and those people who tend to be weepy, clingy, and desirous of sympathy during their ill state. Typically, it is indicated in people who have thick yellow or greenish mucus and who experience an aggravation of symptoms in warm, stuffy rooms and at night. These people strongly prefer to keep windows open to help breathe fresh, cool air. Lack of thirst is also very common.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Weepy, clingy; desires sympathy; mild, yielding; changeable.
  • General: Thick yellow or greenish mucus; worse in warm rooms and at night; lack of thirst.
  • Modalities: Worse from warm rooms, rich food, night; better from open air, sympathy, gentle motion.
Nux vomica
runny nose daytime/warm rooms, stuffy nose at night/indoors, from cold or overindulgence
This remedy should be considered when a person experiences a runny nose during the day and in warm rooms, and a stuffy nose at night and indoors. Typically, symptoms of a cold may start either after exposure to cold or after overeating, overdrinking (alcohol), or abuse of recreational drugs.
Mental / general
  • Mental: Irritable, impatient, oversensitive; worse from being disturbed; wants to be left alone.
  • General: Runny nose daytime and warm rooms; stuffy nose at night and indoors; from cold or overindulgence.
  • Modalities: Worse from stimulants, noise, light, morning; better from rest and warmth.

Quick quiz · match the remedy

1. Which remedy is good only for colds during the first 24 hours, with sudden onset after exposure to cold, dry cough, and great thirst?

Aconitum — first 24 hours, sudden onset after cold exposure, dry cough, great thirst.

2. Which remedy is one of homeopathy’s most popular cold and flu remedies, primarily effective during the first 48 hours after onset?

Oscillococcinum — most popular cold/flu remedy, effective during first 48 hours, when no other remedy is obvious.

3. Which remedy is indicated for fluent, burning nasal discharge that irritates the nostrils, tearing eyes, and frequent sneezing, all worse in warm or stuffy rooms?

Allium cepa — fluent burning nasal discharge, tearing eyes, frequent sneezing, worse in warm rooms.

4. Which remedy is indicated for a burning, irritating, watery nasal discharge that is worse on the right side, with the person being chilly and thirsty for only sips?

Arsenicum album — burning watery discharge worse on right side, chilly, thirsty for sips.

5. Which remedy is indicated when a cold has a sudden onset with high fever over 102°F, flushed red face, reddened sore throat, glassy eyes, and dilated pupils?

Belladonna — sudden onset, high fever over 102°F, flushed red face, red sore throat, glassy eyes, dilated pupils.

6. Which remedy is indicated for a nasal discharge that is thick and stringy, with postnasal drip and pain at the root of the nose?

Kali bichromicum — thick stringy nasal discharge, postnasal drip, pain at root of nose.

7. Which remedy is often given to weepy, clingy children with thick yellow or greenish mucus, worse in warm stuffy rooms, who prefer open windows and have lack of thirst?

Pulsatilla — weepy clingy, thick yellow/green mucus, worse warm rooms, desires open windows, lack of thirst.

8. Which remedy is indicated when there is a runny nose during the day and in warm rooms, but a stuffy nose at night and indoors, often after overindulgence?

Nux vomica — runny nose daytime/warm rooms, stuffy nose at night/indoors, from cold or overindulgence.
Aconitum · Oscillococcinum · Allium cepa · Arsenicum album · Belladonna · Kali bichromicum · Pulsatilla · Nux vomica — each remedy matches distinct cold symptom patterns. choose by symptom picture + stage of cold + modalities. For persistent colds, seek professional homeopathic care.
Compiled for study purposes
Not medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.
For educational use only · Professional care recommended
Dr. Anwar Jameel Siddique
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