Eczema Homeopathy

Homeopathy, an alternative approach to medicine, is a sophisticated method of individualizing small doses of medicine to stimulate the body’s natural healing process.  Eczema homeopathy remedies seem to be especially effective for treatment of the chronic disease.

Eczema is the common term for atopic dermatitis, a chronic skin irritation.  The scalp, cheeks, eyelids, wrists, upper arms, elbows and knees may break out with a flaking, itchy rash.  Suppressing skin eruptions (with cortisone or other drugs), from a homeopathic point of view, can lead to deeper health problems.  To bring lasting relief, a constitutional eczema homeopathy remedy should be selected by an experienced practitioner, and bring the body back into its natural balance.

The following eczema homeopathy remedies are some of those  recommended by homeopathic practitioners:

Antimoniom crudum: The patient is prone to indigestion and has eczema with thick, cracked skin.  Sensitive and sentimental, they love to eat and may be over weight.  They crave pickles, vinegar and other sour things.  Children can by shy and irritable, insisting they not be looked at or touched.  Antimonion crudum is often prescribed for calluses, plantar warts and impetigo, as well as eczema.

Arsenicum album:  People who need this remedy have dry, itchy skin that burns intensely.  They are usually restless, anxious, and compulsively neat and orderly.  Indigestion and chills are often the symptoms.

Calcarea carbonica:  This eczema homeopathy remedy is suited to people who are chilly with clammy hands and feet.  They tend to develop eczema and cracking skin worse in the wintertime.  They are easily fatigued by exertion, and feel anxious and overwhelmed if ill or overworked.  They may have cravings for sweets and eggs, a sluggish metabolism and tendency toward weight problems.

Mezereum:  The patient who needs this remedy often has strong anxiety, felt physically in the stomach.  Scratching can lead to thickened skin when intense, itching eruptions start as blisters, then ooze and form thick crusts.  They may have a craving for fat, are chilly most of the time and generally feel better in the open air.

Petroleum:  This eczema homeopathy remedy is indicated for individuals whose skin is extremely dry and tends to crack, especially on the fingertips and palms.  Eczema is worse in the winter, with deep sore cracks that often bleed.  Itching is worse at night, the skin is easily infected and may get tough and leathery from chronic irritation.

Sulphur:  This remedy is recommended for patients with intensely burning, itching, and inflamed eruptions that are worse from warmth or from bathing.  Affected areas may be red, with scaling or crusted skin.  Eruptions can be dry or moist.  This eczema homeopathy remedy is sometimes helpful to patients who have repeatedly used medications and ointments on their eczema without success.