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A skin rash can be described as any change in the skin that can impact its color, texture, or look. A rash can result in itching, chapping, blistering, and swelling, apart from color change, which may or may not be accompanied by pain. A skin rash may either be localized or it may spread to the entire body. Not only discomfort or pain, but a skin rash may also lower your self-esteem if it affects your looks. Some skin rashes disappear on their own, like the heat rash and swimmer’s itch, while there are others, such as rosacea and shingles, that call for medical intervention.
Homeopathy provides a very safe and reliable treatment in cases of skin rashes. Homeopathic medicines work most naturally to heal the skin rash and associated eruptions present with it. Besides, it brings magnificent relief in its attending symptoms like itching, burning, stinging, pain, and tenderness felt in the eruptions. In conventional mode, usually ointments, creams, anti-inflammatory and steroidal medications are being used for skin rashes cases. They give temporary relief by suppressing the condition and have side effects from prolonged use. On the other hand, homeopathic remedies for skin rashes are comparatively safe since they have practically no side effects and carry no chance of suppressing something which is very crucial for patients suffering from rashes.
Effective for acute and chronic skin rash
Homeopathy works equally well in acute as well as chronic skin rashes. In acute cases, it aids prompt relief and cure. In chronic cases, initially, it relieves the rash and its symptoms. Once this gets controlled, it starts working towards reducing the frequency and intensity of future outbreaks of the rash gradually till the chronicity of the condition is eradicated from its root.
Homeopathy treats root cause
As the skin rash can stem from various causes, so homeopathy aims to target that root cause in every case to achieve complete recovery and cure. Just providing relief in signs and symptoms of skin rash can never be sufficient for cure. To obtain a cure, treating the root cause is the only way out because till the time the root cause is lurking behind, the skin rash always has a high chance to relapse again and again. Here, homeopathy is the best treatment option to get to the root cause of skin rash and get a cure.
Natural Medicines
Due to the use of natural medicines in homeopathy, there are no side effects of these medicines. Such medicines are free from all kinds of harsh chemicals and toxins. This makes them act very mildly and gently to treat skin rash most harmlessly and naturally.
No-ointment use prevents suppression
Homeopathy is against the use of ointments and other topical applications. This is because it leads to suppression of the skin complaint. As a result, this skin issue may appear again and there are also chances that the problem manifests itself in some other important internal body organs like lungs, heart, and kidneys as its expression on the skin is hindered. To prevent this critical condition, homeopathy never uses topical applications for skin problems. It heals with internal medicines taken orally through the mouth. These medicines focus on correcting the internal disturbance in the human body which is predisposing it to a skin problem. Additionally, it boosts the body’s self-healing mechanism to overcome skin complaints naturally on its own.
Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines for Skin Rashes
Some of the leading remedies to treat skin rashes are Sulphur, Apis Mellifica, Belladonna, Graphites, Petroleum, Natrum Mur and Arsenic Album.
1. Sulphur – For Itchy Skin Rash
Sulphur is the best medicine to treat skin rash attended with itching. There may or may not be any eruptions on the skin. The itching may get worse at night, disturbing sleep. On scratching, a burning sensation is felt in the affected area which later starts paining. Bleeding may start from the areas scratched. In some cases, the sensation of an insect crawling (formication) may be felt. Stitching or prickling sensation may occur too.
When to use Sulphur?
This medicine is highly recommended for cases of skin rash that are very itchy. It helps to control itching and heal the skin rash.
How to use Sulphur?
It works well in both low and high potencies. Initially, it is advised to take it in 30 C potency. In mild cases, Sulphur 30C can be taken once or twice a week but when the severity of the complaint is high, Sulphur 30C can be taken once a day. Do not self-medicate with higher potencies.
2. Apis Mellifica – For Rash With Stinging Burning Pains
This medicine is very effective for rash accompanied with stinging burning pain. The rash is red, itchy, and sore (sensitive to touch). Itchiness may get better in the open air. It is a leading medicine for rash in case of hives (raised bumps in the affected area). It is also prominently indicated for a rash in case of a bee sting, insect bites, heat rash or allergic dermatitis.
When to use Apis Mellifica?
Apis Mellifica is the best medicine for rash attended with stinging burning pain.
How to use Apis Mellifica?
The recommended dose of this medicine is Apis Mellifica 30 C once or twice a day depending on the intensity of the pain.
