Hives or also called urticaria are raised, red bumps or splotches on the skin that occur as a result of an allergic reaction. Various allergens, including foods, medications, insect stings, or environmental factors can trigger them. The immune system releases histamine and other chemicals, leading to inflammation and the characteristic itching and swelling. Hives can vary in size and may appear anywhere on the body. Homeopathy has a good approach for relieving the symptoms of acute hives and reducing the frequency of chronic hives.
But did you know the functions of your skin and the differences in acute and chronic treatment of hives?
Your skin is like your coat; it protects you. This protective barrier will defend your body from any external intrusion, but also, your skin is the safest place where your body can dump any toxins and keep them away from the main organs.
Your body is clever and will try to minimize any damage to the main parts by sending it to less important organs. To illustrate this point have a look at children’s recurrent chronic complaints to learn more.
Skin conditions tend to respond quite well to homeopathy but there is a difference between treating acute and chronic skin conditions, and the latter require a long treatment to improve. This is most true for chronic skin problems such as the treatment of psoriasis or eczema with homeopathy.
Let’s see how to manage the most common skin conditions with homeopathy.
HOMEOPATHY FOR ALLERGIC REACTIONS AND HIVES, ITCHY SKIN AND APIS MEL 200 USES.
BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP HIVES OR URTICARIA
For an acute attack of hives or urticaria:
- Natrum mur 6x in alternation with Apis 6c one dose every 2 hours
APIS 30, 200
It is a great #1 remedy for rough eruptions or stinging-like spots. The skin is hot and rosy red, the patches look swollen, and it feels burning and itching.
A clue: they look like a bee sting!
Of course, this is the first remedy to think of if you have been stung by a bee or wasp. But you can also use this remedy for any insect bite that produces swelling and itching. This is the most common use of this remedy.
So this remedy fits the eruptions of urticaria, hives, and wheels very well, and it is my first choice when there are no clear indications of another remedy. This is another top remedy for hives in homeopathy.
The itch is worse with touch and heat.
– it is particularly for urticaria or hives, which have a stinging and burning sensation with shiny redness and puffiness.
– tends to be relieved by cold applications to the area and is worse by any kind of heat ( getting warm in bed, bath, fire, hot weather)
Use this remedy every 2-3 hours for acute situations.
URTICA URENS 30,200
With this remedy, you can get relief from allergic rashes that are raised, itching, stinging and blotchy and this is one of the main remedies in homeopathy for hives.
Your skin will feel burning hot and numb in those areas.
A clue: it may look like nettle rash!
The itch is better by rubbing it and lying down.
This remedy is useful for hives that appear after:
a) after eating shellfish
b)after bathing
c) after violent exercise or getting warm
d) after rising in the morning
This is a good remedy also for prickly heat or heat rash. Use this remedy every 2-3 hours for acute situations.
NATRUM MURIATICUM 200
This remedy is not often discussed in acute situations in homeopathy for in acute skin rashes or hives; nevertheless, it is important.
Red spots as large as a pin’s head cover the whole body. The rash is present in groups all over and has a whitish appearance.
It looks like nettle rash all over the body with large red blotches that are very itchy.
The rash is worse by exertion and the heat of the sun.
Use this remedy two or 3 times per day.
ARSENICUM ALBUM 200c
Urticaria that is large and prominent.
This is the # 1 remedy in homeopathy for hives after eating shellfish.
Use this remedy every 2-3 hours for acute situations.
BOVISTA200c
For acne or breakouts after cosmetic use, use every other day for a few weeks to assess or twice daily on the day you wear makeup.
This is also a well-known remedy in homeopathy for urticaria or hives throughout the body, and it is the first line of treatment for the Banerjies.
BANERJI PROTOCOL HOMEOPATHY TIP HIVES OR URTICARIA
- Bovista 200 one dose every 3rd day
- Antimonium Crudum 6c one dose every hour till relief
HOMEOPATHY FOR CONTACT DERMATITIS
This is a rash or redness of the skin that is caused in response to contact with a specific substance. It causes the skin to become red, inflamed, and dry, and it can blister and crack.
The reaction usually starts a few hours or days after the exposure
These are a list of the most common substances:
- laundry detergents,
- skin creams
- chlorine
- medications
- antibiotics
The main aim of the remedies here is to antidote the offending substance and relieve the skin. What I have found most successful in these cases is the following Banerji Protocol for that.
BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP CONTACT DERMATITIS
- Camphor 200 twice per day if this is caused by medications
- Antimonium Crudum 6c every 3 hours
However, as you know, in homeopathy, flexibility is very important as this protocol may not suit everyone.
So these other remedies can be an alternative if things are not going in the right direction or you prefer to individualise your symptoms.
BOILS AND ABSCESSES, HOW TO TREAT THEM WITH HOMEOPATHY
Boils are localised skin infections that start as a red, sore area. When it matures, it is filled with pus. These are painful and tender until they burst and the pus comes out. At that point, they are called abscesses.
