About Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a well-established medicinal practice that attempts to stimulate the body’s innate healing capacity. An individual treatment plan is essential, with emotional, mental and physical factors all taken into account.

As with conventional medicines, homeopathic remedies can be self-prescribed or ‘over the counter’ for minor conditions. For more serious illness, professional advice should always be sought.

‘Over the counter’ Homeopathic medicines are prepared from naturally occurring plant, mineral and, occasionally, animal substances, and mainly fall into two categories, 6C and 30C.

In most self-help cases, for example when the patient is suffering a non-threatening physical condition such as a cough or cold, 6C is optimal.

If the condition is active/acute or if there is an emotional element such as occasional sleeplessness, a short course of 30C is ideal. Consult a practioner if the symptoms continue.

Homeopathic medication is most commonly provided in tablet form, to be used half an hour before or after eating. These small pills should not be handled, but tipped from the bottle into the lid, then dropped into a clean mouth, chewed or allowed to dissolve.

Our online homeopathic remedies are supplied by Weleda, the UK's leading manufacturer, and Helios (available in the shop and phone orders). Please note the dosage details supplied with your order.

A – Z Remedy Finder

Information supplied by Weleda

Items shown in BLUE are anthroposophic medicines, those in BLACK are homeopathic medicines.

P = Pharmacy Only medicines

*= dispensed to order

These two categories of product are only available from Weleda or by presciption from your Homeopath.

The homeopathic remedies below are those most commonly used to treat symptoms described, however each person is unique so it’s best to consult a qualified homeopath for the recommended dosage or if your symptoms vary from those described.

CONVALESCENCE

A dietetic drink with tonic properties, helpful in convalescence	Blackthorn Elixir
Supportive treatment during convalescence	Ferrum Sidereum 6X Tablets (P)

CUTS

For the treatment of cuts and grazes, minor wounds and abrasions	Calendolon Ointment/Calendula Lotion
A traditional remedy to relieve painful cuts and wounds	Hypericum/Calendula Ointment

DIGESTION

Continual craving or complete loss of appetite	Arsen alb
Feeling of emptiness after meals	Calc carb
Variable appetite	Ferrum phos
Aversion to food. Hunger prevents sleep	Ignatia
Excessive appetite which is easily satisfied	Lycopodium

For colicky pain and teething troubles in infants	Chamomilla 3X Granules/Chamomilla 3X Drops
Tenderness worsened by movement	Bryonia
Painful distension and flatulence after eating	Carbo veg
Extremely irritable, better when carried around	Chamomilla
Colic relieved by pressure on the stomach	Colocynthis

A herbal tisane for the relief of occasional constipation	Clairo Tea
A mild laxative for occasional, non-persistent constipation	Laxadoron Tablets
Stool feels too large and hard to pass	Bryonia
No desire to open bowels for several days, then pass large stool. Colicky pains and bowels ache	Graphites
Great flatulence. No stools passed for days, then hard stools passed with difficulty	Lycopodium
Frequent urge to pass stools, but always feels as if more to come	Nux vom
Not strong enough to expel stool, so slips back in	Silicea

A traditional herbal remedy for the symptomatic relief of stomach ache, occasional diarrhoea, nausea and stomach upsets	Melissa Comp Drops
Diarrhoea comes on suddenly after shock or cold wind	Aconite
Diarrhoea caused by excitement or apprehension about a coming event	Argent nit
Diarrhoea from food poisoning. Stools with burning sensation. Particularly useful for holiday diarrhoea	Arsen alb
Diarrhoea accompanied by spasmodic griping pains	Pulsatilla
Urge to open bowels early in the morning	Sulphur

For the symptomatic relief of flatulence	Carbo Bet Tablets *
A soothing medicinal tisane traditionally used for the relief of flatulence	Carminative Tea *
For the symptomatic relief of flatulence	Carvon Tablets *
Upset, rumbling stomach. Nervous anticipation of coming events	Argent nit
Excessive flatulence with belching and a full sensation shortly after eating	Carbo veg
Flatulence with colicky stomach pains, better for pressure	Colocynthis
Bloated feeling after a light meal. Much rolling flatulence	Lycopodium
Caused by overindulgence in eating and/or drinking	Nux vom

