HOMEOPATHY FOR ALLERGIC RHINITIS/ HAY-FEVER

Allergic rhinitis or hay fever is an allergic reaction to tiny particles in the air called allergens. When breathe allergens enter the body??through nose or mouth, body reacts against it by releasing a chemical called histamine. Several indoor and out door allergens cause hay fever, such as pollen from trees and plants, dust mites or tiny flecks and saliva shed by cats, dogs and other animals with fur or feathers.

Symptoms of hay fever include, sneezing, nasal congestion and irritation of nose, throat, mouth and eyes. Hay fever is not contagious.

HOMEOPATHY MEDICINES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When Allergic rhinitis ??is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

ALLIUM CEPA

Hay fever, in every August. Profuse watery discharge with sneezing, acrid burning, excoriating the nose and upper lip, and with profuse, bland lachrymation. Acrid, watery discharge dropping from the tip of nose, burns like fire, excoriates the lips and wings of nose. Feeling of a lump at root of nose.?Sensitive to odors of flowers and the skin of peaches. Sneezing, especially when entering a warm room. Itching, biting, burning in the eyes, must rub them. Eyes suffused and watery. Coryza with headache, cough, and hoarseness.

AILANTHUS GLANDULOSA

Sneezing. Coryza, with rawness in nostrils. Loss of smell. Thin copious bloody ichorous nasal discharge. Itching and uneasy feeling around the nose. Nose congested. Nose dry, secretion suppressed. Nose and upper lip covered with thick scabs. Eyes suffused and congested. General torpor and prostration.

AMBROSIA ARTEMISIAEFOLIA

Hay fever. Watery coryza, sneezing, watery discharge. Lachrymation and intolerable itching of eyelids. Nosebleed. Stuffed up feeling of nose and head. Irritation of trachea and bronchial tubes, with asthmatic attacks. Wheezy cough. Eyes smart and burn.

ANTIPYRINUM

Violent, incessant sneezing. Fluent coryza. Nasal mucous membrane swollen. Itching, burning in swollen nose. Stoppage of nose, though discharge is watery and profuse. Dull pain in frontal sinus. Puffiness of eyelids. Conjunctiva red, edematous with lachrymation. Red spots in eyes. Itching, and??burning, in eyes and ears.

APOCYNAM CANNABINUM

Long-continued sneezing. Snuffles of children. Chronic nasal catarrh with tendency to acute stuffiness with dull, sluggish memory. Dull headache. Takes cold easily, nostrils become congested and blocked up easily.

ARSENIC ALBUM

Allergic rhinitis with intense thirst. Great thirst for small quantities of water at frequent intervals. Copious watery, excoriating discharge from the nose. Anxiety and great restlessness. Worse in open air.

ARSENIC IODATUM

Hay fever. Thin, watery, excoriating discharge from anterior and posterior sinuses. Drips water, which is hot, green, acrid, reddens upper lip. Nose swollen. Irritation and tingling of nose constant desire to sneeze. Aggravation by sneezing. Persistent, but unsatisfactory sneezing. Coryza with dyspnea. Acrid coryza, with burning eyes. Arsenic iodide is suited to persons of pale, delicate complexion, prone to glandular affections.

ARALIA RACEMOSA

Frequent sneezing. The least current of air causes sneezing, with copious watery, excoriating nasal discharge, of salty acrid taste. Smarting soreness of the posterior nares and alae nasi; awakes with suffocative breathing. Dry, wheezing breathing, worse during inspiration, and better by bending forward.

ARUNDO

Hay fever with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva. Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of the mouth. Coryza, with loss of smell. Sneezing, itching of nostrils. Burning and itching in auditory canals.

BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA

Obstruction of nose, wakes him at night, blowing nose does not give relief. During headache, while lying on abdomen, sitting. Sneezing in cold air, when walking in open air.

CYCLAMEN EUROPAEUM

Frequent sneezing with itching in the ear. Loss of smell. Fluent coryza with sneezing. Disturbed digestion. Salty taste in mouth.

GALPHIMIA GLAUCA

Hypersecretion from the nasal and ocular mucous membranes. Edema of the eyelids. Sneezing. Hypersensitivity to weather changes. Hay fever. Allergic vaso-motor affections of the nose. ?Bronchial asthma. Sensitive skin.

HISTAMINE

Pruritus in the nose with feeling that the skin of the nose is shrinking. Feeling that the nasal orifices are enlarged. Feeling of painful dryness in the nostrils. Inspiration difficult, and painful in cold air. Nose blocked on one or both sides. Head cold with blocked nostril on one side and feeling of heat and prickling. Spasmodic rhinitis. Feeling of heat and pruritus at the edge of the eyelids. Feeling of foreign body in the eyes. Edge of the eyelids red, edematous.

HYDROGEN

Sneezing a lot on waking. Sneezing and feeling cold, followed by a warm feeling. Sneezing with acrid, itchy sensation. Sneezing and thin coryza. Tingling in nose, with sensation as if about to sneeze. Nose running on the left side, and the right side is clear.

