COLDS AND CATARRHAL AFFECTIONS



Give the symptoms of Wyethia, another useful remedy for Catarrhal troubles.

Dryness of pharynx with constant desire to clear throat; follicular pharyngitis, with a hot, burning feeling. Hoarseness, pharyngitis in teaches and singers

What are some characteristic indications of Elaps in Catarrhal troubles?

Catarrhal snuffles in children, nose stuffed up; also the great sense of coldness that cold water leaves in the stomach.

Give an indication for Teucrium marum verum.

Catarrh, with expectoration of solid chunks from the posterior nares; nasal polypi.

Give the nasal symptoms of Sanguinaria.

Great susceptibility to odors, which causes the patient to faint; burning and rawness in the nose, with fluent coryza which excoriates; nasal polypi which tend to bleed easily.

What are the characteristic nasal symptoms of Phosphorus?

Caries of the bones of the nose; ulcerations of the nose with stoppage; haemorrhage and offensive odor; nasal polypi.

What are the catarrhal symptoms of Natrum carb?

Fluent coryza, provoked b least draught of air, with a daily periodical aggravation; relieved by sweating chronic catarrh, ozaena, thick, yellowish discharge from nose, accumulation of mucus in posterior nares, causing hemming and hawking.

Give indications for Bryonia in Coryza.

Either great dryness or thick, yellowish discharge, especially when discharge has been suddenly suppressed and there is a throbbing headache in frontal sinuses.

How does Lachesis compare in suppressed coryza.?

It is not aggravated by motion, nor has it the yellow discharge.

When is Rhus indicated?

Coryza, with severe aching in all bones sneezing and coughing from exposure to dampness.

How does Dulcamara compare?

Coryza, shivering, marked chilliness, sneezing and severe aching of long bones. Intermingling of heat and chill.

W.A. Dewey
Dewey, Willis A. (Willis Alonzo), 1858-1938.
Professor of Materia Medica in the University of Michigan Homeopathic Medical College. Member of American Institute of Homeopathy. In addition to his editoral work he authored or collaborated on: Boericke and Dewey's Twelve Tissue Remedies, Essentials of Homeopathic Materia Medica, Essentials of Homeopathic Therapeutics and Practical Homeopathic Therapeutics.

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