Naja
(Naja tripudians · Indian cobra)
A snake remedy centered on the chest and the mind. In the materia medica, Naja is associated with brooding over imagined troubles, a feeling of weight and anxiety in the chest, and a choking, dry, irritating cough.
Source
The venom of the Indian cobra
Kingdom
Animal
Abbreviation
Naja
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)
Broods constantly over imaginary troubles; low, averse to talking, dreads being left alone
Weight, dragging and anxiety in the chest, with palpitations, sometimes after speaking in public
Dry, irritating cough with a sense of choking; grasps at the throat
Left-sided headache over the temple and eye, extending to the back of the head
Tends to feel better
Walking or riding in open air
Tends to feel worse
Stimulants
Lying on the left side
Cold
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Naja)
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Lachesis
(Lachesis mutus)
Both left-sided snakes; Lachesis is talkative, flushed and worse after sleep, Naja quiet and brooding.
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Crotalus horridus
(Crotalus horridus)
Crotalus is the bleeding, right-sided snake; Naja's picture settles in the chest and nerves.
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Spongia tosta
(Spongia tosta)
Spongia's dry cough sounds like a saw through wood; Naja's is choking, with weight and anxiety in the chest.
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From the classic texts
“Broods constantly over imaginary troubles… Depressed. Aversion to talking. Blurred speech. Melancholy. Dreads to be left alone. Fear of rain.”
“Inability to speak with choking, nervous, chronic palpitation, especially after public speaking; pain < by carriage riding or lying on side.”
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