Homeopathic Treatment of Measles
The measles virus enters the body through the nose and mouth. It incubates, often silently, for up to 14 days in the lymph system, liver, spleen, bone marrow and blood. Thus the natural disease involves a massive effort from the entire immune system. Vaccination weakens this natural immune response, and children become more susceptible to breathing difficulties, asthma, eczema, allergies and glue ear. Use remedies in 6c or 30c dose and repeat every 1 or 2 hours. Stop as soon as symptoms improve. It is best to consult a professional homeopath for further advice and support.
Aconite: Use in first 24 hours of illness, when cold and fever symptoms start. Sudden onset; high fever; red eyes; restlessness, anxiety, fear; dry barking cough like croup.
Belladonna: High fever with bright red face; radiating heat; red eyes; throbbing headache; dilated pupils; painful throat; may be delirious.
Euphrasia: Painful burning, watery eyes; redness around eyes; sensitive to light; bland discharge from nose.
Sulphur: Terribly irritating rash; worse for heat of bed or a bath. Give if rash slow to come out. Itching worse for scratching. MEASLES IS LESS SERIOUS WHEN FULLY EXPRESSED ONTO THE SKIN.
Pulsatilla: Weepy, clingy; not thirsty; earache; dry cough at night, loose in morning. Craves fresh air. Thick bland yellow/green nasal discharge.
Gelsemium: Slow onset - the illness takes days to emerge and the child feels increasingly weak. Lethargic and exhausted with generalised shivering and aching. Heavy eyelids.
Bryonia: Very dry, tiresome cough; high temperature; headache worse for the slightest movement; dry mouth; intense thirst.
Kali Bic: Mucus difficult to cough up or blow out; swollen neck glands; thick stringy rope-like yellow-green mucus. The virus is expelled via the same route as it came into the body, so a cough is a natural part of the healing process.
Apis: High temperature, very hot; wants covers off; eyes sore, tearful and irritable; stinging, burning rash soothed by anything cool; rosy-red waterlogged rash; general swelling of face; eyes with water bag appearance.
In many cases, Morbillinum 30c (one dose) will clear any after-effects of measles.
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