Coughs are among the most common conditions for which people seek homeopathic help. Homeopathic remedies will often quickly help a simple acute cough, and home treatment can be effective with some guidance about what to look out for. If you have a longer term respiratory condition such as asthma, or if you get recurrent coughs or respiratory infections, this will need professional constitutional care to determine the appropriate course of treatment for you.
Homeopathy works by matching the symptoms you are experiencing – including their unique ‘character’ – with the most suitable homeopathic medicine. The right remedy match will stimulate a healing response quickly in an acute condition. Thus regarding coughs, each remedy has the ability to produce – and also resolve – a cough of a particular character. It is the peculiar, individual and distinctive aspects of your cough that are of greatest use in determining the correct remedy match.
For some basic information about self-treatment, including dosage, potency and repetition, you can download a copy of my free e-book My Top Ten Homeopathic Remedies.
Below is some further information about ten of the remedies for an acute cough which I use most frequently. As always, if the person’s health is a cause for concern, do not delay seeking medical help.
Aconite is one of the main remedies for croup (a barking, rasping cough occurring in childhood that is often accompanied by breathing difficulties), and is typically needed in the early stages. A cough that responds to Aconite will be worse at night – especially around midnight, dry in character, with a dry mouth and thirst, and shortness of breath. The person affected will often feel anxious and restless. Acute ailments such as cough, cold and earache, often come on after exposure to dry, cold wind, and will be sudden and violent in nature.
Ant tart is one of the main remedies for a mucusy, rattling cough, when there is difficulty in coughing up the mucus. The chest sounds full of mucus, but with little to no ability to cough it up. The person affected will often feel weak and drowsy, and wants to sit up with the cough, which can be accompanied by shortness of breath. The cough is often worse around 4pm, or around 4am.
Bryonia is a well known homeopathic cough remedy, and will help in cases where its main characteristics are matched: dryness, and worse for movement. A typical Bryonia cough is dry, hard and painful. There is typically a dry mouth and great thirst for water, and dry chapped lips. The cough is so painful that the person needs to hold their head or chest when they cough, and the typical headache is frontal, and with a bursting sensation. The cough is aggravated by deep breathing, eating or talking.
Corallium rubrum is a remedy for violent, dry, hacking coughs which come in rapidly repeating bouts, like a ‘minute gun’. The affected individual also feels markedly worse for cold, so much so that air feels noticeably cold on inhaling, and he will want to sleep with his head under the bedcovers as a result. Along with the cough, there may be a desire for sour or salty food, but eating sets off the cough immediately.
Drosera is is one of the main remedies for whooping cough, and has a distinctive character which makes it valuable in cough treatment in general. It is prescribed for coughs which are characterised by incessant or violent bouts of coughing which end in retching or vomiting. The cough is typically aggravated as soon as the individual lies down in bed, and is often worse from midnight through the early hours. It may be accompanied by cold sweats. Bouts of coughing may make it difficult to breathe. The cough may be deep, chesty and painful, forcing the person to hold their head or chest when coughing. It is better for fresh air and during the day.
Ferrum phos is often needed in the early stages of inflammatory conditions, and although the symptoms tend not to be vivid, the cough is often characterised by stitching pains, and the mucus coughed up may be blood-streaked. Ailments often come on after exposure to cold, but the symptoms are not sudden and violent (compare Aconite). There may be hoarseness with the cough.
Phosphorus has a wide sphere of action in homeopathic treatment, and is often indicated in respiratory complaints. The cough is typically a dry, persistent tickling cough, which is often worse in the evening or at night. They will feel better for sitting up, and for cold drinks, and worse for lying on the left side. One of the main characteristics of a Phosphorus cough is aggravation from change of temperature or weather – for example, going from a warm room outside into the cold air. There may be pain and hoarseness in the larynx and throat, worse for coughing, and the mucus may be blood-streaked.
