Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory condition that leads to stiffness, swelling and pain in the joints. The symptoms initially start in the smaller joints of the hands and feet and gradually extends to the larger joints. The condition typically affects many joints at once in a symmetrical pattern.

Homeopathy can effectively treat rheumatoid arthritis. Being derived from natural sources, homeopathic medicines help ease the symptoms. If started early, these remedies help in reducing the intensity and frequency of pain, increasing joint mobility, and preventing deformity of joints and extra-articular (other than joints) deformity thereby limiting progression of the disease.

In mild to moderate cases, consistent use of well-selected remedies may offer significant relief, while in advanced cases in which there is joint deformity, homeopathy may help in managing discomfort. Because homeopathy follows an individualized approach, the dosage and remedy selection depend on many factors like duration of symptoms, the patient’s age and any associated health concerns.

Homeopathy Optimises Rather Than Suppresses Immune System 

As rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease — where the body’s defense system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues—the body’s immune system becomes overactive causing inflammation. Homeopathic medicines aim to maximize and balance this increased immune activity by slowing down the advancement of chronic symptoms and reducing inflammation. It is important to remember that homeopathic remedies donot suppress the immune system.

Non-Habit-Forming Remedies With Zero Side Effects

Homeopathic medicines are often used as supportive treatment in long-standing cases of rheumatoid arthritis, but one does not become habitual to them. They can generally be taken alongside conventional medicines. Used under professional guidance, they may help reduce reliance on conventional  medications over a period of time.

Unlike conventional treatments, homeopathic remedies are not known to cause any side effects. Standard medical management of rheumatoid arthritis often involves DMARDs (Disease Modifying anti- rheumatic drugs, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and steroids — which may carry risk of adverse effects, if consumed for a long time. Conventional medicines are sometimes needed for acute pain or inflammation, but their prolonged use typically requires caution and monitoring.

Top 11 Homeopathic Medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis

The top medicines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis are Rhus Toxicodendron, Apis Mellifica, Bryonia Alba, Antimonium Crudum, Actaea Spicata, Caulophyllum Thalictroides, Arnica Montana, Ledum Palustre, Calcarea Carbonica,Sanguinaria Canadensis and  Rhododendron Ferrugineum.

1. Rhus Toxicodendron – For Stiff, Painful Joints Better From Movement

Rhus Toxicodendron helps to relieve stiffness and pain in the joints by reducing inflammation. Stiffness in the joints aggravates in the morning and also after a period of inactivity. One gets relief by warm applications, movement of the affected joints and massaging them. There is pain due to initial movement but continued motion brings relief. Other associated symptoms are prickling sensation and numbness in the limbs.

When To Use Rhus Tox?

The key symptom is stiff painful joints with the condition getting worse by rest and better by movement.

How to use Rhus Tox?

It is best to begin with 30C potency. Rhus Toxicodendron 30C can be taken two to three times a day depending on the severity of the problem. Higher potencies like 200C and 1M can be considered but only under the supervision of a homeopathic doctor.

2. Apis Mellifica – For Reducing Swelling In Joints

Apis Mellifica is recommended where there is heavy swelling in the joint, which also turns red. The pain is mostly burning or stinging type. The affected joint becomes sensitive to touch. Rheumatic pain usually affects the back and limbs.

When To Use Apis Mellifica?

This medicine is recommended when there is burning/ stinging pain, intense swelling and redness in the joint.

How to use Apis Mellifica?

Apis Mellifica 30C can be used once or twice a day.

3. Bryonia Alba – When Joints Get Painful And Swollen By Movement

Bryonia Alba is beneficial in cases where joints become swollen and red. Besides, there is pain in joints. The pains are sharp and stitching type which get worse by motion and better by taking rest. Warmth may relieve the pain. This medicine is recommended when joints of the elbow and knee are involved.

When To Use Bryonia?

Bryonia is well indicated to manage swollen and painful joints which get worse by movement and better by rest.

How to use Bryonia?

Bryonia 30C can be used one-three times a day as per intensity of the symptom.

4. Antimonium Crudum – For Reducing Pain In Finger Joints

This is the best medicine to treat pain and inflammation in finger joints. The pain worsens in winter. Warm applications bring relief. Rheumatic complaints get aggravated by bathing with cold water. One may feel drawing (pulling/ tightening) sensation in the fingers.

When To Use Antimonium Crudum?

