I truly wish health for you because we’ve sure had our share of sickness throughout the years – from parenting days to grandparenting days.
A New Virus – Will Homeopathic Remedies Still Work?
Judging from the emails and phone calls I have received over and over again; the comment is the same: ‘it’s’ going around and hitting folks fairly hard. The ‘it’? A hard, dry cough that seems to come from the larynx (kind of like croup…be sure to check last week’s blog for more information) and the cough seems to come in spells. This illness is not really the flu, not really croup, and not really whooping cough but darn if it isn’t one of the most persistent coughs I have had in a very, very long time!
Please note I wrote this original blog in 2013 and how interesting is it that these illnesses continue to make the rounds in 2026 – even 13 years later.
I too recently had a similar but maybe different cough! Maybe a different mutating virus, but the homeopathic remedies and their symptom pictures never change or ‘mutate’. Once you know the ‘picture’ of the remedy i.e. the symptoms that match the circulating illness, you can use the remedy in many different outbreaks, in any year, no matter how severe.
And who wants to be dashing to the store/pharmacy for a homeopathic remedy when you or your kids are sick? Certainly not me!
Where do I start? What remedies should I have at home?
I have put together a list of the top 10/11+ homeopathic remedies to have in your ‘home kit.’ (You can also add Spongia and Hepar sulph recommended in this blog for croup or this blog for coughs.) You will be well on your way to your “just in case” remedy stash! Take a look at my recommendations.
- The homeopathic beginners kit for travel or home (The 10 remedy kit) PDF
- Getting started with homeopathy
These can be used in many different situations, for young and old…even for your pets! These are some of the most essential remedies every home prescriber should have. Some of them are great cough remedies, as well, although you might need a consult with your homeopath to find a specific remedy for your cough symptoms.
How Much? How Strong? How Often?
Kids get sick often and even adults. You have your home kit, your loved one (including pets) are sick – what next? The usual question I am asked is – how do I give the remedy for an acute illness?
We are ‘programmed’ with the prescription scripts often to give, take or do something for 3 days, 10 days, a week…but with homeopathy, you give the remedy only when the symptoms are there. This is a very different way from what we are most familiar with when giving something for a cough, cold or acute illness.
Do check out my How Much? How Strong? How Often? course – it will answer your questions and concerns about how to use your kit successfully. Just the beginning!
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I will be here to guide you through all the steps and stages of learning homeopathy at home and when traveling.
Yours in health and healing,
Donna
