This document provides a list of the top 20 homeopathic remedies for treating influenza and pneumonia based on their symptoms. It describes the typical symptoms of influenza and pneumonia. It then lists the 20 remedies alphabetically from Aconite to Veratrum Viride, describing the key symptoms addressed by each one. The document emphasizes that homeopathy treats the individual based on their full set of symptoms rather than just the disease. It cautions that medicines should only be taken under the guidance of a qualified homeopath.

1. TOP 20 HOMEO REMEDY FOR INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
BY
DR. K. N. ISLAM (DHMS, BHB)
MARCH 2020

2. Good health is the greatest gift of the Almighty. When we falls in the illness, we get cured by the
Almighty’s kindness and by taking the right medicines. This article is for those, who accept homeopathy as
a reliable medical practice. This article is not for those who oppose it. We know that homeopathy treats
the patient by symptom, not by the disease. In homeopathic treatment, there is no specific drug by the
name of the disease. Therefore, it is very likely that two peoples suffering from the same house with the
same disease have different homeopathic medicine.
As we know, influenza is a virus-induced fever. In influenza, fever accompanies with pain in the head and
various parts of the body. Along with this, there are sneezing, cold, and cough. The taste of the mouth
becomes distorted and appetite decreases. There may be vomiting. There are great weaknesses. Influenza
can turns to the pneumonia in fatal cases.
Pneumonia involves fever for the first 3-5 days, thereafter fever goes down gradually. In the morning the
fever decreased, then bit increased in the afternoon, then disappeared after sweating. Generally, after
suffering from one to three weeks, the patient gradually regains wellness. If the disease goes to the
severity, then from the third or fourth day the condition worsens. In that case the fever can rise up to 105-
106 degrees Fahrenheit, the pulse becomes weak, severe breathing difficulty occurs, the patient begins
delirium, blood may goes out with mucus, diarrhea and vomiting tendency may be seen.
In the light of homeopathy, below is the symptom summary for top 20 medicines used to treat influenza
and pneumonia. The medicines are presented here in alphabetical order A-Z.

3. Aconite Nap: -> Sudden attack -> Severe attack -> Fear of Death -> Instability/ restlessness -> A lot of
thirst- drink huge water -> Irritation/ inflammation/ burning sensation- dislike to cover the body
Antim Tart: -> Great weakness -> Sleepiness -> Clutter sounds in the chest -> Breathing difficulty -> Low or
no thirst -> Nausea or vomiting -> The tongue is not so clean -> Excessive sweating on face
Arsenicum Album: -> Instability/ restlessness -> Great weakness -> Fear of Death -> Offensive odor in
stool, urine, sweating and breathings -> Irritation/ inflammation/ burning sensation -> A lot of thirst,
frequently drink a little water -> Vomit just after drinking water
Ars Iod: -> Very effective in influenza-fever -> Feels cold and warm rotationally -> A bit more cold or a bit
more hot both are unbearable -> Feels more cold attack from the back -> Lots of thirstiness -> May vomit
around one hour after eating -> Dislike bathing as sickness aggravate after taking bath
Baptisia Tinctoria: -> Bad odor in stool, urine and sweating -> Pain in all limbs -> Instability/ restlessness -
> The bed feels hard and uncomfortable -> Sickness and weakness both aggravate quickly -> Become
senseless
Belladonna: -> Sudden severe attack -> Symptoms come suddenly and disappear suddenly -> Severe fever
-> Headache -> Eyes and face turn red -> Delirium -> Over sensitivity (like to avoid getting any touch) ->
Irritation/ inflammation/ burning sensation -> Sickness aggravate in cold, so keeps cover the body with
clothes

4. Bryonia Alba: -> Chest pain during coughing -> Pain in all limbs -> Stay silently as pain aggravate during
movement -> Feels a relief in pain when pressed -> White coating on the tongue -> The lips, tongue and
throat are dry -> A lot of thirst- drink a lot of water together after a long gap -> Hot rooms and warm
clothes are unbearable
Carbo Veg: -> Cold sweat on forehead -> Sweating despite of the cool body -> Breathing difficulties ->
Wants air flow on face -> Instability/ restlessness -> Bleeding tendency -> Dislike bathing -> Form excessive
gas in the abdomen and feels a bit well if gas exhausted
Causticum: -> Cough and cold increase during day and lessen at night -> Wrinkling pains in all over the
body -> Cough reduces after drinking water -> Passes urine unknowingly during smiling, talking and
coughing -> Disease aggravate in cold weather and in open air
Eupatorium Perfoliatum: -> Acute pain in the head, waist, chest, bone -> Body shaking -> Great thirst
before the fever attack -> Pains aggravate before the fever attack -> Bile vomiting occurs after drinking
water -> Always wants to keep a cover on the body
Gelsemium: -> The body feels warm but the foot is cold -> Occasionally the body shakes -> Sleepy ->
Feeling weakness like paralyzed -> Feeling heaviness of the limbs, tough to move -> Feeling worse in cold
weather -> Low or no thirst

