Asthma & Homeopathy...

What Is Asthma?

Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways.
Asthma causes recurring periods of:

• Wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe),


• Chest tightness,


• Shortness of breath, and


• Coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning.
  

What Causes Asthma?

The exact cause of asthma isn't known. It is usually a combination of factors (family genes and certain environmental exposures) that interact to cause asthma to develop, most often early in life. These factors include:

• An inherited tendency to develop allergies (atopy),


• Parents who have asthma,


• Certain respiratory infections during childhood &


• Contact with some airborne allergens or exposure to some viral infections in infancy or in early childhood when the immune system is developing.

If asthma or atopy runs in your family, exposure to airborne allergens (for example, house dust mites, cockroaches, and possibly cat or dog fur) and irritants (for example, tobacco smoke) may make your airways more reactive to substances in the air you breathe.

Who Is At Risk for Asthma?

Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts in childhood.
In the United States, more than 22 million people are known to have asthma. Nearly 6 million of these people are children.

Risk factors include:

• Having allergies, most, but not all, people who have asthma have allergies.
• Eczema (an allergic skin condition), or
• Parents who have asthma.

Among children, more boys have asthma than girls. But among adults, more women have the disease than men.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Asthma?

Common asthma symptoms include:

• Coughing. Coughing from asthma is often worse at night or early in the morning, making it hard to sleep.


• Wheezing. Wheezing is a whistling or squeaky sound that occurs when you breathe.


• Chest tightness. This may feel like something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.


• Shortness of breath. Some people who have asthma say they can't catch their breath or they feel out of breath. You may feel like you can't get air out of your lungs.

Not all people who have asthma have these symptoms. Likewise, having these symptoms doesn't always mean that you have asthma.

ROLE OF HOMEOPATHY IN TREATMENT OF ASTHMA:

Homeopathy helps:

• Prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath


• Reduce your need of quick-relief medicines


• Help you maintain good lung function


• Let you maintain your normal activity levels and sleep through the night

HOMEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA:

1. Arsenicum Album : Scanty expectorations, putrid expectorations, restlessness, suicidal, anguish with fear of death, aggravation: midday, midnight, wet weather…Amel: by leaning forward in bed, walking around


2. Hepar Sulph: Croupy and rattling cough, wheezy asthma, cough and breathing mucusy, splinter like pain in chest, hypersensitiveness is marked, asthma better in damp, better by bending head backwards.


3. Kali Carb: wheezing asthma, stitching and cutting pain, chest coldness, offensive and cheesy expectorations, worse lying left side, around 3a.m., cold weather, AMEL: leaning forward, rocking


4. Natrum Sulph: Every fresh cold brings on an attack of asthma, dyspnoea of damp weather, must hold chest when
   

DOSAGE: 4 pills - 3 times a day...

ACUTE BRONCHITIS...

Acute bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial tree, leading to swelling and mucus formation in lungs resulting in cough, breathlessness and wheezing. [Whistling sound when you breathe]

CAUSES:

• Infection [mostly viral, rarely bacterial or fungal]
• Allergic response.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

• Cough
• Chest feels tight with difficulty in breathing
• Sputum scanty, white and may be streaked with blood.
• Sputum becomes yellowish, green and increases in quantity after 1-2 days
• High fever
• Loss of appetite.

DO’S AND DON’TS:

• Keep the child away from air pollutant, smoke, dust etc.
• Wash child’s hand often to get rid of any viruses.
• Don’t ignore the symptoms; taking incomplete treatment may lead to chronic bronchitis.

WHAT CAN HOMEOPATHY DO?

• Improves self defense mechanism of the body.
• No side-effects of medicines
• Helps in in reducing the severity of the attack

Following are some of the first line medicines for Acute Bronchitis but it is advised that a qualified homeopathic doctor should be consulted.

YOUR HOMEOPATHY HOME KIT:

ACONITUM NAPELLUS 30:
Symptoms:

• Onset of bronchitis due to exposure to dry, cold winds
• Constant pressure in chest
• Difficulty in breathing
• Hoarse and dry cough
• Extreme restlessness with anxiety
• Increased thirst.

BRYONIA ALBA 30:
Symptoms:

• Dry cough with gagging and vomiting
• Gets worse after eating
• Difficult breathing
• Worse during movement but better at rest
• Child likes to drink quantity of water often
• Irritability

DOSAGE: 4-8 Times / day

MY SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION:

FP 6X+ KM 6X+ KS 6X+ NS 6X+ Sil 6X

These are Biochemic medicines.

DOSE: Children:A total of 10-15 Tab. /day
Adults: A total of 15- 30 tab. /day

HOMEOPATHY & SINUSITIS...

Sinuses are chambers beside nose which filter air, maintain temperature and humidity of the inspired air. Sinusitis refers to the infection of these air-filled spaces.

CAUSES:
Allergic response due to inhalation of irritants like pungent vapors, air pollutants
and dust etc

Spread of infection from nose, mouth, throat or tonsils.

