For the standard homeopathic standpoint on the "Swine flue epidemic" please visit the National Center for Homeopathy website.

If you are looking for general information about the flu, remedies that are usually helpful, please scroll down. All the remedies listed are readily available in specialty pharmacies, Whole Foods Markets and from hahnemannlabs.com 

Homeopathic remedies enhance the body’s self-healing mechanism to overcome trauma and stress. When flu overwhelms the body, homeopathic remedies can be the gentle yet effective answer to recovery.

Homeopathic remedies are taken internally, placed under the tongue, without water. Best time to take them is at least 15 minutes away from eating, drinking, or tooth brushing. Use 30c potency three times a day. Reduce the dose and stop the remedy as your symptoms improve. Do not use them for more than one week.

Homeopathic remedies are tailored to the specific situation and the individual’s symptoms.

Some common examples for flu-specific remedies:

 Occilococcinum:

General preventive remedy to avoid the flu or in case some mild symptoms begin to appear

Ferrum phosphoricum:

At the beginning of flu

High fever with flushed face (round red spots on cheeks)

Or alternating red and pale face

Thirsty for cold drinks or sour foods

Bryonia*:

All symptoms made worse by even smallest movement

Very dry, chapped mouth

Headache better if pressure applied

Irritable, wants to be left alone

Hard, dry cough causing headache and pains in chest

Thirsty for large amounts of water

Gelsemium*:

Dull aches and headache, heaviness in limbs

Dizzy, sluggish, weak and dull

Muscles ache all over body

Blurred vision

Chills up and down the spine

Fever

Eupatorium:

Severe flu

Deep aching all over, feels as if their bones are broken

Muscles hurt, eyeballs feel sore

Shaking chills, but desire cold foods and drink

Restless, unable to sleep

* most frequently used remedies in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic (Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 1921)  

For some thought-provoking articles:

Washington Post

Paul Herscu's article on the Flu epidemic

Please note that the information contained on this website is not intended to substitute professional medical help. With your medical concerns consult a physician.

Last updated 01/07/2010