Here is a list of the most common Homeopathic Natural Remedies for Coughs and their characteristic indications.
Of course, there are lots more but these would be the most popular for acute home prescribing.
Please also see my blog on Homeopathy for Croup.
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** Note about Coughs. Work with your homeopath if symptoms persist.
Aconite
Comes on suddenly. Often around midnight. Dry, hard, barking cough. Constant. Irritating. May have high temperature. Can be caused from being outside on a cold, windy day.
Ant-tart
Loud, rattling cough. Asthmatic-type breathing. Rattling from chest can be easily heard. Coughing up phlegm.
Belladonna
Comes on suddenly. High temperature. Dry, tickling violent cough. Flushed face. Voice hoarse. Bad mood.
Bryonia
Dry, stitching painful cough. Irritating, racking cough. Person holds chest while coughing. Deep breath aggravates. Thirsty. Wants to be alone and keep still. Very irritable.
Drosera
Violent cough, worse at night when person lies down. Barking, spasmodic cough with retching, gagging and vomiting. Whooping Cough.
Hepar-sulph
Rattling, loose chesty cough. Difficult to cough up phlegm. Coughs up thick, yellow phlegm. Feels very cold and wants to be covered. Irritable, critical and impatient with cough. Cough worse once in bed.
Ipecac
Dry cough (but can sound loose). Rattling cough. Incessant and violent cough. Choking fits of coughing. Gagging and vomiting from cough.
Phosphorous
Dry tickling cough. Cough worse from cold air, talking, laughing. Mucous can be blood streaked from nose. Colds that turn to coughs / chest infections. Cough comes on in evening or twilight. Thirsty and want ice-cold drinks or ice-cream.
Pulsatilla
Dry cough with yellow/green mucous. Worse in evening, morning, lying down. Cough may be loose in morning. Must sit up to cough. Worse for stuffy warm rooms and better for fresh air. Thirstless. May retch from cough. Tearful and clingy.
Spongia
Dry, barking raspy cough – sounds like a seal barking. Attacks of coughing. Big remedy for Croup. Cough better from eating and drinking. Worse around midnight.
These are just a few remedies which can be used for acute home prescribing. If these remedies are not helping, then you will have to look at other remedies (there are many!) and choose a remedy that is most suitable to the individual. Having an experienced homeopath to call upon for advice is advisable.
Check out my online lecture on using Homeopathy for Coughs & Virus. This lecture goes through a lot more remedies in detail, how to administer remedies and general info and advice.