Homoeopathy — Page 460
Lachesis 460 The patient of Lachesis is very cold especially his feet are ice cold. However, hot water aggravates his symptoms especially the headache. The pressure of the blood rises inside the head. The patient feels as if his head might explode. In Lachesis like Belladonna, the rush of blood is more on one side. In Belladonna, the rush of blood may be directed to any part of the body while in Lachesis, this tendency is only limited towards the head. There is rush of blood towards the head while the feet become cold. The person feels riveted due to pain as if somebody has tightly tied a cloth over his head. Patients showing the symptoms of Lachesis may also sometimes faint while taking a shower with hot water. Another prominent symptom of Lachesis is that purple or darkish spots form on the body, much more so on the face. Similar spots are exhibited by the patients who experience severe heart attack. Such patients who have the tendency to develop such spots should be periodically, treated with Lachesis. Lachesis prevents the clotting of blood in the circulation and potential heart attack. Lachesis is the best remedy against such happening. For this purpose, when given along with Arnica, it is much more effective. Lachesis is also proved to be very useful in the treatment of swollen lymph glands. The wounds bleed severely; the colour of the blood is dark and it clots in the form of grass weeds. In Lachesis, like Kreosotum and Phosphorus, there is a tendency towards copious dark bleeding. In Kreosotum, slight pressure can cause bleeding. The gums, which apparently look healthy, will start bleeding with finger pressure or when there is a minor ailment, the local application of pressure will start bleeding. In Phosphorus, the bleeding is brisk and of red colour. In Secale Cor and in Lachesis, the blood is darkish is colour and the configuration of their wounds is also similar. In Lachesis, like Secale, there is a tendency towards the formation of gangrene over the wounds. Dark blood keeps on oozing from the wounds. The margins of the wounds become swollen. The surrounding skin shrinks and becomes dark and wrinkled. However, other symptoms of Lachesis are quite different from those of Secale. In Lachesis, the patient is very cold and feels severe cold, while the patient of Secale feels intense heat and gets relief with cold applications on the affected areas.