Cold and flu

A common viral infection, of nose and throat. In contrast to the flu, a common cold can be caused by many different types of viruses.

Symptoms

• Runny or stuffy nose
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Congestion
• Slight body aches or a mild headache
• Sneezing
• Low-grade fever
• Generally feeling unwell

Is homeopathy effective for cold and flu?

Homeopathic medicines can help relieve symptoms at every stage of the cold.

What are the best homeopathic medicines for cold and flu?

Homeopathy can help to shorten the course of disease and provide relief from cold and flu symptoms.

6 Best homeopathic medicines for cold and flu.

Homeopathic medicine	Symptoms	Better	Worse
Aconite	Red inflamed eyes, coryza. Swollen tongue. Sore throat. Hoarse, croupy cough	In open air	In warm room and at night
Allium cepa	Acrid nasal discharge and bland eye secretions. Eyes red. Headache	In open air and cold room	In evening in warm room
Arsen iod	Slight hacking cough. Thin watery discharge from nose	Open air and after food	In dry weather and exertion
Belladona	Hot and flushed appearance. Nasal coryza. Tickling dry cough	Sitting up	Touch and noise and lying down
Bryonia	Coryza with headache	Rest and cold	Warmth and motion
Eupatorium perf	Coryza with sneezing. Hoarseness and cough	Lying on back	In cold air
Euphrasia	Eye symptoms, acid lacrimation, bland coryza. Frequent yawning	In cool	In evening and for warmth
Ferrum phosph	Tickling cough, sore chest, sore throat. Prone to nose bleed	Lying down	Night and with cold and motion
Gelsemium	Difficulty in swallowing, halitosis	In open air	Damp weather and excitement
Merc sol	Bluish, red, sore throat. Thick discharge from eyes. Back pain	Moderate temperature and rest	Worse at night and warm room and warm bed
Nat mur	Fluent coryza, 1–3 days then stopped-up nose, burning in eyes	Open air	In warm room and lying down
Nux vom	Nose stuffed up especially at night. Eyes sensitive to light	After sleep	In the morning
Rhus tox	Sore throat, sneezing and coryza especially after getting wet. Dry cough	Change of position and stretching of limbs	During sleep at night

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