Bryonia alba and Rhus toxicodendron are homeopathic remedies used to treat respiratory illnesses, fevers, rheumatic pains, and skin conditions. Bryonia is for dry cough and irritability that is worse with movement. Rhus tox is best for aches and pains from strains, sprains, or overexertion that are worse at rest but improve with continued motion. It is also used for conditions like poison ivy, influenza, and chicken pox with restless symptoms relieved by heat. Both remedies have modalities of symptoms worsening in damp, cold weather and improving with warmth and motion.

1. BRYONIA ALBA
WILD HOPS
FAMILY-CUCURBITACEAE

4. Bryonia’s Personality Profile:
highly irritable when they become ill.
live a very clean life and are meticulous in
their nature.
demanding when they are sick.
If they become disturbed for any reason, they
usually give into their anger and frustration.
They are very often full of anxiety on a regular
basis.

9. COUGH/RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
From simple cough to bronchitis,larringitis,trachiitis,pneu
Dry cough mainly coming in evening, with or without sne
Cough in little kids often with headache,bodyache,malais
with fever.
Expectoration of rust coloured sputa.
Difficult,quick respiration worse by every movement.

11. Female disorders
Mastitis
Dysmenorrhoea
Early and profuse menses with pain in legs and ovarian
region.
Pain in back
All symptoms better by rest and worst by any motion.

15. FEVER-TYPHOID AND CATARRHAL
All types of fevers which are slow developing.
Including viral, in typhoid,gastric,bilious type.
Puerperal fevers too..
Fever often comes with headaches <stooping ;nausea
on rising; confusion ,Or irritable,wants to go home
and rest,dry cracked lips ,coated tongue, bitter taste,
Thirst of full glasses of water.

21. RHUS TOXICODENDRON
Poison-ivy

22. SPHERE OF ACTION
The effects on the skin, rheumatic
pains, mucous membrane
affections, and a typhoid type of
fever, make this remedy frequently
indicated. Rhus affects fibrous
tissue markedly-joints, tendons,
sheaths-aponeurosis, etc

23. Ailments from
strains, overlifting, getting wet while perspiring. Septic
conditions. Cellulitis and infections, carbuncles in early
stages. Rheumatism in the cold season. Septicæmia.
MODALITIES
BETTER, warm, dry weather, motion; walking,
change of position, rubbing, warm applications,
from stretching out limbs.
WORSE, during sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and
after rain; at night, During rest, drenching, when
lying on back or right side.

25. This is the most common homeopathic remedy for chicken
pox where the blisters look like small jellies on red plates
and itch like mad, better for heat and HOT bathing.
It should also be the first port of call after sprains and
strains and rheumatic pains which come on after being out
in the cold and damp.
The person aches and feels stiff, which is worse at the
beginning of a movement but eases up with continued
motion.

26. Since the pains tend to return if they stop moving, they become
restless, and are generally miserable.
Desire to stretch, especially during sciatica, backache or
rheumatic pains.
Apprehension at night. Feels threatened, without knowing why.
when in health, these people are usually family and community
minded, looking after the interests of others as if they were their
own.

27. They commonly have a great thirst for cold
water or cold milk, and may have a taste of
blood in their mouth.
In stomach conditions, check the tip of the
tongue for a red triangular tip for
confirmation.

28. Main symptoms of Rhus Toxicodendron
Cold sore After the flu or the cold, Tongue is dry
and red tipped
Sore muscles-From the overexertion
Strains and sprains
Anxiety, mentally Restlessness, physically
Restlessness
Coughs from midnight until the morning, cough is
dry, teasing cough, coughs on putting hands out of
bed.

29. Sciatica- Tearing soreness down thighs
is the symptoms of Sciatica
Influenza- Can't lie still, restless, painful
in all bones are common symptoms for
Influenza.
Rheumatic -Condition of "Rusty gate"
and less sore when limbered up .
Pains Hardness and pain in small of
back, Pain nape of neck are also seen.

30. IVY Poisoning Severe burning and itching
are seen for IVY Poisoning.
Chicken Pox Restless and strong itching
are seen for Chicken Pox
Hives are red, swollen and itching.
Worse from the beginning of the motion,
dampness, during sleep or rest, after the
rain, lying on the right side or back.
Better from the continued motion, warm
applications, cold, lying on something