Homeopathic Medicine for Pneumonia

Arsenicum iod. (Thrice a day): Chronic pneumonia when abscess is about to form in the lung.

Aconitum nap. (Thrice a day): A remedy for the first stage of pneumonia. A high fever preceded by chill. The pulse is hard and the skin is dry. Dry painful cough. The cause maybe dry cold winds. When thick expectoration starts, Aconitum nap. ceases to be the remedy.

Antimonium tart. (Thrice a day): Great rattling of mucus but very little is expectorated and that also with some effort. Threatened paralysis of the lungs.

Arsenicum alb. (Thrice a day): Dyspnea. Thirst, drinks often but little. Fever with restlessness.

Bryonia alba (Thrice a day): If the above remedies fail to cure, use of this remedy is indicated. Cough is loose and there are sharp sticking pains in the chest. Breathlessness; the patient wants to be still.

Chelidonium (Thrice a day), Lycopodium (Thrice a day): Fan-like movements of alae nasi. Pain under the comer of right shoulder blade is a sure indication for the use of Chelidonium.

Ferrum phos. 6x (Four times a day): In the beginning of the disease or in the later stages when there is bleeding from the lungs. Repeat it every 2 hours. A suitable remedy for fever.

Iodium 3x (Thrice a day): It can be indicated in any stage of pneumonia. There is cough and difficulty in breathing. The sputum is bloody. Repeat it every hour when indicated.

Ipecacuanha (Thrice a day): Nausea. Wheezing cough. Chest feels full of phlegm but does not yield to cough. Pneumonia in children.

Kalium mur. (Thrice a day): This remedy in alternation with Ferrum phos. has achieved very good results in this disease. The mucus is thick and white.

Lycopodium (Thrice a day): Neglicted, maltreated and imperfectly treated cases of pneumonia are cured by the use of the remedy.

Phosphorus 200 (One dose only): Give one dose if Antimonium tart. and Bryonia fail. It follows Bryonia very well. This remedy is more often indicated and gives curative results.

Tuberculinum 1M (One dose only): Broncho-pneumonia in children. Hard hacking cough. Profuse sweat and loss of weight. Rales all over the chest.

Veratrum vir. (Thrice a day): Extreme congestion of the chest, oppression of breathing. Dyspnea. Nausea and vomiting.

LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE

This illness is a form of pneumonia found naturally. People are exposed to the bacteria when they breathe in air contaminated with droplets of water containing the organism. Symptoms include high fever, chills and cough as well as fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chest pain and loss of appetite. This bacteria best thrives in warm water and often spreads through air conditioning water and plumbing systems. The treatment is the same as for pneumonia and on symptoms.