whitish discharge from the vagina is referred to as Leucorrhea. It’s a routine medical condition for women and most develop Leucorrhea during the reproductive cycle. Hormonal changes, diabetes, and anemia usually cause Leucorrhea. The symptoms to take note of along with the vaginal discharge are itching and redness in the vaginal area. Natural Homeopathic remedies for Leucorrhea are made of natural substances and are completely safe with no side effects. These remedies work to root out the underlying causes of Leucorrhea.   

Top Homeopathic Remedies for Leucorrhea

Sepia Officinalis, Calcarea Carbonica, Alumina, Kreosotum, Natrum Mur, Hydrastis Canadensis, and Iodum are the top remedies for leucorrhea.

1. Sepia Officinalis: For Leucorrhea at Menopause

Sepia Officinalis is the top natural medicine to treat Leucorrhea mainly in women at the menopause age with excessive hot flushes, perspiration, and weakness. This medicine is very beneficial when the vaginal discharge is yellowish green in color with excessive itching in the vulva. Another prominent feature for using Homeopathic medicine Sepia Officinalis is the presence of bearing down sensation in the pelvis as if the pelvic organs would come out from vulva. The women requiring this medicine usually suffer from menstrual irregularities of various kinds. The mental symptoms guiding towards the use of Sepia Officinalis are extreme irritability and indifferent behavior towards family and friends.

2. Alumina: For Severe Burning, Itching in Genitals

Alumina is another top natural medicine which brings about very good results in the treatment of Leucorrhea. The symptom that guides towards its use is very acrid and transparent discharge from vagina that causes excessive burning and itching in genitals. Such burning gets better by washing the parts with cold water. Another indication for the use of Alumina in patients of Leucorrhea is that the discharge is very profuse and even runs down till the heels. The complaint of vaginal discharge is worse during day time and after menses and the patient is physically and mentally exhausted after menses. Alumina is also a remedy of great help for patients who usually suffer from chronic constipation and go without passing stool or poop for many days.

3. Calcarea Carbonica: For Milky Vaginal Discharge with Itching

Calcarea Carbonica is the best remedy for milky white vaginal discharge along with itching in the vulva. Leucorrhea getting worse from exertion or when urinating is a strong indication towards the use of Calcarea Carbonica. This Homeopathic medicine also brings about very good results in Leucorrhea in little girls who perspire excessively on head and feelvery cold. Physically, the patient requiring Homeopathic medicine Calcarea Carbonicais fair complexioned and obese. There may also be an unusual craving for boiled eggs and indigestible things like chalk, pencils and lime.

4. Kreosotum: For Offensive Vaginal Discharge with Violent Itching

Kreosotum is the best natural medicine where Leucorrhea is very offensive and acrid, causing violent corrosive itching of genitals. The vaginal discharge is yellow and always leaves a yellow stain on the linen. The condition gets worse between periods. Standing makes the discharge worse and the patient feels better while sitting or lying down.

5. Natrum Muriaticum: For Thick Vaginal Discharge which gets worse while Walking

Natrum Muriaticum is a natural medicine of great help for treating Leucorrheawhere the vaginal discharge is thick, white and transparent. The discharge gets worse on walking. Contractive pains in the abdomen usually accompany Leucorrhea. The women requiring this medicine are mainly anemic and crave for salty things in excess. The heat of the sun is unbearable for the patients.

6. Hydrastis Canadensis: For Thick Yellow Vaginal Discharge with Excessive Itching

Hydratis Canadensis is best for patients of Leucorrhea who experience a vaginal discharge that is yellow, thick and ropy and hangs down in long strings. Excessive itching is always felt. The discharge is worse immediately following menses with a lot of weakness. Another strong feature for using Hydratis Canadensis is the presence of some liver complaint or constipation in women along with Leucorrhea.

Other Important Remedies

1. For Acrid Discharge causing Violent Itching

Iodum is of great help in those cases of Leucorrhea where the discharges are so acrid that they make holes in the linen. Such discharges are worse at the time of menses with corrosive itching.
Borax is the ideal remedy for acrid Leucorrhea where the discharge is like the white of an egg with a sensation as if warm water is flowing with excessive itching. Such a discharge is worse mid-way between the menstrual cycle.
Mercurius Solubilis is another medicine to treat acrid vaginal discharge. The symptoms indicating its use are acrid Leucorrhea with intense itching and burning in parts that are worse at night. Itching can also get worse while urinating and the patient has to wash off the parts with cold water after urination. The color of vaginal discharge is mainly greenish and bloody for using Mercurius Solubilisfor treatment of Leucorrhea.

