I grew up in the Texas panhandle. Even though I have lived in South Texas longer, I still consider the Panhandle home and take a deep breath every time we go there. There is something about the flat plains that soothes my heart. This past week, wildfires threatening entire towns have plagued my beloved landscape. Most of my family lives there, and it was scary as my sister was being evacuated from her home. The entire area now deals with smoke and ash falling from the sky. I wanted to help in some way, and I thought about the homeopathic remedies for smoke inhalation. These remedies can help the people living there and the firemen who are protecting them.
I know firemen from all over Texas have been deployed to assist the hard-working firemen from the Panhandle. I am so grateful for these heroes and have been praying for their safety! The fire has already consumed over 1 million acres of land and is only partially contained.
What Is In Wildfire Smoke?
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography did a study in 2021 that found wildfire smoke is up to 10 times more harmful to humans than other types of pollution, like car exhaust, because of the abundance of PM2.5 particles.
The American Lung Association categorizes wildfire smoke as a mixture of pollutants, including carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that has been shown to reduce oxygen delivery to the body’s organs. Also particulate matter, like PM2.5 in smoke (ultrafine particles of toxic gases including lead and other metals) is tiny and has no trouble reaching the deepest parts of your lungs when inhaled, including the alveoli that absorb oxygen and enter the bloodstream.
Homeopathic Remedies for Smoke Inhalation
The flimsy blue masks we all wore several years ago (you know, during the year of krazy…) are not going to keep the smoke out of your lungs. If you are around a lot of smoke, you need to get one of those thick N95 masks.
Of course, the following homeopathy for smoke inhalation will make a huge difference.
- Arsenicum – For smoke exposure with anxiety. Eyes burn and stream. Nose burns and streams. The cough is dry and worse at night. Tremendous anxiety, especially about what is going to happen—and restlessness.
- Bryonia – Soreness in the larynx and trachea. Hoarseness. Worse in the open air. Dry, hacking cough from irritation in upper trachea. Cough, dry at night, must sit up. It gets worse after eating or drinking. Frequent desire to take long breaths; must expand lungs. Difficult, quick respiration. Heaviness beneath the sternum extending towards the right shoulder. Worse going into a warm room.
- Calc carb – Tickling cough, troublesome at night. Painless hoarseness; worse in the morning. Suffocating spells: tightness, burning, and soreness in the chest. Chest sensitive to touch or pressure. Longing for fresh air.
- Carbo Vegetabilis—Most Commonly Used –Wheezing, cough with burning in the chest, shortness of breath, oxygen starvation. It must be fanned. Hoarseness. Cough with itching in the larynx. Sore and raw chest. Rattling of mucus in chest. Exhausted, weak. Cold, clammy skin, cold breath. Better: cool air. Worse: evenings, open air, warm damp weather.
- Causticum – Hoarseness with pain in the chest. Larynx sore. Cough with raw soreness of the chest. Cough with pain in the hip. It’s better to drink cold water. Pain in chest with palpitation. Cannot lie down at night.
- Euphrasia – For simple smoke exposure with irritation to eyes and possibly nose and no other symptoms. Eyes stream and burn—lids are red, swollen, and sensitive. The nose streams but does not burn. There may be a bit daytime cough. The eyes stream on coughing.
- Kali bic – For more severe smoke exposure with irritated sinuses and/or lungs. The nose is blocked—nasal discharge is dry or in sticky or stringy “plugs.” Sinuses are sore, raw, irritated, and painful. The cough is painful, and the chest is sore. Mucus is coughed up with difficulty and is scanty, sticky, or stringy.
- Nat ars – Great sensitivity to smoke. Useful when the indicated remedies haven’t helped much or at all. Eyes dry and painful. They stream and start on going out into the smoky air. Sinuses feel blocked and are painful. Racking cough. Lungs feel full of smoke. Headache from the smoke.
- Silicea – To help the body eject inhaled particles. Nose dry and blocked—no sense of smell or taste. Sinuses stuffed up and painful. Dry, irritating cough from inhaled particles. With lumpy, yellow mucus.
Conclusion
If you’re unsure how to take the remedies or when to change to a different remedy, read HERE.
I created a printable card for you to have. Honestly, I made it for the moms and wives of firefighters on the front lines in the Panhandle. I do hope it helps. Thank you for protecting the rest of us. And please be careful.
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