Chickenpox - HomeoSource

Choose a remedy: No one has all the chickenpox symptoms so choose based on the most prominent ones. If symptoms change, take a remedy that matches your new symptoms.

Dosage: At onset of symptoms, take 30C two-three times a day; or 6C or 12X four to six times a day.* Or, see the Dosage Chart

When symptoms improve, stop taking the remedy.
Repeat if symptoms return.
If no improvement in 24 hours, try a different remedy.

Note: If a self-selected remedy – however well indicated – doesn’t help and your symptoms are more than you would expect for chicken pox, you need to seek medical expertise. A doctor will provide a diagnosis and/or a professional homeopath can evaluate your symptoms in the context of your whole person.

Symptoms	Remedy
First Stage Fever, restless, anxious View Remedy	Aconitum napellus Give 1 – 2 times at onset
Itching and burning worse at night in bed Eruptions are painful with pressure Eyes, nose, ears and mouth affected most Thick, yellow crusts Tongue has thick, white coating Irritable – hates to be looked at Worse when touched, bathed Cough after chicken pox. View Remedy	Antimonium crudum
Very large blisters pustules come out slowly Tend to leave pock marks May have loud, rattling, cough Irritable, whiny, does not want to be left alone Sleepy View Remedy	Antimonium tartaricum
Fever and severe headache Flushed face, hot skin Drowsy but cannot sleep View Remedy	Belladonna
Large eruptions beginning to heal Some look infected with pus, or open sores Oozing rash smells bad Swollen lymph nodes in neck Weak Worse at night, when overly hot or cold View Remedy	Mercurius solubilis or vivus
Moderate itching Fever without thirst Weepy, clingy Better open air Worse in warm room, night View Remedy	Pulsatilla
Very itchy blisters Blisters better with warmth/hot bath Blisters swollen with red around them like hives. Chilly even with a fever Restless Can’t get comfortable Red tipped tongue Worse from scratching, night, at rest. View Remedy	Rhus toxicodendron
Excessive burning and itching Worse from heat or bathing Blisters become crusty, smelly, weeping Blisters may bleed when scratched May also have cough Irritable, restless, feverish, sweaty Warm Thirsty Hungry but does not all he takes Worse becoming heated or in warm bed View Remedy	Sulphur
To help soothe and heal sores View Remedy	Calendula cream

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*Jonas Wayne, Jacobs Jennifer. Healing with Homeopathy. Warner Books, NY. 1996: pp. 173-75.

Kaiser Permanente. Chicken Pox (Homeopathy). Remedy Options. Retrieved on Aug 6, 2019 from: https://wa.kaiserpermanente.org/kbase/topic.jhtml?docId=hn-2210004

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