Materia Medica de A a Z

THERIDION CURASSAVICUM = LATRODECTUS CURASSAVICUS (ther)

Nervous hyperaesthesia. Has affinity for the tubercular diathesis. Vertigo, sick headache, peculiar pain around heart region, phthisis florida, scrofula have all been treated successfully with this remedy. SENSITIVE TO NOISE; IT PENETRATES THE BODY, ESPECIALLY TEETH. Noises seem to strike on painful spots over the body. Rachitis, caries, necrosis. Phthisis, stitch high up in left apex [Anthrax (Anthraci)]. Where the indicated remedy does not hold long.

Mind

Restless; finds pleasure in nothing. Time passes too quickly.

Head

Pain worse anyone walking over floor. VERTIGO, WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING ON LEAST MOTION, particularly when closing eyes.

Eyes

Luminous vibrations before eyes; sensitive to light. Pressure behind eyeballs. Throbbing over left eye.

Nose

Discharge yellowish, thick, offensive; ozaena (Puls; Thuj).

Stomach

Seasickness. Nausea and vomiting when closing eyes and on motion [Tabac (Tab)]. Stinging pain on left side over anterior aspect of spleen. Burning in liver region.

Respiratory

Pain in upper left chest [Myrt (Myrt-c); Pix; Anis]. PAIN IN LEFT FLOATING RIBS. CARDIAC ANXIETY AND PAIN. Pinching in left pectoral muscle.

Back

Sensitiveness between vertebræ; avoids pressure on spine. Stinging pains.

Skin

STINGING THRUSTS EVERYWHERE. Sensitive skin in thighs. Itching sensations.

Modalities

Worse: touch; pressure; on shipboard; riding in carriage; closing eyes; jar; noise, coitus; left side.

Dose

Thirtieth potency.