Materia Medica
Vespa Crabro
Live Was
Skin and female symptoms marked. Indurated feel- ing. Vasomotor symptoms of skin and mucous mem- branes. Dizzy, better lying on back. Nausea and vomiting, followed by creeping chills from feet upward. Cramp- ing pain in bowels. Axillary glands swollen with sore- ness of upper arms. Perspiration on parts laid on with itching.
Face
Painful and swollen. Erysipelatous in- Aammation of lids. Chemosis of conjunctiva. Swelling of mouth and throat. with violent burning pains.
Female
Menstruation, preceded by depression, pain, pressure. and constipation. Left ovary markedly affected, with frequent burning, micturition; sacral pains extending up back. Erosion around external os.
Skin
Erythema; intense itching; burning. Boils; stinging and soreness, relieved by bathing with vine- Heals, macules and swellings with burning. gar. stinging and soreness. Erythema multiforme, relivved by bathing with vinegar.
Relationships
Compare: Scorpo (salivation; stra- bismus; tetanus) ; Apis. Antidote: Sempervivum tector., locally.
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.