Mygale Lasiodora Cubana. A large black Cuban Spider. N.O. Arachnida. Tincture of living spider.
Clinical
Chordee. Chorea. Gonorrhoea.
Characteristics
The pathogenetic data of *Mygale consist of a proving by a young lady and the effect of a bite on a man. In the latter case, inflammation ensued which spread along the lymphatics, violet and afterwards green discoloration, chill followed by fever, dry mouth, and great thirst, trembling, dyspnoea, despondency, and fear of death. The prover developed sadness, dry mouth, nausea with great palpitation, dim sight, and great general weakness, increased flow of urine, hot, scalding, with stinging in urethra. This last symptom has led to the successful use of *Mygale in gonorrhoea, chordee, and syphilis. The “trembling” observed in the man suggests its use in nervous cases, but the sphere of *Mygale in chorea has been developed from the clinical side. In the cases cured with it, twitching and contractions of facial muscles have been very prominent, convulsive movements of head to right side, twitching of one side of body, mostly right. The twitchings may be so violent as to prevent walking. Limbs are quiet during sleep, movements worse in morning. Nausea with strong palpitation should be an indication. Symptoms worse by eating. Worse Sitting (legs in constant motion).
Relations
*Compare: in chorea, Agaricus, Actea r., Ignatia, Stramonium, Ziz. Tarent., Ant-c.
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Delirious, talking about his business and was restless all night. Sad, despondent with anxious expression. Fear of death.
Head
Frontal headache, dull. Head often jerked to one side (right).
Eyes
Nausea with dimness of sight, weakness, palpitation.
Ears
Acute aching in right ear.
Face
Constant twitching of muscles of face. Face flushed.
Mouth
Grating of teeth at night. Tongue dry and parched, dry and brown-coated.
Stomach
Aversion to food, no appetite whatever for dinner, took nothing till tea-time, then only a cup of tea and a small piece of bread, better after eating. Excessive thirst. Nausea with strong palpitation, dim sight.
Urinary Organs
Urine: increased, stinging in urethra, burning hot, scalding.
Male Sexual Organs
Chordee. Protracted gonorrhoea. Syphilis.
Respiratory Organs
Difficult breathing. Words jerked out when effort is made to talk.
Heart
Strong palpitation, accompanying nausea and dimness of sight and general weakness. Pulse 130.
Back
Pain in back extending around to front.
Limbs
Twitching and jerking of muscles of one arm and leg, usually right Convulsive, uncontrollable movements of arms and legs.
Lower Limbs
Intense redness in streaks in course of lymphatics, from calf up to body, with great anxiety, twitching of limbs. Local inflammation extensive, from foot to knee, leaving a large violent spot which changed in a few hours to green.
Sleep
Restless all night with ridiculous dreams.
Fever
Severe chill lasting thirty minutes, then fever with excessive thirst and trembling of limbs.
