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MEPHITIS PUTORIUS

MEPHITIS PUTORIUS
mephAnimalUncommonPsoric
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🎯 A specialized remedy primarily indicated for violent, suffocative spasmodic coughs and whooping-cough.
About: Mephitis Putorius is a specific remedy for severe respiratory distress, particularly whooping-cough where the patient struggles to exhale. It is characterized by a suffocative feeling and violent coughing spells that may cause the face to turn blue. It is best suited for acute conditions requiring short-term intervention.
👤 Constitution
Generally indicated for individuals suffering from acute, violent respiratory spasms, often children who become cyanotic during coughing fits.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Violent, suffocative whooping-cough where the child cannot exhale.
Boericke
Coughing spells so severe they feel life-threatening.
Boericke
Sudden contraction of the throat when talking or drinking.
Boericke
Face turns blue during coughing fits.
Boericke
Cough is worse at night; few paroxysms during the day.
Boericke
Desire to bathe in ice-cold water.
Boericke
Food goes down the wrong way.
Boericke
Asthmatic sensation as if inhaling sulfur.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for states of mental over-excitement and restlessness.
Feeling mentally over-excited and full of imaginative thoughts.
Inability to sleep or focus on work due to mental activity.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
1X to 3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Should be given in lower dilutions for full success. · short action
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
STICTA PULMONARIACORALLIUM RUBRUMDROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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