Pulsatilla is a remedy often used in acute ailments in childhood, where the picture matches. The typical Pulsatilla cough is one which becomes dry in the evening and at night, and productive in the morning, with yellow or greenish mucus which is coughed up on waking. The cough is worse for warmth, and in stuffy rooms, better in the fresh air. It also tends to be worse when lying down to sleep, and the person will want company. They may be weepy or moody and changeable with the symptoms.
Rumex is a remedy mainly used in the treatment of coughs, and has a distinctive character – the person who needs Rumex will be very sensitive to cold air. A tickling in the throat is aggravated by inhaling cold air, and the cough may be continuous, only eased by covering the mouth. The cough is aggravated by any change of air, and will often be accompanied by a raw, burning sensation in the larynx.
Spongia is a well known homeopathic cough remedy, and (like Aconite) is one of the main remedies for croup. The Spongia cough has a characteristic barking, sawing sound, described in the literature as sounding like ‘sawing through a board’. It is typically dry and suffocative, and comes on around midnight or in the early hours. Hoarseness is also typical. The cough is generally eased by warm food and drink.
Homeopathy can be very effective in chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic bronchitis, as well as the tendency to recurrent respiratory infections. Get in touch with me here if you would like to have a chat about how I can help you.
Hi Karen
My son, Lenny is 9. He has asthma and is on monkilucast and seritide.
I’ve used homeopathy for over 20 years but haven’t seen a homeopath for nearly 4 years now.
I really want Lenny to have some homeopathic treatment for his asthma. I believe it will help him. He wants to get off the inhaler I trust he will
Hi Polly, thanks for your comment. If you and Lenny are looking to try some homeopathic treatment once more, you would be welcome to book a free intro call with me to discuss, and ask me any questions you may have. Here is my booking link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19077393 Whatever you decide to do, I wish you and Lenny well. With my best wishes, Karen
I have a dry cough that doctors find no remedy for and no calls for it but do you suggest
Hi Janice, it sounds from your question as if your cough is a long term chronic one, is that correct? Homeopathy is a good referral for chronic coughs, I recommend you consult a homeopath for this. Best wishes, Karen
For dry cough whether acute or chronic – Bryonia Alb 30 is the best homeopathic medicine.
There are many remedies for dry cough – Bryonia will certainly help in many cases, but only where the case matches Bryonia.
Someone gave me some liquid formulas. I hit them against a book 50 times per advice. But did I just change their potencies by doing that?
Yes, it changes the potency with extra succussion.
Astham ki khashi bhut jada aati hai rat ho ya din aati hai to lagatar aati hai mujhe pat me chati me bhut pain hota hai
Comment translation: “I get a lot of coughing from asthma, whether it is day or night. When it comes, it comes continuously, and I feel a lot of pain in my stomach and chest.” Thanks for your comment. Treatment of asthma needs careful professional prescribing, and I strongly recommend you work with a homeopathic doctor in your region. Best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen,
I’m 54 years old.
Suffering from cough since past 4 days.
I caught fever and cough initially because of cold weather (sudden change), fever has gone but cough is still there.
Typical symptoms are morning 3 am onwards heavily with mucus in thick yellow/white/ greenish form and I feel as if it’s coming from lungs .
Can you please suggest suitable treatment 🙏
Hi, thanks for your question. Did you try any of the remedies listed? If none seem to fit your symptoms, you may need to consult a homeopath with a more detailed symptom profile, to find the best remedy match. Based on cold weather aggravation and three am aggravation, the potassium salts (Esp Kali carb, Kali bich, Kali ars) are worth reading about, along with Merc viv. Best wishes, Karen
Hi
I stay in India
I have mixed symptoms,
A cough that is worse at night – especially around midnight, dry in character, with a dry mouth and thirst, and shortness of breath. Sometimes mucusy, rattling cough, when there is difficulty in coughing up the mucus often worse around 4am. Difficulty sleeping. Feeling week. When coughing Yellow or Dark yellow mucus comes out. What would be the best medicine.
When I cough ,yellow muscus comes out .Which medicine should I take ?Please suggest.
