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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2023
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Allergy or Asthma Cure in Homoeopathy

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Dr. Shiva ReddyHomeopathy Doctor • 22 Years Exp.BHMS
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With the increase in pollution, there has been a significant increase in allergies and asthma patients off late. The reason is that apart from genetic problems, allergens or pollutants play a significant role. Homeopathy is the best way to treat these with less or no side effects!

Allergens: These are types of antigens responsible for drastic immune responses. Here, the immune system acts against these to protect the body and the reactions are called allergies. Allergy can be expressed via sneezing or rashes, itching, redness in eyes, vomiting and so on.

Types of Allergens:

  1. One could have food allergies from foods such as peanuts (a legume), nuts, seafood and shellfish.
  2. Other allergens could be, but not limited to dust mite excretion, pollen, pet dander and royal jelly.
  3. Some drugs, dander or even dye can also cause allergy.

Homeopathic Treatment for Allergies:

  1. Ailanthus: For those allergic to smell of flowers
  2. Apis Mel: For those allergic to heat
  3. Argentum nit: For those allergic to sugar
  4. Arsenic Album: Helps patients allergic to cold drinks; fruits; rotten foods, iodine
  5. Bryonia: For those allergic to castor oil
  6. Carbo Veg: Helps those allergic to aspirin; bad liquors, salt butter, bad eggs, poultry items
  7. Dulcamara: Act against dampness allergy
  8. Histamine: Act against dust and strong perfumes allergies
  9. Justicia Adhatoda: For those allergic to dust
  10. Petroleum: Helps those allergic to cabbage
  11. Natrum Mur: Helps those allergic to bread and acidic food
  12. Nitri-spiritus dulcis: Acts against cheese allergy
  13. Nux Vom: For those allergic to coffee
  14. Sepia: For those allergic to warm boiled milk
  15. Sulphur: Act against antibiotic allergy
  16. Tellurium: For those allergic to rice
  17. Thuja: For those allergic to sweets; fatty meats, onion

Know About Asthma Before You Treat It: In case of Asthma, lungs are affected causing inflammation of lungs thereby narrowing airways. Asthma can start by allergies.

Symptoms:

  1. Tightening of chest
  2. Difficulty in breathing
  3. Persistent cough, particularly at night.

Homeopathic Remedies:

  1. Natrum Sulphuricum cures Children: In case of hereditary cases, this is effective. Important symptom to have the remedy is wheezing.
  2. Arsenic Album for all:It is effective in acute phase as well as chronic state.
  3. Sambucus for children: It is given if the attack is sudden at night.

Asthma is a form of allergy. However, it can co-exist with other nasal and skin allergy symptoms. Arsenic, Allium cepa and Histaminum are homeopathic remedies for asthma along with nasal allergy.

Now you know what is to be given and when. It is advisable to call up a doctor in case of severity.