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DESCRIPTIONS AND USES OF REMEDIES IN YOUR FIRST AID KIT
ACONITE is a remedy used for extreme restlessness
and fear. Person may have unfounded fear of death ...Hot dry skin
...May say everything tastes bitter. Does not like being touched.
Mostly we would use it for extreme fearfulness. For mental shock
and terror ...For victims of natural disaster violence, or terror.
The patient is frantic with fear and worry. Aconite is also used
for ailments from cold winds and chills.
APIS is a remedy for bites and stings,
with swelling and redness. The wound is puffy with a and rosy redness,
shiny appearance and heat. Pains are stinging and burning, or like
hot needles which make the person cry out. Generally person has
no thirst. Apis is worse from touch and from heat in any form and
better from cool air or bathing. Mentally can be irritable, fidgety,
weepy, fussy, jealous or indifferent. Respiration can be panting
with chest troubles. Very sleepy when not in pain. Puffy under the
eyes.
ARNICA MONTANA is quite often given first
in accidents, for shock and mental or physical exhaustion, or pain.
Given early, it will reduce swelling from injuries and bruising.
Symptoms of Arnica include bruising with bluish, black and multicolored
discoloration of the area, injuries to the head including haematoma
(blood clot under the skull from a head injury), soreness and painfulness
with aversion to anyone approaching them lest they touch the painful
area. Also for weakness and general prostration, soreness and achiness.
For the effects of sprains, overexertion, falls, blows, shock, infectious
and septic fevers. Can say that he is fine, nothing ails him, when
in fact, he is in a very serious condition. May exhibit fear of
people, crowds, public places, being struck or touched. Wants to
be left alone, not fussed with.
ARSENICUM is a remedy for food poisoning.
Great physical prostration and mental restlessness. Does not want
to be left alone. May fear death. Pains and symptoms feel burning,
but patient feels chilly. All symptoms except headache are better
with heat. Thirsty for sips of hot drinks. Arsenicum is sometimes
needed in diarrhea, dysentery, severe weakness, collapse, pneumonia,
vomiting, chills, fever and other ailments. The main indication
for Ars. is tremendous anxiety, restlessness and fastidiousness,
coupled together with great prostration, coldness, burning pains
that are relieved by heat. This remedy can stabilize a person
suffering from food poisoning, infections from unclean water and
food after floods or other unsanitary conditions occur, other chronic
diseases that have become acute from the weakening effects of traumatic
stress, overexertion and malnutrition. Ars. typically has a time
aggravation of symptoms around midnight, lasting often until 3 AM.
It can also have noon to 3 PM aggravations, although the night time
aggravation period is more typical.
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