HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SKIN DISEASES | Contact Dermatitis, Scabies, candidiasis, payoderma Eczema & urticaria
In any chronic skinconditions it is better to take a constitutional medicine. Patient’s previous
history of treatment and other illnesses are impotent in case taking. Patient
will have to take medicine for a particular period of time according to the
seat of disease.
The key word is dryness. There is, however, a lot more to it
than that,
and the idea of dryness should not be allowed to eliminate it from consideration in certain other situations. Alumina is a great polychrest with a rich picture. Its essence and mental symptoms should be understood well. It is also often possible to recognise it when there is little or no symptomatology on a mental level. This is most often the case in infants, although they will usually display some general symptom of the remedy too.
APIS MELLIFICA
I have listed some common homeopathic medicines with their skin
symptoms, generalities and mental symptoms. You cannot take homeopathic
medicines by your own without a classical homeopaths advice.
ALUMINA
and the idea of dryness should not be allowed to eliminate it from consideration in certain other situations. Alumina is a great polychrest with a rich picture. Its essence and mental symptoms should be understood well. It is also often possible to recognise it when there is little or no symptomatology on a mental level. This is most often the case in infants, although they will usually display some general symptom of the remedy too.
Characteristic Skin Symptoms
Dryness and roughness
and thickening. Inability to perspire. Cracks and fissures.
Cracks that can be
deep and bloody, worse for washing, worse in winter.
Eruptions worse in winter.
Dry eruptions that bleed after
scratching.
Dry eruptions that
discharge after scratching. White scaly eruptions.
Most
Useful General Symptoms
Chilly but worse for
warmth. Better damp, worse
dryness. Worse and averse
potatoes. Desires indigestible things,
charcoal, chalk, etc. Worse in the
morning, better in the evening.
APIS MELLIFICA
Apis is well known for
such conditions as erysipelas and urticaria, but is not one of the remedies
first thought of for eczema. It can however be very useful in the treatment of
eczema where the symptoms agree
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Eruptions on
perspiring parts. Eruptions worse from
cold air, even though generally worse for heat.
Red stinging eruptions. Dermographic skin.
Dryness, desquamation and inelasticity. Itching and stinging vesicles. Suppressed eruptions.
Shiny red eruptions. Swelling of affected parts. Waxy appearance of skin. Allergic eruptions.
Itching worse from
cold air, although generally averse to heat. Itching on perspiring parts. Burning and smarting.
Itch is worse becoming
warm in bed.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Busy, industrious
people, better when occupied. Fruitlessly busy.
Jealousy. Awkward,
clumsy, fidgety. Says he is well when sick.
Ailments from
suppressed sexuality or sexual excess. Ailments from anger, bad news, grief.
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Aggravation from
warmth of any kind - warm rooms, heat of a fire, saunas, warm bath are all intolerable. Right-sidedness. Effects of suppression of any kind. Worse from touch and pressure. Oedematous swellings. Thirstlessness.
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ARSENICUM ALBUM
Can be any of the following:
Dry and very scaly. Dry,
bleeding after scratching. Hard and
thickened. Inelasticity.
Vesicular, including
black and bloody vesicles. Crusty, white
or black.
Discharging, especially
a corrosive discharge. Ulcerated, suppurating.
Eruptions alternating
with internal/respiratory symptoms. Eruptions from cold air and becoming cold. Eruptions
after scratching, and thickening after scratching.
Burning after
scratching. Swelling of affected area,
swelling after scratching.
Itch better for warmth. Even scalding water ameliorates. Itching alternating with burning.
Better when
bleeding. Worse at night.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Insecurity,
dependence. Fearfulness - death,
poverty, disease, being alone, robbers, cancer.
Fastidious, orderly
and conscientious. Censorious. Miserly, possessive. Restless anguish.
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Restlessness. Cold. Better warmth. Acridity, burning sensations and discharges.
Night time aggravation,
especially midnight to 3am. Periodicity.
Desires fat, sour
things, cold drinks in frequent sips.
Averse to sweets (may
desire), fat, farinaceous foods. Worse
for cold food, fruit, fat
BELLADONNA
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Fiery red eruptions.
Blotches. Shiny eruptions like Apis. Red streaks after scratching.
Dry burning eruptions
with desquamation. Eruptions moist
after scratching.
