Homeopathy Tips for Summer

by Kathryn Berg | Jun 22, 2021 | Homeopathy for Summer, Apis, Arnica, Cantharis, Causticum, Ledum, Nux Vomica, Poison Ivy

Life can bring all sorts of health related surprises when we spend time outdoors in the summer. Certain homeopathic remedies are likely to be helpful in the summer. Possible uses for homeopathy include insect bites, sunburn, over indulgence (summer parties), injuries, and poison ivy. Check out the Homeopathy Tips for Summer below.

Insect Bites

Apis: For Bee Stings that itch, sting and burning hot or at least warm. Worse from heat, better from cold applications.
Rhus Tox: Eruptions which have vesicles. Very large, red hives. Very itchy, with burning and tingling, which makes the person restless and nervous. Better from scalding hot water. Worse from cold.
Ledum: This remedy is good for any bite or puncture wound, especially if the injured part is cold. Insect bites that feel cold and better from cold applications. Worse from having the bite covered or made warm. Chilly, worse from warmth, better from cold applications and rest. May have hot, hard swelling with tearing pains. Better from Cold applications and rest. Also, use in a high potency after Tick bites to ward off potential after effects. Call to get appropriate dosing for this situation. For more information about Ledum and insect bites (ticks especially) read this blog post.
Carbolic Acid: Do you or your children get HUGE welts from mosquito bites or stings from other insects? This is the remedy to use if that is the case. If you cannot find it, please let me know. I have it on hand, always.

Sunburn and Burns

Apis: Redness, heat and swelling at the site of pain with stinging pain. Worse from heat, irritability.
Arsenicum: Anxious, restless, physically cold, but burning pain. Adverse to cold.
Calendula Ointment: Use it for mild burns. Readily available even at Target!
Causticum: Helpful for mild burns such as touching something hot accidentally, the grill for example.
Cantharis: A must for more painful and serious burns. Take as needed. Repeat often.

Over Indulgence

Nux Vomica: Too much to eat or drink. Take before bed, if you wake up in the middle of the night and in the morning.

Arnica Montana, in the wild.

Injuries of all sorts

Arnica: This is a remedy for physical trauma, such as sprained ankles, bruises, etc. Usually this would be the first remedy to consider after an injury.
Bryonia: Bryonia helps people who are experiencing pain that is worse from motion.
Rhus Tox: A classic remedy for pain that is worse from FIRST motion but better on continued motion.
Ruta: For injuries to connective tissue and the periosteum. Think of Ruta when you have a bad sprain.

Rhus Tox, also known as Poison Ivy, with the smooth leaves. Leaves of three, let it be.

Poison Ivy

For more information on how homeopathy can help poison ivy, check out this blog post.

Rhus Tox: Prickling, tingling sensations. Very restless and nervous. Itching better from scalding hot water. Worse from scratching, cold air, getting wet.
Anacardium: Digs nails into the skin. Itching better from scalding Hot Water, worse from warmth, such as the warmth of the bed. Location: Neck, Torso, Inner thigh, arm pits, left side. This plant is related to Rhus Tox.
Apis: Itching, stinging, burning sensation. Itching better from Cold or icy applications. Worse from Warmth. Location: Face especially about the eyes, forearms and hands.
Graphites: For the secondary stage of poison Ivy when the lesions are weeping and oozing. Skin begins to thicken. Worse from being heated, especially in bed at night.

Dosing

Purchase the remedies in 30C potency. If you purchase the Boiron remedies, 2 pellets is a dose, even if the bottle indicates otherwise. Take as needed. If the remedy doesn’t work, take a second dose an hour later. If it doesn’t work after the second dose, try a different remedy. You may need to use different remedies in succession. If you are better and then worse again, repeat the remedy.

To learn more about dosing homeopathic remedies in acute situations, such as the above, read this blog post.
This is one of my most popular blog posts, for good reason.

How to Take Homeopathic Remedies

1. Pour the indicated number of pellets into the cap.
2. Drop the pellets under your tongue and dissolve.
3. Do not touch the pellets with your hands.
4. Do not eat or drink 10 minutes before or after taking the remedy.
5. Take as needed. If the symptoms return, retake the remedy. If the remedy does not work, take one more dose. If it still doesn’t work, call for a better matching remedy.

What if These Homeopathy Tips for Summer Don’t Match Your Symptoms?

If you are struggling to find the correct remedy for your acute situation, schedule an Acute Care Consult with Lotus Homeopathy!

Meet Kathryn Berg the Classical Homeopath at Lotus Homeopathy, Inc.

Some of you know me, others of you may have heard of me. And for most, you probably have no clue about me or my business. So I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself, my family, my business, why I am a homeopath and how I became a homeopath—not necessarily in that order.

Like many people, I found out about homeopathy accidentally. I fell down while walking my Akita pup on an icy sidewalk on a typical Minnesota winter day. I was scheduled to go to a friend’s house later that day, so when I did, I asked her for some ice. You need some Arnica, she told me. Arnica? What’s that? She explained that Arnica is a homeopathic remedy for trauma.

At the time, the only place to get homeopathic remedies was a book and herb store in South Minneapolis. So I went there to get some. When I got there, I decided I should read some books so I actually knew what I was doing. I left with the Arnica 30c and three books. By the time I got done reading them, I knew I wanted to be a homeopath.

It was only several years later that I realized that I was attracted to homeopathy as a profession because I am a problem solver. It is what drives me. There is nothing like a well chosen homeopathic remedy to solve problems.

At the time I decided to become a homeopath, there wasn’t even a school here in in Minnesota. But eventually, my homeopath and his business partner started the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy. I was a graduate of the third class. At the time I went there, it was a part time program taking three and a half years! Since then I have studied with numerous other well known and respected homeopaths in continuing education studies.

While I do work with all sorts of folks with a variety of conditions, I really have studied how to treat people suffering from PTSD, health issues related to aging women, and children’s health issues of all sorts, including autism. I have also been successful in removing blockages to healing due to suppression of symptoms by western medicine. I chose those specialties because people really suffer who have those forms of dis-ease, and Western Medicine doesn’t seem to have much of a solution for them.

After over twenty years of practice, I still get excited for clients when a remedy has helped them heal.

So that is about my business. Now, a little bit about me.

I have two adult sons in their early twenties, so I have shed the title of “Soccer mom”. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Woodbury, MN. For fun, I like to play piano, sing, sew, garden, hike, and travel. I am in a community choir. I also enjoy cooking healthy meals and, out of necessity, am an expert at cooking for special diets.

If you have any questions about homeopathy or my approach to homeopathic case taking, please feel free to put some questions in the comments below.

If you have a health issue you need help with, please click the Book Now button on my Facebook page or Main page of my website and schedule a complementary consult to see if homeopathy can help you!

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