Tarentula Cubensis


Dr. S.R. Phatak describes the clinically confirmed symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Tarentula Cubensis in his Concise Materia Medica, published in 1977….


Generalities

      The poison of this spider affects the cellular tissues. It is a toxaemic medicine, useful in septic conditions; when incubation is slow, but further progress is rapid; with alarming prostration, atrocious burning or sharp stinging pains; board like HARDNESS of AFFECTED PART and copious sweat. Diphtheria; with intense fever, and numb aching. Malignancy. Carbuncle. Bluish abscesses; painful abscesses. Felon. Remedy for pain of death; soothes the last agony. Paralysis then convulsions. Bubonic plague. Gangrene.

Worse

      Cold drinks. Exertion. Night.

Better

      Tobacco smoking.

Mind

      Nervous restlessness.

Head

      Fulness in head. Meningitis.

Stomach

      Tendency to vomit.

Urinary

      Cannot hold urine on coughing. Retention of urine. Urine hot, thick.

Female

      Pruritus vulvae.

Respiratory

      Spasmodic difficulty of breathing. Shattering cough; pertussis.

Extremities

      Trembling hands. Fidgety feet. Unsteady gait.

Sleep

      Drowsiness. Prevented by harsh cough.

Fever

      Pungent heat of surface.

Skin

      Feels puffed all over. Purple discolouration. Pungent burning. Senile ulcers.

Related

      Anthr; Latro.

S.R. Phatak
A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra, Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak was born on 6th September, 1896. He did his MBBS from Grant Medical College, in 1924. Started his practice but somehow not satisfied with Allopathic Treatment.

He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.

He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.