Hi Ashok, the choice of the correct medicine for a cough rests on a more detailed picture – including the character of the cough, and factors and circumstances that either set it off, aggravate it, or ease it. Yellow expectoration alone does not individualise enough to advise. Best wishes, Karen
Hello Karen, I am from India. My sister lives in Seattle, where it snows during the winter. Whenever there is an outbreak of infections there, my sister repeatedly develops a cough. Her immunity is also low. Karen, could you please recommend a homeopathic medicine that would not only cure all types of coughs but also boost her immunity? Thanks.
Hi Gerry, thanks for your question. Unfortunately homeopathy doesn’t work like this. While we may take a nutritional supplement for example, to support immune function, homeopathic treatment is highly individualised, and choice of medicine depends entirely on the person’s own symptom pattern. There are many hundreds of homeopathic medicines for coughs, according to the way the cough presents. For someone who has a susceptibility to repeated respiratory infections, constitutional homeopathic treatment can improve their vitality and reduce susceptibility to infection. Best wishes, Karen
Please try Rumex C which best suits your described symptoms
Rumex is one of very many remedies for dry cough – we need a little more information to match a remedy accurately.
I am an old patient of dry cough which starts during elergic seasons, irritating in throat and tigers while sleeping.
Mi hijo tiene un mes tosiendo. Seca y le irrita la garganta. Si. Flemas. Ya le di drosera, bryonia, chamomila, antimodium, phosforo y medicinas alopatas y no se le quita
Do you take high blood pressure meds? My husband started coughing after taking a new BP med. After research, we discovered coughing cascade effect.
I have been coughing constantly for the last 4 weeks with white spurtum that comes out. Dr. said it could be virus and she heard rattling on the right side. There is wheezing and shortness of breath. My voice gets hoarse and I am not able to complete a sentence without coughing. Others worse lying down, after food. Please suggest a remedy.
Hi Reena, I understand the wish to have someone suggest remedies for you – however, trying this or that remedy on very few indications will not serve you well, as it will be unlikely to provide an accurate match for your symptoms. It is best in this situation to work with a homeopath so they can take a much more detailed case, and give you a remedy or series of remedies to heal the problem. Best wishes, Karen
It’s going around
Hi Karen,
I have a deep dry cough, came on with the cold weather worse when I lie down…a little sqeeky.70 years old, Started taking stodal, then stopped, too strong, now just Bryonia now and some essential oil caps and Vicks vapo rub. I only have 9 ch bryonia in the house. I have a super sensitive stomach but I am afraid of the coughing, hurts my chest. any suggestions. Merci from Paris!
Hi Edythe, a deep dry cough which hurts the chest does suggest Bryonia as a possibility. You can continue with Bryonia if each dose helps a little. Try to avoid using Vicks Vapo Rub at the same time as the homeopathic remedy, as the strong essential oils may stop the remedies working. Best wishes, Karen
Hi there… i found your info online. I use homeopathy with my 4 kids and 1 granddaughter and it works so well. Cured my chronic strep. Currently, my 13yo son had a deep cough with ropy mucus balls that he recovered from, but it has slowly lingered. It’s now a spasmodic cough that comes in fits worsened by running or activity, but can happen at any time. I believe he needs a constitutional remedy (like I received to cure my strep) to deal with his susceptibility to coughs and colds. He has never been vaccinated, at 13 he has only ever taken antibiotics 2x, very healthy and active. I am having him tested for food allergies too because i do think gluten and dairy may trigger him for cough and inflammation. Thank you in advance. im looking to deal with the immediate spa sic/asthmatic cough but know the entire issue needs to be dealt with.
Hi Kimberly, you are welcome to get in touch to discuss constitutional treatment for your son – the ‘work with me’ page on my website gives you appointment options as well as a free discovery call to discuss a treatment plan and ask further questions. Best wishes, Karen
My wife 78, has Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. She is on continuous oxygen and often swallows ice for comfort. A little exertion bring dry cough, irritating and tiring. A little of urine leaks out with a bout of coughing.
Is there any specific medicine, doctor ?
