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Homeopathy for Arthritis

Including Arthritis Emotions, Acute and Chronic Arthritis,

Rheumatic and Gouty Arthritis And Joint Homeopathics

People Helping People Live Healthier Lives through Natural Healing

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ABOUT ARTHRITIS

Arthritis can come on as a result of diet, overuse of joints, calcium absorptions

problems, injury, or emotional issues. The symptoms are a reflection of our

lifestyle.

Arthritic conditions explained: We can see joint inflammations which develop pain; stiffness

associated with inflammation or as a separate issue; injuries or over-use can cause

inflammation; stiffening or swelling can be combined or separate; joints may deform, or bony

growths may appear in or around the joints. Several symptoms may happen together, or

individually

Gouty arthritis comes when the body is unable to digest protein, and the kidneys are unable to

get rid of uric acid. Uric acid crystals may end up in the joints of the large toe, ankles, knees,

and other parts of the body.

Rheumatoid arthritis is chronic condition where joints are inflamed, stiffen, swell and deform

as a result of chronic inflammation and overuse. One cause can be from the results of abnormal

calcium and deposits in the wrong place in the body creating conditions of bone spurs. Many of

the homeopathic remedies have to do with the thyroid and parathyroid (4 small glands which

sit on top of the thyroid; they regulate calcium metabolism.)

Modern medicine treats arthritic conditions by attempting to contain the symptoms using toxic

drugs that bring about side effects. The drug companies have designed medications to be used

for a lifetime. Western medicine considers all chronic conditions to be irreversible. This view is

so prevalent that most people believe the fallacy. Don’t be fooled into thinking there is only

one way.

Prescription medications may interfere with the action of homeopathic treatment. They

hamper or stop the action of the homeopathic remedy in the body. Steroids such as prednisone

are the most addicting and the hardest to remove. Medications can only be removed or altered

with a physician’s advice. As your body is regulated under the influence of drugs, slowly wean

off medications, allowing for an easier transition.

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ARTHRITIS AND EMOTIONS

Our emotions affect our ability to move; the joints are a part of our ability to move forward in life

and reflect a spiritual ability to move forward also. Spiritually, we may get “out of joint.” A joint is

the connection between two bones and as such, is our connection to our self. What’s your spiritual

block to moving forward in life? Why are you stiff, swollen, or inflamed?

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman

Arthritis

Severely criticizing self and others

Holding onto feelings of hostility

Holding onto own opinions and beliefs

Long-term tension or anger in life

Feelings of anxiety and/or depression endured over long periods of time

Belief that it’s wrong to get angry which creates:

Repressed anger that eats you up

Need to be right

Rigid in thinking and feelings

Uncompromising attitude

Inflexibility

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Body is receiving conflicting messages like:

Laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside

Feels totally helpless in ability to change life’s burdens

Heal Your Body by Louise Hay

Arthritic Fingers

A desire to punish

Blame

Feeling victimized

Arthritis

Feeling unloved

Criticism

Resentment

Rheumatism

Feeling victimized

Lack of love

Chronic bitterness

Resentment

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Deep criticism of authority

Feeling very put upon

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ARTHRITIS AND HOMEOPATHIC TREATEMENT

Homeopathic treatment of Arthritis has been proven successful

for over 200 years. Homeopathic remedies are safe for anyone

and can be used along with any other treatments or medications.

Homeopathic remedies can be used during pregnancy, and while

nursing.

Treating arthritic symptoms with homeopathy is best used in

conjunction with a clean and nutritious diet. The Mucusless Diet is

a good guide to follow. Always remember to eliminate tobacco,

alcohol, coffee, soda pop, and dairy products.

True healing facilitates the body to repair itself. Pain is an

indication of an energy blockage (the energy doesn’t move

through and organ or system in the way nature intended it. Remove the blockage, and the pain

will go away permanently. On the other hand, if joint damage is too far gone the body cannot

repair itself.

