Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Animal · Insecta · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tinctures are made of the whole bee; and of dilutions of the poison with alcohol.
Sources 18 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose Boericke
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Tincture to thirtieth potency. In oedematous conditions the lower potencies. Sometimes action is slow; so several days elapse before it is seen to act, and then urine is increased. Apium virus, sixth trituration
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Metcalf's Materia Medica ; Wolf's Monograph ; British Journal of Homoeopathy , Vols. XI and XII ; Hering's American Provings , etc. What is Apis mellifica, and how does it differ from Apium virus ? Apis mellifica is made from the whole honey bee, treated in the same manner as Spongia . Apium virus is simply the clear poison of the bee triturated. What is the general action of the poison of the bee ? Rapid swellings with redness, burning and stinging pains. Oedema of any part of the body. Oedematous infiltrations and inflammations are met by this remedy. Serous inflammations and dropsies. Give seven characteristic symptoms of Apis.
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Antidoted by Cantharis Vesicatoria 2, Ipecacuanha 2, Lachesis 2 +11
Complementary Natrum Muriaticum, Rhus Toxicodendron, Arsenicum Album +12
Follows well Arsenicum Album, Graphites, Iodium +9
Compare Belladonna, Bryonia Alba, Apocynum Cannabinum +74
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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