Thank you for your question. Homeopathy can help to palliate a cough in this situation, but a remedy would need to be carefully prescribed by a homeopath who can monitor the result and suggest appropriate potency for your wife’s case. I recommend you engage a local homeopath who may be able to help you. With my best wishes, Karen
I have a cough I had 4 weeks it gets better then I start coughing again . Does not likes changes in temperature
Sir, my wife is suffering from severe cough problems specially at night with barking sound and vomiting of diluted watery phlegm for the last one and half years. Got allopathic treatment, after necessary tests including chest x ray but all in vein. Report shows no abnormality. Now I think Homeopathy is the only hope to get rid of wife,s sufferings. Kindly advise me in this case. With thanks and regards a lot- H.L.Yadav, Prayagraj, U.P.
Thank you for your question. I agree, and strongly advise you to seek homeopathic treatment for your wife. Chronic coughs can often be resolved with professional care. Best wishes, Karen
i know its very late since your comment and I hope your son is off his inhalers.. I just wanted to share that I cured my asthma of 20 years with flower essences, buteyko breathing, and homeopathy … coming off my inhalers completely in a short space of about 6 months.
Wish you all the best and hope he is fighting fit now !!! Children heal much more quickly, and especially when their bodies are given the chance to heal rather than being suppressed and over-ridden x
That is so encouraging, I’ve been seeing a homeopath to get off asthma meds too … I’ve improved a lot but still to get off the meds .
hello just to agree
i also cured my asthma of 20 or so yrs with flower essences, buteyko and homeopathy !! and hv not used an inhaler since !!
Sir my son Ashis suffering from hawking cough, sleepless night for frequent coughing and not relieving.. It was followed by high fever, low haemoglobin, still low, plz remedy
Hi, there is not enough here to recommend remedies for your son with accuracy – in acute prescribing the symptoms need to be more individualised, as there are a huge number of cough remedies. The most useful pattern elements with a cough are the modalities – the factors and circumstances that either aggravate or ease a cough. Best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen, My mother is 70 years old, weight 65 kg and height 5′-1″. Suffering from Heigh Pressure, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Urine not clearing. She taking Tsart 80 H, Calcium Tab and Urimax 0.4. But in this days she suffering from cold, modarate fever and severe allergic cough. She is getting ill with slight change of weather. I need homeo remedy for her problems. Please suggest medicine and doses.
Hi, I understand your wish to have homeopathic support for your mother. However, homeopathy does not work like this – you would be very unlikely to have any positive result from a remedy suggestion based on diagnostic criteria. Your mother’s case is a complex chronic case, and you will only find good results for her through working with either a homeopathic doctor or professional homeopathic practitioner in your region, over a period of time. Best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen, my mother is 87 years old and has known controlled asthma with advair inhaler. Recently she got sore throat and now her asthma is flared. Can I give her 4 drops of Merc sol 200 or Ferrum photo 200 ina tea spoon of water? She is spitting some mucus with cough. I have at home Belladonna 200 also. Pls advise.
Hi Ash, there are many different remedies for asthma, depending on the exact symptom profile of the individual. To identify the right remedy match for your mother I would need more detailed information. Best wishes, Karen
Hola, quisiera saber si existe medicamento homeopático para tratar la fibrosis pulmonar. He investigado y me sale que tártara antimonium, kali carbonicum silicea, phosforous, bryona album pero no sé cuál o cuáles me pueden servir mejor. Tengo flema crónica desde hace 5 años día y noche y no se quita dificultad para respirar por la misma flema, me canso muy rápido y baja oxigenación en sangre.
Hi Sara, a long term chronic condition such as pulmonary fibrosis is beyond the scope of home prescribing. I recommend you consult an experienced homeopath in your region for professional care. Best wishes, Karen
I have had a flu-like ailment for 4 weeks. I appear to be on the mend.
I have been using homeopathy for a little over a year, using thebinternet and taking some beginner classes.
I’m taking daily doses of Eupatorium, Thuja, Cold Calm, Spongea, Hepar sulph, Merc sol, Ammonium carb, and Gelsemium and occasional doses of Tuberculinum 200, Phosphoricum. Sulphur, Sinus calm, Kali bic,
Last night was the first time in my life that I have had blood in my sputum. The sputum is light pink or May have a streak of blood. Since this phenomenon has never happened to me in my 72 years, I am concerned.
