Husteel®

Husteel®

Drops Composition:

100 g cont.: Arsenum jodatum D6, Atropa belladonna D4, Scilla D4 20 g each; Cuprum aceticum D6 10 g; Causticum Hahnemanni D6 30 g. Contains 35 vol.-% alcohol.

Indications:

Coughs, e.g. chills and colds, spasmodic bronchitis, pleurisy.

Contraindications:

The preparation includes an iodine-containing ingredient. In cases of thyroid disorder with reduced iodine tolerance use only on the advice of a physician.

Side effects:

None known.

Interactions with other medication:

None known.

Dosage:

In general, 10 drops 3 times daily; for attacks of coughing 10 drops every 15 minutes, over a period lasting up to two hours.

Package sizes:

Drop bottles containing 30 and 100 ml.

Pharmacological and clinical notes

Arsenum jodatum (arsenic triiodide)

Dry, irritating cough, chronic nasal catarrh, dry coughs, bronchopneumonia, pleurisy. Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade)

Barking cough, hoarseness, worsening at night. Scilla (squill)

Laryngeal catarrh, dry, severe cough, especially when lying down, cardiac insufficiency with congestive bronchitis.

Cuprum aceticum (copper acetate)

Pertussis, laryngospasms, asthenic pneumonia, hoarseness. Causticum Hahnemanni

Neck sore and raw, hoarseness, catarrh of the respiratory tract.

Based on the individual homoeopathic constituents of Husteel, therapeutical possibilities result for the treatment of acute catarrhal, irritating and tickling coughs; also coughs in asthma, emphysema, laryngitis, tracheitis and (chronic) bronchitis (Bronchalis-Heel, Tartephedreel, Drosera-Homaccord, Droperteel, etc.), irritating pleuritic coughs (with Bryaconeel, Ranunculus-Homaccord, etc.). For emphysema also to increase cardiac strength with Aurumheel N drops as auxiliary remedy. For pertussis, as auxiliary remedy.

For asthma with Drosera-Homaccord and Tartephedreel as well as a constitutional remedy (Psorinoheel, Schwef-Heel, Galium-Heel and, in particular, with the acids of  the citric acid cycle in ampoule form).

The dosage is adjusted according to the disease, the symptoms and the stage of the illness.