For the symptomatic relief of indigestion	Carvon Tablets*
For the symptomatic relief of indigestion and flatulence	Digestodoron Tablets (P)
Lack of appetite and weakness following illness. May develop diarrhoea	Arsen alb
Indigestion straight after eating. Food lies like a stone in the stomach	Bryonia
Stomach full of wind, distension shortly after eating	Carbo veg
Indigestion and excessive hunger. Rolling flatulence. Heartburn	Lycopodium
Indigestion from over indulgence. Stomach feeling swollen. Irritable	Nux vom
Indigestion a few hours after eating rich foods	Pulsatilla

A traditional herbal remedy for the symptomatic relief of stomach ache, occasional diarrhoea, nausea and stomach upsets	Melissa Comp Drops
Diarrhoea and vomiting. Feel cold, weak and anxious	Arsen alb
Nausea worse for motion and smell of food disgusts	Cocculus
Constant nausea and/or vomiting	Ipecac
After over-indulgence in rich food and alcohol	Nux vom
Vomiting as soon as the food and drink is warmed by the stomach	Phosphorus
Vomiting after rich, fatty foods	Pulsatilla

EARS

Earache after exposure to cold, dry winds	Aconite
Throbbing pain and acute hearing	Belladonna
Painful. Irritable and weepy. Low tolerance to pain	Chamomilla
Very sensitive, throbbing pain, better for warmth	Hepar sulph
Ear swollen and red, worse at night. Diminished hearing. Patient weepy	Pulsatilla

EYES

Eye red, eye lid swollen and painful	Apis mel
Styes with pus	Hepar sulph
Eyelids stick together. Thick greenish yellow discharge	Pulsatilla
Dry, scaly eyelids, stick together overnight	Ruta grav

To relieve tired and strained eyes	Larch Resin Comp Ointment / Larch Resin Comp Lotion
Eye muscles tired	Arnica
Eyes red, weak and tired from close work	Argent nit
Eyes red, weak and tired and feel bruised deep in orbits	Ruta grav

FIRST AID

For accident upset	Arnica 6X Tablets
A soothing remedy to relieve sprains and bruises	Arnica Ointment/Arnica Lotion
For the treatment of cuts and grazes, minor wounds and abrasions	Calendolon Ointment/Calendula Lotion
For minor burns and scalds	Combudoron Lotion
A traditional remedy to relieve painful cuts and wounds	Hypericum/Calendula Ointment
Symptomatic relief of muscular tension and the aches and pains of physical pursuits	Massage Balm with Calendula
Shock, fear and panic after an accident	Aconite
All injuries that lead to bruising	Arnica
To aid healing of burns and scalds	Cantharis
For painful crush injuries	Hypericum
For sprains where there is deep bruising	Ruta grav
Injuries to bones and tendons	Symphytum

To relieve insect bites, stings and nettle rash	Combudoron Spray
When there is swelling and bruising	Arnica
Insect stings with swelling and burning sensation	Apis mel
Horse-fly bites, intense itching	Hypericum
Purple discolouration around the bite	Lachesis
Pain from small puncture wounds	Ledum

For minor burns and scalds	Combudoron Lotion
Sunburn or burning sensation with redness, heat and throbbing	Belladonna
Sunburn remedy, when threatening to blister	Cantharis
Painful new and old burns and scalds	Causticum
Stinging burns and scalds	Urtica urens

A mineral remedy for relief of migraine and headaches	Bidor 1% Tablets/Bidor 5% Tablets
For the symptomatic relief of migraine	Feverfew Tablets* /Feverfew Drops*
Pain begins over the forehead and ends in the neck and shoulders. Worse for movement	Bryonia
Bursting headache with painful watering of the eyes	Euphrasia
Headache lessened by bending head backwards	Hypericum
Migraine over the eyes preceded by blurred vision	Kali bich
Headache from fatigue with humming in the ears	Kali phos
Headache on right side. Concentration makes pain worse	Lycopodium
Throbbing, blinding headaches. Hammering migraines, with zig-zag lights. Also menstrual headaches	Nat mur
Headache with irritability after too much food and drink.	Nux vom
Headaches worse in evening. Patient weepy	Pulsatilla
Migraine begins in the neck, travels over the head and ends over one eye	Silicea
Left-sided headache. Pain as if nail being driven into head	Thuja

