10/12/2025
Flu season. Homeopathy is great to support symptoms and recovery 💜
Homeopathy offers gentle, natural support to help ease discomfort and strengthen your body’s resilience. Whether it’s the sudden onset of chills, lingering fatigue, or those deep aches that make flu feel overwhelming, carefully chosen remedies can provide support and help restore balance.
Below is a selection of homeopathic remedies commonly used during flu season, each matched to distinct symptom patterns. Because homeopathy is an individualised medicine, remedies aren’t chosen simply because someone has “the flu.” Instead, they are selected according to the unique symptom picture each person presents — whether it’s sudden fever with chills, deep bone aches, or overwhelming fatigue. Two people with flu may need completely different remedies, as homeopathy considers the whole picture: physical symptoms, emotional state, and what makes those symptoms better or worse.
Arsenicum
Suitable for flu marked by chills, exhaustion, and anxious restlessness.
It is also indicated in gastric‑type flu, where nausea with burning pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea are present. This remedy may help shorten the course of flu when fever appears alongside early symptoms of the upper respiratory tract. Typical features include a watery, runny nose with repeated sneezing fits, and a dry or wheezing cough.
Aconite
This remedy is suited to flu with a sudden onset of symptoms, typically marked by a high fever, especially following exposure to cold, dry, windy weather. The person may develop a tickling cough, frequent sneezing, and a clear, watery nasal discharge.
Baptisia
This remedy is suited to gastric‑type flu marked by sudden, violent attacks of diarrhoea and vomiting. The person may develop a high fever with a dull, flushed, red face and profound fatigue. There can be a sensation of pressure in the head, along with feelings of being dazed or drugged. In some cases, the mouth and throat emit a foul odour, and bodily discharges are offensive
Bryonia
This remedy is indicated in cases of flu with high fever and intense body aches, where the person prefers to remain still and undisturbed. A full, hard pulse and severe frontal headache are common. There may be a dry, barking cough that causes significant pain in the lungs and chest. The tongue is often heavily coated, while the lips appear dry and cracked. A marked thirst for large quantities of cold fluids is another characteristic feature.
Eupatorium perfoliatum
This remedy is suited to the early stages of flu, particularly when there is intense “bone‑breaking” pain affecting the arms, legs, shoulders, back, hips, and especially the shin bones. A chill often develops in the morning between 7 and 9 a.m., beginning with shivers down the back that spread to the extremities. Hoarseness and soreness of the larynx and upper respiratory tract may be present. The cough is typically hard and painful, to the point that the person must hold their chest when coughing.
Gelsemium
This remedy is suited to flu that develops gradually rather than suddenly. The person may feel out of sorts the day before, sensing that something is coming on. They often appear dull and exhausted, with a heavy, sleepy expression and drooping eyelids. A throbbing headache and widespread muscular soreness are common. The person may feel hot and sticky, yet experience cold shivers running up and down the back. A notable feature is a lack of thirst.
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