Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Animal · Crotalidae (Viperidae) · Simple
Habitat Proving by Mure, together with effects reported by Higgins
ClarkePreparation Trituration of the virus with Saccharum lactis.
Sources 4 entries across 4 books: Clarke, T. F. Allen, Tyler, Mure
Dose
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No dose stated in the library’s books
Reason for useClarke
The poison of Cascavella is as deadly as that of the other Crotalidae, and the general symptoms are like those of the other members of the group, but the mental symptoms are more pronounced and peculiar. Lancinating pains are frequent, and are < by cold washings. Many symptoms are < at night. Pains in bones. Hallucinations are marked and peculiar; a magnetic state is induced. There is headache after sleep as with Lach. Compare: Crotal. hor., Lach., &c.
By regionClarke
Mind Magnetic state; she hears nothing, and again sees the spectre of death, as a gigantic black skeleton.—Hears a strange voice to l. and behind her, and follows it, throws herself against closed doors, and scratches them with her nails.—Attempts to throw herself out of window.—Fancies her eyes are falling out.—He fancies he hears groans.—Thoughts dwell on death.—Fright at night about indefinite things.—Clairvoyant.—Anxiety and inquietude.—Involuntary groaning.
Head Entire skull compresses the brain like an iron helmet.—Sensation as if something alive were walking inside the head in a circle.—Headache, epistaxis and great excitement, caused by starting out of sleep.—Shocks in head which almost throw her off her balance.—Acute lancinations in r. temple.—Sensation as if a red-hot iron were stuck into vertex.
Eyes Feels a blur before her eyes.—Dazzling blue light.—Pressive sensation of r. eyeball, which felt as if drawn out.—L. eye feels as if drawn towards temple.—Cutting sensation all round eyeball as if it was being taken out with a pen-knife.
Stomach Great desire for snow, without wanting either water or wine.—Feeling of coldness in stomach after eating.—Sensation of an opening in stomach through which air passes.—Each mouthful of food falls suddenly into stomach, like a stone, with pain felt even in the back.—Epigastrium sensitive, cannot bear clothing.—Violent blow in epigastrium.
Female Sexual Organs Violent lancinations in uterus when washing with cold water; terrible lancinations if the water is warm, with weight in uterus.—Lancinations like knife-stabs in uterus and anus, esp. when washing with cold water.—Intermitting metrorrhagia (vermilion-coloured).
Respiratory Organs Dry cough at night from tickling in throat.—Green expectoration in morning.—Suffocative feeling with dread of another attack.
Neck And Back Full feeling in carotids.—Pain in sacro-lumbar articulation.
Limbs All limbs tremble and are weary.
Skin Skin red.—Eruption of small red pimples.—Prickling formication, itching.
Sleep Somnolence.—Dreams of corpses and ghosts.
Fever General coldness, not relieved by energy.—Feet icy cold.
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Compare Crotalus Horridus, Lachesis
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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