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Allergy refers to a sudden hypersensitive reaction, presented with a number of symptoms. Allergen is an agent that is considered harmful by a sensitive/allergic person but doesn’t have any effect on other persons. The main allergens include dust mites, pollens, animal danders, certain food like eggs and shellfish etc. The main allergies include nasal allergy, allergic cough, food allergies, dust allergy, and skin rash. The allergic reactions to Hair dye are also prevalent in some. The homeopathy treatment for allergies not only helps in giving relief in acute attacks of allergy but also promises to effect a cure and exact the condition from its root. The cure is possible by application of properly selected constitutional medicines to the patient. In homeopathy, the allergies are treated not on the basis of the allergen triggering the allergic response, but by the characteristic individual symptoms narrated by the patient. These characteristic symptoms are, in essence, the key to unlocking the most suitable medicine required. Homeopathy for allergy works by moderating the overactive immune system. In this article, various types of allergies and their corresponding medicines have been discussed.
Homeopathy for Allergy
1. Apis Mellifica: Apis mellifica holds a prime position to treat the hives or urticarial rash due to allergic reactions. This medicine can be utilized in all cases of allergic hives that result in violent itching with burning and stinging sensations. The patient may be relieved by cold applications. The skin is sensitive to touch. Swelling also accompanies. Slight betterment in the skin symptoms in the open air is another prominent factor which, if present, confirms that this medicine should be used.
2. Arsenic Album: Arsenic Album is a frequently used medicine for treating nasal allergy. The symptom that points towards this medicine’s implication is fluent and burning discharge from the nose with much sneezing. This may be accompanied by watering from eyes with burning.
3. Natrum Mur: Natrum Mur is suitable medicine for both nasal and skin allergies. The important pointers for using Natrum Mur in nasal allergy are running nose with sneezing and breathing difficulties, and in skin allergies, it is used mainly when excessive itching is present that mainly gets worse in a warm room and better in open air. Craving for salt is usually noted in all the patients requiring Natrum Mur.
4. Sulphur: When it comes to skin allergies, Sulphur is the foremost and an infallible medicine for allergies. This can be employed in all those cases of skin allergy where excessive itching with extreme burning sensation is present. Skin usually remains dry. The patient scratches the skin and gets relief. These are all the local skin symptoms for using this medicine. The constitutional symptoms used for selecting this medicine for chronic treatment include an aversion to bathing, unhealthy dirty looking skin, craving for sweets and an utmost heat in the whole body.
Various Allergies and Homeopathy
1. Nasal Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis)
The main causative allergens towards exciting an attack of nasal allergy are dust mites, animal danders and pollens. The main symptoms of allergic rhinitis include sneezing, fluent discharge from nose, dropping of nasal discharge back into the throat which is referred to as postnasal drip in some cases, itching in nose, throat and ear, and a discharge from eyes with itching in them. The natural medicines that show excellence in treating nasal allergies include Allium Cepa, Arsenic album, Arundo Mauri, Kali Bichromicum and Gelsemium. The first two mentioned medicines vis-a-vis Allium Cepa and Arsenic album are natural medicines for nasal allergy. They both work well when the symptoms are running nose with sneezing, burning in nose and eyes. But there is a very fine line of demarcation that decides the application of medicine out of these two, which is that if the patient feels better in open air and worse in warm room Allium cepa is selected, and for the exact opposite condition in which patient is relieved in warm room and worse in open air then Arsenic album becomes the choice of medicine. The next medicine Arundo mauri is the best choice when extreme itching in nose, eyes, and throat predominate with sneezing and fluent nasal discharge. The use of medicine Kali bichromicum is called for in those patients of nasal allergy in whom the nasal discharge dropping into the throat (postnasal drip) stands out to be a dominant feature along with sneezing. The last medicine Gelsemium is prescribed when the running nose and sneezing are present with pain in head and a feverish feeling. The above mentioned medicines can also be used as remedies for seasonal allergies .