MUSCLES & JOINTS

A soothing remedy to relieve sprains and bruises	Arnica Ointment/Arnica Lotion
For all soft tissue injuries, leading to bruises	Arnica
Bruising of the breast	Bellis perennis
Bruising due to varicose veins	Hamamelis
Painful bruises on fingers and toes	Hypericum
Black eye	Ledum
Deep bruising	Ruta grav

A soothing remedy to relieve sprains and bruises	Arnica Ointment/Arnica Lotion
For the symptomatic relief of sprains and deep bruising	Ruta Ointment
Sprains coupled with bruising and muscle-ache	Arnica
Sprains painful for movement	Bryonia
Painful sprain improved by gentle movement and heat	Rhus tox
Sprain with bone and tendon injury	Ruta grav

Aid to the symptomatic relief of muscular rheumatism	Birch Elixir
A soothing, warming remedy for relief of muscular rheumatic pain and cramp	Copper Ointment
A traditional herbal remedy for the symptomatic relief of muscular rheumatic pain, stiffness, backache and fibrositis	Massage Balm with Arnica
For the symptomatic relief of muscular rheumatic pain	Rheumadoron Ointment (P)
For the relief of muscular rheumatic pain	Rheumadoron 102A Drops (P)
A traditional herbal remedy for the symptomatic relief of rheumatic pain	Rhus Tox Ointment
Muscular soreness and bruising	Actaea rec
Swollen joints and burning, stinging pains	Apis mel
Pain resulting from an earlier injury or over-exertion. Bruised feeling	Arnica
Pain worse for movement and warmth. Better for pressure (bandaged)	Bryonia
Tightness in tendons. Tearing pain. Better for warmth	Causticum
Pains flit around joints. Legs feel heavy. Worse for warmth.	Pulsatilla
Pain worse on beginning to move but improves with continued movement. Better for heat	Rhus tox
Pain affects joints. Tightness in tendons and bruised feeling	Ruta grav

NERVOUS

A calming remedy to help you relax at bedtime	Avena Sativa Comp Drops
Sudden panicky feeling, cannot think straight	Aconite
Many fears. Craves sweets, nervous diarrhoea and flatulence	Argent nit
Feeling restless and distressed. Patient chilly	Arsen alb
‘Stage-fright’, slow building anxiety	Gelsemium
Anxiety following bereavement or loss	Ignatia
Anxiety causes lack of lack of self-confidence and irritability. Craves sweets	Lycopodium
Hates fuss and sympathy. Anxiety from disappointment	Nat mur
Highly nervous and sensitive. Aggravated by thunderstorms	Phosphorus

Bereavement where the death is sudden and the shock severe	Aconite
Prolonged bereavement, cannot get over feeling of loss.	Ignatia

Anxiety with confusion and despondency	Actaea rec
Restlessness, chilly, exhausted. Obsessively neat and tidy	Arsen alb
Sleeplessness due to mental activity. Tension and agitation	Coffea
Lowness of spirit following bereavement	Ignatia
Lowness of spirit through loss of self-confidence	Lycopodium
Low spirited and irritable. Dislikes consolation	Nat mur
Highly irritable, finds fault with everyone, cross	Nux vom
Emotional, easily turns to tears. Wants lots of reassurance and attention	Pulsatilla
Easily downhearted. Irritable and low energy. Want to be left alone	Sepia

Restless and anxious. Vomiting and/or diarrhoea, chilly. Better for small sips of water	Arsen alb
Irritable after too much food and drink.	Nux vom

A mineral remedy for relief of migraine and headaches	Bidor 1% Tablets/Bidor 5% Tablets
For the symptomatic relief of migraine	Feverfew Tablets* /Feverfew Drops*
Pain begins over the forehead and ends in the neck and shoulders. Worse for movement	Bryonia
Bursting headache with painful watering of the eyes	Euphrasia
Headache lessened by bending head backwards	Hypericum
Migraine over the eyes preceded by blurred vision	Kali bich
Headache from fatigue with humming in the ears	Kali phos
Headache on right side. Concentration makes pain worse	Lycopodium
Throbbing, blinding headaches. Hammering migraines, with zig-zag lights. Also menstrual headaches	Nat mur
Headache with irritability after too much food and drink.	Nux vom
Headaches worse in evening. Patient weepy	Pulsatilla
Migraine begins in the neck, travels over the head and ends over one eye	Silicea
Left-sided headache. Pain as if nail being driven into head	Thuja

