Homopthic remedies that can be used for coughs and colds with their unique presenting symptoms

A cough can be very worrying, and it is important to consult your primary health care physician who can assess the severity of a cough. Often, a cough can linger for days even weeks after the cold or flu has resolved, causing sleepless nights. A visit to your homeopath can assess the cough with your own unique symptom picture to selected a remedy specifically for you.

Here are examples of remedies that can be used for coughs and colds with their unique presenting symptoms:

Drosera 

Frequent  paroxysms of cough that follow each other rapidly, the patient is scarcely able to get a breath and does not stop coughing until large quantities of tenacious mucous is raised. Deep sounding hoarse, barking cough worse after midnight. Sensation of a feather in the larynx, exciting cough. Dry sensation deep in throat. Voice hoarse. Cough as soon as his head touches the pillow. 

2. Rumex Crispus

Tickling in pit of throat causing dry teasing cough. Dry incessant cough worse changing room or slightest inhaling of COLD air, covers head with bedding to make air warmer. Cough with little or no expectoration. Cough worse evenings when lying down.

3.Stannum

 Cough deep and hollow, in paroxysms of two or three coughs. Dry cough in the evening. Great weakness in chest, so weak patient feels unable to speak. Empty sensation in chest. PROFUSE expectoration of sweet, salty egg white mucous during the day. Hoarseness with a deep, husky, hollow voice relieved by coughing and expectorating mucous.

4. Coccus Cacti

Regular paroxysms of violent tickling racking cough ending in vomiting OR raising a lot of clear ropy stringy mucous. Short paroxysms of cough followed by easy expectoration of mucous. Collection of mucous in air passages.  Cough is better for cold air.

5. Phosphorus

Can't talk, larynx is so painful. Cough from tickle in throat, worse for cold air. Cough going from warm air to a cold room, worse from talking, laughing, drinking, eating, lying on the left side.

6. Bryonia

Cough dry and spasmodic with gagging and vomiting. Cough is VERY painful. Cough worse eating, drinking, entering a WARM room and deep inspiration. Feels like chest would fly open, supports chest with hands.