Hi,
I've been reading the thread on bad cough and I remembered that a few years ago a very bad cough, lasting 6+ weeks, was going around and was very debilitating for many. Being ignorant of homeopathy at the time, I went to my herb books and decided to try regular garden thyme tea (I have read that this is not good for people who have high blood pressure though). Worked like a charm, my family never got it bad, improvement started immediately. So......, since this herb is most commonly used as a culinary herb, would you say that it is perfectly ok to use it for acutes such as a bad cough while being treated constitutionally with homeopathy? My homeopath is not as accessible as the homeopaths on this board seem to be and in acute cases I don't think I could get a response from him in a timely manner, which I find very important when dealing with my children.
My overall impression here, is that the main reason for not using herbs is to not confuse the case for the homeopath. Secondly, that some herbs would simply palliate not cure. Now, to treat the same cough with say Sulph 6ch would perhaps just palliate as well. So what to do???? Personally, at this stage, I would rather go straight for the herbs for acutes unless I can get a quick response from my homeopath, as my homeopathic knowledge is limited.
I guess my question here is: Is it preferable when dealing with colds, flus and similar acutes to go for some of the old folk remedies or to try to find a first aid acute homeopathic remedy? One would of course keep a good record of symptoms and report all, including drinking of Thyme tea to the homeopath during the next visit. I am thinking that a homeopathic acute cure would confuse the case more than the herbs. Is my reasoning way off base here? Sorry, just trying to wrap my brain around it all

There's no reason you can't use herbs even if you're taking a homeopathic remedy.

There are many homeopaths who are also Tai Chi and Qi Gong instructors, and I think they would encourage you to practice these techniques, as they build up your health and stamina and keep you from needing remedies in the first place.

Snoopy