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Cough is a common reflex action to clear breathing passages and airways. A dry cough refers to a cough free from mucus or phlegm also known as non – productive cough. A dry cough is annoying and troublesome and makes a person restless. In some persons, dry cough occurs in a continuous spasm, making the person anxious. It may also cause difficulty in breathing and sleeping. Depending on the cause behind dry cough, few signs and symptoms can attend. These include runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, chest pain, headache, breathing difficulty, wheezing, watery itchy eyes, post nasal discharge, fever and heartburn.
Homeopathy offers a very safe and effective treatment for dry cough. Homeopathic medicines work naturally to reduce the severity of dry cough setting relief gradually and completely. Besides, they also manage any associated symptoms like headache, chest pain, breathing difficulty and wheezing. Homeopathic medicines for treating dry cough are made up of natural substances and are very safe. Homeopathic medicines not only provide relief in acute cases of dry cough but also help to stop the recurring tendency of the disease. Conventional treatment mainly uses medicines which are cough suppressants. They distort the body’s natural healing processes, make the body dull and can lead to many side effects. Homeopathic medicines do not suppress cough temporarily but use the body’s restorative processes to treat cough and give long-term relief without slowing down body processes.
As dry cough can arise from different causes such as infections, allergies, post nasal drip, so homeopathy aims to address this root cause. This way, rather than short term relief, it results in complete recovery. With the approach of proper identification of cause and its treatment, homeopathy promises great cures.
In homeopathy, an individualized prescription is recommended in cases of dry cough. It means the medicine is finalised as per the characteristic signs and symptoms of the patient in every case. This properly prescribed remedy can bring wonderful cures in cases of dry cough. Expert guidance from a homeopath is needed to select homeopathic medicine and its dosage, potency and repetition as it varies from case to case. Self-medication should be avoided.
Homeopathic medicines are natural remedies which work very gently yet effectively to treat dry cough. They have no side effects as they have no toxins or chemicals. Cases of dry cough respond exceedingly well to natural homeopathic treatment.
Top 5 Homeopathic Medicines For Dry Cough
The top listed homeopathic medicines to manage dry cough are Bryonia, Drosera, Spongia, Rumex and Belladonna.
1. Bryonia – Top Medicine For Dry Cough
Bryonia is the top-most medicine for managing cases of dry cough. On coughing, pain may be felt in the head and chest. The pain is mainly stitching type. It feels as if the head and chest would break into pieces from pain. Pain may also be felt in the abdominal muscles while coughing. The cough worsens from eating or drinking. At times, vomiting of food occurs while coughing. Bryonia is also indicated when cough increases when a person enters a warm room.
When to use Bryonia?
Bryonia is the most commonly used medicine for treating dry cough especially with pain in head and chest.
How to use Bryonia?
It is a short-acting medicine that can be repeated frequently. Bryonia 30C can be taken three to four times a day at a three-hour interval.
2. Drosera – For Dry Cough At Night
Drosera is the most important medicine to manage dry cough that gets worse at night. A very peculiar feature to use this medicine is cough as soon as a person lies down at night. Besides, this medicine is suitable when cough gets worse while laughing or singing. In some cases needing it, vomiting may occur with cough.
When to use Drosera?
For dry cough that gets worse at night as soon as a person lies down, Drosera is highly recommended.
How to use Drosera?
Initially, Drosera 30C can be used two to three times a day. Once relief starts, the dose should be reduced.
3. Spongia – For Dry Cough That Gets Better By Warm Food Or Drinks
Spongia suits well when dry cough gets better by taking warm food or warm drinks. Cough is absolutely dry. Along with cough, burning may be felt in the chest. Cough worsens from lying down and gets better by sitting up. In some cases, wheezing and weight are felt in the chest. Besides, difficult breathing can be there which gets worse by talking or moving. Spongia is very effective for managing dry cough in bronchitis and asthma.
When to use Spongia?
Spongia is the best remedy in cases of dry cough which is relieved by intake of warm food or warm drinks.
How to use Spongia?
It works well in both low and high potency. To start with, 30C potency is usually preferred and can be taken once or twice a day.
4. Rumex – For Dry Cough From Temperature Change From Cold To Warm Or Vice Versa
Rumex is a very effective medicine for dry cough that arise from sudden change of temperature from cold to warm or warm to cold. Cough happens from tickling/irritation in the throat pit. Another very specific indication to use Rumex is cough that occurs by inhaling cold air. In majority of the cases needing Rumex, coughing is the most troublesome during the day. Besides cough, there is marked weakness and headache. Sometimes, few urine drops escape involuntarily while coughing.
