Hydrastis [Hydr]
Mucous membrane of fauces studded with round protuberant spots of a red color, as if injected with blood, (<) from least exposure to cold; mercurial salivation; syphilitic angina; ulceration of the mucous membrane of the throat.
Hyoscyamus [Hyos]
Dry throat, prickings in larynx; contraction in throat with impeded deglutition, copious salivation; collection of mucus in larynx and trachea; hoarse voice with sensation of a foreign body firmly lodged in trachea; dry, spasmodic cough at night, respiration labored and agonizing.
Ignatia [Ign]
Inflamed, hard, swollen tonsils, with small ulcers; stitches in soft palate, extending to ears, (>) by swallowing solids, (<) BETWEEN THE ACTS OF SWALLOWING; pain stinging, raw, sore tearing and aching; pain in sub-maxillary gland; sensation of a lump in throat; swelling and induration of tonsils, which sting when not swallowing.
Iodum [Iod]
Swelling and elongation of uvula; angina with burning pain; ulcers in throat, with swelling of glands of neck; constant hemming to clear the throat of mucus; salivation and ulcers in throat; very difficult deglutition.
Ipecacuanha [Ip]
Rough bruised, pricking and swollen sensation in throat, (<) during deglutition; elongation and painful sensitiveness of palate; violent cough with dyspnoea and without much expectoration; catarrhal sore throat, with spasm of chest and other nervous affections; congestion of blood to head, with pale face.
Kali-bichrom [Kali-bi]
Chronic congestion of fauces and pharyngeal mucous membrane; uneasiness and pain in swallowing; sensation of dryness, of burning and of rawness, or a scraping feeling, or as if something were sticking in throat; accumulation of sticky, tenacious mucus in pharynx, with tendency to hoarseness and tickling cough; throat pains more when putting out tongue; sharp, shooting pains in left tonsil, extending towards the ear, relieved by swallowing; suppuration of tonsils; burning in pharynx, extending into the stomach; solids cause pain when swallowed, and leave sensation as if something remained there; chronic nasal catarrh, yellow, slimy-coated tongue, more or less stomach disorder; biter taste in mouth, tendency to nausea; ropy, stringy, foetid discharge from posterior nares and fauces.
Kali-carb [Kali-c]
Sensation of great dryness in throat, with occasional filling of throat with tenacious mucus that cause gagging; constant hawking; pain in throat when swallowing food; sore throat on left side, feels a bone there on empty swallowing, as if he had stick in throat (Kali bi, as if he had a hair on root of tongue); sticking pain in pharynx, as if there were fish-bone in it (Hep), when he becomes cold; swelling of cervical glands; chronic sore throat with long-standing post-nasal catarrh.
Kali-iod [Kali-i]
Sore throat from coryza, swelling of throat and neck, with yellowish-gray spots and ulcers on tonsils; DRYNESS AND ITCHING IN THROAT (Wyeth.); coryza with aching jaws, sneezing, lachrymation and profuse flow of water from nose; red, smarting mucous membranes; burning and constriction; sticking and scraping, syphilitic ulcers; glands of neck swollen and indurated.
Kali-mang [Kali-ma]
Throat swollen and painful; constant hawking of blood-streaked thick mucus; constant ineffectual hawking and attempts at swallowing; throat very dry and raw; constriction and burning; fauces mottled dark-red; uvula oedematous, elongated (Apis, Kali bichromicum) and dark-red; cannot swallow solids; external glands hard and painful, can hardly open mouth on account of swollen parotid.
Kali-mur [Kali-m]
Dryness and redness of fauces; burning, stinging pains, with hoarseness; ulcerated throat, after abuse of mercury; in syphilis with red, dry, torpid throat; with mucus in throat; white tongue; GRANULAR PHARYNGITIS; mucous membrane rather pale, thin, with multiple adenoid elevations, secreting white, tough mucus, with a similar secretion from posterior nares, and great efforts to dislodge it by snuffing and hawking.
Lac-caninum [Lac-c]
Highly inflamed throat; with severe-pain, felt first on one side and then on the ther; ulcers (diphtheria) constantly change sides; MENSTRUAL SORE THROAT, beginning and ending with the flow (Magn. carb.); tonsils swollen and red; oedema of posterior throat.
Lachesis [Lach]
Inflammation and swelling marked, PAINS (<) BY WARM DRINKS AND EMPTY SWALLOWING, (>) when swallowing solids than liquids; much choking and swallowing, especially during sleep; patches of membrane from left to right and down larynx; mottled,, bluish color of throat; much saliva and stringy mucus; tongue swollen, stiff, trembles, catching upon teeth when protruded; dryness of the mouth and throat, with no thirst or with aversion to water; pain extends to ears; cervical glands swollen, suppurating; throat (<) from external pressure; suffocating spells, (<) during or on awaking from sleep; great prostration (when it fails, study Sabad.).
