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Corallium rubrum

Red coral

4 health issues Boericke 1927

Main symptoms

  • The provings of coral develop much runny nose (cold) and nosebleed, 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.
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  • Patient becomes purple in face.
  • Violence of paroxysm, even with phlegm coughed up 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.

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What makes it better or worse

Worse

In open airChanging from a warm too cold room

Symptoms by body part

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 mucus discharge. Profuse secretion of mucus dropping through posterior nares; air feels cold. Dry runny nose (cold); nose stopped up and ulcerated. Nosebleed.

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 mucus discharge. Inspired air feels cold. 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.

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