Rheumatoid Arthritis - How Homeopathy Can Help?

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease. This means that any of the joints in the body may be affected, although the joints of the hands, elbows, wrists, fingers, knees, and ankles are most commonly affected. Also, the joints are usually affected in a symmetric manner, with both wrists or both knees being affected. Rheumatoid arthritis may also affect other organ systems.

Mountain tobacco or Arnica sp. is a herb of the Solanaceae family which is used to make homeopathic medicines to treat inflammations due to a variety of causes. Metallic gold is used to make homeopathic medications which are used to treat muscular and joint pains that worsen at night.

Bittersweet or Solanum dulcamara is a vine of the Solanaceae family. Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub commonly known as mountain laurel and belongs to the Ericaceae family. The Rhododendron is an evergreen or deciduous tree belonging to the Ericaceae family which prefers growing in high altitudes. Extracts from all these plants are used to make homeopathic medications to treat various inflammatory symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Homeopathic treatment takes a holistic approach towards the treatment of medical conditions. It takes into condition the current medical condition causing symptoms, as well as the overall general health of the patient. Thus, it does not just treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it also tackles the underlying causes behind the condition to prevent the autoimmune response causing it.