04/02/2026
Some great suggestions from Helios Homoeopathy for remedies for the coughs doing the rounds at the moment.
At Helios our homeopaths are busy helping with a high number of enquiries regarding coughs. Here are a few remedy suggestions for common cough symptoms or please visit our winter health section on our website www.helios.co.uk/collections/winter-health
✷ Aconite 30c - sudden onset often after exposure to cold dry air, croupy sounding, worse talking with a runny nose and sneezing.
✷ Ant-tart 30c - rattly, loose cough as if the chest is full of mucus which is hard to shift. It is worse at night and better for sitting up.
✷ Bryonia 30c - dry, hacking, painful cough which is worse in the evening and worse for movement.
✷ Drosera 30c - spasmodic, dry, irritating cough which is dry in the evening and loose in the morning. There is often retching after coughing.
✷ Phosphorous 30c - every cold descends to the chest, dry cough with a scratchy, tickly throat, often a burning sensation in the chest. Worse evening and cold air and better for warmth.
✷ Pulsatilla 30c - catarrhal cough with copious yellow / green mucus. There tends to be a lot of mucus in the morning and symptoms are often better for fresh air.
✷ Rumex 30c - tickly, irritating and incessant cough with intense tickling in the larynx and trachea. Symptoms are worse for cold air and at night.
✷ Spongia 30c - barking, dry, croupy cough with extreme dryness of air passages. There is a very distinctive barking sound and symptoms are better for warm drinks and sitting up.
