Every spring and summer flowers, trees and grasses and flowers send pollen into the air, especially in the months of March, April and May.. aaachoooo! Constant sneezing, watery discharges, itches and prickles, a stuffed-up nose… read on for natural remedies to sort this. Homeopathy is gentle and safe for home treatment.
Originally posted in April 2020 and reposted in March 2024
Sneezing, a runny nose, watering eyes or a sore throat. Burning and itching. These are the main symptoms of acute hay fever which comes on with the blooms and blossoms of every spring. Old wives’ tales suggest chewing on honeycomb, eating fresh garlic and putting turmeric in your food. Cucumber slices cool red, itchy eyes. Eucalyptus steam inhalations or sniffing grated horseradish can unblock the nose. Bananas, nuts and seeds provide a useful aid; they are full of magnesium. Best of all, homeopathic remedies offer long-lasting relief with no side effects.
ALLIUM CEPA (made from red onion) Symptoms focus on itchy nose and eyes. Clear, streaming or burning runny nose. Lots of sneezing. Light sensitivity. Worse in the evening and inside. Left eye can be worse. Nose symptoms are usually worse than eye issues. (See EUPHASIA)
EUPHRASIA (eyebright) Eyes burn and produce profuse, acrid streaming discharge. They may feel gritty with swollen lids. Skin around the eyes is red and irritated. Lots of sneezing but bland nasal discharge. Worse for sun. Sore throat. (See ALLIUM CEPA)
ARSENICUM IODATUM is characterised by burning, tearing eyes, sneezing with runny nose and sore nostrils. Throat burns and cough is dry. Better for keeping warm and staying indoors. Restlessness. Symptoms are worse at night.
SABADILLA issues include a frontal sinus headache and sometimes, bleeding from the nose, which is usually itchy and stuffed up. Violent sneezing makes the eyes water. Eyelids are red, sore. Better for warmth and from warm food and drinks and worse for open air and sunlight. (See ARSENICUM)
PULSATILLA’s thick yellow-green discharge, from eyes and nose, does not burn. Better in open air, worse from warmth. Lots of sneezing. Inflamed lids can be glued together by sticky mucus. Thirstless.
NUX VOMICA has a stuffy nose at night. Itching in eyes, ears and throat and prolonged sneezing. The face feels as if it’s on fire. Eyes are sensitive to light. Irritable, chilly overall. Symptoms are worse in early morning; better for warm drinks.
ARUNDO is most useful at the start of the hay fever season, before discharges begin. Sneezing and strong itching in the nose, ears and on the roof of the mouth.
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