Apis mellifica
apis-melHoney-Bee Acts on cellular tissues causing œdema of skin and mucous membranes. The very characteristic effects of the sting of the bee furnish unerring indications for its employment in disease. Swelling or puffing up of various parts, œdema, red rosy hue, stinging pains, soreness, intolerance of heat, and slightest touch, and afternoon aggravation are some of the general guiding symptoms. Erysipelatous inflammations, dropsical effusions and anasarca, acute, inflammation of kidneys, and other pe
Apis mellifica — Materia Medica
Apis mellifica — keynotes · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
Stinging burning, prickling, smarting, like hot needles. Must lie down. Rapid onset. SUDDEN; SHRILL CRIES or pains, that extort cries; nervousness, swelling, effusion, etc. SENSITIVE; to pain. Sharp STINGING burning or bruised SORENESS; of brain, ABDOMEN, ovaries, bladder, etc. PUFFINESS, shiny redness. Œdema; of eyelids or lips; red; saccular. BURNING-itching. Infections. Inflammation. Stiffness. Numbness. .................... Childish. Irritable, excitable, jealous, fussy and fidgety or apathic. Foolishly suspicious. Nervous and awkward or absent-minded; drops things. SUDDEN, PIERCING SHRIEKS. Head pains; stabbing or as of a blow; < occiput. ROLLS THE HEAD. Numb, tired headache, > pressure. Painful hair. Musty head sweat. Cheeks hang down. Eyes puffy; conjunctiva or lids like water-bags; red; chemosed. Perforating corneal ulcer. Profuse hot tears. Photophobia; yet can't bear coverings. Squint. Blindness, > stool. Myosis. Face puffy or red, < about eyes; waxy pallor. Scarlatinal otitis. Red nose. Cold nose. Red mouth or tongue. Grinds teeth. Tongue: vesicles on edge; swelled; raw; as if burnt; sore. Sandy, glazed or translucent pharynx, > cold things. Œdema of uvula. Purpleness of throat. Meaty, red tonsils. Right tonsil, > cold drinks. Angina. Diphtheria; early prostration (Merc-cy.); dirty membrane. ADIPSIA; but thirst during chill. Ascites. Orange yellow or tomato-sauce stools; odorless; < motion. Anus sore, swelled; oozes blood or stands open (Pho.). Burning urination. Dysuria. Scant, foul urine; coffee-grounds sediment. Nephritis. Ovaries numb; tumor of r.; cystic. Amenorrhœa of puberty. Panting breathing; feels as if every breath would be his last. Air hunger. Larynx, drawn in. Thirstless and dropsical. Abdomen tight, as if to break, on straining at stool. Profuse urine, but drinks little. Ovaries congested, with suppressed menses. Heart, stitches backward from apex; beat shakes whole body. Hands and feet numb. Palms hot. Nails feel loose.
Apis mellifica — mind · James Tyler Kent
The mental symptoms of Apis are very striking, and the most striking thing throughout the mental state is the aggravation from heat and from a warm room, The symptoms themselves are great sadness, constant tearfulness without any cause, weeping night and day; cannot sleep from tantalizing thoughts and worrying about everything. Depression of spirits with constant weeping. Sadness and melancholy; extreme irritability; borrowing trouble about everything. Foolishly suspicious and jealous. Absolutely joyless. Absolutely indifferent to everything that would make her happy or joyful. No ability to apply things that would make her happy to herself, they must mean someone else. Foolish, silly, childish behavior in a woman in confinement, in a woman in advanced years; talking foolish twaddle, such as a child would talk, on serious, occasions. Another aspect of the mental state is the delirium, which comes on in serious forms of brain affections in children. The child gradually goes into a state of unconsciousness. Lies in a stupor, one side of the body twitching the other side motion less, rolling head from side to side; head drawn -back rigidly; pupils contracted or dilated, eyes very red, face flushed, a stupid state or state of semi- consciousness.
Apis mellifica — general · H.C. Allen
Adapted to the strumous constitution; glands enlarged, indurated; scirrhus or open cancer. Women, especially widows; children and girls who, though generally careful, become awkward, and let things fall while handling them (Bov.). Extreme sensitiveness to touch (Bell., Lach.). Pain: Burning, stinging, sore; suddenly migrating from one part to another (Kali-bi., Lac-c., Puls.). Thirstlessness; in anasarca; ascites (Aceticum acidum, but face more waxy and great thirst). Affects right side; enlargement or dropsy of right ovary; right testicle.
Apis mellifica — introduction · Margaret Lucy Tyler
And Kent says, “ It is queer how old women knew, long before Apis was proved, that when the little new-born baby did not pass its water they could find a cure by going out to the bee-hive and catching a few bees, over which they poured hot water, and of which they gave the baby a teaspoonful. Some domestic tilings like that have been known among families and among nurses, and it is consistent, because it is just like what we give Apis for." Some of our most valuable medicines have come from domestic use, from herbalistic lore, from accidental poisonings, from observing the effects of bites and stings of poisonous reptiles and insects, from traditions of country-folk and savages. But Homoeopathy leaps at knowledge in any form, and by testing or " proving ” the poisonous material (for it must be remembered that all medicines are poisons, and all poisons can be used as remedial agents) it makes them, one by one, scientific, by disclosing their true uses, and the exact symptoms on which they can be prescribed with confidence. There are different preparations of Apis, “ there is but one right one ", says Hering. It is " the pure poison obtained by grasp ing the bee with a small forceps, and catching the minute drop of virus suspended from the point of the sting in a vial or watch glass. • This is potentized ”—according to directions. He says there is no object in drying and powdering the whole bee, with all the foreign matter and impurities. It is Guernsey, Kent and Nash who give valuable pictures of Apis. Guernsey says, “ The pains are like bee-stings, with the thirst and the burning following. Scanty urine.
Apis mellifica — modalities · H.C. Allen
Aggravation: After sleeping (Lach.); closed, especially warmed and heated rooms are intolerable; from getting wet (Rhus-t.), but better from washing or moistening the part in cold water. Amelioration: Open air; cold water or cold bathing; uncovering; pains by coughing, walking or changing position; when sitting erect.
Apis mellifica — modalities worse · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
HEAT: ROOM. Weather. Drinks. Fire. Bed. Hot bath (Op.). Touch, even of hair. After sleep. 4 P.M. Pressure. Suppressed eruptions.
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