HOMEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT OF BURN

HOMEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT OF BURN

I have experienced that Homeopathy has an excellent scope in healing of burns as compare to ordinary allopathic treatments.

First most common mistakes used to do by common peoples and even medico persons is they pour cold water on burnt lesion. One who know principles of Homeopathy can scarcely do this silly mistake as applying cold to burnt lesion is nothing but to make it worse to heal.

Application of cold water convey wrong message to our vital force through our sensory nerves so our vitality does not react for what is needed for healing of burn. Instead if we expose burnt lesion to warm alcohol or radiant heat it induces good beginning of healing of burn, also apply turpentine oil on burnt lesion that also would help in same purpose.

Second most common mistake is to burst blisters of burns as blisters form after certain burns, and although unpleasant, they are your body's natural way of sealing off damaged tissue within a protective bubble of fluid to keep out harmful bacteria. Many people think they should prick a burn blister. You must never do this! It massively increases the chances of infection. It is best to cover a burn blister with sterile gauze. This minimises the chance of infection.

Try to maintain hygiene by sterilisation of bed clothes using any antiseptic medico solution. Use sterilised gauze , cotton and covering cotton cloths for dressing of burnt lesion.

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT :

FIRST AID - Immediate give watery doses of Cantharis30 as per degree of burn as it would immediately relieve pain and enhances healing of burn.

In case of superficial burns some doses of Cantharis30 with external application of urtica uren mother tincture are sufficient in healing of burns.

SECOND OR THIRD DEGREE SEVERE BURNS :

THREE LAYER DRESSING :

1 - Clean lesion with diluted Calendula mother tincture, then apply spray of Calendula mother tincture.

2 - Apply spray of Cantharis mother tincture.

3 - Apply turpentine oil.

Dressing twice in a day. Cover burnt lesion just with sterilised cotton cloth which can absorb oozing from wounds. Change cloth after every dressing.

In case of severe burns give Cantharis30 watery doses at every 15 minutes for 3 hours then taper it at every 2, 3, and 4 hourly for some days ( 2-3 days ) .

This is a basic line of Treatment. Further one has to treat cases as per individual symptoms appears in person after burn.

Most possible complication of burn is infection and sepsis so we should ready with some medicines which can prevent and treat such conditions . Here I would like mention Ars.alb as a reading remedy in prevention and treatment of infection and sepsis of wounds of burn. Ars.alb30 again in watery doses 3 or 4 hourly for some days as per severity of symptoms .

Next possible symptom is raw, sore pain of wounds of burn. Causticum30 one or two doses helps to relieve such pains with rapid healing of burn and also it is renowned medicine to treat effects after burns.

Beyond all this basic line of treatment don't forget that you might need to select individual indicated medicines as per individual symptoms appeared after burn.

E.g.

Person heedlessly exposed to fire without noticing it's danger may need Merc.sol as a individual constitutional remedy to treat constitutional systemic symptoms appeared after burn. Here one should remember that individual systemic symptoms may differ from person to person after exposure to burn and so one has to treat such symptoms with individual indicated remedy as per presence of totality of symptoms appearing after burn.

Throughout treatment maintain hygiene and good nutritious diet for rapid healing of wounds of burn.

*All should read the topic on burn from The Lesser Writings of Samuel Hahnemann .