# Spongia Tosta

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Chilly
- **Aggravation Time:** Night

## Keynote Indications
Source: Derived from the roasted skeleton of the marine sponge, Euspongia officinalis , prepared. for homeopathic use through trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while. eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for respiratory, cardiovascular, and. endocrine disorders, particularly those involving dry cough, heart palpitations, and thyroid-related. symptoms. It is noted for symptoms such as barking cough, heart oppression, and aggravation from. heat, often worsened by warmth, lying down, or midnight, and ameliorated by cold, sitting up, or. eating/drinking. Modern  Context:  Indicated  for  respiratory  conditions (e.g.,  croup,  chronic  bronchitis),. cardiovascular conditions (e.g., palpitations, valvular heart disease), endocrine conditions (e.g.,. goiter,  hyperthyroidism),  and  psychological  conditions (e.g.,  generalized  anxiety  disorder,. adjustment  disorder).  It  suits  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  symptoms  characterized  by  dry,. barking cough, heart palpitations, thyroid enlargement, anxiety, or heat sensitivity, typically. exacerbated  by  warmth,  lying  down,  midnight,  or  stress,  and  often  seen  in  individuals  with. sensitive, nervous constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with respiratory or. cardiovascular  conditions,  often  presenting  with  symptoms  like  croupy  cough  or  irregular. heartbeats,  commonly  observed  in  patients  with  croup,  valvular  heart  disease,  or  generalized. anxiety disorder triggered by warmth, rest, or emotional stress.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Worse from: Warmth (weather, rooms, drinks), lying down, midnight, talking, exertion,. stress, tight clothing, emotional stress, singing, cold drinks, confinement, crowds, tobacco. smoke.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Timidity.
- Anxiety and difficult breathing.
- Fear of future.
- Terror.
- Anxiety with pain in the region of 
heart or dyspnea.
- Aggravated from excitement and thinking of symptoms.
- Every excitement increases the 
cough.
- Starting from sleep.
- Starting from trifles.
- Fear of death from suffocation  (Puls., Aeon, Phos., Stram.), wakes frightened and anxious.
- Fear of dying.
- Anxiety about his heart, fear of heart disease.
- Attacks of anguish and pain with fear.
- Anxiety during flushes of 
heat.
- Obstinate and improper behavior.
- Abusive.
- Quarrelsome.
- Tired of life.
- Despair during fever.
- Apprehension of 
a fatal termination of his disease.
- Inconsolable.
- Despondent about loss of sexual power.
- Suicidal disposition during perspiration.
- Weeps with dreams,  
whooping cough, fever, sweat.
- Ill humor, crying, indifference to every thing, during croup.
- Taciturn and discon tented mood, not disposed to 
talk.
- Indiffer ence to everything.
- Cheerful alternating with aversion to work.
- Irresistible desire to sing with 
excessive mirth, followed by sadness.
- Singing alternating with distraction.
- Timidity.
- Anxiety and difficult breathing.
- Fear of future.
- Terror.
- Anxiety with pain in the region of 
heart or dyspnea.
- Aggravated from excitement and thinking of symptoms.
- Every excitement increases the 
cough.
- Starting from sleep.
- Starting from trifles.
- Fear of death from suffocation  (Puls., Aeon, Phos., Stram.), wakes frightened and anxious.
- Fear of dying.
- Anxiety about his heart, fear of heart disease.
- Attacks of anguish and pain with fear.
- Anxiety during flushes of 
heat.
- Obstinate and improper behavior.
- Abusive.
- Quarrelsome.
- Tired of life.
- Despair during fever.
- Apprehension of 
a fatal termination of his disease.
- Inconsolable.
- Despondent about loss of sexual power.
- Suicidal disposition during perspiration.
- Weeps with dreams,  
whooping cough, fever, sweat.
- Ill humor, crying, indifference to every thing, during croup.
- Taciturn and discon tented mood, not disposed to 
talk.
- Indiffer ence to everything.
- Cheerful alternating with aversion to work.
- Irresistible desire to sing with 
excessive mirth, followed by sadness.
- Singing alternating with distraction.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo with giddiness to such an extent as to fall.
- Vertigo with a sensa tion as if head were about to 
fall on one side.
- Vertigo with nausea, on waking at night.
- COMMENTS - The action of Spong, on the respiratory organs is closely connected with its action on t he 
glandular system, 
Spongia tosta the lymphatics.
- The thyroid and testes are indurated.
- The blood, heart and veins are also 
involved and, with the protruding eyes, a perfect picture of exophthalmic goiter is produced.
- Tuberculosis of the larynx.
- Tuberculo sis of apices, with commencing solidification, tu bercles spreading 
downwards.
- Tuberculosis of the lungs with weakness of the voice and a chronic, dry, hacking cough.
- Congestion of chest coming on when the patient is moving about, with sudden weakness as i f he would fall.
- Croup (Aeon., Hep., Samb., Brom., and lod.), of the larynx.
- Croupy deposits on the valves of the heart.
- Chronic bronchitis with a deep, resonating cough, especially in the elderly, worse excitement or exertion, with 
constant dryness, hacking.
- Must sit up and lean forward.
- Respiratory symptoms in excited children.
- Dry asthma 
with asthmatic cough, wheezing and whistling.
- Laryngitis with change of voice, the throat feels plugged up, like 
the larynx was grabbed.
- Rapid and suffocative breathi ng with a deep, resonating cough.
- Slow and deep breathing.
- Paralyzed with 
dryness and con striction, must breathe slowly.
- Sensation of a sponge in the throat, as though they had to 
breathe through a sponge.
- Wakes up at night suffocating (Aeon., Lach.), wit h dryness.
- Fear of suffocation.
- General dryness of the mucus membranes (Bry., Alum., Nux-m.).
- Suffocating, constricting dryness.
- Dry nasal 
passages with dry cough, worse in acold, dry wind (Aeon.).
- Chronic sore throat, especially with swollen glands 
and cough.
- Dry, hacking coughs (Bry., Rumx.).
- Deep, resonating coughs.
- Foghorn coughs with a shrill at the 
end, peaks at the end.
- Burning and rawness in the chest with the coughing.
- As though the chest would burst 
because of all the coughing.
- Cough is worse i n cold, dry weather, wind, warm and stuffy rooms.
- Cough worse from exertion.
- Tobacco 
aggravates the cough.
- Worse lying down and with head lowered.
- Talking aggravates, can’t talk during attacks.
- Desires warm fluids.
- Hypertrophy of the heart with asthma.
- Sensation as though the heart will burst.
- In a heart attack the heart feels 
bigger and bigger (Cact.
- feels smaller and smaller.).
- Constriction of the chest and the heart (Cact.).
- Stinging, 
 
