As the winter season arrives, its companion will knock your door and meet all your family members. That companion is cold and cough. Research says that approximately 95% of people get ill during winters.
Cold and cough is a nuisance, it halts you from your daily routine activities, dehydrates you, makes you cranky, fatigued and uncomfortable. The general time period of flu, cold and cough is 5 to 7 days but those 5 days can be a menace top pass. The general symptoms associated with cold and cough are:
- Sneezing
- An excessive cough
- Fever
- Blocked nose
- A runny nose
- A headache
- A sore throat
If the cold and cough are not treated or the treatment process is delayed it might progress into sinusitis, pneumonia or bronchitis. The cold and cough virus is extremely contagious and can spread from one person to another even with the slightest contact, so it is better to take precautions. Many deaths are recorded every year due to the flu virus. Elderly and children are the most prone to catching the flu virus as they have a weakened immune system.
What To Do In Case Of Cold And Cough?
When you get cold and cough you would want to treat it instantly and for that you8 have an option for either allopathic or homeopathic medicine. The allopathic medicines are the general treatment of antibiotics and over the counter painkillers and sore throat relievers. But the cold and cough medicine in homeopathy is a personalized treatment remedy. Every person does not have the same type of cold and flu, some have a wet cough while some have a dry cough, some have wheezing sound while some rattling, some get excessive mucus. So the antibiotic does not cater to different types of a cough and cold while the cold and cough medicine in homeopathy is different for different symptoms. Research says that the antibiotics have a lot of side effects and do not prevent cold and cough while the homeopathy treatment is suitable for all ages and without any side effects and cures completely with future prevention.
Different Types Of Cold And Cough Medicine In Homeopathy
Below are different types of homeopathy medicines for a different type of a cough and cold. Read and check which goes best for you.
Medicine: Symptoms
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Nux Vomica
A cough is dry and hoarse associated with an extreme headache and a very chilly body temperature which does not lessen even in the heat. You will also have extreme nose blockage with slight discharge and a very irritable feeling. Your throat will get very dry as if bruised along with an intense pain even if you swallow mucus
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Pulsatilla
This has an extreme cough mostly at the night. A cough is so intense and hoarse that you will get pain in your ribcage due to a cough. You will also face itchy eyes, runny nose in the morning with greenish mucus. The condition is better for the daytime but a horrible cough at night which will not let you lie down and sleep.
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Aconite
The initial start of cold and flu mostly due to the cold weather or change in weather conditions.
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Gelsemium
The symptoms include high fever, shivering body, hot and cold feeling, sore throat, blocked nose headache, sore muscles and body pain and a drowsy feeling.
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Natrum Murmur
A Dry cough with a tackle in the chest and a dry sore throat. The mucus is mostly clear and whitish. If you have these symptoms, then you will hate sympathy and will prefer to deal with it alone.
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Kali Bich
The symptoms are dry, aching and nagging cough which is persistent. The nose is blocked and filled with a smelly green mucus. You will need to constantly spit out thick yellow-green mucus and the cough is very stubborn.