BANERJI PROTOCOL ABSCESS TIP
- Belladonna 3c or 30c if this is what you have in alternation with Hepar 6c every 2-3 hours.
If the abscess is suppurating, then use Hepar 6c and Arsenicum200+Hypericum200 in alternation every 3 hours.
When using my own method, I like to alternate the Hepar Sulph in 30c and Belladonna 30. This combination targets infection and inflammation really well.
Unfortunately, not all skin infections respond to these remedies, and sometimes other remedies are needed. Other times, those remedies need to be followed by complementary remedies to finish the job!
However, my recommendation is that those are always the first remedies to try.
SILICA 30
It is useful if the abscess has been lingering for a long time (less intense than Hep Sulph) and hasn’t come to a head alternatively, Silica is also indicated after the pus has discharged; it hastens the resolution of the abscess.
Worse by cold air and cold drinks and better by warmth.
It is also useful after Hepar Sulph if the process is not completely finished. Silica is not a fast-acting remedy so steady repetition over a period of time is expected.
Take this remedy 3 times daily.
MERC SOL 30,200
This remedy is for an abscess that has already formed pus. The pus if visible, is yellow-greenish colour, and if it is suppurating, it can smell offensive.
This remedy will help with abscesses that are especially painful at night. You may wake up in that area in a lot of pain, and you may feel sweaty.
Boils or abscesses that form at menstrual times.
Merc Sol30 works very nicely alternately with Belladonna30 to reduce pain and inflammation.
In cases of fever with the abscess, give Pyrogen 30c every 3 hours or 200c twice daily.
MYRISTICA SEBIFERA 30
This is a good drainage remedy that hastens suppuration and shortens its duration. It is a remedy of great antiseptic powers.
Often acts more powerfully than Hepar or Silica.
It has a specific action in panaritium or infection around the fingernails.
So if you tend to suffer from infected hangnails, this is an excellent remedy for you! Take this remedy 3 times per day.
For Impetigo, a bacterial infection of the skin very common in children, these remedies will treat the skin lesion and provide relief for itching.
HOMEOPATHY FOR COLD SORES
Herpes labialis or cold sores are a viral infection caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus that mainly affects your mouth or lips. It causes painful blisters that dry and crust over as they are healing.
Cold sore flare-ups tend to occur when your immune system is under stress and reoccur once you get them.
The treatment of cold sores with homeopathic remedies is very efficient and can stop the outbreak or minimise the symptoms or healing time.
I advise starting the remedies every 3 hours to start with, and as the symptoms improve, decrease the frequency.
BANERJI PROTOCOL TIP COLD SORES
- The Banerjies treat Herpes Simplex Virus with Antimonium Crudum 6c every 3 hours
- Hypericum200 every 3 hours if there is a lot of pain.
RUSH TOX 30C
This remedy is my favourite remedy to treat cold sores! It will help the majority of the cases, and it can act really fast.
Crusty eruptions on the skin especially around the mouth and nose with itchy and burning sensations, homeopathy and this particular remedy act very well in all herpetic eruptions.
Start taking the remedy every 3 hours just as you start feeling the tingling sensation and you know that the cold sore is flaring up. You will be amazed at how fast it goes down!
NATRUM MURIATICUM 30
This is often an under-looked remedy in acute cold sores, yet an excellent remedy!
You may have little vesicles, like pearls, on the lips. Your lips and corners of the mouth can be very dry and cracked, and you may have the characteristic “middle of the lip crack” that is a signature of this remedy.
Dryness with the blisters is an indication of this remedy.
Smarting pain, swelling of the lower lip and a violent burning feeling.
The cold sore may come up after an emotional trigger, such as an emotional upset. But this is also a good remedy for cold sores that come with a cold.
HEPAR SULPH 30
This is for cold sores that have developed yellow fluid like pus, are suppurating and are very painful. You may even have a blood-tinged discharge.
Burning and throbbing pains. The middle lip cracked.
This remedy is also helpful for herpes which follows the supraorbital nerve.
SEPIA 30
This remedy is indicated for cold sores that seem to be triggered by menses.
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HOMEOPATHY FOR ITCHY RINGWORM AND FUNGAL SKIN CONDITIONS
Ringworm is a skin problem caused by a fungal infection. Ringworm is quite contagious and spreads easily.
I find that applying apple cider vinegar in cotton wool, taped to fungal lesions before going to bed, can quickly kill the fungus and stop proliferation.
Skin fungal conditions can be tedious to treat, but with homeopathy, you can speed up the process and get symptomatic relief for itchy skin. The Banerji Protocols are really good for that.
BANERJI PROTOCOL FOR RINGWORM AND FUNGAL SKIN
- Graphites 200 every 3rd day
- Kali Sulph 6x twice per day
TELLURIUM 200
Tellurium 200c twice per week can be used if the first remedies fail.
Tellurium keynote is intersecting rings, so if your ringworm looks like the rings intersect, this remedy may help you.
