by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Elaps corallinus appears in 7 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Elaps corallinus, Merr. (E. venustissimus, Spix.; Vipera corallina). Common names , Cobra-coral, Brazilian Coral snake. Preparation , Trituration of the venom received on sugar of milk. Authorities. 1 and 2 , Two provings with the 3d trit. of the venom. Mure, Pathogénésie Brésilienne; 3 , Lippe, proving by a woman…”
“Coral-snake Similar to snake-poisons generally. Has very marked black discharges. Cold things disagree . Desire for sweetened buttermilk. Nausea and vomiting. Prostrating diarrhœa of consumption. Acidity of stomach, with faint feeling. Sudden pain in stomach. Spasm of œsophagus; pharynx constricted; food and liquids…”
“Blood. Nose. Ears. Throat. Right side. Approach of storms. Cold; drink or food. Dampness. Night. In room. Black discharges; hæmorrhages, etc. Internal coldness; in chest; < drinking. Adynamic sepsis. Oscillatory motions. Twisting spasm, then paralysis; œsophageal. Right side feels paralyzed, weak or insensible…”
“corallinus. Brazilian Coral Snake. N. O. Elapidæ. Poison pressed from the venom-sac of the living snake and triturated with sugar of milk. Higgins used the gall of the snake, Fel Elapidis Corallini . Amaurosis / Axilla, itching in / Cancer / Deafness / Ear, affections of / Ear, wax in / Epistaxis / Hæmorrhages /…”
“The Coral Viper. Elapidæ. The poison of the Brazilian Coral Snake was first proved by Mure, who used the 3d trit. of the venom, and again by Lippe, on a woman who took 4th dilution. The poison is pressed from the venom sac of the living reptile, and triturated with sugar of milk. The cures reported by S. B. Higgins…”
“Absence of mind. Depression of spirits; desire for solitude. Fear of being left alone, as if something horrible might happen. Angry about one's self, and does not wish to be spoken to. Vertigo; falls forward. Pain in the cerebellum, right side. Fulness in the head, as; if all the blood were collected in it; fears…”
Kent's Repertory lists Elaps corallinus in 863 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (144), STOMACH (60), MIND (56), EAR (49), CHEST (47).
