Rumex crispus

Rumex is a dry, continuous cough, sometimes described as teasing and preventing sleep. The teasing is due to an excessive tickle sensation in the throat. The paroxysm of coughing lasts for a long time.

The incessant coughing leads to a sensation of rawness in the larynx and trachea. This rawness in the throat then leads to hoarseness. There may be an accumulation of tough mucus in the air passages. Nausea may result as the coughing brings up watery, frothy expectoration which may become tough and stringy (Kali-bic)

Rumex can have a barking cough like Spongia and the remedies are very close. Rumex will want to cover their head with the bed clothes to warm the air they are trying to get into their lungs. Spongia will be sitting leaning forward to help them breath.

Made worse by

• Pressure or touch of external throat

• Inspiring cold air

• Talking

• Night

• Moving from a cold room to a warm room

• Moving from a warm room to a cold room

• 11pm

Made better by

• Covering the nose and mouth to make the air warmer to breath

• What is peculiar

• Covers head with bed clothes

• Touching the throat pit brings on cough

• Concomitants

• Diarrhoea

• Copious mucous discharge from nose

• Nausea