Posted on March 11, 2008 in Latest News
Acne is an inflammatory skin disorder of the skin’s sebaceous glands and hair follicles that affects about 80% of people between the ages of 12 and 24. During puberty high levels of hormones are produced in both girls and boys. This leads to the production of large quantities of sebum. Sebum is an irritant that can clog the pores and form a pimple which may become infected and form a pustule. Hormones don’t go away after adolescence. Many women still get premenstrual acne from of the release of progesterone after ovulation.
How homeopathy treats acne
Homeopathy considers acne to be a symptom of the system as a whole. It does not concentrate on treating just the skin surface using topical gels, creams or ointments on acne. It treats you not just a simple acne case but looks at you from both inside and. Homeopathy believes in complete and gentle healing and for this purpose it concentrates on your complete medical history.
Homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient’s pathological condition. The homeopathic medicines are selected after a full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution etc.
By undergoing homoeopathic treatment, you will notice a drying up of pimples and reduction in the number of existing acne. The homeopathy remedies given below indicate the therapeutic affinity but this is not a complete and definite guide to the treatment of this condition. None of these medicines should be taken without expert advice.
Pulsatilla: This remedy is highly beneficial if acne is likely to be aggravated by eating rich or fatty foods, and prone to warmth or heat. Acne appears especially around the time of puberty, or breaks out around the time of menstrual periods. The person is likely to have a fair complexion and is inclined toward tender emotions and moodiness, feeling worse in warm or stuffy rooms and better in fresh air.
Kali bromatum: This is used to treat acne on the face, neck and shoulders. We frequently find acne in Epileptics who have been maltreated by bromides. This remedy is specially adapted to the acne simplex and the acne indurata, especially in hyperaesthetic, nervous females.
Sulphur : This Is perhaps the remedy most often indicated in this affection, especially if chronic. The skin is rough and hard and the acne is associated with comedowns and constipation; great aggravation from water is the characteristic leading to Sulphur in skin blemishes.
Silicea (also called Silica): A person with deep-seated acne along with a general low immune resistance, swollen lymph nodes, and a tendency toward fatigue and nervousness may benefit from this remedy. Infected spots are slow to come to a head, and also slow to resolve, so may result in scarring. A person who needs this remedy is generally very chilly, but inclined to sweat at night.
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