Other names and synonyms
helx.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Toasted snail. N. O. Helicidae. Trituration.
Nosology
Haemoptysis. Phthisis.
Typical features
Snails have a traditional virtue in curing consumption, and homoeopaths have put the remedy to the test by potentising it. W. H. Leonard (Med. Adv., xxii. 310) reports two cases cured with Helix t. c.m. (1) A gentleman had frequent attacks of haemoptysis. сontinuous hoarseness; dry, tickling cough;