Asthma remedies

Treatment strategy

Asthma treatment consists of two stages:

1. First Palliative/ Acute treatment
2. Then Chronic / Condtitutional / Miasmatic treatment

ACUTE DISEASES - Pulmonary disorders - asthma: Ant-t, Ars, Ip, Kali-ar, Kali-c, Nat-s, Nux-v, Psor, Puls, Samb, Tub

Banerji protocols
Extrinsic, allergic asthma	Calc C30 BD or C1000 one dose weekly
	Ip C30 in Gagging cough
	Kali-i C6 in Wheezing, Dyspnea
Intrinsic Chronic asthma in adults	Chel 6X every 3 Hours alternating with Hep C6 and Kali-i C6 in acute wheezing, dyspnea
	Kali-c C200

Top Remedies

Top	Quality	Rubrics	Modalities / Triggers	Concomitants
Ars	Dyspnea agg after coughing. Typical spastic asthma + Wheezing Wheezing or Suffocative cough + Frothy mucus. Allergic asthma + Allergic rhinitis (All-c ₳ Ars) , (Ars ₳ Carc), (Ars ₳ Iod) , (Ars ₳ Thuj) , (Ars ₳ Nux-v) Hysterical asthma(Ars ₳ Ign) Anger (Ars ₳ Cham) Children / Elderly people Periodic /Sudden attacks Uncomplicated patients who have recently been affected (Ars ₳ Hydr-ac) Start Ars with 30C potency, which can be BD. If there is no improvement, you can give 200C or 1M potency.	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - sudden, attacks: Cupr, Ip Lungs - ASTHMA, general – suffocative Ant-t, Cupr ,Ip ,Samb Lungs - ASTHMA, general - cyanosis, with Carb-v ,Cupr , Samb Smoking (Ars ₳ Calad) (Ars ₳ Lob) Lungs - ASTHMA, general - recent, uncomplicated cases: Hydr-ac Lungs - ASTHMA, general - midnight, after - must spring out of bed : Graph. SAMB Lungs - ASTHMA, general - night - 2 a.m. Kali-bi , Med , Rumx Lungs - ASTHMA, general - night - 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ars-i, Con Lungs - ASTHMA, general - anxiety, with : Arg-n , Dig , Kali-a Lungs - ASTHMA, general - despondency, thinks she will die, with : psor.	Night esp After midnight (Ars ₳ Samb) which pulls her out of bed (Ars ₳ Samb) Asthma that agg around 12 -1-2 A.M 10 P.M to 2 A.M Amel with sitting up straight Agg by eating Climate change (Ars ₳ Dulc) Cold and Humid air (Ars ₳ Dulc) (Ars ₳ Nat-s) Summer colds Rash suppression (Ars ₳ Puls)	Asthma which alternates with skin rash or eczema (Ars ₳ Sul) (Ars ₳ Psor) Esp with sneezing Anxiety: As if dying (Ars ₳ Psor) Thirst + Fainting / Weakness/ Weak, slow pulses Bronchial catarrh / Huge / Foamy Sputum (Ant-t ₳ Ars) Asthma + panic attack Suffocation / Cyanosis
Spong	Asthma with short and tough respiration, and panting. Along with difficult respiration, whistling from the chest on inhalation is noted. Cough is deep, dry, barking, hacking type.	It is best to start in 30C potency BD. It can also be taken in high  (200C) potency.	In most cases, warm drinks bring relief from cough.	Cough with extreme dryness of all the air passages.
