Common Homeo
Name = Spongia
Full name = Spongia
Tosta
Abbreviated Name
= Sponged.
English Name = Roasted
Sponge
Guiding Symptoms. Babies having clear and white color and distended glands.
It is also useful in respiratory organs and cough. Nervousness and difficult inhalation. Tiredness
and heaviness of the body with physical work.
Mind Symptoms. Cough aggravated by excitement. Nervousness and terror
found in the patient.
Stomach Symptoms. Patient suffers from regular hiccough. He can’t bear stretched
dressing. Intense desire for water and meal.
Male Symptoms. Patient feels sex organs hot. Orchitis
inflammation of spermatic cord and testes.
Female Symptoms. Patient
awakes from sleep due to very bad smell of menses (compare
with Lachesis and Cuprum met in this
condition). Symptoms of amenorrhea appears (compare
with Pulsatella in
this condition). Pain in sacrum followed by menses.
Skin Symptoms. It may be used in measles complaints. Inflammation glands, cervical glands inflamed.
Burning all over the body skin.
Throat Symptoms. Blazing and cutting pain in throat. Cough due to Irritation.
Swelling of the thyroid gland. Stitches and aridness in throat. Patient clears
his throat regularly. Soreness of throat worsens from eating bakery items.
Respiratory Symptoms. Dry and persistent cough (compare
with Naja in this
condition). Bronchial complaints along-with breathless, asthmatic cough which
worsens in cold air and in hot room. Croakiness in which larynx dried out, blaze
and contracted. Inhalation short and difficult. Hardness and warmth in chest and weakness. Cough decreases from eating or drinking
lukewarm drinks. Uncontrollable cough. Dryness of the inhalation track. Dry and barking like cough. Goiter and
bad odor. Croup cough while inspiration.
Sleep Symptoms. All the symptoms of this remedy aggravates from sleeping (compare with Lachesis in this condition). Patient awakes from sleep frightend and he feels that his inhalation
has stopped.
Heart Symptoms. Angina pectoris with dizziness and nervous sweating.
Patient awakes from sleep due
to pain and breathlessness. Patient become blushing, burning and scared from
death (compare with Aconite in this condition). Hypertrophy of heart with complaints
of asthma. Swift and brutal tremor with dyspnea. Blood veins inflated.
Fever Symptoms. Patient’s temperature become high and face become red.
Modalities. Symptoms worsen from airstream and during
midnight and betters from
lying keeping head in low position.
Comparison. Lachesis, Heper sulph and Aconite.
Dosage. 30C or 200C.
Sources & References
- Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
- Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
- Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Content is based on classical homeopathic texts and clinical experience. Homeopathic remedy pictures are drawn from traditional provings and materia medica literature.
Medical Disclaimer
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