by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Theridion appears in 11 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.
“Orange Spider (Araneideae) Time passes too quickly (too slowly, Arg. n., Can. I., Nux m.). Vertigo: on closing the eyes (Lach., Thuja - on opening them, Tab.; on looking upward, Puls, Sil.); from any, even the least noise ; aural or labyrinthine (Meniere's disease). Nausea: from least motion, and especially on closing…”
“Animal kingdom. Class , Arachnida. Order , Araneideæ. Theridion curassavicum, Walk. A small spider inhabiting the West Indies frequently found on orange trees. Preparation , Tincture. Authority. C. Hering, M.D., provings on himself and others, Monograph, Appendix to Hahnemannian Monthly, and in Materia Medica, Vol. 1…”
“Orange-spider (THERIDION) Nervous hyperæsthesia. Has affinity for the tubercular diathesis. Vertigo, sick headache, peculiar pain around heart region, phthisis florida, scrofula have all been treated successfully with this remedy. Sensitive to noise; it penetrates the body, especially teeth . Noises seem to strike on…”
“NERVES. Spine. Bones. Left side; head, chest. NOISE. Touch. CLOSING EYES. Least motion. Riding. Jar. Rest. Warmth. Hypersensitive . NOISE IS INSUFFERABLY PENETRATING; affects the teeth; causes nausea, chills, and pains all over; strikes painful spots, etc. Water feels too cold. Bounding internally…”
“curassavicum. Orange spider. N. O. Arachnida. Tincture of the living spider. Angina pectoris / Anthrax of sheep / Bone, affections of / Caries / Climaxis / Cough / Dysmenorrhœa / Eye-teeth, pains in / Fainting / Headache / Hysteria / Liver, disorder of; abscess of / Ménière's disease / Nausea / Necrosis / Nose…”
“Orange Spider. Araneideæ. A small spider known to people as very poisonous, chiefly found in the island of uraçoa. This spider, about the size of a cherry stone, is found upon orange trees in the West Indies. When young it is velvety-black in appearance, marked with antero-posterior lines composed of white dots ; on…”
“Hysterical sensitivity with extreme aggravation from noise, motion and exertion marks this remedy as unique. The pains are aggravated from noise, and motion, and the nerves are in such a state of sensitivity that a painful thrill passes over the body in waves and nausea follows. Nausea from noise is strikingly strange.”
“Talkative, inclined to mental exertions; hilarity. Disinclination to occupy oneself in any manner. The time passes too quick. Vertigo with nausea, worse on stooping; from the least movement; on closing the eyes; from any noise; with cold perspiration. The head feels thick, with nausea and vomiting from the least…”
“Common name: orange spider. For extreme sensitiveness of puberty; during pregnancy and climacteric years (A.). Most complaints are accompanied with vertigo (Kali-P., Phos.) (Bt.). Headache: When beginning to move, as of a dull heavy pressure behind the eyes; violent, deep, in the brains, worse from lying down (Lach.)…”
“Vertigo, with nausea, on closing the eyes, or the least noise. Over-sensitiveness of nerves; scratching on linen or silk, or crackling of paper is unbearable. Pain running through upper left chest to shoulder. Theridion curassavicum is another spider poison proven by Hering. There is one peculiar and characteristic…”
Kent's Repertory lists Theridion in 488 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in HEAD (69), STOMACH (57), EXTREMITIES (40), MIND (39), CHEST (27).