Through the natural remedies pain can be eliminated either through continued treatment, or

may go away permanently even though the joint is damaged. With severe damage, pain may

not be the only factor, but joint mobility will. More stubborn cases can only be positively

affected by finding a person’s homeopathic “constitutional” remedy, often determined by an

experienced Homeopath. There are answers for those persistent enough to find them

Homeopathic remedies are very specific in their action and can be used for acute and chronic

conditions:

Acute arthritis conditions are a temporary condition of pain or aggravation that has occurred

because of some stressor such as emotions, exhaustion, or something like the weather

changing which is a physical cause. This condition is similar to emergency protocols and high

potencies are used frequently. Results are often rapid.

Chronic arthritis conditions are those that have lasted some weeks, months, or even years.

Lower-potency remedies are used for treatments over a period of weeks or months. Success

can come quickly or gradually, over time (days, weeks, or months). In chronic conditions you

may also use higher potencies, or what we call emergency potencies, for flare ups or

aggravations of symptoms (pain or swelling, etc).

As healing comes, remedies may need to be changed as the symptoms also change.

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Top Homeopathic Remedies for Arthritis by Dr. Robin Murphy N.D

Rhus tox (#1 Homeopathic for Arthritis)

General arthritis and rheumatoid; stiffness, especially mornings, worse on first motion but

loosens up with motion. #1 remedy for dislocated joints in general with weakness and stiffness.

Chronic Arthritis. (Causticum next.) Depression related to physical functioning. Symptoms

worse in change of weather, wet, humid, and cold; also worse by overuse, since injury, and in

lower back. Symptoms better by continued motion, loosening up, heating pad and hot shower.

Calcarea carb

Especially for early stages of arthritis (chronic of Rhus tox). Overuse; bones don’t heal well-poor

calcium metabolism. Lame joints. Leg and foot cramps. Muscles flabby. Joints crack. Cold

clammy hands and feet; sweating of feet or back of head. Acute arthritis from jumping in cold

water or from being overheated (Rhus, Bellis). Craves calcium-rich foods such as dairy. Worse

from working in water or AIR CONDITIONING, cold damp, exertion or manual labor.

Colchicum

#1 for gouty arthritis and rheumatoid. Gout (Urtica, Benz ac). Uric acid deposits, calcium

deposits. Like Rhus tox, except worse with motion and sensitive to the touch; also worse in cold

damp, fall season.

Cimicifuga

Arthritis of large joints; hips, shoulders, neck. Stiffness with cramping pains. Inflamed, hip

cramps (Aesculus for aching). Hormonal arthritis associated with menopause; worse periods.

Menopausal or PMS depression as if dark cloud hanging over (Sep).

Pulsatilla

Pains changeable, sharp, stiff; wandering pains. Weepy. Pain with chills; internal shivering or

shaking. Thirstless. Worse in heat – wants cold ice packs on joints; also worse in evening after a

day’s work. Symptoms are better by steady motion, walking slowly, open air.

Caulophyllum

Hormonal arthritis of small joints, especially fingers/toes (Actea spicata). Chronic fatigue since

childbirth, and during menopause. Settles in fingers and toes and smaller joints.

Salicylic acid

Especially elbows and knees; joints are sensitive and red. (Belladonna has more inflammation).

Symptoms are worse from motion, jarring.

Dulcamara

If Rhus tox doesn’t work. Herpes, Mononucleosis, swollen glands, convalescent remedy (Nat

Sal, Sarcolactic ac). Worse < damp, change of weather. Change of weather is factor (Rhod has

more pain storm movements) changes of barometric pressure.

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Top Homeopathic Remedies for Arthritis continued…

Rhododendron

Looks like Rhus tox – stiff and ACHY. Symptoms worse with storms, damp weather.

Thuja

Arthritis with sinusitis (Puls), with yellow-green discharge in sinus; post nasal drip. Symptoms

worse left side. “Old soldiers with stiff left knee.” Chronic mucus or history of Gonorrhea.

Infections and periodic aggravations (Med is acute).

Ledum

Swollen, bluish discolored joints. Worse ice pack or gout. Pains ascending (rising). Traumatic

arthritis from damage. Feels cold to the touch. Bluish.

