HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR LICE
Lice are tiny, wingless, parasitic insects that feed on your
blood. Lice are easily spread — especially by schoolchildren — through close
personal contact and by sharing belongings.
Several types of lice exist:
Head lice. These
lice develop on your scalp. They're easiest to see at the nape of your neck and
over your ears.
Body lice. These
lice live in clothing and on bedding and move onto your skin to feed. Body lice
most often affect people who aren't able to bathe or launder clothing
regularly, such as homeless or transient individuals.
Pubic lice. Commonly
called crabs, these lice occur on the skin and hair of your pubic area and,
less frequently, on coarse body hair, such as chest hair, eyebrows or
eyelashes.
You or your child can have good personal hygiene habits and
still get lice. Unless treated properly, this condition can become a recurring
problem.
Causes--You can get lice by coming into contact with either lice or
their eggs. Eggs hatch in about one week. Lice can't fly or walk on the ground.
They spread through:
Head-to-head or
body-to-body contact. This may occur as children or family members play or
interact closely.
Proximity of stored
belongings. Storing infested clothing in closets, in lockers or on
side-by-side hooks at school, or storing personal items such as pillows,
blankets, combs and stuffed toys in proximity at home can permit lice to
spread.
Items shared among
friends or family members. These may include clothing, headphones,
brushes, combs, hair decorations, towels, blankets, pillows and stuffed toys.
Contact with contaminated
furniture. Lying on a bed or sitting in overstuffed, cloth-covered
furniture recently used by someone with lice can spread them. Lice can live for
one to two days off the body.
Sexual contact. Pubic
lice usually spread through sexual contact and most commonly affect adults.
Pubic lice found on children may be a sign of sexual exposure or abuse
Symptoms--Signs and symptoms of lice include:
·
Intense itching.
·
Tickling feeling from movement of hair.
·
Lice on your scalp, body, clothing, or pubic or other body hair.
Adult lice may be about the size of a sesame seed or slightly larger.
·
Lice eggs (nits) on hair shafts. Nits resemble tiny pussy willow
buds. Nits can be mistaken for dandruff, but unlike dandruff, they can't be
easily brushed out of hair.
·
Small red bumps on the scalp, neck and shoulders
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Homoeopathic remedies are found to be very effective for
removing lice. Some of the main remedies are given below-
LYCOPODIUM
CLAVATUM 200—Lycopodium clavatum is considered to be a
specific remedy for lice. It contains more breeding lice.
PSORINUM
200-Psorinum
is one of the best remedies for lice in hair on head. If this remedy fails try
Carbolic acid
CARBOLIC
ACID 30—Carbolic acid is one of the best remedies for head lice
VINCA
MINOR 30-Vinca minor is best for lice with intense itching.
GRAPHITES
30-
Graphites is effective for head lice when most scabs occurs with discharging
offensive fluid , causing hairs to adhere with pediculi .
STAPHYSAGRIA
30-
Staphysagria is an excellent remedy for lice , especially pubic hair. It is
also good for head lice
STAPHYSARIA
OIL is used externally
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