Colds Happen
Rooted Remedies for Sniffles
Seasons shift. Schedules tighten. Germs spread. It’s the perfect recipe for those all-too-common sniffles, sneezes, and stuffy heads. Hello cold season. Especially with kids back in school, close quarters and shared spaces make it almost inevitable.
But here’s the thing, getting a cold isn’t a failure of your immune system. It’s your body doing what it was designed to do. A cold is a simple virus, and more often than not, the best response is to let your body handle it with support that works with your system, not against it.
No panic. No rush to suppress every sneeze. Let’s talk about how to handle colds naturally, confidently, and with the help of tried-and-true homeopathic remedies that can help your family feel better faster.
Top Cold Remedies
All listed in 30c or 200c potency. Choose by symptom picture and take every 2–4 hours, pausing when improvement begins.
Pulsatilla
Thick, bland yellow or green mucus. Symptoms may change quickly: one hour they’ve got a runny nose, the next they’re stuffed up. Usually tearful, clingy, and wanting fresh air or comfort from a caregiver.
Natrum Muriaticum
Starts with frequent sneezing and clear, watery nasal discharge, sometimes mimicking seasonal allergies, even before cold fully sets in. Lips often chap; mood may feel quieter or withdrawn. Sneezing is key here.
Allium Cepa
Classic remedy for streaming colds with burning eyes, nose, and throat. Runny nose feels like onion juice, eyes may water, and sneezing is constant. Typically better outdoors, worse in warm rooms.
Kali Bichromicum
Thick, stringy mucus pools in sinuses or throat, especially in the morning or in cold air. Pressure-like pain at the root of the nose is common. Persistent, stubborn congestion that needs gentle moving.
Apis Mellifica
Stinging, puffy, or swollen sinuses and eyes. Congestion accompanied by a burning, itchy, or hot sensation, relief comes with cool drinks or cool air. Often follows sudden wind exposure.
Aconite
First sign remedy for sudden colds that hit after getting chilled. Sneezing, runny nose, scratchy throat, high restlessness or anxiety, typically in the early stages with that abrupt onset.
Remember: symptoms are communication. A cold is your child’s immune system working beautifully. And your job isn’t to shut it down, it’s to support it. Homeopathy gives you a front row seat to the body’s incredible design and a powerful tool to walk alongside it.
Stay rooted, stay confident, and trust your mama gut.
Let’s thrive this season- Living Rooted style.
Jess
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Disclaimer: Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.
Jessica is not a physician and the relationship between Jessica and her clients is an educational one. It is fully the client’s choice whether or not to take advantage of the information Jessica presents. Homeopathy doesn’t “treat” an illness; it addresses the entire person as a matter of wholeness that is an educational process, not a medical one.
