Hecla lava
Remedy of bony exostoses, tumors of bone, and dental abscesses. Bone overgrowth — exostoses, osteoma. Dental abscess with bone destruction. Jaw enlargement. Nasal bone growth. Facial bone tumors. Necrosis of bone.
Source
Prepared from volcanic ash from Mount Hekla in Iceland, triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Bone overgrowth and tumors — exostoses, osteoma, bony swelling. Dental abscess with destruction and necrosis of jaw bone. Swelling of jaw after tooth extraction. Nasal bone growth causing obstruction. Facial bone tumors. Bone spurs. The fluorine and silica content relates to bone pathology. Mastoid bone involvement.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull from bone pain. Irritable.
General Symptoms
Bones and teeth. Worse from cold, touch. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Exostoses of skull. Mastoid bone involvement.
Face
Jaw bone — swelling, exostosis, tumor. Enlargement after tooth extraction. Dental abscess with bone destruction.
Mouth
Dental abscess — the chief dental indication. Bone necrosis around tooth. Difficult dentition with bone involvement.
Nose
Nasal bone growth — obstruction from bony overgrowth. Nasal polyps on bony base.
Extremities
Exostoses — bone spurs, overgrowth anywhere. Heel spurs. Bunions with bony enlargement.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, touch, pressure on bone
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Specific for bony overgrowth and dental abscesses with bone involvement.
Clinical Indications
Exostoses, bone tumors, dental abscess with bone destruction, jaw bone enlargement, bone spurs, heel spurs, nasal bone overgrowth, osteoma
Comparative Materia Medica
Calcarea fluorica has bony exostoses but harder, stony. Silicea has bone caries with slow suppuration. Fluoricum acidum has bone caries with fistula. Symphytum promotes bone healing but for fractures.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Volcanic ash contains silica, alumina, and trace minerals. Non-toxic in potentised form. Inhalation of crude volcanic ash is respiratory hazard. Safe in all potencies.
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