5. Hepar Sulph: -> Sickness aggravate in open air and cold -> Even closes all small holes of windows and
doors -> Over sensitivity (like to avoid getting any touch) -> Feels well in warm weather -> Loves to keep
covered the whole body -> Lots of sweating -> Feels pain like thorns in the chest
Influenzinum: -> It can be used in time of epidemic of influenza
Ipecacuanha: -> Breathing difficulty -> Cough with vomiting -> Nausea and vomiting -> May be blood
vomiting or blood with cough ->The tongue looks clear -> Feels thirsty during fever, but no fever no thirst -
> Extra saliva discharge from the mouth -> Blood discharge tendency
Lachesis: -> Sickness aggravate during sleep -> Delirium before feeling asleep -> Breathing difficulties with
heart palpitations -> Increasing pain with increased sweating -> Cannot tolerate even a small touch on the
body -> Feels good after discharging mucus -> Release fever after sweating
Lycopodium Clavatum: -> Nice drug for old-age complicacy -> Disease aggravate during 4 pm – 8 pm ->
The nostril swell during breathing -> Discharge enough mucous but no feeling of relief from breathing
difficulties -> Inhalation problem -> “Coo” “Coo” sounds (sounds of cuckoo bird) found from the lungs -> -
> Desire to eat very hot food -> Flatulence/ stomach upset -> Vomiting -> Loose bowels
Mercurius Solubilis: -> Lots of thirst -> Feeling thirsty despite having a wet tongue -> Excessive sweating ->
Huge sweating, but not reducing fever rather increasing -> The agony of the disease increases at night ->
Offensive bad odor in breathing and sweating

6. Phosphorus: >Feels well with gentle rubbing on the body -> Empty feeling in stomach and head -> Wants
to cover other parts of the body, except stomach, head and face -> Feels good in time of pouring cold
water on the head -> Lots of appetite and lots of thirst -> Eager to eat cold water and cold food -> Blood
discharging tendency- Blood Vomiting, Blood Cough etc. -> Unbearable irritation/ inflammation/ burning
sensation in all over the body - hands, feet, head, stomach, inside of the body, outside of the body
Pulsatilla: -> Thirst less, don’t like to drink water even with dry throat -> Wants to stay in the open air ->
Disease aggravate in hot weather, body temperature is high -> Strong desire for taking a bath -> Frequent
changing of the symptom -> Weeping tendency -> Increasing pain increase the feelings of chillness -> Feels
well if the affected limbs are pressed
Veratrum Viride: -> Severe inhalation problem -> Severe fever -> Sever pain in neck and back side of the
head -> Shakes the head continuously -> The middle part of the tongue is red -> Vomiting increases after
eating food -> Feels well if taking rest by closing eyes -> Disease aggravate during movement
Apart from the above Camphor, Chelidonium Majus, Eucalyptus, Glonoine, Hamamelis, Ignatia,
Sanguinaria Canadensis, Kali Bichromicum, Kali Carbonicum, Kali Muriaticum, Pneumococcinum, Opium,
Podophyllum Peltatum, Pyrogenium, Senega, Spongia Tosta, Sulphur, Terramycin, Tuberculinum and
many other medicines can be used according to the symptoms to treat successfully the influenza and
pneumonia.

7. It should be noted here that the symptoms given above are only a small part of a large list of these 20
medicines. In order to understand the full symptoms of each medicine, every medicine needs to read
thoroughly in Materia Medica.
Depending on the nature and intensity of the diseases, age, physical and mental capacity of the patient,
the dose of the drug (1 time a day up to 10 times a day or more than that) and potency/ power (0, 3, 6, 30,
100, 200, 1000 or more than that) should be determined. If the patient have other diseases such as
asthma, heart disease, blood pressure, diabetic, arthritis, cancer, psoriasis, then appropriate medicines for
all these diseases should be continued simultaneously with the treatment for influenza or pneumonia.
Caution: Taking any medicine without the advice of a qualified doctor may have a serious health risk. At
present, due to the complexity of the disease symptom, it is not advisable to expect the release from the
disease by taking only one medicine once or too many medicine together at once for a single time. After
applying a drug, need to select and take the next drug according to the changing symptoms to improve
gradually.

8. Written by
Dr. K. N. Islam (DHMS, BHB)
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First Publishing Date: March, 2020

9. References:
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2. Homeopathic and Biochemic Modern Practice of Medicine, Dr. S.K. Pal
3. The Prescriber, John. H. clerk
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(All the consulted books were written or translated in Bangla. The English translation of this article has
been possible with the assistance of Google Translate. In the Reference list, the Bangla name of the books
also have been translated into English)

10. THANKS