• Broken-down, hemorrhagic constitutions; septic states.

• It experiences great lassitude and sluggishness.

• Hemorrhages from every orifice of the body; black spots.

• Its venom is highly coagulating, leading to thrombosis and thrombotic phenomena.

• Expect thrombosis, thrombotic phenomena, such as hemiplegia, aphasia, inability to articulate.

• It experiences nervous trembling.

• It presents with a diagonal course of symptoms, often right to left.

• Pulmonary congestion.

• It affects primarily the blood, vascular system, and nervous system.

• It experiences a general sensation of fullness and tension.

• Marked prostration and weakness.

• A tendency to abscess formation.

• It experiences septic conditions with rapid decomposition.

• It experiences general aggravation from heat and amelioration from cold.

• A tendency to form thrombi.

• Its complaints are worse after sleep.

• It experiences aphasia.

• An inability to articulate.

• It experiences mental confusion, difficulty concentrating.

• It experiences irritability and restlessness.

• It experiences apprehension and anxiety, especially regarding health.

• It experiences dullness of mind; difficulty thinking clearly.

• It experiences depression with a feeling of hopelessness.

• A fear of being alone.

• It experiences forgetfulness and difficulty remembering names.

• It experiences anxiety with palpitations.

• Irritable and easily angered.

• It experiences mental torpor.

• It lacks mental clarity.

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• Hemorrhagic diathesis; a tendency to bleed easily from any orifice or wound.

• Septic conditions; rapid decomposition of tissues.

• Marked prostration and weakness, out of proportion to the apparent illness.

• Left-sided affections are common.

• Affects the blood, nerves, and skin profoundly.

• Burning, stinging pains, often with intense swelling and discoloration.

• Aggravation from heat and amelioration from cold are characteristic.

• The body feels heavy and bruised all over.

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• Apprehension and anxiety, especially about health.

• Irritability and impatience; easily angered by trifles.

• Depression and a sense of hopelessness.

• Confusion and difficulty concentrating.

• Fear of death, often with a feeling of being poisoned.

• Restlessness; constantly moving, but unable to find relief.

• Weakness of memory; difficulty recalling names or recent events.

• It experiences hemiplegia with aphasia.

• It experiences hemiplegia.

• It experiences headache, bursting sensation, especially in the forehead.

• It experiences vertigo, with a tendency to fall to the left.

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• Intense throbbing headache, often left-sided.

• Vertigo, especially on rising or turning the head.

• Heaviness and pressure in the head.

• Headache associated with nausea and vomiting.

• It experiences conjunctival hemorrhage.

• It can hardly see her way after sunrise.

• It experiences dim vision.

• Eyelids that are heavy, difficult to keep open.

• It experiences a burning sensation in the eyes.

• It experiences photophobia.

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• Dim vision, blurring, or double vision.

• Photophobia; sensitivity to light.

• Subconjunctival hemorrhages.

• Swelling and inflammation of the eyelids.

• It experiences tinnitus, ringing in the ears.

• It experiences impaired hearing.

• Sensitivity to noise.

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• Tinnitus; ringing or buzzing in the ears.

• Impaired hearing.

• A sensation of fullness or pressure in the ears.

• It experiences epistaxis, profuse nosebleeds.

• Coryza, with a watery discharge.

• A swollen and painful nose.

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• Profuse nosebleeds; blood is dark and non-coagulable.

• Swelling and inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

• Offensive odor from the nose.

• It experiences sore throat, with a burning sensation.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• It experiences a sensation of a lump in the throat.

• It feels constricted.

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• It experiences pulmonary congestion.

• It experiences dyspnea, shortness of breath.

• It experiences cough, dry and hacking.

• It experiences hemoptysis, coughing up blood.

• It experiences palpitations, with anxiety.

• It experiences angina pectoris, chest pain radiating down the left arm.

• It experiences weakness of the heart.

• It experiences cyanosis.

• It experiences oppression of the chest.

