Hecla lava hecla

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General
  • Marked action upon the jaws. Of great use in exostosis, gum abscess, difficult teething. Nodosities, caries of bone, etc. Osteitis, periostitis, osteosarcoma; rachitis. Tumors in general. Bone necrosis. Necrosis and sinus after mastoid operation.
Face
  • Ulceration of nasal bones. Facial neuralgia from carious teeth and after extraction. Toothache, with swelling about jaws. Abscess of gums. Enlargement of maxillary bone. Cervical glands enlarged and indurated.
Relationship
  • Compare: Silica; Mercur; Phos; Conchiolinum - Mother of pearl (diaphysis of bone affected; parts extremely sensitive to touch). Amphisbaena - Snail-like lizard (great affinity for the jaw bones, worse by air and dampness). Slag (Great itching of parts).
Dose
  • Lower triturations.