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Comparison of Cough in Corallium rubrum and Sticta pulmonaria

Comparison of Cough in Corallium rubrum and Sticta pulmonaria

1. Nature of cough

Corallium rubrum

  • Cough is violent, spasmodic, paroxysmal

  • Comes in rapid, successive explosions, almost continuous during the paroxysm

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Cough is dry, hacking, teasing

  • More persistent than violent

2. Type of cough sound

Corallium rubrum

  • Loud, barking, harsh cough

  • Often compared to whooping cough without whoop

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Short, dry cough

  • Sounds irritating rather than explosive

3. Periodicity

Corallium rubrum

  • Marked periodicity

  • Attacks recur at fixed hours, often evening or night

Sticta pulmonaria

  • No marked periodicity

  • Cough continues steadily, worse at night due to dryness

4. Exciting cause

Corallium rubrum

  • Least irritation triggers cough

  • Talking, laughing, cold air can start violent paroxysm

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Caused by dryness of respiratory mucosa

  • Sensation of dust or dryness provokes cough

5. Expectoration

Corallium rubrum

  • Scanty or absent

  • Cough remains dry despite violence

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Little to no expectoration

  • Feeling that mucus should come but does not

6. Associated sensations

Corallium rubrum

  • Suffocative feeling during cough

  • Face becomes red, child clutches throat or chest

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Sensation of rawness, dryness, or constriction

  • Constant need to clear throat

7. Relief and aggravation

Corallium rubrum

  • Worse from cold air, talking, exertion

  • Slight relief after the paroxysm ends

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Worse at night and from dry air

  • Slight relief from warm drinks

8. Clinical conditions

Corallium rubrum

  • Especially useful in whooping cough, spasmodic cough of children

  • Also useful in nervous, reflex coughs

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Useful in dry catarrhal cough, early stages of cold

  • Cough with intense nasal and bronchial dryness

9. Constitutional tendency

Corallium rubrum

  • More suited to children

  • Acute, intense reaction pattern

Sticta pulmonaria

  • Suited to both adults and children

  • Subacute or chronic catarrhal states

10. Key differentiating point

  • Corallium rubrum: Violent, spasmodic, periodic cough in rapid succession

  • Sticta pulmonaria: Dry, teasing cough from extreme dryness of mucous membranes


Corallium rubrum and Sticta pulmonaria are both dry-cough remedies, but Corallium acts on the nervous, spasmodic element of cough, while Sticta acts on dryness and irritation of respiratory mucosa. Proper selection depends on the violence, periodicity, and cause of the cough.


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