Helix Tosta

Helix Tosta.

Toasted snail.

N. O. Helicidae.

Trituration.

Clinical (Helix tosta)

Haemoptysis.

Phthisis.

Characteristics (Helix tosta)

Snails have a traditional virtue in curing consumption, and homoeopaths have put the remedy to the test by potentising it.

W. H. Leonard (Med. Adv. , XXII. 310) reports two cases cured with Helix t. c. m.

(1) (Helix tosta)

A gentleman had frequent attacks of haemoptysis.

Continuous hoarseness ; dry, tickling cough ; < at night, preventing sleep ; dyspnoea, < ascending stairs.

He had already had all the usual remedies.

Helix tost. c. m. , three powders given.

There was no more haemorrhage.

A few weeks later a return was feared and a few more doses were given.

Four months later the patient was greatly improved in health and remained well.

(2) (Helix tosta)

A lady of tubercular diathesis developed the disease after confinement.

Several well-indicated remedies failed to check its progress.

At length haemorrhage set in.

Helix was given as in the other case with prompt effect.

Haemorrhage ceased ; cough and expectoration gradually improved, and in eight months the patient was well and remained so.