Boericke recommends Hepar sulph for “abscesses… papules prone to suppurate and acne in youth,” adding that the “ tendency to suppuration is most marked.” 3 (Figure 2)įigure 1. Tissues surrounding the wound will be abnormally red and tender to touch, with actual or impending purulent discharge. Hepar calcarea sulphuricum (Hepar sulph) is the most commonly prescribed remedy for infected wounds in our clinic. Fortunately, most infected wounds respond well to one of only a few common remedies, making remedy selection easier for the non-homeopath. When the wound does become infected, the correct homeopathic remedy combined with appropriate herbs and nutrients speeds rapid resolution. According to Boericke, Arnica can be used for “septic conditions and prophylactic of pus infection.” 2 By reducing the stagnation of blood and lymph at the site of an injury, Arnica enhances local circulation, thereby increasing transport of immune cells and healing nutrients to the area and preventing toxic waste accumulation. The homeopathic remedy Arnica montana is well known among naturopathic doctors for the initial treatment of almost any injury, but this simple remedy also helps prevent infection. I have not seen a case of rheumatic fever, and I continue to treat GABHS infections with complete confidence using homeopathy and herbs. His nephritis resolved quickly with naturopathic therapies. That was an adult male with no prior symptoms of pharyngitis but whose pre-school daughter had been treated for GABHS pharyngitis a few weeks prior.
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In over 25 years of treating streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo, and skin wounds with homeopathy and herbs, I’ve witnessed only 1 case of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. 1 Interestingly, antibiotic therapy has little impact on the incidence of nephritis, though it is thought to be responsible for the decline of rheumatic fever. 1 Nearly all affected children heal without permanent renal damage, as do most adults. The incidence of acute nephritis is higher in children and occurs in 10-15% of patients infected with GABHS. 1 Post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis is more common and can occur following Strep pharyngitis or skin infection. Rheumatic fever is now seen in less than 3% of patients following GABHS infection. Both organisms are showing increasing rates of resistance to antibiotics.Ĭertain types of GABHS – the same organism implicated in some cases of streptococcal pharyngitis – can result in post-infection complications. Both S aureus and GABHS can cause cellulitis, abscess, impetigo, bacteremia, and septic shock. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common, although other pathogens, including Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS), have been implicated in infections of the skin. Most infected skin wounds involve gram-positive cocci.
Three doses of Belladonna 200C, 6 hours apart, was all that was needed to clear the symptoms. The bright-red inflammation that covered much of his left forearm was hot to the touch however, there were no signs of suppuration and symptoms had come on only a few hours after brushing a spider from his arm. Deborah Frances, RN, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae A Homeopathic & Herbal Case-Centered PerspectiveĪ 36-year-old white male reported to our clinic with acute cellulitis following a spider bite.
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