Ruta graveolens

Similar to Rhus tox. Arthritis in wrists by overwork (Ruta, Guai for deposits). Lameness and

weakness.

Viola odorata

Arthritis as if wrist was broken.

Guaiacum

Psoriatic arthritis (psoriasis and arthritis) or deposits in the wrist joints or eczema.

Kalmia

Spinal Arthritis. Wandering pains (Puls, Kali carb). Swelling of the joints with shooting and nerve

pains in the swollen joints. Ascending arthritis: ankles, knees, hips or fingers, wrists, elbows.

Causticum (Arthritis in HANDS)

Hands can’t close. Rawness, burning and drawing. Arthritis deformans.

Kali Carb

Arthritis deformans, twists the joints. Sharp stabbing pains as if a knife were put in the joints.

Better or worse with motion. Worse from 2 – 4 am. Radiating, wandering, burning (Kali Ars).

Kali Ars

Fear in Solar Plexus. Worse from 2-4 am with burning, jarring.

Actea Spicata

Arthritis DEFORMANS and those of the hands.

Natrum Phos

Gouty Arthritis caused by over acidity. Arthritis of the knees. Candida abdomen fermentations

(Nat Mur, Phos). Urine turns dark when the uric acid goes out and then the joints are better.

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Using Cell Salts for Arthritis

These formulas contain a number of cell salts that normalize cellular

function and chemistry in the body. Use these solutions internally, 10

tablets of each cell salt in 12 to 24 ounces of water, and sip all day. For

best results, utilize cell salts for several weeks or months. Externally,

these Cell Salt Solutions can be used as a poultice or in creams for

quicker results (while using them internally also).

Arthritis, inflammation of the joints that is painful.

Nat Phos – over acidity in the body

Ferr Phos – inflammation, heat

Kali Mur – dissolves mucus

Silicea – dissolves scar tissue and stops infections

Gout, swelling of the joints from excess uric acid. Remove meats and coffee from the diet.

Ferr Phos – inflammation

Kali Mur – swelling, mucus

Mag Phos – sharp pains, cramping

Nat Phos – to remove over acidity

Rheumatoid Arthritis, a deforming arthritis with great pain and disability.

Calc Fluor – joint and body deformation

Calc Sulph – detoxify the joints

Ferr Phos – inflammation

Kali Mur – dissolve mucus

Nat Sulph – activates and detoxifies the liver

Silicea – strengthen connective tissue and dissolve scar tissue.

Dr. Robin Murphy also recommends the Biochemic Phosphates (a collection of all the

phosphate cell salts) for rheumatoid arthritis.

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Arthritis Acute Remedies These remedies are used for occasional pain relief or for flare ups. It is important to find the cause.

Causes include cold wind, weather changes, suppressed skin conditions, kidney problems, immune

weakness, injuries, over-exertion, and stress.

Aconite – symptoms sudden from onset of influenza. Numbness, tingling. Hot hands and cold feet. Arms

are icy cold, lame, bruised. Numb left arm with tingling fingers and red finger tips.

Arnica – from injury or trauma. Soft tissue injury. Bed feels too hard. Bruised, painful or beaten

sensation. Severe coldness of forearms. Arthritis begins from the feet moving upward. Lack of strength.

Knees fail suddenly upon standing. First emergency remedy.

Apis – swollen red, stinging, burning pains. Better by cold applications. Upper eyelids swollen. Knees

swollen and shiny with stinging pains. Numb hands and finger tips.

Belladonna – symptoms are sudden, often right-sided, red, throbbing. Limb spasms. Joints swollen, red,

shining with red streaks radiating. Weak tottering gait, limping. Cold limbs.

Benzoic Acidum – strong urine odor. Cracking joints, and nodes. Sharp pains. Achilles tendon painful.

Arthritis in wrists and ganglion cysts. Big toe pains. Emotionally sensitive, depressed.