 
pressing pain in the heart with violent gasping.
- Excitement of the ner ves, tendency to start, twitching of muscles with fever.
- Stiff, without ability to move.
- “Conscious but unable to act on her limbs” as in a cataleptic state.
- Clumsiness of the body.
- Faint when losing 
breath.
- Feeling of numbness of lower half of body.
- Thyroid problems (Calc -i., Fuc., Sep., Nat -m., Thyr.).
- Hyperthyroid.
- Goiter.
- Ex ophthalmic goiter, protruding 
eyes, staring, headaches and enlarged thyroid.
- Keynote sensation of something alive in the goiter, as if 
something moving there.
- Swollen and hard glan ds, causes difficulty in breathing, suffocative dryness.
- There 
may be tingling or shooting pain in the thyroid.
- Testicular problems.
- Metastasis of mumps to the testes (Puls., Carb -v.), orto the breast.
- Hard, swollen, 
indurated testicles.
- Pressing, squeezin g or sharp pains in the testicles.
- The testicles are swollen and very 
painful (Clem., Aur., and Puls.).
- Orchitis, with heaviness and screw -like squeezing pain in cord and testicles.
- Orchitis from suppressed gonorrhea (Thuj.).
- Chill usually commences across  the back, cannot be warmed.
- Chill, followed by heat, extendiung over the 
whole body except the thighs, which remain numb and chilly.
- Frequent flashes of heat.
- Skin is hot and dry.
- Etiology of exposure to cold, dry wind (Aeon.), but takes a day or so to come out.
- Worse after sleep, or sleeps into the ag gravation (Lach.).
- Worse when thinking of the symptoms (Ox -ac.).
- Aversion to tobacco and aggravated from it.
- Problems may start on the right and go to the left.
- Kent gave the indication “Rheumatic fever after having been over-heated with arising heart complications.” 
Nash gave the keynote of Spong, in valvular diseases^ “Awakes out of sleep from a sense of suffocation with 
violent, loud cough, great alarm, agitation, anxiety and difficult respiration.” Nash said it is better 
than Lach., and relieves the “dry, chronic, sympathetic cough of organic heart disease” more frequently and 
more permanently than Naja.
- Psor.
- also meets thickening of joints after rheumatic fever.
- Boenninghausen’s croup powders con sisted of a sequence of Aeon., Spong., and Hep., given in that order.
- Spong, is dry.
- Hep.
- rattling, Spong, worse before midnight, Hep.
- worse after midnight.

