Homeopathy LibrarySpongia Tosta
Reason for use
Affects chiefly the larynx, trachea, thyroid gland, heart, and testicles, producing irritation, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes fibrous exudations.
Its action upon glandular structures-enlargement and induration, as well as its inflammatory effects upon the larynx and trachea-resembles closely the action of Iodine.
Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse
At night; lying with head low; in the room; when ascending
▼ Better
When descending; after eating and drinking, especially the cough; when resting in horizontal position
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Mind
(Spongia)
Irresistible desire to sing, with excessive mirth.
Head
(Spongia)
Dull headache in right side of brain, on coming into warm room from the open air.
Sharp stitches in left temple.
Congestion of blood to the head. (Acon., Bell.)
Nose
(Spongia)
Fluent coryza, with much sneezing. (Acon., Cepa.)
Dry coryza ; nose stopped up. (Alum., Nux v., Sep., Sil.)
Face
(Spongia)
Bloated, red, or bluish, with anxious expression.
Mouth
(Spongia)
Swelling of the submaxillary glands.
Throat- (Spongia)
Thyroid gland swollen and hard (Iodi.), with suffocative attacks at night ; stitching pains.
Stomach
(Spongia)
Increased appetite.
Bitter taste (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puls .), especially in throat.
Urinary Organs
(Spongia)
Frequent urging to urinate.
Male Organs.- (Spongia)
Pressive, painful swelling of the testicles. (Clem ., Rhod.)
Pinching, bruised, squeezing pain in the testicles . (Acon., Arg. nit., Rhod .)
Stitches from testicles into spermatic cord. (Clem.)
Spermatic cord swollen and painful.
Respiratory Organs.- (Spongia)
Hoarseness ; voice cracked.
Great dryness of the larynx.
Pain in the larynx on touching it (Acon., Lach ,), and on turning the head.
Inflammation of larynx, trachea, and bronchi.
Laryngismus stridulus.
Sensation of obstruction in the larynx, as from a plug (Lach.), with impeded respiration .
Incessant cough from low down in chest, where there is a sore pain.
Cough dry, barking (Bell.), hollow, croupy, or wheezing and asthmatic.
Dry cough day and night, with burning in the chest.
Cough worse from lying with head low ; from too warm room ; dry, cold winds (Acon., Hep. s.) ; better after eating or drinking.
Wheezing, whistling, sawing, anxious breathing ; worse during inspiration, and when lying down. Expectoration yellow, tenacious, hard, or slimy ; tasting salty.
Dyspnoea and great weakness in chest, so that she could hardly talk after slight exercise. (Hep. s., Stan .)
Awakens from sleep with suffocative sensation.
Burning, sore pain in chest and bronchi , with rawness in the throat, when coughing.
Sensation as if he had to breathe through a dry sponge.
Chronic cough, violent attacks, brought up small, hard tubercle.
Profuse sputa of mucus ; cannot lie down ; pneumonia in stage of resolution.
Tuberculosis beginning in apex of (left) lung.
Heart and Pulse.- (Spongia)
Violent palpitation of the heart (Acon., Ars., Bell ., Lycopus , Spig., Sulph .), with pain and gasping respiration ; awakens after midnight with suffocation, great alarm, and anxiety.
Pulse full, hard, and frequent. (Acon., Bell., Verat. vir.)
Angina pectoris ; contracting pain in chest ; heat, suffocation, faintness, and anxious sweat.
Aneurism of aorta ; dry, paroxysmal cough ; worse lying down.
Rheumatic endocarditis ; loud blowing with each heart beat.
Neck
(Spongia)
Painful stiffness of muscles of neck and throat.
Limbs
(Spongia)
Twitching of the muscles about the left shoulder joint.
Cramp-like pain in the ball of the right thumb ; on moving hand, extends to thumb.
Generalities
(Spongia)
Extreme exhaustion and heaviness of the body after slight exertion, with great anxiety, nausea, pale face, and difficult breathing.
Herpes.
Fever
(Spongia)
Feverish heat, with hot, dry skin. (Acon., Ars.)
Anxious heat ; red face ; weeping ; inconsolable.
Typhoid fever.
Sleep
(Spongia)
Sleepy, yawning, no activity, afternoons.
Sleep interrupted by dreams.
Amelioration
Therapeutic Range.- (Spongia)
Goitre ; croup ; laryngitis ; laryngismus stridulus ; bronchitis ; phthisis ; orchitis ; epididymitis ; organic affections of the heart ; rheumatic endocarditis ; valvular inefficiency, etc. ; aneurism of aorta.
Conditions
(Spongia)
Children and women, especially with light and lax skin and muscles.
Compare- (Spongia)
Acon., Bell., Bry., Brom ., Calc. c., Coni., Dros., Hep. s ., Ign., Iodi ., Kali bi., Lyc., Merc., Nux v., Phos ., Puls., Rhus tox., Sep., Spig., Sulph.
Acon. or Hep. s. precede Spong. well.
After it, Brom., Hep. s.
Antidote
(Spongia)
Camph.
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