- Source: Derived from the venom of Crotalus horridus, the timber rattlesnake, a pit viper native to North America, prepared for homeopathic use through extraction, serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity., and succussionVigorous shaking of homeopathic dilutionThe process of vigorously shaking a liquid homeopathic solution against a firm surface during dilution to potentize it. to eliminate toxicity and enhance therapeutic action.
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for hemorrhagic, septic, and neurological disorders, particularly those involving bleeding tendencies, septic states, and mental confusion.
- It is noted for symptoms such as dark hemorrhages, septicemia, and delirium, often aggravated by warmth, lying on the right side, or after sleep, and ameliorated by cold, open air, or gentle motion.
- Modern Context: Indicated for hemorrhagic conditions (e.g., epistaxisNosebleedBleeding from the nose, caused by ruptured blood vessels in the nasal passages., hematemesis), septic or inflammatory conditions (e.g., cellulitis🩺 CellulitisClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., septicemia), neurological symptoms (e.g., delirium,.
- Tremors), psychological symptoms (e.g., depression, paranoia), cardiovascular symptoms (e.g.,.
- Weak pulse, hypotension), hepatic symptoms (e.g., jaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin., liver dysfunction), and systemic symptoms (e.g., fever, prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness.).
- It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by vascular instability, inflammatory states, mental cloudiness, or profound debility, typically exacerbated by warmth, right-sided complaints, or post-sleep states, and often seen in critically ill patients, those with infectious diseases, or individuals with hemorrhagic tendencies.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a chillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets., sensitive constitution, often presenting with physical symptoms like dark bleeding or fever alongside psychological symptoms like paranoia or apathy,.
- Commonly observed in patients with severe infections, coagulopathies, or post-traumatic stress.
- COMMENTS-Crot-h produces profound nervous shock and prostration with trembling, mental alienation and disorganization of the fluids and tissues.
- Bleeding from all orifices and surfaces.
- Hemorrhagic diathesis caused by previous low states of system, by zymotic or septic poisoning, by abuse of alcohol, etc.
- Low, typhoid states with oppressed ner vous system and degraded blood-supply.
- NeuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves. occurring as a sequel of septic toxemic or even miasmatic disease or çhronic bilious, menopausal or albuminuric conditions.
- Broken-down constitutions.
- Sleepy, but cannot sleep.
- Grinds teeth.
- Predominantly a right-side medicine (Lach, is left).
- Acts strongly on the liver and corresponds to jaundice and yellow🌿 YellowMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. fever.
- Used as a prophylactic against yellow fever🩺 Yellow FeverClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options..
- For this inoculation with diluted virus has been practiced.
- The cobra poison (Naja🌿 NajaMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines..) coagulates blood into long strings.
- Crotalus poison is acid, the Viper neutral.
- The Rotton-snake (“Birri”) causes more sloughing than any other.
- Hering wrote that Crot-h is preferable in fluid hemorrhages, with yellow skin, hence in yell ow fever with black🌿 BlackMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. vomit, and nosebleed of diphtheria.
- Naja, has more nervous phenomena.
- Lach, has cold, clammy skin, rather than cold and dry, hemorrhage with charred-straw sediment, and more markedly ailments of the left side.
- Elaps🌿 ElapsMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. is preferable in otorrheaDischarge of fluid from the earAny drainage or discharge of fluid, pus, or blood exiting the ear canal. and in disorders of the right lung.
- Hayward observed that sloughing is a strong indication for Crot-h and the cure with this remedy of his own daughter of scarlatinaScarlet fever bacterial infectionAnother term for scarlet fever, an acute contagious bacterial disease causing a red rash. maligna with gangrenous-looking sore-throat was a dramatic outcome of his researches.
- Symptoms of Crotalus Durissus as well as Crotalus Horridus are included in the pathogenesis.
- A case of rattlesnake bite and its isopathic cure, related by Dr. J. S. M. Chaffee in Hom.
- News, Sept., 1892, gives a good general idea of the action of the venom.
- “I was called to see James Wright, aged 54 years, who, while binding wheat, was bitten on third finger of right hand by a rattlesnake.
- I found him bleeding from the bitten finger and from eyes, nose, ears, mouth, rectum and urethra, pulse 110, small, wiry, respiration 40, temperature 105, haggard expression, whole body bathed in hot perspiration, delirium.
- “This patient had the regular routine treatment of whisky, quinine and carbonate ammonia for ninety-six hours, when the attendants withdrew and pron ounced the case beyond the reach of medical aid.
- A marked characteristic symptom was a moldy smell of breath with scarlet red tongue and difficult swallowing.
- Great sensitiveness of skin of right half of body, so much so that the slightest touch would prod uce twitching of muscles of that side.
- “I prescribed Crot-h.
- 30c triturationGrinding raw substance into powderThe process of grinding an insoluble dry substance with milk sugar (lactose) in a mortar to prepare the base of a remedy., 30 grains in four ounces of water🌿 WaterMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., a teaspoonful every hour, until my return visit, twenty-four hours later, when I found marked improvement.
- Temperature normal, pulse full, soft and regular, delirium gone, saliva and urine slightly tinged with blood, appetite returning, he having asked for food for the first time since the accident.
- The medicine was continued for two more days, when recovery was practically complete.”
