Copperhead Snake (ANCISTRODON)
- Like the other snake poisons, it affects the system profoundly.
- Like arsenic, it has dyspnea, 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
- Forgetful, absent-minded, alternating moods.
- Aching pain in left frontal eminence and left side of teeth.
- Swelling around eyes, aching and itching in eyes.
Heart
- Feels distended, fills whole chest, as if it fell down in abdomen; sharp stitches, fluttering under left scapula.
Sleep
- Dreams horrible and vivid; lascivious.
Modalities
- Worse, pressure; lying down; afternoon and night.
Relationship
- Compare:
- Ars; Laches.
- Clotho Arictans--Puff Adder.--Should have a great sphere of usefulness in many conditions where excessive swelling is a leading feature (John H. Clarke, M. D).
Dose
- Sixth potency.
