Blatta orientalis
Remedy of asthma, especially in corpulent persons. Asthma with excessive bronchial mucus. Dyspnoea worse from mold, dampness, and lying down. Very effective in lower potencies and mother tincture for asthmatic breathing.
Source
Prepared from the live Indian cockroach Blatta orientalis.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Asthma — the primary indication. Especially in corpulent, obese persons. Dyspnoea with excessive bronchial mucus. Worse from dampness, mold, rainy weather, lying down. Better from expectoration. Effective in mother tincture and low potencies. Bronchitis with wheezing. Allergic asthma.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious during asthma attack. Dull.
General Symptoms
Respiratory system. Worse from damp, mold, rain, lying down, dust, allergens. Better from expectoration, sitting up.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Asthma — the chief indication. Excessive mucus in bronchi. Wheezing, rattling. Dyspnoea worse from dampness, mold, lying down. Chronic bronchitis with copious expectoration. Allergic asthma. Mother tincture very effective.
Chest
Oppression. Fullness. Rattling mucus. Soreness.
Modalities
Better From
Expectoration, sitting up, open air
Worse From
Dampness, mold, rain, lying down, dust, allergens, exertion
Constitutional Type
Corpulent asthmatics. Those with damp-triggered asthma.
Clinical Indications
Asthma (corpulent persons), chronic bronchitis, allergic asthma, damp-triggered respiratory conditions
Comparative Materia Medica
Ipecacuanha has asthma with nausea. Spongia has dry asthmatic breathing. Antimonium tartaricum has rattling mucus but with prostration. Grindelia has asthma worse falling asleep. Natrum sulphuricum has asthma from damp but with hepatic involvement.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Cockroach preparation is non-toxic. Allergenic proteins are present but rendered harmless in potentised forms. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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