ARANEA DIADEMA.
Epeira diadema. Nat. order,
Arachnida. Common names, Cross spider; Araignée a croix
papale. Preparation, Tincture prepared by putting the
living animals into alcohol.
Authorities.
Nos. 1,
“F.,” and 2, “H.,” from A. H. Z., 1,
122; (“F.” a young doctor; “H.” a Saxon army surgeon; symptoms observed
after taking repeated doses of the tincture, for several days; increasing gradually from 12
to 33 drops; taken fasting in the morning.) No. 3, from
Grauvogle, “Text-book of Homœopathy.”
HEAD.
► Confusion of the
head after eating (first day), [1]. ► Confusion of the head, with lassitude, [1]. ► Evenings on studying,
confusion of the head and pressive pain, as if on the bones of the right temple, and the
upper part of the forehead, which is relieved by resting the head on the hand, but reappears
on taking the hand away, [27]. ► *Headache and confusion of the head, both relieved by smoking,
but they return and continue nearly all day, [1]. ► Continued headache (immediately), [1]. ► Headache continues till
evening, becomes, however, milder after a few hours, and *ceases
entirely in the open air, [1]. ► Headache, with burning in
the eyes and heat in the face. Headache less severe on
walking than while sitting. Smoking relieves, but does not entirely remove it (immediately),
[1]. ► Headache
relieved by smoking, and disappears entirely on smoking in the open air (in fine spring
weather), [1]. ►
Drawing in the head down the lower jaw (soon after taking), [1].
[10.] ► Headache,
especially in forehead, goes off after smoking (two hours), [1].
► Heat in the forehead and eyes; an unpleasant flickering
sensation in them on reading or writing, from which also the headache is more severe (two
hours), [1].
EARS.
► Twinging, pinching
pains in the right ear and parotid gland; as it disappeared from this side, it passed into
the left ear (second afternoon), [2].
NOSE.
► Coryza for three
days, [1]. ► Coryza
with thirst, [1].
FACE.
► Burning in the
face, [1]. ► Heat
in the face, especially in the eyes (disappears after four hours), [1].
MOUTH.
► Sensitive, cold
sensation, in the right lower incisors, especially on drawing in air; came on again the next
day, at the same hour, intermittent fever like (sixteen hours), [2]. ► *Sudden violent pains in the
teeth of the whole upper and lower jaw, at night, immediately after lying down, [3]. ► Sticking in the
palate and larynx (for twenty-four hours), [1]. [20.] ► After drinking milk,
an unpleasant taste of it remains, [1]. ► Nauseous, bitter taste in the mouth, with coated tongue (one
hour), [1]. ►
Bitter taste relieved by smoking (after half an hour), [1].
STOMACH.
► Thirst, [1].
ABDOMEN.
► Sensation of
heaviness and fulness in the lower bowels; it seems as if a stone lay there, while in the
pit of the stomach is an unpleasant feeling of faintness, together with griping in abdomen; sensation of heaviness in the thighs, so that
they can hardly be carried forward, with confusion of the head; returns
the next day, intermittent fever like, at the same time;
lasts half an hour (5 P.M., second day), [2].
STOOL AND ANUS.
► *Thin fluid
stool accompanied by pain in abdomen, which is relieved by rubbing the abdomen
with the hand. The stool passed only part at a time, and with straining, a half hour later
fermenting in the abdomen (third day), [2].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► *Periods eight
days too early, too strong, and too copious, [3].
CHEST.
► *Hemorrhage from the
lungs, [3].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
At times dull, burrowing bone-pains in the limbs, [2].
► Morning, in bed, dull, burrowing bone-pains in the
right upper and forearm bones, and in the right tibia; it also appears at intervals through
the day (third day), [2].
UPPER EXTREMITIES.
[30.] ► Quivering, twitching in the muscles of the left upper arm,
lasts half an hour, afternoon (second day), [2]. ► In both ring and little fingers, of both hands, a feeling as
if they had gone to sleep, and of formication, [3].
LOWER EXTREMITIES.
►
Violent, dull, burrowing bone-pains in the right os calcis, for several days, constantly if
the foot is moved from a quiet position; on continued motion, however, it gradually
disappeared (first days after second dose), [2].
GENERALITIES.
► Lassitude,
thirst, [1]. ►
Lassitude without heaviness in the feet, weariness, [2].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Restless sleep, with frequent waking, always with the sensation as if the hands and forearms
were greatly swollen, as if they were as strong and large again as natural. They seem so
heavy that he imagines he cannot lift them, [2].
FEVER.
► (Bone-pains for
four weeks; feverish attacks mostly consisting of coldness. Troubles in the abdomen, which
are usually accompanied by a chill, and mostly come on toward evening; eruption on the skin;
pimples here and there), [2].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Toward evening),
Troubles in abdomen, etc. ► (Evening),
On studying, confusion of the head, etc. ► (Night), *Immediately after lying down,
pain in all the teeth. ► (Drawing in air), Cold sensation in right lower incisors. ► (After eating), Confusion
of head. ► (After drinking milk),
Unpleasant taste of it remains. ► (Moving foot from quiet position), Pains in right os calcis. ► (Reading), Flickering
sensation in forehead; headache. ► (Writing), Flickering sensation in forehead; headache. ► (Periodical) *at same hour, [°]. ► Amelioration. ► (In open air), Headache ceases entirely. ►
(Continual motion of foot), Pain in right os calcis. ► (Resting head on hands),
Confusion of head, etc. ► (Rubbing
with the hand), Pain in abdomen. ► (Smoking), Headache, etc.; bitter taste. ►
(Walking), Headache.® 2000
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