Homeopathic Medicines — Uses & Symptom Guide

Clear, plain-language guides to commonly used homeopathic medicines — what each remedy is associated with and its characteristic symptom picture.

These guides are informational, not prescriptions. The correct remedy and potency are chosen for your individual symptom picture by a qualified homeopath — please don’t self-medicate.

Rhus Toxicodendron

Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy)

Joint pain and stiffness (arthritis) worse on first motion.

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Belladonna

Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade)

Sudden high fever with a hot, red face.

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Nux Vomica

Strychnos nux-vomica (poison nut)

Acidity, heartburn and indigestion from rich/spicy food.

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Arsenicum Album

Arsenicum album (arsenic trioxide)

Anxiety with restlessness and need for reassurance.

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Pulsatilla

Pulsatilla nigricans (wind flower)

Menstrual and hormonal complaints (delayed, scanty, irregular periods).

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Sepia

Sepia officinalis (cuttlefish ink)

Hormonal complaints — PCOS, irregular periods, menopause.

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Gelsemium

Gelsemium sempervirens (yellow jasmine)

Flu with heaviness, aching and drowsiness.

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Thuja Occidentalis

Thuja occidentalis (white cedar)

Warts, skin tags and other skin growths.

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Arnica Montana

Arnica montana (leopard’s bane)

Bruises, falls and blunt injuries.

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Lycopodium Clavatum

Lycopodium clavatum (club moss)

Gas, bloating and indigestion, worse 4–8 p.m..

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Sulphur

Sulphur (sublimated sulphur)

Itchy, burning skin (eczema, recurring eruptions).

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Natrum Muriaticum

Natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride)

Effects of silent grief, disappointment or held-in emotion.

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Bryonia Alba

Bryonia alba (white bryony)

Dry, painful cough worse from movement.

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Hepar Sulphuris

Hepar sulphuris calcareum (calcium sulphide)

Abscesses and boils that are very painful and sensitive.

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Calcarea Carbonica

Calcarea carbonica (calcium carbonate)

Sluggish metabolism and a tendency to weight gain.

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Silicea

Silicea terra (pure flint)

Recurrent infections and slow-healing wounds.

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Ignatia Amara

Ignatia amara (St. Ignatius bean)

Acute grief, loss and emotional shock.

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China Officinalis

China officinalis (Cinchona / Peruvian bark)

Weakness and debility after fluid loss (diarrhoea, bleeding).

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Mercurius Solubilis

Mercurius solubilis (Hahnemann)

Sore throat and tonsillitis with salivation.

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Calendula Officinalis

Calendula officinalis (marigold)

Cuts, grazes and open wounds.

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Chamomilla

Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile)

Teething troubles in irritable infants.

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Ledum Palustre

Ledum palustre (marsh tea / wild rosemary)

Puncture wounds (nails, splinters, needles).

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Apis Mellifica

Apis mellifica (honey bee)

Hives (urticaria) with burning, stinging welts.

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