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Cough refers to a natural protective reflex action of the body to get rid of dust, mucus, germs like (viruses, bacteria) and other irritants that have entered the airway. It can arise from various causes ranging from mild to serious ones. Cough can be dry (non-productive cough where no phlegm is produced) or loose (i.e. productive cough in which mucus/phlegm is produced). Cough can be attended with many signs and symptoms depending on the cause behind it. These include expectoration, breathing difficulty, wheezing, chest tightness/pain, fever, throat irritation or pain, PND (post nasal drip), and nasal symptoms like nasal discharge, sneezing, and blocked nose.
Homeopathy is a 200-year-old healing science known to treat health issues most naturally. So, homeopathic medicines for cough work in a similar manner. Homeopathy uses organic ingredients for treating cough and they are, therefore, safe to use. As cough can occur from various causes, homeopathic remedies aim to treat the underlying cause behind the cough to bring about a complete recovery. Mainstream medicines mainly consist of cough suppressants and antibiotics for treating cough. They give temporary relief and have side effects as well. However, homeopathic medicines do not cause any adverse effects as they aim to cure the cough rather than simply provide temporary relief.
Homeopathy gives excellent results in acute as well as chronic cases of cough. Any type of cough, including dry cough, a loose rattling cough, spasmodic cough (violent cough attack ending on vomiting), paroxysmal cough (intermittent, uncontrollable violent cough attacks with breathing difficulty and exhaustion), nocturnal cough (means cough at night), all are wonderfully treated with homeopathy. Also, cough arising from various diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and pneumonia is treated remarkably well with homeopathy.
Along with coughing, the attending symptoms like wheezing, expectoration, difficulty in breathing, and shortness of breath also go away with the use of homeopathic medicines. The results, however, vary depending on the intensity of these symptoms.
Homeopathy is suitable to manage cough in persons of all age groups. The homeopathic medicines go to the core of the issue to bring excellent results. The best part of using these medicines is that they do not contain any toxins or chemicals.
Top 9 Homeopathic Medicines for Cough
There is a long list of therapeutics for the treatment of cough. Among them, the top-ranked medicines include Bryonia Alba, Antimonium Tart, Spongia Tosta, Drosera Rotundifolia. Hepar Sulph, Arsenic Album, Ipecac, Corallium Rubrum and Cina.
1. Bryonia Alba—For a Dry Cough
Bryonia Alba is a very effective medicine to deal with cases of dry cough. The cough gets worse from eating or drinking. The cough is dry and hard in most cases is attended by chest pain on coughing. There is such heavy coughing that a person has to put hands on the chest. Another prominent symptom is stitching pain in the chest which gets worse on inhaling. The chest pain may get better from lying on the painful side. Headache may also occur while coughing. In some cases, food gets vomited out while coughing.
When to use Bryonia Alba?
Its use is highly suggested to manage dry cough mostly attended with pain in the chest and head while coughing.
How to use Bryonia Alba?
It may be used in 30 C potency twice or thrice a day.
2. Antimonium Tart—Medicine for a Loose, Rattling Cough
Antimonium Tart works very well in cases of loose rattling cough. The lungs feel full of mucus. The cough remains constant in the day and night. The patient faces excessive difficulty in raising the phlegm. Besides, breathing is difficult, mostly at night, which awakens a person from sleep. In addition to the above symptoms, a burning sensation in the chest may be present. Chest pain on coughing also arises in some of the cases. A cough that worsens after each meal is yet another characteristic feature pointing towards the use of Antimonium Tart.
When to use Antimonium Tart?
It is best-indicated medicine for managing loose rattling cough with difficulty in expectorating the phlegm.
How to use Antimonium Tart?
Though it can be used in both low and high potencies, initially 30C potency is mostly preferred. Antimonium Tart 30C can be taken two to three times a day as per the intensity of the symptom.
3. Spongia Tosta—For a Cough with Dryness In Air Passages
Spongia Tosta is a medicine that is highly useful when there is a cough with extreme dryness of all the air passages. The cough is an exclusively dry, barking, hacking type. Chills may attend the cough. Warm drinks may offer a little relief. Along with this, shortness of breath and labored respiration may also be present.
When to use Spongia Tosta?
This medicine is highly recommended for managing dry cough with absolute dryness of all the air passages and when coughing gets better by warm drinks.
How to use Spongia Tosta?
It is best to take it in 30C power once or twice daily.
4. Drosera Rotundifolia—For cough worse on lying down
Drosera Rotundifolia is a very effective homeopathic remedy for coughing that begins on lying down. Cough is usually a dry, irritative type. Episodes of cough attacks are felt one after the other. A marked fatigue attends the coughing episodes. Other accompanying symptoms include tickling in the larynx, scraping sensation (like in a sore throat), and fetid breath along with the cough. Bouts of vomiting with cough may also arise. The cough usually worsens after talking or laughing.
When to use Drosera Rotundifolia?
This medicine is usually prescribed to manage cough that gets worse on lying down as soon as the head touches the pillow. Cough is dry and irritative in nature
How to use Drosera Rotundifolia?
