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23 day for two to three days. By God’s grace, the catarrh is permanently cured. For a sore throat, the following combination should be used in a low potency, i. e. 6X, showing immediate effect. These are also useful to abate the fever associated with sore throat; Ferrum Phos + Kali Mur + Calcarea Fluor + Silicea + Kali Phos This prescription has proven very useful in the treatment of children. Nevertheless, one should avoid taking sour or very cold things. Particularly fizzy and sour drinks eg Cola, etc. are very harmful. If the throat condition is not controlled with these and it remains swollen, then one should give Chelidonium, Coccus Cacti and Hepar Sulph 30 combined usually work well. If the asthma is due to the weakness of the heart, then Spongia proves to be the best remedy. The cardiac asthma amenable to Spongia is associated with a sawing sound during breathing. Where the cause of the problem is the weakness of the heart, one should refer to the chapter on Diseases of the Heart. The use of Bryonia and Phosphorus has already been mentioned in the treatment of cancer of the lungs. There is another medicinal aid, which is not homoeopathic but works as a good supportive therapy and that is turmeric. A quarter teaspoon of turmeric mixed in milk or water, given four times a day, has often proven to be an excellent treatment for cancer. The diseases of the lungs and the intestines resulting from the suppression of skin diseases need to be treated with Sulphur, Psorinum and other remedies used for skin diseases. For further details, please refer to the chapter on Skin Diseases.