Materia Medica
Heloderma
Gila Monster
The result of the bite is a benumbing paralysis like paralysis agitans or locomotor ataxia. There is no tetanic phase —a condition almost reverse in objective symptoms to Hydrocy. acid or Strychnia. Homceo- pathically, it is indicated in many forms of disease char- acterized by great coldness--"arctic" coldness. Cold waves from occiput to feet or ascending.
Head
Very depressed. Sensation as if would fall to right side. Cold band around head; cold pressure within the skull. Eyelids heavy. Pain beginning in right ear, extending round back of head to left ear.
Face
Coid crawling feeling, as if facial muscles were tight.
Mouth
Tongue cold, tender, and dry. Very thirsty. Swallowing difficult. Breath cold.
Chest
Cold feeling in lungs and in heart. Slow labored thumping of heart.
Back
Coldness across scapula. Burning along spine.
Extremities
Numbness and trembling. Coldness. Sensation as if walking on sponge, and as if feet were swollen. Staggering gait. Cock's gait. When walk- ing, lifts feet higher than usual, and puts down heel hard. Feet cold as ice or burn. Stretching relieves pains in muscles and limbs.
Fever
Internal coldness, as if frozen to death. Cold rings aiound body. Cold waves. [Abies c.; Acon.] Cold spots. Arctic coldness. Temperature subnormal —96°. [Camph.]
Relationships
Compare: Lacerta — Green Lizard (skin eruptions. Vesicles under tongue. Increased mental acumen. Difficult swallowing. Constant ac- cumulation of saliva in the mouth. Nausea; violent pressure in stomach). Camphor; Lachesis.
Dose
Thirtieth potency.