Fear of death, impending misfortune. Sudden panicky feeling	Aconite
Examination nerves, fear of public speaking, loss of confidence	Argent nit
Anxiety following an accident or trauma	Arnica
Fearful, anxious and restless	Arsen alb
Slow building anxious sensation. Paralysed with fear eg stage fright	Gelsemium

A calming remedy to help you relax at bedtime	Avena Sativa Comp Drops
For the relief of sleeplessness	Malvae Tea*
Sleeplessness after shock or panic	Aconite
Waking around midnight. Restless, worried and apprehensive	Arsen alb
Sleeplessness, crying children, associated with teething and colic. Want to be carried around. Temper tantrums and fractious behaviour	Chamomilla
Feel too tired to sleep. Sleeping pattern disrupted	Cocculus
Sleeplessness and physical restlessness. Cannot switch mind off	Coffea
Sleeplessness after emotional upset or bereavement	Ignatia
Drowsy during day. Dream a lot, with talking in sleep	Lycopodium
Sleeplessness due to great mental strain or overindulgence	Nux vom

ORAL HEALTH

Antiseptic mouthwash for daily oral hygiene	Medicinal Gargle
Increased salivation with sour taste in mouth	Ignatia
Increased salivation, metallic taste	Merc sol
Breath sour after a stomach upset	Nux vom
Mouth dry but no feeling of thirst	Pulsatilla

For sore throats, colds and catarrh in throat and upper chest. Recurring sore throats and catarrh	Cinnabar/Pyrites Tablets (P)
A concentrated natural antiseptic gargle for symptomatic relief of sore throats, mouth ulcers and tender gums	Medicinal Gargle
Tender throat develops after exposure to cold wind. Start as soon as possible at the outset of the illness	Aconite
Face and throat red, throbbing and hot. Swallowing is painful	Belladonna
Mouth and throat dry. Feeling of thirst	Bryonia
Throat raw. Pain extends to the ears	Gelsemium
Throat very sensitive	Hepar sulph
Throat inflamed, red and sore. Swallowing painful	Merc sol
Rough, sore throat in morning from too much smoking	Nux vom

Ulcers caused by burning mouth with food which is too hot	Cantharis
Painful ulcers with excessive salivation	Merc sol

Panicky feeling cannot think straight	Aconite
Nervous and physical exhaustion, anxious and irritable	Kali phos
Loss of self-confidence, fear of being unable to cope with stress of work	Lycopodium
Tired, burnt-out. Never stops thinking about work, cannot sleep for worry	Nux vom

SEASONAL AILMENTS

Apply inside the nostrils to relieve catarrhal congestion and inflammation of the nasal membranes	Catarrh Cream (P)
For relief of catarrh and sinus congestion	Oleum Rhinale Drops (P)
Profuse watery discharge with sneezing and burning of nose and lips	Allium cepa
Copious burning and clear watery discharge, chilliness, craving for heat, great exhaustion, watery eyes	Arsen alb
Catarrh lying on chest, difficult and painful to loosen	Bryonia
Thick greenish/yellow discharge in lumps. Worse for lying down	Calc fluor
Bland nasal catarrh with red, watery eyes	Euphrasia
Thick stringy, yellow discharge with sore throat. Childhood ‘sniffles’	Kali bich
Frequent sneezing and constant dripping nose	Nat mur
Early stages of cold with dry, stuffy nasal catarrh at night, runny during day	Nux vom
Thick yellow/green catarrhal discharge. Worse at night, loss of smell	Pulsatilla
Sinus catarrh with pain. Obstinate nasal obstruction and sneezing in morning	Silicea

A soothing ointment to relieve the irritation of chilblains	Frost cream (P)
To encourage better circulation	Copper Ointment
Chilblains worse for cold. Patient chilly	Calc carb
Chilblains worse for warmth, when limbs hang down	Pulsatilla

