Apis Mellifica
Apis is a common remedy
with an interesting history. According to Homeopathy Plus
(https://homeopathyplus.com/know-your-remedies-apis-mellifica/),
Apis was introduced into the pharmacopeia in 1847 right here in the
U.S. New York physician, Dr. Marcy, saw dried, powdered honey bees
cure a patient with severe swelling due to a kidney problem. The
powdered honeybees were prescribed by a Native American medicine
woman. As a result of this, Dr. Macy potentized and tested in
provings this new remedy.
I suspect most of us know
to reach for Apis when someone has been stung by a bee (or wasp or
hornet or yellow jacket), but I was ignorant of its other uses. This
is a great remedy all stings with a normal reaction- pain, swelling,
stinging pain. [Incidentally, Sue Meyer states that for anaphylactic
reactions to stings, reach for Carbolic ac first.]
Think of Apis when there
is swelling, redness, and stinging pain, just like that bee sting.
Mentally, the Apis patient
is anxious and restless. Patient wants to sleep but is too restless.
If patient falls asleep, may wake screaming.
Pains are stinging. Watery
swellings.
For any allergy symptom
where there is swelling, puffy, dry, hot, shiny, skin affections.
Red, puffy eyes with burning or stinging.
The Apis sore throat is
swollen inside and out. Fiery red.
This remedy does have an
affinity for kidney problems that result in swelling and dark
colored, scanty urine. Burning bladder infections.
Worse from heat in any
form, touch.
Better from cold and open
air.
Sue Meyer does list one
warning about Apis. Because of the action on the kidneys, Apis is not
recommended in a lower potency than 30C during pregnancy.
Sources Homeopathy for
Mommies by Sue Meyer, Homeopathic Materia Medica by William BOERICKE,
M.D., and www.homeopathyplus.com
#RemedyReview
(Yes, I am aware that those are bumblebees, not honeybees, but I didn't have a picture of a honeybee.)
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