### Head
- Rush of blood, bursting headache, worse forehead.
- Throbbing, pulsation, heaviness and fullness of 
head.
- Headache with lachrymation.
- Pressing headache.
- Sensation as if hair were standing on end, on vertex.
- Violent itching in scalp.
- Rush of blood, bursting headache, worse forehead.
- Throbbing, pulsation, heaviness and fullness of 
head.
- Headache with lachrymation.
- Pressing headache.
- Sensation as if hair were standing on end, on vertex.
- Violent itching in scalp.

### Eyes
- Protrude, staring.
- Red with lachrymation and burning.
- Watering, gummy or mucus discharge.
- Diplopia, 
better lying down.

### Ears
- Otalgia with contractive pain.
- Ul ceration of external ear.
- Boils on left ear painful to touch.
- Inflamed 
nodule in left concha.
- Heat, pressure in ears.
- Hard of hearing.
- Dull ringing in ears.

### Face
- Terrified, anxious expression.
- Blue lips.
- Pale from exercise instead of ruddy glow.
- Cold sweat on chin.
- Chin numb.

### Mouth
- Sweetish taste.
- Salivation.
- Tongue dry and brown.
- Mouth and edge of tongue covered with ve sicles.
- Burning pain.
- Speech difficult.
- Nose - Nose pinched, cold.
- Chronic dryness.
- Dry, nasal catarrh.
- Dry coryza, nose feels stuffed up.
- Fluent 
coryza, alternating with stoppage.
- Nostrils wide open, fan like motion.

### Throat
- Burning and stinging.
- Stitches and dryness.
- Bitter taste.
- Sensation as if plug in larynx.
- Diphtheria.
- Larynx, painful, dry, constricted worse touch, singing, talking or swallowing, he grasps it.
- Laryngeal 
tuberculosis.
- Sore throat, worse eatin g sweet things.
- Clears throat constantly.
- Throat symptoms better lying 
on back.
- Swallows water in small quantity and with difficulty.
- Numb externally.
- Hoarseness with many 
complaints, cough, coryza.
- Voice gives way when singing or talking.

