SBL Crotalus horridus

Common Name: Rattlesnake
Preparation: Trituration of sugar of milk saturated with the venom or a solution of the venom in glycerine.

Key Benefits and Uses

Crotalus horridus is a homeopathic remedy with a profound action on nervous shock, blood disorders, and systemic prostration. It is particularly effective for conditions involving bleeding, skin ailments, and right-sided complaints.

Primary Benefits:

• Controls bleeding from all orifices, including eyes, ears, and skin.
• Addresses yellow discoloration of the skin due to liver or blood disorders.
• Useful in climacteric issues, albuminuria, and chronic bilious conditions.
• Treats glandular swelling and systemic weakness with trembling.
• Reduces restlessness, cold sensations, and generalized body aches.

Symptoms Treated with Crotalus horridus

Mind and Head:

• Weeping mood, despair, and fear with constant thoughts of death.
• Occipital headache with dizziness and fainting.
• Severe pain in the right eye, head, and neck, often alternating with other pains.

Eyes, Ears, and Nose:

• Blood oozing from eyes, ears, and nose.
• Yellow discoloration of the eyes.
• Epistaxis with thin blood and associated vertigo or fainting.

Mouth and Throat:

• Swollen lips, numbness, and grinding of teeth during sleep.
• Difficulty swallowing solids, red, smooth, and swollen tongue.

Stomach and Abdomen:

• Unquenchable burning thirst with nausea from movement.
• Bilious vomiting, black vomit, or blood that does not coagulate.
• Severe abdominal pain, aching in the liver, and general coldness.

Stool and Anus:

• Constipation accompanied by congestion in the head and headaches.

Urinary Complaints:

• Scanty, dark, and blood-tinged urine.

Female Complaints:

• Early menses with abdominal and back pain, along with cold feet.
• Relief for flushing and sinking sensations during menopause.
• Inflamed breasts with delayed menses.

Neck and Back:

• Tearing pain from the shoulder to the neck.
• Aching pain in the right kidney and stomach region.

Extremities:

• Heaviness in the limbs as though bones are made of heavy wood.
• Bruised pain in joints and bones with trembling hands.
• Tubercle formation near the wrist joint.

Skin:

• Papular eruptions, vesicles, boils, pimples, and ulcers.
• Blood oozing from under nails and skin lesions like carbuncles and anthrax.
• Effective for conditions involving tissue death due to lack of blood supply.

General Symptoms:

• Extreme sensitivity of the skin on the right side, causing muscle twitching upon touch.
• Symptoms worsen in the morning or during the night.
• Open air improves head and stomach symptoms.

Dosage Instructions

• Take 5 drops in half a cup of water, three times daily.
• Alternatively, medicate globules and take thrice a day or as prescribed by a physician.

Precautions

• Maintain a 15-minute gap before or after meals while taking this medicine.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a homeopathic practitioner.
• Avoid tobacco and alcohol during treatment.

Side Effects

• No significant side effects reported.
• Safe to use alongside other medications, including allopathic and Ayurvedic treatments.

Terms and Conditions

Homeopathic medicines are based on symptom similarity, and results may vary. Consult a physician for proper guidance and avoid self-medication.