Medusa
Remedy of urticaria and anaphylactic-like reactions. Intense burning, stinging skin eruptions resembling jellyfish stings. Swelling, redness, heat. Lactation increased. Hives from shellfish or seafood.
Source
Prepared from the common jellyfish Aurelia aurita.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Urticaria — the chief indication. Burning, stinging eruptions resembling jellyfish stings. Swelling with heat and redness. Anaphylactic-like reactions. Lactation stimulated — increases milk supply. Hives from eating shellfish or seafood. Numbness with burning.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious during skin reactions. Restless.
General Symptoms
Skin primarily. Worse from warmth, touch, shellfish, seafood. Better from cold applications.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Urticaria — burning, stinging, welts. Swelling, redness, heat. Resembles jellyfish sting. Anaphylactic reaction. Hives from shellfish. Numbness with burning.
Female Genitalia
Lactation stimulated — increases milk supply in nursing mothers.
Chest
Tightness from allergic reaction. Dyspnoea.
Modalities
Better From
Cold applications
Worse From
Warmth, touch, shellfish, seafood
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for urticaria and allergic reactions.
Clinical Indications
Urticaria, shellfish allergy, jellyfish sting effects, anaphylaxis (adjunct), lactation stimulation
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has urticaria with stinging and edema. Urtica urens has burning urticaria. Astacus has urticaria from shellfish. Dulcamara has urticaria from cold damp.
Safety Information
Apis, Urtica urens.
Jellyfish nematocysts contain venom causing pain, burning, and urticaria. Aurelia aurita is mildly venomous. Safe in potentised forms.
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