ASTHMA – ACUTE and CHRONIC: POLYCHRESTS (S. K. Banerjea)
MEDICINES: COMPARATIVE MATERIA MEDICA POINTS ARSENICUM ALBUM HEPAR SULPH KALI CARB NATRUM SULPH PHOSPHORUS TUBERCULINUM 1) AETIOLOGY (i) Asthma from suppressed itch.(ii) Suitable for attacks occurring as consequence of suppressed catarrh. (iii) Chill in water; eating ices. (i) Cold, dry, winds.(ii) Land wind (open fields). (iii) Suppressed eruptions. Catching Cold. Every fresh cold brings on an attack of asthma. (i) Strong odours, flowers.(ii) Exposure to drenching rains, washing cloths. Exposure to cold air. 2) COUGH &ASTHMA (i) Dry cough.(ii) Cough as if from sulphur fumes. (iii) Cough after drinking. (iv) Apex of the right lung is more affected. (i) Dry & hoarse cough.(ii) Choking cough. (iii) Croupy & rattling cough. . (i) Asthma: Wheezing.(ii) Asthma: Bronchitis. (iii) Asthma: Dry hard cough. (iv) Base of the right lung is more affected. (i) Asthma: Dyspnoea of damp weather.(ii) Asthma: Humid asthma. (iii) Asthma: in children. (iv) Base of the left lung is more affected. (i) Cough: From tickling in larynx.(ii) Cough: Racking cough. (iii) Cough: Nervous cough, aggravation from strong odours. (iv) Larynx very painful: sore throat. (v) Apex of the left lung is more affected. (i) Suffocations.(ii) Longs for cold air. (iii) Catches cold easily. (iv) Cough: Hard & hacking. [...]