It can be taken in 30C potency three or four times a day initially, gradually decreasing the dose once relief sets in.
5. Hepar Sulph—For loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration
Hepar Sulph is a highly beneficial medicine for managing loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration. The sputa is sticky type. A very characteristic feature is cough which gets worse from exposure to cold air, while warmth relieves it.
When to use Hepar Sulph?
Opt its use to manage loose cough with thick, yellow expectoration and also for cough that is worse from cold air exposure.
How to use Hepar Sulph?
It is advised to use Hepar Sulph 30C two to three times a day.
6. Arsenic Album—For an Asthmatic Cough
Arsenic Album is an excellent choice of medicine for an asthmatic cough. The symptoms indicating the use of Arsenic Album are a cough with shortness of breath, and wheezing/whistling in the chest. There is worsening of complaint around midnight. Tightness in the chest may also arise. There may be tenacious expectoration of yellow/ green color. Other attending feature is suffocative attacks during sleep. Anxiety and restlessness may occur in persons along with the above symptoms.
When to use Arsenic Album?
Its use is highly recommended to manage asthmatic cough with breathing difficulty and wheezing that gets worse around midnight along with anxiety and restlessness.
How to use Arsenic Album?
This medicine can be used in 30C potency two to three times a day as per the severity of the symptom.
7. Ipecac—For Loose Cough with Vomiting
Ipecac is a suitable medicine for a loose cough with vomiting. Nausea is also present. There is also a complaint of difficult expectoration with cough. A constricted feeling in the chest and shortness of breath may arise. Suffocative spells may accompany the cough.
When to use Ipecac?
It works great when loose cough is accompanied with nausea and vomiting,
How to use Ipecac?
It is usually recommended in 30C potency that can be taken one to two times a day.
8. Corallium Rubrum—For a Cough from PND (post nasal dripping)
Corallium Rubrum is for a cough that results from PND (post nasal dripping). The cough appears in quick, short attacks that follow each other in quick succession. Along with the cough, excessive hawking is also present. Extreme exhaustion is felt along with the cough. A vital symptom that attends the above symptoms are extremely sensitive air passages to air (inhaled air feels cold).
When to use Corallium Rubrum?
This medicine proves beneficial for managing cough occurring in quick short repetitive attacks arising from post nasal drip.
How to use Corallium Rubrum?
It works well in both low and high potencies. Initially, it is best to take it in 30C potency two to three times a day.
9. Cina—For a Spasmodic Cough
Cina is a significant medicine for a spasmodic cough. Cina is helpful when there is a violent cough that ends in vomiting. The cough is so intense that it brings tears. The cough usually appears in paroxysms with attending shortness of breath.
When to use Cina?
It is an excellent medicine for spasmodic cough in which violent cough occurs that ends in vomiting.
How to use Cina?
One may take Cina 30C once or twice in a day.
Causes behind Cough
Cough can happen due to various reasons. The first cause can be an infection of the upper respiratory tract, usually a viral infection like cold or flu. Further causes include bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and pneumonia. Bronchitis is a condition occurring from inflamed bronchial tubes. Asthma is a respiratory disease in which narrowing and swelling of airways occurs with excessive mucus production resulting in difficult breathing, chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing. Emphysema is a condition in which the air sacs in the lungs are damaged. Pneumonia refers to a condition in which there is inflammation in the air sacs of lungs caused by an infection. Smoking also may lead to coughing. Other causes may be allergies or PND (post nasal drip) in which mucus drips from the back of the nose into the throat). The use of certain medicines, like angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, used to treat high BP and heart disease may also result in coughing. Rarely, lung cancer could be the cause.
Hello Dr. , my brother is having cough from a long time we even did the tb and typhoid test yoo on doctors prescription but the reports was normal each and every doctor said that it is normal cough but my brother is not getting rid of this sometimes it stops for months then suddenly starts and doesn’t stop for weeks someone told us it is after effect of khasra, my brother had khasra at a time then after getting recovered from it this cough has started please suggest any solution
Hello Dr, my kid has cough some time back. But its seem that it accumulated on the chest and creates irritation. Is there a medicine to help remove it
Hi there
Thank you
I have a pain spot in lung around heart area
After Covid 3 years ago of coughing for 3-7 weeks
I havnt been able to feel my lungs are back and when I inhale there is one pocket on left lung by heart that feels like a tiny rupture burn or hole.
I feel like it’s connected to emotions and heart break or emotionality. Please help! I’m so grateful
What could I take?
hello sir im feeling frustrated with my coughing issues i hv all the puffers that for my ashma copd etc . But unfortunately it doesnt help . Each time i come i leak or peeing / I got a headache all kinds of body ache. I couldn’t sleep at night it alwyas triggered its time that im going to sleep or when im inthe middle of deep sleep . What can you recommend to cure my coughing issues ? I hope you can help me . Thank uou Mary
Namste sir meri maa ko pichle kuch 2saal se khasi hai har test karwa liye har tarah ki dawa bhi khayi pr koyi raht nahi hai kon si dawa de please help me sir
Namaste sir,
My 4 years old Son suffering from cough since 6 months. Daily in the night and morning cough get worsen, He won’t able to sleep. In the night his nose becomes dry, he fells difficult breathing and then starts coughing and wake up. In the morning, When we wake up he starts coughing. He is normal in the day time. He has a adenoid problem also. Please advise some medicine.
