{"id":1227,"date":"2011-09-01T04:11:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T04:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2024-08-02T00:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:41:07","slug":"homeopathic-remedies-from-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/homeopathic-remedies-from-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeopathic Remedies from Insects"},"content":{"rendered":"
Introduction Entomology refers to study of insects. <\/strong>Insects are grouped in the\u00a0kingdom under phylum arthropoada & the class insecta.<\/p>\n PHYLUM \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : \u00a0ARTHROPOADA Man had started the use of insects and insect products since time immemorial even at the cost of\u00a0 animal\u2019s life. Insects have been under use in human civilization since prehistoric period as mentioned in our religious literatures like Vedas, puranas , the ramayana, mahabharat and charka samhita. Some foreign travelers like Fahiyan and whenson had also discussed the use of insects and insect\u2019s product as medicine.<\/p>\n As far as Homeopathy is concerned insects have a major role in the preparation of medicines.<\/p>\n CLASSIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Insect group is classified as follows :-<\/p>\n 1. Hymenoptera\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Lepidoptera<\/p>\n 3.Coleoptera\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. Orthoptera<\/p>\n 5.Hemiptera\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.Diptera<\/p>\n 7.Siphonoptera<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> HYMENOPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 ORTHOPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> LEPIDOPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> COLEOPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> HEMIPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n 6.<\/strong> DIPTERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n 7.<\/strong> SIPHONOPTERA<\/strong><\/p>\n HYMENOPTERA\u00a0\u00a0 VENUM cutaneous manifestations :<\/strong> Pruitus and urticaria with or without\u00a0angioedema. Localized, non-pitting, angioedema may occur which may be asymptomatic or cause a burning or stinging sensation.<\/p>\n Gastro intestinal manifestations: <\/strong>Nausea, vomiting crampy\u00a0 abdominal pain and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n Respiratory system: <\/strong>Manifestations laryngeal edema, experienced as a lump in the throat, hoarseness or strider. Bronchial obstruction is associated with a feeling of tightness in the chest of audible\u00a0 wheezing. Angioedema of the epiglottis and larynx and to some extend in the hypo pharynx and trachea, causes\u00a0 mechanical obstruction and death.<\/p>\n Cardiovascular system: <\/strong>Manifestable visceral congestion with a\u00a0loss of intravascular blood volume leads to vascular collapse and death.<\/p>\n GENERAL FEATURES OF INSECTA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I. SIDE AFFINITY<\/strong><\/p>\n Right\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Left<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis Mellifica\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.\u00a0 Cimex Acanthia<\/p>\n 2. Blatta Americana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.\u00a0\u00a0 Pulex Irritans<\/p>\n 3. Cantharis Vesicator\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.\u00a0 Vespa Crabro<\/p>\n 4. Coccinella Septumpunctata<\/p>\n 5. Formica Rufa<\/p>\n II. BURNING PAIN<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> Apis mellifica:<\/strong> Burning, stinging, lancinating pain with excessive swelling , > Cold application,\u00a0 <<\/strong>By heat, slightest touch or pressure<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0Formica Rufa : <\/strong>burning pain renewed from cold washing.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0Vespa crabro:-<\/strong> Burning > bathing with vinegar.\u00a0 Cold water applied first\u00a0> <\/strong>then <.<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.\u00a0Bomyx Processionea:- <\/strong>Burning heat of skin<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0Doryphora decemlineata:- <\/strong>Burning in mouth, throat, stomach, rectum\u00a0and urinary passages. <Warm room > open air<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Cantheris Vesicator:- <\/strong>Raw, sore, burning & a sharp lancinating pain\u00a0<slightest tough, >Warm application<\/strong><\/p>\n III.\u00a0 SENSITIVENESS<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Apis Mellifica:- <\/strong>Great sensitiveness\u00a0 to touch.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0Cantharis vesicator :- <\/strong>Over sensitiveness of all parts. The slightest touch \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 or approach aggravates the mental symptoms.