Materia Medica
Tarentula Cubensis
Cuban Spider
A toxzemic medicine, septic conditions. Diphtherio. Adapted to the most severe types of inflammation and pain, early and persistent prostration. Various forms of malignant suppuration. Purplish hue and burning, stinging pains. Bubo. It is the remedy for pain of death; soothcs the lust struggles. Pruritus, especially about genitals. Restless feet. Intermittent .septic chills. Bubonic plague. As a curative and preventive remedy especially during the period of invasion.
Head
Dizziness after heat and hot perspiration. Dull ache on top of head. Shooting pain through left eye across frontal region. Gastric. - Stomach feels hard, sore. Loss of appetite except for breakfast.
Urinary
Retention. Cannot hold urine on cough- ing.
Back
Itches across kidney region.
Extremities
Hands tremble, turgid with blood.
Skin
Red spots and pimples. Feels puffed all over. Carbuncles, burning, stinging pains. Purplish hue. Gangrene. Abscesses, where pain and inflammation predominate. Scirrhus of breasts. "Senile' ulcers.
Sleep
Drowsiness. Sleep restless. Sleep prevented by harsh cough.
Modalities
Better, smoking. Worse, night.
Relationships
Compare: Ars.; Pyrog.; Crotal.: Chin.: Anthrac.; Bellad.; Apis.
Dose
Sixth to thirtieth potency.