Homeopathy & Asthma
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by airway inflammation, bronchial constriction, and excessive mucus production. It leads to symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness. Triggers for asthma can include allergens, pollutants, infections, stress, and exercise.
In asthma management, homeopathic remedies aim to reduce the frequency and intensity of attacks, improve respiratory function, and address underlying triggers.
Homeopathic remedies for the treatment of Arsenic Album, Spongia Tosta, Antimonium Tartaricum, Natrum Sulphuricum, Blatta Orientalis, Hepar Sulph, Ipecac, Sambucus, Nux Vomica and Lobelia Inflata showing keynotes, sensation and modalities
1. Arsenicum Album
Keynotes: Restlessness, anxiety, great weakness, and fear of death. Asthma with wheezing, especially after midnight.
Sensation: Suffocative attacks, burning in the chest, tightness of the chest.
Modalities:
Worse: Midnight to 3 a.m., lying down, cold air, exertion.
Better: Sitting upright, warm drinks, warmth in general.
2. Spongia Tosta
Keynotes: Dry, barking, croupy cough. Asthma with a dry, harsh cough like a saw through wood.
Sensation: Dryness in air passages, constriction, suffocation.
Modalities:
Worse: Cold drinks, before midnight, during sleep.
Better: Warm drinks, eating, bending head backward.
3. Antimonium Tartaricum
Keynotes: Rattling of mucus in chest, but little expectoration. Drowsiness and weakness.
Sensation: Suffocation, chest feels full of mucus, noisy respiration.
Modalities:
Worse: Lying down, warmth, evening.
Better: Sitting up, expectoration, fresh air.
4. Natrum Sulphuricum
Keynotes: Asthma worse in damp weather or after exposure to mold. Suits children with asthma and a family history of tuberculosis.
Sensation: Oppression of the chest, must hold chest while coughing.
Modalities:
Worse: Damp weather, mornings, lying on left side.
Better: Dry weather, open air, sitting up.
5. Blatta Orientalis
Keynotes: Useful in asthma with much mucus; history of bronchitis. Suits stout, corpulent individuals.
Sensation: Difficult respiration, rattling of mucus.
Modalities:
Worse: Dampness, exertion, lying down.
Better: Expectoration, open air.
6. Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum
Keynotes: Asthma with sensitivity to cold and a tendency to suppuration. Patient is chilly and irritable.
Sensation: Tight chest, wheezing, suffocative catarrh.
Modalities:
Worse: Cold air, slightest draft, uncovering.
Better: Warmth, humid weather.
7. Ipecacuanha
Keynotes: Constant nausea with difficulty breathing. Spasmodic asthma with rattling cough.
Sensation: Chest constriction, suffocation, vomiting with cough.
Modalities:
Worse: Warm, humid weather, motion.
Better: Open air.
8. Sambucus Nigra
Keynotes: Night asthma in children; sudden attacks of suffocation. Fear of suffocation during sleep.
Sensation: Dryness, constriction of the chest, unable to exhale.
Modalities:
Worse: Lying down, after midnight.
Better: Sitting up, sweating.
9. Nux Vomica
Keynotes: Asthma in irritable, nervous, overworked individuals. Associated with gastric disturbances.
Sensation: Constriction of the chest, difficulty inhaling.
Modalities:
Worse: Cold, stimulants, morning, mental strain.
Better: Warmth, evening, rest.
10. Lobelia Inflata
Keynotes: Asthma with nausea and weakness, often in smokers or after respiratory infections.
Sensation: Feeling of lump in stomach, chest tightness, shortness of breath.
Modalities:
Worse: Exertion, exposure to tobacco smoke.
Better: Eructation, rest, fresh air.
Conclusion: Choosing the Right Remedy
Arsenicum Album – For anxious, restless patients with asthma worse after midnight, relieved by warmth and sitting up.
Spongia Tosta – For dry, barking coughs that worsen before midnight and improve with warm drinks.
Antimonium Tartaricum – For weak patients with rattling in the chest and little expectoration; better sitting up.
Natrum Sulphuricum – Ideal for asthma triggered by damp weather; cough improved in dry air.
Blatta Orientalis – For asthma with profuse mucus in stout individuals, worse in damp and on exertion.
Hepar Sulphuris – For chilly, sensitive patients; asthma worsens with cold drafts, better in warmth.
Ipecacuanha – For asthma with constant nausea and a rattling cough that brings no relief.
Sambucus Nigra – Best for children with night-time asthma and sudden suffocative attacks.
Nux Vomica – For irritable, overworked individuals; asthma worsens in the morning or from stimulants.
Lobelia Inflata – For asthma with weakness, nausea, and heaviness in the chest; suits smokers.
