| Influenza - a serious epidemic disease, resembling catarrh (cold) with fever and dull pain in body, which considerably weakens the patient. Rest is necessary as there is often danger of heart failure even after recovery. Mixture of FP 12x, KM 3x, NM 3x and NS 3x; every 1 or 2 hourss This is most wonderful.Rhus Tox 6 or Gels 30 twice or thrice daily is also very useful. Nux Vom 6 or 30 is also useful both as preventive and curative. For cough persisting after influenza Ammonium Carb 6 or 30 is very good. Statistics in England show that better results were obtained with homoeopathic than with allopathic medicines. Bathing is harmful to patients of influenza. An excellent Indian prescription is to take a teaspoonful of powdered turmeric (Hindustani Haldi) put it in 1 pao (i.e 8 oz or milk) and boil it. Give it to the patient. It cures influenza in 4 hours - For children the doze is half of above. |