Lachnanthes [Lachn]
Great dryness in throat, especially at night when waking, accompanied by cough; sensation of swelling of left side of throat; when swallowing the sore spot itches; dryness of throat, with sleeplessness, followed by hoarseness.
Laurocerasus [Laur]
Burning in throat with weak heart and spasms of oesophagus; dull sticking pain as from a lump in throat; scraping in throat with hoarseness and cough; rawness in larynx prevents talking; pain as from stiffness in left side of neck; spasmodic contractive sensation in anterior cervical muscles while drinking.
Ledum [Led]
Sore throat with fine stinging pain, (<) WHEN NOT SWALLOWING; sensation as from a lump in throat, when swallowing, stinging pain; great heat in throat, when moving in the open air; malignant sore throat; oedema.
Lobelia-infl [Lob]
Dryness and pricking in throat, not diminished by drinking; sensation of a lump in pit of throat, impeding deglutition; tough mucus in fauces causes frequent hawking; burning in throat; sensation as if oesophagus contracted from below upward; heat and burning in stomach; sensation of a foreign body in throat; impeding breathing and swallowing; prickling itching of skin all over body; salivation sometimes copious.
Lycopodium [Lyc]
Swelling and suppuration of tonsils going from right to left; chronic enlargement or ulceration of tonsils; fauces brownish- red, (>) from hot drinks which feel grateful, (<) from cold drinks and after sleep; pharynx feels contracted, nothing can be swallowed; hawking of bloody mucus or of hard, greenish-yellow phlegm; FEELING AS IF A BALL ROSE FROM BELOW INTO THE THROAT; feeling as of a hard body in oesophagus; no thirst, or thirst with disgust for drinks; one side of neck stiff and swollen; depression and internal debility; glandular swellings; syphilitic ulceration of throat.
Lyssin [Lyss]
Sore throat; constrictive sensation much (<) when attempting to swallow cold fluids, which he could not do without pain; warm fluids and solids not painful; headache especially in both temples; much tenacious mucus in mouth and throat; constant inclination to swallow or to remove the phlegm, which seems to stick between nose and throat.
Magnesia-carb [Mag-c]
Stinging pain in throat when talking or swallowing; burning in the throat and palate, with dryness and roughness and dryness of fauces; soft, foetid tubercles, of the color of peas, are hawked up; violent thirst for water or acid drinks. MENSTRUAL SORE THROAT (Lac. can.).
Magnesia-mur [Mag-m]
Dryness and roughness of throat, with hoarse voice; rising as of a ball from stomach to throat, (>) by eructations; continual rising of a white froth into mouth; difficult hawking of thick, tough or blood-mixed mucus; swelling of cervical glands.
Mancinella [Manc]
AGAIN FOLLOWING SCARLATINA; great elongation of uvula; heat in pharynx and down oesophagus; without thirst; great dryness of throat; choking sensation rises in throat when speaking; periodical thrusts (as if electric) in upper part of throat; waking from sleep; yellowish-white ulcers on tonsils, with violent burning pain; great swelling and suppuration of tonsils, with danger of suffocation and whistling breathing; can only take liquid food, on account of soreness of mouth.
Manganum [Mang]
Throat sore, as if excoriated, with cutting pains, independent of swallowing; palate and lips dry, (<) in open air; when swallowing, stitches in both ears; (<) when coughing, with husky voice; feet and ankles swollen; throat dry, scratching, feeling as if trachea were closed by a leaf; yellowish-green, mucous sputa; smarting extending to cheeks; stiffness of nape of neck; (<) in hot, foggy weather.
Mercurius [Merc]
Sensation as of an obstruction in throat; painful deglutition, with pressure; constant effort to swallow; lancinating pains in neck and tonsils, extending to ears; pressure in oesophagus and larynx; (<) when eating; drinks cannot pass epiglottis and are forced back through the nose; swelling of parotids and cervical glands, with pressing, burning or lancinating pains; copious flow of thin and foetid saliva, yet throat feels very dry; coryza, sneezing; dry, violent cough; tonsils dark-red or greenish-red, studded with ulcers; stinging pains in fauces; syphilitic ulcers in throat and mouth; (<) from liquors, cold drinks, coffee; chill towards evening or alternating chill and heat; sweat without relief.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.