I went to an allopathic doctor two days ago. He doesn’t know that I use homeopathy. My tests for flu snd Cvd were negative, and he didn’t seem to think there was much wrong with me.
The past 4 weeks have been miserable beginning with headache and fever that an abruptly changed to other varied respiratory symptoms: cough, congestion, snd bronchitis then a totally blocked nose as if it had turned to stone;. A clear sputum quickly became a white, foamy, then thick and sticky sputum with white coating on my tongue, all accompanied by crippling fatigue. All symptoms are now better as I followed them and changed remedies. The current blood in my sputum alarms me since it is unique in my experience.
Dear Kathy, you have supported yourself through this with homeopathy, well done! My thoughts are as follows: many people manage to see themselves through mild respiratory infections with self prescribing, however it is usually advisable to seek professional help if symptoms persist, or if the symptoms are more serious or concerning (in the same way that you would see a medical doctor if symptoms are more serious). A homeopath has access to prescribing information for a huge range of possible remedies, and the experience to know which ones may be helpful for you. Also, when symptoms persist as long as this, it may be this is becoming more of a chronic situation, which also needs professional treatment. One final thought, we would not usually recommend that you take a number of remedies all together, but rather match a single remedy to your symptom picture, then change the remedy as your symptom picture changes. I recommend you consult a homeopath to help you. Good luck and best wishes, Karen
Hello
when I read your comment I was ratehr worried too about how many remedies you were taking at once .. my own experience is that that will have confused your system rather as it cannot work with so many energies at once. As Karen says carefully matching your symptoms to a single remedy is the usual way to prescribe., until the picture changes or shifts. When I have had blood in my mucous at all on coughing, I have taken Phospherous, but hope that you got to see a homeopath !
I’m constantly coughing to clear my throat of catarrh. In King’s College and Guy’s Hospital ‘speak’, I’m a light to moderate asthmatic and this might, just might be the cause. I don’t know what causes this constant throat-clearing but sadly it seems to be now for me, a way of life.
What would you recommend?
I talked this through with my Pharmacist this afternoon and he said that there are several ‘over the counter’ medicines available but they would not treat the underlying causes and he gave me the name and address of a Harley Street specialist but as no doubt as you can appreciate, being a State Pensioner, I’m not privy to that sort of expense, no matter how accomplished this particular gentleman is.
The medicine(s) for my asthmatic condition are the Symbicort 200/6 (which is an inhaled steroid), and a Salamol CFC-free inhaler (a ‘reliever’), – which I hardly ever use as the Symbicort is so effective. The Symbicort was recommended to my by King’s College Hospital when they used me for new Asthma drugs that were coming onto the market.
Yours sincerely,
Terry J Moore.
Dear Terry, thank you for your comment and question. Homeopathy is an option for addressing the underlying causes of a chronic condition such as yours. If you are unfamiliar with our approach to asthma and chronic coughs, I have emailed you some further information about homeopathy. You are also welcome to book a free discovery call on zoom or by phone with me, to ask some further questions. With best wishes, Karen
Hello karen i have a cough worse at night with occasional phelgm which is sometimes difficult to bring up its mostly whitish in colour thank you regards anthony
Hi Anthony, thanks for reaching out regarding your cough. The key to successful treatment with homeopathy is an individual match, so we rely on the individual symptom picture to match the right remedy. There are very many remedies that have a cough which is worse at night, depending on additional factors, the history of the cough, and associated symptoms. You may want to consider working with a homeopath to help you get the best remedy match to help you. If you do not already have a homeopath, you would be welcome to book a call with me here: https://karenleadbeater.co.uk/work-with-me/. Best wishes, Karen
Hi there thanks for your work! What would you suggest for a dry tickly cough with a slight wheezing on the in-breath? Many thanks for your help.