When to use Rumex?
Rumex should be selected in dry cough cases that are triggered from change of temperature from cold to warm or vice versa along with irritation in the throat pit.
How to use Rumex?
It is advised to take Rumex 30C one or two times a day.
5. Belladonna – For Persistent Cough Day And Night
This herbal medicine is very useful when dry cough occurs day and night. It occurs from a tickling sensation in the throat. Along with cough, the throat is red and inflamed. Headache may attend cough. Its use is also recommended for cough that arises from inhaling fine dust in air.
When to use Belladonna?
Belladonna can be used to calm dry cough that persists day and night along with a red, inflamed throat.
How to use Belladonna?
It can be used in low (30C) as well as high potencies (like 200C and 1M). The dose varies from case to case. Usually in the beginning, 30C potency can be used twice or thrice a day.
Causes Behind Dry Cough
1. Viral infections: Viral infections, like common cold and flu, can cause cough. In such cases, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing tend to resolve early but cough may take a few weeks to resolve and in some even one to two months.
2. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI): It refers to an infection of nose, pharynx, larynx, bronchi with virus or bacteria. Some examples include common cold, pharyngitis, and sinusitis.
3. Asthma: It is an inflammatory disease in which airways swell, constrict and produce excessive mucus. Cough in asthma can be productive or dry but most of the time, it is dry along with its main symptom of difficulty in breathing, tightness in chest and also wheezing. However, in cough variant asthma (an asthma type), dry cough is the main symptom.
4. Bronchitis: It refers to inflammation of bronchial tubes via which the air passes from the trachea to the lungs. In bronchitis, cough is dry in the initial stages but gets productive afterwards.
5. Post nasal drip: It means dripping of mucus from the back of the nose into the throat. PND tends to irritate nerves in the throat leading to cough.
6. Allergies: People suffering from nasal allergy (allergic rhinitis) can get cough along with other symptoms like runny nose, sneezing, itchy watery eyes.
7. COVID-19: Dry cough can be a symptom of COVID – 19. About 50 to 70 % people having coronavirus infection suffer dry cough along with other symptoms like fever, sore throat, weakness.
8. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): It refers to back flow of stomach acid into the food pipe and throat. This acid can cause cough by irritating the throat.
9. Air pollution, dust and smoke can also trigger dry cough.
10. A dry cough may be the result of overexertion or a psychological condition. Sometimes, people develop a habit of coughing, especially under stress or even without any stress.
11. Some other rare causes are idiopathic lung fibrosis (in this scar tissue forms in lungs), lung cancer and heart failure.
Hello dr.
good evening
I am 30 yrs. I have dry cough from last 6 months continues …. in my past every year at hummed climate i will suffer same i have taken lots of treatment for that 4-5 different types of syrup but notwork on me
every time doctor given me Amoxicillin 650 if i am having cold & dry cough at that time i will fell better but afterwords as it is dry coughing trouble me again now i am using Levocetrizine dihydrochloride table everyday so i will feel better. So i want lifetime solution i don’t like to take tablet everyday..
thanks for your help…
I have from one dry cough it come on &off cotinuse for half an hour i am 47 yers.ols
Hi iam also homoeopathy dr.
My 4yr baby having dry cough
It is not continue. But it occurs at night or sometime morning
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Hi iam also homoeopathy dr.
My 4yr baby having dry cough
It is not continue. But it occurs at night or sometime morning
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hot water drink
Helo नमस्ते डॉक्टर। mujhe तीन महीने se dry cough hai yha bhut jyada nhi ati halki halki si din bhar me kuch bar Bus। क्या करे सर ।
Hello doctor, am uma sharma my daughter gets dry cough often..and she had wheezing problem from 9th month old baby and now she is 5 years kid…now the wheezing problem had little come down but often she is getting dry cough and I give her asthalin in huff puff kit. And I was suggested to give kali bich by one of my friend he is practicing homeopathy as well allopathy. My request to u is can I give kali bich only or any other medicine which I can give it to her…pls suggest…she is allergenic to pollution and dust..
My daughter is having dry coughing from last month and we used syrups which couldn’t act.
Pls. suggest the best medicine to come out from this dry cold and my daughter is 6 years old.
Sir..my son is 17 years old. He is suffering from cough for more than 20 days. Every year with the change of the season he gets that. He has dry throat. He does not have severe coughing but slight coughing frequently. In the morning nose is dry. No effect of allopath medicines or syrup. Cough increases during night. Once in the past homeopathic medicine cured it completely. But I dont remember the name of medicine. No headache, no pain. Only cough.
