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.
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.