This document discusses several homeopathic medicines that can be used to treat asthma, including both acute exacerbations and chronic cases. It provides information on Aralia racemosa, Blatta occidentalis, Cassia sophera, Eriodictyon, Pothos foetidus, and Solidago virga for treating acute asthma exacerbations. It also discusses the polycrest medicines Arsenicum album, Hepar sulphur, Kali carbonicum, Natrum sulphuricum, Phosphorus, and Tuberculinum for chronic asthma cases. For each medicine, it outlines their key asthmatic manifestations, associated symptoms, and modalities. The document aims to provide homeopaths

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By
Dr. Subrata K. Banerjea, GOLD MEDALIST
B.H.M.S. (HONOURS IN NINE SUBJECTS OF CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY)
FELLOW : AKADEMIE HOMOOPATHISCHER DEUTSCHER ZENTRALVEREIN (GERMANY)
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (U.K.)
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ASTHMA: A PICTURISED
PRESENTATION

2. ASTHMA (ACUTE
EXACERBATION):
LESSER KNOWN
ORGANOPATHIC
MEDICINES:
COMPARATIVE
MATERIA MEDICA
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ARALIA RACEMOSA
• Asthmatic manifestation: Wheezing in throat.
Constriction in chest and throat with a sensation
of foreign body in the throat.
• Expectoration: Expectoration is salty and hot.
• Modalities: < after lying, < 2 A.M.
• Potency of Choice: Q, 6C, 1M.

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BLATTA OCCIDENTALIS
• Asthmatic manifestation: Wonderful medicine for
Asthma for people who lives or works in damp
basements, cellars, etc. damp dwelling.
Aggravation from damp and rainy weather. Sycotic
asthma.
• Expectoration: Much pus like mucus.
• Potency of Choice: (i) Q, 30C, 1M. (ii) After the
spasm for the remaining cough use higher, stop
with improvement.

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CASSIA SOPHERA
• Asthmatic manifestation:
o Skin disease are associated with bronchial troubles.
o More the cough (in asthmatic patients) and more it is a
painful and distressing cough, better it is indicated.
• Modalities:
o Aggravates during rainy and winter season.
o < later part of the evening, and past and mid-night, towards
early morning.
• Potency of Choice:
o Q, 30C, 1M.
o Cassia sophera is antidoted by smoking or chewing tobacco,
so patients, should avoid them during medication.

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ERIODICTYON
• Asthmatic manifestation:
o Profuse nocturnal sweat and spasm > by
expectoration.
o Past history of recurrent pneumonia, recurrent
bronchitis  lung vitality weak  Easily catches
cold  Asthma.
• Potency of Choice: Q, 30C.

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POTHOS FOETIDUS
• Asthmatic manifestation: For asthmatic
complaints, which is caused and are made worse
from inhaling any dust.
• Modalities: Asthmatic symptoms are better by
passing stool. Tubercular asthma.
• Potency of Choice: Q (during acute attack), 30C,
1M (Constitutional for Allergic Bronchospasm).

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SOLIDAGO VIRGA
• Potency of Choice:
o Q, 30C.
o 15 dps doses promotes expectoration in
bronchitis and bronchial asthma, in old people.

9. ASTHMA (ACUTE &
CHRONIC):
POLYCHRESTS
MEDICINES:
COMPARATIVE
MATERIA MEDICA
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ARSENICUM ALBUM
• Associated symptoms:
o Exhaustion.
o Chilly.
o Restlessness
(Physical & Mental).
• Modalities:
o Aggravation: Midday,
midnight.
o Ameliorations: > by
leaning forward in
bed.

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HEPAR SULPH
• Cough & Asthma: Choking cough.
• Chest & Expectoration: Wheezing asthma.
• Associated symptoms: Manifestations: Chilliness
& Hypersensitiveness.
• Modalities:
o Asthma: Worse dry, cold air.
o Asthma: Better in damp.

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KALI CARB
• Associated
symptoms: Constant
Concomitant: Sweat;
Backache &
Weakness.
• Modalities:
o Aggravation:
Around 3 a.m.
(2-4 a.m.).
o Ameliorations:
Rocking.

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NATRUM SULPH
• Aetiology: Every fresh cold brings on an attack of asthma.
• Cough & Asthma:
o Asthma: Dyspnoea of damp weather.
o Asthma in children.
• Chest & Expectoration: Chest: Must hold chest when
coughing.
• Associated symptoms:
o Nose: Feels every change from dry to wet.
o Nose: Worse rainy, damp weather.
• Modalities:
o Nose: Worse rainy, damp weather.
o Nose: Feels every change from dry to wet.
o Chest: Rattling, aggravation 4-5 a.m.

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PHOSPHORUS
• Cough & Asthma:
Cough: Nervous
cough, aggravation by
strong odours.
• Chest & Expectoration:
o Chest: Worse lying
on left side.
o Expectorations:
Bloody.
• Associated symptoms:
Suitability:
Susceptibility to
external impressions.

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TUBERCULINUM
• Cough & Asthma:
o Longs for cold
air.
o Catches cold
easily.
• Associated
symptoms: When
well selected
medicine fails in a
chilly, impatient
discontented
constitution.

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