Hi did it resolve?
Dry cough cronic disssease from two year
sir my child age is 15 years old . but he after a week suffering dry cough . no vomiting but headache is difficult
You haven’t mentioned HEPAR SULPH … I had a dry cough after the dreadful virus which was around in England last winter. I was told to take Hepar Sulph if I have the tickly dry cough. I have been taking Hepar Sulph when this happens. It does work and stops the cough. BUT I am wondering why you haven’t listed this remedy??
Which remedy would you personally recommend? I had the most dreadful cough, I never normally get coughs … it was a hacking very loud and dry cough, which was so bad at night. I have many homoeopathic remedies and found Hepar Sulph 12. I took that and it helped. The next day I phoned the homoeopathic company and the homoeopath who answered the phone said to order Hepar Sulph 200. I did and it worked so much better. BUT I still get this cough every so often. It is not bad, but a nuisance. Completely dry cough, no sputem at all.
Would you suggest anything other than the Hepar Sulph please?
Sir.l am suffering from dry cough since 3 month day and night which homeopathy medicine best for me
My husband has started coughing since 20 th june.It wad mild .He consulted doctor took antibiotics,but to no use.He consulted another physician but nothing happened..he is still coughing.It is a dry cough.Cough accumulation is not there ,only caughing .,but now I think ,it has to be taken seriously….he has got tired of it.Doctors have advised for any tests.,no fever , no other problem.kindly heip me….
My husband has started coughing since 20 th june.It wad mild .He consulted doctor took antibiotics,but to no use.He consulted another physician but nothing happened..he is still coughing.It is a dry cough.Cough accumulation is not there ,only caughing .,but now I think ,it has to be taken seriously….he has got tired of it.Doctors have not advised for any tests.,no fever , no other problem.kindly heip me….
My son ,age 7 years,weight 24 susceptible to cold , throat infection almost in every month is suffering from severe dry cough for last 40 days, No allopathy, Ayurbed medicine is working. Dry cough is continuous and stops after sleep.
Hello sir,
I am pabitra maiti from west bengal. I want to tell about my father age 55 year his problem dry cough in 4 month, first 3 month whole day dry cough. This time use many allopathy medicine but no positive result. Then next 1 month and now dry cough standby morning to evining. This time use antim tart 200, acconite nap 200. T.B of chest before 30 year. But full treatment in that time. But now sputam report is nagetive. Please pecribe medicine this time. Thank you.
Dry Cough Problem
Dry cough in all time basically weather changing period, I am suffering for this problem since 10 years. I am attacked by asthmatic bronchitis. I am 30 years old. Pls help me
I am suffering for Dry cough since one month not at Night . Can you help to prescribe the medicine
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Sir please help me… I am suffering from dry cough especially when I go to bed for sleeping and in every attack I got wake up but don’t sit … In dat time I don’t get so much attacks and feels worst when smoking and tobacco chewing….
Dr. Sharma, my daughter has lived with my parents for the past 8 or nine years or so due to unforeseen circumstances. Anyway, she is really in medical danger now. She has been recently diagnosed through a MRI with degenerated disk that they said had been there since her birth and also fibromyalgia, arthritis and spinal stenosis. She also has asburgers, (ASD) pervasive devevolment disorder also known as some form of Autism. She also is bi-polar and who knows what all else. Her grandmother has sole guardian ship over her financial and medical records and has it documented as such currently. My daughter is currently 24 years old and about 400 ils or more. She says she is loosing, however each time I see her it seems that she looks larger and larger. Her dad feels the sme way. I am deeply concerned about her. I do NOT want to lose her!!! Also both of my parents are getting up in age and it is getting very difficult for them to manage her. We are ALL at our witts end. He dad supports me to anything that can be done to help her to her advantage. However we are no longer together anymore. But feel like we CAN support her mabe not money wise but emotional wise in any way that she needs. My boyfriend feels the same way. She needs positive structure in her life behind her! I myself and willing to relocate if necessary to come closer to you and your facility if needed. Jamie is on Medicare and Medicaid and Private insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield. However the Blue Cross Blue Shield is only until her dad turns 66 years old which will be in September of this year. Then that insurance will be dropped. Can you advise or tell us of a place that will be the right ones to help her and be right for her ? It will be deeply appreciated. Thank you ever so much. Signed Concerned mother.
Sir,
My son 5 is having dry cough since his first year and till now it is not cured. In winter season his cough gets more more and more. So, please prefer me good homeo medicine for my son. I will be very grateful to you for this act of kindness.