Antimonium Crudum is recommended when there is pain in finger joints in cold weather that gets better from warm applications.

How to use Antimonium Crudum?

This medicine can be used in 30C potency once a day.

5. Actaea Spicata – For Swelling And Pain in Wrist 

Actaea Spicata is mainly given in cases where there is wrist pain and swelling. Wrist becomes red with heat. The pain increases on movement of the wrist. It is also recommended to treat pain and swelling in small joints of the ankle, fingers and toes.

When To Use Actaea Spicata?

This medicine manages swelling and pain in the wrist which aggravates by movement, along with heat and redness worse from movement.

How to use Actaea Spicata?

The recommended dose is Actaea Spicata 30C once or twice a day.

6. Caulophyllum Thalictroides  – For Arthritis Of Small Joints 

Caulophyllum thalictroides is also administered for treating arthritis that affects small joints. These joints are stiff and painful . The joints of toes, fingers, ankle and wrist are affected the most in such cases. The pain keeps shifting from one joint to the other. In some cases, nodes are present on finger joints.

When To Use Caulophyllum?

It is mainly used if there is stiffness and pain in small joints like toes, fingers, wrist and ankle with frequently shifting pain.

How to use Caulophyllum?

Caulophyllum 30C should be used two times a day for best results.

7. Arnica Montana – For Noticeable Tender Joints

Arnica Montana is mostly administered when the joints are tender. Patients fear any kind of touch on the affected joint. The knee also has bruised, sore pain along with too much of swelling. There is a peculiar type of sensation about the the surface on which a patient lies feels too hard. There is a bruised, lame feeling in the affected part. Rheumatism normally starts in lower limb.

When to use Arnica?

The characteristic symptom to use Arnica is tenderness and extreme pain on the affected joint and even a little touch results in pain.

How to use Arnica?

Arnica can be administered one to three times a day depen ding on a case-to-case basis.

8. Ledum Palustre – For Ascending Type Of Rheumatic Complaint

It offers one of the best remedies for rheumatoid arthritis. Ledum Palustre helps reduce swelling and pain in the ankles. Those who need it have worsening ankle pain from every movement. Cold applications provide a lot of relief. A patient may have ascending rheumatism where pain starts from joints in the feet and then ascends to joints above it in the legs. Other indicating factors are gouty pain in the small joints, foot and limbs.

When to use Ledum Pal?

One may use it for managing swelling and pain in ankles that get worse upon slight movement and better after applying cold.

How to use Ledum Pal?

It can be administered one to three times daily as per the intensity of the swelling and pain.

9. Calcarea Carbonica – For Swelling And Pain In Knee Joint

Calcarea Carbonica wonderfully manages swelling and pain in the knee joints. The pain can be tearing or drawing in nature. One can observe a swollen knee particularly at night. It is also tender to touch. Rheumatic complaints worsen if one comes in contact of water.

When to use Calcarea Carb?

This medicine is best used for patients who have swelling and pain in the knee joints that aggravate during the night.

How to use Calcarea Carb?

This medicine can be administered in 30 C potency just once a day. For using its higher potencies like 200C, 1M always consult a qualified homeopath.

10. Sanguinaria Canadensis – For Shoulder Joint Pain

Sanguinaria Canadensis works wonderfully to treat shoulder joint pain. It also helps reduce accompanying stiffness. If the pain in the shoulder aggravates upon raising the arm, it is a sure sign to use Sanguinaria Canadensis. Also, if the pain aggravates at night this is the medicine to be administered.

When to use Sanguinaria Can?

If there is pain in the shoulder joint, especially that gets worse when one raises arm and at night accompanied by stiffness, this is the go-to medicine.

How to use Sanguinaria Can?

This medicine can be administered one to two times daily at 30C potency.

11. Rhododendron Ferrugineum – For Rheumatic Symptoms That Worsen In Stormy Weather

This happens to be one of the best medicines  prepared from the “ yellow Snow Plant”. It works beautifully when the symptom of rheumatism get activated or worsen at the onset of stormy weather. Rheumatic pains are charp, tearing, and stitching in nature. The pain mainly affects wrists, arms and shoulders. The pain aggravates at rest. Along with it, another noticeable feature is coldness felt in the limbs.

When to use Rhododendron Ferrugineum?

This medicine should be administered when the rheumatic pain sets off at the onset of the stormy weather.

How to use Rhododendron ferrugineum?

It can be administered with a lower potency i.e. 30C one to two times daily.

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis? 

The exact reason behind rheumatoid arthritis is not clear. However, it is believed to be an autoimmune disease. What activates the autoimmune process for RA is not exactly known. But there are certain factors that enhance the risk of this disease. Foremost among them are genetic factors. Certain genes (human leukocyte antigen HLA – DR1 and HLA – DR4) make a person more prone to develop this disease. Women are more at risk. Those in the middle age-group are most affected. Other factors that put a person at risk of this include a family history of this disease, obesity, smoking, environmental exposures like exposures to asbestos or silica, history of viral infections like Epstein – Barr virus (EBV), stress, and also dietary factors.

Pathophysiology

Genetic predisposition—association with HLA-DR4/DR1, enhances its cause. Any environmental factor triggers the immune system. Antigen presenting cells activate  CD4+ T cells in the genetically prone person. Activated T cells initiate the cascade of reaction leading to release if cytokines, causes inflammation in synovial membrane. Early pannus formation—pannus is a sheet of inflammatory granulation tissue that spread from synovial membrane and invade the joints. It subsequently leads to symptoms like stiffness, pain, tenderness, swelling and later on deformity in the joints may be observed.

Symptoms of  Rheumatoid Arthritis

The key symptoms are pain swelling, and stiffness in the joints, which mostly appear in the morning and due to inactivity. In this, multiple joints are involved in a symmetrical manner i.e. involving the same joints on both sides of the body.

The affected joint gets warm, reddened and tender to touch when it is in the flare-up phase. There is loss of well-functioning joints, and mobility.

The symptoms initially begin from small joints of hands or feet and subsequently may progress to other joints like shoulder, knee, wrist, hip and ankle.

Deformity too appears in later phases if not treated in time. Some symptoms that may accompany include loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, weakness, muscle aches, anaemia and depression.

Joint deformities

The deformities in the joints that can develop in rheumatoid arthritis are the following:

 1. Swan neck deformity: In this type of deformity, the joint in the fingers closest to fingertip gets bent towards the palm (flexion of distal interphalangeal joint) and the joint in the finger nearest to palm bends away from it (hyperextension of proximal interphalangeal joint).

2. Boutonniere deformity: The joint in the fingers that is nearest to the palm gets bent towards the palm (flexion of proximal interphalangeal joint) and the joint nearest to finger-tip bends backwards (hyperextension of distal interphalangeal joint).

3. Ulnar deviation: Swelling in the metacarpo-phalangeal joints is felt (joint that connect bone in palm to the bone in finger). It leads to leaning of the fingers away from the thumb towards little fingers. This deformity is also known as ulnar drift.

Extra- Articular Manifestation

If there is extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis, it means apart from the joint many other organs are involved.

Skin: Rheumatoid nodule, Vasculitis rashes.

Lungs: like interstitial lung disease, pleural effusion and sometimes pulmonary nodules may be formed.

Heart: Pericarditis can occur.

Haematology: Anaemia, Felty’s syndrome (triad of Rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and neutropenia.

Constitutional symptoms: Fatigue, unintended weight loss, low-grade fever.

Investigations for Rheumatoid Arthritis

The blood tests that are to be carried out in suspected cases of rheumatoid arthritis are rheumatoid factor, Anti – cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti – CCP), ESR and C-reactive protein (CRP). Other tests include MRI and X-rays of affected joints that are carried out to rule out the severity of the disease.

What are the various types of  Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Seropositive: In this, patients with rheumatoid arthritis report to having blood tests positive for rheumatoid factor or anti – CCPs.

Seronegative: One may develop Rheumatoid arthritis even in the absence of rheumatoid factor or anti – CCPs. This is termed as seronegative type rheumatoid arthritis. In this, the blood tests are negative for RF and anti – CCPs. In such cases, diagnosis is carried out on the basis of clinical symptoms and X- rays. This type is usually milder than the seropositive type.

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is when rheumatoid arthritis hits children less than 17 years of age. It is also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Palindromic rheumatism: These present with symptoms of recurrent attacks of pain; swelling appears in one or more joints all of sudden. It lasts a few hours or even a few days. In between the flare up attacks, the swelling and pain subsides completely. It is not a type of rheumatoid arthritis. Those suffering from palindromic rheumatism have a chance to develop rheumatoid arthritis.

