Ask any dairy farmer and they’ll tell you — mastitis can sneak up fast and cause a real headache. From fluctuating cell counts to full blown clinical cases, keeping udders healthy is an ongoing challenge. But the good news is, there are gentle, natural ways to support your herd’s immunity and recovery — helping reduce susceptibility, ease inflammation, and improve milk quality.
At Homeopathic Farm Services, we’ve created a range of homeopathic products that work with the animal’s own system, not against it. Whether you’re looking to protect the herd as a whole or help a cow through an active case, these remedies are designed to restore balance and comfort naturally.
Whole-Herd Support: MA Complex and MA Special
For everyday udder health and prevention, MA Complex and MA Special are your best starting points.
MA Complex contains 16 bacteria commonly found in New Zealand herds and helps restore balance in cows with fluctuating or persistently high cell counts. It’s especially handy for stubborn or recurring mastitis and supports the udder’s natural resistance to infection.
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MA Special builds on that foundation. It’s formulated for herds struggling with chronic high cell counts or ongoing mastitis problems. Often used as a follow-up to MA Complex, it helps maintain progress, strengthen recovery, and support milk quality long-term.
Together, they help the whole herd stay balanced, resilient, and better equipped to handle challenges before they become problems.
Clinical Support: BBU and SSC
When mastitis strikes, acting early makes all the difference. BBU and SSC are your key products for cows showing visible or early clinical signs.
BBU supports cows with swollen, hot, or hard quarters — often seen when milk flow ramps up in spring. It combines:
Belladonna to calm acute inflammation, redness, and pain
Bryonia for relief where movement worsens discomfort
Urtica urens to promote milk flow and reduce congestion
Used promptly, BBU helps the udder return to normal function and supports both comfort and milk quality.
SSC blends Sulphur, Silica, and Carbo veg to support healing in both clinical and sub-clinical mastitis. It’s particularly useful when you see clots in foremilk, flecks on the filter, or watery, discoloured milk. SSC helps the udder clear infection and encourages a smooth return to healthy production.
Additional Mastitis Support Remedies
Sometimes, certain symptoms call for a more specific approach. These individual and combination remedies can be used alongside your main treatments to fine-tune support for each cow’s situation.
Bryonia – When the udder is hard, hot, and painful, and movement makes things worse. It helps calm inflammation and ease discomfort.
Gunpowder – For cases with infection, suppuration, or abscess formation. Supports healing where infection or fever is present.
Hepar sulphuris – For painful, inflamed udders with sensitivity to cold and touch, or when there’s discharge with an unpleasant odour.
Ipecac – For mastitis cases with blood in the milk or haemorrhaging. Supports recovery where there’s irritation and bleeding.
PBS – A combination of Phytolacca, Bryonia, and Streptococcus uberis, ideal for mastitis with thick, custardy milk and swollen lymph glands, especially in cold, damp conditions.
Phytolacca – For hard, hot udders with stringy or clotted milk, often after exposure to cold or wet weather.
Pyrogen – Used where infection or sepsis is present, especially after calving or injury, and the animal shows fever and restlessness.
Udder Combo No.1 – Great for mastitis during or after spring calving, particularly following wet or cold weather, when milk becomes thick and yellow-custardy.
Udder Combo No.2 – Similar to BBU but suitable for any time of year. Helps with inflamed quarters, poor milk let-down, soreness, and clotted or thickened milk.
Urtica urens 30c – From Stinging Nettle, this is excellent for severe udder swelling, dripping milk, or difficult milk let-down, especially in heifers.
When to Use Which Combination
Situation Recommended Combination Purpose Whole-herd MA Complex + MA Special Reduce susceptibility, support maintenance udder balance, improve milk quality.
Fluctuating or MA Complex Strengthen resistance, support high cell counts long-term udder health
Chronic mastitis or MA Special + MA Complex Maintain progress, aid recovery, recovery follow-up support milk consistency
Early signs of BBU Calm inflammation, restore milk mastitis flow, ease discomfort
Visible clots or BBU + SSC Address infection and restore watery milk normal milk consistency
Mastitis during Udder Combo No.1 Support after wet/cold weather, spring calving help thick yellow milk clear
Mastitis any Udder Combo No.2 Help hot, inflamed quarters and time of year improve milk let-down
Painful, hard, Bryonia Ease pain, soothe inflammation, hot udder comfort the cow
Offensive or septic Hepar sulphuris or Gunpowder Support drainage and healing of discharge infected tissue
Mastitis with blood Ipecac Support recovery and reduce in milk bleeding
Cold, damp PBS or Phytolacca Restore lymph balance, ease conditions or hard or swollen udders custardy milk
Feverish, toxic, or Pyrogen Aid in clearing systemic septic states infection
Severe udder Urtica urens 30c Relieve oedema and support swelling or dripping milk let-down milk
Taking a Gentle, Balanced Approach
Managing mastitis doesn’t have to mean harsh treatments or heavy stress on your animals. By supporting the body’s own healing systems, you can reduce recurring issues, strengthen immunity, and improve udder comfort and milk quality across the herd.
At Homeopathic Farm Services, we believe in working with nature, not against it. Whether you’re tackling a flareup or staying on top of herd health, our mastitis range offers effective, easy to use solutions that fit seamlessly into your on farm routine.
When your cows are comfortable, your milk stays consistent, and your farm runs that little bit smoother — that’s a win for everyone.