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Coccus cacti :-<\/strong>General sensitiveness to touch and pressure. Fauces are \u00a0\u00a0 very sensitive. Brushing teeth causes cough.<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.Doryphora Decemlineata:<\/strong> < touch and pressure<\/p>\n IV.\u00a0 THIRST:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis Mellifica: <\/strong>Thirst less except during chill stage of intermitted fever.<\/p>\n 2. Cantharis Vesicator: <\/strong> Burning thirst with aversion to drinking (picture of hydrophobia). In fever, thirst only after the shivering.<\/p>\n 3. Coccinella septum punctata: <\/strong> Symptoms of hydrophobia.<\/p>\n 4. Cocus cacti:<\/strong> Mouth and tongue dry, with much thirst. After dinner much thirst and when he drinks water, then chilliness.<\/p>\n 5. Cimex acanthia: Thirst during apyrexia, <\/strong>but little during chill stage, still less during heat stage and none during sweating.<\/p>\n 6. Pulex Irritans:- <\/strong>Thirsty , especially during headache<\/p>\n V. SWELLING, DROPSY, ASCITES:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis mellifica:-<\/strong> Oedema of skin and mucous membrane. Swelling or\u00a0 Puffiness\u00a0 up of variance parts. Pale waxy oedematous swelling with a red rosy hue.\u00a0Ascites\u00a0and anasarca. Dropsy of Apis is characterized by\u00a0thirstlessness, transparency of skin and scant urine<\/strong>. Bag like\u00a0swelling under the eyes. Dropsy of right ovary and right testicle.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0Blatta Americana:-<\/strong> Ascites, various forms of dropsy, yellow complexion. (Jaundice)<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Doryphora decemlineata:-<\/strong> Elastic swelling of whole body which will not pit on pressure. (applicability in\u00a0 myxoedema). Swelling of feet with burning.<\/p>\n 4.Vespa Crabro: –<\/strong> Face swollen and puffy, skin transparent and blanched. \u00a0Baggy swelling of conjunctiva. Face, mouth and throat oedematous.<\/p>\n 5.Cantharis Vesicator:- <\/strong> burning redness and swelling of face, swelling and inflammation of\u00a0 lips. Dropsical swelling of hand, feet and abdomen.<\/p>\n VI. URINARY COMPLAINTS \u2013 BURNING AND FREQUENCY.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis mellifica :-<\/strong>burning and soreness when urinating. Can scarcely retain urine. When passed\u00a0 scalds severly. Incontinence of urine when coughing and sneezing. Frequent, painful, scanty, blody urine, stinging pain and strangury.<\/p>\n 2. Blatta Americana:- <\/strong>pain in urethra while micturating.<\/p>\n 3.Doryphora decemlineata:-<\/strong> burning in urinary passages, strangury, urethritis itching and burning. Inflammation of glanspenis. Urethritis due to local irritation.<\/p>\n 4.Formica rufa :- <\/strong>urine bloody. Albuminous with urates. Paralysis of bladder. Double the quantity of urine, even at night. Urine like saffron bright yellow<\/p>\n 5.Cantharis Vesicator:- <\/strong> Constant urging to urinate, passing but a few drops at a time, which is mixed with blood like molten lead. Intolerable urging before, during and after urination. Burning, cutting pain in urethra during micturation.<\/p>\n 6.Cocus cacti :- <\/strong> Burning pain in urethra while urinating. Frequent urination. Black red sediment, urinary calculi, urates and uric acid, haematuria, dysuria, lassinating pain from kidney to bladder.<\/p>\n 7.Chenopodii glauci Aphis :-<\/strong> Voluptuous\u00a0 feeling in the glands. Burning in urethra.\u00a0 Frequent copious frothy micturation.<\/p>\n 8. Pulex Irritants:- <\/strong>Urine scanty with frequent urging with pressure on bladder and burning in urethra. Flow stops suddenly followed by pain, can\u2019t retain urine. Irritable bladder before menses.<\/p>\n 9.Vespa crabro :-<\/strong>burning micturation in females. Dysurea with backache.<\/p>\n VII . FEMALE COMPLAINTS \u2013 OVERIAN\u00a0 AFFECTIONS.<\/strong><\/p>\n Apis mel:- <\/strong>Inflammation, induration, swelling and dropsy of the ovaries especially the right better by lying on right side. Sharp, cutting, stinging pain in the right ovary. Worse during menstruation. Ovarian tumours, with stinging pain like bees sting. Increased sexual desires. Tendency to abort at or before 3rd<\/sup> month. Amenorrhea of puberty. With congestion of head thirstlessness and intolerance of heat.<\/p>\n 1.Cantharis:-<\/strong> Inflammation of ovaries, burning pain, extremely sensitive.<\/p>\n 2. Cimex acantha :-<\/strong> Shooting pain from vagina towards left ovary.<\/p>\n 3. Vespa crabro:–<\/strong> Left ovary markedly affected with frequent burning micturation. Menstruation preceded by a period of depression\u00a0 and constipation.