Influenza is an acute highly infectious disease.

Cause - by Influenza virus

It is characterized by sudden onset fever and chill.

Headache

Bodyache

Prostration

Sore throat

Cough 

Coryza

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Fever usually high last 3-4 days

Exhaustion

Chest discomfort

Complications

Pneumonia

Bronchitis

Treatment

Antiviral medicine

Neuraminidase inhibitors

Prevention

Proper hand wash 

Maintain hygiene

Influenza Vaccine

Homoeopathic medicine for Influenza

1. Influenzinum
2. Arsenic Album
3. Bryonia Alba
4. Gelsemium

Influenzinum

It is highly effective remedy for Influenza.

The nosode of influenza has with many practitioner take place of baptisia as the routine remedy in epidemic.

It may be given in the 12th or 30th potency, either in the form of tincture, pilules, or discs, or ten globules may be dissolved in 6th ounces of water, and of this a dessert spoonful may be given for a dose.

It is repeated every two hours.

This will be found sufficient to control a large proportion of the case.

Arsenic Album

It is very important remedy for flu

Thin, watery, excoriating discharge

Nose feels stopped up

Sneezing without relief

Hay fever and coryza

Worse in open air

Better indoors

Unable to lie down, fear of suffocation

Air passages constricted

Cough worse after midnight, lying on back.

Expectoration scanty, frothy

Wheezing respiration

Cough dry, as from sulphur fumes, after drinking.

Bryonia Alba

It is best suited remedy for Influenza.

Coryza with shooting and aching in the forehead.

Dry hacking cough from irritation in upper trachea.

Cough, dry, at night, must sit up.

Worse after eating and drinking with vomiting

Pulse full, hard, tense, quick.

Chill with external coldness

Profuse perspiration

Worse- warmth, morning, eating, hot weather, exertion, touch.

Better by rest and cold things.

Gelsemium

It is highly effective remedy for Influenza

Fluent coryza

Dry cough

Watery, excoriating discharge

Great prostration

Slowness breathing

Soreness of chest

Respiration quickened

Sneezing, fullness at root of nose

Dryness of nasal fossae

Acute coryza with dull headache and fever.

Pulse slow, full, soft, compressible.

Dizziness

Nervous chill.

Worse- damp weather, fog, before a thunderstorm

Better by open air, stimulants.

The selection of homoeopathic remedies based on symptom similarities and the selection of doses depends upon  the Susceptibility of patient.

Don't take homoeopathic medicine without any prescription / without any advise of physician.