VIPERA

Homeopathy

VIPERA

Vipera berus
European adder, viper.

Key Uses:

Phlebitis

Recurrent nosebleeds

Varicose veins

Origin : Widely distributed in Europe and Asia.

Background : Dark gray with black zigzags on its back, the adder has hollow fangs in the upper jaw for injecting venom.

Preparation : The fresh venom is triturated with lactose sugar.

Remedy Profile : Vipera is best suited to people with a rather dizzy, even delirious, state of mind. It is also associated with slow-developing children, and people who age prematurely.
Key symptoms associated with Vipera include inflammation and swelling of the veins, typically accompanied by faintness and collapse. The remedy is commonly used for recurrent nosebleeds, varicose veins, or phlebitis (inflammation of a vein).

Symptoms Better : For raising the affected limbs.

Symptoms Worse : For cold; for changes in the weather; for touch; for letting the affected limbs hang down; at the same time each year.