Gelsemium is important homoeopathic for colds and flu with gradual onset.
Keynote Summary:
Onset of illness is slow and gradual. Body aches and pains. Neuralgias, headaches
Better from: bending forward, open air, gentle and continual motion
Worse from: change of weather, change of season, anticipation of performing, mental exertion, physical exertion, tobacco smoke, damp weather
Useful for:
Key Symptoms:
COLD
Summer colds, sneezing
Sense of fullness at base of nose
dull headache & fever
Colds with constant runny noses.
FLU
Coldness with chills up and down back
body aches and pains and exhaustion, neck and shoulder muscles are sore.
Sleepless, but very fatigued, weary, eyelids, head, limbs feel heavy
Great trembling & weakness of all limbs,
Muscles feel bruised
Dull, heavy backache
Tiredness of whole body with least exertion
HEADACHE
Heaviness & sensation of band around head
Pain at back of head, radiating towards forehead, neuralgia, migraine, headaches due to spinal misalignment
Muscular soreness of neck and shoulders
Scalp sore to touch
Relieved by copious urination
HEAT EXHAUSTION
Prostration
Headache with bursting sensation in forehead and eyeballs or sensation of band around head
Extreme heaviness of eyelids
MENTAL
Apprenhension
Stage fright, nervous and worry over performing, etc.
Excess worry over going to doctor or dentist
Anticipation with weakness, trembling, fuzzy thinking, diarrhea
NEURALGIA
Nerve pain, migraine, vertigo, headache pain due to spinal misalignments
SORE THROAT
Difficult swallowing, especially of warm food
Red, swollen tonsils
Pain shoots into ears, especially on swallowing
Burning & rough feeling in throat
Sensation of lump that cannot be swallowed
VERTIGO
With blurring of vision
Head feels large and light
Sensation of falling, walking as if intoxicated
Customer ratings for Gelsemium Sempervirens Homeopathic Tincture
Number of ratings: 1
Average rating: 5
5 star from Anonymous on 9/09/2017
I have used Gelsimium for over 8 years and every time it has helped me ward off serious illness.