Injury Therapeutics

Question 1

Apis mellifica (whole bee)

Answer 1

Swelling and oedema
Worse for heat, better for cold
Sudden stinging burning pain

Question 2

Arnica montana (roots, flowers, leaves)

Answer 2

Bruises and sprains
Unbroken skin, injury, trauma (physical or emotional)
Aversion to touch
Shock, over exertion, haemorrhage

Question 3

Bellis perennis (whole plant)

Answer 3

Deep trauma, physical or emotional
Sprains, bruises, injuries, septic wounds
Deeper tissues than arnica

Major operations to abdomen
Affinity to pelvic floor organs

Question 4

Calendula officinalis (flower)

Answer 4

Lacerated wounds, skin or organs
Inflammation, ulceration, dry skin, rash
Pain out of proportion to injury
Easily scars

Question 5

Rhus toxicodendron (fresh leaves)

Answer 5

Stiffness, better for warmth and after moving
worse for rest, cold, wet, foggy cloudy weather
Physically restless, need to keep moving, cannot sit still
Red wheels and blisters, itching, dermatitis, rash
Tendons, joints, bursitis, frozen shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis

Question 6

Hypericum perforatum (whole plant)

Answer 6

Arnica for the nerves
Bruises and wounds affecting nervous system
Injuries to nerve rich areas etc finger tips

Question 7

Ruta graveolens (whole fresh plant)

Answer 7

Stiffness, inflexibility on mental, emotional or physical level
Periosteum
Traumatic inflammation of joints, tendons, ligaments
Eyes

Question 8

Bryonia alba

Answer 8

Aggravation from slightest motion
Ameliorated by pressure
Emotionally, bodily, mentally dried up

Wants to be left alone
Needs great quantities of water
Business major concern/worry

Question 9

Ledum palustre (small twigs and leaves)

Answer 9

Puncture wounds, Bites
Cold, puffy, mottled
Ameliorated by cold, aggravated by heat

Rheumatism, gout, lower limbs