Lippia mexicana
Plant · Verbenaceae
Clarke
Lippia mexicana is indicated for individuals, particularly women, who suffer from a recurring hoarse, barking cough without expectoration that returns each winter. The constitutional picture is limited due to sparse provings; it acts chiefly on the respiratory tract.
Key symptoms
- Hoarse ringing or barking chest cough without expectoration
- Cough occurring every winter especially in women
John Henry Clarke
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900
Lippia Mexicana. N. O. Verbenaceæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant.
Clinical
Cough.
Characteristics
The Chicago Med. Times (H. W., xxxii. 185) gives this indication for Lippia: Hoarse ringing or barking chest cough, without expectoration, occurring every winter, especially in women. The dose recommended is ten to thirty drops every two to four hours.
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