Lachesis - The Homeopathic Remedy

General description and domicile:
There are several species of bushmaster snakes, but not all are all native to South America. The homeopathic remedy is made from the venom of Lachesis Muta, also named the South American bushmaster Snake found in most tropical and subtropical countries of South America.
Bushmasters are large snakes, growing to nearly ten feet in length. Lachesis is not the most venomous snake if this is measured in potency per drop but it makes up for it, like the Gaboon viper, by size of fangs (one inch long) and sheer volume of venom injected, which could possibly make it the world's most dangerous snake.
The venom affects both the nervous and circulatory systems (both cytotoxic and neurotoxic).
The fatality rate of bushmaster bites is extremely high at four out of five, but even that has to be seen in perspective as it prefers to live deep in the forest so that is where the recorded bites occurred, which is an impossible place to start from to get to a hospital fast. Chances are that bites in or near a city where medical help is available in short order would not have a fatality rate anywhere near that high.
Local folklore has it that the Surucucu snake will hunt humans for prey, but that is highly unlikely as even the largest bushmaster is not big enough to swallow a fully grown human or any child big enough to venture deep into the forest. It would have to be a very small baby and these snakes avoid human settlements, like most snakes.

Warning: Extreme care must be taken when handling this snake as it is aggressive.

Part used and extraction:
The venom is used.

Remedy preparation:
Diluted in alcohol to obtain mother tincture

History:
The story behind the proving of this remedy may not be true but it is worth recounting: The remedy was proved by Dr. Constantine Herring during a zoological expedition to South America in the early nineteenth century. He was poisoned from handling a live bushmaster snake and his wife, who accompanied him in the trip, nursed him back to health while keeping a detailed account of the symptoms he was experiencing forming the basis of the proving.

How to use these pages:
What follows below is a profile of the homeopathic remedy. This profile must be compared with the profile of the person to be treated in great detail before treatment can be commenced. See How to Use these Pages

Remedy profile:
Hard working, hard living, hard playing ambitious people that live life to the maximum respond to Lachesis. They are very focused to the point of almost being fanatical and will expend huge amounts of energy in pursuing an ideal. They are motivated and cheerful, finding banalities frustrating. They talk a lot but hardly listens. They hate being restricted or confined. Normally in control but easily overwhelmed by emotions.
When ill they tend to withdraw into themselves suffering from mental exhaustion. They are stressed and anxious on waking but spends the day morosely avoiding contact with others. They do not like being touched, and find it hard to tolerate pain.
 

Key Symptoms:
Ambitious, Hard living, Anxious on waking, Mental exhaustion 

Used for treatment of:

Cardiac disorders (chest pains - See you doctor immediately)

Varicose veins (associated with bruising and easy bleeding)

Hemorrhoids

Nosebleeds (chronic nosebleeds)

Blood circulation

Hot flushes

Menopause

Painful periods

Premenstrual syndrome

Coughs

Sore throat (eased by eating, neck sensitive to touch)

Influenza

Bronchitis

Croup

Headaches (throbbing, left sided, feeling that head is going to explode)
 

General Symptoms Worse for: Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
Heat
Warm stuffy rooms
Before menstruating
Alcohol
Restrictive clothing
 

General Symptoms Better for: Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Evacuating bowel and bladder
Fresh air
Eating