Cenchris contortrix
Remedy of right-sided ovarian pain and dreams of snakes. Intense right-sided symptoms. Dreaminess with vivid dreams of snakes. Heart pain alternating with ovarian pain. Forgetful in conversation.
Source
Prepared from the venom of Agkistrodon contortrix (Viperidae), the North American copperhead.
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Keynote Symptoms
Right-sided ovarian pain — a strong keynote. Dreams of snakes vividly. Heart symptoms alternating with ovarian symptoms. Forgets what she is saying mid-sentence. Swollen, bloated feeling. Menstrual irregularity with right ovarian involvement.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dreams of snakes constantly. Forgetful — loses thread mid-sentence. Dreamy, absent-minded. Jealous. Suspicious. Loquacious at times, then dull and silent.
General Symptoms
Right-sided. Worse from pressure, lying on right side, afternoon, after sleep, cold damp. Better from walking, open air.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache over right eye. Throbbing. Worse from pressure.
Throat
Swollen, dry. Choking sensation. Cannot bear collar.
Female Genitalia
Right ovarian pain — the primary symptom. Menses irregular, dark. Pain extending to thigh. Swollen feeling.
Chest
Heart pain alternating with ovarian pain. Palpitation. Tightness.
Sleep & Dreams
Dreams of snakes — vivid, recurrent. Restless sleep.
Modalities
Better From
Walking, open air, left side
Worse From
Pressure, lying on right side, afternoon, after sleep, cold damp
Constitutional Type
Women with right ovarian complaints who dream of snakes. Jealous, suspicious tendency.
Clinical Indications
Right ovaritis, ovarian cysts, menstrual disorders, snake dreams, heart-ovary alternation, jealousy
Comparative Materia Medica
Lachesis has snake-miasm features but left-sided. Apis has right ovarian pain but with stinging and thirstlessness. Palladium has right ovarian pain but with need for approval. Lac caninum dreams of snakes too.
Safety Information
Arsenicum album.
Copperhead venom is hemotoxic but less potent than many vipers. Bites cause pain, swelling, and tissue damage but are rarely fatal. Use only potentised forms.
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