Pharyngitis

First class remedies

ACUTE DISEASES - Ear / nose / throat disorders - inflammation of the throat : apis Bell. Hep. kali-bi. lac-c. LACH. Lyc. Merc. nit-ac. Phyt.

Lach

• Left tonsil Swelling / White membrane / Sore throat
• Purple throat color
• Tendency to hawking
• Pain when swallowing liquids
• Pain amel with swallowing solids

Lyc

• General sensitivity to cold / Drinking / Eating but Pharyngitis amel with warm drinks.

• Salivation during sleep
• Dry throat
• • Tendency to hawking
• Formation of purulent membrane on the tonsils
• Esp the right side
• Pain / Burning / Sore feeling in throat
• Swelling of the tonsils
• Lymphadenopathy

Phyt

• Swelling of the tonsils
• White membrane on tonsils

Others

Dulc

• Rheumatic pharyngitis (Cold/ Wet agg + Accompanied by arthritis )

Mez

Hep

• Splinter like pain throat
• Inflammation / Swelling + Pus formation of Tonsils / Throat
• Sore throat: Stinging pain
• Amel with hot drinks
• Tendency to hawking

Merc

• White tongue (Bell)
• Salivation during sleep (Lyc)
• Inflammation / Dryness / Sore Throat / Tonsils / Uvula
• Lymphadenopathy
• Offensiveness

Apis

• Redness of the pharynx
• Inflammation of Uvula
• Erysipelatous
• White membrane of the throat
• Stinging pain in the throat
• Ulcers

Nit-ac

• Inflammation of Throat / Tonsils
• Pain goes from throat to ears
• Burning / Soreness / Shooting
• Painful swallowing
• White Tongue (Bell, Merc)

Lac-c

• Pain alternating between left and right side
• Dry throat
• Inflammation. Tonsil pain and swelling
• White membrane
• Painful swallowing

Kali-bi

• Coated Tongue / Throat
• Dry throat

Related Entities

• Rhinitis
• Tonsillitis
• Otitis media
• Adenoid
• Conjunctivitis
• Sinusitis

Tissue Salt Remedies

KM:

• Typical diphtheria remedy, start treating all diphtheria with KM
• Swollen and gray-white patches
• Painful swallowing
• Copious sputum

CP: Diphtheria with swelling and white exudate covering uvula completely

NP: When the exudate is clearly yellow

KP:

• Sore throat + Offensive breath.
• It progresses to gangrene
• Symptoms of paralysis appear

NM: Edema due to diphtheria

FP:

• Dry, red, painful pharyngitis without mucus
• Agg by talking