Frequently Asked Questions 

1. Can Rheumatoid arthritis occur at a young age?
Usually middle aged people (above 30 years) are affected. But, yes at a younger age also rheumatoid arthritis can occur i.e. juvenile arthritis

2. What foods should be avoided for best results of homeopathic medicines in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A person should avoid red meat, processed food, and highly fried or too much intake of salt. Alcohol and smoking should also be avoided. These changes help reduce the symptoms and reduce flare-ups.

3. Are Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis one and the same?
No, both conditions are different. Rheumatoid arthritis is a typeof arthritis.

 4. What is the difference between Gout and Rheumatoid arthritis?
Gout is caused by high uric-acid levels forming crystals in the joint, causing pain, swelling and redness. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease causing inflammation of joints.

5.  Does homoeopathy provide results for acute flare up of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Homoeopathy is helpful for mild to moderate symptoms, but for persistent or severe flare-ups immediate medical attention is required.

6. Can homoeopathy prevent joint deformities?
The results depend on how early the medicines are initiated. Early initiation of treatment helps slow the progression of the symptoms. However, ongoing and regular medical assessments are still essential.

7. Will homoeopathic medicines reduce the dependence on painkillers?
Yes – gradually it reduces the dependence on painkillers as inflammation, pain and stiffness reduces.

8. Is it safe to administer homoeopathic remedy for a longer duration?
Yes—it is safe to use homoeopathic medicines, if administered in right dosage.

9. How does homoeopathy work in treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Homoeopathic medicines help not only reduce the frequency and severity of the disease, but also helps halting the progression of the disease.

 

 

 

 

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatoid Arthritis is as an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints. It leads to pain, swelling and stiffness in joints. In long standing cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis, the affected joints are destroyed, resulting in varying degrees of deformity. Homeopathic remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis are made of natural substances, are of great help in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Homeopathic RA treatments are completely safe with no side effects, they work to eliminate the root cause of the problem.

Top Homeopathic Remedies For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Natural Homeopathic remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis with  pain in finger joints

Antimonium Crudum is the top natural remedy for Rheumatoid Arthritis when the patient is suffering from pain in finger joints  . The patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis who complain of pain in finger joints which gets worse in cold weather or by washing hands in cold water and gets better by applying something warm on the fingers can greatly benefit from this Homeopathic remedy. Antimonium Crudum also yields good results in patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis in whom the pain in finger joints alternates with stomach complaints and a thick white-coated tongue. The arthritic finger pains which worsen after taking wine can also be treated with this Homeopathic medicine.

Lithium Carbonicum is another Homeopathic medicine of great help for patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis who complain of pain in finger joints accompanied by swelling over the finger joints. The patient’s condition gets better by applying hot water. Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis with pain in finger joints who complain of dim vision and weakness of eyes as an associated symptom can also benefit from natural Homeopathic medicine Lithium Carbonicum. It is also the Homeopathic remedy for patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis who have a history of some heart complaint along with pain in finger joints.

Caulophyllum is the ideal natural Homeopathic remedy for pain in finger joints with much stiffness in a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Caulophyllum is also of great help when the pain in finger joints shifts from one finger to another in a very short time. Guaiacum Officinale is another top Homeopathic medicine when the patient has pain in finger joints that is pricking with much stiffness, and which gets worse by heat.

Homeopathic treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis with pain in wrist joints

Actaea Spicata is an excellent natural Homeopathic medicine for treating the pain in wrist of a patient suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. Tearing and tingling type of pain in the wrist with excessive swelling, that gets worse with touch and motion, is also effectively treatedby Actaea Spicata. Another Homeopathic remedy of great benefit when a patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis has a tearing type of pain in the wrist, especially on the right side, is Rhododendron. The pain gets worse when the wrist is kept in a resting position. This is also the Homeopathic remedy for patients who complain of rheumatic pain in wrist which gets worse during stormy weather. Natural Homeopathic medicine Colchicum Autumnale is the ideal treatment for rheumatic pain of wrist where the pain is aggravated by touch and at night. The pain in wrist in which there is a sensation of needles and numbness of fingertips is also treated by Homeopathic medicine Colchicum Autumnale.Formica Rufa, on the other hand, is a very beneficial Homeopathic medicine for rheumatic pain in wrist joint when the pain appears suddenly and the patient feels better by rubbing or pressing the wrist.

