Laurocerasus

(Prunus laurocerasus · Cherry laurel)

A remedy of coldness and lack of reaction. In the materia medica, Laurocerasus is associated with a dry, tickling cough, gasping for breath and a general chill that warmth does not relieve.

Coughs & breathing

Source

The leaves of the cherry laurel shrub

Kingdom

Plant

Abbreviation

Laur.

Home acute kit

Usually prescribed by a homeopath

The classic picture

(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)

Dry, tickling, spasmodic cough

Gasping for breath, worse sitting up, often clutching at the chest

General coldness that warmth does not ease, with bluish skin and cold, clammy feet

Drinks seem to roll audibly down into the stomach

Tends to feel better

Lying down

Tends to feel worse

Sitting up

Exertion

How it compares

(remedies that are often confused with Laurocerasus)

Camphora

(Camphora officinarum)

Both icy and lacking reaction; Camphora throws off its covers, while Laurocerasus is simply cold and not helped by warmth.
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Carbo vegetabilis

(Carbo vegetabilis)

Carbo vegetabilis is cold, bloated and air-hungry; Laurocerasus has a dry, tickling cough and bluish skin.
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From the classic texts

“Lack of reaction, especially in chest and heart affections. Drink rolls audibly through oesophagus and intestines. General coldness, not ameliorated by warmth.”

William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1901)

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