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Thymus Serpyllum

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Wild Thyme · "The Whooping Cough Thyme Remedy"
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Exclusively Documented in Boericke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Boericke's Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily on the respiratory system, specifically addressing dry, nervous coughs and respiratory infections in children.
📖 Boericke writes:
Respiratory infections of children; dry nervous asthma, whooping-cough, severe spasms but little sputum.
Ringing in ears with feeling of pressure in head. Burning in pharynx, sore, throat worse empty swallowing; blood vessels distended, dark.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for children suffering from spasmodic respiratory complaints.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Respiratory infections in children with dry, nervous asthma.
Boericke
Whooping cough with severe spasms but very little mucus.
Boericke
Sore throat worse from empty swallowing.
Boericke
Burning sensation in the throat.
Boericke
Ringing in the ears with pressure in the head.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
🫁Respiratory and Head
Useful for children with dry, spasmodic coughs and throat irritation with visible dark, swollen blood vessels.
Respiratory infections in children characterized by dry, nervous asthma or whooping cough.
Severe coughing spasms with very little mucus production.
Ringing in the ears accompanied by a feeling of pressure in the head.
Burning sensation in the throat.
Sore throat that feels worse when swallowing on an empty stomach.
Visible blood vessels in the throat that appear dark and swollen.
🔑 Modalities
Boericke Exclusive
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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