Apis

Characteristic symptoms

One of our best remedies in many diseases of children and women (especially widows), also against suppressed exanthemata (scarlatina, measles and especially nettle-rash), also against every kind of erysipelas, but es\ cially against the traumatic form. It is also indi- 21* coated against wounds, especially punctured ones ; hydropic swellings ; herpes, boils ; arthritic nodes ; hysteric convulsions ; manias of different kinds, especially among women, and originating in the sexual organs ; hydrocephalus of children (nearly specific) ; apoplexia senilis ; nervous headaches, of bilious or gastric origin ; migraine originating in the central ganglia ; bald spots on the head ; blepharophthalmia of rheumatic or gouty origin ; iritis and corneitis ; spots and scars on cornea ; staphyloma (nearly specific) ; oedema of the eye ; fistula lachrymalis ; hordeola ; erysipelas of the face, especially one-sided, with pale red swelling ; neuralgia of the lips, the tongue and the gums ; swelling, inflammation, suppuration and carcinoma of the tongue ; inflammation of tongue, mouth and throat ; angina diphtheritic ; erysipelatous ulcers in throat ; pneumonia infantum ; cardialgia ; metastasis of nettle-rash to the stomach and bowels ; diaphragmatitis, splenitis ; abdominal inflammations and dropsies ; diarrhœa in the morning, hands blue and cold ; chronic diarrhœa, especially in subjects inclined to biliousness and erysipelas ; haemorrhoids ; urinary troubles, especially strangury, cystitis, albuminuria, diabetes, gleet ; ovarian diseases, as inflammations, pain, hypertrophy, swelling and dropsy ; hypertrophy and dropsy of the uterus ; menstrual difficulties ; swelling and neuralgia of the pudenda ; imminent danger of abortion ; menorrhagia ; hysteria ; carcinoma mammae (relieves at least the pains) ; pleuritis, hydrothorax ; inflammation and dropsy of the pericardium ; panaritium ; podagra ; arthritis of the knee (also after gonorrhœa) ; intermittent fevers, coming on in the afternoon in pure uncomplicated paroxysms.