3. Belladonna – For Red Rash With Marked Heat
It is a natural medicine highly recommended for cases of red-colored rash attended with intense heat. The affected area is sensitive to touch. The rash may be localized or spread across the body in cases needing this medicine. It is well-indicated for cases of acne rosacea, dermatitis, and measles.
When to use Belladonna?
This medicine can be used in cases of red rash with marked heat and sensitivity to touch.
How to use Belladonna?
This medicine can be used in both low and high potencies. In the beginning of the treatment, it is best to use its 30C potency two to three times a day. To switch to high potencies, consider a homeopathic doctor’s advice.
4. Graphites – For Skin Rash With Blisters Oozing Sticky Fluid
Graphites is very helpful for skin rash when attended with the formation of blisters (fluid-filled bumps). Itching and burning may occur in blisters that discharge sticky fluid. Heat increases the eruptions. In most cases needing it the rash is present in skin folds like the bend of elbow, back of the knee, behind ears, groin, and neck. It is the best choice of medicine for cases of eczema.
When to use Graphites?
This medicine is apt for skin rash with blister formation and oozing of sticky fluid.
How to use Graphites?
This medicine is usually recommended in 3X potency. Graphites 3X (1 or 2 tablets) can be taken once or twice a day depending on the intensity of the complaint.
5. Petroleum – For Rough, Dry Skin Rash With Cracks On Skin
It is highly recommended for skin rash which is rough and dry. It may be attended with deep cracks that may bleed. The skin rash gets worse in winter in most cases needing it. It is highly preferred when there is an extremely dry skin rash in people suffering from eczema and psoriasis.
When to use Petroleum?
This medicine is used to treat dry rough skin often with cracks that bleed. Winter aggravation of complaint is frequently noted where this medicine is required.
How to use Petroleum?
It can be used in 30 C potency once or twice a day.
6. Natrum Mur – For Rash With Fluid-Filled Eruptions
It is an important medicine when there are fluid-filled eruptions (vesicles / blisters) along with skin rash. Its use can be considered in different kind of skin rashes. Firstly, it can be used in cases of herpes zoster (skin rash with painful blisters caused by varicella zoster virus) and fever blisters (fluid-filled sores around the mouth and lips caused by herpes simplex virus). In these conditions rash occurs with bumps that contain watery fluid. Though given mainly for rash with fluid filled bumps, it is also suggested for cases of eczema with red, raw inflamed skin especially on edges of hair. Besides it can be used for sunburn, and hives with large red rash with marked itching which gets worse by exertion.
When to use Natrum Mur?
Natrum Mur is the most suitable medicine for skin rash with fluid-filled bumps.
How to use Natrum Mur?
Natrum Mur works most effectively in 6X potency. Natrum Mur 6X can be taken two to three times a day at a minimum three-hour gap.
7. Arsenic Album – For Rash Covered With Scales/Flakes
Its use is suggested for cases of skin rash covered with scales/flakes. In cases needing it, there occurs a dry, rough skin rash with scaling. Itching and burning are marked on the rash. Its use can be done in scaly skin conditions like psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, etc.
When to use Arsenic Album?
Its use can be considered in cases of skin rash covered with scales or flakes.
How to use Arsenic Album?
Most commonly it is used in 30 C potency that can be administered once a day initially. If there is no improvement, consult a homeopath to increase the dose or potency.
Causes of Skin Rashes
The factors for skin rashes are as wide-ranging as the kinds of rashes themselves. Some of the common causes are as follows:
1. Dermatitis (skin inflammation): It is further of two types –contact dermatitis and atopic dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis – It is a common cause of skin rash that refers to an allergic reaction on the skin when it comes in contact with an allergen, like chemicals in cosmetics, soaps, detergents or dyes in clothing, alcohol-based lotions and elastic rubber products.
Atopic dermatitis – Commonly seen in persons having other allergies and asthma, a skin rash appears which is red, dry, and itchy.
2. Use of certain medicines: A skin rash may appear either as a side effect or an allergic reaction to medicines. Some examples include antibiotics, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs), anti-seizure drugs.
