GROUP SYMPTOMS: SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA)

SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA) 

1. Aranea Diadema
2. Aranea Ixolobo
3. Aranea Scinencia
4. Aranerum Tela (cobweb).
5. Latrodactus Hasselti
6. Latrodactus Kalipo
7. Latrodactus Mactans
8. Mygale Lasiodora
9. Tarentula cubensis
10.Tarentula Hispania
11.Theridion curassavicum.

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

• All spiders have marked action or blood giving a picture of blood poisoning and septicaemia (septic fevers)
• Marked action of the central nervous system, marked by trembling, twitching, chorea and involuntary movements of single or group of muscles.
• "Instability" is the outstanding feature. Instability of action, purpose, wisdom, etc.
• Periodicity: Symptoms recur annually. Also same hour (Aranea). Twenty first day (Tarent.)
• Restlessness +3. Always changing places cannot remain still, rolling from side to side in bed. 
• Prostration. Excessive weakness. Weakness from sexual excesses.
• Affinity towards skin. Causing deep destruction of tissues. Carbuncles, Actinomycosis, Gangrene etc.
• Modalities.
  < Bright objects > Music
  < Touch, noise, light > Rubbing 
  < Coition > Smoking.
  < After or during menses
• Desires.
• Alcoholic drinks
• Ashes
• Bananas (Theridion)
• Cold drinks
• Seasoned food
• Raw food
• Tobacco
• Aversions.
• Bread
• Meat
• Chocolate
• Sexual
• Sexual excitement ++. Lascivious. But aggravated coition - leading to sadness, weakness, dyspnoea etc.
• Rapidity of onset of symptoms.
• Doctrine of Signature:-
• A spider attacks suddenly and disappears before the victim can react. This explains the sudden onset of symptoms.
• Spiders stay in burrows, holes and light and Aversion to society are marked mental symptoms.

MENTAL SYMPTOMS

• Selfish, cunning, whimsical and quarrelsome.
• Contrariness, within himself as well as to outer circumstances. Obstructive, interfering.
• Great aversion to bright light, objects, colour, etc.
• < Contradiction. A/F Contradiction
• Music, sensitive to +3 . All complaints react to music not only mental, but physical symptoms also > Music.
• Contrariness. Cheerfulness or gaiety alternating with Anger, irritability. Aversion to company but wants someone present nearby.
• Hysterical. Causeless weeping, feigning and malingering.
• All mental symptoms ameliorated by eating.