• It experiences a suffocating sensation.

• Its cough is worse at night.

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• It experiences nausea and vomiting.

• It experiences abdominal pain, cramping.

• It experiences diarrhea, dark and offensive.

• It experiences constipation, with hard, dry stools.

• It experiences hematemesis, vomiting blood.

• Thirst for cold drinks.

• An abdomen distended and tender.

• It experiences burning in the stomach.

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• Sore throat with intense burning pain.

• Swelling of the throat, making swallowing difficult.

• Dark red or purplish discoloration of the throat.

• Ulceration of the throat.

• It experiences frequent urination.

• It experiences a burning sensation during urination.

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• It experiences metrorrhagia, uterine hemorrhage.

• It experiences menorrhagia, heavy menstrual flow.

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• It experiences impotence.

• It experiences pain in the kidneys.

• Urine dark and scanty.

• It experiences pain in right big toe.

• It experiences heaviness and weakness of the limbs.

• It experiences numbness and tingling in the extremities.

• It experiences varicose veins.

• It experiences swelling of the legs and feet.

• It experiences coldness of the extremities.

• It experiences paralysis, especially of the right side.

• It experiences rheumatic pains, worse in warm weather.

• It experiences stiffness of the joints.

• Black spots and ecchymoses on the skin.

• It experiences septic conditions of the skin.

• It experiences boils and carbuncles.

• Its skin is cold and clammy.

• It experiences sleeplessness, especially before midnight.

• It experiences restless sleep.

• It experiences dreams vivid and disturbing.

• Worse after sleep.

• It experiences unrefreshing sleep.

• Cold applications. Rest. Open air. Lying down.

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• Complementary remedies: Lachesis, Crotalus horridus.

• Antidotes: Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum, Arnica Montana.

• Comparisons: Lachesis, Crotalus horridus, Vipera, Echinacea, Hamamelis. Consider in cases of sepsis, thrombosis, and hemorrhagic conditions where Lachesis is indicated but fails. Also useful in post-surgical complications involving blood dyscrasias.

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• Cold applications.

• Open air.

• Rest.

• Loosening clothing.

• Common Names: Yellow Viper, Vipera Jaune, Fer-de-lance of Martinique

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• Source: Venom of the Bothrops lanceolatus snake, prepared in glycerine and potentized in rectified spirit. Family: Crotalidæ.

• Difficult and labored breathing.

• Cough with bloody expectoration.

• Congestion of the lungs.

• A sensation of constriction in the chest.

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• Palpitations; forceful beating of the heart.

• Weak and irregular pulse.

• Angina pectoris; chest pain radiating to the left arm.

• Cyanosis; bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation.

• Pain in the chest, often sharp and stabbing.

• A sensation of tightness or pressure in the chest.

• Swelling and tenderness of the breasts.

• Nausea and vomiting, often with blood.

• Abdominal pain, cramping, and distension.

• Diarrhea with bloody stools.

• Rectal bleeding; hemorrhoids.

• Tongue feels swollen and clumsy.

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• Hematuria; blood in the urine.

• Scanty and dark urine.

• Burning pain during urination.

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• In women, menorrhagia; excessive menstrual bleeding.

• Metrorrhagia; bleeding between periods.

• In men, swelling and inflammation of the testicles.

• Impotence.

• Swelling, redness, and inflammation of the limbs.

• Burning pains in the limbs, often radiating.

• Numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes.

• Varicose veins, especially in the legs.

• Ulcers on the lower legs, with a tendency to bleed.

• Heat, warm weather.

• Lying down, especially on the left side.

• Motion.

• Evening and night.

• Touch or pressure.

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• Lachesis, Crotalus horridus, Echinacea.

• Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum, Lachesis, Alcohol.

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• Lachesis (similar hemorrhagic tendencies, left-sided affections), Crotalus horridus (similar septic conditions, dark hemorrhages), Echis carinatus (severe bleeding disorders), Secale cornutum (peripheral vascular disturbances).