Serum anguillae
Remedy of acute nephritis and renal failure. Albuminuria. Oliguria progressing to anuria. Edema. Heart failure with kidney involvement. Uremia. Dark scanty urine. Used when kidneys are shutting down.
Source
Prepared from the blood serum of the European eel Anguilla anguilla, potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Acute nephritis — the chief indication. Albuminuria — massive protein loss in urine. Oliguria → anuria — urine becoming scanty then suppressed. Edema — generalized. Heart failure secondary to kidney failure. Uremia. Dark, scanty urine with casts. Used in acute renal emergencies.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confusion from uremia. Drowsy. Apathetic.
General Symptoms
Kidneys and heart. Worse from cold, exertion. Better from rest, warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Acute nephritis. Albuminuria. Urine scanty, dark, with casts. Progresses to anuria. Uremia.
Chest
Heart failure from renal disease. Dyspnoea. Edema.
Extremities
Generalized edema — anasarca. Pitting edema.
Head
Headache from uremia. Drowsiness. Confusion.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Cold, exertion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used in acute renal failure and nephritis.
Clinical Indications
Acute nephritis, renal failure, albuminuria, anuria, uremia, cardiac-renal syndrome
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has renal edema but with thirstlessness and stinging. Arsenicum has renal disease with restlessness. Cantharis has acute kidney inflammation with burning. Terebinthina has hemorrhagic nephritis.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Eel serum is toxic — contains ichthyotoxin which is hemolytic and nephrotoxic. Destroyed by heat (hence eel is safe to eat cooked). Use only potentised forms.
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