Apis mellifica otherwise known as Apis is made from a honeybee. In an FDA-regulated homeopathic pharmacy, a honeybee is crushed, added to alcohol, and then diluted so many times the offending aspect of the bee venom is removed, leaving only the curative agent. After this procedure, it becomes a powerful medicine for an actual honeybee sting and for ailments that have similar symptoms. Swelling, water-filled localized areas of redness and inflammation are the hallmark of Apis. The affected area has a puffy appearance and sometimes looks like bags of water under the skin. This is not unlike the edema produced by allergic reactions. Hence, the most common conditions Apiswill relieve are eye infections such as conjunctivitis and styles, sore throats, hives, stings from insects, and urinary tract infections.
Apis Mellifica is a remedy from the honey bee used mainly to relieve inflammation from urticaria and bites characterized by great redness and swelling. The symptoms are often better with cold applications or cool air. It can also be used to treat the inflammation of arthritis.
Materia Medica of Apis Mellifica
- Mind – Irritable; holds everything in contempt. Full of desires, for what they know not.
- Head – Bones of skull feel crushed or bruised. Pain extends to teeth and root of the tongue.
- Eyes – Inflamed, red. Pain through eyeballs. Profuse lachrymation. Cornea dim. Eyes tire from near vision. State of vision constantly changing. Spasm of accommodation from the irritable weakness of the ciliary muscle. Nausea from looking on moving objects.
- Face – Blue rings around eyes. Periodical orbital neuralgia, with lachrymation, photophobia, and smarting eyelids.
- Nose – Coryza, with stoppage of nose and nausea. Epistaxis.
- Stomach – Tongue usually clean. Mouth, moist; much saliva. Constant nausea and vomiting, with pale, twitching of face. Vomits food, bile, blood, mucus. Stomach feels relaxed as if hanging down. Hiccough.
- Abdomen – Amebic dysentery with tenesmus; while straining pain so great that it nauseates; little thirst. Cutting, clutching; worse, around the navel. Body rigid; stretched out stiff.
- Stools – Pitch-like green as grass, like frothy molasses, with griping at the navel. Dysenteric, slimy.
- Female – Uterine hæmorrhage, profuse, bright, gushing, with nausea. Vomiting during pregnancy. Pain from navel to the uterus. Menses too early and too profuse.
- Respiratory – Dyspnœa; constant constriction in chest. Asthma. Yearly attacks of difficult shortness of breathing. Continued sneezing; coryza; a wheezing cough. A cough incessant and violent, with every breath. Chest seems full of phlegm but does not yield to coughing. Bubbling rales. A suffocative cough; the child becomes stiff, and blue in the face. Whooping-cough, with a nosebleed, and from the mouth. Bleeding from lungs, with nausea; feeling of constriction; rattling cough. Croup. Hæmoptysis from slightest exertion (Millef). Hoarseness, especially at end of a cold. Complete aphonia.
- Fever – Intermittent fever, irregular cases, after Quinine. Slightest chill with much heat, nausea, vomiting, and dyspnœa. Relapses from improper diet.
- Sleep – With eyes half open. Shocks in all limbs on going to sleep (Ign).
- Extremities – Body stretched stiff, followed by spasmodic jerking of arms towards each other.
- Skin – Pale, lax. Blue around eyes. Military rash.
Indications of Apis Mellifica
Insect Bites and Bee Stings / Allergic Reactions
- Rapid swelling with itching, stinging, pricking pains.
- Pains in swellings better for cold applications and worse for heat.
- Bites and Stings
- Allergies
- Sores Throats with Swelling
- Safe for All Ages
- Pink, waxy, transparent swellings.
- Elevated, white wheels hive urticaria
- Nettle-type rash.
- Swollen lips and tongue.
- Rapid doses of Apis can be given during severe allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock when there is rapid swelling and difficulty breathing while seeking or waiting for emergency help.
Eye Problems
- Swollen lids, especially bottom ones, from allergy or inflammation.
- Red, burning, sore eyes that are better for cold applications and worse for heat.
- Sensitive to light.
A Sore Throat
- Splinter-like pains on swallowing.
- Large, smooth, swollen tonsils.
- Pain better for cold drinks.
Cystitis and Bladder Problems
- Burning pain during urination.
- Last drops burn and sting.
- Retention of urine in newborns.
- Acute kidney failure.
Joint Problems
- Swollen, hot, and inflamed joints.
- Pain and swelling better for cold applications and worse for warmth.
Common Uses
- Allergies and urticaria
- Bites and Stings
- Edema and water retention
- Redness
- Swelling
- Tonsillitis, sore throats with much swelling
- Oedematous swellings and urticaria
- Worse in warm and closed rooms
- Burning, stinging pains improved by cold bathing
- Thirstless
- Very sensitive to touch
- Irritable, fidgety and nervous
- Clumsy
- Better from being busy
The Dosage of Apis Mellifica
- Administer 1-2 pillules under the tongue or dissolve in water every 30-60 minutes until symptoms improve. Do not administer within 15 minutes of food or drink.
- Once symptoms improve, stop remedy. If symptoms persist, consult your healthcare provider.
- Caution: Pregnant, breastfeeding and people with known medical conditions and/or taking other medications, ask a healthcare professional before use. Store in a cool place and out of direct sunlight. Keep away from children.
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