Influenza is commonly known as the flu. It is a respiratory disease that is caused by a virus. This virus mainly attacks the nose, throat, and lungs. Influenza is mainly classified as mild to moderate. At times it may be severe.
Influenza mainly spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Touching the infected material like towels, handkerchief, and touching the mouth or nose of infected individuals may spread this condition. When an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks droplets released it may infect a healthy individual which is nearby to an infected individual.
Dr.Reckeweg’s R6 medicine is a combination of homeopathic remedies and helps to relieve symptoms of flu.
- Manufacturer: Dr.Reckeweg’s Homoeopathy
- Availability: Online and at medical stores
- Type of medicine: Proprietary Homeopathic Medicine
- Dr.Reckeweg’s Homoeopathy
- Indication: Relieves symptoms associated with colds and flu
- MRP/Price: 22ml @ INR 200
Symptoms of influenza
- Body aches
- Dry cough
- Extreme tiredness
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Sore throat
- Stomach symptoms- like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Stuffy nose
Complications of influenza include
- Bacterial pneumonia
- Dehydration
- Ear infections
- Sinus infections
- Worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.
Composition of R6 Influenza Drops
Active ingredients
Aconitum napellus 4X, Baptisia tinctoria 4X, Bryonia 4X, Camphora 3X, Causticum 6X, Eucalyptus globulus 3X, Eupatorium perfoliatum 3X, Ferrum phosphoricum 8X, Gelsemium sempervirens 6X, Sabadilla 6X, 1 g each in 10 g.
Inactive ingredients
Ethanol, purified water
Know the Ingredients
Baptisia tinctoria It is a very good remedy when a patient has low fevers, with any type of septic condition of the blood. The patient has a sick feeling with great muscular soreness. The patient has all the secretions which are offensive- like breath, stool, urine, sweat. It is a very good remedy for typhoid. The patient has a chill, with rheumatic pains and soreness all over the body. The patient has heat all over, with occasional chills. Chill is felt around 11 a.m. The patient has a dark red face with pain at the root of the nose. Muscles of jaw rigid. There is a bitter taste in the mouth. The patient has great difficulty in swallowing solid food.
Bryonia alba It is a remedy for stitching, tearing, pains, which is worse by any motion, especially in the chest, worse by pressure. Pulse in fever is full, hard, tense, and quick. Chills with external coldness, dry cough, stitches. The patient has internal heat. The patient has sour sweat after slight exertion. Easy, profuse perspiration. There is soreness in the larynx and trachea. Cough is dry at night, must sit up. This is worse after eating or drinking. There is a frequent desire to take a long breath, which must expand the lungs. It is difficult and quick, respiration. This is worse with every movement. Movement causes stitches in the chest. Pulse is hard, full, tense, and quick. There are chills with external coldness. dry cough, stitches. The patient feels the heat inside the body. The patient experiences sour sweat after slight exertion. There is easy, profuse perspiration. It is a very good remedy for rheumatic fever and typhoid fever marked by liver symptoms.
Camphora officinalis One of the important features of the remedy is that the patient will not be covered, but he has the icy coldness of the body. There is a stopping of the nose with sneezing. The face is pale, anxious, and cold, with cold sweat. The patient has a fever with a weak and slow pulse. There is cold perspiration. Tongue cold and trembling. Skin is cold, pale at times blue. Yet the patient cannot bear to be covered.
Causticum It is especially suited to a patient who is dirty, with white patches on the face. Weakness is marked in this remedy which can be due to disease, worry, or long-standing, This remedy has marked burning, rawness, and soreness. The patient has coryza, with hoarseness. The patient has pimples and warts on the nose. There is a loss of voice. It is a very good remedy for laryngitis, with cough and soreness of the chest. There is difficulty expectoration. This expectoration must be swallowed. Cough with pain in the hip, especially left, worse in the evening. The patient feels better, drinking cold water, this is worse from the warmth of bed. The patient feels pain in the chest and it is difficult to lie down at night.
Eucalyptus Globulus is a powerful antiseptic. It is a remedy with marked effects on influenza. Fever comes again. There is the stuffing of the nose with a thin, watery discharge. There is a feeling of tightness across the nose. Sometimes discharge is full of pus and has fetid discharge. There is the elevation of temperature. It is a very good remedy for continuous and typhoid fevers. There is fetid discharge from the body. The patient has a high fever. Patient experiences dull headache with a feeling of heaviness in the head with coryza and sore throat.
Eupatorium perfoliatum This is a remedy for weak people who tires very easily. Bone pain is marked in this remedy. The weakness of all organ function is well marked. Coryza is seen sneezing, hoarseness. Cough with soreness in the chest is seen. Influenza with great soreness of the muscles and bones. There is a chronic, loose cough, chest sore, worse at night. Cough is relieved by getting on hands and knees. In fever, the chill is seen between 7 and 9 a.m. preceded by thirst, great soreness, and pain in bones. There is a feeling of vomiting, along with vomiting of bile at the end of chills or hot stage. There is a throbbing headache. The patient knows that the fever is coming on because he cannot drink enough fluid. Perspiration relieves all symptoms except headaches.
Ferrum phosphoricum is given in all stages of fever-like conditions. The patient is robust, nervous, sensitive, anemic with the false redness of the face. Weakness is well marked. The patient takes cold very easily. The face is flushed, with soreness and hotness of cheeks. The mouth is hot. Sore throat which is seen by singers. Chill daily at 1 p.m. Given in the first stage of all catarrhal fever.
Gelsemium Patient has a great weakness, with dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, and trembling. Pulse is slow. The patient has a slow pulse, tired feeling. There is great mental weakness. Paralysis is seen in various groups of muscles around the eyes, throat, chest, larynx. The patient has all complaints from the heat of the sun. There is sneezing, with fullness at the root of the nose. There is dryness of the nose. There are watery, discharges from the nose which corrodes the surrounding area. Acute coryza, with dull headache and fever. In fever, the patient wants to hold, because he shakes so much. Chills up and down back. Lon heat and sweat stage. Chill is seen without thirst, along the spine, going up and down.
Sabadilla It is an important remedy for hay fever. The patient is sensitive to taking cold. There is continuous sneezing, with a running nose. Coryza, with severe pains and redness of eyes and watery discharge from eyes. In fever, chill predominates, from below upwards. Heat in the head in the face, hands, and feet icy cold, with a chill. The patient is thirsty less.
Indications of R6 Drops
- Coughing
- Fever
- For the temporary relief of minor symptoms associated with colds and flu
- Minor sore throat pain
- Running nose
- Sneezing
Dosage of R6 Drops
- For acute illness with fever-like symptom-10 drops in some water every 15 to 30 minutes.
- When fever is abating which occurs after 1-2 days and perspiration appears, take the medicine every 1-2 hours 10-15 drops.
- When fever has gone, take for several days every 2-3 hours 10 drops in some water.
- In order to prevent an epidemic of influenza epidemic takes medicine 3-4 times a day 10-15 drops in some water.
Caution
- Consult a doctor before giving to children younger than 2 years and during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Consult a doctor if
- Symptoms persist for more than 7 days (5 days for children).
- Fever persists for more than 3 days
- Symptoms worsen or if new symptoms occur
- Redness or swelling is present because these could be signs of a serious condition
- Sore throat is severe, persists for more than 2 days, is accompanied or followed by fever, headache, rash, nausea, or vomiting.