More information has been gleaned from homeopaths around the world who have been treating coronavirus. Several more remedies have been shown to be useful in healing those infected, as there does not seem to be a single genus epidemicus. 

As the virus may present differently in each individual, there is a small description of each of the six remedies that would be good to have on hand. Others may be called for but these should be in every home pharmacy. Additionally, Oscillicoccinum by Boiron  may be useful taken as a prophylactic – one tube twice a day for two days.

GELSEMIUM: Muscular weakness with overwhelming achiness, heaviness, tiredness, lack of coordination. Dizziness, drowsiness, twitching and trembling. Great apprehension, lack of will power. Common flu remedy, especially when there is shivering up and down the spine. Complete physical prostration with mental alertness. Better by sweating and profuse urination. Thirstless. Worse oppressive weather, any emotional shock or ordeal.

BRYONIA: Acute, painful conditions which are aggravated by the slightest movement. Bursting headache, bronchitis, appendicitis, shortness of breath, etc. where the patient wants to be still and not disturbed, irritable. Stitching, tearing pains, lumbago, sinusitis. Dryness of mucus membranes, warm-blooded, periodic great thirst, slow onset. Better lying on painful side, from pressure, cold things. Worse for warmth, motion, dry, hard cough, worse 9 pm. Patient may be anxious to get back to work, talks about his business.

EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM: Bruised soreness with influenza, fever, intense back and bone pain as if bones are breaking. Nausea from smell of food. Must hold chest during cough. Cough better genu-pectoral position. Restless, chilly and nauseous, scanty perspiration. Very thirsty for cold drinks but may induce vomiting. 

ARSENICUM ALBUM: Asthma, bronchitis, anxiety. Food poisoning, stomach flu with simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea. Collapse, exhaustion, extreme restlessness, burning discharges. 

.Burning pains, irritable and demanding, thirsty for sips of cold water, very chilly, fearful and fastidious.

ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM:  “drowning in mucus” Suffocative shortness of breath; alternating with cough; loose, rattling cough. Chest seems full, yet very difficult to expel mucus, may be followed by vomiting or sleep. Nausea in waves; great weakness/sleepiness, cold sweat. Face is cold, pale, sweaty. Worse warm room, may desire acids.

FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM: First stages of inflammation/fever, particularly useful in bronchitis of children, slow onset. Pale with red cheeks, but feels cool. Listless, quiet, better from cold applications. Short, painful, tickling cough. Hard, dry cough, with sore chest. May have throbbing headache. Cough worse at night, with much rattling of mucus in chest, worse going into open air, usually right-sided.

OSCILLOCOCCINUM: Influenza of all types, especially in the earlier stages. Epidemic influenza. Bursting headaches and muscle aching. Gastro-intestinal troubles with the influenza, rhinitis and otitis. Pulsating headache. Tendency to get influenza. Anxiety, paleness, chill. Sensitiveness to barometric weather changes. Fear of contagion, dirt. 

If you test positive for Coronaviurs, or suspect you may have the virus, contact your Homeopathic Physician immediately.