Introduction:
Welcome to information on the First Aid Homoeopathic Remedies. These medicines may safely be used by the school staff, teachers for school children, after brief study of the enclosed literature. It may be noted that the set of medicines need to be utilized only as a first aid, till the time the child is sent to the nearby doctor for further medical attention.

List of common First Aid Remedies:

1. Arnica Montana
2. Ledum Pal
3. Symphytum
4. Ruta Graveolens
5. Rhus Toxicodendron
6. Apis Mellifica
7. Cantharis
8. Hypericum Perforatum
9. Bellis Perennis
10. Belladonna
11. Arsenic Album
12. Gelsemium

13. Magnesium Phosphorica

Please study brief notes on the indications of the commonly used First Aid medicine

1. Arnica Montana:
Indications:
a. Any kind of injury, especially bruises, sprain, injury to muscles, head, limbs, fall, etc.
b. Arnica helps to relieve pain, control internal and external bleeding, help the state of shock, and enhance healing of the affected parts.
c. Blows and Contusions
d. In any form of injury, when not sure which medicine to administer, use Arnica!

Dose: Arnica 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

2. Ledum Pal:
Indications:
a. Any POINTED INJURIES, as caused by pencils, pen, compass, nails, or any such sharp and pointed instrument.
b. Injury to eyes or soft tissues around eyes
c. When eye ball is injured by any ball, fist or any blunt object forcefully.
d. Punctured wound: Stepping onto a nail

Dose: Ledum Pal 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

3. Symphytum:
Indications:
a. Injury to cartilages, ligaments, bones and soft tissues around joints.
b. Injury to bone and fractures
c. Heals fracture faster, even after surgery

Dose:
Symphytum 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

4. Ruta Graveolens:
Indications:
a. Injury to fibrous tissues around joints
b. Injury to wrist, ankle, shoulder, knee joints; while playing tennis, badminton, squash, cricket, foot ball, etc.
c. Injury to eyes (Similar to Ledum)
d. Bone injury and fracture (Similar to Symphytum)

Dose: Symphytum 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

5. Rhus Toxicodendron:
Indications:
a. Muscle sprain, injury to muscles
b. Sprain of ankle, shoulder, knee and any other joint while playing strenuous sports, or fall.
c. Muscle cramp
Dose:
Rhus Tox 200c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

6. Apis Mellifica:
Indications:
a. Insect bite, rat bite, stings by bee, wasp, jelly-fish, etc. where there is redness, swelling, burning and stinging pains.
b. Sudden allergic rash such as hives

Dose:
Apis Mel 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

7. Cantharis:
Indications:
a. Any form of burns: hot water, electrical, due to crackers, etc.
b. Burns due to handling of chemical in the school laboratory

Dose:
Cantharis 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

8. Hypericum:
Indications:
a. Injury to hypersensitive areas such as finger tips, toes.
b. Injury to back, such as fall on the back

Dose:
Hypericum 200c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

9. Bellis Perennis:
Indications:
a. Injury to abdomen as in blow with a fist or ball injury to abdomen
b. Injury to chest and breast in young girls

Dose:
Bellis Per 30c, 4 pills to be used every half an hour for about 4 hours. Further dose depends on the severity and extent of injury.

10. Belladonna:
Indications:
a. Sudden fever
b. Sudden pain in abdomen
c. Sudden and acute headache, toothache, earache

Dose:
Belladonna 200c to be given 4 pills every half an hour for about four hours.
Further dose depends on the severity, extent and the cause of problem.

11. Arsenic Album:
Indications:
d. Loose motions, diarrhea and / or vomiting
e. Food poisoning
f. Sudden attack of breathlessness (asthmatic breathing)

Dose:
Arsenic Album 200c to be given 4 pills every half an hour for about four hours. Further dose depends on the severity, extent and the cause of problem.

12.Gelsemium
Indications:
g. Fright, Shock, exam-phobia
h. Extreme nervousness in the examination hall or on the stage
i. Stage Fear
Dose:
Gelsemium 200, 4 pills to be taken every half an hour, thrice.

13.Magnesium Phosohorica:  

Indications: For various painful conditions, to relieve  pain temporarily.

a. Pain in abdomen during menses

b. Sudden pain in abdomen due to any known or unknown reasons such as colic, kidney stone, intestinal infections, etc.

Dose: Magnesium Phos 200, 4 pills to be given every 20 minutes for about 1 to 2 hours.

Note to teachers and parents:
Above first aid homoeopathic measures could be used safely and effectively, indicated for use till the time the child is taken to the nearby physician or hospital. The suggested medicines may not be considered as final line of treatment for any given conditions. Whenever in doubt, a homoeopathic doctor could be consulted for advice.

The above notes have been prepared for the use of teaching + non-teaching staff and caretakers. Further information could be obtained on request from the author of these notes:

Dr. Rupal Shah. M.D. and Dr. Rajesh Shah. M.D.
Life Force Center

415, Krushal Commercial Complex, Above Shopper's Stop, Chembur, Mumbai 4000 89. India

~: Quick Alphabetical Reference :~
1. Abdominal injury: Bellis per
2. Abdomen, pain : Belladonna
3. Asthmatic breathing: Ars Alb
4. Back injury: Arnica, Hypericum
5. Bites, insect: Apis
6. Black eye: Ledum
7. Bone injury: Ruta, Symphytum
8. Burns: Cantharis
9. Blow to abdomen: Bellis per
10. Breathlessness: Ars Alb
11. Chest injury: Bellis per
12. Diarrhea: Ars-Alb
13. Earache: Belladonna
14. Eye injury: Ledum, Arnica, Ruta
15. Fright: Gelsemium
16. Fracture: Ruta, Symphytum
17. Fall: Arnica
18. Fever: Belladonna
19. Food poisoning: Ars Alb
20. Head injury: Arnica
21. Hives: Apis
22. Injury, general: Arnica
23. Insect bite: Apis
24. Rash, allergic: Apis
25. Shock: Gelsemium
26. Sprain: Rhus tox
27. Stage Fright: Gelsemium

28. Menstrual pain: Magnesium Phos