### Chest
- Dry, barking cough, with a sensation of tightness or scraping, resembling croup,.
- worse  with  warmth,  lying  down,  midnight,  or  talking,  often  with  hoarseness  or.
- wheezing, likened to a "saw through wood" sound.
- Difficulty  breathing  or  dyspnea,  with  a  tendency  to  suffocation  or  oppression,.
- resembling chronic bronchitis, aggravated by warmth, exertion, or lying flat, often.
- with rattling or stridor.
- Laryngeal irritation or soreness, with a sensation of dryness or burning, resembling.
- laryngitis, worse with warmth, singing, or cold drinks, often with voice loss or throat.
- sensitivity.
- Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in warm or resting states.
- Palpitations  or  irregular  heartbeats,  with  a  sensation  of  fluttering  or  heaviness,.
- resembling palpitations, worse with warmth, lying down, exertion, or stress, often.
- with anxiety or faintness.
- Chest oppression or pain, with a tendency to fullness or constriction, resembling.
- valvular heart disease, aggravated by warmth, lying on the back, or midnight, often.
- with dyspnea or radiating pain.
- Sensation of heart weakness or fatigue, with a tendency to discomfort or pressure,.
- resembling cardiomyopathy, worse with warmth, emotional stress, or rest, often with.
- swelling or cyanosis.
- Tendency to cardiovascular hypersensitivity, with aggravation in warm or stressed.
- states.
- Endocrine:.
- Thyroid enlargement or swelling, with a sensation of fullness or pressure, resembling.
- goiter, worse with warmth, stress, night, or tight clothing, often with heat intolerance.
- or irritability.
- Hyperthyroid-like  symptoms,  including  restlessness  or  palpitations,  resembling.
- hyperthyroidism, aggravated by warmth, emotional stress, or confinement, often with.
- sweating or weight loss.
- Hormonal irritability or sensitivity, with a tendency to mood swings or agitation,.
- resembling  thyroid  dysfunction,  worse  with  warmth,  night,  or  stress,  often  with.
- fatigue or tremors.
- Tendency to endocrine hypersensitivity, with aggravation in warm or stressed states.
- Psychological:.
- Anxiety  or  fearfulness,  with  a  sensation  of  dread  or  restlessness,  resembling.
- generalized anxiety disorder, worse with warmth, confinement, stress, or midnight,.
- often with palpitations or insomnia.
- Spongia tosta 1821.
- Restlessness or irritability, with a tendency to agitation or sensitivity, resembling.
- adjustment disorder, aggravated by warmth, emotional stress, or crowds, often with.
- difficulty concentrating or mood swings.
- Mental  fatigue  or  overwhelm,  with  a  sensation  of  dullness  or  nervousness,.
- resembling mild cognitive impairment, worse with warmth, overexertion, or stress,.
- often with anticipatory anxiety or tearfulness.
- Tendency to psychological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in warm or stressed.
- states.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Cannot bear tight clothing.
- Stomach feels flaccid as if standing open.
- Chill in pit of stomach.
- Sour 
regurgitations.
- Frequent hiccough.
- Nausea with acidity in mouth.
- Vomiting after having partaken of m ilk.
- Temperature -Attacks of heat with anxiety.
- Heat, redness of face, perspiration.
- Heat in flushes with anxiety, 
cardiac pain, would rather die, with cold moist thighs, worse thinking of it.
- Heat and sudden weakness after 
walking in open air, must lie down.
- Violent action of abdominal muscles during inspiration.
- Viscera drawn up against diaphragm.
- Pain 
in abdomen instead of menses.
- Excessive úúist.
- great hunger.
- Desire for dainties, sweets aggravate.
- Glands - Glands painful on pressure.
- Swelling and induration of glands.
- Cervical glands swollen with 
tensive pain on turning head.
- Thyroid disorders.
- Hyperthyroid.
- Thyroid gland swollen, even with the chin.
- Exophthalmic goiter.
- Goiter with suffocative spells, worse touching neck or pressure or pains with heart.

### Urinary & Genital
- Screwing, squeezing or stitches up into cord and testes.
- Orchitis.
- Testes hard and swollen.
- Swelling 
of spermatic cord and testicles  with pain and tender ness.
- Epididymitis.
- Fistulous opening in scrotum with 
little, thick, white discharge.
- Genitals hot.
- Hunger and palpitations of heart before menses.
- Pain in sacrum before menses or instead of menses.
- Awakes with suffocative spells during menses (Cupr., lod., Lach.).
- Amenorrhea with asthma (Puls.).

### Extremities
- Fingers numb.
- Numbness of lower half of the body.
- Thighs, numb and cold.
- Pain in the knees, when 
rising from kneeling.
- Thickening of joints after rheumatic fever.

### Neck & Back
- Neck as if a cord about.
- Pain in sacrum instead of menses.
- Cramps in the muscles of neck.
- Coldness 
in back, not better by warmth of stove.

### Skin
- Sensitive to touch.
- Biting, itching of the whole body.
- Red, itching blotches.
- Herpes.
- Ringworm.
- Ulcers 
with scanty discharge.
- Erysipelas, erythema.
- Pricking, itching during fever.
- Measles.
- Itching in swollen glands.

### Sleep
- Sleeplessness with fantastic dreams and delirium on going to sleep.
- Gener ally worse after sleep or 
sleeps into an aggravation (Lach.).
- Awakes in a fright andfeels as if suffocating  with terror and fear.
- Starting from sleep.
- Sad, anxious, frightful dreams.
- Somnambulism.

### Generalities
- As if head would fall to one side.
- As if tipsy.
- As if skull would burst.
- As if hair were standing on 
end.
- Eyes as if twisted around.
- As if a battery of guns  were discharged in ears.
- Stitches as if passing through 
tympanum.
- As if skin of neck were compressed between fingers.
- As if air were passing up and down thyroid 
and cervical glands.