12 Common Remedies and Keynotes
Keynotes are the most important facts about a remedy. They offer short cuts to figuring out which remedy is best to use.
| Aconite | Effects of fear and fright, sudden onset, within first 24 hours, croupy cough, shock, eye injury, flu, restlessness, cough after exposure to cold wind |
| Arsenicum | Antidote to arsenic poisoning/exposure (wood/rice), food poisoning, restless fearfulness, fever with chills, hugging the fire, anxiety |
| Belladonna | Sudden onset, right sided, red shiny skin and eyes, dilated pupils, spiking fever, hallucinations, earache (outer ear red/painful), sunburn, headache laying down, throbbing pains |
| Chamomilla | Teething, esp. for children, intense response to pain, can’t be quieted or comforted, babies must be carried, one cheek may be redder than the other, ear pain, colicky babies |
| Coffea | Insomnia, edgy nerves, hyperactivity, nervousness, headaches |
| Gelsemium | Flu symptoms, lethargy, droopy eyes, jet lag, doped up feeling, onset of symptoms after bad news, symptoms from nervous anticipation of events to come, headache – band around the head sensation |
| Kali-bichromium | Sinus infections/pressure, ropy discharge anywhere, sore throat/scratchy/drainage, thick discharge, ulcerated tonsils |
| Kali-mur 6X | Eustachian tube clearing, flying on plane, tendency to ear infections (preventative), after ear infection to promote drainage and healing |
| Mag phos | Menstrual cramps, hiccoughs, best if dissolved in water and sipped frequently |
| Nux vomica | Overindulgence or over work, hangover, exhaustion from too much work, nausea, vomiting, constipation (esp. after use of laxatives), gas, frequent colds |
| Pulsatilla | Whining and complaining child or adult, ear pain, yellow discharges, crusting of eyes, doesn’t want to be left alone, clingy, very emotional |
| Rumex crispus | Tickling, spasmodic cough, esp. getting over cough at the end of a respiratory infection |
| Silica 6X | Splinters, splinter-like pains, boils (fluid filled), styes, blocked tear duct, toothaches, sensitivity |
Key remedies for flu symptoms:
1) Stomach flu: Arsenicum
2) Fever/body aches: Use Aconite and Occilococcinum immediately. Aconite is most useful with sudden onset.
3) Other key remedies for flu-like symtoms: Gels, Ars, Eup-perf, Nux-v, Baptisia, Hepar sulph, Merc-sol, Puls, Phos, Rhus-tox
Description of Bach Flower Remedies and Uses: