Aconite: In the first stage when the fever is high and has been preceded by a chill. Engorgement of lungs. Hard dry cough which is rather painful. Watery blood streaked expectoration, but never thick and blood streaked. Unnecessary anxiety.
Veratrum Viride: In severe engorgement. Violent excitement of the heart as indicated by the rapid pulse, nausea, faints on rising, tongue red down the centre.
Bryonia: Comes in when hepatization has set in. Cough still hard and painful. Oppression of breathing. Wants to lie still. Give IX and later 200 potency when the amelioration has set in.
Antim Tart: May be alternated with Bryonia, if rattling sound is found in the chest and paralysis of lungs is threatened.
Phosphorus: Is indicated if Bry. and Antim. Tart fail. It should be given in 200 dilution.
Sulphur: This remedy must not be forgotten when the exudation sets in. It prevents formation of undissolved patches and also cures them.
Chelidonium: Pneumonia accompanied with bilious symptoms.
Tuberculinum: Should be used as an intercurrent remedy to remove the constitutional defect and poison.
Nux Vom. 30:
Ipecac. 30:
Aranea Diadema. 30:
In hydrogenoid constitutions. (By this term is meant the patients who are susceptible to wet weather or wet dwellings. These patients have too much water in their system and cannot, therefore, stand wet weather or wet dwellings.) Hepatization of the right lung; left lung quite clear, alternately feels better and worse. Feels chilly. These medicines may be tried in the given order.
Senega: When accompanied with pleurisy. Pain in the chest, better by motion; cough and asthma better by rest.
Iodium: When hepatization has taken place and the dyspnoea is very marked. There is hectic flush on the cheek of the affected side.
Strychnia Phos: This remedy will be indicated when Antim. Tart. fails. It has all the symptoms of Ant. Tart. viz. rattling of the chest, weak rapid pulse, dyspnoea, cold sweat, etc. accompanied with weak heart. It should be given in 3rd potency and repeated every hour according to the condition of the patient.
Stannum Iod: Is indicated in last stages of pneumonia when the resolution has taken place in small areas of the solidified portion, leaving the remainder unsolidified. In unresolved pneumonia, if Sulphur 200 fails.
Grindelia: Will be necessary in similar symptoms as found under Ant. Tart. accompanied with fatty degeneration of the heart. Fear of going to sleep lest the heart stops. Must be awake to watch the heart continuing beating.
Strophanthus: Best remedy for threatening heart failure during pneumonia. Pulse weak, rapid and irregular; stitching and twitching pains about the apex.