TYPES OF SINUS CONGESTION:

1) DRY
2) WET

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A DRY SINUS:

• No or very little nasal discharge
• Nose block
• Distinct heaviness & pain can be felt in & around the eyes, at the root of the nose or the back of the head.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A WET SINUS:

• May vary according to type sinus involved.
• Pain or heaviness in the forehead and above eyes, tender to touch.
• Mucus drainage from back of the nose into the forehead and above eyes, tender to touch.
• Mucus drainage from back of the nose into the throat.
• Recurrent cough and cold with blocked nose.

YOUR HOMEOPATHY HOME KIT-

Following are some of the homoeopathic medicines for sinusitis but it is advised that a qualified homoeopathic doctor should be consulted.

1) HEPAR SULPHURICUM 30 :
Symptoms:
• Complaints worse in winter
• Headache especially on shaking the head
• Stuffed nose especially on going into cold air
• Thick, yellow and offensive discharge from nose
• Child is very sensitive to cold wind

2) KALI BICHROMICUM 30 :
Symptoms:
• Thick, stringy, greenish-yellow nasal discharge
• Pain in root of nose and forehead
• Obstruction of nose.

3) NUX VOMICA 30 :
Symptoms:
• Pain above eyes or at the top of head
• Headache worse in sunlight, better by pressure and covering head
• Stuffed nose, gets worse in warm room
• Patient very irritable and oversensitive
• Cannot bear light, smell or noises

4) SANGUINARIA CANADENIS 30 :
Symptoms:
• Right sided headache or pain above the right eye
• Pain worse from exposure to sun, especially between sunrise to sunset
• Pain better while lying down and sleeping
• Burning sensation in eyes and redness of cheeks.

DOSAGE- 4 pills 3-6 times a day – depending on the severity.

[FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE FIRST LINE MEDICINES FOR SINUSITIS BUT IT IS ADVISED THAT A QUALIFIED HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR SHOULD BE CONSULTED.]

MY SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION-

1) WET SINUS- Hepar sulph 200- 3 pills every twice a week, & Kali bichrom 30- 3 pills daily morning on the rest of the days.
2) DRY SINUS- Sticta pulmonaria 30- 3 pills twice a day for a week.

HOMEOPATHY FOR COMMON COLD...

COMMON COLD

Common cold is a frequently occurring problem affecting the nose and throat, caused by a virus or an allergy. On an average one attack of common cold may last from 3 to 10 days.

SPREAD OF INFECTION:

• Virus exists in infected person’s nasal discharge or sputum.
• Handkerchief, pencils, telephone receiver, hand shaking etc., may also spread the virus from the infected persons to others.
• Virus enters body through nose either directly or by rubbing eyes.

FACTORS WHICH PREDISPOSE AND CAUSE ALLERGY:

• Exposure to cold weather
• Sudden change of temperature
• Eating cold food/cold drinks
• Pollens, perfume, animal dander etc

REASONS:

• Cold weather
• Sprays and perfumes
• Pollens
• Eating cold food

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

• Running nose
• Sneezing
• Tickling sensation in nose
• Stuffed nose
• Soreness in throat
• Chills
• Body ache
• Mild fever may be present

DO’S AND DON’TS:

• Steam inhalation
• Encourage the child to blow nose by tickling tip of the nostril.
• Protect the child from sudden exposure to cold.
• Keep child warm during winter months.
• Give child adequate rest, fluid and good nutrition.
• Consult a qualified homoeopath for treatment and to prevent
any new infection.

YOUR HOMEOPATHY HOME KIT-

1) NUX- VOMICA 30-
Symptoms:
• Taken at the very onset, aborts a cold [ sneezing, nose block, etc]

2) NATRUM MURIATICUM 30-
Symptoms:
• Severe bouts of sneezing, profuse watery discharge from nose or eyes
• Nose block
• THE FIRST STAGE OF A COLD

3) BRYONIA 30-
Symptoms:
• Nose block with head congestion
• Whitish mucusy discharge
• THE SECOND STAGE OF A COLD
• Great thirst

4) PULSATILLA 30-
Symptoms:
• Thick yellow-green discharge, nose block especially at night
• Loss of smell
• Lack of thirst
• THE THIRD STAGE OF A COLD

5) ACONITUM NAPELLUS 30-
Symptoms:
• Sudden attack after exposure to dry, cold wind
• Sneezing and running nose
• Anxiety with restlessness
• Increased thirst

6) BELLADONNA 30-
Symptoms:
• Sudden onset of violent
• Attack of cold
• Fever with pulsating headache
• Sore throat and running nose

7) ARSENIC ALBUM 30-
Symptoms:
• Cold attack in winter
• Thin, watery and irritating discharge from nose
• Along with a Stuffed nose
• Frequent heavy bouts of sneezing
• Leg pains & acute flu liokie symptoms may be present…
• Frequent thirst for small quantity of water
• Feels better after warm drinks.

DOSAGE- 4 pills 3-6 times a day – depending on the severity.

[FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE FIRST LINE MEDICINES FOR COMMON COLD BUT IT IS ADVISED THAT A QUALIFIED HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR SHOULD BE CONSULTED.]

MY SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION- FP 6x + KM 6x + NM 6x +Sil 6x
These are Biochemic medicines.

DOSE: Children: A total of 10-15 Tab. /day
Adults: A total of 15- 30 tab. /day

DOSAGE: 4-8 Times / day


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