Aconite
Sudden cough that appears mainly at night, with dry, violent attacks and possibly with wheezing
Recommended: For all acute or feverish complaints that appear suddenly and with intensity. For best results, take the remedy as soon as the symptoms appear :
- often caused by dry cold, cold wind, panic and shock
- complaints come suddenly and are extremely fierce
- fever rises rapidly and may be very high, with a hot, dry skin
- patient is extremely restless and anxious
- intense thirst for cold drinks
Bryonia
The cough develops slowly, is dry and sounds hard, and you perhaps find yourself clutching your chest when you cough to avoid the pain. You usually feel very thirsty (for cold drinks).
Recommended: For dry coughs, constipation, aching joints and backache.
- often caused by anger and (financial) worries
- the slightest movement is intolerable, only total rest helps
- you feel irritable and long for peace and quiet
- very thirsty for lots of cold drinks
- stitching pains
- dry cough, which is painful in the chest and hurts the head
Drosera
Spastic, irritating cough with frequent coughing attacks that take your breath away and might even lead to retching or vomiting.
Recommended:
- coughing fits that take your breath away
- deep, hoarse, barking cough
- cough with retching and vomiting
- the pain makes you clutch your chest when coughing
- talking is exhausting and painful
Spongia
Suffocating, dry, barking, spasmodic, sawing cough and your voice is throaty
Hepar Sulphuris
Painful, barking cough that brings up gluey yellow-green phlegm, and an extreme aversion to cold will often improve with Hepar sulph
Recommended:
- extreme sensitivity to cold; all symptoms alleviated by warmth
- irritability and anger
- suppurations have a yellow-green discharge
- intense, possibly throbbing pains and stitches, alleviated by warmth
- rough, barking, rattling cough with hoarseness
Ipecacuanha
You suffer from a rattling in the chest with a sticky phlegm which is difficult to cough up, and retching, vomiting and nausea
Recommended: For coughs, nausea and vomiting.
- constant nausea that is not relieved by vomiting
- the tongue is clean and without coating
- a cough with sickness and vomiting
- spasmodic cough with fear of suffocation – children become stiff and turn blue in the face during a coughing fit
- dry cough with hoarseness, but you can often hear a rattling of phlegm that refuses to budge
Antimonium tartaricum
Those (small children or old people in particular) who suffer from a rattling cough, with a glutinous whitish phlegm which is difficult to cough up and leaves you feeling exhausted and out of breath
Pulsatilla
Loose cough with yellowish or green phlegm which gets coughed up easily in the mornings
Recommended:
- symptoms are often caused by cold, dampness and grief
- a desire for gentle movement in the fresh air
- mucus (cold, cough, ear, etc.) is bland, thick and yellow or green
- digestive problems often caused by fatty, rich food, pork and ice-cream
- no thirst
- weepy and moody, a desire for company and sympathy
Phosphorus
Dry cough, which does not subside after taking Bryonia. accompanied by chest pain, intense thirst or marked hoarseness
Recommended:
- bright red blood, e.g., from the nose, or after extraction of a tooth
- easily bruised
- thy, hard cough
- hoarse, or even loss of voice
- very thirsty for cold drinks
- strong burning pains
- easily exhausted, but even a little rest or sleep refreshes
- fear of being alone, of thunderstorms, ghosts an supernatural things
