Aralia racemosa
Remedy of asthma and hay fever. Asthma worse from lying down, especially after first sleep. Cough from tickle in throat. Must sit up to breathe. Profuse acrid coryza. Salty, acrid nasal discharge.
Source
Prepared from the fresh root of Aralia racemosa (Araliaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Asthma — worse lying down, after first sleep. Must sit up to breathe. Cough from tickling in throat. Hay fever with profuse, salty, acrid nasal discharge. Frequent sneezing. Rawness and burning behind sternum. Worse from drafts, lying down, after sleep. Spring asthma.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious from dyspnoea. Irritable.
General Symptoms
Respiratory. Worse from lying down, after first sleep, drafts, cold. Better from sitting up.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Profuse, salty, acrid nasal discharge. Frequent sneezing. Hay fever.
Respiratory
Asthma — worse lying down, after first sleep. Must sit up. Cough from tickle in throat. Rawness behind sternum. Dyspnoea. Spring asthma. Wheezing.
Chest
Raw, burning behind sternum. Constriction.
Modalities
Better From
Sitting up
Worse From
Lying down, after first sleep, drafts, cold, spring
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for asthma worse lying down and hay fever.
Clinical Indications
Asthma (worse lying down, after sleep), hay fever, acrid coryza, cough from tickle, spring allergies
Comparative Materia Medica
Grindelia has asthma worse falling asleep. Sambucus has suffocation waking from sleep in infants. Lachesis has worse after sleep. Arsenicum has asthma worse lying down but with more restlessness.
Safety Information
Not well established.
American spikenard is used in Native American and folk medicine. Non-toxic. The berries are edible. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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