Homeopathy LibraryMephitis Putorius
Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 736 chars
General
By whom was Mephitis introduced ?
By Dr. Constantine Hering.
What is Mephitis ?
It is the secretion from the Skunk .
What constitutes the tincture ?
One part of the secretion dissolved in 99 parts, by weight, of alcohol.
What is it principally used for and with what indications ?
Whooping cough, with a marked laryngeal spasm and a whoop ; cough is worse at night on lying down ; there is a suffocative feeling, and the child cannot exhale.
How does Corrallium rubrum, another animal remedy, compare ?
Whooping cough, with smothering before the cough, and great exhaustion afterwards ; the child gasps and gasps, and becomes black in the face.
"Minute gun", cough, short, quick and ringing.
The "whooping" is worse at night.