Primary Remedies Pulsatilla This remedy can be helpful if acne is worse from eating rich or fatty foods, and aggravated by warmth or heat. It is indicated especially around the time of puberty, or when acne breaks out near menstrual periods. The person often has a fair complexion and is inclined toward soft emotions and...

Primary Remedies Belladonna. Intense bouts of earache that come and go very suddenly, with heat and inflammation, suggest a need for this remedy. Pain can be pounding or throbbing, and may be worse from jarring. The person usually has a fever, a flushed red face, eyes that are sensitive to light, and skin that is hot to...

Primary Remedies Calcarea carbonica. When this remedy is indicated, burning and itching feelings may occur both before and after the menstrual period. Discharge from vaginitis is milky and acrid or thick and yellow. A person who needs this remedy is often chilly and stout, has a craving for sweets, and is easily tired...

Primary Remedies Arsenicum album. A person who has frequent colds, sore throats, and chest problems—with burning pain and feelings of weakness, restlessness, and anxiety—may benefit from this remedy. The person’s head may feel hot while the rest of the body is cold, and problems can be worse near midnight. The nose...

Primary Remedies Graphites. A woman who is chilly, pale, and sluggish—with trouble concentrating, and a tendency toward weight gain during or after menopause—is likely to respond to this remedy. Hot flushing and sweats at night are often seen. A person who needs this remedy may also have a tendency toward skin problems...

Primary Remedies Belladonna . This relieves headaches with the feeling of head fullness, and sensitivity to noise and light. . Bryonia. This remedy can be helpful if a person has a heavy or “splitting” headache, with steady pain that settles over one eye (especially the left) or spreads to the entire head. Pain is worse...

Primary Remedies Arnica montana. This remedy can be used during the first days following the break to decrease pain from swelling and trauma. . Eupatorium perfoliatum. This remedy is well-known for its use in flu and fever when the bones are extremely painful ( “as if broken”) and is useful to relieve the deep or aching...

Primary Remedies Carbo vegetabilis. This remedy relieves bloating and gas in the stomach, with belching. . Lycopodium . This remedy relieves discomfort and indigestion, with bloating around the waist and gas, especially after eating onions or garlic. . Natrum carbonicum. This remedy can be helpful to mild people who...

Primary Remedies Arsenicum album. If a person feels chilly, anxious, restless, and exhausted during fever—and the burning pain of the eruptions is relieved by heat—this remedy may be indicated. Discomfort is often worse around midnight. . Apis mellifica. Swollen, tender eruptions with burning, stinging pain and itching...