Limulus Cyclops

3 entries across 3 books · abbreviations: LIM · Family: Merostomata

Source and preparationPlant · Merostomata (Xiphosura (Limulidae)) · Limulus cyclops

PreparationTriturations of the dried blood. Clarke

Full source note…

Limulus cyclops. L. polyphemus. Polyphemus occidentalis. King-crab. Horse-foot. Sauce-pan. (Coast of North America). N. O. Merostomata, or Poecilopoda of the Crustacea. Triturations of the dried blood. Clarke

About the family

Merostomata…

Merostomata is not a plant family but an old class of marine arthropods comprising the horseshoe crabs, ancient chelicerates with a hard carapace and long tail spine, found along Atlantic and Asian coasts. Its only listed remedy, Limulus Cyclops, is prepared from the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Limulus Cyclops, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byArsenicum Album Boericke, Clarke

Remedies whose action Limulus Cyclops is said to end or reduce.

AntidotesArsenicum Album Hering Carbolicum Acidum Clarke Cuprum Metallicum Boericke Oxalicum Acidum Clarke, Hering Sleep Hempel