<\/p>\n 4.Cocus cacti:- <\/strong>Indicated in menorrhaegia\u00a0 and metrarrhaegia. Dark clots with dysuria.<\/p>\n VIII. SKIN MANIFESTATIONS \u2013 URTICARIA.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis mellifica:-<\/strong>Urticaria like bee stings or stings from other insects with intolerable itching at night. Swellings after bites are sore and sensitive. Erysipelas with sensitiveness and swelling, rosy hue.\u00a0 Carbuncle with burning stinging pain. Eruptions like nettle rash all over the body.<\/p>\n 2.Formica rufa:- <\/strong>Nettle rash, red itching and burning. Profuse sweat without relief.<\/p>\n 3. Vespa crabro:- <\/strong>Erythema with intense itching and burning > bathing with vinegar. Wheals, swelling and macules with stinging burning and soreness. Cold water application first >, then <.<\/p>\n 4.Bomyx Processionoea :- <\/strong>Indicated in Urticaria- intense irritation, hard large areola formed. Tubercle with a red areola. Sensation as of a foreign body were under the skin. Itching <evening not relieved by anything. Burning heat of skin.<\/p>\n 5. Cantharis Vesicator:- <\/strong>Vesicular eruptions with burning and itching.Vesicules all ones body Which are sore and suppurating. Erythema from exposure to sunrays. Burns, scalds with rawness and smarting relieved by cold application, followed by undue inflammation.<\/p>\n 6. Pediculus:- <\/strong> Psoric manifestation in children,. Milliary eruption on inside of forearms and thigh. Horropilation all over.<\/p>\n IX. HAMORRAGE:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis mellifica:-<\/strong> Dark hemorrhage from rectum, urine, uterus, respiratory organs.<\/p>\n 2.Cocuscacti :- <\/strong>Hemorrhage in large black clots especially from kidneys and uterus. menses too, too profuse lasts too long.<\/p>\n 3.cantharis:-<\/strong> hemorrhage from nose, mouth, intestine, genital and urinary organs. Emission of blood in drops from urinary organs. Menses early, copious, black blood.<\/p>\n X. FEVER<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apis mellifica:- <\/strong> Intermittent fever where chill occurs at 3pm with thirst.\u00a0 < from warmth followed by burning heat of whole body with absence of thirst and comes sweat with complete absence of thirst. Indicated in exanthematic fevers and fevers complicated with suppression of eruptions.<\/p>\n 2. Cantharis:-<\/strong> Cold & shivering. Thirst only after shivering cold. Perspiration especially on hands, feet & genitals. sweat\u00a0 smells of urine. Pulse full, hard and rapid.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cimex acnthia:- <\/strong>intermittent fevers with weariness and inclination to stretch. Chilliness of whole body, pain in all joints as if tendons were too short, esp. knee joint. Chill < lying down. Thirst during apyrexia, but little during chill stage, still less during heat stage and none during sweat stage.<\/p>\n XI.\u00a0 RHEUMATISM<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Formica rubra :- <\/strong> Rheumatic inflammation of eyes and spinal cord. Gout and articular rheumatism. Right side is more affected. Rheumatism comes with suddenness and restlessness. Patient desires motion, but pain worse from motion.<\/p>\n 2. Apis mellifica:- <\/strong> Acute inflammatory rheumatism with burning, stinging and swelling. Pain < on any motion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr.Beenadas MD(Hom) Lecturer, Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College.Calicut Introduction Insecta are invertebrate animals \u2013 without back bone \u2013 and are included in arthropods. Arthropoda is\u00a0 the largest, most dominant group and includes about 80% of known […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,106],"tags":[103,104,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-1227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeopathic-materia-medica","8":"category-materia-medica-group-study","9":"tag-from-insects","10":"tag-homeopathic-remedies","11":"tag-homeopathic-remedies-from-insects"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>Dr.Beenadas MD(Hom)
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\n<\/strong>Insecta are invertebrate animals \u2013 without back bone \u2013 and are included in arthropods. Arthropoda is\u00a0 the largest, most dominant group and includes about 80% of known animal species. They are capable of flying.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>Functions as haptens\u00a0 that form immunogenic conjugates host\u00a0 proteins. Life threatening anaphylactic response of a sensitized human\u00a0\u00a0appears within minutes after administration of specific antigen and is\u00a0manifested by respiratory distress often followed by vascular collapse or by shock without antecedent respiration difficulty.<\/p>\n