CORALLIUM RUBRUM

Red Coral


  • The proving of coral develop much coryza and epistaxis, and even ulceration within the nostrils. 
  • It is to be thought of for whooping and spasmodic coughs, especially when the attack comes on with a very rapid cough, and the attacks follow so closely as to almost run into each other. 
  • Often preceded by sensation of smothering, followed by exhaustion. 
  • Congestion of face after dinner. 
  • Patient becomes purple in face. 
  • Violence of paroxysm, even with expectoration of blood. 
  • Feeling as if cold air were streaming through skull and air-passages. 
  • One is too cold when uncovered and too hot when covered; relieved by artificial heat.

Head

  • Feels very large; violent pain as if parietal bones were forced apart; worse stooping. 
  • Eyes hot and painful. 
  • Deep-seated frontal headache with severe pain back of eyeballs. 
  • Pain aggravated by breathing cold air through nose.

Nose

  • Odors of smoke, onions, etc. 
  • Painful ulcer in nostrils. 
  • Post-nasal catarrh. 
  • Profuse secretion of mucus dropping through posterior nares; air feels cold. 
  • Dry coryza; nose stopped up and ulcerated. 
  • Epistaxis.

Mouth

  • Food tastes like sawdust. 
  • Bread tastes like straw. 
  • Beer tastes sweet. 
  • Pain in articulation of left lower jaw. 
  • Craves salt.

Respiratory

  • Hawking of profuse mucus. 
  • Throat very sensitive, especially to air. 
  • Profuse, nasal catarrh. 
  • Inspired air feels cold (Cistus). 
  • Profuse secretion of mucus dropping through posterior nares. 
  • Dry, spasmodic, suffocative cough; very rapid cough, short, barking. 
  • Cough with great sensitiveness of air-passages; feel cold on deep inspiration. 
  • Continuous hysterical cough. 
  • Feels suffocated and greatly exhausted after whooping-cough.

Male

  • Ulcers on glans and inner prepuce, with yellow ichor. 
  • Emissions and weakened sexual power. 
  • Profuse perspiration of genitals.

Skin

  • Red, flat ulcers. 
  • Coral-colored, then dark red spots, changing to copper-colored spots. 
  • Psoriasis of palms and soles.

Modalities

  • Worse in open air, changing from a warm too cold room.

Relationship

  • Complementary: Sulph.
  • Compare: Bellad; Droser; Mephit; Caust.

Dose

  • Third to thirtieth attenuation.