Origin Mineral · Simple
Sources 13 entries across 12 books: Hering, Nash, Dunham, T. F. Allen, Tyler …
Dose Dunham
9X, 6X, 8X
No doubt many are sincere in this objection. A few, it must be feared, gladly avail themselves of so fair a pretext for avoiding the study of the long list of symptoms which Lachesis presents. It is a pity that this whole class of objectors could not bring themselves to the point of fairly testing, by clinical experiment, the virtues of Lachesis. The result would be happy in a double sense. It wou
Reason for useNash
Feels very sad and despondent, < after sleeping, or in the morning. Enemy of all constriction; must loosen everything (neck, chest, throat, abdomen, etc.) Left-sided affections generally, especially throat, chest, ovaries. Inflamed parts very tender to touch and of bluish or dark color. Great weakness and trembling; tongue trembles when protruding it; catches under the teeth (lower). Blood decomposes, breaks down, haemorrhages; blood uncoagulable; ulcers and even slight wounds bleed profusely.
▲ Worse at climacteric; touch, constriction or pressure, sun-heat, after sleeping
▼ Better after discharges (suppressed or delayed discharges)
Books*
Antidoted by Belladonna 2, Mercurius Solubilis 2, Aceticum Acidum +20
Complementary Hepar, Lycopodium Clavatum, Nitricum Acidum
Follows well —
Compare Belladonna, Bryonia Alba, Gelsemium Sempervirens +37
* 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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