Hydrocyanic-acid [Hydr-ac]
Violent paroxysms of cough, or frequent cough excited by pricking sensation, which begins in larynx and extends down into trachea, followed by dryness of mouth and larynx slow, enfeebled and anxious aspersion, with much rattling of mucus.
Hyoscyamus [Hyos]
Shattering spasmodic cough, with frequent, rapidly succeeding coughs, excited by to by tickling, as from adherent mucus, at night without, in daytime with expectoration of saltish mucus, or of bright-red blood mixed with coagula; worse when lying down, waft midnight, by cold ai, m by eating and drinking; vertigo as if intoxicated, heat rocks on this side and on that;eyes protrude; heat and redness of face; ability to swallow liquids only a little at a time, with violent thirst spasms of chest, compelling to lean forward; sneezing respiration; trembling and coldness of the hands and feet; convulsions.
Ignatia [Ign]
Depression emotions; hollow spasmodic cough, excited in evening by an irritation in the suprasternal fossa, and in the morning by a tickling just above the epigastrium, generally without expectation, sticking sore throat, relieved by swallowing food feeling of emptiness and weakness in epigastrium; dyspnoea an attacks of suffocation; slow inspiration and rapid expiration; chest feels as if too small;spasmodic yawning.
Iodum [Iod]
Spasmodic cough, excited by intolerable tickling in larynx, and suprasternal fossa; morning without, in evenings with frequently copious, tenacious yellow, or bloody mucous expectoration worse by getting heated, walking, talking, going upstairs; vomiting of food renewed at every meal; prostration; swelling and induration of glands; dry, dirty skin.
Ipecacuanha [Ip]
Violent, shattering, hollow coughs, following each other in quick succession and do not admit recovery of breath during the cough the child stiffens and becomes rigid (tonic spasms of extensor muscles), loses breath and turns pale or blue, finally relaxes and vomiting of phlegm; expectorates mornings some light-red blood, mixed with mucus, of a putrid sweetish taste; gastric disturbances, disposition to haemorrhages.
Kali-bichrom [Kali-bi]
Dry, barking cough, (<) morning, generally relieved by expectation of touch, strong, yellows mucus; (<) after eating and deep inspiration.
Kali-carb [Kali-c]
Spasmodic coughs, with attacks of suffusion and vomiturition; worse at night; better after breakfast, with great difficulty to expectorate the mucus, which is swallowed; vomiting after midnight ad towards morning, cough on first walking without much expectoration; coldness and feeling of emptiness in abdomen; flatulence. constipation from inactivity of rectum; dry nasal catarrh; whistling respiration; stitches and spasms in chest; feeling of emptiness inches; puffiness of eyelids.
Kreosotum [Kreos]
Hollow, whistling, spasmodic cough, excited by toughness, scratching and tickling in chest and throat, without expectoration; bitter taste of food, not perceived until just as it is being swallowed; nausea; retching (during pregnancy) shattering sensation in abdomen; great sleepiness and sound sleep.
Lachesis [Lach]
hacking spasmodic cough, excited by tickling in stomach; dislodges with difficulty during the day some watery mucus, which he has to swallow; disposition to deep inspiration; asthma; sensation as if there were something fluttering about larynx; hoarseness even to aphonia; livid swelling of hands and feet; emaciation.
Lactuca [Lact]
Great and distressing constriction of chest, as if a heavy load were upon it; dyspnoea at night so that he has to sit up; ungovernable spasmodic cough, concussing chest and abdomen; dry cough, with dryness in throat and tickling in pharynx.
Laurocerasus [Laur]
STADIUM ADYNAMICUM; when paralysis of lungs threatens in last stage.
Ledum [Led]
Before the paroxysm arrest of breathing; during it, epistaxis, shattered feeling in heat, and chest, rapid respiration; after it, staggering, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, sobbing respirations.
Lobelia [Lob]
Violent racking cough in paroxysms, of long continuance, followed by profuse expectoration of ropy mucus,. which adheres to pharynx excessive dyspnoea; sensation of weakness and pressure in epigastrium rising to heart; feeling as of a lump of mucus in larynx; nausea and profuse sweat.
Lycopodium [Lyc]
Cough, with copious expectoration during daytime of purulent masses or bloody mucus, of a salt taste and offensive odor; yellow complexion, with circumscribed redness of cheeks; oppression o stomach; vomiting of food and bile; distention of abdomen; constipation; flatulency asthma; rattling of mucus incest; threatening in paralysis of lungs.