Bryonia – sudden symptoms better from not moving. Joint pains from the slightest movement. Joints

are red, swollen, hot and sharp pains. Knees are stiff, painful, weak, tottering gait. Feet swelling, hot,

pains and needles sensation.

Colchicum – kidney problems. Weak, tingling, cold, lame, stiff joints. Gout typical in the big toe. Can’t

touch or move the toe, or ankle, or knees. Swelling of limbs, with stinging pains. Finger joins distorted.

Top remedy for gout.

Kalmia – worse of right deltoid muscle. Pains move quickly through joints. Pains along the ulnar nerve

into third or fourth finger. Tingling numbness of the left arm with heart pains. Pains shoot downward.

Worse motion, left side, night.

Phytolacca – electric shock pains. Shooting pains in the right shoulder. Pains worse in mornings. Painful,

hard, shining swelling of finger joints. Hips and thighs are painful, especially at weather changes. Heels

aching, shock-like. Swollen feet and painful ankles and neuralgia of the toes.

Rhus tox – sensitive to cold and damp conditions. Stiff in the morning or after sitting. Painful upon first

movement but better from continued motion. Joints and gout worse from weather changes. Tearing

pains of the tendons and ligaments. Ankles are swollen after an injury.

Sulphur – stoop shoulders, hot sweaty hands. Joints swell, hot and burning with stiffness. Rheumatic

pain in left shoulder. Stiff knees and ankles. Left arm numb. Fingers numb. Left hamstring tense. Cramp

of left calf.

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Arthritis Chronic Remedies Chronic arthritis is characterized by arthritic conditions lasting for weeks, months, or years. The

remedies may remove pain, but may not always restore joint damage Use the following remedies in low

potency (6c or 30c) for several weeks or months:

Calc carb – weak tendons and joints. Cold hands and feet. Obesity. Loose connective tissue and

joints. Sensitive to bad news. Weak ankles, cramps in calves. Deforming arthritis with nodes. Soles of

feet feel raw.

Calc fluor – cracking joints, bone spurs, joints dislocate easily. Swollen joints. Ganglion cysts on

wrists. Joints enlarged from gout. Very hard swellings. Weakness or tension of connective tissue,

tendons, and ligaments.

Causticum – emotionally oversensitive, especially to social injustices. Thinking of problems increases

pain. Paralyzed individual muscles. Tendons are painful and feel too short. Burning of joints. Deforming

arthritis. Unsteady gait. Cramping of feet or hands.

Dulcamara – icy cold feet, swelling of calves, trembling of the right arm. Paralysis of joints. Arthritis

alternating with diarrhea or skin eruptions. Conditions worse from cold wet weather.

Formica rufa – spinal arthritis. Sudden shifting pains with restlessness. Pain is a tearing sensation.

Weakness of the legs. Hardened nodules in and out of the joints. Stiffened and contracted joints. Hands

feel numb.

Hecla lava – facial neuralgia from decayed teeth. Severe continual pain of the legs. Hip disease. Jaw

infection, enlargement. Bone spurs of tibia. Severe continuous pains. Bone tumors and deformity. Better

from light touch. Also good for toothaches and dental problems.

Ledum – shooting gouty pains of the feet and joints with deformation. Cracking joints. Worse from bed

warmth. Heels and soles of feet painful. Weak ankles. Feet itch at night, stiff at mornings. Ankles

swollen. Throbbing right shoulder. Worse from cold, wet weather.

Phytolacca – electric shock pains. Shooting pains in the right shoulder. Pains worse in mornings. Painful,

hard, shining swelling of finger joints. Hips and thighs are painful, especially at weather changes. Heels

aching, shock-like. Swollen feet and painful ankles, and neuralgia of the toes.

Rhus tox – sensitive to cold and damp conditions. Stiff in the morning or after sitting. Painful upon first

movement but better from continued motion. Joints and gout worse from weather changes. Tearing

pains of the tendons and ligaments. Ankles are swollen after an injury.

Ruta – has weakness of tendons and ligaments. Joints cracking. Finger contractures. Wrists arthritis with

ganglion cysts. Pain from back to hips and thighs. Hamstrings feel shortened and thighs feel broken.

Knees fail upon ascending or descending stairs. Tendons sore and aching of Achilles tendons. Bones are

painful of feet and ankles.

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Arthritis Gout Remedies Gout is a condition where uric acid crystals are not flushed out through the urine. The uric acid crystals

deposit in any joints of the body and the joints become red and extremely painful. Medical knowledge

can only offer drugs or medications for a lifetime. It is very simple, poor protein digestion (pancreas) and

poor kidney function (not strong enough to eliminate uric acid crystals). Stay away from most meats,

alcohol, coffee. It is also an acid condition. Homeopathics can be amazing in their ability to get the body

to function normally. Below are several of the top homeopathic remedies:

Urtica urens (Nettles) – in a tincture for immediate relief to dissolve uric acid and normalize the pH.

Temporary relief.

Apis mellifica – hot swollen joints that respond to cold application. Stinging and burning sensations.

Upper eyelids may also be swollen.

Benzoic Acidum – strong urine odor. Cracking joints, and nodes. Sharp pains. Achilles tendon painful.

Arthritis of the wrists and ganglion cysts. Big toe pains. Emotionally sensitive. Feels depressed.

Causticum – emotionally over-sensitive, especially to social injustices. Thinking of problems increases

pain. Paralyzed individual muscles. Tendons are painful and feel too short. Burning of joints. Deforming

arthritis. unsteady gait. Cramping of feet or hands.

Colchicum – kidney problems. Weak, tingling, cold, lame, stiff joints. Gout typical in big toe. Can’t touch

or move it. Swelling of limbs with stinging pains. Finger joints distorted. Top remedy for gout.

Guaiacum – aching in upper neck and shoulders. Deforming arthritis. joints are swollen, hot, painful,

stinging. Hamstrings feel short. Needles in buttocks sensation. Stiffness. Joint pains from the ankles

upward.

Kali Carb – sharp stitching pains. Muscle twitching. Swollen limbs. Back is weak and legs give out. Fingers

burn and pains from hops to knees. Sciatica pains. Emotionally feels duty bound and is exacting.

Rhus tox – sensitive to cold and damp conditions. Stiff in the morning or after sitting. Painful upon first

movement but better from continued motion. Joints and gout worse from weather changes. Tearing

pains of the tendons and ligaments. Ankles are swollen after an injury.

Sepia – low sex drive. Severe hormonal disturbances. Wants to be alone. Lame, stiff, shortened, bruised

sensations. All limbs are restless. Hands or feet cold and the other hot. Limbs feel heavy.

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Arthritis and Psoriasis Remedies There is a link between arthritis and psoriasis. It is often called psoriatic arthritis, and is treated with

steroids by modern medicine with less than acceptable results. Even with success, a person has to be on

medications for the rest of their life. The following is an alphabetical list of homeopathic remedies for

this condition:

Antimonium crudum – digestive problems, arthritis of the fingers, warts, cracking skin, psoriasis with

scaling and itching, skin problems with burning.

Calc carb – obesity, cold hands and feet, loose joints, weak ankles, red spots (petichia), psoriasis with

scaling and white spots. Can’t bear bad news.

Dulcamara – arthritis worse in cold, wet weather, enlarged glands, ringworm, rashes, flat warts.

Psoriasis that is scaly, thick, crusty, moist or thick, yellow-brown crusts that bleed when scratched.

Arthritis with diarrhea.

Ledum – feels cold all the time. Psoriasis with poison ivy-like eruptions. Feet, ankle arthritis. cracking in

joints. Ascending arthritis. stiff throbbing, soles of the feet painful. Weak ankles.

Lycopodium – right-sided problems. Liver and kidney problems. Wants to sleep or very tired from 4-8

pm. Digestive gas. Gouty arthritis. Right-sided sciatica. Psoriasis in the folds of the joints, sweaty.

Manganum – pain, twitching with Parkinson-like symptoms. Arthritis with twitching, cramping and pain.

Body feels sore to the touch. Walks stooping forward. Pus around the joints. Deep cracks in the skin.

Mercurius – Parkinson-like tremors in the limbs, especially of the hands. Pain worse at night. Finger

numb and swelling of feet and legs. Crusty, ulcerated eruptions of psoriasis that crusts over.

Pulsatilla – hard to make decisions, weeps easily, fears of abandonment. Arthritic pains wander form

joint to joint. Psoriasis worse from fatty or rich foods.

Sarsaparilla – urinary remedy. Arthritis of right lower limbs. Paralytic pains. Tremors, psoriasis with

cracking of finger tips or toes. Bone pains.

Sepia – problems due to hormonal imbalances. Brown skin spots. Avoidance of sex. Wants to be alone.

Cold hands and feet (or hot). Fatigued and bruised joint sensations. Psoriasis is rough, hard, cracked,

crusted and in the folds of the joints.

Silicea – cold, thin people with tendency to infections and pus. Tips of fingers and toes crack. Shy or

timid personality. Arthritis of forearm with paralytic pains. Hands are trembling. Sciatic pains, weak

muscles and joints.

Thuja – warts and skin problems with brown skin spots. Hair on unusual places. Eruptions burn or itch.

Worse from cold applications. Dry skin. Cracking joints. Muscular weakness and twitching. Weak hip

joints, restless knees, ingrown toenails, pain of heels and Achilles tendon.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Remedies This condition is a very painful arthritis which can affect anyone from youth to old age. Untreated, it can

permanently damage and deform the joints. There is tenderness, stiffness, inflammation, and possible

knots on the joints. It is most successfully treated constitutionally by an experienced homeopath.

#1 Rhus tox – caused from exposure to wet weather conditions. There is often an associated skin

condition. All symptoms are worse in wet or cold conditions. The tendons and ligaments are affected.

Pain is evident upon first movement after resting and then gets better after continued movement. There

is great stiffness, especially in the mornings. There is restlessness associated because it alleviates the

stiffness.

#2 Causticum – pain and stiffness in the joints with severe weakness; walking is unsure. Shortened

tendons. Arthritis of fingers and hands. Opposite to Rhus tox as one feels better in damp weather. Feels

worse in cold dry weather and first movement. Fingers become deformed.

Arnica – for weakness and pain of the soft tissues. The cause is physical or emotional trauma. The

person may be obese and feels beaten up. The bed feels too hard. Everything feels worse from

movement or touch, fears being touched. Shoulder-to-hand pains.

Calc Carb – rheumatoid arthritis in obese people. Deep aching in the joints. Pains worse from cold and

dampness. These people have weak joints especially ankles. They are also sensitive to bad news and

overwhelmed by stresses.

Bryonia is the classic homeopathic remedy for painful arthritis where every movement is painful. The

patient is irritable and worse in cold dry weather. Any touch or bump causes pain. Feels better from

pressure. Pain is sharp like a knife.

Kali carb – pains feel like a red hot poker. This person operates out of a sense of duty. Arthritis pains are

sharp with stiffness. Like Rhus tox, pains are worse upon rising with stiffness. The joints may become

thickened and deformed. Everything is worse from cold and dampness.

Rhododendron – a remedy of those who are sensitive to the weather. The joints swell and inflame

before a weather change. Worse from damp and cold condition. Joints worse in weather changes of the

summer. Feels better from movement. Right-sided remedy. Worse from warm winds.

There are other remedies, but these are the main ones.

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Joint Location Remedies

Neck: CIMICIFUGA,

RANUNCULUS BULB, RHUS

TOX, Antimonium crud, Calc

phos, Pulsatilla, Silicea,

Staphysagria, Colchicum,

Conium, Dulcamara,

Guaiacum, Nux Vomica.

Spine: AESCULUS,

BERBERIS, BRYONIA,

CIMICIFUGA, NUX V,

RHODODENDRON,

RHUS TOX.

Shoulders: BRYONIA, COLCHICUM,

FERRUM MET, MEDORRHINUM,

RHODODENDRON, RHUS TOX,

SULPHUR.

