Penn Herb Wellness Guide
Surgery and Recovery Support
Primary Remedies
Arnica montana
This remedy relieves pain, bruising and swelling associated with trauma, surgery or overexertion.
Bellis perennis
This remedy is useful when bruising and trauma occur to deep internal tissues after surgery involving the abdomen, breasts, or trunk—especially if a feeling of stiffness or coldness has developed in the area.
Hypericum perforatum
This remedy relieves pain that seems to follow the nerve's path.
Ledum palustre
Ledum palustre relieves bruising around wounds from pointed objects.
Phosphorus
This remedy may be helpful if a person has trouble recovering from the effects of anesthesia. Symptoms can include disorientation, stupor, weakness, nausea and vomiting. The person may be thirsty but often vomits after drinking.
Staphysagria
This remedy relieves itching or pain in surgical or clean cut wounds, and warts.
Other Remedies
Aconitum apellus
This remedy is indicated when people anticipating surgery are extremely agitated or panicked, especially if they fear that they will die. Easy startling, a sensitivity to light and noise, dry mouth, and thirst are other indications for Aconitum.
Causticum
This remedy relieves painful scars from burns, with thin and fragile skin, especially in elderly patients.
Cinchona officinalis
This homeopathic remedy relieves weakness due to loss of fluids (diarrhea, bleeding and sweating), with gas in the abdomen.
Coffea cruda
This relieves sleeplessness with worries, overactive thoughts, and hypersensitivity to pain.
Ferrum phosphoricum
This remedy is helpful for early stages of any inflammation and may reduce the chance of soreness and infection after surgery.
Gelsemium
This remedy can be helpful to a person who feels nervous fear before an operation, with trembling, lethargy, and often diarrhea or headache.
Graphites
This remedy reduces thick scars.
Hamamelis
This remedy can help with passive bleeding if a person’s veins are weak, and may also relieve discomfort after surgery on varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
Rhus toxicodendron
This remedy is helpful for relief of stiffness, soreness, and restlessness after any surgery. It is often recommended after operations on tonsils and adenoids, appendectomy, and dental surgery.
Ruta graveolens
This remedy is often useful after surgeries involving tendons, connective tissue, cartilage, joints, and coverings of the bones. It can ease discomfort and promote recovery after surgery on knees, wrists, shoulders, elbows, ankles, hips, etc. It may also be soothing if deep stiffness is felt in joints and muscles after surgery.
Thuja occidentalis
This remedy relieves skin lesions that tend to protrude (warts or thick scars).
Silicea
This relieves symptoms of general fatigue with chilliness, lack of energy and irritability.
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