Source: Honeybee (poison of the honeybee)
Miasm: Psora – Sycosis
Thermal State: Markedly chilly
Abbreviation: Apis
Common Name: Apis Mellifica
KEYNOTE SYMPTOMS (Boericke + Allen Combined)
“Edema with stinging, burning pains and intolerance to heat.”
“Swelling, redness, and shiny skin.”
“Thirstlessness with dry mouth.”
“Aggravation from heat in any form.”
- “Sensation as if stung by a bee.”
- Edema, burning-stinging pains, and absence of thirst.
CLINICAL INDICATIONS
General:
- Edema anywhere – face, eyes (esp. lids), uvula, throat, ovaries, joints
- Burning-stinging pains
- Redness with shining appearance
- Sensitive to touch
Fever:
- Sudden onset, high fever with no thirst
- Dry heat, more internal than external
- Restlessness, crying out, especially in children
- Chilly yet cannot bear heat
Eyes:
- Puffy, edematous lids
- Conjunctivitis with burning, stinging pains
- Eyes feel sore and sensitive to light
Throat:
- Edema of uvula, red and shiny
- Difficulty in swallowing, burning pain
- Throat feels constricted
Female Reproductive:
- Ovarian inflammation, especially right side
- Burning, stinging pain in ovaries
- Amenorrhea or menorrhagia with heat and swelling
- Helpful in threatened abortion with edema and burning
Urinary:
- Scanty urine, burning during urination
- Incontinence or retention of urine in children
- Albuminuria, especially in nephritis
- Useful in nephrotic syndrome, especially post-scarlatina
Mind:
- Irritable, fidgety, restless
- Cannot concentrate, cries out suddenly
- Jealousy in children
- Weeping from slightest cause but resists consolation
TONGUE & MOUTH:
- Tongue red, shiny, possibly swollen
- Dry mouth without thirst
- Burning-stinging sensations
MODALITIES
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Heat in any form |
Cold, cold applications |
|
Afternoon, especially 3–5 p.m. |
Open air |
|
Touch, pressure |
Lying on affected side |
CONSTITUTIONAL
TYPE
- Fair, fat, flabby persons
- Children, especially girls, prone to urinary and skin troubles
- Sudden, acute complaints; emotionally sensitive and jealous
POTENCY & DOSE
- 30C, 200C in acute inflammations and edemas
- 1M or higher in constitutional cases
- Frequent repetition in acute states like urticaria or nephritis
MEMORY AID – “APIS = ALLERGIC PATIENT IN STING”
- A – Absence of thirst
- P – Puffy, pale, pink skin
- I – Irritable, intolerant to heat
- S – Stinging, swelling, shiny skin
COMPARE
WITH:
|
Remedy |
Differentiation |
|
Arsenicum alb. |
Both have burning pains, but Arsenic is chilly + anxious |
|
Cantharis |
Violent urinary symptoms but with thirst and more tenesmus |
|
Lachesis |
Left ovarian pain vs. Apis right-sided |
|
Belladonna |
Sudden onset, red face, but not thirstless or puffy |
|
Rhus tox |
Edema but with restlessness and desire to move |
CHARACTERISTIC
SYMPTOMS
- “Stinging, burning pains like a bee sting”
- “Swelling, edema, redness with shiny skin”
- “Marked thirstlessness even during fever”
- “All symptoms worse by heat, better by cold”
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