Aranea Diadema

(Diadem Spt'd^.)

{Eperia diad^na. ~Fi. Araiynie Porte-eroix, AraigJile diaiema, Araigiiie- a'croi3 pafiuU; Qt. Ereat^^pinne.)

Tiiia spider is foHnd all over Europe and America, in statiles, on old. walla, etc. It may he diatinguislied by its ovoid form of liody; often as- Urge as a small nut; a longitudinal line on the hack, composed of yellow and white points, and traversed by three other similar lines. Tliis is some-

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times called the "Geographieal Spider," on account or its circular web,

with latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Officinal PBEPABATioNS.^Dr. Gross recomniGnds a puncture to be

made in tlie belly of the living insect, and that the seroaity which flows

OHt be collected on one hundred grains Sugar of Milk, and the fli'st three

triturations be made from it.

(I can see no good reason for such a recommendation. First, we get no

certain strength for a starting point, aa many circumstances will render

the flow of his serosity very uncertain; secondly, it is probable that what- ever of poisonous fluid there may be in tbe insect is not in the belly, but

somewhere in the head.}

Dr. Hering recommends that the whole insect be macerated with

alcohol for some months, and that then the alcoholic attenuation be pre.

pared from tliis tincture. I would recommend that one live spider be used

for every one hundred minims of absolute alcohol, and macerated for ten

or twelve days; dilutions be made from this, or that a trituration be made

by triturating Oie live spider with sugar of milk — one to each one hundred

grains.

Confusion of the head after eating.

Confusion of tlie head, with relaxation.

fn the evening, wliile studying, confusion of the head and pressing pain, as if upon the hones of the right temple and upper part of the forehead; relieved by supporting the head with the hand, but returning on removing the hand.

Drawing in the head, extending towards the lower jaw.

*Headache, especially in the forehead; re^i^e*? by smoking tobacco, but it eoon returns.

Continued headache; * ceases in the open air.

" Vertigo on rising from a reeninbent posture.

Headache, which is ameliorated by smoking, and is entirely relieved by smoking in the open air (in fine fall weather).

The headache lasts nntil evening; is, however, better after some honrs duration, and ceases entirely in the open air.

Headache and confusion of the head; both removed by smok- ing, bnt afterwards j-etiirning and lasting nearly the whole day.

Headache, with bii/ming in tlie eyes and heat in the face.

The headache is less severe while walking than when sitting, and is relieved, without being entirely removed, by smok- ing.

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Eyes, Face and Mouth.

* Disagreeable, trembling (glittering) sensation in the eyea

■while reading or writing, aggravating the headache, and accompanied by heat in the head and eyes. Heat in the face, and especially in the eyes (ceases after four hours).

* Sudden violent pains in the teeth of upper and lower jaws, at

night, immediately on lying down.

Pinching pains in the right ear and parotid, which, as they ceased here, went over to the left.

Sensitive, cold feeling in right lower incisor, especially on inspiring; returned next day at the same hour.

Sticking (stitches) in roof of month and larynx.

" Pinching, pressing jiains in upper incisors, with sensitive- ness to cold air.

Gastric.

Nauseous, bitter taste in the moutli, with coated tongue.

An unpleasant taste remains after drinking milk.

Bitter taste; relieved by smoking.

Heaviness and fullness in tite lower abdomen, as if a stone laid there; while in tlie pit of the stomaeh is an unpleas- ant feeling of faintuess, togatlier with a gi'iping in the abdomen.

* Thin fluid stool, with pain in the abdomen.

"Periods eight days too earJy, too strong aiid too <:opioii& Chest,

* Hemorrhage from the lungs.

Catarrhal. Coryza for three days, with tiiirst.

Fibrillar twitching in muscles of left arm (for two and a half hours in the evening).

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Early in the morning, in bed, dull, digging pains in the right hnraerTiB, radius, ulna, and tibia; also at intervals throngli the day (a three days).

Severe, dull, digging bone-pains in right os ealcis for some days, occurring when the loot is moved after being quiet, but disappearing on continued moving (first day a second dose).

At times, dull, digging bone-pains in tlie extremities.

Bone-pains for four weeks; feverish attacks, mostly consisting of coldness; abdominal pains, mostly accompanied with a chill, and generally coming towards evening.

Eruptioiu, pimples here and tliere.

In the ring and little fingers, of both hands, a feeling as if they had gone to sleep, and of formication.

Feeling of heaviness and fullness in lower abdomen, as if a stone laid there, with qualmishness in the scrobicular region. At the same time there is a gnawing in the abdomen, feeling of weight in the legs, so that they can hardly move, and confusion in the head. These symptoms return the next day, about tlie same time, lasting half an hour.

Weariness, withont heaviness, in the feet, relaxation.

* Bestless sleep, with frequent waking, and always with a feeling as if the arms and forearms were greatly swollen (apparently as large again as natural). They also seem so heavy that he imagines he cannot raise them.

" Ailments from cold and damp, with constant chilliness. {Gra/woogl.)

Pever.

" Tertian and qnartan intermittents.

" H(Emorrhage from all the openings in the body, and from wounds.

" Violent hsemorrhages from the lungs. {Qrawoogl^

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