This is the twelfth episode in a series highlighting homeopathic remedies I carry with me all the time. There are almost 50, so it will take a while to complete, especially since I interrupt the series all the time to tell amazing stories about how homeopathy helps heal people and pets!

Ouch! It burns!!

How many times in our lives have we heard (or said) that phrase? Probably too many to count. But if you know homeopathy and if you have Cantharis around, you’ll have a ready response to the situation, making it less and less likely that you’ll hear the phrase again anytime soon. Let’s look at a few scenarios.

Ouch! It burns!! It’s a bright and beautiful day in July and your family decided to have a picnic at the local park. Later that evening, you notice that everyone has the telltale red nose, cheekbones, and shoulders of a burgeoning sunburn. That’s a great time to give everyone a dose of Cantharis – either 30c or 200c, whichever you have on hand (see my notes on potency below). Another dose may be in order at bedtime if anyone seems redder or more uncomfortable, and if burns tend to be an issue in your family, you might need to have two or three more doses ready for the following day. I also love Calendula cream or Calendula burn ointment for sunburn – it’s incredibly soothing and is a great partner with homeopathic burn remedies. There are several other remedies that are amazing for sun exposure, and I promise to do a blog about that sometime. But for now, back to…

Ouch! It burns!! The delightful aroma of frying bacon is too often accompanied by the uncomfortable experience of a pop in the skillet and a splatter of hot fat on the arm of the poor cook. That’s another great time to have Cantharis at the ready! I have personally seen kitchen burns fizzle and amount to absolutely nothing after a single dose of this amazing remedy.

Ouch! It burns!! It’s a rare person who isn’t familiar with the burning sensation that can accompany certain bathroom functions. Whether it’s a UTI or diarrhea or vomiting that burns as it exits, Cantharis borders on miraculous for its ability to set things right. In our culture, we’re programmed to think we absolutely must run and get an antibiotic every time we might have a UTI, but I’d encourage you to do more research on that. The things our grandmas and great grandmas did to treat and prevent UTIs are still as relevant today as they were back then, and Cantharis has been part of that picture for over 200 years. Our bodies are exceptionally able to isolate and eradicate illnesses, especially with some gentle help from the natural world. I have found that a single dose of Cantharis 200c at the first “twinge” of a possible UTI will stop it in its tracks, though for some people another dose or two is needed. Certainly in the case of chronic UTIs it’s best to contact a homeopath who can help you regain a healthy balance. Cantharis isn’t my first choice for helping to stop vomiting and diarrhea, but it is definitely my first choice to help ease any burning that accompanies it. Check out my blog, “The Dreaded Stomach Bug” for some suggestions to calm an upset digestive system.

Ouch! It burns!! A common reality in our house is my husband eating a food he loves, such as raw onions and tomatoes drizzled in olive oil, and suffering later with heartburn. There are ways that we can usually prevent that with Nat phos (read about that here), but sometimes it happens anyway, and that’s when we grab the Cantharis. Usually one dose will kick the heartburn to the curb, and if it tries to come crawling back in the middle of the night, one more dose is all it takes.

I carry Cantharis 200c in my kit because I can’t carry ALL my remedies in my purse or car (as much as I would love to). I also have Cantharis 30c at home, and I would choose that potency if any of the burn issues I needed to address were moderate to light and I had the option of repeating the doses every few hours until the issue was resolved. In our Practical Homeopathy^© method, we tend to use 200c when things are a little more severe or when we’re not able to repeat the dose as often. Remember when ordering products from Boiron, use the code “Joette” at checkout for a nice discount!

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