Homeopathy 11 - First Aid - Chamomilla

Question 1

Chamomilla, Names

Answer 1

Matricaria chamomilla, German chamomile.

Question 2

Use:

Answer 2

Colic, teething.

Question 3

Mental picture:

Answer 3

• Bad-tempered and irritable when unwell or in pain.
• Highly sensitive to ailments and pain.
• Babies and children are hard to please or console.
• Can be clingy and want to be carried.
• May throw tantrums when put down.

Question 4

General picture:

Answer 4

• A key childhood remedy.
• Characterised by irritability, restlessness, tantrums, oversensitivity.
• Expression of pain can appear disproportionate to the situation.
• Aversion to open air (opposite to pulsatilla).
• Hot and sweaty, especially the head.
• Coffee can trigger pain, anger can trigger pain.
• > being uncovered
• < 9 pm–midnight.

Question 5

Indications (if they fit the symptom picture):

Answer 5

• Colic / teething —child wants to be rocked constantly, one cheek is red whilst the other is pale. Stools are hot, green and slimy (chopped eggs and spinach) and smell of rotten eggs.
• Colic in infants who arch their back and cry.
• Abdominal cramps —brought on by anger.
• Dysmenorrhoea—excessive pain with vomiting, diarrhoea and fainting.

Question 6

Case example:

Answer 6

• Infant teething at 8 months. Mother stands during the consultation rocking the baby. The moment she stops, the infant screams.
• When asking the mother about the labour, she replied that it was awful. She was very angry at how she was treated during the labour, and angry with the post-birth care.
• Infant was given chamomilla 30C 3 x daily for 4 days until severe colic subsided.
• A single dose was required from time to time after this, and was enough to settle the baby.