Homeopathy for Children: A Parent's Guide to the Treatment of Common Childhood Illnesses Book

	Acknowledgments	x
	Foreword	xi
	Introduction	xii
	Using Homoeopathy to Treat Simple Illnesses	xiii
	How to Use This Book	xiv
Section 1	What is Homoeopathy?	1
1	Taking Your Child's Case	3
2	History and Philosophy of Homoeopathy	8
3	Selecting, Taking and Storing Remedies	15
Section 2	Treating Your Child with Homoeopathy	21
4	Homoeopathic First Aid	23
	Animal Bites and Puncture Wounds	24
	Bruises	25
	Burns and Scalds	26
	Cuts and Grazes	29
	Dental Treatment	29
	Eye Injuries and Strains	31
	Finger and Toe Injuries	33
	Fractures	34
	Head Injuries	35
	Insect Bites and Stings	37
	Nosebleeds	38
	Shock	40
	Sprains and Strains	40
	Sun Stroke and Heat Sickness	43
5	Homoeopathic Treatment for Everyday Complaints	46
	Bedwetting	46
	Circumcision	48
	Colds, Coughs and Chest Complaints	48
	Bronchitis	49
	Colds	51
	Coughs and Chest Complaints	54
	Coughs (in General)	55
	Croup	58
	Laryngitis	59
	Pneumonia	61
	Convulsions	63
	Digestive Problems	64
	Appendicitis	64
	Colic	65
	Constipation	67
	Diarrhoea	69
	Jaundice	72
	Poisoning	72
	Vomiting and Nausea	72
	Earache	75
	Exam Nerves	79
	Eye Problems	80
	Conjunctivitis	80
	Styes	83
	Fever	84
	Headache	88
	Influenza	91
	Mouth Problems	93
	Mouth Ulcers	93
	Thrush	94
	Skin Disorders	95
	Boils	96
	Cold Sores	98
	Cradle Cap	98
	Eczema	99
	Hives (Nettle Rash)	101
	Impetigo	102
	Milk Crusts (Baby Acne)	104
	Nappy (Diaper) Rash	105
	Psoriasis	106
	Warts	106
	Teething	107
	Throat Complaints and Tonsillitis	111
	Travel Sickness	115
	Umbilical Hernia	117
	Worms	117
6	Homoeopathic Treatment for Childhood Diseases	120
	Chicken Pox	120
	German Measles (Rubella)	122
	Measles	123
	Mumps	126
	Whooping Cough	128
	A Note about Vaccination and Homoeopathic Prevention	132
7	Treatments for Newborn Babies	135
	Blueness	135
	Colic	135
	Constipation	135
	Diarrhoea	136
	Fright	136
	Injuries to Neck and Spine During Delivery	136
	Milk, Sudden Aversion to	136
	Sleepy Babies	137
	Snuffles	137
	Sore Eyes	138
	Urine Retention	138
Section 3	Homoeopathy and Your Child's Emotions	139
8	Your Child's Emotional Development	141
	Failure to Thrive	141
	Behavioural Problems	145
	Anxiety, Fears and Crying	145
	Grief and Loss	147
	Anger, Hyperactivity and the Naughty Child	149
	Some Strategies for Dealing with Your Child's Moods	152
Section 4	Homoeopathic Remedy Pictures	155
9	Constitutional Treatment and Remedy Types	157
10	Materia Medica of Important Homoeopathic Remedies	160
	Aconite	161
	Apis mellifica	162
	Arnica montana	163
	Arsenicum album	164
	Aurum metallicum	165
	Baryta carbonica	166
	Belladonna	167
	Bryonia	169
	Calcarea carbonica	171
	Cantharis	172
	Chamomilla	173
	Ferrum phosphoricum	174
	Gelsemium	175
	Hepar sulphuris	176
	Hypericum	178
	Ipecacuanha	179
	Ledum	180
	Lycopodium	180
	Mercurius vivus	182
	Natrum muriaticum	184
	Nux vomica	186
	Phosphorus	187
	Pulsatilla	189
	Rhus toxicodendron	192
	Ruta graveolens	193
	Silica	194
	Staphysagria	196
	Sulphur	197
	Symphytum	199
	Urtica urens	199
	Glossary	201
	Useful Addresses	205
	Further Reading	211
	Bibliography	214
	Index	216