Ant-t	Excellent remedy for asthma with rapid, short and difficult breathing as if gasping for air. Loose/Catarrhal Cough: Excessive rattling and lungs feel full of mucus, but Mucus comes out with much difficulty. Typical spastic asthma + Excessive phlegm Children / Elderly people (Ambr ₳ Ant-t) (Ant-t ₳ Ars) Gasping feeling when coughing: His breath gets stuck in his trachea Periodic asthma attacks (Ant-t ₳ Ars)	Diseases - ASTHMA - bronchial catarrh, with: BLATTA-O Children - ASTHMA, children ARS , CHAM , KALI- N , KALI-S , MED , NAT-S , PHOS , PULS , SAMB , TUB Children - ASTHMA, children - vaccination, after ANT-T , THUJ Breathing – WHEEZING ARS. CARB-V. IP. KALI-C. LOB. Lungs - ASTHMA, general - spasmodic Lungs - ASTHMA, general – suffocative	Amel Expectoration Open air You must fan him He must bend forward to get better Lying on the right side Agg: Nocturnal asthma, esp early morning cold and damp weather. Lying down, with a need to sit up.	Accompanying symptoms: Nausea (Ip, Lob) Sleepiness Twitching of facial muscles + Cough Respiratory stridor + coldness of limbs + cold sweat Dizziness present along with cough.
Nat-s	Cough with thick, ropy, green phlegm is present. Top-grade remedy in children asthma.	It is commonly used in Tissue salt remedies in ‘6X potency’ and is taken in tablet form. The frequency and number of tablets depend on the severity of symptoms. Unless recommended, it can be taken 3-4 times  a day.	Agg around 4 am and 5 am. Difficult breathing in damp weather.
Blatta-o	Dyspnea, suffocative cough with difficult respiration and yellow, pus-like mucus.	Mother tincture is best to start with, which can be repeated 1-2 times a day. But can be taken in 30C and 200C if there are not many changes. Usually, 1M potency is not recommended.	Remedy for asthma triggered by dust. It can also be given for asthma triggered in rainy weather.
Hep	Asthma attacks: Difficult respiration, whistling, wheezing, and preventing sleep at night + Copious mucus expectoration. Yellow or whitish dirty mucus can also be present. Difficulty in breathing deeply Wheezing along with choking cough	It can be administered in 30C potency 3-4 times in a day. 200C can be taken once or twice in a day. 1M is used in very rare conditions.	Agg by cold air or slight draught of air and Amel from covering up and Heat/ Warmth.
Ip	Repeated attacks of asthma with Dyspnea and gasping for air. Catarrhal bronchial asthma (Ant-t ₳ Ip): Constant Wheezing cough + Rattling, chest is full of phlegm but nothing comes out. cough with mucus which is not easy to expel. Asthma King remedy esp with Spastic / Suffocating / Wheezing nature (Ant-t, Ars, Cupr, Samb) Hysterical asthma: Sudden wheezing breathing that threats suffocation	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - sudden, attacks : Ars , Cupr	Allergic children's asthma (Ars, All-c, Phos) Asthma with common colds (Spong) Suppression of rashes (Puls) Motion agg Hot, humid weather agg Asthma caused by dust inhalation (Blatta-o) Sudden wheezing due to Excitement	Digestive tract Asthma attacks alternating with spastic vomiting (Cupr ₳ Ip) Asthma + Nausea / Vomiting (Ant-t ₳ Ip) (Ip ₳ Lob) (Cupr ₳ Ip) which amel with vomiting Asthma + Skin diseases (Ars ₳ Ip) Asthma + Cold sweat of limbs

