Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

CHILDREN’S HEALTH• 247with the resistance to, and ultimately immunity against,many diseases in later life. Parents often prefer to treat theirchildren with gentle, natural products to reduce the riskof side-effects, resorting to conventional drugs only whena child’s immune system is unable to cope with extremelyserious ailments. Unless there is a congenital, geneticdisability, a child’s immune system should respond well tohomeopathic treatment. In most cases, a child’s vital force(see page 18) will enable him or her to deal with manycommon threats to childhood health. Homeopathic remediesare easily administered to children (see page 216 ), and canhelp them bounce back to health quickly and efficiently.PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS BETTER SYMPTOMS WORSE REMEDY & DOSAGE• Irritability• Anger• For applying firm pressureto the stomach• For warmth• For sleep• For releasing wind• At around 4 p.m.• In cold drafts• If the mother is stressed• For being fedColocynthis(see page 52)6c every 5 minutesup to 10 doses• Irritability and restlessness• Nervous appearance• For warmth• For warm baths• For applying light pressureto the stomach• In cold air• At night• For touch• When lying on the right sideMag. phos.(see page 90)6c every 5 minutesup to 10 doses• Irritability• Dislike of being put to bed• In fresh air• When warm and dry• For wearing too much clothing• For being washed• For being too warmSulphur(see page 99)6c 4 times dailyup to 5 days• Great restlessness• Agitation• For changing position• When warm and dry• For being undressed• For getting wet• In draftsRhus tox.(see page 162)6c 4 times dailyup to 5 days• Great restlessness• Anger• Oversensitivity to pain• For being carried• For applying cold compressesto the face• When angry• For heat• In fresh air• At night, from 9 p.m. onwardChamomilla(see page 46)30c half-hourlyup to 10 doses, or more oftenif acute• Restlessness• Tendency to lash out• For warmth• For resting in bed• For jarring and movement• For light and noise• For applying pressure to the gums• When lying down and at nightBelladonna(see page 39) 30c half-hourlyup to 10 doses, or more oftenif acute• Irritability, anger,and aggression• Rejection of all attemptsto please• When lying onthe stomach• For being carried overa parent’s shoulder• For touch• For being looked at• During a full moon• In the presence of strangersCina(see page 38)30c dailyup to 7 days• Extreme irritability• Oversensitivity to pain• Dislike of being talkedto or touched• For being carried• For perspiring• In mild weather• When teething• At night• After breakfast• For being talked to• For touchChamomilla(see page 46)30c dailyup to 7 days