Remedy
Veratrum Album (white hellebore)
Veratrum album
A leading remedy for severe food poisoning and stomach flu with profuse, exhausting vomiting and diarrhea. The person feels cold, weak, and faint, with a pale or bluish face and cold sweat.
Key indications
- Violent vomiting and diarrhea with cold sweat and weakness
- Profuse watery stool, possibly greenish or bloody
- Extreme coldness, blue lips, fainting or collapse
- Craves cold water or ice, but vomiting may follow
Worse from
Cold drinks, motion, exertion, night
Better from
Lying down, warmth, small sips of cold water
Suggested dosage
200C every 2 hours during acute vomiting and diarrhea; taper symptoms improve.
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.