The appearance of a cough in children signals irritation of the respiratory tract or the development of a disease. It is caused by viruses and bacteria, small dust particles, smoke, crumbs and other unfavorable factors. The respiratory system encourages babies to cough to get rid of secretions or foreign bodies. As a natural way to clear the airways, coughing is considered normal. But when it is unproductive and debilitating and its exact cause is unknown, parents are advised to consult a homeopath.
Antitussive homeopathy for children
When prescribing a homeopathic remedy to a small patient, the specialist is guided by the nature of the cough - is it wet or dry, barking, whistling, etc. Also at the appointment, the doctor figures out at what time of day the reflex manifests itself most intensely, what factors cause it, how the child feels in general, how Is he active, attentive at school, playful in the garden, etc.
With a dry barking cough, the goal of therapy is to prevent narrowing of the laryngeal lumen due to swelling. By prescribing certain medications, the doctor aims to thin the mucus and speed up its release. For rapid sputum rejection in children, the following is prescribed:
- Aconite balls are an excellent antitussive medicine in the initial stages of bronchitis, which rapidly develops due to a cold and high fever.
- Drosera, made from round-leaved sundew, suppresses the debilitating nocturnal reflex.
- Spongia granules are softeners for a dry scratchy throat.
- Liver sulfur (Hepar sulfur) is a universal remedy against respiratory pathologies.
To eliminate the cough reflex that causes a sore throat, children are prescribed Phosphorus granules and Bryonia balls made from white soles.
To better spit out sputum during a wet/productive cough, children are offered the following remedies:
- Coccus Kakti tincture, based on Mexican cochineal (inhibits the cough center, treats asthma and whooping cough, colds and tuberculosis);
- Kalium bichromicum – accelerates the removal of yellow, stretchy mucus;
- Arsenicum Album – suppresses coughing attacks, restores voice.
Homeopathic medicines - release forms
All antitussive products created by homeopaths are presented in different dosage forms for children of different ages. Syrups are provided for homeopathic treatment of the smallest children. Thus, Boiron Stodal syrup is distinguished by its convenient packaging and pleasant taste. Its natural composition, based on 10 components, indicates the harmlessness of the product. It is prescribed to a sick child for a cough of a non-productive and wet type.
Children two years old and older are prescribed Doctor Rekeweg R8 syrup. Briapis Edas-307 syrup is included in the complex therapy of sore throats and bronchitis, accompanied by a debilitating cough.
Homeopathic medicines such as:
- Belladonna is an effective medicine against spastic cough. Additional indications for its use include sudden coughing attacks, facial redness, headache, and body heat.
- Sepia – helps prevent vomiting and chest pain when coughing. The homeopathic product eliminates occasional stomach pain and speeds up morning coughing up of salty sputum.
- Opium is a harmless emollient for a child's nonproductive cough. Its use is justified in case of nocturnal exacerbations and improvement occurs after drinking water.
A large assortment of homeopathic antitussive products allows the specialist to choose the best option, taking into account the causes of the disease, the degree of cough productivity and the age of the child.
Effective homeopathic medicines for the rapid development of dry cough
For the rapid progression of a dry cough, the following remedies are recommended for patients:
- A drug called Aconite. It is recommended for the treatment of cough, which is caused by cold and at the same time dry wind. Against this background, it can be short, sometimes barking, accompanied by anxiety, and at the same time heat without sweating, deterioration of the condition and anxiety if you are in a stuffy room with stale air.
- Spongia is a homeopathic remedy for a barking cough that may wake up with a feeling of suffocation and panic. In this case, the condition worsens during a conversation and improves as a result of drinking hot drinks.
- Homeopathic cough medicine Nux Vomica is prescribed for dry cough caused by cold air and strong wind. In parallel, patients have increased sensitivity to odors, various noises, and light. Vulnerability may arise. The state of health worsens significantly if you go out into cold air or move.
- Belladonna is prescribed when the patient has a burning, sudden cough of significant intensity, which may create a feeling that something is stuck in the throat. Additional symptoms include dilated pupils along with a red face.
If the patient feels better while he is outside, Pulsatilla, along with Bryonia and Aconitum, are perfect for treatment. When the patient's condition worsens when going out into the fresh air, it is better to use the drug Rumex. And in situations where, in addition to coughing, there is also itching in the chin area along with soreness, it is best to turn to the use of Phosphorus or Hepar Sulph. Now let’s find out which medications are suitable for therapy if the patient has a wet form of this disease.
Let's consider homeopathy remedies for wet cough.
Cough in a child: reasons for urgent medical attention
The following conditions in children require immediate consultation with a pediatrician, otolaryngologist or homeopath:
- hard breath;
- difficulty speaking or swallowing;
- blood in the sputum;
- bad feeling;
- cyanosis of fingertips and lips.
Our specialist comments
- Remember that gentle treatment for cough in children can be carried out using natural remedies that do not contain chemical compounds. When pharmaceutical products do not give the desired result, they should be replaced with homeopathic ones.
- Cough suppressants should not be suppressed. They do not eradicate the causes of the disease, but contribute to relapses.
- If the cough is accompanied by shortness of breath, chills, increased body temperature, or the cough becomes more intense when lying on the back, the homeopath will prescribe Aconite to the child. Do not buy any medications without consulting a specialist.
Homeopathy for children
How to quickly and effectively cure a cough with homeopathy?
Forced exhalations through the mouth are an unconditioned reflex of the human body and help clear the airways of various foreign particles. In some cases, cough is a symptom of diseases caused by:
- A cold.
- Infection.
- Tuberculosis.
- Asthma.
- Inflammation of the nasopharynx organs.
- Heart failure and other diseases.
In this case, a person needs to seek help from a doctor who will conduct an examination, make a diagnosis and prescribe adequate methods to promote recovery.
Many patients, when visiting a specialist, are interested in treating cough with homeopathy. This is one of the methods of combating the disease, which is not used by all doctors and acts as an additional technique rather than the main one.
Features of cough treatment with homeopathy
In order for a homeopathic remedy to effectively help fight sudden reflex movements of the diaphragm, it is necessary to correctly understand the principles of its action.
Homeopathy is not a medicine, after taking which the symptom disappears and the cause that caused it goes away. The goal of homeopathic treatment is to give the body an impetus to recovery, to activate a person’s strength to independently defeat the disease. The drugs have a certain effect on the body, tuning it to resist pathology and treat it. It is necessary to take homeopathic medicines only after the recommendation of a specialist. After all, if in a small dose homeopathy helps the body fight an illness, then in a large concentration it can, on the contrary, significantly aggravate the problem. Only a professional can correctly determine the right medicine and its dosage. He will take into account:
- Main disease.
- Associated pathologies.
- Individual characteristics of a person.
Taking into account all these factors will eliminate the possibility of various complications and successfully treat the following types of cough:
- Dry hard.
- Senile.
- Night.
- With stabbing pain in chest.
- Convulsive.
- Cordial.
- Wet, with easily and difficultly separated sputum, and others.
Homeopathic treatment of cough must be carried out in accordance with the prescribed regimen. If your health status does not change or worsens, you should definitely inform a specialist who will use different tactics to combat the disease.
What do homeopathic medicines consist of?
The list of organic and inorganic elements that are used to make homeopathic cough remedies is huge. It includes more than a thousand components:
- Almost all substances from the periodic table.
- Extracts and extracts from herbs.
- Animal products.
- Mushrooms and other substances.
Popular homeopathic cough remedies
There are many homeopathic remedies. Their selection is carried out only by a specialist.
- Belladonna - used in the treatment of dry, spastic reflex exhalations, accompanied by fever, headaches and sore throat, enlarged tonsils.
- Senega is a good choice for diaphragm thrusts with difficulty coughing up sticky mucus in older people.
- Aconite - often used for night attacks. Helps get rid of dry reflex exhalations that occur during colds and acute respiratory infections, accompanied by chills and increased body temperature.
- Kalium bichromicum - used for barking phenomenon, accompanied by profuse expectoration and plaque on the tonsils.
- Antimonium Tartaricum - helps with attacks that make breathing difficult, with copious sputum production.
- Phosphorus - taken for convulsive movements of the diaphragm caused by respiratory diseases in the early stages. They are often accompanied by pain in the chest area.
- Nux Vomica - helps relieve a debilitating cough that causes a gag reflex.
- Ipecac is great for attacks accompanied by shortness of breath and runny nose caused by a cold.
- Laurocerasus - promotes the disappearance of sharp reflex exhalations caused by cardiac and pulmonary failure.
- Pulsatilla - used for paroxysmal tremors of the diaphragm, with increasing chest pain.
- Hyoscyamus - fights unnerving sharp reflex exhalations that shake the whole body.
Disadvantages of treating cough with homeopathy
Before you start treating cough with homeopathy, you must consult your doctor.
After this, go through all the necessary examinations. Many doctors consider this method of combating the disease quite unsafe. After all, scientists have never tested homeopathic medicines systematically. And they can cause enormous harm if taken uncontrollably, without determining the cause of the symptom. Many doctors are against treating serious pathologies that cause sudden shocks of the diaphragm using homeopathic medicines.
There is no need to self-medicate. To get rid of cough, a fairly large number of different remedies are used, but finding the right one is not as easy as it seems. Only a homeopath will make the right choice, which will allow you to quickly get rid of the disease without harming your body.
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