Aranea scinencia
by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
A gray spider found in Kentucky on old walls. "Does not spin a web."
Authority.
Dr. Wm. Rowley, N. Am. Journ. of Hom., 7, 64; two provings (1, "N. S." 2, "E. P.") with the 1st and 2d dilutions.
MIND
- Could not collect his thoughts (with slight pain in head), (second day), 1.
HEAD
- Vertigo worse when stooping (third day), 1.
- Vertigo, with nausea (after two hours), 2.
- Severe pain in head, affecting the eyes (immediately), 1.
- Slight pains in head (after fifteen minutes), 1.
- Dull, heavy pain in head all day (second day), 1.
- Dull, sluggish pain, but quite intense, all over the head (after one and a half hours), 1.
- After dinner, dull pain in head, rather increased till after supper, when it was relieved (first day), 2.
- Head dull, with heavy, painful fulness (fourth day), 1. [10.]
- Dull, stupid feeling in head, with feeling of fulness and dull, aching pain (after two hours), 2.
- Dull, heavy pain in postero-superior part of head (after twenty minutes), 1.
- Could not rest on account of pain in head, 1.
EYES
- Eyes feel weak and inflamed (second day), 1.
- Eyes felt heavy, with a blur over them (after one and a half hours), 1.
- Constant twitching of the under lids (second day), 1.
- Eyelids swollen (third day), 1.
- Eyes run a good deal (second day), 1.
- There seems to be a blur constantly collecting over the eyes (second day), 1.
- Glimmering before the eyes (immediately), 2.
MOUTH. [20.]
- Rather profuse flow of saliva (immediately), 2.
- Sweet taste in the mouth (immediately), 2.
- Dryness and prickling in throat (immediately), 2.
STOMACH
- Foul stomach (second day), 1.
- Slight pain in stomach (after two hours), 2.
- Sour eructations (after two hours), 2.
- Slight nausea (after one and a half hours), 1.
- Strange feeling in stomach, as if he had not eaten for a long time, continuing for about an hour (after half an hour), 1.
ABDOMEN
- Very unpleasant dull rumbling pains in bowels (second day), 1.
- Colic increased by bending forward (immediately), 2.
STOOL AND ANUS. [30.]
URINARY ORGANS
HEART AND PULSE
- Slight palpitation of the heart on waking, which soon passed off (second day), 2.
GENERALITIES
- Felt fatigued, physically and mentally, as though he had labored hard (had felt uncommonly well in the morning), (after two hours), 2.
- Felt uncommonly well in the morning, with good appetite for breakfast (second day), 2.
- The whole system appears deranged (second day), 1.
- Felt as if he had been drinking (immediately), 1.
SLEEP AND DREAMS
- Sleepy on sitting down (fourth day), 1. [40.]
- Slept well all night (usually restless and sleeps but little), (first day), 2.
- Uncommonly sound sleep at night (immediately), 2.
- Felt as if he had been broken of his rest, yet did not seem sleepy (after one and a half hours), 1.
- Very restless during night; could sleep but a few moments at a time, and then not soundly, 1.
CONDITIONS
- Aggravation.
- ( Bending forward ), Vertigo; colic.
- ( After dinner ), Dull pain in head.
- ( On waking ), Slight palpitation of the heart.
- ( Warm room ), All symptoms.
- Amelioration.
- ( Morning ), Felt uncommonly well.
- ( Open air ), Symptoms rather relieved.
- ( After supper ), Pain in head.