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respiratory system
asthma
homeopathy

remedy differential

Aconitum napellus and Ipecacuanha: to be given alternately during attack; it will act as palliative, will ease breathing, cough; acon. is useful for asthma of millers
Alumina silicata: breathing arrested by coughing with rattling in chest; difficult breathing from coughing
Ambra grisea: in old people and children; dyspnea with little exertion
Ambrosia artemisiaefolia: with fever, due to observing the pollen of ragweed
Ammonium carbonicum: with dyspnea < in warm room until suffocation is imminent; cough from 2 to 5 a.m.
Antimonium tartaricum: difficult breathing with suffocating cough, anxious oppression of front chest from excessive phlegm; aged people, children; respiration, rapid, painful, noisy
Aralia racemosa: with coryza; loud wheezing, whistling respiration coming on lying down or at midnight, after short sleep; sputum warm, salty; cough by tickling in the throat and constriction of chest, has to sit up to avoid choking
Arsenicum album: in acute and chronic cases with labored breathing, extreme agitation, moaning, restless, great exhaustion and anguish as if dying with cold perspiration; breathing < walking, going uphill or up stairs; attacks at retiring or first part of night; midnight aggravation associated with emphysema, hay asthma, after suppression of eruption
Belladonna: violent spasms of asthmatic breathing attending by constriction of chest and a sense of constriction of throat as if would suffocate; antispasmodic remedy
Blatta orientalis: dyspnea, thick purulent mucus
Bryonia: in obstruction breathing at night or toward morning, with frequent cough, pain under short ribs, > on back < talking, movement; tracheal or bronchial irritation
Chloralum hydratum: with wheezing respiration; when lying inspiration through nose and expiration blown from lips
Colocynthis: asthma with indigestion and flatulence, < seaside; feels cold even in hot weather
Cuprum metallicum: same symptoms as mosch. but given only if latter fails
Drosera rotundifolia: asthma of consumptives; oppression < by heat of bed; dry cough with no expectoration; if fails try meph.
Dulcamara: wet weather or living on wet basements
Graphites: eruptions alternating or co-existing with asthma
Grindelia: abnormal accumulation of mucus, breathing stops when asleep; emphysema with dilated heart; asthma of old people suffering from bronchitis which causes paralysis of pneumogastric nerve; good remedy to bring back appetite, reduce palpitation and dyspnea
Hypericum perforatum: asthma < foggy weather; attacks relieved by copious expectoration, and profuse perspiration
Ignatia: asthma aggravated by emotions, by cares and repeated griefs
Ipecacuanha: spasmodic form with great weight on the chest with anxiety, wheezing, shortness of breath, feeling of suffocation < movement; constant cough causing vomiting; chest full of phlegm, cold sweat on hand, feet; asthma with skin diseases
Kali bichromicum: attacks caused by or following coitus; early morning <; ropey expectoration is characteristic which comes in abundance
Kali carbonicum: when attack comes after midnight; it compels patient to sit giving better relief; sensitive to change of temperature, draughts of cold; irritable, full of fears and imaginations
Kali nitricum: excessive dyspnea, faintness, nausea with dull stitches, burning pain in chest
Kali phosphoricum: nervous asthma; give 1M as an intercurrent remedy; expectoration
Kali sulphuricum: yellow expectoration, much rattling in chest, labored breathing, talking almost impossible
Lachesis: when aroused from sleep by paroxysm, cough watery phlegm with relief; < during and after sleep
Lobelia inflata: tightness of chest, tickling of the trachea, laborious breathing with mouth open to breathe; tickling under breast bone on taking a big breath; no cough or expectoration; < in cold or tobacco fumes, whose smell is unbearable
Lycopodium: excitement by anger or emotion with fanlike motion of alae nasi;
nervous asthma; chilly patient, always catching cold, easily tired, exhausted; when catch cold, phlegm settles down affecting right lobe; with burning arising from epigastric area and going up the esophagus with eructations
Medorrhinum: intercurrent remedy when well-indicated remedy fails to act or give complete relief; choking cough, no air can enter, > lying on face; < lying down; want to be fanned; feels cold yet throws covers off; < heat, wet, damp, draught, thunderstorms, daylight to sunset, > evening; alternate or coexist with rheumatism
Mephitis putorius: asthma of drunkards
Moschus: mostly for hysterical women or children from exposure to cold as if caused by sulphur vapor
Naja: difficult breathing, cannot lie down; breathing > by intense sneezing; dryness of lungs with difficulty of breathing; pulse slow
Natrum arsenicosum: asthma alternating with urticaria; produced by inhalation of coal dust
Natrum sulphuricum: during wet weather, rainy seasons; get attacks every change of season, early morning; cough loose, humid, copious,viscid, greenish-yellow phlegm; rales, rattling, noises, expectorating white mucus thick, ropy; holds chest with hand which gives relief to cough; asthma with bronchitis, deformity of chest; associated with or alternating with rheumatism; if fail to relief give med. as intercurrent remedy
Nux vomica: asthma of digestive origin; nocturnal attacks preceded by disagreeable, anxious dreams; > on back, changing sides, sitting up; flatulence; epigastrium very swollen
Opium: congestion of blood or pulmonary spasms with deep rattling breathing; anguish, suffocation during sleep, nightmare, bluish redness of face
Phosphorus: for asthma of humid variety; violent thirst, cold water, vomited as soon as it warms in stomach; diminution of urine with albuminuria
Phosphoricum acidum: should be tried when phos. fails; given in 3X, then 200C
Psorinum: > lying with arms wide apart; < winter and cold seasons; secretions tenacious, offensive; asthma of old men
Pulsatilla: timid, irritable, changeable mood, laugh, cry easily, loathe fat, fear of dark, death, suspicious, dream of cats
Sabadilla: hay asthma with oppressive sneezing, watery discharge
Sanguinaria: asthma < by or due to odors; cough is hoarse, hard, dry
Silicea: sycotic, chilly patients; catarrh of chest, asthmatic wheezing, inability to move; after suppressed GC
Syphilinum: asthma returning every summer
Thuja occidentalis: following vaccination; warts on and off; dry cough in afternoon; infantile asthma with cough dry or loose; oezena with thick, yellowish-green discharge
Yerba santa: when relieved by expectoration


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