| General | Gelsemium |
| Restlessness | Rhus tox, Eup., or Ars. Otherwise try Merc. or Pyrogen. Otherwise try cold symptoms |
| No restlessness | Nux vom., or Bryonia |
| General | Nux vom., Merc., or Puls. Otherwise try Allium, Ars., or Nat.mur. Otherwise try flu or cough symptoms |
| Cough predominates - croupy | Spongia Otherwise Acon or Hepar sulph. |
| Cough predominates - throat cough | Rumex, Kali bi., or Puls. Otherwise try croupy cough symptoms |
| Cough predominates - lung cough | Bryonia, Phos., or Caust. Otherwise try throat cough. |