Minutus

The reference to

"bad skin problem" sounds a bit more like the reference I located in EH:
"The Rottensnake according to Dr. Berridge (Homoeopathic World, May, 1893,
p,
238), is popularly called Birri. After its bite, according to Higgins
(Ophidians p. 99), large masses of flesh rot and drop off, and this
continues until a bone is laid completely bare and a large vein is reached,
when death ensues immediately. This fact originates the name of Podredora,
or Rotter, it has in some places. Dr. Higgins quotes a case of sloughing
from the bite which was cured by the gall of Acrochor don Chocoe, another
snake, the effect of whose bite is similar"
----------- (??)
than skin-tag - Acrochordon -unless the bad skin problem is of a wartlike
or maybe cancerous nature (??)
The book referred to above is S. B. Higgins, "Ophidians" (published)
Philada., 1873
-as noted in T.F. Allen's "Encyclopedia of Pure MM"
-supplemental information for Crot-C

In either case, there is some doubt as to the identity of the remedy listed
in The Complete (?)
Though in all likelihood it is the snake and NOT the skin-tag, since the
authority for the snake is listed in the bibliography of The Complete
http://www.irhis.nl/bibliography-2.html

Those interested in snake venoms might like to read
J.H. CLARKE, "Therapeutics of the Serpent Poisons" - S.B. Higgins
"Ophidians" seems to be rare almost beyond mention.

It is important for us to know our souces....
Dave Hartley
www.Mr-Notebook.com
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Seattle, WA 425.820.7443
Asheville, NC 828.285.0240

I've just heard from Roger van Zandvoort, who confirms that
The Complete Repertory's source of any rubric which would
refer to Acrochor*
is a reference to Higgin's "Ophidian" - a snake.

I think it's going to be impossible to obtain this Rx, since it is difficult
enough to even identify the *reference* let alone trying to find what
creature might've been referred to in that old & rare text.

Check with your pharmacist, & don't rely on the similarity of *the name*
when we're looking for simillitude of symptoms.

Suggest

my $.02
Dave Hartley
www.Mr-Notebook.com
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Seattle, WA 425.820.7443
Asheville, NC 828.285.0240

As Andy suggested, I just wrote to Roger Van Zandvoort, I will let the
list know about his answer.

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind".