Drosera

Drosera 
(sundew)
* Affects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by Hahnemann as the
principal remedy for whooping-cough.
* Drosera can break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of raising it
(Dr. Tyler).
* Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it.
* Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from coughing with gastric irritation and profuse
expectoration.
* Pains about hip-joint.
* Tubercular glands.
Head
- Vertigo when walking in open air, with inclination to fall to the left side.
- Coldness of left half of face, with stinging pains and dry heat of right half.
Stomach
- Nausea.
- Aversion to and bad effects from acids.
Respiratory organs
- Spasmodic, dry irritative cough, like whooping-cough, the paroxysms following each other
very rapidly; can scarcely breathe; chokes.
- Cough very deep and hoarse; worse, after midnight; yellow expectoration, with bleeding
from nose and mouth; retching. Deep, hoarse voice; hoarseness; laryngitis.
- Rough, scraping sensation deep in the fauces andsoft palate.
- Sensation as if crumbs were in the throat, of feather in larynx.
- Laryngeal phthisis, with rapid emaciation.
- Harassing and titillating cough in children - not at all through the day, but commences as
soon as the head touches the pillow at night.
- Clergyman's sore throat, with rough, scraping, dry sensation deep in the fauces; voice
hoarse, deep, toneless, cracked, requires exertion to speak.
- Asthma when talking, with contraction of the throat at every word uttered.
Extremities
- Paralytic pains in the coxo-femoral joint and thighs.
- Stiffness in joints of feet.
- All limbs feel lame.
- Bed feels too hard.
Fever
- Internal chilliness; shivering, with hot face, cold hands, no thirst.
- Is always too cold, even in bed.
Modalities
- Worse, after midnight, lying down, on getting warm in bed, drinking, singing, laughing.
Relationship
- Antidote : Camph.
- Compare : Fluoroform (2 per cent. watery solution, 2-4 drops, after paroxysms, considered
specific for whooping-cough.) Ouabain from leaves of Carissa schimperi - arrow poison.
(Respiratory spasm - Whooping cough is cut short infirst stage and reduced in frequency of
attacks and hastens convalescence.)
- Chelid.; Corall.; Cupr.; Castanea; Argent.; Menyanth.
Dose
- First to twelfth attenuation.