Childhood Ailments at Weleda

Common childhood ailments

• Colic and teething

• Stuffy noses

• Convalescence

• Bumps and bruises

• Cuts, wounds and abrasions

• Painful cuts and minor wounds

• Minor burns and scalds

• Eczema

• Nappy rash, abrasions, boils and slow healing wounds

• Insect bites

• Homeopathic table for childhood ailments

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Colic and teething:

Chamomilla drops and granules can be used to ease both colicky tummy pain caused by wind as well as teething pain too. The granules are suitable from birth and the drops, which use a very small amount of ethanol as a natural preservative, can be used from 6 months.

Stuffy noses:

Rhinodoron is a spray of a fine salt solution with soothing aloe vera. It provides useful relief for dry stuffy noses in babies and children aged 3 months and over.

Convalescence:

Blackthorn Elixir is a tasty, revitalising tonic for the whole body. It’s great for helping restore strength and vitality when generally rundown or after illness. It is suitable for children aged 1 year and over.

Bumps and bruises:

Arnica Ointment made from arnica plant extract, it’s invaluable in helping relieve the pain and reduce the swelling of everyday bumps and bruises. Apply as soon as possible after the incident, but avoid using on broken skin.

Cuts, wounds and abrasions:

Calendolon Ointment is ideal for treating minor cuts and grazes as it contains calendula plant extract which is naturally antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. Apply to broken skin to help the healing process after gently cleansing with soothing Calendula Lotion diluted as instructed.

Painful cuts and minor wounds:

Hypericum/calendula Ointment is suitable for cuts and grazes when the injury and the area around it is particularly painful. It contains extract of hypericum, which is renowned for soothing nerve pain.

Minor burns and scalds:

Combudoron Lotion and Combudoron ointment each contain an effective combination of arnica with urtica urens plants. Arnica helps to relieve pain and swelling whilst urtica urens, more commonly known as nettle, is useful for soothing stinging pain and reducing the inflammation common with scalded skin.

Eczema:

Dermatodoron Ointment (P) works well to soothe the particular irritation of both dry and wet eczema.

Nappy rash, abrasions, boils and slow healing wounds:

Balsamicum Ointment (P) has an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic action so is great in treating irritation and infection as well as promoting healing of damaged tissue. Used to treat nappy rash, it will soothe and protect delicate skin.

Insect bites:

Combudoron Spray is great treatment for treating the pain and irritation of insect stings and bites. The combination of urtica urens (nettle) and arnica extracts help soothe and cool.

(P) Please note: that medicines with this symbol are only available via a Pharmacy so not available on the Weleda website. You can call Weleda on 0115 944 8222 for further information, including stockists information and how to buy.

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Homeopathic table of childhood ailments

The remedies below are those most commonly used to treat childhood conditions and symptoms described, however each child is unique so it’s best to consult a qualified homeopath for the recommended dosage or if their symptoms vary from those described.

6C and 30C homeopathic remedies are suitable from birth onwards.

In most self-help cases 6C should be selected. 6C is useful when conditions are mainly physical, such as coughs or colds, or when the condition progresses at a slow pace. 30C is selected when the condition is very active (acute) and/or when there is an emotional element to the condition, such as occasional sleeplessness. 30C remedies should be taken as a short course only, unless prescribed by a practitioner.

If a condition is persistent or potentially serious, please contact your doctor or a qualified homeopath.

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A to Z of homeopathic remedies

You can also call Weleda and ask to speak to a pharmacist for further information 0115 944 8200.

Condition	Symptoms	Better for	Worse for	Homeopathic Remedy
Viral Infection	Fever, redness, heat, throbbing pain, with sudden onset	Sitting upright	Touch	Belladonna
Cold	Heavy eyelids, lethargy, blocked nose, sneezing	Fresh air	Excitement	Gelsemium
Cough	Lots of loose mucous, rattling, retching cough		Lying down	Ipecacuanha
Catarrh	Yellowish-green catarrh from eyes, nose or ears, clingy behaviour	Fresh air	Heat	Pulsatilla
Teething	Whining and restlessness, one cheek red one white, irritable mood	For being carried	Heat, anger	Chamomilla
Colic	Distension, wind and abdominal pain	Pressure against the affected area	Anger	Colocynthis
Chickenpox	Itchy, wet spots, fever, often starting on trunk of body	Warmth	Cold	Rhus tox
Molluscum contagiosum	Fleshy, raised lumps		Heat	Thuja
Warts and verruccas	Fleshy growth with black speckles (verrucca)		Heat	Thuja