Homoeopathy — Page 458
Lachesis 458 coincidence but it has been well planned and devised by the Almighty God. It is impossible that this system could have evolved on its own or that it could be the result of a mere coincidence. Along the canine teeth of the snake, there are two additional curved teeth (fangs) that have a very thin hole in them, connected to the glands containing the venom. When the snake bites, the venom does not enter the body immediately. However, when the snake retracts his head to pull the teeth out, the venom from the glands squeezes out through the minute holes in the additional teeth (fangs) and then enters the blood. Further reaction is the result of entry of the venom in the body. Out of all kinds of snake venoms, Lachesis is the most important for homoeopathic use. No other venom or poison has been put to use like Lachesis and it has been found extremely beneficial. According to Dr. Kent, Lachesis has been found useful all over the world. The evil and acrimony of the Lachesis venom is also found in all malefactors and people of wicked mind and bad character. Intense jealousy, mischief and trouble making in a severe form are found in Lachesis. Thus, Lachesis may be called the universal poison. The snake venoms become more concentrated in the spring. In winter, the snakes hibernate and during this period, their venom becomes more concentrated and dangerous. The spring season is the time when the snakes come out of their holes and places of hibernation. In this season the snakebite is extremely dangerous. The timing of the symptoms of snakebites happens to be very precisely punctuated. In whichever season the snakebites, the symptoms and bad effects recur exactly in the same season the following year. If a person is bitten by a snake in the spring season and happens to survive, then he has to face the symptoms of snakebite in every spring season. Patients may presume that they have probably been bitten by the snake again. This is especially so because the wound of the previous snakebite also becomes swollen and congested. In other seasons also, the symptoms of snakebite can recur but not that severely and the patient does not feel that he has been bitten again. The sudden onset of a violent type of sneezing in the spring season is also a sign of Lachesis. I have tried Lachesis 1000 on the patients who suffered from hay fever for many years. A single dose relieved