Materia Medica (Boericke)

Pertussin

Pertussin [Per.]

 

Natural History.

Coqueluchin

 

General.

Taken from the glairy and stringy mucus containing the virus of whooping-cough. Introduced by John H. Clarke for the treatment of whooping-cough and other spasmodic coughs.

Whooping-cough when symptoms return again after being allayed.

 

Relationship.

Compare: DROSERA; CORALLIUM; CUPRUM; NAPHTHAL; MEPHITIS; PASSIFLOR; COCCUS CACTI; MANGES. PHOS.

 

Dose.

The thirtieth potency.