Second class Remedies

Second class		Rubrics	Trigger/ Modality	Concomitants
Lob	Hysterical asthma (Mosch, Nux-m, Puls) Tightness/ Suffocation/ Heaviness in Throat / Chest (Hydr-ac, Lach, cact, Mosch) Chest constriction (Cact ₳ Lob) Spasmodic (Ars, Carb-v, Kali-c) Breathing becomes progressively more difficult. (Ip ₳ Lob) Severe/ Dry / Debilitating coughs His breath stops when he coughs	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - itching, with: Calad, Cist, Psor, Sabad Lungs - ASTHMA, general - nausea, with : Ant-t , Ip Lungs - ASTHMA, general - vomiting, with Cupr, Ip Lungs - ASTHMA, general - digestion disturbed, after Lungs - ASTHMA, general - gastric derangements, with Lungs - ASTHMA, general - smoking, from: Ars, Calad, Puls	Common cold after (Spong, Dulc, Ip) Caused by Cigarette smoke Cold agg Motion agg (unlike Ip and Lob) Warm (Air/ Food) amel	Mass Sensation in epigastrium Chest weakness as if coming from the epigastrium Tingling of body Headache Back Spine pain / Discomfort in the sacrum bon Feeling cold in the teeth Cough + Nausea Itching Digestive problems (Nux-v), esp Nausea / Vomiting + Salivation + Extreme hunger + White tongue
Carb-v	Asthma in Elderly /Weak people (Ars ₳ Carb-v) Allergic Asthma (Rhinitis + Sneezing) Periodic asthma (Ars ₳ Carb-v)	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - wet, weather, in - warm, wet weather Bell. Carb-v, Nat-s Lungs - ASTHMA, general - cyanosis, with : Ars , Cupr , Samb	Agg: After midnight (Ars ₳ Carb-v) (Carb-v ₳ Samb) Morning (Carb-v ₳ Kali-c) Summer asthma (Ars ₳ Carb-v) Winter asthma High places (Coca) Warm Wet weather Amel by: Sitting up straight Cold amel / Heat agg . Closed room agg /Wind amel Asthma due to Suppression eruptions Measles (Brom) Disturbed digestion / Stomach distension	Digestive tract Amel with belching (Carb-v ₳ Nux-v) Increased salivation in asthma attacks Asthma + Salivation Heart and lack of oxygen: feeling of tightness in the chest Asthma with cyanosis Respiratory arrest + Sighing and wheezing Asthma with coldness of the skin in touch
Sumb	Fast and loud breathing Asthma after activity and lying down afterwards Asthma caused by fright (Carc, Op)		After midnight esp between 3 - 4 A.M which forces him to jump out of bed. (Ars ₳ Sumb) Asthma during sleep / On-going sleep Spastic and suffocating
Op	Laryngeal spasm causes cough His breathing is moaning and gasping. His breathing is fast and deep He must stay awake so as not to suffocate	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - sleep, coming on during - falling asleep, after: Am-c, Grin, Lac-c Lach, Merc-pr-r	Loosening his clothes amel	Asthma with Cold hands and feet
Hydr-ac	His face is blue or pale Bloody sputum or yellow mucus Asthma+ Weak pulse + Despair Severe palpitations + severe asthma Dyspnea + Throat tightness	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - constriction in throat, with : Cact , cham , dros , lach , lob , Mosch Heart - HEARTBEATS, general - violent - asthma, in Heart - HEARTBEATS, general - feeble, after disappointment of affections - asthma, with
Am-c	Spastic asthma with wheezing Elderly asthma (Ambr, Ars) A lot of Sticky / White sputum, Severe nasal congestion, He must breathe through mouth	Lungs - ASTHMA, general - morning - waking, early : am-c.mp1 ant-t.mp1 Ars.mp1 grin.mp1 kali-bi.mp1 Kali-c.mp1 nat-s.mp1 nux-v, zing. Lungs - ASTHMA, general - sleep, coming on during - falling asleep, after am-c.mp1 Grin.mp1 lac-c.mp1 Lach.mp1 merc-pr-r.mp1 op.mp1 Lungs - ASTHMA, general - evening - bed, in: graph. sep	Cold / Open air amel (Am-c ₳ Puls) Lungs - ASTHMA, general - air, draft of, agg. - open, amel Warm / Hot food agg (Am-c ₳ Kali-s) Lungs - ASTHMA, general - warm, food agg. - room agg. Night agg (Sleep-beginning / Early morning / Lying down agg)	Asthma + Heart problems (Exertion agg , Fast, strong and small pulse) Unbearable thirst Severe burning in the esophagus Pressure / Heaviness / Fullness in Nasal Root
Dulc	Asthma attacks following a common cold
Mosch	Hysteric Asthma
Med
Laur	Chills and wants you to cover him Spastic asthma, violent and constant coughs First a sudden gasping, then 2-3 long breaths, then a breath pause, and then 2-3 gasps.		Lying down and sitting straight causes congestion in the chest. Therefore, he should be in a semi-sitting-lying position.	Accompanying symptoms: Asthma + Heart problems (Clubbing fingers; Cyanotic Face / Lips; Full and irregular pulses)Thirst for low amount of water Low urination
Asaf	Hysterical asthma

Tissue Salt Remedies

• KP: Neurological (psychological) asthma
• NS:
  • Cough + Gray-Yellow sputum
  • Humid agg
  • A course of treatment with NS can eradicate asthma
• NM:
  • Frothy, Watery /Clear sputum
  • Hay fever which ends in Asthma
  • Cold agg
• CF:
  • Asthma + Hard /Lumpy / Pus sputum
  • Menses agg
• KM:
  • When asthma affects Heart
  • Amel with Keeping still and Agg with motion
  • Amel with cold applications and agg with physical exertion
• MP: When asthma is spastic and painful