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Materia Medica

Astacus Fluviatilis -Cancer Astacus

Crawfish

Crawfish (CANCER ASTACUS) Skin symptoms most important. Urticaria.

Skin

Nettle-rash over whole body. Itching. Crusta lactea, with enlarged lymphatic glands. Erysipelas, and liver affections with nettle-rash. Swelling of cervical glands. Jaundice.

Fever

Inward chilliness; very sensitive to air, worse uncovering; violent fever, with headache.

Relationships

Compare: Bombyx-Caterpillar-Itching of whole body (Urticaria). Apis; Rhus; Nat m; Homar.

Dose

Third to thirtieth potency.

Source: Pocket manual of homoeopathic materia medica by William Boericke (1906). Public domain, transcribed by OOREP. Also in Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 8th ed., p. 106.

Classical materia medica is provided for reference and study. It is not a prescription. Consult a qualified homeopath before taking any remedy.