Hecla lava is a powerful and deeply acting homoeopathic medicine prepared from the finer ash deposits of Mount Hecla, sourced through trituration. Known for its specific affinity to bone tissues, dental structures, glands, and tumorous growths, Hecla lava is a go-to medicine in conditions involving exostosis, periostitis, bone tumors, caries, and chronic glandular enlargements. It is especially suited for hard, indurated swellings and neuralgic pains associated with dental and bone pathologies. Its remarkable action on bony proliferation and inflammatory conditions makes it indispensable in osteitis deformans, osteomalacia, and syphilitic bone disease.
Common Name: Hecla Lava
SBL’s Hecla lava can be helpful in the following conditions:
Bone and Tumorous Affections
- Indicated in bony tumors, especially affecting the jaws, antrum of Highmore, and tibia.
- Hecla lava aids in exostoses and osteosarcoma, with continuous deep-seated pain and bony enlargement.
- Helpful in osteitis deformans and osteomalacia, particularly in cases involving bone softening or irregular growth.
- Used for hip disease and white swelling, where hard and painful swelling limits movement.
Dental and Jaw Conditions
- Relieves toothache with swelling of the jaw, especially in carious or pressure-sensitive teeth.
- Aids in neuralgia after tooth extraction, especially when a residual abscess or bony enlargement remains.
- Supports difficult dentition in scrofulous or rickety children, especially with jaw pain and facial swelling.
- Indicated in hard swelling under the right ala nasi, linked with tooth root sensitivity and eye inflammation.
Facial Neuralgia and Sinus Tumors
- Beneficial in facial neuralgia associated with dental irritation or caries.
- Aids in polypoid or tumorous growths in the antrum of Highmore, causing facial deformity, epistaxis, obstructed nostrils, and proptosis.
- May benefit syphilitic ulceration of nasal bones, and related disfigurement.
Glandular Swelling and Myalgia
- Supports resolution of cervical gland induration, appearing as a row of pearl-like swellings around the neck.
- Indicated in myalgia, especially affecting the intercostal muscles.
Female and Lactation Disorders
- Helps in milk production in women that is dried up.
- Useful in managing suppressed lactation with glandular swelling or constitutional bone weakness.
Neurological and Systemic Symptoms
- Assists in vertigo, with the sensation that everything is moving upward, downward, or sidewise.
- Hecla lava aids in chronic headaches, especially of dull, persistent character linked with bony or dental disturbances.