Ledum
(Ledum palustre · Marsh tea)
The remedy of puncture wounds and insect bites. In the materia medica, Ledum is associated with wounds from sharp points, stings and bites that feel cold, and with joint pains that are oddly better for cold.
Source
Marsh tea, a small evergreen shrub of northern bogs
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Led.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Puncture wounds, stings and bites where the injured area feels cold to the touch
Black-and-blue bruising that lingers and turns green
Joint pains that start in the feet and travel upward, in swollen, pale joints
Lacks body heat, yet the warmth of the bed is intolerable
Tends to feel better
Cold applications
Putting the feet in cold water
Tends to feel worse
Night
Heat of the bed
Motion
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Ledum)
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Hypericum
(Hypericum perforatum)
Hypericum for punctures with shooting nerve pain; Ledum for those that feel cold and puffy.
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Arnica
(Arnica montana)
Arnica for bruising and shock right after an injury; Ledum for lingering, discolored bruises and puncture wounds.
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Apis
(Apis mellifica)
Apis stings are hot, pink and puffy; Ledum's feel cold and are better for cold.
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From the classic texts
“For punctured wounds, produced by sharp-pointed instruments or bites particularly if the wounded parts are cold, this is the remedy.”
“Complaints of people who are cold all the time; always feel cold and chilly; lack of animal or vital heat (Sep., Sil.); the wounded parts especially are cold to touch.”
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