Hello sir
My name is Abhilasha
My kid has dry spasmodic cough since last 2to 3 days and he is a premature delivered baby of 4 month. And he has diagnosee with bilateral inguinal Hernia since 1 month but it aggravatedue to coughing. So doctor suggested for surgery. is there any possibility of his treatment for Hernia to avoid surgery
Dry cough with throat infection
Talking aggravates
Could not sleep last night
Frequently sitting up due to cough
63 years
Male
Pls adv medicines
Subramanian
My son is 10 years of age. He had High fever with cold and cough. Though fever subsided but cough is troubling him a lot..
Today I saw little blood stain in his mucus. Really worried.
Please help
Hi doctor,
My daughter is 3 yrs old and she is suffering from cough which is not regular it is quite like spasmodic cough dry cough kindly help.
Sir, My wife Indira Das Aged -39 years suffering alergic sever Cough and Cold since last 4 years . I have done skin prick test/Blood profile and using Allopathy till date nothing improve . Her IGE 592 at 2018 and IGE on 2019 dec’22 it was 348.00 Till now she is not recovering every winter season at Kolkata she is on bed . At the time of coughing she got serious pain her both the ribbs and some time doing toilet
Pls guide me what to do i am helpless.
With Regards
Shankar bhowmick
Sick for about a month, back to back colds. First was an awful chest cold, now seems to be a head cold, dry cough, stuffy/runny nose, yellowish or clear mucus. Fatigue. Itchy throat, minor ear pain. Tea is helpful but only short lived. Stuffed nose at night causing mouth breathing.
Hi Dr Sharma. I have a dry tickly cough with an irritated tight throat that feels like there is something stuck in it. The cough started weeks ago with flu and continued after the flu had passed. I am also under extreme stress from looking after my mother for years who has recently passed away from her dementia. Can you please suggest a remedy. Thank you
When I am coughing my chest is peeling off i am 62 years old
Hello Sir! I’m from Bangladesh. I’m suffering from hypothyroidism. Could you please suggest some medicines for me?
My 6 year old has a persistent cough that seems to be getting worse. It all started a week or two ago with runny nose and sneezing and progressed to this cough. Presently she doesn’t cough at all at night but all day long. Nose still runs a bit with an occasional sneeze where mucous shoots out her nose. Mucous is sometimes clear and sometimes white with a bit of yellow. Her cough sounds productive but she says she swallows what comes up. She’s eating and playing a bit less energy. No fever. No homeopathic medicines seems to be working
Im from Austin Texas , my grandson have had cough for 5 months now ,it is loose and mucus , doesn’t feel bad but if he jumps stars coughing , he is 6 years old
Sir
I am from Prayagraj in U.P. My wife is suffering from sever and chronic cough problems for the last eight months. Got treatment from chest physician with all required tets and X ray for three months but all in vain. Tests reports are normal. Symptoms–Age 65 years, whooping cough, gets relief when white and watery phlegm is out after repeated coughing. She sits down in the night many times when problem is aggravated. Phlegm excels only after repeated coughing.
Today I gave 2 drops of beladona 200 in some water. Yesterday and day before yesterday I have given 2 drops nux vomica 30. I request u to kindly guide me at this stage as I have deep belief in homeopathic treatment. With profound regards — H. L. Yadav
Hi ! I have been suffering from chronic cough for 5 years now. Allergies (peoples perfume, mold, dust) trigger my asthma that then triggers a dry persistent cough. Could last for 3-4 weeks. it’s bad during the day and worse at night. I am on 7 different medications and end up being sick 9 out of 12months a year.
I have noticed that anytime I go to a crowded place (inside a bus, an airplane, museum, mall) I come back with a cough. This is impacting the quality of my life and impacts work. I’m 41 years old. Can homeopathy cure this?
I am a male 82 years of heavyset, suffering from a stubborn dry cough. No fever, not covid, Ir is relieved with heat, herbs such as garlic and ginger, quiet down for awhile but upon exertion, physical or mental, and in the evening it tends to worsen. I’ve tried drosera 30X, a couple of doses but no significant change. Any suggestions for treatment?
Cough to child 6 years old at night while sleeping on bed
Hi..Dr.my 18 year old son having cough.. specially at night..nosel block,bad coughing,pls suggest me any medicine…
Is there a medicine you would recommend for a wet cough that is following a low grade fever from 4 days ago… then runny nose and now cough in a 3 year old? Cough seems to be worse at night and sounds hoarse.
plz guide me what i do for my cough which is often worsen in night or aftr taking any juice or cold drink
it is one years old cough