Hi Gemma, thanks for your question. Homeopathy works by individually matching your exact symptoms to the right remedy for your cough. There are a number of possible remedies for a dry tickly cough with wheezing, I recommend you contact a homeopath for individual support. Best wishes, Karen
Thank you for your article. It has some nuances I was looking for.
Thanks for your comment – I am glad to hear you found the article helpful. Best wishes, Karen
Hi,
I am allergic to wool carpet and I have a dry cough. No other symptoms just a dry cough. Can you please let me know which homeopathic medicine I should take.
Hi Sandy, thanks for your question. Even where the person has only one issue and is otherwise healthy, homeopathic treatment still works best by matching the remedy to your whole health profile, including family health patterns and prior medical history. If I look at dry cough with aggravation from wool, there are 25 different remedies which have this particular pattern. The choice of the correct medicine (or in some cases, series of medicines) for you will depend on your personal experience and health profile. The potency and number of doses will also be individual. I hope this helps – do consider seeing a homeopath for personalised treatment. Best wishes, Karen
I contacted the ‘Lurgy’ before Xmas which lasted 6 weeks with awful cough and lack of appetite. Lately I have dry thickly cough with runny nose. Problem is I have grade 4 cystocele and the very worst thing for me is coughing. I think I need something pretty quickly please
Thanking you in advance
Regards
Hi Jenny, homeopathy works by individualised prescriptions, that match the exact way you experience the cough. If you would like to work with me you can book an appointment here: https://karenleadbeater.co.uk/work-with-me/. Best wishes, Karen
Hlo sir
Can I cure my allergic phelgm,mucus in lungs with the help of homeopathic medicine r57
Hi, my 4 year old has a virus and is full of phlegm in upper chest. Refuses to cough, constantly holding himself back from coughing in any way he can. When it does come you can hear it’s a lot, it sound thick and makes him gag. Wants constant company. Doesn’t want to drink anything and certainly does not want me to talk about it at all! Any ideas? I gave belladonna initially and then tried pulsatilla.
Hi Nancy, thanks for your question. Homeopathy is great for acute infections, and the right remedy (or more often in respiratory infections, series of remedies, for each stage of the illness) will help to resolve the infection promptly. The best approach is to carefully match a remedy to your son’s individual symptoms, rather than trying this or that remedy in case it helps. I offer acute treatment advice which can be booked via my website, or if you have a regular family homeopath I advise contacting them for support. I hope he feels better soon! Best wishes, Karen
Hello,
My 3 yr old son had some sort of stomach flu and seemed to be getting much better but developed a cough. He’s back to having fever again 102° -103.6° amd a dry barking cough. I think it’s an ear infection based on previous ones and indicated by cough. What remedy do I give him?
Hi Lorena, thanks for your question. The success of homeopathic treatment for an acute infection like your son’s rests on the selection of a remedy that matches his individual presentation of symptoms. There are a large number of remedies for a dry barking cough. If you looked through the brief remedy pictures listed and did not see one that matched your son’s cough, you are welcome to book an acute call with me for personalised remedy advice and support: https://karenleadbeater.co.uk/work-with-me/. Best wishes, Karen
Ive used homeopathy for 11 years for acutes but I always find myself chasing symptoms with coughs.
My son started with a sore throat, red, inflamed and painful to swallow. I started with split dose of ABC combination. Symptoms changed to no pain but then extreme hoarseness, clammy skin and favoured cold drinks, so moved to Phos. This helped and changed symptoms, although we have hoarseness with a short dry sounding cough, so I stopped remedies & he ‘steamed’ which brought up dark yellow and thick lumps of mucus. I’m not sure whether to continue with Phos or change; to follow the symptoms 🫣 he’s not favouring anything particular. Has ok energy, but whining about being ‘ill’.
Hi Nicki, thanks for your question. In acute illness, including coughs, it often necessitates a series of remedies as the symptom picture changes. I can’t advise about whether to continue with Phos without knowing more about the case. You could read up on Hepar sulph and Spongia too. If you need professional support many homeopaths offer short focused appointments for acute illness. Best wishes, Karen
Thanks for this great list of homeopathic remedies for coughs! It’s really helpful to understand how different remedies target specific cough symptoms, making it easier to find the right one.