2. Allergic Cough (Allergic Asthma)
Allergic cough mainly presents itself as cough with difficult breathing, suffocation, chest tightness and wheezing/whistling sounds from chest. The medicines of immense help in allergic cough include Arsenic album, Ipecac, Bryonia and Sambucus. The selection of medicine to treat allergic asthma is based upon the dominant symptoms of the patient. Arsenic album is selected when cough with chest tightness and suffocative attacks is the main complaint of the patient. The patient feels that this problem is worse at night time and has to sit up for relief. Warm drinks usually bring relief to this person. For using Ipecac in allergic cough, the main symptom is a violent loose cough with wheezing sounds due to the loading of mucus in the chest. Sometimes vomiting accompanies cough and relieves the patient. The next medicine Bryonia Alba gives good results when the cough is dry. This may be accompanied with chest pain and difficult breathing. Mainly the person over all feels better on lying down and worse on walking. The last medicine Sambucus is of supreme importance when nasal blockage is present with suffocative cough. Due to nasal blockage, the patient wakes suddenly at night with symptoms of difficulty in breathing and suffocation.
4. Skin Allergies
The skin allergy includes rash with itching, eczema (allergic dermatitis) and urticaria (hives). In urticaria the skin gets raised in patches with itching. The best medicines that come into play for treating allergic skin rash are Sulphur, Apis mellifica and Urtica Urens. Sulphur is a well known allergy medicine for treating skin complaints. Sulphur can be prescribed in all types of allergic skin rash where dryness, itching and burning sensations predominate. Apis mellifica is of great help in treating urticarial rashes where intense itching with burning stinging sensations and swelling of skin is present. Cold application may relieve the patient. Swelling of face may also be present. Allergic rash with asthmatic symptoms yield wonderfully to this medicine. Urtica urens is the first choice when eating shellfish has excited the skin rash with violent itching and heat.
5. Food Allergy
Food allergy refers to a series of symptoms that follows after taking in a particular type of food to which a person is allergic. The symptoms may occur in four planes. The first is nasal symptoms like discharge from nose, itching in nose and eyes and even difficult breathing. The second is gastric symptoms like loose stool, pain in stomach, nausea and vomiting. The third symptom is swelling of lips, mouth or of face. And the last symptoms are related to skin and include itchy rash, eczema or hives (Urticaria). The common food allergens leading allergic reaction are Egg, shellfish, nuts, wheat and milk.
The medicines for egg allergy are Carbo veg, Nux vomica and Sulph. Carbo veg and Nux vom are the natural medicines for egg allergy where gastric symptoms predominate. Carbo veg is prescribed when loose offensive stool, gas in stomach, nausea, vomiting follows eating eggs. And if this is accompanied with pain in abdomen Nux vomica is selected. When the gastric symptoms are accompanied by skin complaints after eating eggs, Sulphur can be used where itching or burning on skin are present.
For combating with shellfish allergy, the best natural medicine is Urtica Urens. This medicine can be taken by all those patients in whom sudden hives with violent itching and burning follows eating shell fish. This medicine has excellent power to control such symptoms.
The food allergy to wheat can be controlled with medicines that include Lycopodium, colocynth and Natrum Mur. Lycopodium can help in controlling the gastric symptoms. Lycopodium can be used when loose stool with gas in abdomen predominates. Colocynth is used when cramping pains in stomach accompany loose stool, and Natrum Mur is used when skin rash occur either independently or along with gastric trouble after taking wheat.
The last mentioned food allergy to milk can be treated with natural medicines without any side effects. The natural medicines include Aethusa Cynapium, Natrum carb, and Pulsatilla. Aethusa cynapium tops the list of medicines for milk allergy. The symptom for its use is vomiting immediately when milk enters the stomach. Sweating and weakness may follow vomiting. Natrum carb is indicated when loose stool follows milk intake. Pulsatilla is used when milk or any milk product excites allergic reaction. The prominent symptoms that call for the use of Pulsatilla medicine include loose stool, nausea, vomiting, gas, or acidity after taking milk or milk products. A complete absence of thirst is an accompanying symptom in some cases that if present forms an important symptom towards selecting Pulsatilla for milk allergy.
6. Euphrasia for Allergic Conjunctivitis
Euphrasia is the best natural medicines to deal with eye symptoms due to allergy. This can be taken in all such cases presenting with redness, itching, burning in eyes with watery discharges.
7. Dust (dust mite) Allergy
The leading natural medicines that provide a great helping hand to deal with dust allergy include Lycopersicum, Bromium and Arsenic album. Lycopersicum is the leading medicine that is used when breathing in of the slightest dust particle leads to running nose and sneezing. Bromium is utilised when dust inhalation leads to discharge from the nose along with chest complaints. The chest complaints include difficult breathing, cough with mucus in chest. Lastly, the medicine Arsenic album is used when fluent nasal discharge with burning in eyes and nose and sneezing predominate.
