03/10/2025
Homeopathic Remedies for Cough
1. Daytime Cough
๐นNon-Productive (Dry)
Rumex crispus โ Dry, tickling cough, worse in open air, worse talking.
Phosphorus โ Dry cough, with hoarseness, worse evening, worse talking or laughing.
Spongia tosta โ Barking, dry, harsh cough; feels as if breathing through a sponge.
๐น Productive (With Mucus)
Pulsatilla โ Loose cough with yellow/green thick mucus, worse indoors, better in open air.
Kali bichromicum โ Thick, stringy, sticky mucus difficult to expectorate.
Hepar sulphuris โ Rattling cough, sensitive throat, yellow expectoration, worse cold air.
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2. Nighttime Cough
๐น Non-Productive (Dry)
Drosera rotundifolia โ Spasmodic, choking cough, worse lying down, comes immediately after lying.
Belladonna โ Dry, tickling cough at night, sudden onset, with throat redness/congestion.
Arsenicum album โ Dry cough after midnight (1โ3 am), with restlessness, anxiety, breathlessness.
๐น Productive (With Mucus)
Antimonium tartaricum โ Rattling, loose cough, much mucus but difficult to bring up; worse at night.
Pulsatilla โ (also fits night) โ thick yellow/green expectoration, worse in warm room, better fresh air.
Mercurius solubilis โ Profuse night sweats, salivation, yellowish expectoration, worse at night.
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The remedies overlap sometimes (like Pulsatilla, which helps both day & night productive cough).