Hi Shiksha, thanks so much for your comment! And glad to hear the blog post has been helpful for you. Best wishes, Karen
Dear Dr,
Last 15 days, I m suffering from cold & cough. It is due to weather change. I have used Homeopathic medicine Heper sulpher, Belladonna, Aconiteicum.
Still, no relief in cold cough. Please suggest some medicine.
With Regards,
Mr. Balmiki Kr Choudhary
Dear Mr. Balmiki Kr Choudhary, thank you for your question. There are a large number of remedies that have a pattern of upper respiratory infection that comes on with change in weather. Some of these are – Arsenicum, Gelsemium, Allium cepa, Myrtus communis, Kali bichromicum, Sabadilla. However, I don’t believe it will serve you well to take one remedy after another in the hope you will find some relief. I suggest you have a qualified homeopath take your acute case, and match more accurately a remedy for the whole acute picture of your symptoms – you will likely get a better and quicker result this way. With best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen
Greetings!
My wife is having thyroid since her 1st pregnency, she is having hypothyroidism for almost 8 years and using Thyronorm 50 MCG to 150 MCG depend on her TSH levels based on 3 months Thyroid blood test and on doctor advise. Simultaneously started homeao medicine of Thyroidium 30 C daily morning 3 drops and evening 3 drops.
Last 2 years her thyroid shifted from Hypothyroidism to Hyperthyroidism and she started to have palpitations, weight loss, vomitting, headache, shortness of breath sometimes it warrants her to take to hospital because of chest pain. Now observed sudden shifting of her thyroid like this sometimes in a 2 months also shifting from hyper to Hypo.
Now means last 6months doctor suggested using Neo-mercazole 2.5 mg and Thyronorm 50 MCG.
Do you suggest any homeaopathy medicine?
Hi Prasad, thanks for your question. Unfortunately this is beyond the scope of first aid suggestions. It sounds as though you may have previously consulted a homeopathic doctor for your wife, and in this situation I would strongly advise seeking professional care. Best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen,
I have gone to a homeopathic doctor almost exclusively for 45 years. (I’m 80 now.) I don’t have colds – I have sinus infections, treated successfully with Kali Bic
I am hoarse; it used to be occasionally, but now it’s all the time. Then I developed a cough and it got worse about two weeks ago.
My doctor prescribed Kali Carb., which I took and was able to clear my throat of phlegm, but I still have a horrendous cough, with retching, and incontinence (only when coughing). (No vomiting.) It has worsened with the cold weather in Colorado.
We’ll see what he prescribes next. If you have suggestions, please make them! I on my own have tried Antimonium Tart, alternating with Drosera, but they did nothing.
Hi Carol, thanks for your comment. Great to hear you have been using homeopathy for so long! If you have a homeopath on the case it is best to contact them for advice, rather than taking additional remedies which were not recommended – we often find that remedies work best in specific sequences, or are best selected according to the current symptom profile following on from the last remedy. I wish you speedy recovery from your cough! Best wishes, Karen
Hi
My daughter is 7 years old and having dry cough and tickling in throat.
Which medicine should I give her.
M giving Honey ginger and black pepper.
Today I had given bryonia 3drop in water.
Hi Nik, thanks for your question. The choice of a suitable remedy for a dry cough depends on factors and circumstances that ease or set off the cough – such as those described in the blog post. It helps to practise observing the patterns of a cough, as this helps with narrowing down remedy choice. If Bryonia doesn’t help, have another look at the listings and see if there is a remedy that matches the pattern better. Best wishes, Karen
Hi sir I have a mucus problem back of the nose Whit mucus every time that’s why I ate a breathing issue,chest condjestion
Hi karen
I have a 6 month old who has had a dry spasmatic cough for nearly over a week now. Worse late at night and early hours. I tried bryonia and drosera, and ABC for when he coughs which helped, also pulsitilla as it was more cold like with a snotty nose, however the cough got worse again the past two days. No snotty nose now. He has fits of coughs, very dry and I think a sore throat as he cries after. Finds it hard to catch his breath when coughing. He has been sick twice from coughing. No fever or sucking in. Any recommendations what I could try next or should I go back to bryonia.
