How to Use Homeopathy to Treat a Sinus Infection

Homeopathy is a medical practice that originated in Germany in the late eighteenth century. The practice involves exposing your body to tiny amounts of different natural substances in an attempt to produce symptoms that are similar to those of a specific illness. Practitioners of homeopathy believe that this process can help your body to overcome illnesses with similar symptoms.

Things You'll Need

• Hepar sulph
• Mercuric chloride
• Hydrastis
• Kali bichromicum
• Pulsatilla
• Silicea

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Instructions

• 1

  Use hepar sulph to treat the discharge of thick, green mucus that's associated with sinus infections. Hepar sulph is made from the calcium-rich lining of oyster shells. Hepar sulph is also known as calcium sulfide.

• 2

  Treat burning, raw sensations in the sinus cavities with a dose of Hydrastis. A part of the buttercup family, this perennial herb grows throughout the northeastern states and parts of Canada. Hydrastis is also known as orangeroot or goldenseal.

• 3

  Relieve burning sensations within your cheeks and nose by using a kali bichromicum treatment. Also known as potassium bichromate, this corrosive chemical compound is made from a mixture of potassium chromate and other kinds of acids.

• 4

  Use mercuric chloride to ease any facial pain you may be experiencing. Take all due precautions when using this chemical compound, as the presence of water-soluble mercury makes it extremely poisonous. While homeopathic practitioners support mercuric chloride's medical use, they do acknowledge it can cause death if ingested in large amounts.

• 5

  Address dull pain within the maxillary sinuses by administering a treatment of Pulsatilla. This remedy is created from the blossoms of the pasque flower, which grows throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Pulsatilla treatments date back to early Greece, where they were used to treat a variety of symptoms similar to sinusitis.

• 6

  Treat sinusitis that results from allergic reactions by finding a silicea remedy. This treatment is effective in fighting both mild and chronic cases of sinusitis. A powdered form of silicea can be mixed with sodium carbonate to form unique sinus treatments.