CENCHRIS CONTORTRIXLiquid

Cenchris contortrix is a valuable homoeopathic medicine prepared from the venom of the North American Copperhead snake (Ancistrodon contortrix), belonging to the Ophidian group. It is known for its marked action on the cardiovascular system, emotional sphere, mucous membranes, and female reproductive organs. This medicine is especially suited for conditions involving sudden fear, dreamy confusion, intense heart sensations, heavy menstrual flow, and early morning diarrhea. It is particularly beneficial for those experiencing strong mental-emotional disturbances along with physical complaints.

Common Name: Copperhead Snake

SBL’s Cenchris Contortrix can be helpful in the following conditions:

Sudden Fear and Mental Confusion

• Aids in anxiety with a sensation of impending death, especially recurring from 3 to 8 p.m.
• Helps in dreamy, absent-minded states; person may unknowingly take the wrong car or miss intended stops.
• Manages alternating moods with emotional dullness and lethargy.
• Addresses suspicion and delusions—thinks husband will commit her to an asylum, yet knows it is a delusion.
• Cenchris Contortrix supports those who feel lost, detached, or mentally distant in daily tasks.

Heart Sensations and Circulatory Complaints

• Aids in sensation as if the heart were distended or swelled to fill the entire chest.
• Relieves fluttering under the left scapula, followed by the sensation that the heart falls into the abdomen.
• Manages sudden weakness with feeble pulse and internal heat lasting until after midnight.
• Helps in hard aching and sharp stitching in the heart, particularly noticeable at 3 p.m.
• Addresses strong consciousness of the heart's activity, with persistent discomfort.

Menstrual Issues and Female Symptoms

• Assists in menorrhagia—very profuse menstrual flow that is light in color but includes dark clots.
• Helps in increased sexual desire and yellow leucorrhœa.
• Addresses pain in the right ovary.
• Relieves herpetic eruption and throbbing in the vulva.

Early Morning Diarrhea

• Aids in gushing, watery, frequent diarrhea occurring early in the morning on waking.
• Helps when stools are initially painless but followed by great pain after several hours.
• Manages intolerance to tight clothing due to abdominal discomfort.

Dry Cough and Respiratory Sensations

• Relieves hard, dry, tickling cough that worsens around 3 p.m. and may cause escape of urine.
• Supports cough associated with lachrymation from the left eye.

Eye Swelling and Bloated Sallow Face

• Helps in swelling like bags over the eyes and under the brows.
• Addresses aching and itching in the eyes with dim vision and twitching.
• Relieves redness of eye margins and facial burning.
• Manages bloated, besotted expression and sallow complexion.
• Aids in blue circles around the eyes.

Throat Discomfort

• Helps in accumulation of thick, glossy mucus in the throat.
• Aids in difficult empty swallowing, while swallowing solids and liquids remains easy.
• Relieves throat irritation that is soothed by warm drinks.

Nausea and Vomiting

• Relieves nausea that is better from ice but worse from water, which causes vomiting.

Sexual Excitement and Its Effects

• Assists in violent sexual desire.
• Helps in physical and emotional sensitivity during increased sexual states.

Fever and Chill Sensation

• Cenchris Contortrix addresses chills or fever beginning in the afternoon.