AMPHISBENA VERMICULARIS

AMPHISBENA VERMICULARIS

(Lizard)

PHARMACY - amph. Amphisbaena verrnicularis. Lizard.

N.0. Lacertilia. Snake like lizard without limbs. The jaw containing the poison is removed and triturated.

Historical dose: Trituration, Tincture and all potencies.

CLINICAL - Constipation. Cramps. Debility. Depression. Headache. Hernia. Jaw, pains. Toothache.

HOMEOPATHIC - Mure is the authority for its effects. It is prepared from the jaw as well as the poison of the animal and has symptoms indicating action on bone like that of Silica.

Amph. acts markedly on the jaws, causing swelling and pain, especially in the right jaw. worse by air and dampness. Many kinds of severe headache, pains are frequent. Eruptions of vesicles and pimples. Right-sided action. Generally aggravated from motion.

MIND - Boredom. Depression. Tender sad-ness, which disposes one to be gentle and meek. Sadness and lassitude in the morning. Impatience.

Abdomen - Protrusion of umbilical hernia. Tearing pain at the navel, all day. Lancination in the navel, as from a stiletto. Suppuration of inguinal hernia. The hernia is painful and air is felt in it.

Back - Violent pain in the whole of the vertebral column, worse when walking, moving the arms or stooping.

Ears - Pain in the meatus, as if air were rushing in.

Eyes - Weariness of the eye in the evening, with pain and pricking when looking at the light. Constriction of the right eye, as if strung together with a cord. Sensation as of a grain of sand in the right eye. Conslanl twitching at the upper eyelids, especially the left. Pain at the inner canthus of the right eye, as if a stye would form. Shooting pain in the left eye. Lachrymation and constriction of the left eye.

Face - Prickling and heat at the right malar eminence. Painful and large pimple on the left side of upper lip, suppurating. Pains in the right lower jaw and considerable swelling, aggravated by air and dampness. Dull pain in the right lower jawbone.

Head - Horrible headache with sensation as if the feet were in the brain. Weight in the forehead and parietal regions. Repeated beating at the right side of the forehead, as if hailstones fell upon it. Lancination and pain all through the right side of the head. Sweat about the head.

Limbs – Breaking out of little pimples, especially on the forearm. Painful swelling of the arm. Painless drawing up of the legs. Cramp in the left leg, it remains behind in walking. as if paralyzed.

Modalities - Better from evening. Better from itching the eruption. Worse in morning. Worse walking. Worse turning around. Worse itching the eruption. Worse toothache. Worse pains in lower jaw. Worse weariness of the eyes. Worse from sadness or lassitude.

Mouth - The teeth feel elongated and set on edge, especially the right lower molars. Toothache is worse in the afternoon and evening. Chewing is painful, but not the contact of liquids.

Rectum - Constipation.

Skin – Acute acne rosacea. Painful and large pimples on the left side of the upper lip, suppurating. The miliary acne rosacea spread5overthechest, neck and back with itching. Breaking out of little pimples, especially on the forearm. Gradually, a white vesicle forms on pimples. Pimples discharge a clear serum after which the eruption dries up.

Sleep - Wakes at midnight for ten consecutive nights. Disturbed sleep.

Stomach - Chilliness and pains at the epigastrium.

Throat - Swelling of tonsils. Swallowing is difficult, cannot swallow saliva.

Vertigo - Vertigo, as if one would fall towards one side and is then impelled towards the opposite side by a contrary oscillation. Dizziness when turning around.

RELATIONS -

Compare: (l) Hecla lava, Heloderma, Silica.

REFERENCES - Allen. Clarke.