Cenchris Contortrix — Ancistrodon
Copperhead Snake
Abdomen
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sharp stitches, fluttering under left scapula.
Compare
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Ars., Laches.
Dose
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Sixth potency.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Like the other snake poisons, it affects the system profoundly. Like arsenic, it has dyspnoea, mental and physical restlessness, thirst for small quantities of water, necessity for having clothing loose, like Laches. Marked alternation of moods; vivid dreams. Is a wonderful restorative and deep acting remedy. Increased sexual desire in both sexes. Ineffectual attempts to recline. Right ovarian region painful.
Head
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Forgetful, absent-minded, alternating moods. Aching pain in left frontal eminence and left side of
Heart
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Feels distended, fills whole chest, as if it fell down in
Modalities
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Worse, pressure ; lying down ; afternoon and night.
Sleep
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Dreams horrible and vivid; lascivious.
Teeth
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Swelling around eyes, aching and itching in
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
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