Astacus fluviatilis
Remedy of urticaria and liver complaints. Hives with liver involvement. Nettle-rash eruptions. Jaundice with urticaria. Crusta lactea. Erysipelas. Swelling of cervical glands.
Source
Prepared from the whole freshwater crayfish Astacus astacus.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Urticaria with liver involvement — hives appearing with bilious symptoms. Nettle-rash. Jaundice with itching and urticaria. Crusta lactea in infants. Erysipelas. Swelling and inflammation of glands. Fever with urticaria.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable. Anxious. Restless.
General Symptoms
Skin and liver. Worse from cold, shellfish, uncovering. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Urticaria — nettle-rash. With liver/bilious symptoms. Crusta lactea. Erysipelas. Itching, burning. Jaundice with urticaria. Wheals.
Abdomen
Liver enlarged. Jaundice. Bilious symptoms with skin eruptions.
Throat
Cervical glands swollen.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Fever with urticaria. Chills.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, shellfish, uncovering
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for urticaria with liver involvement.
Clinical Indications
Urticaria with jaundice, nettle-rash, crusta lactea, erysipelas, liver complaints with skin eruptions
Comparative Materia Medica
Homarus has shellfish urticaria but more specific to lobster. Apis has urticaria but thirstless with stinging. Urtica urens has burning urticaria. Hepatic urticaria is the specific niche.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Freshwater crayfish is a common food. Non-toxic except in shellfish-allergic individuals. Safe in all potentised forms.
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