Homeopathy Health Care

HaemoptysisIt is simply know in medical term as coughing up blood, the blood which is coming from the lungs, below the vocal cords. The blood can appear quite massive in amount, as flecks or streaks. It may be caused due to many reasons, but it is important to make sure that the blood really is from the lungs and not from other structures like the nose or the gastro-intestinal system.

What Causes Haemoptysis ?
There are many different causes of haemoptysis. The most common cause is an acute Infection, especially in exacerbations of (COPD) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Usually secondary to smoking.Fluid in the lungs (Pulmonary oedema): pink, frothy sputum secondary to heartA blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism)Lobar Pneumonia, usually described as having 'rust coloured' sputum.Rupture of a blood vessel after vigorous coughing.Lung cancer, Tuberculosis, Chronic bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, mitral stenosis or left ventricular failure. In about one quarter of cases, even after thorough investigation the cause of the bleeding is never found.

Remedies & Symptoms

ACALYPHA INDICA

• Obstinate of arterial bleeding, preceded by burning in chest, with emaciation.
• Blood is pure bright-red in the morning or dark and clotted in the evening.
• Spitting of blood, brought on by violent dry cough; morning, evening.
  

• Congestion of blood to head and chest.
• Blood bright-red and hot and sensation as if chest were filled with blood.
• Bloody expectoration mixed with mucus.
• Stitching pain in chest, from least exertion.

• Pure venous blood coming into the mouth without much effort.
• Felling a warm current from chest.
• Some time taste of sulphur in mouth.

• Profuse bleeding from lungs preceded by sensation of bubbling in chest.
• Cough, with spitting of blood, occasioned by the least effort.
• Nausea and debility

• Discharge of bright –red blood.
• Tickling under sternum, exciting cough.
• After straining, lifting or stretching arms high to reach things.
• Dry cough which seems; as if it would tear something out of chest by moving out of chest, by moving about.