2. For Leucorrhea with Backache

Aesculus Hippocastanum is the best remedy for Leucorrhea patients with lameness in back accompanied by a thick, dark yellow vaginal discharge. TheLeucorrhea condition gets worse after menses.
Kali Carbonicum is the ideal medicine for patients who feel a sharp, cutting pain in the lower back with a sensation as if the back would break. The vaginal discharge is yellow with burning and itching in the vulva and the patient feels very chilly.
Eupionum is another effective medicine when a patient has a severe backache with gushing Leucorrhea that gets worse after menses. Some sort of uterine displacement is often noticed in women requiring Eupionum.

3. When Discharge is White in Color

The best remedies for leucorrhea with white discharge are Natrum Muriaticum, Borax, and Graphites. Natrum Muriaticum is suited for patients in whom the vaginal discharge is thick white, transparent with itching in the vulva. Bearing down pains accompany Leucorrhea and walking worsens the discharge.
Borax is mainly given to patients in whom the Leucorrhea is albuminous white like the white of an egg that gets worse mid-way between the menstrual cycle.
Graphites is an effective remedy for profuse white Leucorrhea that is accompanied by excessive weakness in the back. The Leucorrhea gets worse in the morning upon rising from bed. The patient requiring medicine Graphites is mainly obese, feels chilly and always constipated.

4. When Discharge is Yellow in Color

Hydrastis Canadensis is the top remedy for Leucorrhea where the vaginal discharge is thick, yellow and stringy, forming long strings that hang down. Such discharge gets worse after menses. Hydrastis Canadensis is very beneficial for patients in whom Leucorrhea is usually complicated with some sort of liver complaint or constipation.
Another medicine of great help in treating yellow Leucorrhea is Natrum Carbonicum. The Leucorrhea is thick yellow and very profuse and is accompanied by colicky pains in the abdomen before the discharge. Kreosotum is also a good natural remedy for Leucorrhea where the vaginal discharge is yellow in color and very offensive with corrosive itching of the parts. The patient complains that the discharge gets worse on standing and stiffens the linen along with leaving a yellow stain.

5. For Leucorrhea in Young Girls

Pulsatilla Pratesnis is one of the best natural medicines for treating Leucorrhea in young girls reaching puberty. It is used where the vaginal discharge is creamy and acrid in nature. Cutting pain in the abdomen or chilliness usually accompanies the vaginal discharge. The girls requiring this medicine are of a mild temperament with weeping tendencies.
Calcarea Phoshphorica is another very beneficial natural medicine for young school-going girls suffering from Leucorrhea. The girls experiencea white vaginal discharge like the white of an egg, and may complain of anemia or headache. Leucorrhea in young girls that worsens during urination or after passing stool can also be treated with Calcarea Phoshphorica.
Caulophyllum, meanwhile, is of great help in treating vaginal discharge in little girls where the discharge is of very acrid nature and that makes the patient excessively weak. Such girls mainly complainof heaviness of eyelids along with Leucorrhea.

6. For Leucorrhea in Women at Menopause

Sepia Officinalis, Graphites, Psorinum, and Sanguinaria Canadensis are of great help in the treatment of Leucorrhea at menopausal age. Sepia Officinalis is the best remedy for vaginal discharge that is yellowish in colour and is of an acrid nature. Excessive hot flushes and bearing down sensations in pelvic organ along with vaginal discharge give a strong indication for recommending this medicine for women at menopause.  Graphites can help those women suffering from Leucorrhea who are obese and have a vaginal discharge of white color. The discharge is worse in the morning on rising.
Psorinum is the ideal remedy for women with a very offensive vaginal discharge that is accompanied by severe backache and weakness. Sanguinaria Canadensis, on the other hand, is very beneficial when the vaginal discharge continues even after complete cessation of menses.

7. For Leucorrhea with Anemia and Weakness

Cinchona Officinalis works well where the vaginal discharge is very offensive and blood-stained with great debility.
Natrum Muriaticum is the best remedy when the patient complains of a thick, white, transparent vaginal discharge that gets worse on walking. Anemia and headache accompany Leucorrhea in patients requiring Natrum Muriaticum.
Silicea is very beneficial for women with a vaginal discharge that is milky white in color and is very acrid in nature. Leucorrhea gets worse during urination. Such patients can also complain of worsening of Leucorrhea by eating sour things.