Stinging nettle, a plant that delivers painful sting if you touch its small hairs, has a history of use in alternative medicine as a diuretic, arthritis treatment and treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy. Homeopathic medicine practitioners...
Complementary and alternative health care providers often treat their patients with homeopathic remedies. Because the remedies prescribed are those that most closely match the presenting symptoms, homeopathic treatments for high blood pressure...
Headache is simply pain in the head that is more a symptom than a disease. There are many different reasons for experiencing a headache and while traditional allopathic treatments are typically the same for all headaches, homeopathic treatments...
The homeopathic remedy sabadilla is widely used by homeopaths for the treatment of sinus congestion and allergies, especially those resembling hay fever. One of the guiding symptoms indicating its use is spasmodic, repeated sneezing with nasal...
Homeopathic medicine, developed by Dr. Christian Hahnemann in the late eighteenth century, is based on the principle that "like cures like." Homeopaths use herbal and mineral elements to treat symptoms of disease by prescribing the same substance...
Homeopathy is one of many holistic or alternative medicines to re-emerge over the past several decades. Developed over 200 years ago by German physician Samuel Hahnemann and practiced in the United States since the early 19th century, the...
A mother tincture is a combination of a botanical substance with a standardized amount of alcohol. The amount of alcohol in the mixture is set by the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or HPUS. According to the HPUS, a mother...
Millions rely on sleeping aids and pills to get to sleep, but these aids can be harmful to health in the long term. Consequently, homeopathy and other holistic, complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) for sleep have blossomed in the United...
Homeopathy, a form of complementary medicine, provides a gentle approach to the healing of illness, and as such holds many benefits for patients. A therapeutic treatment, it has been around for 200 years and was initially developed by a German...
Nat mur, or natrum muriaticum, is a remedy used in homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy, developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1796, is based on the philosophy that "like cures like." In an attempt to treat symptoms, minuscule amounts of plant,...
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), seasonal allergies affect 18 million Americans annually. Add year-round allergies, and the number of allergy sufferers soars to more than 50 million. Traditional allergy medication can suppress...
A concussion -- a brain injury that temporarily affects your memory, speech, reflexes and balance -- can range in severity from minor to major. MayoClinic.com notes that most people recover fully, but warns that you should seek medical care if...
Homeopathy is a system of medicine that was invented by Samuel Hahnemann. It is based on the principle that like cures like---using like substances for cure. Homeopathic remedies are made from minute doses of substances obtained from plants,...
Arnica is an herb that has long been used as a homeopathic treatment for a variety of ailments. Since the 1500s, Europeans and Native Americans have sought out arnica for medicinal purposes, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center....
Homeopathic medicine takes an aggressive approach to the treatment of earaches caused by bacterial infection. Promptly treating an earache, which usually targets the middle ear and is known medically as acute otitis media, sharply reduces the...
Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, developed and first practiced homeopathic medicine in the late 18th century. Today millions of people around the world seek homeopathic medicine to treat a variety of disease, illnesses and conditions...
Phytolacca americana, commonly known as pokeweed or American nightshade, produces berries that are poisonous unless prepared in specific ways. Phytolacca berry is available as a homeopathic remedy for weight loss and other purposes; only buy from...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is an influenza A virus known to infect chickens. The infection can spread to humans but the risk is low. Also known as the H5N1 virus, a lab...
Bee pollen is espoused as a "superfood" and cure for everything from cancer to adolescent acne. Other than anecdotal reports, references to its use for topical acne treatment in Chinese medicine and a report of successful treatment by a Swedish...
UV light therapy is indicated by allopathic medical professionals for skin disorders, such as psoriasis as well as mood disorders like seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Homeopathic practitioners advocate UV therapy for a host of ailments from...
Alternative medicine enthusiasts point to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians when they tout the health benefits of colloidal silver. Both of those empires used silver nitrate for skin lesions as well as silver coins to prevent bacteria growth in...
Capsaicin is the substance responsible for the spicy-hot burning taste sensation of the cayenne pepper. This phytochemical has various uses, including as spice for foods, pain relief, insect and animal repellant, pesticide and as the volatile...
The primary principle of homeopathy is known as the Law of Similars (or like cures like). That means that the treatments that would cause healthy people to get sick or develop certain symptoms will actually treat or cure people who already suffer...
Arnica montana, or simply arnica, is a plant that has been used medicinally for centuries. It continues to be used as an alternative treatment for several medical condition, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The flowers of...
Staphysagria is a flowering plant that grows naturally in many places in the Northern Hemisphere and in the mountains of Africa's tropical regions. As an herbal remedy, staphysagria has many purported uses and health benefits. However, clinical...
Biliary colic or gallbladder disease occurs during a gallstone attack or with other disturbances related to the release of bile. Pain is experienced in the upper right side of the abdomen, right shoulder, chest and back. Certain products found in...
In herbal medicine circles, arnica is a topical remedy for conditions such as sprains, muscle aches, bruises, swelling from fractures and inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis. Homeopathic practitioners also recommend taking arnica internally for...
For centuries Chinese herbalists have used nux vomica as a healing tonic. Nux vomica is a herbal remedy extracted from the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica, a tree native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The seeds that are its source...
Gout, a type of arthritis, results from a buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints. An attack of gout can cause extreme pain, and conventional medicine sometimes doesn't work well against it. Alternative remedies have not been extensively...
