-IBIS-1.5.0-
tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
peritonsillar abscess
botanicals

primary herbs

Aconitum napellus (toxic): as gargle and mouthwash, quinsy before pus formation (Felter, pp. 153, 241; Harper-Shove, p. 57)
Arnica montana (toxic): as a gargle, see formulae below (Weiss, p. 124)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): red, raw, intense soreness, dry throat, with Aconitum napellus (toxic) (15-20 drops every 2 hours) (NCNM Botanicals; Felter, p. 241)
Bryonia alba (toxic): glandular enlargements, serous conditions (Felter and Lloyd, p. 368)
Echinacea angustifolia: sepsis (Felter and Lloyd, pp. 674, 677)
Gnaphalium uliginosum: as a gargle (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 222)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): lymphatic enlargements with pain (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1473)
Salvia officinalis: as gargle and mouthwash; for inflammation, ulceration of throat (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1706; Harper-Shove, p. 57)


complementary herbs

Phytolacca decandra (toxic) + Echinacea angustifolia + Hydrastis canadensis: apply locally (Sherman)
to open peritonsillar abscess: Arnica montana (toxic) tincture: 1 tsp. to a glass of water as a gargle/mouthwash. Often useful to alternate with Chamomilla spp.
Need to gargle every 30 minutes with plenty of fluid as hot as one can bear it. Gargle thoroughly, deeply (Weiss, p. 124)


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