Homeopathy for shingles
Medical: Herpes zoster
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Homeopathic medicines
The Shingles often shows up in the chest area and can be caused by the following homeopathic medicines be treated:
- Apis (honey bee)
- Rhus toxicodendron (poison sumac)
- Arsenicum album (White Arsenic)
- Cantharis (Spanish fly)
- Clematis recta (upright clematis)
- Iris versicolor (multi-colored iris)
- Mezereum (daphne)
Apis (honey bee)
- Initial stage of the disease with swelling and burning, stabbing pain in the affected areas
- Sleepy patients without thirst
- Exacerbated by heat
- Mend the cold and fresh air
find application Apis (honey bee) at Shingles especially in Tablets D6.
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Rhus toxicodendron (poison sumac)
- At first it felt like dislocated
- Numbness, tingling
- Later burning, stabbing pains with reddening of the skin
- Itching, dark red blisters that become purulent
- Pain better from hot and humid compresses, worse from cold air
- Very restless patients
Typical dosage of Rhus toxicodendron (poison sumac) at Shingles: Tablets D12
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Arsenicum album (White Arsenic)
Prescription up to and including D3!
- Very intense, burning pains that get worse, especially at night (between 1 and 3 a.m.)
- Improvement from hot applications
- General weakness, nocturnal restlessness with fear up to fear of death
- Thirsty patients who often drink small portions but never much at once
- Blisters turn dark
General dosage of Arsenicum album (White Arsenic) : Drops D12
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Cantharis (Spanish fly)
Prescription up to and including D3!
- Pain is felt like a burn pain, better by cold
- Large confluent blisters, itching
In the case of shingles, Cantharis (Spanish fly) can be used in the following dosage: Tablets D6
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Clematis recta (upright clematis)
- Shooting pain with intense itching
- make cold applications worse
- Worse also in the warmth of bed
- Small blisters that burst and crust quickly
In the case of shingles, Clematis recta (upright clematis) can be used in the following dosage: Tablets D6
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Iris versicolor (multi-colored iris)
- Burning pain with itching, which worsens at night
- Often at the same time disturbances in Gastrointestinal tract for example heartburn, acidic Vomit
- Blisters burst quickly and turn into pustules
- The right side of the trunk is preferably affected
- Depressed patients
In the case of shingles, Iris versicolor (multi-colored iris) can be used in the following dosage: Tablets D6
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Mezereum (daphne)
- Burning, sharp, tearing pain
- Aggravate touch, water, cold and warm bed
- Unbearable itching, especially intense in the warmth
- Vesicles with pale yellow secretion
- After bursting, crusts and thick crusts form, including pus
- Nerve inflammation in the area of the Trigeminal nerve (Facial nerve) possible
In the case of shingles, Mezereum (daphne) can be used in the following dosage: Drop D12
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