The Science of Therapeutics - Classical Homeopathy Online

Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 189 of 653Manganum is suited to a spasmodic cough with difficulty of raisinthe phlegm; the cough is only in the day-time; only hard lumpsare brought up after hard coughing, of a yellow or green color.Baryta carbonica has acted very favorably in several cases of catof old people, with excessive secretion of mucus and difficulty oexpectorating it, and with paroxysms of a spasmodic cough duringthe period immediately following midnight. Two days after usingthe drug the mucus generally decreased in quantity and the patienfelt relieved.Silicea, although symptomatically indicated in many forms ofcatarrh, yet has only proved efficient in our hands in a very sevform. We are often called upon to prescribe for the common stonecutter bronchitis which is such a common cause of death amongthis class of workmen. It is characterized by profuse secretion omucus, great shortness of breath without any perceptible emphysema ; this shortness of breath not only sets in after an effort,without any cause. These people generally die of phthisis pituitothat is to say in consequence of an excessive secretion of mucus,associate now and then with distinct signs of bronchial suppuration- We have tried a number of remedies against this dangerousaftection almost without effect, whereas Silicea has always actedwith prompt benefit. We must add that we have never derivedany advantage from alcoholic attenuations, but always from thehigher triturations.Stannum has been tried by us in many apparently suitable cases,without any result ; we cannot recommend it, whatever others maysay to the contrary.Senega is adapted to chronic bronchitis when accompanied bylaryngotracheitis, but likewise to chronic bronchitis without thi218 Diseases of the Lungs.accompaniment ; the cough has no expectoration, or else the abovdescribed tenacious, glassy expectoration, especially troublesomenight, and excited by every exertion of the respiratory organs, oby fresh air.Bryonia alba is preferable in the acute form, and is very seldomadapted to inveterate chronic catarrh. It is particularly indicatby a spasmodic cough with a copious expectoration of yellowishmucus ; the cough distresses the patient all the time and is so vthat it seems as though the thorax would fly to pieces; it is easexcited by smoke and dust. We have never seen Bryonia relievea dry cough, or a cough with tenacious, scanty expectoration.Hyoscyanius, of all the remedies here mentioned has the most precise and most prominent indications, which are indeed not often mwith in chronic catarrh. The Hyoscyamus-cough is a nocturnal,spasmodic cough, excited by a recumbent posture and abating immediately after the vertical posture is resumed. This combinationof symptoms occurs very rarely, but if it does, Ilyoscyamus is thright remedy.http://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt