Which remedy is indicated for allergic rhinitis with acrid nasal discharge and bland tears?

• A. Euphrasia
• B. Natrum muriaticum
• C. Pulsatilla
• D. Allium cepa

Answer: (D)

Focus on the exact quality pattern of the secretions. Allium cepa is classically indicated when the nasal discharge is acrid and irritating, while the tears are bland and non-irritating. That contrasting combination—acrid nasal discharge with bland tears—is a distinctive keynote for Allium cepa in allergic rhinitis. Other remedies don’t match this precise pairing of nasal and ocular secretions, so they fit different symptom patterns. This is why Allium cepa is the best fit for the described presentation.