Homoeopathy — Page 244
Chamomilla 244 the nursing child also. A suckling baby can get the medicine through its mother’s milk but this is not always the case. If possible, he should be treated separately. If the symptoms of the child are similar to the constitution of his mother, then treating the mother only may suffice. Chamomilla is also useful for the treatment of cough , especially coughing during sleep or on getting furious. Chamomilla also invigorates the resistance during an epidemic of whooping cough. Chamomilla will be more effective if the child is of irritable nature, but it can be useful in the simple seasonal type of cough too. Chamomilla is most essential to treat the persistent peevishness and restlessness associated with diarrhoea during teething. If the child is in the habit of crying and screaming at night due to dreadful dreams, he should be treated with Chamomilla. Chamomilla is one of the topmost remedies for the treatment of earache. In fact in this condition, one of the three following remedies is routinely used. If the child cries and feels helpless, he should be treated with Pulsatilla. If he cries with anger, then Chamomilla should be administered. When none of these two symptoms are present, Alium Cepa will often work. Antidotes: Nux Vomica, Coffea Adjuvants: Belladonna, Mag Carb Potency: 30, 1000 or sometimes CM