For fever and symptoms associated with cold and flu	Aconitum/Bryonia Drops (P)
Beginnings of colds & flu particularly from exposure to cold winds. Fever, chill and thirst	Aconite
Common cold with much sneezing, watering of eyes and acrid nasal discharge. Symptoms worse in evening	Allium cepa
Eyes and nose stream. Anxious with exhaustion. Desire sips of water	Arsen alb
High temperature/fever. Incoherent behaviour	Belladonna
Pronounced sneezing and watering and redness of eyes	Euphrasia
Feverishness, stuffiness and sneezing at very onset of colds	Ferrum phos
Hot and cold shivering flu symptoms. Weakness, tiredness and aching limbs	Gelsemium
Colds with much sneezing. General aches and pains. Nose stuffed up at night and runny during day	Nux vom
Slow onset of symptoms and slow recovery. Sinusitis and headaches	Silicea

A traditional herbal expectorant to loosen coughs	Cough Elixir
To relieve constant, dry, irritating coughs	Cough Drops (P)
To relieve dry, irritating coughs	Herb & Honey Cough Elixir
Dry, tickly, irritating cough. Sudden onset from exposure to cold wind	Aconite
Restless and anxious, wheezy, with burning sensation in chest	Arsen alb
Dry, tickly, barking cough. Violent coughing fits	Belladonna
Hard dry cough with stitches in the chest and headache	Bryonia
Tickling cough with yellow, sour and offensive sputum. Head and neck apt to sweat at night	Calc carb
Hard racking cough with pain in chest bringing exhaustion. Inability to bring up phlegm. Hoarseness	Causticum
Persistent, irritating cough coming from deep down in chest, occasionally leading to vomiting	Drosera
Hoarse cough with roughness and scraping sensation in throat	Hepar sulph
Spasmodic cough with wheezing, rattling and loss of breath, which may lead to vomiting and/or nausea	Ipecac
Cough with stringy phlegm	Kali bich
Cough originating from tickling pit of stomach, with pain in head	Nat mur
Dry, tearing spasmodic cough with shallow breathing and headache	Nux vom
Violent, hard, dry, exhausting, tight or racking cough with loss of voice	Phosphorus
Cough dry in the evening, loose in the morning with thick, bland yellow-green discharge and tickly larynx	Pulsatilla

General remedy where condition is allergic response to pollen	Mixed pollen
Red nose and streaming eyes. Frequent and severe sneezing. Worse in the evening	Allium cepa
Nose tickles violently. Sneezing violent and painful with watery burning discharge, making the upper lip sore	Arsen alb
Eyes burn, itch and water constantly. Runny nose with much sneezing	Euphrasia
Violent sneezing with blocked nose. Face hot and flushed	Gelsemium
Copious catarrh and sneezing, often with cold sores or mouth ulcers	Nat mur
Irritation of nose, eyes, face and throat with prolonged bouts of sneezing	Nux vom
Copious thick catarrh. Loss of smell	Pulsatilla
Sinusitis with blocked, stuffy nose. Worse on first waking	Silicea

For sore throats, colds and catarrh in throat and upper chest. Recurring sore throats and catarrh	Cinnabar/Pyrites Tablets (P)
A concentrated natural antiseptic gargle for symptomatic relief of sore throats, mouth ulcers and tender gums	Medicinal Gargle
Develops after exposure to cold wind. Start as soon as possible at the outset of the illness	Aconite
Face and throat red, throbbing and hot. Swallowing is painful	Belladonna
Mouth and throat dry. Feeling of thirst	Bryonia
Throat raw. Pain extends to the ears	Gelsemium
Throat very sensitive	Hepar sulph
Throat inflamed, red and sore. Swallowing painful	Merc sol
Rough, sore throat in morning from too much smoking	Nux vom

SKIN

The skin is dry and burning, but cold applications make things worse. The patient is restless, distressed and chilly	Arsen Alb
The skin is red, dry and burning hot	Belladonna
Large, sensitive, painful spots on the face and back	Hepar sulph
Patient irritable. Condition made worse by alcohol, tea or coffee	Nux vom
Spots made worse by puberty	Pulsatilla
Red, weeping, itchy spots	Rhus tox
For skin which scars easily	Silicea
For long standing acne, aggravated by warmth and washing	Sulphur

