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The Natural Remedy Store is based within our Winchester practice, and offers a mail order service to all patients. We can provide homeopathic remedies, nutritional supplements and herbal remedies that may be organised at your consultation or ordered over the telephone.

If you need a natural pick-me-up, or just want to come and browse, visit our shop Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm and Saturdays 9.00am -1.30pm or call 01962 856310.
 
Coughs, colds and influenza are caused by viral infections and occur when the body’s immune system is weakened. Contributory factors can include a poor diet, exposure to dry, cold, windy weather, becoming chilled after getting wet, stress both physical and emotional or after a shock or fright. A healthy, well functioning immune system is vital to be able to fight off infections such as colds and influenza. Homeopathic treatment can be used to improve the resistance to infection and also speed up the recovery and reduce the onset of catarrh, sinusitis and bronchitis.

Self-help treatments

Colds and Influenza.
Go home and stay away from other people, especially in the first couple of days. Ensure you have plenty of rest and fluids including hot lemon mixed with a little honey. Take extra vitamin C- 500mg twice a day-together with vitamin A and zinc.

Coughs
Humidify the air, do not smoke and avoid dusty areas. Avoid exposure to cold, damp weather. Steam inhalations can be of great benefit.
Ask the advice of your doctor if the overall condition worsens or there are other conditions such as chronic bronchitis, diabetes or heart disease. Remember antibiotics do not cure a viral infection.

Prevention
‘Cold and Flu’ tablets are made up from the viruses causing colds and flu. One tablet morning and night once or twice a month may help prevent infections.
Colds
Features Feel Worse Feel Better Remedy
Sudden onset after exposure to cold At night Rest Aconite
Thirst with fever and anxiety Noise and touch Fresh air 30c
Violent onset with high temperature Light Rest Belladonna
Hot, red, dry skin. Noise Lightly covered
Bright red sore throat. Lying down Resting propped up in bed
Irritable Jarring movement
 
Very sore nostrils and upper lip from profusely running nose Over-heated rooms
Damp conditions		 Cool, fresh air Allium Cepa
Painless watery eyes Evening Movement
 
Eyes red and sore with burning tears Sunlight Wiping the eyes Euphrasia
Profuse watery nasal discharge Chill Blinking
Sneezing Evening Fresh air
 
Watery nasal discharge like egg white Attention and sympathy Cool, fresh air Natrum Mur
Nose alternately streaming or blocked Noise
Touch		 Contact with cold water
Cold sores and dry, cracked lips Sunlight Missing meals
 
Earache with sense of deafness Stuffy rooms Cool fresh air Pulsatilla
Thick yellow discharge Too warmly dressed Cool bathing
Dry cough on waking alternating with loose productive cough at night Rest
Evening and night		 Gentle exercise
After a good cry
 
Coughs
Dry croup-like cough of sudden onset Evening and night
Tobacco smoke		 Fresh air Aconite
Anxiety and restlessness. Fever and thirst
Hard, dry cough with headache Movement and touch Cool surroundings Bryonia
Thirst for cold drinks Night Application firm cool pressure
 
Spasmodic dry cough -
like whooping cough 		Night Sitting up in bed Drosera
Lying down Motion
 
Loose phlegm, difficult to cough up Warmth Expectoration Antimonium Tart
Wheezing, noisy chest Lying down Sitting erect
 
Choking cough leading to gagging, nausea and vomiting. Open Air Ipecacuanha
Breathless Vomiting
 
Thick, loose green or yellow phlegm In the evening Fresh air Pulsatilla
Productive in day, dry at night In warm, stuffy rooms
Towards end of illness
 
Influenza
Early stages where there is fever and/or a chill Night and evening Fresh air Aconite
Tobacco smoke
 
Influenza with a high fever Jarring movement Warm rooms Belladonna
Very red face, throbbing headache Noise and light Sitting upright
 
Influenza with tiredness and aching Morning and at night Fresh air Gelsemium
Chills up and down spine Humidity Urinating
Red face and throbbing headache
 

General management
Choose a remedy based on the symptoms as they appear. Use a 6c or 30c potency. For acute conditions give one dose every two hours until improvement. Stop taking the remedy once improvement has appeared and re-start if the symptoms recur. If the chosen remedy does not relieve the symptoms within 24 hours then it is probably not the correct one. Reassess the symptoms and make a further choice.

 
 
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