Homoeopathy — Page 365
Hekla Lava 365 HEKLA LAVA Mount Hekla is a volcanic mountain. The medicine prepared from the lava of this mountain is called Hekla Lava. I do not know of any other kind of lava used for the preparation of a homoeopathic medicine. The contents of all the lavae are probably identical, however, the effects of lava may differ from area to area. Therefore, the lava of other volcanoes should also be experimented upon. Hekla Lava mainly affects the bones, especially the bones of the face and the jaw. However, it has an effect on the other bones of the body as well. Hekla Lava can be of useful in the treatment of tooth decay associated with a lot of pain and which refuses to respond to any other treatment. Sometimes, the jaw becomes very swollen and may apparently exhibit all general signs of Hekla Lava, yet does not benefit from the treatment with Hekla Lava. In that condition, the most important and effective treatment is Sulphur. Sulphur is found to be very effective against certain dangerous conditions that the doctors have labelled as incurable. For example cancer of the jawbone that has advanced significantly and causes severe discomfort, affecting the ears. Once, a woman was in severe pain due to the cancer of the jaw. One side of the face was extremely swollen causing pressure over the eyes. She used to scream due to the severity of pain. She remained in one of the best hospitals for a long period, but the doctors found no effective treatment for her disease. Ultimately, she was discharged from the hospital with the pronouncement that her disease was incurable. I gave her one dose of Sulphur CM, which decreased the severity of the pain and within two weeks, there was marked decrease in the size of the swelling of the face. After this, I treated her with one dose of Silicea CM. With this the process of recovery, which had previously slowed down, was restored. Sometime later, I gave her another dose of Sulphur CM. The disease completely disappeared. Several years have passed since the treatment of this patient and until today, she is completely healthy. My reason for mentioning this in relation to Hekla Lava is that she had apparently all the symptoms of Hekla Lava but did not benefit at all with Hekla Lava. This shows that Hekla Lava may be effective against other diseases of the bone but is definitely ineffective against the cancer of the bones.