KALI IODATUM

Violent sneezing. Takes cold from every damp day. Coryza, descending, profuse, acrid, hot, watery discharge, worse cool air with salivation and dyspnea. Tip of nose red. Nasal catarrh involving frontal sinus. ?Ozaena, with perforated septum. Cool, greenish, irritating, discharge from nose.

KALIUM SULPHURICUM CHROMICUM

A protective remedy, if given before the season sets in. Chilly patient. Better in open air. Loss of smell and taste.

LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM

Profuse watery coryza excoriating ale, drops down posterior sinuses. Worse from breathing the least dust, worse out of doors. Stopped catarrh.

LUFFA OPERCULATA

Acute or chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nasal cavities. Head cold, with pale or yellow nasal secretion, especially in the morning. Frontal or occipital headache. Dryness of the nasal mucus, with sticky scab formations. Hypertrophy or atrophy of the nasal mucous membranes, worse in a room, in dry air, better in fresh air.

LYSSIN

Frequent sneezing, as if a coryza would begin and from every little dust. Throws head back when sneezing. Sensitive to least breath of air. Air of agreeable temperature feels cold. Slightest draught aggravates. ?Strong odors may start spasms. The greatest sensibility to smell of tobacco.

MERCURIUS SOL

Much sneezing. Sneezing in sunshine. Nostrils raw, and ulcerated. Coryza acrid discharge, but too thick to run down the lip, worse warm room. Allergic rhinitis with sensitivity to heat and cold. Patient cannot tolerate neither heat or cold. Much sneezing and watery discharge. Worse in damp or wet weather. Coryza with sneezing.

MORPHINE

Sneezing in paroxysms, coryza. Tickling in nose and larynx as before a sneeze. Intense itching, tingling, numb feeling on end of nose, rub it constantly. Loss of appetite, with aversion to meat.

NAJA TRIPUDIANS

Hay fever with dry larynx. Flow of water from nose, then intense sneezing, which better the breathing.

NAPTHALINE

Hay fever. Irritation of nose. Rubs his nose to remove the irritation. Coryza, thin, excoriating discharge, much sneezing. Attacks of sneezing. ?Severe paroxysms of sneezing, profuse coryza and lachrymation, irritating the anterior nares, causing redness, heat, swelling and soreness of nose. Coryza drops from nose. Breathing is labored and irregular, asthmatic. Cough in violent paroxysms compelling the patient to hold his head for the pain.

NATRUM MURIATICUM

Allergic rhinitis with much sneezing. Intense dryness of mucous membranes. Violent fluent coryza lasting for 1-3 days, then changing into ?stoppage of nose. Loss of smell and taste. Thin, watery discharge, resembles white of an egg. Natrum mur patients have a craving for salt and salty food. They are depressed and introvert persons.

POTHOS FOETIDA

Sneezing, with pain in throat. Pain in chest, with difficult breathing. Tongue feels numb. Asthma, relieved by stool. For asthmatic complaints, worse from inhaling any dust. Better in open air. Red swelling across the bridge of the nose.

SABADILLA

Hay fever. Spasmodic sneezing with running nose. Copious, watery, nasal discharge. Coryza fluent, worse from the odor of flowers, even thinking of flowers increases the discharge. Coryza with severe frontal pains and redness of eyes and lachrymation. Dry, itching, tickling in nose, rubs or picks at it. Lachrymation along with sneezing. Better from warm food and drink.

SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS

Of great use in the treatment of acute colds, coryza, sore throat etc. Will often ‘break up’ a cold. Coryza. Stopped up feeling in nose, also itching and sneezing.

SINAPIS NIGRA

Severe colds. Scanty, acrid discharge. Stoppage of left nostril all day or in afternoon and evening. Nostrils alternately stopped. Nose dry, hot, with lachrymation, sneezing, hacking cough, better lying down.

SQUILLA

Violent sneezing with fluent coryza. Sneezing during cough. Copious running, worse in morning. Coryza with ulcerated nostrils. Fluent coryza, margins of nostrils feel sore. Sneezing, throat irritated, short, dry, cough, must take a deep breath. Sneezing with coughing. Child rubs face with fist during cough.

STICTA PULMONARIA

Fullness at the root of nose. Atrophic rhinitis. Painful dryness of mucous membranes. Constant need to blow the nose, but no discharge. Coryza which dries up soon, forming scabs, difficult to dislodge. Hay fever, incessant sneezing. Burning in eyes and soreness of balls. Burning in eyelids.

SULPHUR

An intercurrent remedy, when well selected remedies fail. Allergy from eggs, butter, animal fats, fish, feathers or use of feather pillows.

TABACUM

Frequent sneezing. Secretion increased. Burning and tingling in nose. Diminished power of smell. Dryness and obstruction of nose. Smarting in eyes. Heat and burning sensation in eyes, with redness.

WYETHIA HELENOIDS

Hay fever symptoms. Itching in posterior sinuses. Throat feels swollen, epiglottis dry and has a burning sensation. Sensation as if something in nasal passages.

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