Hay Fever

(See also "CORYZA")

Tuberculinum

It is always good to start treatment of hay fever with this remedy. It cuts short the duration of the attack and sometimes completely cures the patient. It should be given once in a fortnight, four doses only and thereafter it need only be repeated every six months for about two years. Dose 200 dilution.

Psorinum

Useful in patients who are sensitive to cold. A dose of 200 dilution as an intercurrent remedy to be given along with other indicated medicine.

Sabadilla

Fluent coryza arid violent sneezing, knowing not when will it end Worse cold. Asthmatic form of hay fever.

Sticta Pulmonaria

When there is also tendency to bron hitis.

Succinum 3X

One or two grains to be dissolved in 12 tea-spoonful of water - a teaspoonful to be taken every 2 hours.

Arsenic lod

Frequent sneezing and copious watery nasal discharge that burns the lip. Burning watery discharge from the eyes like Ars. Alb., but Ars. Alb. patient is better by hot application and from snuffing hot water in the nose. Ars. lod. is worse in warm room and better in open air and cold application.

Arsenic Alb

Thin watery discharge from the nose with irritation and sneezing. Restlessness.

Chornico Kali Sul. IX

With frequent sneezing, lachrymaltion, watery mucus, redness of nose. Sometimes bronchial asthma.

Merc. Kali lod

Profuse watery muscus from the nose with sneezing, coughing and watering of the eyes.

Sinapis Nigra

Hay fever with coryza, sneezing and Iachry-mation, itching and burning in eyes, dryness of nose or acrid discharge.

Carbo Veg

Watery discharge with irritation extending into chest accompanied by hoarseness and rawness.

Allium Cepa

When there is excoriating discharge from the nose and bland discharge from the eyes. It has sensa­tion as if hooks were in the larynx and sometimes below laynx. It is also worse in a warm room.

Naphthaline

An almost specific as preventive and curative in hay fever. Excoriating discharge from the eyes and nose. Eyelids swollen. Tendency to asthma.

Sulphur

Hay fever or asthma due to allergy for eggs, butter, animal fats, fish, etc. It is to be used as an intercurrent remedy when well selected medicines fail. Hay fever due to feathers or use of feather pillows.

Sepia

Morning sneezing in bed, worse in cloudy weather, worse in company or when consoled. Indifferent to relations, conscientious, thirstless, worse cold, breath offensive, face yellowish.

Euphrasia

Copious burning discharge from the eyes and bland discharge from the nose.

Iodium

Discharge from the nose thick, yellowish green. It burns and excoriates. The patient immediately begins to emaciate when the complaint comes on and is very hungry. Asthmatic form of hay fever.

Sanguinaria C

Hay fever due to smelling of flower and odours. Sensitive to flowers. Hands and feet burn, the patient keeps them out of bed for relief.

Staphisagria

Sneezing with or without coryza. At first thick mucus and afterwards thin discharge from the nose. Itching, fine sharp pricks in sternum. Tightness of chest.

Calcarea Phos

Sneezing without coryza.

Kali Hyd

Thick yellowish discharge worse in warm room with rawness and burning in the nose, external nose very sore to pressure, whole face aches and the patient is extremely restless. Wants to walk in the open air which does not fatigue him. Asthmatic form of hay fever.