3. Infections
Fungal infections: ringworm, candida infection
Viral infections: Herpes Zoster/shingles which is a painful blistered skin condition caused by varicella zoster virus
4. Hives: Itchy, raised bumps (wheals) on skin usually caused by an allergic reaction
5. Seborrheic dermatitis: Red, inflamed skin covered by flakes or scales majorly on the scalp but may also involve areas like eyelashes, eyebrows, area behind ears
6. Scabies: Highly contagious skin condition caused by mite Sarcoptes Scabiei
7. Psoriasis: An autoimmune skin disorder in which red inflamed patches appear on the skin covered with silvery-white scales
8. Acne rosacea: Skin condition characterized by redness, flushing of the face and small pus-filled bumps
9. Food allergy: Eating certain specific foods like eggs, peanuts, milk, fish may trigger a skin rash.
10. SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus): An autoimmune disease that causes joint pain, rash, fever, severe fatigue and organ damage
11. Heat rash (prickly heat): It causes tiny bumps on the skin caused from trapped sweat on the skin
12. Stings and insect bites
13. Cellulitis: Serious bacterial infection in the deep layers of the skin
14. Certain kinds of fever: typhoid fever, dengue fever
In children, some reasons for skin rashes are as follows:
1. Diaper rash: A skin rash on the baby’s bottom in the diaper area
2. Chickenpox: A viral infection caused by Varicella Zoster virus that leads to a rash with fluid-filled blisters on the skin
3. Measles: A viral infection caused by a virus of Paramyxovirus family leading to widespread skin rashes
4. Hand foot and mouth disease: It is a viral infection occurring in young children resulting in rashes on hands and feet along with sores in the mouth.
5. Impetigo: A superficial skin infection caused by Staphylococcus bacteria.
What Other Signs And Symptoms Attend Skin Rash?
A rash may be attended with itching and burning. It may be painful and sensitive to touch. Sometimes a stinging, prickling sensation is felt in the rash. The skin can be dry, rough and cracked. Sometimes blisters are present on the rash that ooze fluid. At times, bleeding may occur from the rash upon scratching. In some of the rashes, scales/flakes are present on the surface.
I have been treated for scabies, this and eckzima and my ands and feet are not clearing up, my hands and feet are red , swallon, itchy, very dry, cracking, and hurt , I have rubbed aloe vera plant leaves of them, bought all kinds of eckzima, psoriasis lotions and even bought Derma•ced deep therapy care cream and still nothing is working, these CD’s say they ain’t seen anything like this, if I could afford to go see a specialist I would.
Sir, I have itching all over my body. In fact, it was triggered by consuming an ayurvedic drug “nelavembu”. I am already a psoriasis patient and am taking R 65 on regular basis. Psoriasis was under control till I consumed that ayurvedic drug. The itching is unbearable with rashes here and there
Hello sir,I am from Kanpur my son aged 6 years got yellow blisters on today,s morning,please help me.
sir mujhe elegy prob hai kuch salt se and khujli bhi hai body mein.kya homeopathy treatment acha rahega
Dear sir,
When I use any colour dye or herbal mehndi, I feel irritation badly. Sometime soar occure near mostage. I want to know , how can I escape from the side effect of these hair dye or mehendi. Is any medicine avaible to avoid irritatation .
Please advice.
I have this itching on the both side of my groin,
pink in nature like its eating up my privy skin, some times when am hot or sweating I notice some kind of scales by my groin paths and it’s already spreading to my ties. how do I get rid of this. please help prescribe me a particular medication to be given to it.
I have partial numbness in both feet for many years–probably due to thinning disc in lower spine. My right foot has fungus under the toes and sometimes, especially in the heat, my foot turns bright red. The skin is dry and cracked and different from the other foot. Also, sometimes there is a rash–the other day I tried rhus tox in jojoba oil and the rash that had been gone for some time, returned very strong. Not sure if the homeopathy was the trigger. Have tried graphites and sulphur. The graphites in coconut oil did help the cracking. I’m 71 and eat a paleo diet and not aware of any food allergies.
Sir I am suffering from skin rashes . I think that is caused by eating eggs in large amount . I never ate a piece of egg before this but approx. 2month before I ate many eggs for 4 to 5 days regularly .
My skin condition has been looked at by 5 drs. Poison oak, ring worm, chronic, and cysts. Tree tea oil helps, but don t stop the itch. It s on my fingers, arms, legs, butt crack, thighs, shoulders. One dr. Was a dermatologist. The med he prescribed for cysts if used very long could cause a worse problem plaque sorosis. Needless to say I wouldn t let him tend to my dog let alone me. To get into see this fake takes a recommendation from you er doctor. This skin condition I ve got when tree tea oil is applied little knots come to the surface and are dark red. It’s also on my neck. When I bathe I use bleach it helps relieve the itch. I ve used trimecinolon and three other medications and nothing worked. I m 72 yrs. old. Am at stage 3 kidney failure meds. An antibiotic of three pills to get infection down to operate on a gall bladder. Given predaxa and aortic aneurysm developed and I nearly bled to death.
