by Nicole Evans M.D.

Created on: May 24, 2009

Homeopathy is a safe and inexpensive way to promote the body's natural ability to heal. Each homeopathic remedy has specific documented effects upon the mind and body. The homeopathic medicines listed below can be used to prevent and treat nausea and/or motion sickness.

The most effective way in which to use these natural medicines is to find the homeopathic remedy whose descriptions most accurately match symptoms associated with your nausea or motion sickness. For example, nausea with retching and a throbbing stomach, or car sickness with an intense headache, etc.

Alternatively, some natural medicine companies provide single products that contain 10 to 20 carefully selected homeopathic remedies. With these products you are more likely to have your symptoms covered with out the need to select the exact remedy and correct potency.

The most useful homeopathic remedies for nausea and motion sickness are listed below by their latin name followed by their common name and the author of the official materia medica from which the information on their indicated uses was derived.

Argentum Nitricum: (Boericke's) (Nitrate of Silver) For relief of symptoms of inco-ordination, loss of control, want of balance everywhere mentally and physically and trembling. For relief of nausea, retching and vomiting. Relieves throbbing in stomach.

Bryonia: (Boericke's) (Wild Hops) For relief of extreme physical weakness. For relief of vertigo, nausea and faintness. Relieves confusion and bursting splitting headache. For relief of vomiting immediately after eating.

Cocculus Indicus: (Boericke's) (India Cockle) Powerful remedy for seasickness, motion sickness, faintness and dizziness. Relieves nausea. For relief of aversion to food, drink and tobacco. For relief of trembling of head. Relieves pain in eyes.

Glonoinum: (Boericke's) (Glycerine, Oxygen, Nitrogen) Great remedy for relief of dizziness, confusion, pulsating pains, congestive headaches, seasickness, heavy head, very irritable and fainting on arising. Relieves nausea and vomiting.

Lac Defloratum: (Boericke's) (Skimmed Milk) For relief of car sickness and sick headaches from faulty nutrition. For relief of intense throbbing of head with nausea and vomiting.

Petroleum: (Boericke's) (Crude Rock-Oil) ) A powerful remedy especially for motion sickness. For lingering gastric symptoms. For relief of nausea with accumulation of water in mouth. For feeling of great emptiness. Relieves sour eructation. For relief of abdominal distention.

Staphysagria: (Boericke's) (Stavesacre) For relief of colic after anger. Relieves swollen abdomen. For relief of incarcerated flatus.

Tabaccum: (Boericke's) (Tobacco) Especially for relief of incessant nausea, death-like pallor, fainting, vomiting, icy coldness, breathlessness and sweat. For relief of seasickness and stomach symptoms. Relieves vertigo and sick headaches with deathly nausea.

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