Apis Mellifica Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Apis Mellifica. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Apis Mellifica would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Apis Mellifica for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Apis Mellifica in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Apis Mellifica and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. Acts on cellular tissues causing oedema of skin and mucous membranes. The very characteristic effects of the sting of the bee furnish unerring indications for its employment in disease. Swelling or puffing up of various parts, EDEMA, red rosy hue, stinging pains, soreness, intolerance of heat, and slightest touch, and afternoon worse are some of the general guiding symptoms. Erysipelatous inflammations, dropsical effusions and anasarca, acute, inflammation of kidneys, and other parenchymatous tissues are characteristic pathological states corresponding to Apis Mellifica. Apis acts especially on outer parts, skin, coatings of inner organs, serous membranes. It produces serous inflammation with effusion, membranes of brain, heart, pleuritic effusion, etc. Extreme sensitiveness to touch and general soreness is marked. Constricted sensations. Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of the body. Much prostration. Better, In open air, uncovering, and cold bathing. WORSE, heat in any form; TOUCH; pressure; late in afternoon; after sleeping; in closed and heated rooms. Right side. Relationships Complementary; Nat, mur. The “chronic,” Apis Mellifica.; Also Baryta Carb., if lymphatics are involved. Inimical. Rhus. Compare: Apium virus (auto-toxaemia, with pus products); Zinc.; Canth.; Vespa; Lachesis. Apathy, indifference, and unconsciousness mind; death; presentiment of death; mind; delirium; during sleep; ; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; indifference, apathy, etc.; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; irritability; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting); mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting); causeless, groundless, with no reason; mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful); mind; insanity; erotic; mind; unconsciousness; during fever; ; mind; insanity; busy; mind; dazed; mind; behaviour; shrieking; brain cry; mind; behaviour; shrieking; Stupor, with sudden sharp cries and startings Stupor alternating with erotic mania Awkward; drops things readily Sensation of dying Listless; cannot think clearly Jealous, fidgety, hard to please Sudden shrill, piercing screams Whining, tearfulness Jealous, fright, rage, vexation, grief Cannot concentrate mind when attempting to read or study. vertigo, dizziness; vertigo, dizziness; during headache; ; head; pain, headache; in forehead; when indoors; in a warm room; ; head; heaviness (see pain; pressing); head; heaviness (see pain; pressing); open air; head; heaviness (see pain; pressing); warm room; ; head; pain, headache; top of head (vertex); ; head; pain, headache; back of head (occiput); ; head; hydrocephalus (water on the brain: headache, drowsiness, vomiting); head; pain, headache; with high or low temperature; headache during the heat; ; head; pain, headache; walking; in open air; head; pain, headache; warm room; head; hot; forehead; cool air; head; hot; forehead; ; head; constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing); head; bores head in pillow; head; congestion (see pulsation); head; congestion (see pulsation); open air; head; congestion (see pulsation); fullness; head; congestion (see pulsation); before period; ; head; congestion (see pulsation); during period; ; head; hot; head; hot; open air; head; hot; in a warm room; ; head; congestion (see pulsation); warm room; ; head; pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); when indoors; in a warm room; ; head; pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); forehead; ; head; pain, headache; Bores head into pillow and screams out. Dull, heavy sensation in occiput, as from a blow, extending to neck (better on pressure), accompanied with sexual excitement Sudden stabbing pains Heat, throbbing, distensive pains, better on pressure, and worse on motion Vertigo with sneezing, worse on lying or closing eyes Whole brain feels Very tired head; pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); forehead; open air; head; pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); forehead; warm room; ; head; pain, headache; stitching, sudden, sharp; temples; ; head; skin and scalp; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); head; swollen, and feeling swollen; eye; pain; stinging; eye; stiffness; lids; ; eye; strabismus (eyes incorrectly aligned); eye; swellings; eye; swellings; lids; ; eye; swellings; lids; from fluid accumulation; ; eye; swellings; lids; under the lids; ; eye; swellings; lids; upper lids; ; eye; tears; burning; eye; pain; stinging; eye; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; eye; inflammation; infants; ; eye; conjunctiva (external lining of eye); swelling; eye; cornea (transparent part of eye); spots and specks, on cornea; eye; discoloration; redness; eye; discoloration; redness; lids; ; eye; inflammation; eye; inflammation; acute; eye; inflammation; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour, see face); eye; inflammation; heat; eye; inflammation; wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye); ; eye; inflammation; wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye); oozing pus (including