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If the patient is exhausted, bothered by regurgitation, and needs a continuous stream
of cool air, we may give Carbo vegetabilis homeopathically. Stannum can also be
given to severely weakened patients who even have great difficulty speaking and for
whom any movement at all can make their condition worse. For patients who cough all
night long when lying down, we may give Hyoscyamus. (Boericke/Phatak ed. 2005)
Medications and external therapies that are given in rhythmic alternation can be used
to bring rhythm to the organism from within. Anthroposophical medicine uses an
alternation of Quercus cortex 10% solution in the morning and Veronica 10% solution
in the evening (Hamre 2009) to bring rhythm in the day. The morning is a time of
inhalation, the afternoon a time of exhalation. In the morning, the Quercus helps to
decrease the over-reaction to stimuli (see 6.1.2d.); in the evening the Veronica solution
helps by activating the metabolism (6.1.3d.). These measures can sustain and stengthen
the rhythmic functions of the organism. They restore the balance between inhalation
and exhalation. This will also support the patient’s sleep pattern.
If these measures prove to be insufficient, supplemental oxygen therapy can help the
patient sleep better.
b. Rhythmic movement will stimulate expiration. Regular walking, swimming, or biking
will enhance the rhythm between inhalation and expiration. They have been found to
be beneficial in asthma patients. These measures will also promote metabolic activity
and body warmth. Anthroposophic rhythmical massage therapy can support the
balance between inhalation and expiration, as well (Hamre et al 2007d; Hamre 2009).
Eurythmy therapy has developed specific exercises for asthma that can be tailored to the
individual patient’s need (Hamre et al 2007b; Hamre 2009). They help the expiration
as well as the impaired general movement. These measures can be used in both acute
and chronic situations.
c. The impaired general movement can be treated with rhythmic movement modalities
such as described under b.