Petroleum Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Petroleum. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Petroleum would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Petroleum, as it relates to cough. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface. Entries on a white background are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Petroleum in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Petroleum and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. BETTER, warm air; lying with head high; dry weather. Worse, dampness, before and during a thunderstorm, from riding in cars, Passive motion; in winter, eating, from mental states. Relationships Compare: Carbo; Graph.; Sulph.; Phos. Complementary: Sepia. Antidotes: Nux; Coccul. cough; morning; 6 a.m.; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); scraping; from larynx; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); scratching; in larynx; ; cough; when laughing; ; cough; while lying down; ; cough; while lying down; evening; ; cough; while lying down; during sleep; ; cough; while lying down; disturbs sleep; woken by cough; cough; short; cough; smoking; cough; smoking; after dinner, when smoking; cough; intermittent; cough; intermittent; night; ; cough; suffocating; cough; tickling; ; cough; tickling; in wind pipe; ; cough; tormenting; cough; violent; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in larynx; ; cough; evening; ; cough; evening; in bed; ; cough; evening; after going to sleep; ; cough; night; ; cough; night; after midnight; 2 a.m.; ; cough; night; after midnight; 4 a.m.; ; cough; asthmatic; ; cough; with or after chill or fever; during fever; ; cough; cough from deep down; cough; dry cough; cough; dry cough; evening; ; cough; dry cough; night; cough; dry cough; during fever; ; cough; dry cough; from smoking; ; cough; hacking cough; from smoking; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; air passages; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; larynx; ; cough; violent; night; ; Petroleum is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Crude Rock-oil, Petrol, Petrol.