Hi Dr. Sharma my name is Patricia I’ve got a problem of lupus rash around my bridge of my noise and I lost lot of weight too how can I overcome this problem Thank You.
Dr. Sharma, My 68 year old husband took Cephalexin for an infection. 2 days after taking he developed a rash over his back and chest, hands, arms and legs. He was put on Prednisone for 3o days which cleared the rash but when he stopped the Prednisone the rash returned. It is very itchy and he was given Clobetasol cream which he uses to stop the itch. He was also given Triamcinolone cream. I know homeopathic remedies work as I had hand eczema for five years, which has drastically cleared using homeopathic sulphur. Do you have any suggestions for a homeopathic remedy for my husband’s rash. Of course, the dermatologist will not admit to it being an allergic reasction to the Cephalexin but I believe that is what started it. thanks for any suggestions or help you can give.
My son (2 year old) is suffering from fungal skin problem from last 2 months. He is having itching and ringworm like condition on both the side of his waist. does it due to diaper allergy. please suggest remedy
Meri daughter ke joint main itching Bahut hoti hai.bahut medicine diye homeo Bhi puri terah se kaise sahi ho
Dr sab meri wife k right cheak py bachpan sy e redness h bohat treatment krwaya hai but no result. .. kia eska koi treatment hai??
Respected sir,
I’m 37, male, from Kolkata suffering from skin rashes. This started on 1st March, 2017, night during a journey in a train after spraying room freshener in AC coach! The most affected areas were my upper right hand/arm, neck and cheeks where I first felt a sensation of itching (like a mosquito bite!) and then those swelled around causing even more eatching. After some time, the itching decreased and finally the swelling areas flattened to almost normal. After two or three days, the rashes were spreaded virtually almost every part of body, but swellings somewhat decreased. Still, the rashes are coming out in various parts of my skin with more or less itching, but it abruptly increased after taking a medicine dose (like Calpol during a fever!) and like. In the first week, the rashes increased at nights, but that tendency was now gone. eFor your kind info, I previously suffered from like rashes in 2003-2006, after a haircut in saloon when the butcher simultaneously cut my hair with another person who were dying in his hairs! I never used any deo or perfume, never smoked and drink, and normally don’t milk. Please reply with the name of the medicine with food restrictions (if any) to treat this problem at your earliest.
Your’s truly,
Saurav Pal.
My 5 year old son caught up with a fewer he was heating up and a day after he got iching rash Al over his body
Sir,
I’m 74 yes, had heart attack in 2012 & under medicine treatment. From July 2012, low to medium itching started on upper body’s. Started consulting Doctors (Allo) but instead, the problem gradually aggravated & in June 2013, skin biopsy said it’s Psoriasis. Allopath treatment started, continued & I got normal skin, no itching. Then around Sept 2014 Doctor stopped the drug for lowering Platelet & advised alt treatment. I went for Homeo & been OK till Sept 2015. But again from Oct 2015, itching started on face, arms & consulted Allo Doc, continuing but with NO improvement. I sincerely request your advice what to do? Should I go for Homeopathy? Please.
I am 24 year old boy and is about to get married.From the age of 17 year I had acne and pimples all over my face which also has caused dark spots and deep marks on face.I had various allopathic treatment which included medicine of both oral consumption and external application .But just after one month of treatment acne grow again.Last time in June 2015 I take istronion medicine for one month and face was acne free but in August Acne grow again .This time from last one year the acne are on upper part of neck below jaws on both side and around mustaches.These acne not only leave dark marks but also take around one month to heal.Kindly help me out of this embarrassing and serious situation.
I am 42 yr female having discolouration of skin which becomes bluish after scratching.It started when l got a scratch with steel chair kept in the garden for long time
I am suffering itching, swealing with dry skin from one year back. I used medicine Hydrocotyle As- Q, Berb. Aq – Q & Azadirachita In -6. Whether this medicine can solve my problem or not.
Sir
My 13 years old son suffering from itching red patches/ rashes on his whole body since last one year. Initially a small itching starts any place of his body and later it’s increase in big swelling red patches ( chkta type) ,same way another patches appears on his body .
All type of test like blood,urine, stool for allergic carried out, but not established the reasons. Please suggest best medicine for him.
Thanks.
Niraj