Suppressed
eruptions. Swelling of affected parts.
Inflamed painful vesicles and vesicles
that appear after scratching.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Energetic, plethoric,
intense temperament. Aggressive.
Desire to bite, kick, strike, pull hair.
Strikes head against
the wall with anger. 'An angel when well, a devil when sick.'
Fear of animals,
dogs. Fearlessness, audacity.
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Sudden violent
onset. Right-sided. 3
p.m. aggravation.
Worse from heat, especially
of the sun. Sensitive to light, jar, noise.
Worse from suppressed
perspiration, touch, motion, drafts, washing hair.
BOVISTA
The puffball is an
easily overlooked remedy, but with careful repertorisation it is surprising how
often it is indicated in eczema cases.
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Cracks and burning
eruptions. Eczema of the hands and
hollow of the knees.
Eruptions bleeding
after scratching. Most Useful General
Symptoms . Tendency to puffiness.
Worse during menses. Worse at full moon. Worse becoming heated.
Better for eating . Very useful after Rhus tox to complete the
cure
CALCAREA CARBONICA
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Eruptions on the the
occiput, scalp and flexures. Crusts
and scabs with bland pus.
Eruptions worse from washing. Worse in winter. Cracking that is worse in winter.
Bleeding after
scratching. Eruptions may be: in patches, vesicular, crusty, dry and
desquamating. Milk crust. Eruption in and around umbilicus.
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Chilly. Worse cold damp, change of weather. Worse ascending, exertion.
Worse during and
difficult dentition. Sour
perspiration. Flabbiness.
Aversion to meat,
milk, slimy foods, fat, coffee. Desire
for eggs, indigestible things, chalk, ice cream, starchy foods, oysters,
sweets, salt, sour. Worse from dry foods, milk.
Note: Calcarea
Carbonica is in the rubric: 'Eruptions; bleeding after scratching' but not in
the rubric 'Itching; must scratch until it bleeds'
CALCAREA SULPHURICA
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Crusty eruptions,
especially yellow crusts. Unhealthy
skin, poor healing, suppuration.
Pussy spots. Dryness and desquamation - yellow
scales. Cracks.
Cracks that are worse
after washing and worse in winter.
Scratching ameliorates. Itching with burning. Worse on becoming warm in bed.
Most
Useful General Symptoms
Tendency to
suppuration. Warm-blooded but heat,
cold and damp aggravate.
Desire for open air
but drafts aggravate. Desire for green fruit.
CROTON TIGLIUM
Vesicular and pustular eruptions. Clustered vesicles that crust when they
burst.
Inflamed and scabby
pustules. Affinity for the genital region, face and
head.
Alternation of eczema
and internal affections. 'Sensation as
if hidebound.'
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Diarrhoea that is
worse from the least food or drink. Worse for washing.
Worse in the
summer. Worse at night. Mentally better in the open air.
GRAPHITES
One of the most used medicine in skin complaints
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Numerous symptoms but
most characteristic is the honey-like, glutinous discharge.
Cracks and fissures,
deep and bloody and worse in winter. Dryness, roughness, chapping.
Moist, crusty eruptions.
Crusts after scratching. Discharge is either corrosive or fetid, offensive.
Eruptions in
patches. Itching, burning vesicles. Eruptions alternating with internal
affections. Suppressed
eruptions. Worse before and during
menses.
Wandering itch. Scratching aggravates.
Most
Useful General Symptoms
Chilly, sensitive to
drafts, but prone to flushes of heat.
Better open air.
Worse on waking. Obesity. Aggravation
from suppressions. Tendency to fissures.
Worse from bright
light. Averse to fish, salt, sweets, meat. Desires chicken, beer.
HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREUM
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Cracks and painful,
sensitive eruptions. Worse in
winter.
Unhealthy skin,
inflammation, suppuration. Can be dry,
moist, pimples, pustules, scabs, vesicles or patches. Fetid eruptions, especially in
folds. Thin acrid discharge.
Eruptions after
scratching.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Hypersensitive and
vulnerable to everything. Irritable, impatient, hurried.
Impolite, unpleasant
nature. Threatening. Violent
anger. Impulse to stab or kill.
Wants to set things on
fire. Dreams of fire. Most Useful
General Symptoms
Very cold. Draft
aggravates. Uncovering aggravates. Sensitive to pain.
