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Blatta Orientalis

30C / QBlatta Or

Indian Cockroach · "The Asthma Remedy"

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🎯 A remedy primarily used to treat asthma and bronchitis, especially when accompanied by significant mucus production.

📖 Boericke writes:

A remedy for asthma. Especially when associated with bronchitis. Indicated after arsenic when this is insufficient.

Cough with dyspnoea in bronchitis and phthisis. Acts best in stout and corpulent patients. Much pus-like mucus.

👤 Constitution

•Acts best in stout and corpulent patients.

💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Lowest potencies

Other

🕒during an attack

📝Lowest potencies during an attack; after the spasm, for the remaining cough, use the higher; stop with improvement to prevent return of aggravation.

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Arsenicum Album →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Blatta Orientalis is listed in 5 rubrics across 2 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System4 Generalities1