Homeopathic medicines for pain in knee joints in a patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rhus Toxicodendron is among the top natural Homeopathic medicines for treating rheumatic pain in knee joints. For this medicine to be used, the main symptoms to be considered are pain and stiffness of knees which get worse while the patient is resting, and there is a decrease in pain as the patient walks continuously. Bryonia Alba is another Homeopathic medicine that can yield very good results in the treatment of rheumatic pains of knees. The patients requiring this natural Homeopathic remedy complain of excessive stitching type of pain, stiffness and swelling in knee joints. Excessive rheumatic knee pain that gets worse by a little motion of knees and better by absolute rest can also be treated with Homeopathic medicine Bryonia Alba. Calcarea Carbonica is an excellent Homeopathic medicine for treating rheumatic pain in knee joints when the pain increases by working in water like washing clothes. Another symptom that guides towards using this natural Homeopathic remedy in rheumatic patients is pain in knees with much swelling and coldness of knees. Homeopathic medicine Salicylicum Acidum is also used for excessive rheumatic pain in knee joints with much swelling and high fever that get worse on the slightest touch and movement of knee. Homeopathic medicine Causticum is used to treat rheumatic pains of knee if the patient gets relief from pain by applying something hot and experiences restless legs at night.

Homeopathic remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis with shifting pain in joints

Pulsatilla Nigricans is a natural Homeopathic medicine of great help forRheumatoid Arthritis patients who complain of shifting type of painsin joints. It is also the ideal Homeopathic medicine for rheumatic pains that constantly shift from one joint to another along with chilliness and making the patient restless. The patient also has no thirst for water the whole day. Caulophyllum is another Homeopathic remedy for treating rheumatic pains that goon wandering mainly in small joints of fingers and wrist. If the rheumatic pain in joints is of shooting nature or the pain gives the sensation of an electric shock while rapidly shifting from one joint to another,natural Homeopathic medicine Phytolacca Decendra is the ideal remedy. Homeopathic medicine Kalmia Latifolia is used for treatment of shifting pain in joints when the pains are of a pricking nature, with numbness of affected joint and shifting from one joint to another in quick succession.

Homeopathic medicines for acute inflammation of joints in patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Apis Mellifica is a wonderful natural Homeopathic medicine for acute inflammatory condition of joints where the joints, especially the knee joint, are excessively swollen with acute sensitivity to touch and warmth. Along with the acute swelling, a stinging type of painin joints also directs towards the Homeopathic treatment provided by Apis Mellifica. Another Homeopathic medicine for treatment of an acute inflammation of joints is Arnica Montana. It is the ideal choice whenthe patient complains of swelling in joints with sore, bruised pains as if beaten up. There is also a heightened fear to touch the inflammed joints on account of the pain. Natural Homeopathic medicine Sticta Pulmonarisis is benefical in treating acute inflammation of joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis when the symptoms are redness, heat, and swelling in joints with a shooting type of pain, especially in knee joints. Homeopathic medicine Actaea Spicata is mainly used for acute inflammation of wrist and finger joints where the swelling in joints appears on slight motion with a tearing type of painwhich gets worse by touch.

Natural Homeopathic medicines for stiffness of joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rhus Toxicodendron is the best Homeopathic medicine for reducing the stiffness in joints due to Rheumatoid Arthritis where the patient feels that the joints are stiffwhen at rest and the stiffness gradually reduces as the joints come into motion. An example is knee stiffness being reduced by continuous walking. Rhus Toxicodendron is also the natural Homeopathic remedy for stiffness of joints which worsensif the patientgets wet in rain. Caulophyllum is also used forthe Homeopathic treatment of stiffness joints, mainly finger joints, with a drawing type of painin finger joints that shifts from one joint to another. Another natural Homeopathic medicine, Causticum, is mainly used when the knees joints are markedly stiffand tensewith pain in knees and heat provides relief. Guaiacum Officinale is also a useful Homeopathic medicine for the treatment of stiff joints in patients withRheumatoid Arthritis when the main symptoms are immovable stiffness of joints with pain in joints that getsworse by applying pressure and heat.

Homeopathic medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis with deformity of joints

The top natural Homeopathic medicine for treating deformity of joints is Medorrhinum. This Homeopathic remedy is mainly prescribed when finger joints are deformed and nodes have formed on finger joints. Excessive burning heat in the hands along with deformed fingers also calls for the Homeopathic treatment of Medorrhinum. An equally good Homeopathic medicine is Benzoicum Acidum, which is recommended for treatment of deformed joints, mainly knee joint, where rheumatism is associated with Gonorrhoea and very offensive urine. Guaicum Officinale is the best natural Homeopathic medicine where the nodosities are formed on joints, leading to immovable stiffness of joints.

