Bromium – The Homeopathic Remedy for Respiratory Troubles & Glandular Affections

Basic Information:

• Common Name: Bromine (a halogen element)
• Chemical Symbol: Br
• Miasm: Psoro-sycotic
• Preparation: Bromine dissolved in alcohol (dilutions)
• Source: Mineral kingdom
• Acts chiefly on: Respiratory tract, glands, and mucous membranes
• “The Iodine of the Left Side – Suited to Scrofulous, Fair-Skinned People”

Keynote Symptoms:

• “Change of voice and suffocative attacks, especially in scrofulous children”
• Chronic nasal obstruction with hard crusts
• Hoarseness with membranous croup
• Swelling and induration of glands, especially testicles and thyroid

Clinical Indications:

Respiratory System:

• Croupous affections, with membrane formation
• Laryngeal diphtheria, with spasms and suffocation
• Asthma, especially from dusty air or sudden change of weather
• Hoarseness, with rough, barking cough
• Tickling in larynx as if from dust
• Sensation of foreign body in throat
• Difficulty in inspiration, better from rapid walking

Glandular Affections:

• Swelling of thyroid gland – Goitre, especially with hardness
• Hard, stony indurations of testicles after orchitis
• Chronic swelling of parotid, submaxillary, or cervical glands

Nasal & ENT Complaints:

• Nasal obstruction from thick scabs and crusts
• Chronic dry coryza, with complete stoppage
• Bleeding from nose, with heat
• Polypi of nose – soft, painless, recurring

Children:

• Fair, delicate, blue-eyed, scrofulous children
• Swollen glands, enlarged tonsils
• Tendency to develop croup or diphtheria easily

Mental Symptoms:

• Irritable, suspicious
• Fear of strangers
• Sadness, alternating with excitement
• Loss of memory, especially after sexual excess

Modalities:

Worse From	Better From
Warm weather, seaside, evening	Rapid walking, cold air
Dust, dampness	In open air
Touch, sudden draughts	After expectoration

Potency & Dosage:

• 6C, 30C in respiratory and glandular complaints
• Use low potencies repeatedly in children’s croup/diphtheria
• Higher potencies (200C) under strict indications

Mnemonic – "BROMIUM = Breathing Rough, Obstructed Membranes, Indurated Unhealthy Masses"

• B – Breathing difficult (croup, asthma)
• R – Rough, barking cough
• O – Obstruction in nose and larynx
• M – Membranes in diphtheria, croup
• I – Induration of glands (thyroid, testis)
• U – Unbearable heat in the room
• M – Memory loss, melancholic

Compare With:

Remedy	Key Differences
Iodum	Glandular issues but hot patient, ravenous appetite
Hepar Sulph	Croupy, hoarse cough, worse from cold
Spongia	Dry, barking cough better from warm drinks
Bromium	Croup/diphtheria with difficulty in inspiration and hard glandular swelling

One-Line Summary:

"Bromium is especially suited to scrofulous, fair children with croupy cough, glandular swellings, and suffocative laryngeal affections."