Homeopathy Treatment for Asthma
Homeopathy treats the person as a whole. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. The homeopathic medicines are selected after a full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution etc.
General Approach – As far as I know homeopathy is the only system of medicine which tries to ‘cure’ this disease, instead of trying to provide symptomatic relief. While dealing with a case of asthma, a homeopath not only records the symptoms of the disease but also studies the medical history, family history, physical and psychological characteristics of a person. This helps to find the cause, the precipitating factors, and the hereditary tendency etc. Of special interest to a homeopath is the history of suppression of skin disease.
Homeopaths believe that when there is a tendency or predisposition for a disease – it first manifests on the less vital organs, towards the periphery (like skin). If this manifestation is suppressed than the disease shifts inwards, towards the more vital organs (like lungs, heart, brain etc).
The fact that in children asthma is often preceded by eczema is observed by the allopaths also. This fact is written in all their textbooks of medicine. They say that children often ‘move-out’ of eczema and ‘move-into’ asthma. But they are unable to make a correlation. Homeopaths believe that the suppression of eczema with topical preparations, does not cure the disease/sensitivity of the person, it merely drives it inwards.
Now after ascertaining the symptoms and the cause, the homeopath tries to find a medicine which matches the symptoms as well as the general characteristics of the person. The medicine so selected is administered to the patient.
It is often (not necessarily) observed by homeopaths that when a right medicine is given, the asthma disappears but the old eczema (if it was there originally) reappears for some time, before finally disappearing itself. This reappearance of old symptoms is seen as a reversal of disease process and is considered a very good prognostic sign by homeopaths.
For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. Some important remedies are given below for the treatment of asthma:
Homeopathic Medicines for Asthma
Aconite, Kali Carb, Thuja, Natrum Sulph, Belladonna, Ipecac, Aspidosperma, Blatta O, Kali Bi, Kali Phos, Sulphur, Lycopodium, Lachesis, Arsenic Album, Bryonia, Antim Tart, Medorrhinum and many other medicines.
Aconite – excellent remedy during acute attacks of asthma, which will ease the breathing and cough. Symptoms of dyspnoea are often accompanied by marked anxiety, fear and restlessness.
Arsenic alb – Asthma with great anxiety and restlessness, often worse around midnight and lying down, better by sitting up and warm drinks.
Antimonium tart – is a good asthma remedy for children and the elderly especially useful when the asthma has been caused by an infection. The cough will have coarse rattling in the chest on both inspiration and expiration. The patient will be worse lying down and at night generally. They may be irritable and want to be left alone.
Aralia racemosa: Cough associated with constriction of chest, worse lying down, after the first sleep, has to sit up and cough violently; asthma, with oppression as from a weight on stomach, worse night on lying down, better by raising a little tough mucus.
Ephedra vulgaris: Mother tincture is used to control asthmatic attack; in reduced doses it is also helpful in pulmonary heart disease.
Ipecac -Asthma patients who suffer from coughing spasms resulting in vomiting or retching. Cough with violent wheezing; chest feels full of phlegm, but does not come out on coughing; acts well in cases of asthma in children, child becomes stiff with blue face.
Carbo veg – Severe acute attacks of wheezing with significant belching and flatus. Patient feels very weak and may collapse. Asthma in old patients; great perspiration; patient wants fanning all the time; cough spasmodic with vomiting and gagging all the time
Kali carb – this remedy often indicated when the attack comes at night, after midnight, from 2 to 4 am. Symptoms worse from 3.AM – 5AM; pain in chest with dry hard cough; scanty , offensive and tenacious cough; wheezing ameliorated in warm weather.
Belladonna – this remedy works when there are violent spasms of asthmatic breathing attended by constriction of chest. Redness of face during acute bout of cough.
Aspidosperma – It is often used as palliative. Stimulates respiratory center, and removes temporary obstruction, also useful in cardiac asthma.
Blatta orientalis – It is often used as palliative. Complaints get worse in rainy season, cough with much pus like mucus.
Justicia adhatoda: Violent cough with tough expectoration and tightness of chest; great fear of suffocation; usually cough associated with vomiting.
Pothos foetidus: Asthma worse from any inhalation of dust.
Lycopodium – Asthma due to excitement by anger or emotion with fan-like motion of ala nasi.
Pulsatilla – Cough with green discharge. The patient must sit up during the crisis and is better for fresh open air. Even fanning may help them feel better. Rich oily food aggravates.
Sulphur – this remedy acts well when asthma is due to suppression of eruptions. Asthma with difficult respiration; worse mid night and morning; craves open and fresh air.
Nux Vomica – attacks of asthma in the morning; with fullness of abdomen after eating.
Natrum sulph. – attacks during wet weather or in rainy season. This remedy acts well when the patient gets attacks every change of season. Cough is relieved by holding chest by hands; asthma with bronchitis; humid asthma; attacks in the morning with loose and copious cough.
Cuprum met – cough with gurgling sound, relieve by drinking cold water; vomiting of cough; attacks of suffocation aggravates 3 AM and cold weather.
Lachesis – asthma symptoms worse after sleep; after taking sour things.
Thuja – asthma in children; face become pale, sickly, and shiny; asthma following vaccination.
Medorrhinum – it is an intercurrent remedy for asthmatic complaints; when other well selected remedies fail to give relief. Cough with chocking; relieved by lying on the face; respiration difficult; wants fanning; feels cold yet removes clothing; complaints worse by damp, wet draught and thunderstorms.
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