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Coccus Cacti

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Cochineal · Scale Insect · "The Viscous Mucus Cough Remedy"

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🎯 A remedy primarily indicated for spasmodic coughs and catarrhal conditions of the urinary tract.

📖 Boericke writes:

The clinical application of the symptoms of this remedy, place it among the medicines for spasmodic and whooping coughs, and catarrhal conditions of the bladder; spasmodic pains in kidneys, with visceral tenesmus. Anuria, anasarca, ascites.

👤 Constitution

•Individuals who are sensitive to touch and pressure, often suffering from conditions that worsen after sleep or exertion.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Sensation of a foreign body between upper lid and eyeball.

head

Constant hawking from enlarged uvula; coryza, with inflamed fauces; accumulation of thick viscid mucus, which is expectorated with great difficulty.

respiratory

Tickling in larynx.

respiratory

Whooping cough attacks end with vomiting of this tough mucus.

respiratory

🩺 Systems & Indications

🧠Mind

Used for emotional states characterized by sadness occurring at specific times of the day.

Early morning or afternoon sadness.

🔑 Modalities

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💊 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.

Lower triturations

Other

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Sarsaparilla Officinalis →Cantharis Vesicatoria →Cactus Grandiflorus →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Coccus Cacti is listed in 71 rubrics across 9 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 19 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System23 Urinary System20 Throat7 Female Sexual System7 Modalities6 Male Sexual System5 Eyes1 Nervous System1 Circulatory System1

See all 71 rubrics for Coccus Cacti →