of Asthma]
Homoeopathy By Vishpala Parthasarathy
IV No 1
R.S, aged four, came with complaints of recurrent cold, cough and fever
since 12 years of age, occurring after every 2 months. The cough was dry,
with difficulty in breathing, and worse at night.
Physical symptoms:
a) Sweat with coldness of the body.
b) Thirst-increased
c) Desires-Cold drinks, Icecreams and
curds which aggravate.
d) Aversion-Non-veg.
Mental Symptoms:
a) Fear of darkness, clings to mother
at night.
b) Fear of horror movies, of being
alone.
c) Fear-of dogs, cockroaches, ghosts.
d) Very irritable, goes to a corner and
sits.
e) Aversion to mental work.
Indications:
1) Perspiration, cold in general.
2) Cough. dry
3) Respiration, difficult, night
during.
4) Irritability in children.
5) Fear of animals
6) Desires fat
7) Desires Ice-creams.
Treatment and Follow-up:
29-8-94 – Tuberculinum 1M 1 dose, SL
for 15 days.
16-9-94 – Complains of difficulty in
breathing, worse lying down, sitting, better by rubbing. Desires –
Ice-creams, cold milk. Has no appetite, thirstless during the attack.
Dry cough worse daytime, associated
with nausea.
Rubrics Selected:
1) Respiration difficult, worse lying
while.
2) Respiration difficult, worse
sitting.
3) General: better on the back.
4) Dry cough worse day time.
5) Desire: Cold milk.
6) Desire: Ice-creams.
7) Fear: of being alone.
8) Fear: of dark.
Phosphorus 1M, 1 dose.
20-11-94: was much better, was free of
all complaints for last 2 months. Complaints have again started.
Phosphorus 1M single dose. There has
been no complaint since November 94.
Bombay, India