Introduction:
Fever, also called pyrexia, is a condition of increased body temperature in response to some illness or disease. Fever typically occurs due to the body's natural defense against foreign bodies, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, toxins, and drugs. However, it can also happen due to any underlying severe non-infectious conditions or side effects. Homeopathy is one of the most famous holistic systems of medicine. The selection of homeopathic treatment for a fever depends on the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using a holistic approach. Homeopathic medicines aim to treat fever symptoms and manage its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. Several well-proved homeopathic medicines, such as Apis mellifica, Arsenicum album, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Gelsemium sempervirens, and others, are known to relieve fever symptoms. These remedies are natural, non-addictive, and offer no side effects.
Which Homeopathy Medicines Are Used for Fever?
Some medicines used for the treatment and management of fever include:
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Apis Mellifica: It is good medicine for people who have right-sided problems in their bodies. It is an excellent pain remedy. It is also prescribed for bag-like swelling under the eyes, burning and stinging pain, redness, swelling, and edema. This remedy is helpful if a person has a dry fever that alternates with profuse sweating, facial flushing, and a sore throat with swollen tonsils.
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Arsenicum Album: This remedy is prescribed for a person who feels chilly and exhausted and has anxious restlessness. The person may be thirsty but usually only takes small sips. If the digestive system is involved, nausea, vomiting, burning pain, and acrid diarrhea may occur. A watery, stuffy, runny nose with sneezing paroxysms and a dry or wheezing cough is frequently seen if the flu is respiratory. The person's head often feels hot, while the rest of the body is chilly.
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Bryonia Alba: Bryonia alba is an excellent medicine for fever for people with irritable moods who are always inclined to be angry. There is excessive mucous membrane dryness, and the body's secretions are diminished. The person drinks not too often but drinks large quantities of water simultaneously. The person often feels constipated, and his stools are dry and hard as if burnt. There may be a heaviness in the chest, coughing with gagging and vomiting, and stitching pain.
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Eupatorium Perfoliatum: Eupatorium is used for fever in those who feel too many bone pains. There is bruised feeling all over the body. During fever, there is soreness of the eyeballs. The person has vertigo and feels like they are falling to the left. There is pain in the chest while coughing. Severe bone pains before and during the chill stage of fever. There is insatiable thirst before and during chills. The person wants cold water, although it brings on violent chills.
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Gelsemium Sempervirens: Gelsemium is for young people, children, and women with nervousness. There is diarrhea, weakness, and trembling of limbs during fever. The heat of the sun or summer is unbearable. Headaches start from the base of the brain, which is relieved after urination. There is a lack of muscular coordination and weakness. Complete relaxation of muscles (paralysis). There is chill without thirst. Body aches and exhaustion, and the neck and shoulder muscles are painful. The patient is sleep deprived and exhausted, and his eyelids, head, and limbs feel heavy. There is a great trembling and weakness of all limbs. Muscles feel bruised, sore, dull, and heavy backache. There is tiredness of the whole body with the least exertion during fever.
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Nux Vomica: This remedy is indicated in influenza when the person has a high fever, violent chills, nausea, and cramping in the digestive tract. Headache is accompanied by oversensitivity to sound, bright light, and odors. In addition, a person who needs Nux vomica is usually very irritable, feeling worse from exertion and being cold.
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Rhus Toxicodendron: Rhus toxicodendron is good when there is great physical and mental restlessness during fever. Patients are too sensitive to open air. It is good for muscle sprains, and a single part of the body is straining with joint stiffness in fever. They may be anxious and weep, and the fever worsens at night. The color of the tongue might become red. People in this state may have a fear of being poisoned. Intermittent fever with a dry cough and restlessness. The person is cold as if cold water is poured over them.
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Aconitum Napellus: This remedy helps relieves high-grade fever of sudden onset, with a hot face and dry skin.
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Ferrum Phosphoricum: This alleviates low-grade fever with weakness, nosebleeding, and earaches.
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Phosphorus: When this medication is needed during flu, the person has a fever, flushing, weakness, and dizziness. Headache, hoarseness, sore throat, and cough are common. In addition, stomach pain and nausea or vomiting usually occur. A person who needs this remedy usually has strong anxiety, desiring others to be around to provide company and reassurance. Strong thirst and a tendency to vomit when liquids warm up in the stomach strongly indicate the prescription of Phosphorus.
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Sulphur: This remedy is beneficial if the flu is long-lasting or has some lingering symptoms, frequently after people have overlooked to take good care of themselves. Digestive or respiratory symptoms often have a hot or burning quality. As a result, the person may feel hot and sweaty, with a low-grade fever and reddish mucous membranes. Heat exacerbates the symptoms, and the person usually feels worse after bathing.
Conclusion:
Homeopathy is the only way a person can regain complete health by removing all the signs and symptoms from which the patient suffers. Homeopathic therapies are natural and non-addictive with no side effects. Several well-proved medicines are available for fever symptom management, such as Apis mellifica, Arsenicum album, Eupatorium perfoliatum, and Gelsemium sempervirens. Using a holistic approach, these remedies are selected depending on individualization and symptom similarity theory.