Remedy
Diphtherinum diph.
1 book on the shelf carries Diphtherinum. Read them in the order a bedside reading goes: the short cards first, the long books after.
Homœopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition
Common name
Potentized Diphtheritic Virus
General
Adapted to patients prone to catarrhal affections of respiratory organs, scrofulous individuals. Diphtheria, laryngeal diphtheria, post-diphtheritic paralysis. Malignancy from the start. Glands swollen; tongue red, swollen; breath and discharge very offensive. Diphtheritic; membrane thick, dark. Epistaxis; profound prostration. Swallows without pain, but fluids are vomited or returned by the nose.
Relationship
Compare: Diphtherotoxin (Cahis) (Chronic bronchitis with rales. Cartier suggests it in the vago-paralytic forms of Bronchitis of the aged or in toxic bronchitis after grip).
Dose
Thirtieth, two hundredth or C. M potency. Must not be repeated too frequently.