Top 20 Common Childhood Illnesses & Effective Homeopathic Remedies

Published On19 October, 2023

Dr. Vaseem Choudhary M.D
Childhood Illness

Here’s a list of common childhood illnesses and their homeopathic management options. Homeopathy is an alternative medicine that uses highly diluted substances to treat symptoms. It’s important to consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner for proper treatment.

1. Common Cold

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Aconitum napellus: For sudden onset, with restlessness and dry cough.
  • Allium cepa: For watery nasal discharge and burning eyes.
  • Pulsatilla: For colds with thick yellow-green discharge, especially in children who seek comfort.

2. Flu (Influenza)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Gelsemium: For weakness, fatigue, and heaviness of limbs.
  • Oscillococcinum: Commonly used at the onset of flu-like symptoms.
  • Eupatorium perfoliatum: For flu with body aches and chills.

3. Ear Infections (Otitis Media)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Chamomilla: For earaches in irritable children, often teething.
  • Belladonna: For sudden, intense pain with a red face and fever.
  • Pulsatilla: For earaches with mild pain, worse at night.

4. Chickenpox

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Rhus tox: For itchy blisters and restlessness.
  • Antimonium tartaricum: For severe skin eruptions and difficulty breathing.
  • Sulphur: For persistent itching and burning skin.

5. Strep Throat

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Belladonna: For red, swollen throat with a sudden high fever.
  • Lachesis: For a very sore throat, worse on the left side.
  • Phytolacca: For painful swallowing and swollen glands.

6. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Mercurius solubilis: For ulcers in the mouth and excessive drooling.
  • Borax: For mouth ulcers that are very painful.
  • Rhus tox: For itchy blisters on hands and feet.

7. Croup

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Aconitum napellus: For the early stages with sudden onset.
  • Spongia tosta: For barking cough and difficulty breathing.
  • Hepar sulphuris: For noisy, rattling coughs.

8. Bronchiolitis

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Antimonium tartaricum: For rattling cough with difficulty breathing.
  • Bryonia: For dry, painful cough worsened by movement.
  • Ipecacuanha: For spasmodic cough with nausea and vomiting.

9. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Arsenicum album: For wheezing with shortness of breath and anxiety.
  • Antimonium tartaricum: For rattling cough with chest congestion.
  • Drosera: For violent coughing fits.

10. Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Arsenicum album: For vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration.
  • Nux vomica: For nausea with cramping and indigestion.
  • Podophyllum: For watery, profuse diarrhea.

11. Asthma

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Natrum sulphuricum: For asthma triggered by humidity and dampness.
  • Arsenicum album: For wheezing and shortness of breath, worse at night.
  • Ipecacuanha: For asthma with severe coughing and difficulty breathing.

12. Allergies (Hay Fever)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Allium cepa: For watery eyes and runny nose with sneezing.
  • Euphrasia: For red, burning eyes with nasal discharge.
  • Sabadilla: For intense sneezing and itchy nose.

13. Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Pulsatilla: For thick, yellowish discharge from the eyes.
  • Euphrasia: For burning eyes with watery discharge.
  • Argentum nitricum: For red, swollen eyes with a thick discharge.

14. Measles

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Pulsatilla: For a rash with fever and a weepy mood.
  • Aconitum napellus: For fever with a sudden rash.
  • Bryonia: For dry cough and irritability during measles.

15. Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Drosera: For violent coughing fits ending in vomiting.
  • Antimonium tartaricum: For rattling cough with difficulty breathing.
  • Cuprum metallicum: For severe coughing spasms with difficulty catching breath.

16. Scarlet Fever

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Belladonna: For sudden high fever with a flushed face and sore throat.
  • Apis mellifica: For skin rashes with swelling and burning pain.
  • Rhus tox: For red, itchy rashes.

17. Mumps

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Parotidinum: For inflammation of the parotid glands (commonly used in mumps).
  • Belladonna: For high fever and swollen glands.
  • Mercurius solubilis: For swollen and painful salivary glands.

18. Eczema

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Graphites: For dry, cracked skin with oozing.
  • Sulphur: For itching and burning rashes, worse with warmth.
  • Rhus tox: For red, swollen, and itchy skin.

19. Pinworms

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Cina: For intense anal itching, irritability, and grinding of teeth.
  • Teucrium: For anal itching, especially at night.
  • Spigelia: For abdominal pain and restlessness from worms.

20. Diarrhea

Homeopathic Remedies:

  • Arsenicum album: For diarrhea with vomiting and weakness.
  • Podophyllum: For profuse, watery diarrhea.
  • Chamomilla: For diarrhea in teething children.

* Note – Above medicines are for knowledge purpose only. DO NOT SELF MEDICATE, These remedies must be selected individually after a complete case-taking session

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