Drosera Rotundifolia

▲   GENERAL

General

Affects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by Hahnemann as the principal remedy for whooping-cough. Drosera Rotundifolia can break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of raising it (Dr. Tyler). Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it. Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from coughing with gastric irritation and profuse expectoration. Pains about hip-joint. Tubercular glands.

Dose

First to twelfth attenuation.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, after midnight, lying down, on getting warm in bed, drinking, singing, laughing.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare; Fluoroform (2 percent. watery solution, 2-4 drops, after paroxysms, considered specific for whooping-cough.) OUABAIN from leaves of Carissa schimperi - arrow poison ( Respiratory spasm - Whooping cough is cut short in first stage and reduced in frequency of attacks and hastens convalescence.) Chelidonium Majus ^Chelid.; Corallium Rubrum ^Coral.; Cuprum Metallicum ^Cupr.; Castanea Vesca ^Castanea; Argent.; Menyanthes ^Menyanth.

Antidotes

Antidote: Camphora ^Camph.

▲   MIND

Mind

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; paranoia; that is persecuted

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Vertigo when walking in open air, with inclination to fall to the LEFT side

▲   HEAD

Headache

Coldness of left half of face, with stinging pains and dry heat of Right half.

Pain, headache; in forehead

▲   EYES

Vision

Dazzling

▲   FACE

Face

Pain; burning (see heat); corner of mouth

Skin; discoloration; bluish; during cough

▲   NOSE

Nose

Nose bleed

with cough

with cough; whooping cough

▲   THROAT

Throat

Choking, constricting

larynx; during cough (see cough choking)

larynx; walking

Sensation of something in throat; as from dust

Inflammation; larynx

Irritation

larynx

larynx; while talking

trachea (wind pipe)

Pain

sore; larynx

sore; larynx; on swallowing

Tickling in the air passages

warm room

larynx

Voice

bass

deep

hoarseness

hollow

husky

toneless

▲   CHEST

Chest

Inflammation; bronchial tubes (bronchitis)

Oppressed feeling

when coughing

while talking

Pain

during a cough

pressure

sore, bruised; from coughing

sore, bruised; holds chest with hands during cough

stitching, sudden, sharp; coughing

stitching, sudden, sharp; pressure

stitching, sudden, sharp; sneezing

Respiration

Accelerated; during cough

Difficult (dyspnea); with cough

Interrupted; coughing

▲   COUGH

Cough

Night; after midnight

Asthmatic

Barking

Cough from deep down

Drinking; after drinking

Dry cough; night

Hacking cough; from tickling in larynx

Hoarse

night; after midnight

Holds self during cough; must hold chest with both hands, while coughing

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; throat at back of mouth

as from dust

from irritation in air passages

in larynx

from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe

scraping; throat at back of mouth

scraping; from larynx

While lying down

evening

night

as soon as head touches pillow

With measles; after measles

Comes on suddenly

night

after midnight

2 a.m.

attacks follow one another quickly

Ringing (clear)

Intermittent

night

Suffocating

When talking

Tickling

larynx

larynx; while lying

Tormenting

Violent

Whooping

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Mucous

▲   SKIN

Skin

Abnormal growths; ulcers; with gnawing, biting pain

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Aversion to and bad effects from acids.

Respiratory Organs.

Spasmodic, dry irritative cough, like whooping-cough, the Paroxysms following each other very rapidly; can scarcely breathe; chokes

Cough very deep and hoarse; worse, after midnight; yellow expectoration, With bleeding from nose and mouth; Retching

deep, hoarse voice; hoarseness; laryngitis

Rough, scraping sensation deep in the fauces and soft palate

Sensation as if crumbs were in the throat, of feather in larynx

Laryngeal phthisis, with rapid emaciation

Harassing and titillating cough in children - not at all through the day, but commences as soon as the head touches the pillow at night

Clergyman’s sore throat, with rough, scraping, dry sensation deep in the fauces; voice hoarse, deep, toneless, cracked, requires exertion to speak

Asthma when talking, with contraction of the throat at every word uttered.

Pain; during cough

Stomach

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); on coughing

retching; with cough

thirst; after chill

Nausea

Nausea

Vomiting

vomiting; on coughing

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Paralytic pains in the coxofemoral joint and thighs

Stiffness in joints of feet

All limbs feel lame

Bed feels too hard.

Coldness; lower limbs; foot

Cramps; hand; grasping

Movements and positions; twitching; shoulder; when resting

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Internal chilliness; shivering, with hot face, cold hands, no thirst

Is always too cold, even in bed.

Late morning

In bed

Sides, one-sided; left

▲   GENERALITIES

Generalities

Night; after midnight

Lying down; lying down

Pain

cutting; externally

pressing; externally

as if scraped

sore, bruised

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); warmth; warm bed

After undressing

Warmth; warm bed

≡ Forum discussions about Drosera Rotundifolia