For this disorder, a light farinaceous diet is desirable, with plenty
of out-door exercise and constant use of the sponging-bath.
_Medicines_. Aconitum napellus, for a hard, dry, hacking cough;
Antimonium, for cough with wheezing and difficulty of expectoration;
Belladonna, for spasmodic cough, with tickling in the throat, or sore
throat; Bryonia, for hard, dry cough, with expectorations streaked
with blood; ipecacuanha, for children.