Corallium rubrum
Remedy of violent, spasmodic, "minute-gun" cough. Paroxysms of rapid, short coughs in quick succession like a minute gun. Post-nasal drip with hawking. Sensitive to cold air. Chancre on glans. Psoriasis of palms.
Source
Prepared from red coral Corallium rubrum (Coralliidae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Minute-gun cough — rapid, short coughs in quick succession, like shots from a gun. Whooping cough with this pattern. Very sensitive to cold air — inhalation of cold air triggers cough. Post-nasal drip with constant hawking. Food tastes like sawdust. Chancre on glans — hard, red. Psoriasis of palms. Face becomes very red during cough.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from constant coughing. Dull.
General Symptoms
Respiratory and skin. Worse from cold air, night, becoming cold, uncovering. Better from warmth, wrapping up, warm room.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Post-nasal drip — constant hawking of mucus. Profuse secretion behind nose.
Respiratory
Minute-gun cough — rapid successive paroxysms. Whooping cough. Very sensitive to inhaled cold air. Face becomes deep red during cough. Smothering sensation before cough.
Face
Becomes very red, purplish during cough paroxysms.
Male Genitalia
Chancre — hard, red sore on glans. Syphilitic type.
Skin
Psoriasis of palms. Spots — coral-red. Eruptions.
Stomach
Food tastes like sawdust — a peculiar symptom.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, warm room, wrapping up
Worse From
Cold air, night, becoming cold, uncovering, open air
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for minute-gun cough and cold-air sensitivity.
Clinical Indications
Whooping cough (minute-gun type), post-nasal drip, cold-air cough sensitivity, psoriasis of palms, chancre
Comparative Materia Medica
Drosera has paroxysmal cough but with retching and vomiting. Coccus cacti has paroxysmal cough with ropy mucus. Rumex has cold-air cough sensitivity. Mephitis has whooping cough with suffocative spells.
Safety Information
Mercurius, Lachesis.
Red coral is calcium carbonate with organic matrix. Non-toxic. Used in traditional medicine and jewelry. Safe in all potencies.
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