Homeopathy Remedy Elaps


Elaps homeopathy drug symptoms from Handbook of Materia Medica and Homeopathic Therapeutics by T.F. Allen, of the homeopathic remedy Elaps…


      The poison of the Coral viper, Elaps corallinus, is triturated with sugar of milk.

General Action

      Evidently on the blood, but our knowledge of its effects is too meagre to permit any generalization.

Allies.- Serpent-venom in general.

Generalities and Mind

      Rheumatic pains on moving about. Faintness on stooping. Fear, dread of being alone, as if something would happen or as if rowdies would break in. Peevishness in afternoon, even with herself, desire not to be spoken to. Aversion to work.

Head

      Sticking at 1 A.M., preventing sleep; S., extending to r. side in morning and at noon, (<) evening, with shaking chill. Aching; in morning on waking; from 1 to 11 A.M.; after midnight, lasting till day-break; at 7 P.M., on r. side; on l. side at 9 P.M.; in vertex, as if brain were loose, and at night inability to hold the head still on account on nausea. Sensation as if attacked by apoplexy, all the blood seemed to be collected in the head and to stand still, afterwards it seemed as if the blood streamed from the head or from the finger-tips into the body, (>) being up. Falling our of hair.

Clinical Violent headache in a man who blind, first in l. then r. eye, headaches extending from forehead to occiput, vision partially restored.

Eyes and Ears

      Boring outward in eyes. Dry burning in eyes; in morning on waking. Indistinct vision in morning. The crochet-work seemed to move to and fro towards noon, the letters ran together, vision unsteady in afternoon and evening. Large red, fiery points before the eyes, becoming violet and then black on becoming erect, (<) reflecting on what had been read, on stooping rush of blood to head. Tearing in l. ear at 9 A.M., (>) 11 A.M. Diminished hearing from time to time in afternoon. Crackling on swallowing Roaring in r. ear at 3 P.M.

Clinical Blindness. Deafness, with offensive yellowish-green discharge, buzzing in ears, headache in forehead and occiput, dull pain from nose to ears, pain goes to ears on swallowing. Chronic otorrhoea. Sudden attacks of deafness at night, with roaring and cracking in ears.

Nose

      Fluent coryza.

Clinical Subject to nosebleed, eruption about nose, pain in nose and forehead, skin dry and hot, but complaints of feeling cold. Stoppage and stuffiness high up in nostrils and dull aching in forehead, bad smell in nose, posterior pharynx scabby, cracked and dry, nosebleed, pain from root of nose to ears on swallowing, no smell. Another case, fetid odor from nose and throat, nose was always dry and stuffed up by yellow scales, skin always hot and dry. Sore throat; offensive discharge from nose, occasional nosebleed, posterior wall of throat covered with dry greenish- yellow membrane, stuffiness at root of nose, no smell. Old ozaena and nasal catarrh, nose always stuffed up with plugs of dry mucus, pain at root of nose (compare Lycop.).

Cheek

      Redness of r. from 1 till 6 P.M., with heat and formication in it. Pressure in r., with redness, then swelling, then general shivering. Swelling of r., with small red pimples beneath skin, then round tetterlike spots, the redness of face (>) next day towards noon, in afternoon swelling of face, (<) r. side of nose, the next day the swelling of face lasted till 10 O’clock, with increased redness and swelling under eyes, the next morning red spots on face, which was puffy.

Throat, Stomach and Abdomen

      Burning in pit of throat on swallowing, in the morning on waking, (<) more by heat than by cold, (>) towards 9 O’clock. Thirst at night, with heat and sleepiness, in the morning sweat; burning T. all the forenoon. Nausea, with vomiting. Violent vomiting of mucus in morning. Sudden cutting in abdomen towards 7 P.M., disappearing at one time, suddenly better about 10 P.M., (<) after midnight, (>) morning, return of the colic at 5 P.M., as if she would sink together, (<) sitting, (>) walking and resting the hands on the hips. Pressure downward in abdomen, preventing standing, (<) warm drinks, especially tea and coffee.

Clinical Distress in stomach from cold drinks.

Chest and Heart

      Sticking in side of chest; l. from 6 to 8 P.M., (<) breathing. Pain in l. side of C. at 2 P.M., (>) walking, with stitches in side. Oppression of C. in evening. Palpitation, with anxiety and unsteadiness of hands.

Clinical Cough, with expectoration of black blood and terrible pain through lungs as if they were torn out, especially in. upper chest. Coldness in chest after drinking. (In the cold feeling in stomach and chest compare with Colchicum and perhaps Lachesis).

Neck and Back

      Sticking in l. side of nape, extending to head, with stiffness of l. shoulder. Rheumatic pain in neck on motion. Stiffness of r. side of neck about 5 P.M. Sticking in the whole spine. Pain in back, with chilliness, icy-cold feet and tenesmus vesicae.

Extremities

      Cramplike contractive pain in l. shoulder at 6 P.M., extending to head, as after carrying something heavy in the hand. Sticking in upper arm towards evening. Rheumatic pain in l. arm at 6 P.M., then in l. leg, which was also lame. Unsteadiness of hands. Intermittent sticking, rheumatic pain in l. leg from 4 to 6 P.M., extending through the whole l. side, with mental exhaustion and indifference. Rheumatic drawing pain in l. arm and leg in afternoon.

Skin and Sleep

      Red, hot rash above r. wrist. Uneasy sleep, with frightful dreams.

Fever

      Chilliness in afternoon without thirst, then dry heat; C., then dry heat; C., then burning redness of face; at 8 P.M. alternating with heat, with the heat moisture without thirst, the C. continues on going to bed with more sweat, then good sleep, the next day the fever returned at 7 P.M. with less C., but more heat, with sweat, interrupted by heavy dreams, breathing difficult all night, good sleep towards morning, the next day fever at 7 P.M. with less chill, more heat, much thirst, but little sweat, good sleep at 10 P.M. Shaking chill as if in the bones in the evening. then heat, hot skin with thirst, at 9 P.M. headache on l. side and boring outward in eyes, the fever lasting till 10 A.M. Shivering at 10 P.M.

Heat at 10 P.M. with thirst and mental excitement, the heat (>) about midnight, the next night the same dry heat after midnight, lasting toll 9 A.M. Heat in flushes in evening, with redness of face and ease. Dry heat from 7 to 9 P.M., then chilliness till 10 P.M.; dry heat at midnight, but the slightest uncovering is unpleasant.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.