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The first oral homeopathic spray for seasickness and other sea sickness. 

This spray is ideal for animals, just spray under the tounge of your dog or cat for relief.

Motion sickness is a general term covering seasickness, carsickness, airsickness and space sickness. Symptoms can occur when a person is exposed to unfamiliar movement, whether real or simulated. Despite progress in the technology and comfort of modern transportation (planes, boats, and overland vehicles), a great number of travelers still experience sea sickness.

Space motion sickness is a well-recognized problem for space flight and affects 73% of crewmembers within the first 2 or 3 days of their initial flight. Illness severity is variable, but over half of cases are categorized as moderate to severe.

Bouts of motion sickness are characterized by an initial phase of mild discomfort followed by neurological and gastro-intestinal manifestations. The delay in onset depends on specific circumstances and individual susceptibility. Attacks are precipitated by conflicting sensory, visual, and vestibular signals but the underlying mechanism is unclear.

Most medications used for prevention and treatment (e.g., anticholinergics and antihistamines) induce unwanted sedation. Furthermore, no one drug is completely effective or preventive.  Certain ethnic groups seem to be more susceptible than others; a study showed that Chinese women compared to European-American and African-American women experienced significantly more severe symptoms of motion sickness. A second study yielded similar results using American-born children of Asian parents. The results of a third study using Chinese men and women were similar and showed a significant increase in vasopression during rotation. Possible genetic mechanisms may account for these results.

Some medications seem to demonstrate effects on certain symptoms of motion sickness, for example, the antiemetic effects of granisteron and prometazine. However, effective doses of prometazine currently used to counteract motion sickness in astronauts may significantly impair task components of their operational performance. Furthermore, sea sickness is greatest among crewmembers using anti-motion sickness drugs.  

A number of alternative therapies are of interest to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.

Several homeopathic remedies are indicated for the conditions of nausea, vomiting and vertigo.

The formulation of Sea-Sik was based on extensive clinical experience and review of the appropriate literature. The synergy of the formula’s ingredients was researched in the literature and through clinical evaluation.

SEA-SIK TM ORAL SPRAY

For sea and travel sickness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness.

Nux vomica (poison nut) is well known in the homeopathic literature. It is indicated for irritability, nervousness and digestive conditions, nausea and vomiting, vertigo, intoxicated feeling, and headaches.8 It seems to trigger an adverse attraction to alcohol9 and to be safe in homeopathic dilutions even in children.10,11

Bryonia (wild hops) is indicated for all symptoms worse from motion and specifically for symptoms of vertigo and nausea.12

Tabacum (tobacco) is indicated for incessant nausea which is worse from the smell of tobacco smoke, also for seasickness, and when the skin may be cold and sweaty.13

Cocculus (Indian cockle), Conium (Poison hemlock) and Petroleum (Crude rock oil) are three ingredients of Vertigoheel® a complex homeopathic medication which was proven to be of value in vertigo in a well-designed clinical study.14

Theridion (Orange-spider) is indicated for vertigo with nausea and vomiting on the least motion.15

Sea-SikTM should be used preventively at one spray three times daily or as often as needed in case of motion sickness. While no well-designed clinical study has been undertaken to assess the level of efficacy of Sea-SikTM anecdotal evidence supports the product’s indications and the product appears safe, as no adverse events have been reported.

References

(1) Taillemite JP, Devaulx P, Bousquet F. Motion sickness. Centre d'Expertise Medicale du Personnel Navigant, Toulon, France. Med Trop (Mars) 1997;57 (4 Bis):483-487. (ISSN: 0025-682X)

(2) Jennings RT. Managing space motion sickness. Preventive, Occupational and Environmental Medicine. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. 77555-1150, USA. rtjenning@utmb.edu. J Vestib Res. 1998 Jan-Feb; 8(1):67-70. (ISSN: 0957-4271).

(3) Stern RM, Hu S, Uijtdehaage SH, Muth ER, Xu LH, Koch KL. Asian hypersusceptibility to motion sickness. Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA. Hum Hered. 1996 Jan-Feb;46(1):7-14. (ISSN: 0001-5652)

(4) Fujii Y; Toyooka H, Tanaka H. Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine, Japan. Antiemetic effects of granisetron on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients with and without motion sickness. Can J Anaesth. 1996 Feb;43(2):110-114. (ISSN: 0832-610X).

(5) Cowings PS, Toscano WB, De Roshia C, Miller NE. Promethazine as a motion sickness treatment: impact on human performance and mood states. Life Sciences Division, NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, USA. pcowings@mail.arc.nasa.gov. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2000 Oct;71(10):1013-1022. (ISSN: 0095-6562).

(6) Turner M, Griffin MJ. Human Factors Research Unit, University of Southampton, England. Motion sickness incidence during a round-the-world yacht race. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1995 Sep;66(9):849-856. (ISSN: 0095-6562).

(7) Stern RM, Jokerst MD, Muth ER, Hollis C. Acupressure relieves the symptoms of motion sickness and reduces abnormal gastric activity. Gastrointestinal Psychology Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., USA. Altern. Jul-Aug;7(4):91-94. (ISSN: 1078-6791).

(8) Boericke W. Materia Medica with Repertory. 9th Ed: 476.

(9) Sukul NC, Ghosh S, Sinhababu SP, Sukul A. Strychnos nux-vomica extract and its ultra-high dilution reduce voluntary ethanol intake in rats.

Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. nirmal@vbharat.ernet.in. Nux MT and Nux 30c could reduce ethanol intake in rats. The altered solution structure of Nux 30c is thought to mimic Nux MT and produce ethanol aversion in rats. J Altern Complement Med. 2001 Apr;7(2):187-193. (ISSN: 1075-5535).

(10) Friese KH, Feuchter U, Moeller H. [Die homoopathische Behandlung von adenoiden Vegetationen. Ergebnisse einer prospektiven, randomisierten Doppelblindstudie.] [Homeopathic treatment of adenoid vegetations. Results of a prospective, randomized double-blind study]. HNO-Arzt. Weil der Stadt. HNO 1997, Aug;45(8):618-624. (ISSN: 0017-6192).

(11) Dantas F, Rampes H. Federal University of Uberlandia, MG, Brazil. dantas@ufu.br. Do homeopathic medicines provoke adverse effects? A systematic review. Br Homeopath J. 2000 Jul; 89 Suppl 1:S35-38. (ISSN: 0007-0785).

(12) Boericke W. ibid: 132-133.

(13) Boericke W. ibid: 629-630.

(14) Weiser M, Strosser W, Klein P. Homeopathic vs conventional treatment of vertigo: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. (United States), 1998 Aug, 124(8):879-885.

(15) Boericke W. ibid: 640-641.