Homeopathic Treatment Of Whooping Cough

Whooping cough is a notifiable disease: report any incidence to your GP.

The suggested dosage for the following remedies is one dose at 30c potency to be taken every 2-4 hours.

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The homeopathic preventative for Whooping Cough (for use when there are cases of the illness amongst your friends or family) is Pertussin 30c.
Give 3 doses in the first week followed by one dose weekly for 3 weeks.

Stage One:

Aconite
Sudden onset; high fever; anxiety; restlessness; barking cough; worse 12 mn.

Arnica
Violent tickling cough.  Child cries before the cough, in anticipation of it.  Blood vessels in eyes redden from exertion of coughing.

Belladonna
Sudden onset of high fever.   Child may be delerious.  Dry barking cough; bright red face and radiating heat; dryness of larynx.

Stage Two:

Ipecac
Bleeding from nose or mouth during paroxysm.  Nausea and vomiting with cough.  Wheezing and spasms and blueness in face. Bleeding, nausea and wheezing.

Drosera
Main remedy for whooping cough. Coughs follow one another in quick succession.  Cough starts as soon as child lies down.  Hoarse, barking, metallic, deep-sounding cough.  Talking, singing and laughing aggravate the cough. Child vomits thick green mucus on coughing. Crawling and tickling irritation in throat.

Other remedies to consider: Carbo Veg., Coccus Cacti, Corallium Rubrum, Cuprum Metallicum, Veratrum, Ant. Tart.

Stage Three:

Ant. Tart.
Coarse rattling of mucus in chest.  Mucus ver/y difficult to bring up. Needs to sit up to breathe.

Pulsatilla
Thick yellow mucus; earache; child weepy and clingy; prefers cool, open air.  Give one dose of Pulsatilla 30c and repeat every 2-4 hours depending on the severity of the symptoms.

Sulphur
Use if convalescence is slow.  Child is tired, has no energy, is hot.  Give one dose of Sulphur 30c and repeat every 3 hours for 4 doses.

Commonsense Measures

1. Although the coughing fits are very alarming, it is best to refrain from giving cough suppressants.  It is vital that the cough reflex should be allowed to expel the mucus from the lungs.

2. Small and easy-to-digest meals with plenty of fluids will help to lessen the vomiting after a coughing spell.  Be aware that in some children, dairy products increase the body's production of mucus.

3. Children are most comfortable sitting upright during a coughing fit.