8. Allergy Caused By Hair dye
The symptoms that follow dye application on hair include skin rash, itching and swelling that appears mainly on the face, the ears, and the neck. There are various natural medicines to deal with the allergic reaction to dyes, but they are not specific or patent medicines for dye allergy. Suitable medicine is to be chosen after taking the symptoms from the patient. Few medicines like Sulphur, Arsenic album, Natrum Mur and Sepia can be used following case taking.
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sir I m S k Sharma (28yrs old)
since three years I have been alergy rhintis(sneezing Nd running nose,eaching throat Nd eye,) I have Alergy for cold,domestic dust and various meals(apple fish ladies finger etc) initially I tuke Adel(recura),nd became well but when I leaved medicine it again started. long time Alergy has been changed into allergic asthma for one year.my situation became worst. I have tightening chest,short of breath,sound during exhaled air,i cant run and labour hard. doctor told me u r intered into astma in primary phase.sir can asthma be cured by homeopathy?
sir please reply me soon
Please, I am after PTDS, Ca mammae,l.sin( treated RAT , CHE and quadratectomia- 2002, I have protrusio LS3-4 , LS4-5 , ventral deformation Th11, hair fall, hypotyreoidism, gastritis /treated accupuncture from 04/08/2014, and dark circles under eyes/ , cut bladder after Sectio caesarea with swelling and occasional burning when urinating 1989. Please a reply and a proposal for homeopathic treatment, my homoeopath I have been prescribed Lachesis 30 1 for seven days, and I can not reach her.
Dear Sir,
For 6 months I am suffering from Burning sensation . I have taken several treatment and finally taking B12 and D3 supplements. Level of Burning sensation is 50% less but not cured . Time and often I am in very discomfort level. Either this disease is curable through Homeopath . Kindly Guide us .
Regards
L.N.Chaudhary
Hi Doctor. I am a 33 year old male living in Bangalore. 3 weeks back i started getting itchy red spots all over my body. I have no fever or history of rashes. I went to my regular homeopathy doctor and he gave me Sulphur 1M. The itching or rash did not subside. I went for an allopathy checkup and doctor told me it is “Pityriasus Rosea”. I went back to my Homeopathy doctor and considering that sulphur did not react, he gave me 1M Psorinum. After 2 days when problem aggravated due to Psorinum, he gave me Sulphur 1M again. Now sulphur has again reacted badly and rashes and itching has aggravated. I am very restless and want to switch to some lotion or medicine that will help me relieve of this itching. Kindly advise,
sir i am dibetic iam suffering in summer season from alergey in my hands legs now this time glad in penis both side upper portion in both leg pls give me suggestion regard my problem alopethy tablets i take but full relief not realise by me suggest me homepathy surpuph age 32 yrs i am phyically phite
Hi
I am suffering from Cold from quite long with runny nose starting after it turn down to cold and everyday sneezes early in the morning with runny nose upto half an hour sometimes observing some short of sound while breething.please let me know what it is?
Dear Doctor,i am suffering from dry cough which comes very off and on.I am basically an allergic person with dust ,agarbattis,perfumes etc.I have skin roblem lso like contact dermatits and detergents are not suitable to my hands.Though the problem is not always with me but in a year or two it comes.Please advice…Thanks
Hi Doctor,
I am sufferring from Allergic rhinitis. Major symptoms are:-
Sneezing, dry cough, running nose, discharge and stuffed nose, short of breath due to post nasal drip, irritation in nose, throat and ear, suffocation and wheezing sound from chest at times.
I was referred to use Sabadilla and Calc Carb 30 medicine by Homoeopathic practitioner. When I take this medicine then it relieves me but again during weather change, I tend to get this allergy again.
I have been operated due to difficulty in breathing and accumulation of infection on the sinus region of frontal area.
Please suggest which medicine would suit me the best if I need to cure my disease permanently.
Thank you
Harry
Hello doctor,
My ear and neck both are blocked and my uvula is toughing to tongue and making lot of mucus.Many doctors says it causes of allergy or infection. Please advise me for any treatment.
Thank you.
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Doctor,
I am suffering from heat burn (PD-PID with miliaria) in this month of May 2014 in Kolkata due to heavy heat generated from sunny weather.
I am applying orally ‘FLUCORT LOTION (.25%) TWICE A DAY MIXING WITH SUPRAGENT LOTION AS ADV ISED BY MY hOUSE PHYSICIAN.. But, I am not taking antibiotic medicine ASEERT D which was advised by my my Doctor.
