Your child\u2019s scream rips through your meditative peeling of lunch apples. \u201cMom! I slammed into the wall!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy\u2019s coming!\u201d you holler, dashing by the medicine chest to pull out a few tubes of homeopathic remedies. You are prepared for this (and many other emergencies) with your own handy-dandy homeopathic\u00a0first aid<\/a>\u00a0kit.<\/p>\n Life\u2019s bumps,\u00a0bruises<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0burns<\/a>\u00a0are easier to handle if you have a few remedies on hand to administer as the need arises. So tuck these and other remedies that you find especially useful in with the bandages and\u00a0witch hazel<\/a>. Here\u2019s a jumping off point for some of the common needs of children.<\/p>\n Aconite 30C works best for the first symptoms of\u00a0colds<\/a>,\u00a0flu<\/a>, fever, restlessness, throat complaints, anxiety and fear. The early stages of\u00a0croup<\/a>\u00a0can benefit from Aconite. This is the sudden onset remedy. If you miss that, then you\u2019ll need to consider other remedies.<\/p>\n AGE 30C is a combination remedy using Aconite, Gelsemium and Euphrasia recommended for\u00a0colds<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0flu<\/a>. One dose every two weeks will reduce the incidence of\u00a0colds<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0flu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Apis mellifica 30C is excellent for\u00a0insect bites<\/a>\u00a0and hives.<\/p>\n Arnica<\/a>\u00a030C is wonderful. I can\u2019t tell you how much better our life has been since we\u2019ve had\u00a0Arnica<\/a>\u00a0montana in the house. Arnica is fabulous for bumps,\u00a0bruises<\/a>, crushed fingers (I know, I shiver just thinking about that) \u2026 any injury that doesn\u2019t involve broken skin. Sprains, recovering from a visit to the dentist, shock and even surgery all benefit from\u00a0Arnica<\/a>. With\u00a0Arnica<\/a>\u00a0in the 30C potency, you can handle a lot!<\/p>\n Belladonna 30C works for fevers more violent than Aconite, showing up as red and hot in the face and throat. Consider it for throbbing earaches.<\/p>\n Calendula 30C speeds healing of skin conditions that are not infected.\u00a0Calendula<\/a>\u00a0spurs tissue growth, so that if it used before the infection is cleared, the infection will go deeper. Administer it in pellet form or as a tincture. Skinned knees or other\u00a0abrasions<\/a>\u00a0and nosebleeds benefit from\u00a0Calendula<\/a>. Aqua\u00a0Calendula<\/a>, the Calendula remedy dissolved in water, is an excellent bath for wounds.<\/p>\n Carbo Vegetabilis is great for stomach upset or\u00a0indigestion<\/a>. Made from charcoal, it helps with acid stomach.<\/p>\n Chamomilla 30C and\u00a0teething<\/a>\u00a0are most often mentioned in the same breath. Chamomilla is a pain remedy extraordinaire that is not only effective for\u00a0teething<\/a>, but earaches and\u00a0colic<\/a>\u00a0as well. Everyone recommends the tea to calm one down; homeopathic Chamomilla helps with\u00a0insomnia<\/a>\u00a0and restlessness. I\u2019ve used it when my 3-year-old (or is it me?) is just too cranky.<\/p>\n Cocculus 30C is another good stomach remedy for nausea, vomiting, travel or\u00a0motion sickness<\/a>\u00a0and other stomach upsets. For the mother who has been up all night or is exhausted \u2014 this is the remedy for you.<\/p>\n Hypericum 30C is homeopathic St. John\u2019s Wort. If there is an injury involving\u00a0nerve pain<\/a>, this is the remedy you need. The ointment helps with crushed fingers and infected wounds<\/p>\n Hypercal tincture is a combination of Hypericum and\u00a0Calendula<\/a>. Apply it externally on chicken pox or\u00a0shingles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0burns<\/a>. In a 1:4 dilution with water, use it to rinse\u00a0abrasions<\/a>.<\/p>\n