Homeopathic Medicine for Goitre – Enlargement of The Thyroid Gland

Commence with Spongia, followed by Sulphur and later Iodium. In severe cases, Bromium followed by Calcarea carb., Lycopodium and Causticum in the same order will cure most cases of goitre.

Alnus 3c (Thrice a day): Goitre with indigestion due to imperfect secretion of gastric juices.

Belladonna (Thrice a day): Exophthalmic goitre. Marked protrusion of eyeballs, increased heart action, enlargement of the thyroid gland, weight loss and nervousness.

Bromium CM (One dose only) Repeat after a month: If Iodium fails, this remedy maybe needed for six months, one dose a month. Hard goitre.

Calcarea carb. 200 (Twice a day): A simple goitre with the symptoms of this remedy and fatness. Perspiration on the head and neck. Two doses daily.

Calcarea fluor. 200 (Twice a day): For painful, hard goitre with homy growths.

Calcarea iod. 3x (Thrice a day): Goitre about the time of puberty.

Ephedra (Twice a day): Exophthalmic goitre. Eyes feel pushed out with increased palpitations of the heart or hypertension. It should not be used in too low or too high potencies which can produce adverse effects.

Fucus ves. Q (Thrice a day): It is a remedy for non-toxic goitre and exophthalmic goitre. Obstinate constipation and obesity. 20 drop doses, thrice daily.

Hydrastis Q (One dose daily): Goitre at puberty and pregnancy.

Iodium CM (One dose only) For 4 days: Patient is always hungry. Eats well and yet emaciates. Enlargement of the thyroid gland. Always feels better by eating. When these symptoms are present with goitre, a dose every night for four days after full moon is waning will clear the symptoms with three four monthly treatments. Iodine is necessary for normal functioning and normal growth and development of the brain and body. Deficiency of iodine in the body, can produce goitre and more commonly, reduction of mental capacity in new borns.

Lapis albus (Thrice a day): Soft goitre at a pre-ulcerative stage of carcinoma.

Lycopodium 1M (One dose only): Abnormal protrusion of eyeballs from the orbits. Diarrhea after meals. Menses irregular and painful. A small tumor like swelling on the right side of upper neck.

Natrium mur. 200 (One dose daily): Goitre with great emaciation, palpitation and sleeplessness. It is very useful to finish and fix a cure.

Spongia (Thrice a day): Thyroid gland is swollen. Throat is dry and burning.

Thyreoidinum 3x (Four times a day): When there is a great craving of sugar and tendency to obesity in this disease. This remedy maybe given every two hours for a long time.

Thuja occ. 200 (One dose only) Repeat every 5th day: It is indicated when the veins are very prominent on the goitre. A dose every fifth day.

NOTE: Goitre is more prevalent in fresh water and lake countries and less so on the sea coast, due to the lack of iodine in fresh water. Iodine and iodized salts are used as remedies and preventives.