When someone has a cough, you can hear it very clearly. An eczema can usually be seen. Pain, however, is invisible.

How many people do you know who suffer from pain? It may be more than you think. And fortunately there is homeopathy.

Fit for everyday life with homeopathy

It is estimated that 20.9% of Americans suffer from chronic pain. Most of these people suffer in silence. They find it hard to manage everyday life and in some cases are seriously limited. Their relationships suffer, concentration and mental clarity decline, and joy in life often disappears altogether.

Conventional treatment consists of synthetic, commercially available medications, i.e. painkillers. Even if the short-term effect may be satisfactory, the long-term risk of dependence can overshadow the actual complaints.

Chamomilla for teething and other pains

Homeopathy has proven itself in the past as a gentle, natural method of treating pain that carries no risk of dependence and does not require ever-increasing dosages. In homeopathy there are various remedies that can be prescribed for pain.

One of these is Chamomilla, made from the traditional medicinal plant chamomile.

Many mothers who support their children homeopathically for teething pain may already be familiar with Chamomilla. However, the remedy is much more than just a treatment for teething or toothache. It has a broader action, as it can also be used for general pain, especially when the sufferer shows the same characteristic symptoms that a child of teething age typically does.

The pain patient for whom Chamomilla is indicated is oversensitive and cannot be calmed by anyone or anything... just like an infant who is teething. The person is irritable, defiant and displays a "don't touch me and don't come near me" attitude.

Do you see what I mean?

Irritability and angry outbursts

Let me give you an example. I once had a client, a young girl who suffered from painful menstrual cramps. Let's call her Molly. During the case history Molly was rude and sharply interrupted her mother when she — even if neutrally — joined the conversation. She was extremely oversensitive, rolled her eyes and was generally quite unbearable.

It went beyond typical teenage behaviour. I could see that Molly had great difficulty controlling herself. Once her mother said, "Oh, sweetheart," and touched Molly very gently on the shoulder. Molly flinched and screamed just because she was touched gently!

Can you relate to the comparison? Her behaviour was similar to that of a toddler who is teething and tries to push its mother away. She was argumentative and stubborn.

In Molly's case Chamomilla 200 was the solution: taken twice daily during her menstrual cycle. Molly slowly returned to the typical behaviour expected of someone her age. She became a normal "teenager" — a little difficult, but not unbearable.

Chamomilla for menstrual pain and painful labour

In fact, Chamomilla is also an excellent choice for painful menstrual cramps and labour. In Robin Murphy's Clinical Materia Medica its use is mentioned for "unbearable labour pains that doctors and nurses send the patient away for and then call back."

Again, this is an example of the person who needs Chamomilla experiencing a complete nervous collapse.

Remember, I am not talking about mild pain. Pain that calls for Chamomilla is severe; the person may scream in pain and beg for relief, possibly even with anger and rage. As I said, we cannot hear or see pain, so we must rely on the symptoms (as described by the sufferer) and closely observe their behaviour.

So if a person of any age mirrors the obstreperous behaviour of a teething toddler and is oversensitive to unbearable pain, you should consider Chamomilla. Look up the remedy picture in a good Materia Medica and stock your medicine cabinet.

Further information on dosage and potency of the remedy can be found here https://www.narayana-verlag.de/spektrum-homoeopathie/d-oder-c-potenz-das-ist-hier-die-frage.

Homeopathy for pain topics:

Part 1 – Chamomilla can be more than teething

Part 2 – Cimicifuga from angina to labour pain

Part 3 – Coffea

Part 4 – Colocynthis for colic and period pain

Homeopathy helps – spread the word!

Warmly,

Yours

Sources: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/pain-blog/three-cs-for-pain/