Best natural Homeopathic medicines for Juvenile Arthritis

Arthritis developing before the age of 18years is referred to as Juvenile Arthritis. Abrotanum is a very good Homeopathic medicine for Juvenile Arthritis. It is a natural Homeopathic remedy for pain in joints of a pricking character, mainly in wrist and ankle joints. If the arthritis develops due to suppression of diarrhoea, then Abrotanum is the best and specific Homeopathic remedy. Natrum Phoshphoricum is another Homeopathic medicine for Juvenile Arthritis where the wrist and finger joints are involved. The main symptom that must be present for this medicine to be used is joint pains accompanied by acidity, sour eructations and sour vomiting.

Natural Homeopathic remedies for Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriasis is a skin condition in which red inflamed patches on skin are covered by silver white flakes on them. The joint painthat results because of its association with Psoriasis is referred to as Psoriatic Arthritis. Homeopathic medicines that can be used for the treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis are Sulphur and Radium Bromatum. Sulphur can be used for the treatment of joint pains that occur due to suppression of psoriatic skin lesions by external ointment applications, along with excessive heat in palms and soles. Radiumm Bromatum can be used in Psoriatic Arthritis where the joint pains are worse at night along with itching and burning on the skin.

Top Homeopathic medicines for Reactive Arthritis

Reactive Arthritis is a condition of painful inflammation of joints that occurs in response to infection in another part of the body due to bacteria. The main infections that result in Reactive Arthritis are firstly intestinal infection due to salmonella, shigella or other intestinal bacterias and secondly, the sexually transmitted diseases caused by Neisseria Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia Trachomatis bacterias. The main symptoms of Reactive Arthritis are joint pains that follow or accompany diarrhoea or dysentery, frequent or burning urination, discharges from urethra, conjunctivitis and skin inflammation.
Abrotanum is the best natural Homeopathic medicine for Reactive Arthritis where the arthritis follows diarrhoea, which is suppressed due to any cause or where joint pains alternate with dysentery. Its use is recommended in cases of arthritis where the joints, mainly ankle or wrist joints, are inflammed, stiff and pains that are of pricking character are present. Another medicine which is of great significance in Homeopathic treatment of Reactive Arthritis is Kali Bichromicum. The patients of Reactive Arthritis who complain of joint pains that alternate with dysentery can benefit from this Homeopathic medicine. Kali Bichromicum is also the Homeopathic remedy for patients in whom the main symptoms are pain, stiffness and swelling of joints that wander from one joint to the other rapidly and get worse by cold. Natural Homeopathic medicine Asclepias Tuberosa is the idealremedy in those cases of Reactive Arthritis where joint pains are accompanied by dysentery. The patient requiring this medicine complains of an offensive stool like rotten eggs with mucus in stool and pain and stiffness in joints where the patient is afraid to bend the joints because he feels that the ligaments and tendons adjoining the joints will breakon bending. Natrum Sulphuricum is yet another natural Homeopathic medicine for Reactive Arthritis where joint pains are accompanied by diarrhoea which is worse in morning. The joints, mainly knee joints, are stiff and painful with burning in the soles of feet. The other two medicines which are used for Homeopathic treatment of Reactive Arthritis where the inflammatory joint pains follow supression of gonorrheal infection are Medorrhinum and Thuja Occidentalis. Thuja Occidentalis is the natural Homeopthic remedy for patients of Reactive Arthritis in whom the joint pains are accompanied by inflammed urethra with frequent uncontrollable urination and where sharp cutting pains in urethra follow after urinating. Medorrhinum is the Homeopathic medicine suited for patients in whom the joints, mainly finger joints,get stiffwith excessive painalong with burning in hands. For Medorrhinum to be used in Reactive Arthritis, the symptoms of inflammation of urethra with excessive pain in urethra while urination alongwith joint pains must be present. Pulsatilla Nigricans is another excellent natural Homeopathic medicine for patients of Reactive Arthritis. This Homeopathic remedy is beneficial when pain and swelling in joints shift from one joint to another, accompanied by chilliness, inflammation in conjunctiva of eyes with thick yellow discharges and thick yellow gonorrheal discharges from urethra.