Remedy

Kali Iodatum (potassium iodide)

Kali iodatum

Botanical illustration of Kali Iodatum

A remedy for sudden, violent asthma attacks with intense wheezing, tightness of the chest, and labored breathing. Suited to asthma flares that come on abruptly with rawness and burning in the air passages, profuse watery discharge, and marked restlessness, where cool open air brings relief and warm rooms make breathing harder.

Key indications

  • Best for: Quick relief of sudden, violent asthma attack with intense wheezing
  • Labored breathing with rawness and burning in the chest
  • Profuse, watery, acrid nasal and chest discharges during a flare
  • Asthma worse in warm rooms and at night, better in cool open air
  • Restlessness and must move about during the attack
Worse from

Warm rooms, night, damp weather, lying down

Better from

Cool open air, motion, walking about

Suggested dosage

6C, preferably in liquid, every 1-3 hours during sudden asthma attack; taper as breathing improves. Use as an adjunct to medical care, not a replacement.

Frequently taken with

General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.