Offensiveness. Splinter-like pains. Glandular swelling.
Worse in dry air,
better for damp. Better from warmth. Worse in winter.
KALI SULPHURICUM
This remedy is
included here to represent all the Kali salts, any of which can have eczema in their picture. Kali
Sulphuricum is the one most likely to be helpful, possibly because of the
sulphur element in the compound.
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Scaly, profuse
desquamation, especially yellow scales.
Crusty eruption. Moist yellow crusts. Cracks. Moist eruption, especially yellow
discharge. Suppurating eczema.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Proper, rigid,
inflexible attitude. Hurried and
irritable. Anxiety ameliorated in the
open air.
Fear of death,
falling, people. Worse from consolation.
Most Useful
General Symptoms
Worse from
warmth. Better in the open
air. Worse from warmth but drafts aggravate (Sulphur). Tendency to suppuration. Aversion to eggs, fats, fish, meat and warm
things. Desires sweets. Better from motion,
especially in the open air.
MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS
Mercurius appears in 458 rubrics in the 'Skin' section of the
Complete Repertory
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Moist and bleeding
eruptions. Bleeding after scratching.
Foetid, offensive
odour from the eruption, even if the discharge is scanty.
Thick crusts, vesicular
or pustular eruption. Deep,
bloody cracks. Worse in winter.
Worse on hairy
parts. Discharge destroys hair. Worse in evening and at night.
Warmth aggravates. Wool aggravates. Perspiration aggravates.
Mental Symptoms
Closed, unconfident
people.
Delusion that everyone
is an enemy. Easily offended.
Stammering. Violent impulses.
Internal hurried feeling
with slowness of execution. Anarchist, disobedience, defiance. Most Useful General
Symptoms
Worse at night. Worse from perspiration and easy perspiration.
Worse on becoming
heated, or heat and cold aggravates. Sensitive to weather changes and draughts. Offensiveness. Glandular affections, salivation. Worse lying on right side.
Trembling and restlessness. Desire for bread and butter, lemons.
Aversion to sweets,
coffee, salt, fat.
MEZEREUM
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Crusts and scabs
with purulent matter underneath. Also
pustules and vesicles and desquamation.
Eruptions alternating with asthma.
Washing aggravates. Worse in
winter. Eczema after vaccination. Often eruptions on the face, around eyes and
mouth. Bleeding after scratching.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Anxiety felt in
the stomach. Anticipatory. Indifference. Desire for company. Most Useful General Symptoms Worse at night. Worse from suppressions. Lack of vital heat (although skin worse for
warmth). Affinity for nerves and
bones. Effects of vaccination. Herpetic tendency.
NATRUM
MURIATICUM
All the Natrum
salts can have eczema in their pictures, and sometimes differentiating
between them is not easy
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Mostly affects the margins of the hair, eyelids, around
mouth, hands and flexures. Raw, red
inflamed eczema. Crusty eruption with
corrosive discharge. Eruptions on hairy
and perspiring parts. Worse at the
seaside and from excessive salt. Worse
from the sun and exertion. Tendency to
urticaria and vesicular eruptions.
Chapping and cracking of the skin.
Dryness, inability to perspire.
Greasy skin. Worse before
menses.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Ailments from
grief and disappointment. Silent grief.
Desire to be alone yet fear of rejection. Self-reliant. Dwells on past disagreeable occurrences.
Resentful. Avoids causing and being
hurt. Defensive. Sympathetic. Guilt.
Consolation aggravates. Closed,
reserved and serious.
Most Useful General Symptoms
Worse from the heat of the sun.
Worse with the sun. Worse or
better by the seaside. Worse 9-11
a.m. Periodicity. Worse from sympathy. Better in the open air. Desires salt, bitter, bread, fish, oysters,
chocolate, coffee. Aversion to salt,
fat, coffee, fish, bread, chicken, slimy.
NITRIC ACID
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Deep, bloody
cracks. Bleeding after scratching. Painful eczema, especially burning and
splinter-like pains. Sensitive
eruptions, e.g. to touch. Eczema around the anus and genitals. Eruptions on hairy parts. Eruptions, especially crusts, in
patches. Discharging after scratching -
corrosive or pus. Fetid, offensive
eruption.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Anxiety about health,
fear of death. Resentful, hatred,
bitter, revengeful, litigious. Dwells
on past disagreeable occurrences. Tormenting thoughts. Anger with cursing. Discontented. Quarrelsome. Sensitive to all external impressions. Selfish.
