What's homeopathy? Is it in your first aid cabinet?

 
Chamomilla - Olivia McFadyen

Homeopathic remedies are one of the essentials in mine. Every Mumma Bear needs them! I didn’t grow up using them. In fact, before becoming a homeopath I’d only ever really used Arnica cream. When I lived in London (pre-kid days) I was a fairly new Homeopath and I couldn’t believe how popular homeopathics were in the UK. Homeopathic remedies lined half the chemist shelves! I’d prescribe homeopathics to every second patient in the UK for acute or chronic conditions. In some countries like Switzerland and India, homeopathy is part of the national health system!

Homeopathy was developed 200 years ago by a doctor, Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathy supports the body’s innate healing response. Remedies are made from a substance that can induce similar symptoms to those the patient experiences, which is called the “law of similars”.

If you’re reading this and you’re thinking “whaaaat?!”, let me explain… Think about what happens when you cut up onions - your eyes water, you get an itchy nose, you’re all congested etc. In homeopathy we use Allium Cepa (from onions) to help address similar symptoms such as those with hay fever and rhinitis symptoms! Pretty cool, hey?!

The top 3 homeopathic remedies in my first aid cabinet:

It’s known as ABC - Aconite, Belladonna and Chamomilla.

It’s the lifesaving remedy that every women, man, kiddo and bubba needs access to in their first aid cabinet!

  1. Aconite 30C or 200C:

    • For early stages of shock, fever and inflammatory process, such as cold, flu, fever, vomiting, etc.

    • Symptoms are often brought quickly or from shock, and is used to treat fear/anxiety

    • It’s the remedy I used before walking down the aisle to marry my man, Tom, and it’s the first remedy I reach for when there’s a sign of cold/flu

  2. Belladonna 30C:

    • Symptoms are always associated with redness, heat and fever.

    • Known as a great children’s remedy. I often use it when there is fever and heat symptoms.

    • Often it’s accompanied by throbbing pain such as toothaches, earaches, fever, headache and mastitis

  3. Chamomilla 30C:

    • Useful for those experience irritability and oversensitive to pain

    • Can relieve common baby ailments and symptoms associated with colic, teething and useful for a dry cough

    • Child can have one red cheek and one pale cheek

    • Often used for restlessness

    • It’s my number one baby remedy for irritability and an unsettled bubs

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Olivia McFadyen