Medical: Herpes Zoster
Homeopathic medicines
Shingles often appears in the chest area and can be treated with the following homeopathic medicines:
- Apis (honey bee)
- Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy)
- Arsenicum album (White Arsenic)
- Cantharis (Spanish fly)
- Clematis recta (Upright clematis vine)
- Iris versicolor (Multicolored Iris)
- Mezereum (daphne)
Apis (honey bee)
Apis (honey bee) is used in shingles, especially in tablets D6.
- Initial stage of the disease with swelling and burning, stabbing pain in the affected areas
- Sleepy patients without thirst
- Aggravation by heat
- Improve cold and fresh air
Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy)
Typical dosage of Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy) for shingles: Tablets D12 For further information on Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy) please refer to our topic: Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy)
- Initially the feeling of dislocation
- Numbness, tingling
- Later burning, stinging pain with redness of the skin
- Itching, dark red blisters that become purulent
- Pain better with hot and humid compresses, worse with cold air
- Very restless patients
Arsenicum album (White Arsenic)
Prescription only up to and including D3! General dosage of Arsenicum album (White Arsenic) : drops D12
- Very severe, burning pain that gets worse especially at night (between 1 and 3 o’clock)
- Improvement through hot applications
- General weakness, nightly restlessness with fear up to the fear of death
- Thirsty patients, who often drink small portions but never much at once
- Bubbles turn dark
Cantharis (Spanish fly)
Prescription only up to and including D3! In case of shingles, the following dosage can be used for Cantharis (Spanish fly): Tablets D6
- Pain is felt like burn pain, better with cold
- Large confluent bubbles, itching
Clematis recta (Upright clematis vine)
For shingles, Clematis recta (upright clematis) can be used in the following dosage: Tablets D6
- Stinging pain with severe itching
- Aggravate cold applications
- Worse also in the bed heat
- Small bubbles that quickly burst and crust