cornea); eye; inflammation; wounds; lids; ; eye; pain; burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; eye; pain; burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; warm room; eye; pain; as from something in eye; eye; ulceration; cornea (transparent part of eye); ; Photophobia suppurative inflammation of eyes Keratitis with Intense chemosis of ocular conjunction Staphyloma of cornea following suppurative inflammation STYES, also prevents their recurrence. Pain around orbits Serous exudation, edema, and sharp pains Lachrymation hot Conjunctiva bright red, puffy Lids Swollen, red, Oedematous, everted, inflamed; burn and sting Sudden piercing pains vision; whirling; vision; dim; evening; when reading; ; vision; weak (see eyes, weak); using eyes; ear; pain; on swallowing; ; ear; skin; discoloration; redness; ear; pain; with sore throat; ; External ear red, inflamed, sore; stinging pains. Coldness of tip of nose nose; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; nose; coldness; tip of nose; ; nose; accumulation of fluid; nose; swelling; Red, swollen, inflamed, with sharp pains. nose; skin or lining of nose; discoloration; redness; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); Waxy, pale, oedematous face; swelling; under eyes; ; Swollen, red, with piercing pain Erysipelas with stinging burning oedema Extends from right to left. face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); recurrent; face; swelling; lips; upper; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); around eye; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; face; skin; shiny skin; face; skin; shiny skin; waxy; face; stiffness, muscles; lips; ; face; swelling; face; swelling; fluid accumulation; face; swelling; lips; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); periodic; face; pain; stinging; face; skin; discoloration; red; face; skin; itching (see skin); stinging; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); fluid accumulation; face; lips; turned out lips; face; swelling; scarlet fever; face; swelling; around eyes; ; Red, shining, and puffy, like erysipelas Membrane of mouth and throat glossy, as if varnished Lips swollen, especially upper Gums swollen Tongue feels scalded, red hot, trembling Scalding in mouth and throat Tongue fiery red, swollen, sore, and raw, with vesicles Cancer of the tongue. mouth; growths, blisters, swellings; blisters; tongue; ; mouth; teeth; grinding; mouth; gums; watery-look; mouth; inflammation; tongue; ; mouth; discoloration; tongue; red; mouth; discoloration; tongue; red; fiery-red; mouth; discoloration; tongue; yellow; bright; shining; mouth; discoloration; palate (roof of mouth); red; mouth; dryness; tongue; ; mouth; growths, blisters, swellings; blisters; stitching, sudden, sharp, stinging; mouth; swelling; tongue; ; mouth; growths, blisters, swellings; blisters; tongue; burning; throat; pain; stinging; throat; swelling; uvula (lobe at back of mouth); ; Uvula swollen, sac-like. throat; swelling; uvula (lobe at back of mouth); fluid accumulation; throat; pain; stinging; when not swallowing; ; throat; pain; sudden, sharp; on swallowing; ; throat; tickling in the air passages; in throat-pit; ; throat; membrane, exudation, diphtheria, etc.; throat; inflammation; uvula (lobe at back of mouth); Constricted, stinging pains throat; glazed appearance; throat; ulcers; throat; larynx (voice box); bruised feeling; throat; discoloration; redness; throat; ; throat; inflammation; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); abdomen; bladder; inflammation; abdomen; stomach; without thirst; during heat; ; abdomen; stomach; burping, belching; tasting like food; drinking water; abdomen; inflammation; abdomen; bladder; urination; painful or difficult urination; painful; dances around the room in agony; abdomen; bladder; urination; frequent; abdomen; bladder; urination; involuntary, incontinence; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); constant; abdomen; bladder; urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting; ; abdomen; bladder; urination; involuntary, incontinence; during cough; ; abdomen; kidneys; inflammation; acute (see albumen); abdomen; kidneys; suppression of urine; abdomen; stomach; thirst; during chill; ; abdomen; stomach; without thirst; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); frequent (see urination, frequent); abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); during fever; ; abdomen; inflammation; neck of large intestine (right side, between hip and ribs. typhlitis); ; abdomen; pain; sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; abdomen; pain; sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; behind lower ribs; ; abdomen; pain; sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; right side, between ribs and hip; ; abdomen; pain; stinging; abdomen; swelling; from watery fluid; abdominal cavity; ; abdomen; bladder; pain; pressing, pressure; abdomen; bladder; retention of urine (see urination delayed); abdomen; bladder; retention of urine (see urination delayed); in children; ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); abdomen; stomach; vomiting; Swelling in right groin. Vomiting of food Sore, bruised on pressure, when sneezing Stomach; Sore feeling Extremely tender Dropsy of abdomen Peritonitis Thirstless Craving for milk ( Rhus.) rectum; prolapse; rectum; relaxed anus; rectum; skin and lining; excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); from stool; ; rectum; constipation; rectum; pain; soreness; after stool; ; rectum; pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; rectum; pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during