- Common Name: Elder
- Family: Caprifoliaceae
- Source: Tincture prepared from the fresh leaves, flowers, or berries
Sphere of Action
- Respiratory system, especially the larynx and bronchi
- Skin (produces profuse sweating)
- Children, especially in respiratory troubles
Mind
- Anxiety and restlessness during breathing difficulty
- Irritability, especially in children with respiratory distress
Respiratory System
- Spasmodic cough, especially at midnight
- Sudden suffocative attacks — child wakes up choking or gasping for breath
- Laryngeal spasm with inability to exhale
- Nasal blockage in infants, cannot breathe or nurse properly
- Asthma in children, with bluish face and puffed eyes
- Rattling of mucus with inability to expectorate
- Cough worse after midnight, with fear of suffocation
Special Affinity for Children
- Excellent remedy for infantile asthma
- Laryngospasm in neonates
- Sudden waking at night with dyspnea, child sits up terrified
- Snuffles of infants: nose completely blocked, worse at night
Skin
- Profuse perspiration, especially during sleep
- Sweat without relief
- Skin hot and dry before sweat appears
Modalities
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
After midnight, lying down |
Sitting up, cool air |
|
Warm room |
Expectoration (if occurs) |
|
During sleep |
After sweating |
Miasmatic Background
-
Psoric
Keynotes
- Sudden nighttime suffocative cough with blocked nose in children
- Child wakes up startled, gasping for breath
- Dry nasal catarrh in babies, unable to nurse
- Laryngeal spasm with inability to exhale
- Profuse sweat during sleep, yet no relief
- Useful in asthmatic conditions of infants
Relationship
|
Compare With |
Complementary |
|
Spongia, Hepar sulph, Antimonium tart, Aralia |
Aconite, Bryonia |
Potency & Dosage
- 3x to 30C
- Frequently used in mother tincture or low potencies in acute infantile conditions
- Repetition according to the severity of symptoms
One-Line Summary
"Sambucus is especially suited for sudden, suffocative coughs in children at night, with nasal blockage and inability to exhale."
Tags
MATERIA MEDICA