LATRODECTUS MACTANS

Homeopathic Materia Medica & Symptoms

Boericke's Materia Medica

  • tetanic effects
  • angina pectoris
  • constriction of chest muscles
  • radiation to shoulders and back
  • lowered coagulability
  • anxiety
  • screams with pain
  • pain in neck to back of head
  • occipital pain
  • extreme apnea
  • gasping respiration
  • fears losing breath
  • violent precordial pain extending to the axilla and down the arm and forearm to fingers
  • numbness of the extremity
  • pulse feeble and rapid
  • sinking sensation at the chest
  • cramping pain from chest to abdomen
  • pain in left arm
  • feels paralyzed
  • weakness of legs followed by cramps in the abdominal muscles
  • paresthesia of lower limbs
  • coldness of whole surface
  • skin cold as marble

Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

  • Angina pectoris
  • Hemorrhages, watery
  • Itching of prepuce
  • Nausea
  • Severe abdominal pains
  • Violent precordial pains extending to axilla and down left arm and forearm to fingers
  • Numbness of the extremities
  • Apnea
  • Thin and florid and uncoagulable blood
  • Left arm almost paralysed
  • Pulse 130, very feeble
  • Skin cold as marble
  • Countenance expressive of deep anxiety
  • Vomited black vomit
  • Copious stools like the black matter vomited
  • Extreme anxiety
  • Screams fearfully, exclaiming that she would lose her breath and die
  • Expression of deep anxiety
  • Severe abdominal pain with nausea, and a sinking sensation at epigastrium
  • Two copious evacuations similar to the black vomit
  • Itching of prepuce (seat of the bite), with a little redness of the part
  • Extreme apnea
  • Respiration only occasional, gasping
  • Violent precordial pains extending to axilla and down l. arm and forearm to fingers with numbness of the extremity and apnea
  • Later, most violent precordial pains and pain in l. arm, which was almost paralysed
  • Pulse 130
  • Pulse so frequent it could not be counted and so feeble it could scarcely be felt (26h)
  • Pulse quick and thready
  • Pain extends from bitten r. hand to back of head
  • more violent pain in precordia, extending thence to l. shoulder and axilla, down arm to finger-ends, l. arm partially paralyssed
  • l. pulse extinct, r. pulse doubtful
  • Pain in precordia with apnea
  • Screaming fearfully, exclaiming that she would lose her breath and die
  • Violent pain extending from bite on r. wrist, up forearm and arm to shoulder, thence up neck to r. back of head and precordia
  • thence down l. axilla and arm to finger-tips, l. arm partially paralysed
  • Stinging in r. wrist, with itching and redness of bitten spot
  • in 1/2 h., painful sensations extended up arm to shoulder
  • in 1h. along neck to back of head
  • later, pain in precordia and apnea
  • Screaming fearfully
  • When cupped the blood flowed like water and would not coagulate
  • not even when tannin was added next day
  • In 36h. from the time he was bitten he took 3 1/2 quart bottles of the best rectified whisky without the least sign of intoxication
  • Itching, and redness of part bitten, at first without pain, but violent pain soon commenced there (back of l. hand) and extended in a short time up forearm and arm to shoulder and thence to precordial region
  • Apparently moribund
  • Skin cold as marble
  • Skin very cold

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