For the treatment of repeated coughing due to the irritation of the
throat that
does not respond to any other medication, Chelidonium will be found to be
extraordinarily useful. Once, there was a patient who suffered from a cough for
many years. I prescribed Chelidonium to him, combined with Rumex. By Allah’s
grace, he became well very soon. Rumex too, is very useful for the treatment of
chronic cough, especially of the dry nature.
The Chelidonium cough
is typically associated with persistent irritation of the throat,
burning and unease. Due to this, the patient becomes restless and gets tired of
this condition. Chelidonium is extremely useful and effective in this
condition. It decreases the severity and frequency of the cough, making it mild
and harmless. This naturally relieves
the irritability and anger of the patient, and with other remedies, the cough
would gradually be cured, though not immediately.
The Chelidonium cough is associated with a small amount of
sticky phlegm that is difficult to expel. Even if expectorated, the throat is still
not cleared. Irritation soon resumes. In such a situation, Coccus should also
be added to Chelidonium.
Chelidonium is very effective in the treatment of jaundice, as well as pneumonia and pleurisy, in which there
is inflammation of the outer lining of the lungs in the lower part (basal
pleurisy). The urine of a Chelidonium
patient is yellow with a pungent smell.
When constipated,
the stools are in the form of small rounded balls, like goat’s droppings. If diarrhoea sets in, the
colour of the faeces is brownish clay. Constipation and diarrhoea alternate
with each other. The abdominal pain radiates to
the back. After taking food, the symptoms of the stomach ameliorate. The
patient likes hot food and hot fluids, especially hot milk.
Chelidonium is also useful in the treatment of gall bladder stones. This pain radiates towards the back while the pain in a
patient of Berberis Vulgaris radiates in all directions. Chelidonium
resembles Bryonia as well. Its symptoms are generally on the right side and worsen
on movement, but the difference is that the patient likes to sleep on the side
of the symptoms, while in Chelidonium, if the patient sleeps on the affected
side his symptoms get worse. In Chelidonium, heat intensifies headache. In hot
countries, this may be used for the treatment of headache due to heat exposure. In Chelidonium, the headache is associated
with drowsiness and vertigo.
The head feels heavy and numb. There is a tendency of falling forward. The headache radiates up to
the back of the right ear towards the shoulder. There is pain over the right
shoulder and the right side of the chest. The cough
is associated with small amounts of phlegm. The palms and wrists
hurt, while the tips of the fingers are ice-cold.
Sclera of the eye (i.e. the white of the eye) becomes
yellowish. On looking up, the eyes hurt and the tears flow constantly. The
neuralgic pains become localised above the right eye. The complexion of the patient is yellowish which is much more evident on the
cheeks and over the nose. The skin is dry and yellowish. The tongue is also yellowish
and flabby. Due to the associated liver
disorder, there is a tendency to vomit. The kidneys feel irritated
and inflamed and there is debris in the urine. When touched, the body hurts.
There is pain at the hips and the thighs. As in many other remedies, an
unbearable pain in the heels is also a symptom of Chelidonium.