Corallium rubrum

Corallium rubrum
(red coral)
* The provings of coral develop much coryza and epistaxis, and even ulceration within the
nostrils.
* It is to be thought of for whooping and spasmodic coughs, especially when the attack
comes on with a very rapid cough, and the attacks follow so closely as to almost run into each
other.
* Often preceded by sensation of smothering, followed by exhaustion.
* Congestion of face after dinner.
* Patient becomes purple in face.
* Violence of paroxysm, even with expectoration ofblood.
* Feeling as if cold air were streaming through skull and air-passages.
* One is too cold when uncovered and too hot when covered; relieved by artificial heat.
Head
- Feels very large; violent pain as if parietal bones were forced apart; worse stooping.
- Eyes hot and painful.
- Deep-seated frontal headache with severe pain back of eyeballs.
- Pain aggravated by breathing cold air through nose.
Nose
- Odors of smoke, onions, etc.
- Painful ulcer in nostrils.
- Post-nasal catarrh. Profuse secretion of mucus dropping through posterior nares; air feels
cold.
- Dry coryza; nose stopped up and ulcerated.
- Epistaxis.
Mouth
- Food tastes like sawdust.
- Bread tastes like straw.
- Beer tastes sweet.
- Pain in articulation of left lower jaw.
- Craves salt.
Respiratory
- Hawking of profuse mucus.
- Throat very sensitive, especially to air.
- Profuse, nasal catarrh.
- Inspired air feels cold. [Cistus.]
- Profuse secretion of mucus dropping through posterior nares.
- Dry, spasmodic, suffocative cough; very rapid cough, short, barking.
- Cough with great sensitiveness of air-passages; feel cold on deep inspiration.
- Continuous hysterical cough.
- Feels suffocated and greatly exhausted after whooping-cough.
Male
- Ulcers on glans and inner prepuce, with yellow ichor.
- Emissions and weakened sexual power.
- Profuse perspiration of genitals.
Skin
- Red, flat ulcers.
- Coral-colored, then dark red spots, changing to copper-colored spots.
- Psoriasis of palms and soles.
Modalities
- Worse in open air, changing from a warm too coldroom.
Relationship
- Complementary : Sulph.
- Compare : Bellad.; Droser.; Mephit.; Caust.
Dose
- Third to thirtieth attenuation.