Elbows: Rhus tox, Bryonia,

Colchicum, Ferrum met, Kali

bic, Nat carb, Rhododendron,

Ruta. Hips: Aesculus,

Colchicum,

Rhus tox, Aconite,

Bellis, Kali bic,

Kalmia, Phosphorus,

Lac Caninum, Ledum,

Phytolacca, Medorrhinum,

Pulsatilla, Nitric acid.

Wrists: GUAICUM,

RHUS TOX, RUTA, Actea,

Caulophyllum, Kali bic,

Lachesis, Rhododendron,

Viola odorata.

Hands: Actea, Caulophyllum,

Colchicum, Rhus tox, Clematis,

Guaiacum, Lac Caninum,

Pulsatilla, Viola odorata.

Knees: Bufo, Calc carb,

Ledum, Nux Vomica,

Calc fluor, Phytolacca,

Plumbum.

Ankles: Lac Caninum, Rhus tox,

Chelidonium, Guaiacum,

Kalmia, Lycopodium.

Toes: Actea,

Caulophyllum,

Chelidonium, Guaiacum,

Kalmia, Ledum,

Lycopodium, Pulsatilla,

Rhododendron, Ruta.

Feet: LEDUM, Kali iod,

Nat sulph, Bufo.

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Joint Swelling Remedies Any of the following remedies can be used for symptomatic relief of an acute or chronic condition. The swelling

can be fluid or pus (infection).

Apis – swollen red, stinging, burning pains. Better by cold applications. Upper eyelids swollen. Knees swollen and

shiny with stinging pains. Numb hands and finger tips.

Arnica – from injury or trauma. Soft tissue injury. Bed feels too hard. Bruised, painful or beaten sensation. Severe

coldness of forearms. Arthritis begins from the feet upward. Lack or strength. Knees fail suddenly upon standing.

First emergency remedy.

Arsenicum Album – restless, perfectionist, hot joint swelling better from warm applications. Paralysis of legs with

muscle atrophy. Feet are weak, numb, swollen. Sols feel wooden. Pains twitching, spasms, heavy, uneasy. Restless

legs.

Bryonia – sudden symptoms better from not moving. Joint pains from the slightest movement. Joins are red,

swollen, hot sharp pains. Knees are stiff, painful, weak, tottering gait. Feet swollen, hot, pins & needles sensation.

Calc Carb – weak tendons and joints. Cold hands and feet. Obesity. Loose connective tissue and joints. Sensitive to

bad news. Weak ankles, cramps in calves. Deforming arthritis with nodes. Soles of feet feel raw.

Causticum – emotionally over-sensitive, especially to social injustices. Thinking of problems increases pain.

Paralyzed individual muscles. Tendons are painful and feel too short. Burning of joints. Deforming arthritis.

unsteady gait. Cramping of feet or hands.

Hepar sulph – skin, lungs, and arthritic condition. Lumbar (lower back) pain and must lift self from sitting position.

Finger joints swollen and dislocate easily.

Iodatum – thyroid and parathyroid for calcium metabolism. Thin people cant’ eat enough. Joints swollen. Bone

pains at night. Cold hands and feet, hands painful upon turning. Neck and arms arthritis. nightly constrictive pains

in joints. Feet swelling, corns on toes.

Kali Carb – sharp stitching pains. Muscle twitching. Swollen limbs. Back is weak and legs give out. Fingers burn and

pains from hops to knees. Sciatica pains. Emotionally feels duty bound and is exacting.

Kali Iod – back pains as if in a vice. Pain in the tailbone. Arthritic pains at night and damp weight. Severe bone

pains. Hip pain, sciatica causing limping. Lung problems. Itching of legs upon sitting. Symptoms better from motion

or cold open air. Symptoms worse from change of weather and cold foods.

Nat Sulph is a liver remedy and is often used for head injuries. All symptoms worse from damp weather or weather

changes. Restless, sciatica, hop pains. Heels throbbing, piercing, blisters, burning. Knees stiff, cracking.

