Hecla lava

Hecla lava
(lava scoriae from mt. hecla)
* 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.