I am requesting you to prescribe any homeopathy medicine which has no side effect, so that I may get relief from heat burn.
Awaiting your valuable advise.
Dipak DebRoy, Saltlake, Kolkata
Dear Sir,
My daughter age is 5 year and 3 month. For last year and a half she has been suffering from dry cough. When it starts she would woke up in night keep on coughing for more than hour, it would happen mostly in night . since it started i took her to many doctors. one doctor prescribed her a allergy test (it was i think lgE or something like that) and result was 1900].
She took prescribed medicine of that alopathic doctor and it gave her little bit relief.
After that i took her Homeopathic Doctor and she gave her medicine. By the grace of Almighty her condition is pretty much good but still she would cough but not for an hour and also not during night.
I donot know the name of that medicine because it is in small packets and in powder form which has to be taken 4 times a day.
I want this allergy to be eliminated please help me in this regards.
I cannot come to you as i am not from India
I humble request Dr when ever i dye my hair i face sever allergy like i will have itching all over the body i fell to sc arach where ever itching is the re i use reviolon colour &care product brown black colour i take english medecine TECZINE 10 MG
My age 63 (Female)
MRI Reports:-
Spondylo-disco-degernative changes with degenerative scoliosis with convexity to right
Perineural cysts at bilaterial D1-2 level
Mild posterior dis bulge from D2-3 to D5-6 levels indenting the anterior thecal sac.
Is it can treated by homeopathic , if so suggest medicine
Thanks and regards
VIJAYA
Hi dr, I am suffering from hot flushes for 15 years I have tried Harbal medecine, homeopathic,estrogen therapy nothing helped my sleep is distrubed wake up middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep,I had ellergy test I have told that I have dust mite ellergy can you please help me. I will appreciate you
Good evening doctor,
My son is suffering from allergy rhinitis (some allopathic doctors say). He is going to be 12 years. He is having this problem since he was about 4 years of age. His main problems are running nose most of the day, specially in the morning, nose blocked, frequent bouts of cough, and husky voice at times. We had resorted all sort of allopathic treatment including the use of nasal spray. Then, for last three years or so we have tried homeopathy from different doctors. In those last three years we have shifted at least three places (Jorhat, Chandigarh, Agra and back to Jorhat). Presently, homeopathic doctors say that his polyps have increased in size. His problem appeared to have been under control when we were in Agra, but not fully cured. We shifted back to Jorhat in Nov 13. Ever since his problem appears to have deteriorate. However, we are continuing to take homeopathy treatment, but without much relief as we were getting in Agra. I would be ever indebted to you if you could help me out by giving my son some relief.
Thanking you,
Bitanjali
Hi Dr. Sharma long time already I’m suffering from blocked nose and it affect my whole life and almost all the time its difficult to breath I feel fatigue every time pain in my back I always want to lay down all the time… I went to Dr many time but they can’t find any thing wrong just an allergic rhinitis but my whole life is affected because of my blocked nose… hope you will help me doc
Tnax in advance
Dr. Sharma……… long time already I’m suffering from blocked nose in the very morning sneezing, watering nose, irritatoin in eyes , it increased as & when I used alcohol . its difficult to breath even I feel fatigue every time hope you will help me by suggesting best medicines from homeopathic.
Thanks a lot in anticipation
Hello Doctor,
I am suffering from Chronic Urticaria for last 16 months. 14 months I had allopathic medicine and noticed side effects. From past two month I switched to homeopathy and despite changing medicines by the doctor, I still get hives. Its flared up and itching sensation is all over the body and even on the face.
I feel the itching with lot of heat and burning sensation over neck, behind ears and abdomen and sometimes on the legs too.
The rashes are not getting better and not sure if change the doctor or continue with the same. Is flaring up the right sign of the allergy cure or its the myth?
Thanks
Ritu
Good evening and Namaste doctor,
My wife is suffering from Itching below the navel(between the to legs) skin became black in color the same under the breasts. Many times she is feeling itch the different places. We visited a dermatologist. He prescribed some clinical tests. ie, thyroid, blood and urine. But nothing he found and gave a medicine named livo cetrazen , But, No result.
Kindly choose a Homeopathic medicine to solve the problem.
thank u .memorising all the remedies for allergy.I read all your articles without fail.Thank u once again.