Urticaria(Hives)
It is an eruption or itching wheal usually of systemic origin.It may be due to state of hypersensitivity to foods or drugs,foci of infections,physical agents(heat,cold,light and friction),or psychic stimuli.
It occurs in hypersensitive or allergic persons.Constitutional treatment is essential.
Symptoms/Problems |
Remedy |
Frequency(doses) |
| After taking rich,fatty food,meat etc.,better in open,cold air;loss of thirst |
Pulsatilla 30 or200 |
3 hourly |
| After taking tinned food,acid fruits,ice cream,over ripen fruits,better by heat |
Arsenic alb.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| After taking strawberries |
Oxalic acid.30 |
3 hourly |
| After taking mushrooms |
Absinthium 30 |
3 hourly |
| With severe burning and swelling;after taking crabs;no thirst;frequent urination |
Urtica urens Q or 30 |
3 hourly |
| After taking spoiled fish |
carbo veg.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| After taking milk |
Sepia 30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| After taking aspirin,anacin,etc. |
Antipyrin 30 |
3 hourly |
| After taking Quinine;excessive salt or after suppression of Malaria |
Natrum mur.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| After mosquito bites;better washing with icy cold water |
Ledum pal.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| After undressing;cold weather;better by warmth |
Rumex 30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| Due to change of weather;exposure to cold wet weather;violent itching while undressing |
Dulcamara 30 or 200 |
4 hourly |
| Sudden;after exposure to cold,dry wind with anxiety |
Aconite nap.30 or 200 |
2 hourly |
| After bathing;itching on getting warm,disturbing sleep |
Bovista 30 |
2 hourly |
| Every spring;better by heat.Throwing of the clothes aggravates |
Rhus tox.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| With sudden severe swelling amd burning;worse by heat;loss of thirst |
Apis mel.30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| In the beginning of winter;filthy smell from the body even after bath |
Psorinum 200 or 1M |
10 min(3) |
| Due to gastric catarrh;tongue thickly whitish coated;worse by heat |
Antimonium crud.200 |
10 min(3) |
| Chronic urticaria;rashes on whole body with itching |
Astacus fl.30 |
3 hourly |
| After taking alcoholic drinks;chilly patient;feels better in warmth |
Nux vomica 30 or 200 |
3 hourly |
| Urticaria without itching |
Uva ursi Q or 30 |
4 hourly |
| Due to suppression of intermittent fever |
Elaterium 30 |
3 hourly |
| Urticarial rash with burning;fever;worse by heat,wearing woolen clothes;better by cold |
Hygrophila spinosa 30 |
4 hourly |