Ruta – has weakness of tendons and ligaments. Joints cracking. Finger contractures. Wrists arthritis with ganglion

cysts. Pain from back to hips and thighs. Hamstrings feel shortened and thighs feel broken. Knees fail upon

ascending or descending stairs. Tendons sore and aching of Achilles tendons. Bones are painful of feet and ankles.

Rhus tox – sensitive to cold and damp conditions Stiff in the morning or after sitting. Painful upon first movement

but getter from continued motion. Joints and gout worse from weather changes. Tearing pains of the tendons and

ligaments. Ankles are swollen after an injury.

Sulphur Iod – for skin diseases and acne. Feet and lower leg pains, aching, burning, and sore when standing. Spinal

weakness.

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Joint Deformation Remedies This is a chronic condition where the arthritis deforms the joints and causes loss of mobility. Permanent

damage cannot always be reversed.

Actea spicata – finger, wrist, and ankle arthritis. Swelling, hot. Slight exertion causes joint pains.

Lameness in arms. Swelling and deforming of joints. Everything worse from physical exertion.

Aurum met – bone pains. Suicidal pains, hopelessness. Financial worries. Nightly leg pains. Weak knees,

tearing pains.

Ammonium phos – knots in finger joints and should pains. Limbs heavy, unsteady tottering gait. Gouty

arthritis. oversensitive to pain. Warmth improves, cold aggravates.

Causticum – oversensitive individuals about social justice. Joint contraction, stiffness, tearing pain,

paralysis. Worse from cold dry winds and better from warmth and damp weather. Tendons shorten.

Guaiacum – aching in upper neck and shoulders. Deforming arthritis. joints are swollen, hot, painful,

stinging. Hamstrings feel short. Needles in buttocks sensation. Stiffness. Joint pains from the ankles

upward.

Rhododendron – deforming arthritis worse from cold, damp condition. Arthritis in hot weather. Tearing

pains especially of right side. Joints swollen. Pains of shoulders, arms, wrists. Can’t sleep unless the legs

are crossed. Achilles tendon pain.

Formicum acid – poor eyesight. Constant muscle pains. Gouty arthritis. Pains on the right side. Sudden

pains. Everything worse from motion. Better from pressure. There is also tremors.

Nat phos – condition of excess acidity of the body, tissues, and digestion. Aching of wrists, finger joints.

Hand cramps when writing. Rheumatism of the knees. Legs or arms tremble after sex.

Benzoic Acidum – strong urine odor. Cracking joints, and nodes. Sharp pains. Achilles tendon painful.

Arthritis of the wrists and ganglion cysts. Big toe pains. Emotionally sensitive. Feels depressed.

Ledum – shooting gouty pains of the feet and joints with deformation. Cracking joints. Worse from bed

warmth. Heels and soles of feet painful. Weak ankles. Feet itch at night, stiff at mornings. Ankles

swollen. Throbbing right shoulder. Worse from cold, wet weather.

Hedra helix – muscular and joint rheumatism. Deforming arthritis. nightly arm problems. Raynaud’s of

the hands (poor circulation). Respiratory and rectal problems.

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Rheumatic Knots

Rheumatic Knots are those of a rheumatic origin on the middle finger (nodus rheumaticus) and can

show signs of rheumatism. They arise from rheumatic fever, with accompanying heart problems. They

happen to people who feel subjectively well. Usually painless.

Finger swelling – gouty

Gouty finger swelling of a male 50 years old, diabetic. The right ring finger and the left thumb are less

affected. Only in acute circumstances (1 – 5 days) are the swellings hot and red. Next to the uric acid

problems we see this in people that are overweight, have raised cholesterol and a tendency to high

blood pressure. Many people with this problem have diabetes. Almost always there lies a kidney

deficit, the inability to get rid of toxins, and circulatory problems. The darker finger tips show

congestion of the circulation. 95% of all gout happens to males. It is a tendency to wrong nutrition,

poor food choices and not enough exercise.