Apis

The bee-sting remedy — for swelling, stinging, redness and heat.

Overview

Apis is the leading remedy for conditions that resemble a bee sting: swollen, hot, red, shiny, burning or stinging. Symptoms are often sudden and sensitive to heat or touch. Apis is useful for insect bites, allergic swelling, urinary burning, eye inflammation, and skin reactions that feel fiery and irritated.

When to Think of This Remedy

• Bee, wasp or hornet stings
• Red, hot, puffy swelling
• Bites that sting, burn or feel irritated
• Allergic-type reactions
• Stinging or burning urinary symptoms
• Swollen eyelids or irritated eyes
• Sunburn with heat and throbbing

Mental & Emotional Picture

• Restless, irritated or highly sensitive
• Feels worse from heat or pressure
• Can become needy or clingy when unwell

Physical Indicators

• Red, shiny, swollen skin
• Burning or stinging pains
• Worse from heat, warm rooms or touch
• Better from cold applications
• Swollen eyelids, especially the lower lids
• Stinging, burning urinary pain

Modalities

Better: Cold applications, cool air, gentle touch
Worse: Heat, warm rooms, pressure, touch

Perfect For

• Bee, wasp and insect stings
• Allergic swelling
• Hot, red, irritated skin conditions
• Stinging urinary tract symptoms
• Burns and sunburn with swelling
• Swollen, puffy, irritated eyes

Educational use only. Not medical advice. Please consult a homeopath for chronic or severe conditions.