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Note: Wherever it is found, "<" denotes aggravation (worse by) and ">" denotes amelioration (better by) |
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SYNONYM |
: | Igonocephalus contortrix Ancistrodon. |
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COMMON NAME |
: | Copperhead Snake |
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FAMILY |
: | Ophidia |
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SOURCE |
: | Solution of venom. |
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MODALITIES |
: | < Pressure < Lying down < Afternoon, night |
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MIND |
: | -Suspiciousness, thinks her husband is going to put
her in an insane asylum. -Mistrustful of everyone, especially in the afternoon (3-8 p.m.) -Jealousy, quarrelsome, scolding. -Forsaken feeling. -Alternating moods; excitement in morning, sadness in evening. -Absent-minded, dreamy, sensation as if in a dream. -Presentiment of death; of a sudden death. -Fear to go to sleep, fear will suffocate, during sleep. -Fear of penetration, of pins, of stings, of pointed objects. -Dreams-amorous, lascivious -frightful, vivid, horrible, cannot be shaken off during waking hours. -of seeing rape, of copulating animals, indecent, of men and women. -that she is pursued for the purpose of rape. -that he has committed rape. -Delusions- that he is persecuted, that he is in different places at a time. -Time passes too slowly, appears longer. -Sighing. -Anxiety-in evening in bed, after midnight. -in chest (region of heart) while lying. -Restlessness; mental physical. |
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GUIDING INDICATIONS |
: | -Right sided affections. -Allergies < spring. -Tight clothing unbearable [Lach]. Wants clothing loose. -Increased sexual desire in both sexes. -Head-Aching pain in left frontal eminence, left side of teeth. -Swelling above eyes, below, brow, like an over-hanging bag of waters. -G.I.T.-Empty swallowing difficult, with easy swallowing of solids and liquids. -Thirst for small quantities of water. -Female genitalia-Right ovarian region painful < walking. -C.V.S.-Pulsating sensation in various parts, synchronous with heart beat. -Heart feels distended, fills whole chest, as if it full down in stomach, sharp stitches fluttering under left scapula. -Respiratory system-Respiration arrested during sleep. -Hard, dry, tickling cough < 3 p.m. [Clarke] -Must lie down with head drawn back, chokes so. -Ineffectual attempts to recline. -Sleep-Awoke with throbbing in vulva, anus followed by a dull aching in sacral region > walking about. |
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KEYNOTES |
: | 1. Presentiment of death, of sudden death. 2. Dreams- amorous, lascivious, frightful, vivid and horrible. Cannot be shaken off during waking hours. 3. Dreams of rape; of seeing rape, of being pursued for the purpose of rape, that he has committed rape. 4. Tight clothing unbearable. 5. Ineffectual attempts to recline. |
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CONFIRMATORY SYMPTOMS |
: | 1. Suspiciousness, mistrustful, especially in
afternoon (3-8 p.m.), 2. Jealousy, quarrelsome, scolding. 3. Alternating moods. 4. Fear of sudden death. 5. Dreams-amorous, lascivious, frightful, vivid, horrible. Cannot be shaken off during waking hours; of rape. 6. Tight clothing unbearable, wants something loose. 7. Increased sexual desire in both sexes. 8. Ineffectual attempts to recline. 9. Right sided complaints. |
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NUCLEUS OF REMEDY |
: | -Like other snake poisons, it affects the system
profoundly. -Like Arsenic, it has dyspnoea, restlessness and thirst for small quantity. -Like Lachesis, necessity for having clothing loose. |
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CLINICAL |
: | -In cardiovascular cases where the sensation "heart
feels too big in chest " is present, Cencheris has done excellent work- Dr. R.F. Rabe. |
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REMEDY RELATIONSHIPS |
: | -Antidoted by - Cham ( internal haemorrhage),
Ammon-carb (general symptoms). -Antidote to- Puls. |