Aranea Diadema

Epeira diadema. Nat. order, Arachnida. Common names. Cross spider; Araignee a croix papule. 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 Grauvogl, " Text-book of Homoeopathy."

Head

Confusion of the head after eating, (first day)

Confusion of the head, with lassitude

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

* Headache and confusion of the head, both relieved by smoking, but they return and continue nearly. all day

Continued headache (immediately)

Headache continues till evening, becomes, however, milder after a few hours, and *ceases entirely in the open air

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)

Headache relieved by smoking, and disappears entirely on smoking in the open air (in fine spring weather)

Drawing in the head down the lower jaw (soon after taking)

1^10.] Headache, especially in forehead, goes off after smoking (two hours)

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)/.

Ears p. 434

Twingeing, pinching pains in the right ear and parotid gland ; as it disappeared from this side, it passed into the left ear (second afternoon)/.

Nose p. 434

Coryza for three days

Coryza with thirst

Face p. 434

Burning in the face

Heat in the face, especially in the eyes (disappears after four hours)

Mouth p. 434

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)

* Sudden violent pains in the teeth of the xohole upper and lower jaw, at night, immediately after lying down

Sticking in the palate and larynx (for twenty-four hours)

After drinking milk, an unpleasant taste of it remains

Nauseous, bitter taste in the mouth, with coated tongue (one hour)

Bitter taste relieved by smoking (after half an hour)

Stomach p. 434

Thirst

Abdomen p. 434

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)

Stool and Anus p. 434

Thin fluid stool accompanied hy 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)

Sexual Organs p. 434

* Periods eight days too early, too strong, and too copious

Chest p. 434

Hemorrhage from the lungs

Extremities in General p. 434

At times dull, burrowing bone-pains in the limbs

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)

Upper Extremities p. 434

Quivering, twitching in the muscles of the left upper arm, lasts half an hour, afternoon (second day)

* In both ring and little fingers, of both hands, a feeling as if they had gone to sleep, and of formication

Lower Extremities p. 434

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 day after second dose)

Generalities p. 434

Lassitude, thirst

Lassitude without heaviness in the feet, weariness

Sleep and Dreams p. 434

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, I

Fever p. 434

(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)

Conditions p. 434

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.

(Draining 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 p. 435

(In open air), Headache ceases entirely.

(Continual motion of foot), Fam in right os calcis.

(Resting head on hands). Confusion of head, etc.

(Rubbing zuith the hand). Pain in abdomen.

(Smoking), Headache, etc. ; bitter taste.

( Walking), Headache.