Homeopathy is recommended for all kinds of breathing problems ranging from simple common cold to conditions like chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis etc. Homeopathy treats the basic cause of disease which helps in easing the symptoms and uprooting the disease from person. In this blog we are dealing with the homeopathic medicines that are used in treating respiratory conditions. Before getting into the description of medicines let us go through some of the common breathing difficulties faced.

1. Common Cold: A viral infection caused by rhinoviruses that affects the upper respiratory tract, causing symptoms like running nose, cough, and sneezing.
2. Influenza (Flu): A contagious viral infection caused by influenza virus that affects the respiratory system, producing symptoms like fever, cough and body pain.
3. Bronchitis: Inflammation of the bronchus, causing symptoms like cough with expectoration and shortness of breath.
4. Asthma: It is a disease caused due to contraction of the hypersensitive airways, causing symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): It is caused due to damage to the lung airways that restricts the airflow and making it difficult to breathe. It is mainly caused due to smoking.
6. Emphysema: It is a type of COPD in which the alveoli of lung is affected which makes breathing difficult.
7. Pneumonia: Pneumonia is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, virus or fungi. In this condition the air sac in the lung gets filled with pus making it difficult to breathe.
8. Tuberculosis (TB): It is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tb not only affects the lung but also bone, lymph node, brain, larynx, spine and kidney. Tb lung produces symptoms like cough, fatigue, chest pain, breathing difficulty, body aches, intermittent fever, loss of appetite and weight.

COMMON HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES USED FOR RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS

• Rumex crispus: Good medicine for cough which is precipitated by cold air and change in temperature.
• Ammonium carb: It is indicated for patients with repeated attacks of sneezing, running nose every year and which may have complicated causing infection in lung producing breathing difficulty.
• Blatta orientalis: It is one of the best medicine indicated for asthma and bronchitis which makes the person unable to do any physical exertion.
• Sabadilla: This medicine is indicated for patients with allergic rhinitis having symptoms like running nose, sneezing, itching of nose and eyes when exposed to perfumes, dust, strong smell etc.
• Sambucus nigra: This medicine is specifically indicated for nose block in newborns. It is also useful in asthma which increases at night after sleeping.
• Spongia Tosta: It is indicated for loud dry cough and difficulty in breathing which worsens especially at night.
• Squilla: Good medicine for severe exhausting cough in which involuntary stool or urine are even passed.
• Sulphur: This is especially indicated for difficulty in breathing at night which force the patient to sit up.
• Euphrasia officinalis: This indicated for nasal congestion with discharge. It is also good medicine for whooping cough which precipitates in the day time.
• Natrum Sulph : It is indicated for long term allergy due to which the nasal discharge has turned greenish.
• Arsenicum album: This is also a good medicine for patients suffering from bronchial asthma with attacks frequently at night.
• Antimonium tartaricum: Medicine indicated for cough without expectoration in which the mucus does not come up from the chest specifically in children. It is also useful in emphysema, bronchitis and asphyxia in newborns.
• Phosphorus: This medicine is good for cough and running nose due to change of weather, due to some specific odour or exposure to cold. It is a remedy which can be used for all kinds of respiratory affection including pneumonia.

Conclusion

Homeopathy has been treating all kinds of respiratory affections since years. It has proved its efficacy by easing the hardships of many patients irrespective of time, place or culture. The above mentioned are some of the important homeopathic medicines used in treating respiratory conditions.

It should be always kept in mind that homeopathic medicine should only be consumed under the supervision of a qualified homeopathic physician.