Homeopathic Remedies for Appetite – Lost

Alfalfa Q (One dose only), Gentiana lutea Q (One dose only) Before meals: A mixture of both in an equal quantity; a ten drop dose is a good appetiser.

Antimonium crud. (Four times a day): Loss of appetite. Desire for pickles and acidic things. Eructations, taste of ingesta. Tongue thickly coated white.

Aurum ars. (Twice a day): It causes rapid increase of appetite specially in anemia and chlorosis.

Calcarea carb. (Twice a day): Aversion to meat. This remedy will remove it.

China off. (One dose only): Hungry without appetite.

Ferrum phos. (One dose only): Aversion to meat and milk. Sour eructations.

Gentiana lutea Q (Twice a day): Simple loss of appetite. Acts as a tonic and increases appetite. Loss of appetite after an illness. Give five drops before each meal.

Ignatia amara 30 (One dose only): Complete loss of appetite for all foods, drinks and tobacco. He has no taste for these things.

Lecithinum 3x (One dose only): Loss of appetite with craving for wine and coffee.

Lycopodium: Any slight appetite disappears on eating the first mouthful of food, especially cold food.

Nux vomica 200 (One dose daily): Bitter taste, tongue coated yellow at the back with loss of appetite.

Rhus tox. (One dose only): Loss of appetite for everything, except milk which he craves.

Sanguinaria (One dose only): Craves toffees, gol ghappas, ice cream and things of that sort but does not take bread.

Thuja occ. 200 (One dose daily): Complete loss of appetite. Dislike for fresh meat, potatoes and onions. Rancid eructations after fatty food.

Vanadium 6 (One dose only): Its use cures loss of appetite due to drug addiction, specially cocaine and alcohol excesses.

Homeopathic Remedies for Appetite – Increased

Cina (One dose only): Gets hungry soon after eating. Hunger causes digging and gnawing in the stomach. A hunger remedy for children.

Colocynthis (One dose only): Canine hunger. Acidic eructations after eating.

Ferrum met. (One dose only), China off. (One dose only): Canine hunger alternating with complete loss of appetite. Regurgitation of food and eructations after eating. Wants bread and butter but meat, beer and tea disagree.

Gaultheria Q (Twice a day) 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Uncontrollable appetite despite eating, causes sickness in stomach and pain.

Iodium (One dose only): Anxious and worried if he does not eat. Faints if kept hungry for a few hours. Eats often and much but still loses flesh. All symptoms are relieved by eating.

Lycopodium (One dose only): Wakes up at night feeling hungry – particularly a child. The patient starts eating being hungry, but is full after only a few mouthfuls.

Natrium mur. 200 (One dose daily): Feels nice after eating but soon after he feels sleepy and tired.

Petroleum (One dose only): Hungry immediately after stool.

Phosphorus (One dose only): Hunger soon after eating. Sour taste. Belching large quantities of wind after eating.

Psorinum 200 (One dose only) Repeat after a week: Very hungry always. Must have something to eat in the middle of the night.

Rhus tox. (One dose only): Canine hunger without appetite.

Sulphur (One dose daily): Complete loss or excessive appetite. Very weak and faint at about 11 a.m. must have something to eat.

Vanadium (One dose only): Loss of appetite due to drug addiction.