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
  • S.A Jones and A J.
  • Tafel introduced Lat -m into the Materia MedicaEncyclopedia of homeopathic remediesA comprehensive body of collected knowledge describing the origin, preparation, and detailed symptom profiles of healing substances..
  • 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 anginaChest pain from reduced heart blood flowA condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart. pectoris.
  • Heart attacks.
  • The precordial region seems to be the center of attack.
  • Restless with heart pains and prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness..
  • Constriction of chest muscles with radiation to shoulders and back.
  • Fear of suffocating or dying.
  • Blood becomes thin, watery.
  • Lowered coagulab ility.
  • Inflammation of the coronary arteries.
  • Pain in the solar plexus.
  • Infectious purpura.
  • Chronic hemorrhaging endothelial plasmatic condition.
  • Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenia.
  • 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
MODALITIES ETC
  • Better by sitting quietly.
  • Worse from the slightest movement, even of the hands, exertion
RELATIONSHIPS
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  • 1 Lat-k. and other Arachnida
  • 2 Helo coldness.
  • 3 Lach., Spig., Cimic., Cact., Kalm., Lycps. in angina pectoris
  • 4 Hir non-coagulating hemorrhages.
  • 5 the Aran., Mygal., Ther., Lat -h., Lat-k. spider venoms
  • 6 Triât., Kissing bug swelling with violent itching of fingers and toes. A smother ing sensation and difficult breathing succeeded by fainting and rapid pulse.
  • 7 Helo Intense chill, going from the inside to the outside. Vertigo with tendency to fall backwards. Numbness of the limbs.
  • 8 Kalm Palpitations, aggravated when lying on the left side, pulse slow. Lightning pains, suddenly changing place.
  • 9 Cact Feeling of constriction of the heart, as if a vice, spreading to the left arm, which feels numb. Hemorrhaging of black blood.
  • 10 Spig Violent contractions of the heart w ith oppression, anxiety. Feels soothed when lying on the right side with head raised.
MIND
  • Speech hesitant with tears.
  • Apparently moribund.
  • Depression.
  • Mental fatigue.
  • Amnesia.
  • Memory gives no answer to logical deduction.
  • Reading impossible.
  • Staring up at ceiling, vague, in a stupor.
  • Emotional disturbances.
  • Very nervous.
  • Acute and enormous anxiety, with sensa tion of imminent death.
  • Anxiety about the heart.
  • Intense anguish with the sensation of severe thoracic constriction.
  • Screams fearfully with pain, exclaiming that she would lose her breath and die.
  • Thinks he will suffocate.
  • Fear of dying.
  • Lamenting helplessly.
  • Wailing.
  • Agitation.
  • Mental irritability and restlessness.
  • Sensitive to noise.
  • Writhing and rolling in pain.
  • Extreme state of nervous irritation with fear of going mad.
  • Psychosis, becomes mad and psychotic, with hallucinations.
  • Amnesia.
  • Wailing.
VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
  • VertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement. and constrictive headache.
  • 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.
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HEAD
  • Pain in neck to back of head.
  • Occipital pain.
  • Headache, aggravated between 2 p.m and 3 p.m.
EYES
  • Constant pulsating pain in the eyes
EARS
  • Pain in the right middle ear
FACE
  • Expression of deep anxiety
MOUTH
  • Labial fissureCrack or tear in tissueA tear or cut in the skin or mucous membrane, commonly referring to an anal fissure..
  • Copious salivation.
  • Trembling of the tongue.
  • White coloring of the tongue.
  • HypertrophyAbnormal enlargement of an organThe increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. of the lingual papillae.
  • Nose blocked, thick, yellow discharge.
  • Pulse, feeble and rapid.
  • Puls e so frequent it could not be counted and so feeble it could scarcely be felt.
  • Left pulse extinct, right pulse doubtful
THROAT
  • Throat red, dry.
  • TonsillitisInflammation of the tonsilsInflammation of the tonsils, typically of sudden onset, causing sore throat and fever. with glairy deposit on tonsils.
  • Pain on swallowing
CHEST
  • Angina pectoris.
  • Violent, precordial pain extending to the axilla and down the arm and forearm to fingers, with numbness of the extremity.
  • Sinking sensation.
  • Cramping pain from chest to abdomen.
  • Precordial anxiety.
  • Pain in précordia with a loss of breath, screaming fearfully, exclaiming that she would lose her breath and die.
  • Violent heart pains, sharp, extending to shoulders or both arms to fingers with numbness.
  • Restless with cardiac pain and prostration.
  • Pulse feeble and rapid.
  • Bronchial rales.
  • Cough with hawking, yellow, thick, acrid sputum.
  • Pulmonary edemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body..
  • Gasping for breath.
  • Extreme apnea.
  • Respiration only occasional, gasping.
  • Respiration very slow, thinks he will suffocate.
  • Fear of losing breath and dying
ABDOMEN
  • EructationBelching or burpingThe act of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth. and loss of appetite.
  • Nausea, then abdominal pains.
  • Vomiting of black blood, which soothes the condition.
  • Transfixation of pain or sinking at epigastrium.
  • Feeling of weakness in epigastric region.
  • Severe abdominal pain with nausea and a sinking sensation at epigas trium.
  • ColicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. and hardness of the abdominal wall.
  • Chronic cramp of the abdominal muscles without painful tenderness on palpation.
  • Extreme thirst, vomits what he drinks
GENITALS ETC
  • Frequent erections.
  • Testicularpains, aggravated by movement.
  • Very acute pains in the right testicle.
  • Perspiration in the genital regions.
  • Itching of prepuce with a little redness of the part
EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
  • Left arm partially paralyzed, or feels paralyzed, with pain.
  • Hard, aching pain in axilla.
  • Stinging in right wrist with itching and redness of bitten spot.
  • Paresthesia of lower limbs.
  • Weakness of legs followed by cramps in the abdominal muscles.
  • Kidneys - Burning pains on urinating in the urethra.
  • Urine red, albuminousContaining albumin proteinReferring to substances or body secretions (like urine) containing the protein albumin. with casts.
  • Proteinuria, hematuriaPresence of blood in the urineA condition where red blood cells are present in the urine, making it look pink, red, or smoky., glycosuria, diminution in the level of nitrogen eliminated through the urine
BACK AND NECK
  • Dorsal and lumbar cramps, going from the nape to the loins
SKIN
  • Skin cold like ice, marble-white.
  • Blue coloring.
  • Heavy, cold perspiration.
  • Skin very painful at the slightest touch.
  • Burning of the soles of the feet.
  • Eruption, which itches.
  • Formication and extreme sensitivity.
  • Loss of hair
SLEEP
  • InsomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep..
  • Sleep disturbed, anxious.
  • Dreams of flying

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📚 Literature Citation & References:
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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