Cenchris contortrix
Copperhead Snake
Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 185
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
Forgetful, absent-minded, alternating moods Aching pain in left frontal eminence and left side of teeth. Swell. ing around eyes, aching and itching in eyes.
Heart p. 186
Feels distended, fills whole chest, as if it fell down in abdomen; sharp stitches, fluttering under left scapula.
Sleep p. 186
Dreams horrible and vivid; lascivious.
Modalities p. 186
Worse, pressure; lying down; afternoon and night.
Relationship p. 186
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.)
The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.