Flu is part and parcel of the British winter it feels, but it’s horrible while it lasts and it can have lingering side-effects. Homeopathy has something to offer for the prevention and the treatment of flu and to deal with post-viral fatigue.
To prevent catching the flu
There is no substitute for the obvious: good sleep, good nutrition, good hydration and good hygiene, but if you feel that you’re coming down with something or someone in your house has come down with flu and you are concerned, a well-timed dosed of the homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum can work wonders.
If you already have the flu, consider the following remedies:
Reach for Arsenicum Album if you are weak yet restless and chilly but suffer burning pains. You may feel very chilly too, but with a hot head. The illness may make you feel anxious and needy.
Reach for the remedy Eupertorium Perfoliatum if the bone pains of a heavy flu are the thing that is causing the most discomfort.
Gelsemium is your remedy if you feel extremely weak with chills, you have a headache and you have aches going through your whole body. People needing Gelsemium tend to have droopy and heavy eyelids – it’s a strong indication that this will be a helpful remedy.
Nux Vomica will be of help if you are suffering a stuffed nose and can’t stop sneezing. Your digestion may well also be affected, and your symptoms may well be worse in the mornings. It may well be the case that the flu makes you a bear with a sore head. The illness may have been at least in part due to a period of overwork preceding it.
Post viral fatigue
If you have suffered the flu or Covid and you are still feeling the lasting effects of it, a bespoke prescription from a professional homeopath is required as it is a far more complex situation than those above. However, the remedies China and Phosphoric Acid have been used by homeopaths for over a century to help recovery from flu and other viruses; their success is tried and tested.
