Mephitis putorius
Remedy of whooping cough with suffocative spells. Violent whooping cough — cannot exhale. Suffocative spells at night. Must be raised upright during cough attack. Few paroxysms in daytime, violent at night. Blue face during cough.
Source
Prepared from the secretion of the anal glands of the skunk.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Whooping cough — violent, suffocative, worse at night. CANNOT EXHALE — can inhale but not breathe out. Must be held upright during attack. Few paroxysms during day, violent at night. Face blue during cough. Catarrhal asthma. Choking sensation. Incessant, violent, suffocative.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Terrified during suffocative attacks. Anxious.
General Symptoms
Respiratory. Worse at night, lying down, drinking. Better from sitting up, being held upright.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Whooping cough — violent, suffocative. Cannot exhale. Must sit up. Worse at night. Blue face. Few paroxysms by day, violent at night. Choking.
Face
Blue, cyanotic during cough.
Modalities
Better From
Sitting up, being held upright
Worse From
Night, lying down, drinking
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Whooping cough with suffocation.
Clinical Indications
Whooping cough (suffocative, worse night), cannot exhale, cyanosis during cough, catarrhal asthma
Comparative Materia Medica
Drosera has paroxysmal cough with retching. Corallium has minute-gun cough. Coccus cacti has paroxysmal cough with ropy mucus. Sambucus has suffocative attacks in infants.
Safety Information
Not established.
Skunk spray contains thiols — intensely malodorous but not seriously toxic. Causes temporary nausea, eye irritation. Safe in potentised forms.
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