Homeopathic 1st Aid

The following table is a brief list of some of the most common homeopathic remedies people choose for their personal or family first aid kits.
Homeopathic first aid remedies are most often dispensed in strengths (dilutions) of 6C, 9C, 12C and 30C, with 6C for acute or sudden unset conditions and 30C for chronic or longer term, generalized conditions.

Cuts, Scrapes & Bruises Minor Burns & Scalding Insect Bites & Stings Nosebleeds Heat Exhaustion

Motion Sickness Splinters Blisters Eye Injuries Sprains & Stains

Cuts, Scrapes & Bruises Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage If bleeding, infection may occur. Clean wound with a sterile gauze soaked in calendula and hypericum lotion. Apply calendula cream or ointment. Cover minor cuts and abrasions with a sterile dressing for 2-3 days. Moderate to severe bruising. Arnica Montana Take 30C every 2 hours, up to 6 doses, then 3 doses a day for 3 days. Wound feels cold and numb.  Soothing feeling with cold compress. Ledum Palustre Take 6C every 2 hours, up to 6 doses, then 3 doses a day for 3 days. Wounds with shooting nerve pain. Hypericum Perforatum Take 30C every 2 hours for up to 3 days.

Minor Burns & Scalding Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Avoid touching burnt or scalded area as much as possible. Hold under cold running water to cool skin surface and reduce pain. Apply Urtica ointment to soothe the wound. Caution: If a burn surface is larger that 3-4 inches in diameter, see a healthcare professional immediately. Blistering burn or scalding. Searing pain.  Applying a cold compress provides soothing relief. Arnica Montana Take 30C every 15 minutes, up to 3 doses, followed by: Cantharis Take 30C every 15 minutes, up to 6 doses. Continuous stinging and burning pain. Urtica Urens Take 30C every 15 minutes, up to 10 doses.

Insect Bites & Stings Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Insect bite and sting pain, swelling and at times infection. Remove bee or wasp stinger with sterile tweezers. Caution: If sting is inside the mouth, nose, ear, or if it's in or around the eyes, rinse with cold water to reduce swelling and see a healthcare professional immediately. Stung area is swollen, bruised and painful. Arnica Montana Take 30C every 5 minutes, up to 10 doses, followed by: Ledum Palustre Take 6C every 8 hours, up to 3 days. Stung area is red, feels hot and swollen. Apis Mellifica Take 30C every 15 minutes, up to 6 doses.

Nosebleeds Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Nosebleeds due to injury or after blowing the nose violently. Hold head up in a seated position while pinching the lower part of the nostrils firmly for about 10 minutes, then release slowly Caution: If bleeding persists, see a healthcare professional. Nosebleed after an injury. Arnica Montana Take 6C every 2 minutes, up to 10 doses. Nosebleed brought on by blowing the nose violently. Phosphorus Take 6C every 2 minutes, up to 10 doses.

Heat Exhaustion Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Heat exhaustion is caused by excessive fluid loss in hot weather. Lay down in cool place. Take frequent sips of salty water (1/2 teaspoon of salt per pint of water). Nausea, severe headache aggravated by movement. Bryonia Alba Take 30C every 5 minutes, up to 10 doses. Throbbing, splitting headache, hot face, sweaty skin. Glonoinum Take 30C every 5 minutes, up to 10 doses.

Motion Sickness Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Caused by travel in car, boat, train, plane etc. Children are especially vulnerable. Homeopathic remedies can be taken up to one hour prior to journey to prevent motion sickness. Nausea, dizziness and faintness, chills, sweating, worsens near tobacco smoke. Tabacum Take 6C every 15 minutes, up to 10 doses. Queasiness, chills, headache at back of head or over one eye, worse from food, tobacco smoke and coffee. Nux Vomica Take 6C every 15 minutes, up to 10 doses.

Splinters Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage May cause infection. Remove splinter with sterile tweezers. Caution: If not inoculated against tetanus within the past 10 years, see a healthcare professional immediately. Stinging burning pain. Applying a warm compress may draw splinter closer to the surface. Silicea Take 12C, 4 times a day, up to 14 days.

Blisters Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Bubbles of fluid under the skin caused by friction or burning. If blisters burst, bathe with calendula and hypericum solution. Itching, burning blisters.  A cold compress provides soothing relief. Cantharis Take 12C, 4 times a day until pain subsides. Red, swollen and itchy blisters. Rhus Toxicodendron Take 12C, 4 times a day until pain subsides.

Eye Injuries Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage The eye is delicate and easily damaged by pressure, injury and foreign objects. Wash dust and grit from the eye with cold water. Bathe with  calendula & Hypericum solution to prevent infection. If still painful after removing object, bathe eye with euphrasia solution every 4 hours. Caution: All eye injuries should be examined by a healthcare professional. If eye has been penetrated or chemically contaminated, call an ambulance or other emergency care provider. Black eye or bruising around the eye after injury. Arnica Montana Take 6C every 2 hours, up to 4 doses. Black eye.  Persistent pain that is soothed by applying a cold compress. Ledum Palustre Take 6C every 2 hours, up to 10 doses. Persistent pain after removing a foreign object. Euphrasia Officinalis Take 6C every 2 hours for up to 3 doses.

Sprains & Strains Key Symptoms Remedy & Dosage Sprains caused by overstretching of ligaments may bind the joints. This can range from mild to severe which can also affect the muscles. Symptoms include swelling, stiffness and pain whenever joint or muscle is used. Provide support to injured area in the most comfortable position. To reduce swelling apply a cold compress soaked in cold water and 10 drops of arnica tincture. If the ankle is sprained, provide firm support and apply arnica cream. Pulled tendons and ligaments accompanied by pain and stiffness. Arnica Montana Take 30C every 30 minutes, up to 10 doses, followed by: Ruta Graveolens Take 12C, 4 times a day until pain and stiffness subsides. Torn muscle, hot swollen joints, pain is worse on start of move and wares off with continued movement. Arnica Montana Take 30C every 30 minutes, up to 10 doses, followed by: Rhus Toxicodendron Take 12C, 4 times a day until pain and stiffness subsides.