dysentery; ; rectum; pain; soreness; rectum; diarrhoea; movement; rectum; diarrhoea; rectum; constipation; during period; ; stool; hard; during period; ; Diarrhoea watery, yellow; Cholera infantum type Constipation; feels as if something would break on straining. Cannot urinate without a stool Dark, fetid, worse after eating Hemorrhoids, with stinging pain, after confinement Anus feels raw stool; watery; Involuntary on every motion; Anus seems open Bloody, painless Burning and soreness when urinating Last drops burn and smart. Incontinence Suppressed, loaded with casts; frequent and involuntary; stinging pain and strangury; Scanty, high colored urine; albuminous (white, thick); urine; milky; urine; sediment; like coffee beans; urine; scanty; urine; odour; offensive; urine; milky; in hydrocephalus (water on the brain: headache, drowsiness, vomiting), very little but frequent discharges of milky urine with unconsciousness and delirium; urine; colour; dark; urine; cloudy; urine; ejecting lumps; of tubes; urine; burning (includes hot); urine; bloody; urine; albuminous (white, thick); after scarlet fever; ; urine; albuminous (white, thick); during pregnancy; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; ovaries; during miscarriage; ; genitals; female; pain; piercing, stabbing; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; stinging; ovaries; ; genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; in widows; ; genitals; female; swollen; enlarged; ovaries; ; genitals; female; swollen; enlarged; ovaries; right; ; Sense of tightness genitals; female; inflammation; womb; ; genitals; female; inflammation; ovaries; ; genitals; male; swelling; scrotum; fluid accumulation; genitals; male; testes and scrotum (balls); scrotum swollen by fluid accumulation; genitals; male; prostate gland; inflammation; genitals; female; congestion; ovaries; ; genitals; female; fluid build up (see swelling); ovaries; ; genitals; female; miscarriage; genitals; female; hardness; ovaries; right; ; genitals; female; heaviness; ovaries; ; genitals; female; tumours; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; ovaries; after sexual intercourse; ; Great tenderness over abdomen and uterine region. Ovarian tumors, metritis with stinging pains Bearing-down, as if menses were to appear Metrorrhagia profuse, with heavy abdomen, faintness, stinging pain Dysmenorrhoea, with severe ovarian pains Menses suppressed, with cerebral and head symptoms, especially in young girls Soreness and stinging pains; ovaritis; worse in RIGHT ovary Female; Oedema of labia; relieved by cold water respiration; difficult (dyspnea); during chill; ; Oedema of larynx respiration; difficult (dyspnea); lying down impossible; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); respiration; difficult (dyspnea); open air; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); constriction of larynx; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); with skin diseases; suppressed out-breaks on skin; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); with heat; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); when overheated; ; respiration; like deep snoring; daze and crying out as with a sharp pain; respiration; gasping; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); wants doors and windows open; respiration; difficult (dyspnea); while lying down; Hydrothorax. Suffocation; short, dry cough, suprasternal Feels As if he could not draw another breath respiration; difficult (dyspnea); from warmth; in a warm room; Hoarseness; Dyspnea, breathing hurried and difficult respiration; difficult (dyspnea); while lying; lying with the head low; ; cough; while lying down; night; midnight, cough wakens him; ; cough; while lying down; ; chest; lungs; fluid build up in chest cavity (pulmonary oedema); chest; heart; angina pectoris; chest; skin; out-breaks on skin; breast; inflammation from infection, deep red colour on breast; chest; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; heart; ; chest; pain; sore, bruised; collar bone; above; ; chest; pain; sore, bruised; from coughing; ; chest; fullness; chest; oppressed feeling; chest; oppressed feeling; during chill; chest; oppressed feeling; warm room; ; chest; pain; chest; pain; heart; ; chest; pain; burning; chest; pain; burning; front part; ; chest; pain; sore, bruised; chest; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; breast; ; back; inflammation; with suffocation, worse in warm room; back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; pulsating; neck; ; back; pulsating; neck; extending to shoulder; ; back; inflammation; membranes; in spinal meningitis; extremities, limbs; skin; discoloration; hand; red; extremities, limbs; skin; discoloration; knee; purple; spots; extremities, limbs; skin; discoloration; foot; pale; extremities, limbs; skin; felon (whitlow, onychia, paronychia, foot rot, etc.); itching; extremities, limbs; paralysis; on one side of body (hemiplegia); left; ; extremities, limbs; pain; burning; foot; toes; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; toes; not visible; extremities, limbs; numbness (see tingling); upper limbs; ; extremities, limbs; inflammation; leg; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); extremities, limbs; inflammation; joints; ; extremities, limbs; sensation of enlargement; foot; ; extremities, limbs; skin; felon (whitlow, onychia, paronychia, foot rot, etc.); whitlow, foot rot; extremities, limbs; skin; felon (whitlow, onychia, paronychia, foot rot, etc.); stinging pain; extremities, limbs; swollen; foot; sensation