Topical application to ease boils	Balsamicum Ointment (P)
Tender skin with redness, heat and throbbing	Belladonna
Very sensitive boils	Hepar sulph
Recurring boils slow to develop	Silicea

For minor burns and scalds	Combudoron Lotion
Sunburn or burning sensation with redness, heat and throbbing	Belladonna
Sunburn remedy, when threatening to blister	Cantharis
Painful new and old burns and scalds	Causticum
Stinging burns and scalds	Urtica urens

For cracks and fissures of the skin	Antimony Ointment (P)
Topical remedy for eczema	Dermatodoron Ointment (P)
Eczema on the palms of the hands and behind the ears. Excludes a honey-like discharge	Graphites
Red, dry, scaly, burning and itchy. Aggravated by heat and washing	Sulphur
Itchy blisters. Worse in cold and damp, better for warmth	Rhus tox

For cracks and fissures of the skin and for the symptomatic relief of external haemorrhoids or piles	Antimony Ointment (P)
Large, sore piles. Difficulty in passing stools	Causticum
Bleeding piles, anus sore and feels bruised	Hamamelis
Itching, painful piles. Patient irritable	Nux vom
Itching painful piles. Lack of thirst	Pulsatilla
Itching burning piles. Aggravated by warmth	Sulphur

Abrasions, boils and nappy rash	Balsamicum Ointment (P)
Baby overweight, head sweats at night	Calc carb
Skin itchy with blisters	Rhus tox
Dry, red itchy rash	Sulphur

Skin burns hot. Patient restless, anxious and chilly	Arsen alb
Skin cracks and exudes honey-coloured pus. Behind ears, eye orbits and on palms of hands	Graphites
Dry, red, scaly and itchy patches. Worse for contact with water and heat	Sulphur

To relieve insect bites, stings and nettle rash	Combudoron Spray
Stinging nettle rash. Better for cold applications	Apis mel
Burning, itching skin eruptions. Patient restless and anxious	Arsen alb
Violent itching and cracking skin	Lycopodium
Skin red, itchy and blistered	Rhus tox
Rash develops in open air. Not relieved by scratching. Isolated spots	Sepia

General remedy for warts and verrucas

Thuja

WOMEN’S PROBLEMS

Hot, red face. Dry vagina	Belladonna
Dry vagina. Black stools with constipation	Bryonia
Hot flushes of the face. Scanty periods	Graphites
Hot flushes with headache and dizziness. Flooding periods. Irritable	Lachesis
Hot flushes. Patient weepy and moody	Pulsatilla
Hot flushes and fainting. Sinking feeling in the stomach. Intercourse causes much pain. Low energy and irritable	Sepia
Hot flushes spread from within outward and copious sweating. Worse for heat of bed	Sulphur

For all irregularities of menstrual cycle	Menodoron (P)
Periods late or scanty. Often associated with exposure to cold winds	Aconite
Pain begins just before start of periods. Irregular, painful and heavy	Actaea rac
Bearing down pains with heaviness and heat. Profuse periods	Belladonna
Feel tired, giddy and chilly. Breast swollen and painful	Calc carb
Heavy periods in adolescent girls. Pain and backache	Calc phos
Periods stop due to bereavement	Ignatia
Early periods with passage of clots. Sickness before and during periods	Ipecac
Dry vagina. Pain in lower abdomen. Periods profuse and last too long	Lycopodium
Irregular periods. Accompanied by headache, backache and depression	Nat mur
Scanty periods. Pain in lower back. Periods stop due to emotional upset.	Pulsatilla
Dragging down sensation. Feels tearful and irritable. Low energy and wants to be left alone	Sepia

Painful and tender ovaries. Sensation of tightness/swelling	Apis mel
Breasts painful. Irritable and suspicious	Lachesis
Bad tempered and depressed. Craves sweet things	Lycopodium
Breasts tender. Moody and irritable worse for consolation	Nat mur
Feeling irritable and cross. Constipation with frequent need to urinate	Nux vom
Over-sensitive and cries easily. Changeable moods. Irregular periods	Pulsatilla
Bearing down sensation and low energy. Depressed and wants to be left alone	Sepia