Most Useful General Symptoms
Worse from slight causes. Worse
for touch, jarring, noise.
Coldness. Better for gentle
motion. Splinter-like pains. Strong urine. Affinity for angles and mucocutaneous
margins. Desires fat, salt, lime,
fish. Averse to cheese, meat.
RHUS
TOXICODENDRON
This is another remedy
which, when well indicated, is fairly easy to recognise owing to its clear
characteristic general and particular symptoms.
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Vesicular and crusty
eruptions. Eruptions alternating with
internal affections. Cold air
aggravates. Worse in the winter, spring
and from change of weather. Worse on
perspiring parts. Corrosive
discharge. Fissures, worse after
washing. Eruptions after
scratching. Swelling of affected part. Eruptions around genitals and of hairy
parts. Hardness, thickening and
inelasticity. Tendency to urticaria and
herpes.
Better for warmth and worse in cold air. Better for hot bathing. Worse on hairy parts. Worse from perspiration and on perspiring
parts. Scratching can aggravate or
ameliorate. Wool aggravates.
SARSAPARILLA
Sarsaparilla has deep
bleeding cracks like Petroleum. The cracks can be anywhere, including the
hands, but a characteristic of this remedy is cracks on the feet. It is mainly
a sycotic remedy
Characteristic
Skin Symptoms
Deep cracks. Worse in
the spring and summer, as markedly as Petroleum's winter aggravation. Worse before and during menses. Eruptions that date from vaccination. Worse from washing. Eruptions in patches and blotches. Shrivelled-looking skin.
Most
Useful General Symptoms
Worse at close of
urination. Worse in spring. Worse at night. Worse for cold damp. Suppressed gonorrhoea. Marasmus.
Gouty tendency.
STAPHYSAGRIA
A Staphysagria eczema
case will always have an emotional component to it, with the well known
'ailment from suppressed anger' being the most likely underlying cause of the
skin problems.
Characteristic
Eczema Symptoms
Moist crusty
eruptions. Eruptions after
scratching. Offensive discharge. Suppressed eruptions. Eruptions in patches. Scabs on the scalp. Unhealthy skin, easily suppurating.
Characteristic Mental Symptoms
Ailments from suppressed emotions,
especially anger. Ailments from grief,
wounded honour, embarrassment, indignation, rudeness of others, reproaches,
mortification. History of physical or
emotional abuse. Sensitive to discord
and easily offended. Mild and yielding
temperament. Conscientious about
trifles.
Most
Useful General Symptoms
Worse from sexual
excess. Generally worse from
emotions. Worse for touch. Systemic effects of wounds, especially
lacerated wounds. Worse from
tobacco. Averse to milk, cheese. Desires sweets, spicy, tobacco, soup, milk,
rice.
SULPHUR
Sulphur is the king of
polychrests and the best known 'skin remedy'. It is also the most
overprescribed remedy, as it is easy to make Sulphur fit almost any situation
in which there is an eruption. It is very much in the category of the
'unsuppressors' - it has a particularly powerful centrifugal action, in that it
brings symptoms to the surface.
Characteristic
Skin Symptoms
Itch worse from
warmth. Eruption worse from water. Itch worse at night. (Can also be worse
morning and evening.) Eruption bleeding
after scratching. Cracking, worse from
water and in winter. Redness. Itching with burning. History of suppressed eruptions. Eruptions alternating with respiratory
complaints. Eczema dating back to
vaccination.
Characteristic
Mental Symptoms
Theorising,
intellectual. Selfish, egotism. Critical.
Lazy, tendency to take short cuts.
May have: disgust, fastidiousness, anxiety for others; fear of heights,
failure, narrow places, disease; hoarding, avarice. Most Useful General Symptoms Worse from warmth, desire for air but worse
from draughts. Uncovers feet. Worse for bathing. Worse from suppression, and a history of
suppressions. Hungry at 11 a.m. Stoop-shouldered. Offensiveness. Desires chocolate, spices, fat, alcohol,
sweets, apples, ice cream. Averse to
eggs, fish, sweets, vegetables.
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