of; extremities, limbs; swollen; foot; fluid accumulation; extremities, limbs; swollen; foot; night; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; foot; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; ankle; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; lower limbs; stinging; extremities, limbs; swollen; lower limbs; fluid in tissues; after scarlet fever; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; lower limbs; fluid in tissues; extremities, limbs; swollen; hand; fluid accumulation; extremities, limbs; swollen; hand; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; fluid in tissues; extremities, limbs; stiffness; toes; ; extremities, limbs; stiffness; foot; night; ; extremities, limbs; stiffness; foot; ; extremities, limbs; skin; itching; lower limbs; ; extremities, limbs; coldness; lower limbs; foot; ; extremities, limbs; coldness; lower limbs; knee; during chill; ; Felon in beginning Knee swollen, shiny, sensitive, sore, with stinging pain Feet swollen and stiff Feel too large Rheumatic pain in back and limbs Tired, bruised feeling Numbness of hands and tips of fingers Hives with intolerable itching extremities, limbs; inflammation; toes; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); Synovitis extremities, limbs; awkwardness; hands; drops things; extremities, limbs; awkwardness; extremities, limbs; arthritic nodules; finger joints; ; Oedematous swellings. extremities, limbs; arthritic nodules; Oedematous sleep; deep; during heat; ; sleep; symptoms during chill; ; sleep; sleepiness, tiredness; Very Drowsy Dreams full of care and toil Screams and Sudden startling during sleep. chill; beginning in particular area; abdomen and extending from abdomen; ; chill; beginning in particular area; chest; ; chill; internal; ; chill; during movement; ; chill; at certain time of day or night; from 3 p.m.; ; chill; at certain time of day or night; from 3 p.m.; to 4 p.m.; 5 p.m.; ; chill; at certain time of day or night; from 4 p.m.; ; chill; at certain time of day or night; from 4 p.m.; to 5 p.m.; ; chill; warm room; chill; in warmth; in warm room; not relieved in warm room, nor by a warm heater; chill; in warmth; in warm room; smothering in warm room; chill; warmth is unbearable; chill; open air; chill; evening; ; chill; afternoon; ; chill; fever; continued fever; with skin out-break; fever; with chilliness; fever; fever without chill; afternoon; 3 p.m.; to 4 p.m.; ; fever; fever without chill; fever; burning heat; afternoon; ; fever; burning heat; fever; fever with skin out-break; measles; fever; fever with skin out-break; scarlet fever; fever; desire to uncover; fever; warmth; fever; warmth; covering; fever; warmth; warm room; fever; warmth; warm room; heat of the room is intolerable; fever; washing; fever; localised; cerebro-spinal fever; ; fever; afternoon; with chilliness; After perspiration, nettle rash, also with shuddering. Sweat slight, with sleepiness Sleeps AFTER the fever paroxysm Perspiration breaks out and dries up frequently External heat, with smothering feeling Afternoon chill, with thirst; worse on motion and heat fever; afternoon; ; fever; morning; with chilliness; ; fever; morning; ; fever; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; night; ; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; during fever; ; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; nodular; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; while perspiring; ; skin; pain; burning; skin; pain; stinging; skin; prickling; skin; sensitive; skin; shining; skin; swelling; stinging; skin; swelling; skin; sticking; skin; swelling; pale; skin; out-breaks on skin; stinging; skin; out-breaks on skin; scarlet fever; Carbuncles, with burning, stinging pain ( Ars.; Anthrac) Sudden puffing up of whole body. Erysipelas, with sensitiveness and swelling, rosy hue Stinging Swellings after bites; Sore, sensitive skin; discoloration; red; skin; discoloration; white; skin; abnormal growths; warts; waxy; skin; inflammation; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); skin; out-breaks on skin; measles; skin; out-breaks on skin; burning; skin; out-breaks on skin; boils; painful boil, shedding skin and tissues (carbuncle); stinging; skin; itching; stinging; skin; itching; skin; inflammation; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); with swelling; injuries and accidents; wounds; penetrating wounds; generalities; swelling; puffy; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); hot feeling; sensation of heat; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); warmth; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); warmth; warm room; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); warmth; warm bed; generalities; touch; generalities; warmth; generalities; warmth; warm room; generalities; warmth; warm bed; generalities; wraps; generalities; swelling; in general; ; generalities; symptoms not symmetrical; right; ; generalities; suppression of sexual desire; generalities; fluid build up; external; ; generalities; fluid build up; internal; ; generalities; inflammation; thin, watery membranes; generalities; lethargic, tired; generalities; lying down; lying down; generalities; pain; burning externally; generalities; pressure; generalities; pulse; frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; generalities; sensitive; externally; ; generalities; sensitive; excessive physical irritability; generalities; weakness (see lethargic, weariness); Apis Mellifica is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings The Honey-bee, Bee sting