09/10/2025
Used for Influenza for more than 200 years.
And it remains one of the great homeopathic remedies today.
The proving of Bryonia alba was first carried out by Samuel Hahnemann,
the founder of homeopathy, and later expanded by several of his contemporaries and successors.
Today Bryonia is regarded as one of the most extensively proven and widely recognized remedies, especially indicated for :
Influenza, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia, when the symptom picture corresponds.
Its picture includes:
- Gradual onset of illness
- Dryness of mucous membranes
- Painful, hacking cough, worse on entering a warm room
- Stitching pains, improved by rest and firm pressure
- Worse from motion
- Better from cold air (desire for open windows)
- Irritability and desire to be left alone
Bryonia reminds us that influenza expresses itself differently in each person.
In homeopathy, we select a remedy that reflects the individual expression of illness, gently stimulating the body’s own healing response to support recovery.
Over the coming months, we will continue to share remedies that illustrate the many faces of influenza in homeopathic practice.
Have you experienced the healing effects of bryonia ?