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Bombyx Processionea
6XBomb-pBombyx Processionea · Procession Moth (caterpillar) · "The Foreign-Body Itch Remedy"
UrticariaIntenseItchingInsectRemedy
Prepared from a tincture of the live caterpillars of the Procession Moth. Contact with the caterpillars or their emanations causes intense irritation with hard, tubercle-like eruptions, giving the remedy its clinical use in urticaria.
THE ESSENCE
Intense urticaria with hard, areola-formed tubercles and a sensation as if a foreign body were under the skin.
Urticaria — hard, large, areola-formed tubercles with red areola
Sensation as if a foreign body were under the skin
Give when you see
Urticaria with hard tubercles
Sensation of foreign body under the skin
Itching worse in the evening
Burning heat of skin
WORSE FROM
EveningContact with caterpillars/emanations
BETTER FROM
Not well documented
BODY SYSTEMS
Urticaria — hard, large, areola-formed tubercles with red areola
Eruptions marked near joints, sometimes linear-formed
Sensation as if a foreign body were under the skin
Itching of the whole body, worse evenings, not relieved by anything
Burning heat of skin
DOSAGE
potency: 6Xfrequency: As directed by practitionerduration: Acute urticaria episode
Informational only. These are general references — always consult a qualified homeopath for diagnosis and treatment.
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