The Right Remedy for the Job
Have you ever thought of how different jobs need different remedies?
Carpenters, for example, are prone to whacking their thumbs with hammers or taking a blow from beams of wood. They could certainly do with a bottle of Arnica montana (Arn.) in their first aid kit as its ability to treat bruising and soft tissue damage is legendary.
Chefs would also be wise to keep some homeopathic Cantharis (Canth.) on hand to reduce the pain and blistering of burns while typists, prone to repetitive strain problems, would benefit from a dose or two of Ruta graveolens (Ruta.) which is a leading remedy for tendon strain.
But it’s not just these occupations that have a need for homeopathy. Let’s match some more remedies to other types of work to see how homeopathy can help.
Athletes
Arnica montana (Arn.): For sprains, strains and bruises.
Bryonia alba: For pain that is relieved by rest or firm pressure and worsened by motion. Hot, swollen joints.
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.): For aches, strains and stiffness of joints or muscles that is improved by movement and worsened by rest.
Ruta graveolens (Ruta.): Bruising to the periosteum of bones. Ligament and tendon pain. Stiffness of joints.
Bartenders
Arnica Montana (Arn.): For bruising and soft tissue damage arising from fights and scuffles.
Staphysagria (Staph.): For cuts and lacerations from broken glass.
Nux vomica (Nux.): The main remedy for overindulgence and hangover.
Carpenters and Builders
Arnica montana (Arn.): For bruising, sprains and strains.
Belladonna (Bell.): For heat and sunstroke with throbbing headaches.
Calendula (Calend.): For scrapes and grazes.
Hypericum perfoliatum (Hyper.): For crush injuries affect that nerves of fingertips and toes.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from nails and staples.
Silicea (Sil.): To help expel embedded splinters and slivers of glass.
Chefs and Bakers
Cantharis (Canth.): To reduce the pain and blistering of burns.
Staphysagria (Staph.): For slicing cuts from knives and other sharp implements.
Electricians
Cantharis (Canth.): For electrical burns.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from wire.
Phosphorus: For electroshock.
Farmers
Apis mellifica (Apis.): For beestings.
Arnica montana (Arn.): For sprains, strains, bruises, and soft tissue damage.
Calendula (Calend.): For scrapes and grazes.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from nails and wire. Insect bites.
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.): For aches, strains and stiffness of joints or muscles that is improved by movement and worsened by rest.
Ruta graveolens (Ruta.): Bruising to the periosteum of bones. Ligament and tendon pain. Stiffness of joints.
Firefighters
Arnica montana (Arn.): For sprains, strains, bruises, and soft tissue damage.
Belladonna (Bell.): For heat-stroke with throbbing headaches.
Calendula (Calend.): For scrapes and grazes.
Cantharis (Canth.): For burns.
Euphrasia (Euphr): For burning, watering eyes.
Mechanics
Arnica montana (Arn.): For sprains, strains, bruises, and soft tissue damage.
Calendula (Calend.): For scrapes and grazes.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from sharp implements.
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.): For aches, strains and stiffness of joints or muscles that is improved by movement and worsened by rest.
Silicea (Sil): To help expel embedded metal or slivers of glass.
Staphysagria (Staph.): For slicing cuts from sharp implements.
Miners
Antimonium tartaricum (Ant-t.): For rattling mucus that collects in the trachea and lungs and is difficult to cough up.
Arnica montana (Arn.): For sprains, strains, bruises, and soft tissue damage.
Calendula (Calend.): For scrapes and grazes.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from sharp implements.
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.): For aches, strains and stiffness of joints or muscles that is improved by movement and worsened by rest.
Staphysagria (Staph.): For slicing cuts from sharp implements.
Typists and Data Processors
Ruta graveolens (Ruta.): Ligament and tendon pain. Repetitive strain injury. Carpel tunnel syndrome. Eye strain.
Welders
Cantharis (Canth.): For burns and blistering.
Ledum palustre (Led.): For puncture wounds from wire.
Phosphorus (Phos.): For electroshock.
Staphysagria (Staph.): For slicing cuts from metal edges.
As you can see, some remedies are very occupation specific while others make an appearance again and again.
Do you have an occupation in mind that is not included in the list above? Just identify the injuries common to that area of work and with the help of a homeopathy book, pick an appropriate remedy.
From Idea to Gift – We Explain How
One of the plusses of homeopathy is that it is such an economical system of medicine – just a little goes a long way. By following the instructions on the links below you can take advantage of this to make your own inexpensive and personalised gifts.
Just prepare some bottles of liquid remedies from the pills you already have on hand (see the links for information on how to do this), apply a nifty handmade label with name and instructions, wrap and tag, and you’re done!
Instructions for Turning Pills into Liquid Remedies
How Often Should I Take a Dose of My Remedy?
Voila! That’s all you need to know to make an interesting and unique gift for every chef, builder and farmer in your life.
