Note: If your symptoms are more severe than indicated for Gelsemium or Bryonia, and if you feel pain in your bones, you may want to consider Eupatorium perfoliatum.In general, you’ll notice a lot of similarities. If your symptoms fit either remedy, a homeopath looks for a deciding factor. One of these is thirst. Use
Gelsemium, nearly as a rule, if you have a definite lack of thirst.
Bryonia, while similar in other details, is best if you are not thirsty. In narrowing the choice with clear, simple details like this, a homeopath can quickly zero in on the right remedy.
For the latest news on the current year’s
Genus epidemicus remedies for a particular outbreak, see
diymedicinerevolution.com.
[i] Epidemic Diseases And Homeopathic Prophylaxis: Fact Or Fiction,
http://toddhoovermd.com/articles/epidemic-diseases-and-homeopathic-prophylaxis.html, “The Prevention of Epidemic Diseases by Homeopathy, Part One: The Origin of Homeoprophylaxis” by David Little, HOE: Homeopathic Online Education,
http://www.simillimum.com/education/little-library/case-management/pedh/article.php.
[ii] For the latest
genus epidemicus remedies in any particular outbreak, see
www.diymedicinerevolution.com.