Lachesis muta – What are the indications, key notes, modalities?

January 5, 2021 4:56 am Published by

Indications:

  • Sore throat, redding purple throat abscess
  • Circulatory complaints (varicose veins)
  • CNS symptoms
  • Dyspnea, sleep apnea with the feeling of being suffocated

Constitutionally for people who are loquacious, suspicious, aggressive, can’t stand constraints, have repressed anger causing them to lash out.

Key notes:

  • Left-sided complaints

Modalities:

> emotional expression (particularly anger), discharge of any kind (menses), loose clothing

< heat, waking, touch

  • For abscesses, dDx. Hepar-sulph (early stages, < cold), Phytolacca (especially breast, < cold), Silica (especially dental, < cold), Syphilinum (< summer)
  • For venous congestion, dDx. Ledum (> cold applications)
  • For symptoms better with loosened clothing dDx. Lycopodium (> passing gas), Nat-sulph (> changing position)

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This post was written by Omar Rifai