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EXHAUSTION
following physical over-exertion, Arnica 30c
see also:
if after dehydration, China 30c
also recommended:
if nervous exhaustion, Kali phos 6x
EYE INFLAMMATION
upper and lower lids red and puffy, tears hot, Apis 30c
thick, yellow smelly discharge, with a cold, Pulsatilla 30c
with watering, caused by a blocked tear duct, Silica 30c
see also:
eyes red, smelly yellow discharge, Arg nit 30c
also recommended:
bathe in diluted tincture of Euphrasia or Hypercal
EYE INJURIES (see EYE INFLAMMATION)
fear after, Aconite 30c
bruising and/or shock, Arnica 30c
black eye, Ledum 30c
also recommended:
if Arnica fails and injury is to eyeball itself, Symphytum 30c
if with feelings of anger, Staphisagria 30c
EYE STRAIN
with weak vision, pains aching or burning, Ruta 30c
FOOD POISONING
particularly after meat, Arsenicum 30c
after bad fish, Pulsatilla 30c
see also:
if after shellfish, Lycopodium 30c
FLU (see COMMON COLD & GASTRIC FLU)
burning fever with chills, restless, Arsenicum 30c
feverish and irritable, lies very still, Bryonia 30c
total physical prostration with shivering, Gelsemium 30c
pains in bones, joints, chilliness, Nux Vomica 30c
aching, with restlessness, red tipped tongue, Rhus Tox 30c
see also:
pains in bones, back, legs, Ipecac 30c
also recomended:
bone pains, great thirst, Eupatorium perfoliatum 30c
FRACTURES (see BROKEN BONES)
if pain and swelling are severe, Arnica 30c
with shooting nerve pains, Hypericum 30c
if slightest movement causes severe pain, Bryonia 30c
GASTRIC FLU (see COMMON COLD & FLU)
restless, feverish and /or chilled, diarrhoea, Arsenicum 30c
mouth tastes bitter, Bryonia 30c
with chilliness and irritability, Nux vomica 30c
see also:
constant nausea, not better for vomiting, Ipecac 30c
also recommended:
with thirst before vomiting, Eupatorium perfoliatum 30c
HAEMMORHOIDS
caused by pregnancy, Nux Vomica 30c
also recommended:
if large, bleeding, Hamamelis 30c
if large, Kali Carb 30c,
with burning, especially after stool, Nit ac 30c
HANGOVERS
caused by cigarette smoke, Ignatia 30c
indigestion after too much beer, Kali bich 30c
with sick headache and /or nausea, Nux Vomica 30c
HEADACHE
from getting chilled, Aconite 30c
from shock / fright, Aconite 30c
with sudden, violent onset, Aconite 30c or Belladonna 30c
after over-excitement or exertion, Arsenicum 30c
after washing hair, Belladonna 30c
throbbing headache during period, Belladonna 30c
throbbing headache from too much sun ,Belladonna 30c
after change in the weather, Bryonia 30c
with dry cough, Bryonia 30c
with slow onset, Bryonia 30c or Gelsemium 30c
with violent pain at the back of the head, Gelsemium 30c
due to grief, Ignatia 30c
sensation as if a nail were driven into head, Ignatia 30c
in small spots,caused by sinusitus, Kali bich 30c
with a cold, Merc viv 30c or Nux vomica 30c
after too much rich food or alcohol, Nux vomica 30c
after loss of sleep, Nux vomica 30c
after eating ice-cream, Pulsatilla 30c
after change in the weather, especially to damp, Rhus tox 30c after getting wet, Rhus tox 30c
from working in artificial light, Silica 30c
from draughts, Silica 30c
from travelling, Silica 30c
see also:
if before a thunderstorm, Phosphorus 30c
with hunger before or during, Phosphorus 30c
due to grief, Natrum mur 30c
after eye-strain, Lycopodium 30c or Natrum mur 30c
from working in artificial light, Sepia 30c
also recommended:
if due to disturbed sleep patterns, Cocculus 30c
if symptoms persist consult a qualified homoeopath or doctor