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Latrodectus Mactans
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Latrodectus Mactans Reference Specimen
Botanical Specimen and Materia Medica Identification
🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
🧠General & Mental Health
▲GENERAL
S.A Jones and A J.
Tafel introduced Lat-m into the Materia Medica.
The bite produces
tetanic effects that last several days.
From the time a man was bitten he took 3 1/2 quart bottles of the best
rectified whisky without any sign of intoxication.
Affects the heart, producing angina pectoris.
Heart attacks.
The precordial region seems to be the center
of attack.
Restless with heart pains and prostration.
Constriction of chest muscles with radiation to shoulders
and back.
Itching and redness of the part bitten, at first without pain, but violent pain soon commenced there (back of left
hand), and extended in a short time up forearm and arm to shoulder and then to precordial region.
Painful
sensations extended up arm to shoul der, along neck to back of head, later, pain in précordia and apnea,
screaming fearfully.
Nervous tremors.
COMMENTS-Heart attack (Cact.), with sharp, shooting pains.
Chest pain.
Gasping for breath, difficulty
breathing with a fear of dying.
Semple recorded a case of a man bitten on the prepuce.
At first there was itching, in less than half an hour
nausea, followed by severe abdominal pains.
Soon after, violent precordial pains, extending to axilla and down
left arm and forearm to fingers with numbnes s of the limbs and apnea.
Dry cupping was resorted to and the
blood that flowed was thin, florid and un-coagulable.
When Semple arrived, he found violent precordial pains, the left arm almost paralyzed, pulse 130, very feeble,
Skin cold as marble, countenance expressive of deep anxiety.
At eight the next morning, in spite of stimulants,
the symptoms were worse and continued to increase until 2:30 p.m.
The pulse was uncountable and scarcely felt.
Vomited black vomit, a quart or more.
Soon after, reaction set in
and the man gradually recovered.
He had two copious stools like the black matter vomited earlier, and after
that felt quite well.
Jones noted that the precordial region is the chief locus of attack.
He considered the order of the occurrence
of these symptoms of great importance.
Linnell recorded a case of angina pecto ris, pain in precordial region and left arm, brought on by the slightest
exertion, that was cured with Lat-m.
3c
▲MODALITIES ETC
Better by sitting quietly.
Worse from the slightest movement, even of the hands, exertion
5the Aran., Mygal., Ther., Lat -h., Lat-k. spider venoms
6Triât., Kissing bug➔swelling with violent itching of fingers and toes. A smother ing
sensation and difficult breathing succeeded by fainting and rapid pulse.
7Helo➔Intense chill, going from the
inside to the outside. Vertigo with tendency to fall backwards. Numbness of the limbs.
8Kalm➔Palpitations,
aggravated when lying on the left side, pulse slow. Lightning pains, suddenly changing place.
9Cact➔Feeling of constriction of the heart, as if a vice, spreading to the left arm, which feels numb. Hemorrhaging of
black blood.
10Spig➔Violent contractions of the heart w ith oppression, anxiety. Feels soothed when lying
on the right side with head raised.
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This clinical profile is compiled from: Robin Murphy, MD — Lotus Materia Medica, 3rd Edition; Samuel Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura; William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica; and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homeopathy: Like Cures Like. Compiled in accordance with classical homeopathic provings and clinical practice.
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This clinical profile has been prepared, peer-reviewed, and verified by the Herbalhomeo expert homeopathic team in accordance with authoritative medical references.
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