Remedy

Capsicum (cayenne pepper)

Capsicum annuum

Botanical illustration of Capsicum

A leading remedy for homesickness, especially in children who feel the pull of home so strongly that they cannot settle anywhere else. They are tearful, out of sorts, and oversensitive, yet refuse sympathy and cry from their own contradictions. Complaints begin after moving away, starting school or camp, or traveling, and ease once going home is decided upon.

Key indications

  • Best for: Top remedy for homesickness; especially in children
  • Feels intensely homesick yet refuses consolation or sympathy
  • Oversensitive, out of sorts, and contrary; cries from their own words
  • Symptoms begin after moving away, travel, camp, or a new school
  • Better when planning to return home, or once home is decided upon
Worse from

Being away from home, sympathy, cold, changes of weather

Better from

Warmth, rest, the prospect of going home

Suggested dosage

30C twice daily at beginning of homesickness; reduce as the person settles in.

Frequently taken with

No complementary remedies listed yet.

General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.