EAR, NOSE & THROAT

SYMPTOM
CONDITION
SUB-CONDITION
HERB
EAR-EXTERNAL
 
 
Ceruminosis,
 
Discharge
 
Echinacea externally
 
Pain from cold
 
Cimicifuga
EAR-MIDDLE
Otitis Media
 
Erigeron oil (internal), Pulsatilla (internal) from rhinitis, allergies Ambrosia, Euphrasia
 
Pain, burning
 
Sanguinaria
 
Rheumatic, dull aching
 
Cimicifuga
 
Neuralgia
 
Piper methysticum
 
 
with head cold
Verbascum oil
EPISTAXIS (nosebleeds)
General
 
Achillea (fresh tincture), Ambrosia, Capsella, Erigeron
 
Chronic
 
Lycopus, Quercus
HEAD COLD
General decongestant
 
Ephedra vulgaris, Ephedra viridis, Eriodictyon
 
Beginning, with chills
 
Zingiber
 
 
dry, with tight membranes
Capsicum, Hedeoma
 
 
dry, with fever
Asarum, Hedeoma
 
 
dry, with irritative cough
Drosera, lobelia, Ligusticum porteri
 
Moist with fever, aches
 
Eupatorium perfoliatum, Verbena
 
Subacute with thick mucus
 
Anemopsis, Hydrastis
 
 
with hoarseness or laryngitis
Althea, Drosera, Populus candicans, Tussilago, Ulmus fulva
LARYNGITIS
General
 
Acacia, Althea, Salvia
 
Dry
 
Capsicum
 
 
with head cold
Populus candicans, Tussilago, Ulmus fulva
 
Chronic, with excess, abundant mucus
 
Aralia racemosa, Eryngium
 
From singing or talking
 
Arisaema
 
Purulent with systemic effects
 
Baptisia, Echinacea
PEMPHIGUS
 
 
Coptis
PHARYNGITIS
Gargle in acute
 
Acacia, Althea, Ceanothus, Drosera, Echinacea, Propolis, Ulmus fulva
 
Acute initial stages
 
Echinacea, Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri,
 
Lomatium with hyperemia
 
Hamamelis
 
 
returning after almost healing
Anemopsis, Guaiacum, Myrica
 
 
granular
Hydrastis
 
Subacute, slow to heal
 
Echinacea, Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri, Lomatium, Myrica
 
 
with thick, gagging mucus
Hydrastis, internal and external
 
Chronic, with semi-edema, hypersecretion
 
Myrica, Xanthoxylum
 
 
with hard, inflamed nodes
Phytolacca
 
 
with thick, tenacious mucus
Abies, Aralia racemosa, Grindelia, Polygala senega
 
 
with pale, relaxed mucosa
Anemopsis, Hamamelis, Hydrastis
 
 
with joint pain, mild auto-immunity symptoms
Guaiacum
RHINITIS
Acute, allergic
 
Ambrosia, Encelia farinosa,Euphrasia
 
Subacute or chronic
 
Anemopsis, Coptis, Hydrastis, Mahonia
SINUSITIS
General decongestant
 
Ephedra (both)
 
Acute with runny eyes, nose
 
Ambrosia, Encelia farinosa, Euphrasia
 
 
with ulcerations, as nasal spray
Anemopsis, Bursera, Commiphora, Echinacea, Rhus leaves
 
Subacute or chronic, with green viscous mucus
 
Asclepias asperula as an insufflated powder
 
Chronic with inflammation, catarrh, stuffy heat
 
Anemopsis, Myrica
 
 
with necrotic, foul discharge
Baptisia
 
 
with nasal catarrh, thickened relaxed mucosa
Hamamelis
 
 
with edematous turbinates, relaxed and purplish
Anemopsis, Hydrastis
 
 
with thick ropy mucus, frontal headache
Anemopsis, Hydrastis
STREP THROAT
 
 
Echinacea, Guaiacum
TONSILLITIS
General
 
Ceanothus, Guaiacum, Polymnia, Salvia
 
Acute, early stage
 
Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri, Lomatium
 
Dry membranes
 
Capsicum
 
 
with adenitis, swollen, engorged
Phytolacca
 
Subacute with crypt catarrh
 
Hydrastis
 
Chronic with necrosis
 
Baptisia
 
 
with hypersecretions, boggy
Myrica
 
 
with ulcers
Aconitum, Anemopsis, Myrica
 
Hyperemic and congested
 
Hamamelis as gargle
 
To abort processes with gargle
 
Anemopsis, Capsicum, Echinacea, Guaiacum
 
For pain
 
Aconitum (brushed on tonsils), Gelsemium, Cinnamomum tea

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