SPIGELIA


Respiratory symptoms of homeopathic remedy Spigelia, described by Van Denburg in his book, Therapeutics of Respiratory system, cough & coryza, published in 1916….


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CORYZA.

FLUENT CORYZA-

Tickling and itching in the nose, and on the nose; flow of water from the nose.

Fluent, abundant coryza; causing coughing and suffocating fits as soon as patient lies down; the eyes water; heat, with no thirst; anxiety about the heart.

Much dropping down in throat, especially at night; copious, offensive to smell and taste.

DRY COUGH-

Dry coryza; dry eat; headache; no thirst; eyes water; hoarse.

front on nose dry and stopped; but much discharge from posterior nares.

DISCHARGES-

Mucus in abundance, from posterior nares; smells and tastes badly, sometimes.

Flow of water from anterior nostrils.

WORSE-

Lying down, discharge from the throat; also, cough and breathing worse.

SENSATIONS-

Tickling and itching in and on nose.

On the nose, sensation of wind blowing across the nose.

COUGH.

DRY COUGH-

Dry, violent, hollow cough, from irritation in trachea; especially at night.

Catarrhal cough; acute; hot skin; no thirst or sweat.

SPUTA-

None; discharge only from posterior nares.

SENSATIONS-

Suffocation with cough, as from water flowing into wind-pipe.

Dyspnea worse from bending forward.

Stitches in chest or heart from coughing.

Stitches down left arm; worse from least movement; or when breathing (angina pectoris).

M.W. Van Denburg
M. W. (Marvin W.) VAN DENBURG, A.M., M.D.
Author of "A homoeopathic materia medica on a new and original plan ... A sample fascicle containing the arsenic group."
"Therapeutics of the respiratory system, cough and coryza, acute and chronic : repertory with index, materia medica with index"