Arnica montana. One of the most popular remedies in the treatment of injuries and injuries. Arnica tincture is applied only topically. To prepare an arnica compress, one tablespoon of the tincture is mixed in a cup with five tablespoons of water. A moistened and wrung out piece of cotton wool and a bandage is applied to the bruised area of the body; a light bandage is applied on top.
When the bandage dries, it must be moistened with a mixture of tincture with water. Do not apply an arnica compress to open wounds or use undiluted tincture with water. Arnica ointment is also used.
In case of acute muscle strain, wipe the body with a diluted tincture (1 teaspoon of tincture per 1 glass of water). When tired legs are felt, a foot bath helps (2 tablespoons of arnica tincture in an appropriate amount of warm water).
Bellis perennis – In many respects it repeats the properties and indications of arnica.
Millefolium – A traditional remedy for the treatment of injuries and wounds, including bleeding. Locally used in the form of tampons (40-50 drops of tincture in 1/2 cup of water).
Bryonia alba – Used for injuries and injuries characterized by sharp pain when touching the bruised area and increased pain when moving. Topically applied as an ointment and oil.
Ruta graveolens – A popular homeopathic remedy used for bruises, dislocations, sprains, torn ligaments. Especially among the indications are bruises of the sacrum and spine, overexertion of the joints, in particular the wrist. Together with Bryonia and Arnica, it forms a group of basic homeopathic remedies for sports injuries.
Acidum sulfuricum – Consequences of injuries, especially those received while intoxicated. “One of our best remedies for bruises from a bruise, such as lanterns under the eyes.” Concomitant phenomena – asthenia, chilliness, internal trembling, sour eructation.
Agaricus muscarius – a sports injury from excessive exertion due to a “mismatch between the vital force and the body”, when the emotional outburst does not correspond to the physical capabilities of the subject; for example, damage to the ligamentous apparatus during excessive impact while playing tennis.
Patients of this type are characterized by increased nervous excitability, are prone to inadequate cheerfulness and exaltation, and are prone to convulsions and tics.
Symphitum – often used in homeopathic practice for hematomas due to bruises and sprains (topically in the form of an ointment or compress – 50 drops of tincture in 1/2 glass of water; simultaneously taken orally in potency 3, 6).
A favorite remedy for trauma to the eye, as well as fractures for the formation of callus (bone arnica). It is used for disorders associated with the stump after amputation of limbs.
Staphisagria (stephan seed) – recommended for improving the healing of wounds caused by cutting objects. It is used in surgical practice after laparotomy, after urological operations. More suitable for unbalanced subjects, with an “explosive” character (a remedy for the offended and angry). They feel better at rest, in warmth, after positive emotions.
Ranunculus bulbosus – Consequences of chest injuries; intercostal neuralgia of traumatic origin. Worse, motion, damp and cold weather; ameliorated by rest and warmth. Asthenia and neurotic background, irritability, tearfulness, sometimes alcohol abuse.
Rhus toxicodendron. Sprain, often like a habitual dislocation, against the background of weakness of the ligamentous apparatus. Post-traumatic intercostal neuralgia. Characterized by worsening in damp, cool weather. Better, pacing, dry and warm weather, local heat, after massage.
Strontium carbonicum. Also used for repeated dislocations, especially of the ankle joint. Most suitable for women during menopause, suffering from characteristic hot flashes, arterial hypertension, cervical osteochondrosis. The patient does not tolerate drafts, loves warmth, wraps his head.
Mezereum. Consequences of spinal injuries; a sharp neuralgic syndrome, when the pains are aggravated by damp cold. Such patients are characterized by chilliness, often suffer from chronic sinusitis, skin diseases with a tendency to suppuration and crusting. Poorly tolerate travel and moving.
Ledum. Traditionally considered a necessary remedy for puncture wounds, insect and animal bites, bruises with bruises (for example, a “lantern” under the eye). Usually these are chilly patients, with a lack of internal heat, but however they do not tolerate heat, the warmth of the bed (opens up, sticks their legs out from under the covers), prone to diseases of small joints, lower extremities, gout.
Hypericum perforatum. It is used for injuries with crushing of tissues and damage to nerve trunks, especially limbs, for bruises of the spine with radicular pain, concussion of the brain, the consequences of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic coccydynia, and sunburn. Patients of this type are depressed, refined, whiny, with elements of depression.
Causticum. Like the previous remedy, it is used for injuries that cause burning, tearing, shooting pains, as well as for burns, with a sharp overstrain of the joints, muscles and ligaments (together with Arnica).
Patients are fearful, depressed, feel the need for participation and sympathy. Aggravation from dry cold; better in damp weather, in rain, in warm bed.
Gelsemium (yellow jasmine). A good remedy for overexertion of the upper limbs with painful constriction and convulsive twitching (in pianists, violinists, typists, grape carvers). Writing spasm. Concomitant phenomena – headaches, extrasystoles of rest, asthenia.
Allium cepa (onion). It often brings relief from neuralgic pains after injuries and injuries to the limbs. Phantom syndrome. Concomitant phenomena – vasomotor rhinitis, diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Apis mellifica. Post-traumatic edema of various localization. Acute traumatic brain injury (cerebral edema). Syndrome of solar insolation (sunstroke, meningism, burn).
Burn and local lesions of the type of “bee sting” syndrome (swelling, burning pain, fever, redness). Worse from warmth, better from cold applications, coolness, open air. Patients are restless, sometimes snotty. Ointment and oil are used locally.
Helleborus niger. It is used for traumatic brain injury, after neurosurgical interventions, to reduce cerebral edema.
Opium. It is prescribed in the acute period of traumatic brain injury, with heat or sunstroke. The victims are inhibited, less often – excited, with a red puffy face, slow pulse, hoarseness, constricted pupils.
Calcarea phosphorica. A favorite remedy for delayed callus formation in fractured patients (with Ruta). More suitable for subjects of the phosphoric type – tall, slender, thin, with a narrow chest, elongated teeth, mobile and emotional, quickly tiring, refreshing even after a short sleep.
Cantharis. Recommended for thermal and sunburns locally (ointment, oil) and inside. Useful for acute pleural pain of traumatic origin, with trauma to the bladder and urethra with severe dysuric disorders. Difficulty urinating with burning pains. Patients are agitated, unrestrained and want to move.
Hamamelis. A good supplement for traumatic injury to the kidneys or urinary tract, especially in the presence of hematuria.
Petroleum. It is prescribed for subjects with frostbite, when weeping, burning, itching dominates. Patients of this type are thinly boned, they are characterized by weakness of the ligamentous apparatus with a tendency to dislocation, prolapse of intervertebral discs, suppuration of even small skin lesions.
Calendula. It is used for local injuries with violation of the integrity of the skin. Antiseptic properties. “Thanks to this remedy, homeopaths have almost no trouble with local infections” (Grand Georges). Lotions are applied locally (1 teaspoon of tincture to 1/2 cup of water), ointment, oil.
Hepar sulfur. It is prescribed for the beginning of suppuration of an abrasion or wound. Patients are extremely sensitive to touch at the site of injury, do not tolerate cold, drafts, and tend to wrap their body and head.