Hi Leah, thanks for your question. Coughs can be tricky to match precisely. Dry, spasmodic, suffocating coughs with vomiting will often respond to Drosera, Ipecac, Ant tart or Sambucus – depending on the symptom profile. The key elements are usually the modalities – the factors or circumstances that aggravate/set off, or ease symptoms. There are many other possible remedies. You can have a look at the symptom profiles of the remedies mentioned above and see if any fit your little one’s cough. If you are struggling to shift it with home treatment, it might be worth seeking professional care to help you. Best wishes, Karen
Hi Karen,My 2.10 year old son has dry barking cough especially at night for nearly over a week now.He had cold and fever but now he is suffering only with cough.He couldn’t sleep continuously for an hour atleast.
He coughing in day as well but not worse like night.
Could you please some medicines with dose value to get him cure fast. Thank you.
Best regards, Prashant Mane.
Hi Prashant, thanks for your question. There are many remedies for dry barking cough, worse at night. The best match for your son’s case will be found via the modalities – the factors and circumstances that ease or aggravate the cough (eg type of movement or position, eating or drinking, talking, deep breathing, exertion, warmth or cold, and so on) and also whether there is expectoration, and what this is like. Take a look at the profile of the following remedies, and see if any of these fit the profile of your son’s cough: Drosera, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Rumex, Hepar sulph, Bryonia. Best wishes, Karen
Hello ma’am..my 3 months old son is suffering from cold..he has loose mucus in nose and throat which causes him to cough…his chest is clear..mucus in nose easily comes out during tummy time but mucus in throat is problematic..it causes noisy breathing only at night…mucus is clear, thin and sticky…kind of albuminous…what do you recommend ma’am…I myself am homoeopath but when it comes to my child I literally become indecisive
Hi Shruti, thanks for your question. If we cross ‘Cough from mucus in throat’ with Expectoration, sticky, tenacious’, it brings forward the following remedies – it is hard to be confident about the choice with few modalities – but you could take a look at: Ant tart, Caust, Coccus cacti. If the mucus is notably sticky and tenacious, and the cough long lasting, this may indicate pertussin miasm (even if it is an acute cough but not whooping cough) which includes Ant tart and Coccus cacti as prominent remedies. I hope this helps. If you don’t find relief you may want to have a colleague take a more detailed acute case. Best wishes, Karen
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I have a relative who coughs when they drink but not when they eat. They were diagnosed with pneumonia. What is the best thing to do, especially for a cough after drinking something like plain water that isn’t hot or cold?
Hi Jean, thanks for your question. We would only use a symptom such as ‘better/worse for hot/cold drinks’ if the temperature of the drink makes a typical and significant difference to the cough. The symptom we would use if the person is aggravated by drinking in general would be ‘drinking aggravates’. If your relative has an acute pneumonia you may want to consider professional homeopathic care alongside their primary doctor’s treatment. Best wishes, Karen
I find this forum very interesting. There’s a lot of useful information here.
I AM SUFFERING FROM ALLERGIC RHINITIS & POST NASAL DRIP FROM PAST 6 YEARS I HAVE ALREADY TAKE QUALIFIED DR ADVISED FROM PAST 2 YEARS NOT SO GOOD RESULT THIS ALLERGIC CAN TIGGER ALLERGIC COUGH I CANNOT HANDLE IT BY TAKING WITHOUT TAKING ANTIHASTAMINE ALREADY TRIED SO MANY HOMEPATHIC MEDICINE LIKE HISTAMINUM ALLIUM CEPA HEPA SULP SPONGIA TOSTA KALI BICHROME
BUT NOT SO GOOD RESULT
Hi, this is a chronic condition, and it sounds as though you have taken a number of remedies already – have you had a qualified homeopath take a detailed chronic case history? You will do best to work with a homeopath for a period of time to find the most suitable medicines for your case. Best wishes, Karen