Bothrops lanceolatus
Remedy of hemorrhagic conditions and thrombosis. Blood does not clot — oozing of dark blood from every orifice. Thrombotic strokes, especially left-sided. Hemiplegia. Sluggish, torpid states. Diagonal symptoms.
Source
Prepared from the venom of Bothrops lanceolatus (Viperidae), the Martinique lancehead pit viper.
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Keynote Symptoms
Hemorrhages — dark, fluid, non-coagulating blood oozing from all orifices. Thrombosis — cerebral, pulmonary. Left-sided hemiplegia after stroke. Diagonal symptoms (right arm, left leg or vice versa). Blood breaks down rapidly. Gangrenous tendency. Sluggish, torpid, cannot formulate speech.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Sluggish, torpid. Cannot formulate speech even when understanding is intact. Timid. Dullness. Cannot articulate words.
General Symptoms
Hemorrhagic tendency with non-coagulating blood. Left-sided paralysis. Diagonal affections. Worse from right side, morning, from humidity. Better from left side.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Apoplexy — left-sided hemiplegia. Headache extending to shoulders. Vertigo.
Face
Swollen. Red. Left-sided facial palsy.
Mouth
Speech difficult — cannot formulate words despite understanding. Tongue swollen, numb, heavy.
Nose
Epistaxis of dark, non-clotting blood.
Stomach
Hematemesis. Black vomit. Nausea.
Abdomen
Peritonitis. Ascites.
Rectum
Hemorrhage from bowels — dark, non-coagulating.
Chest
Pulmonary thrombosis. Dyspnoea.
Extremities
Left-sided hemiplegia. Diagonal paralysis. Edema. Phlebitis. Deep vein thrombosis. Gangrene.
Skin
Ecchymoses. Hemorrhagic purpura. Gangrene. Lymphangitis. Erysipelas. Blue-black discoloration.
Modalities
Better From
Left side
Worse From
Right side, morning, humidity
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used in acute hemorrhagic and thrombotic states. Post-stroke rehabilitation. Those with coagulation disorders.
Clinical Indications
Stroke with hemiplegia, thrombosis (cerebral, DVT, pulmonary), non-coagulating hemorrhages, aphasia, gangrene, DIC, purpura
Comparative Materia Medica
Lachesis has left-sided paralysis but with more jealousy and loquacity. Crotalus horridus has hemorrhagic tendency but more right-sided. Arnica has stroke and bruising but less hemorrhagic decomposition.
Safety Information
Arsenicum album, Lachesis.
Bothrops venom is hemotoxic — causes massive tissue destruction, hemorrhage, coagulopathy, necrosis, death without treatment. Extremely dangerous. Use only potentised forms.
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