# Limulus Polyphemus

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Lim. was introduced by Hering, and partially proved by him and Lippe. Hering was surprised 
to see that the blood of the King crab he dissected was blue, and on investigation was found to contain copper. 
He thought it would prove to be another medicine for cholera. 
The most notable symptoms include a rus h of blood to the face with heat of the face and over whole body 
(Aster.). Bodily and mental exhaustion. Painful fullness of whole right side of body. Gastro enteric symptoms. 
Drowsiness after sea bathing.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Mental depression.
- Weak memory.
- Forgetful, difficult to remember names.
- Confusion with heat of face, 
rush of blood to face, worse when meditating.
- Mental depression.
- Weak memory.
- Forgetful, difficult to remember names.
- Confusion with heat of face, 
rush of blood to face, worse when meditating.

### Head
- Headache from straining at stool.
- Headache from straining at stool.

### Eyes
- Pain behind left eyeball.

### Face
- Flushing of face, worse in afternoon.
- Rush of blood to face.
- Heat in face alternating with confusion in head.

### Throat
- Husky voice.
- COMMENTS-Theonly italicized Lim.
- symp toms in Allen are “Frequent rush of blood to the face and painful 
fullness of the whole right half of the body, especially here and there and in the lower limbs” and “heat, burning 
and constriction in abdomen.” 
Gastrointestinal disturbance, a choleric condition.
- Headache caused by straining at stool.
- Dyspnea, worse 
drinking.
- Coryza worse drinking cold water.
- Flushing of the face, worse in after noon.
- Heat in face alternated 
with confusion in head.

### Chest
- Oppression of chest.
- Husky voice.
- Dyspnea after drinking water.
- Oppression of chest.
- Nose - Fluent coryza.
- Constant nasal drip ping.
- Sneezing, worse drinking water.
- Pressure above nose and 
behind eyes.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Abdomen hot and constricted.
- Colic with heat.
- Cramp-like pain with watery stools.

### Extremities
- Crural neuralgia.
- Pain in right hip joint.
- Soles of feet ache, feel numb.
- Heels sore.
- Burning in palms.

### Skin
- Itching spots and vesicles on face and hands.