Magnesia-phos [Mag-p]
Violent spasmodic coughing spell, during which the face becomes blue and turgid.
Mephitis [Meph]
COUGH PURELY SPASMS, catarrhal element imperfectly developed, inclined to hoarseness, often times croupy, without being dry; mucous rales through upper portion of lungs; in attempting to swallow, food goes the strong way; spasms of larynx ending in a long-drawn whom with little or no expectation; child is aroused by sudden contraction of throat followed by rapid spasms coughing produces a smothering sensation child cannot exhale (Sambucus, cannot inhale); VOMITING OF ALL FOOD HOURS AFTER EATING; bloated face; convulsions; cough and vomiting (<) at night and after lying down.
Mercurius [Merc]
Spasmodic cough, always in two paroxysms, which occur in rapid succession; at night without, in daytime with expectation of a thin, acrid, yellow, purulent mucus, often mixed with bright blood of a with every coughing spell influenza.
Mezereum [Mez]
Cough when drinking or eating anything hot (Digitalis, after cold fluids); must cough until food is vomited.
Moschus [Mosch]
Last stage, when expectation has nearly ceased; spasmodic without redness, the other red without heat, speechlessness, unconscious diarrhoeic stools at night; sleepiness, coma.
Naphthalene [Naphtin]
Excessive spasmodic cough; paroxysms, lasting a long time.
Natrum-mur [Nat-m]
Whooping-cough at seasons of intermittent fever, with the spasmodic cough; excessive headache, increasing during the heat until it becomes intolerable;violent jerking and shocks in head;acrid lachrymation,, tears streaming down his face whenever he coughs; yellow, earthy complexion soreness and
feeling of dryness in larynx and trachea hoarseness; pain in cervical glands.
Niccolum [Nicc]
Hard, dry cough, great dyspnoea, desire to hold up the head and to sit up during the cough, little or no expectoration; great hoarseness, cannot speak a loud word.
Nitric-ac [Nit-ac]
Shattering, barking spasmodic cough, excited by tickling in larynx and epigastrium, with expectoration in daytime of dark blood mixed with coagula, or of a yellow, acrid pus of an offensive odor; foul breath; into the parts affected; offensive night-sweat, smelling the urine; emaciation; discharge of cold, stinging urine; salivation.
Nux-vomica [Nux-v]
Frequent, very dry, hard cough, worse in the morning; child puts his hand up to his head while coughing; at night and in the morning without, by day and in the evening with expectoration of a yellow or gray, often cold, mucus, or finally of clear dark- red blood suits the ordinary catarrhal stage.
Opium [Op]
Cerebral hyperaemia in consequences of pressure upon brain stupefaction with stertorous breathing, snoring, lower jaw hanging down; hot perspiration, with anguish and irregular breathing constipation.
Phosphorus [Phos]
If towards the end of whooping-cough the disease threats to an unfavorable court, e hollow, hacking, spasmodic, tickling cough, excited by tickling itching in chests, expectorating during day tough, whitish mucus, or rust-colored, or bright-red, frothy blood, much hoarseness almost total loss of voice from the effects of the cough, burning-piercing soreness and tension in chest;comatose day-sleepiness and clammy sweat at night
Pulsatilla [Puls]
First stage of whooping-cough, which is very loose from the beginning worse toward evenings mucous sputa of a putrid, flat taste, through the whole day, none in the evening or night; vomits mucus after every fit coughing diarrhoea, nocturnal and watery; constant tossing about; sleeplessness before midnight; heat of body, with coldness of extremities.
Rumex-crisps [Rumx]
Dry, hacking, incessant, very fatiguing cough, excited by tickling in suprasternal fossa, extending downward to middle of sternum, m with sensation as if a feather were swaying to and fro in the bronchi with the respiration, causing a tickling which provokes the cough; worse hoarseness; voice uncertain; fluent coryza, stitches in upper part of left lung.
Sambucus [Samb]
Deep, hollow, suffocating, cough excited by spasms in chest, at night without, in in daytime with scanty, tenacious, mucous expectoration, of a sweetish, putrid or saltish taste worse from midnight, from response, lying with the head low, from dry cold air; dry heat during sleep, copious on awakening.
Sanguinaria [Sang]
Dry cough awaking from sleep, and not ceasing till patient sits up, with pains in chest, relieved by discharges of flatus both ways; dyspnoea from afternoon till light; nocturnal diarrhoea.
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.