Elaps corralinus

The evolution of homeopathic practiceby Rajan SankaranCase 3This was a case of a patient who was admitted to a homeopathic hospital with very severe pains in her abdomen. The consulting surgeon diagnosed an ulcer and advised surgery.
When I saw the patient, she was lying on her abdomen and said that this was the only comfortable position for her. When I asked her the effect of hot and cold drinks, she said that cold drinks suited her a lot. She continued to say that when she drank something cold, she could feel the coldness going down through her esophagus and then into the stomach, which felt very cold. The whole process of drinking cold drinks gave her some relief. I was struck by this description and opened the repertory to miraculously find the rubrics:
• Stomach, coldness internal, as if ice water were rising and descending through a cylindrical tube
• Stomach pain, lying on abdomen ameliorates.
The remedy which emerged prominently from this repertorization was Elaps. There was a very dramatic relief of her pains with this remedy.Keywords: synergy, Guernsey, Allen, Kent, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Boger, modern homeopathy.
Remedies: Belladonna, Crotalus cascavella, Kalium bromatum, Stannum metallicum.