Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to substances that are usually harmless. In Homeopathy, individualized remedies are prescribed based on the patient’s symptoms and sensitivity to specific allergens. Here’s a comprehensive guide to commonly prescribed homeopathic medicines for various allergens.
Dust and Environmental Allergies
- Dust, strong perfumes – Histamine
- Dust – Blatta orientalis, Pothos
- Dust (Justicia adhatoda) – Justicia adhatoda
- Feathers – Sulphur
- Grass, freshly cut – Allium cepa, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla, Sabadilla
- Grass pollens – Medorrhinum, Natrum sulph, Phosphorus, Senega
- Pollen – Blatta orientalis, Psorinum
Animal Allergies
- Animal dander – Tuberculinum
- Cats – Phosphorus, Tuberculinum
- Dogs – Phosphorus
- Guinea pig hair – Kali carb, Lycopodium
Food Allergies
Fruits & Vegetables
- Asparagus – Carcinosin
- Bananas – Phosphorus
- Carrots – Phosphorus
- Celery – Apium grav
- Chocolate – Sulphur
- Fruit – Arsenicum alb, Pulsatilla
- Oranges – Pulsatilla
- Strawberries – Carcinosin, Fragaria vesca
- Cabbage – Petroleum
- Rice – Tellurium
Dairy & Fats
- Butter – Sulphur
- Milk – Calc carb, Homarus, Nat mur, Sepia, Sulphur, Tuberculinum, Urtica urens
- Warm boiled milk – Sepia
- Fats, animal – Pulsatilla, Sulphur
- Cheese – Nitri-spiritus dulcus
Grains & Legumes
- Bread, acidic food – Natrum Mur
- Flour – Aspidosperma
- Buckwheat – Pulsatilla
- Wheat – Nat mur, Psorinum
Seafood & Meat
- Bees / Bee sting – Apis mel
- Hornets / Wasps – Vespa crabro
- Fish – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
- Cod liver oil – Pulsatilla, Hepar Sulph
- Oysters – Lycopodium
- Shellfish – Arsenicum alb, Terebinthina, Urtica urens
- Meat – Nat mur, Sulphur, Tuberculinum
- Pork – Pulsatilla, Sepia
- Sardines – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
Other Foods
- Honey – Nat mur
- Glutamate – Nat mur, Phosphorus
- Sugar – Saccharum officinale, Argentum nit
- Tamarind seed – Blatta orientalis, Carbo veg
- Beer / malt liquor – Kali Bich
- Coffee – Nux Vom
Insect & Animal Bite Allergies
- Insect bites – Carbolic acid
- Mosquito – Culex
Chemical, Drug & Miscellaneous Allergies
- Aspirin, bad liquors, salt butter, bad eggs, castor oil – Bryonia
- Hair dyes – Sulphur, Tuberculinum
- Heat – Apis mel
- Cold drinks, fruits, rotten foods, iodine – Arsenicum alb
- Dampness – Dulcamara
- Smell of flowers – Ailanthus
How to Use This Guide
- This list provides commonly used homeopathic remedies for specific allergens.
- Individualization is key: Homeopathic treatment should be tailored according to the patient’s overall constitution and symptom picture.
- Consult a qualified homeopath before self-prescribing any remedies
Homeopathy offers a wide range of remedies for allergies caused by foods, environmental factors, animals, insects, and chemicals. Identifying the correct remedy requires careful consideration of the patient’s unique symptoms and sensitivities.