CROTALUS HORRIDUS :

-Dr.Farokh J.Master.


The Rattlesnake.

N.O. Crotalidae.

The Rattlesnake of North America.

Trituration of sugar of milk saturated with the venom. Solution of the venom in glycerine. Snake poisons are supposed to be chemically cyanhydrates of soda and other salts. Alcohol is the natural solvent of these salts and is an antidote.

This South American rattlesnake was also proved by Hering. This is a much more silent, quiet and mild snake. It is more social and sympathetic, hence,

Company, desire for

Concentration, difficult

Confusion of mind

Forgetfulness, streets, of well-known words while speaking, of, word-hunting Mathematics, calculating, inapt for Memory, weakness, dates for names, for proper persons, for places, for orthography

Mistakes, makes, calculating, in spelling, in talking, in writing, in

Talk, talking, talks; indisposed to, desire to be silent, taciturn

Timidity

Vivaciousness

Emotionally, Crotalus people are quite detached from their family members, friends because they fear they they will be harmed or killed. The following symptoms indicate the meaning.

Aversion; finally members, to persons, to; certain

Delusions, enemy; surrounded by people; behind him, someone is persecuted, that he is pursued, he is; enemies, by

Escape, attempts to

Fear, agoraphobia

crowd; public places, of

Misanthropy

Suspiciousness; mistrustfulness.

KEYNOTES -- MIND

Desires company

Delusions of being presented

Mental confusion

Suspiciousness

Vivaciousness

KEYNOTES -- GENERALS

Chilly patient

Suddenness of complaints

Bleeding tendency

Sepsis and malignancy

Swelling of affected parts

Intolerance of clothing

Offensiveness of discharges

Aggravation - spring

Aggravation - cold, dry weather

Aggravation - hunger

Aggravation - beginning of sleep

Desire - Alcohol

Pork

sour

stimulants

sugar

sweet

wine

Aversion - Meat

tobacco

CONFIRMED THERAPEUTIC HINTS

I] Hepatocellular failure-hepatorenal failure Look for -

a) Foetid breath

b) Mouldy smell form mouth

c) Cannot bear clothes around stomach

d) Affected parts dark of bluish

e) Horrible dreams

f) Slow, weak pulse

g) Haemorrhages from different orifices

h) Yellow colour of the eyes

i) Profound prostration

j) Cold extremities

k) Sleepy but cannot sleep.

II] Cancer of the tongue

Look for -

a) Extreme putrid odour from the mouth

b) Slimy saliva

c) Bloody saliva

d) Tendency to bleed from slightest touch to the tongue.

III] Severe food poisoning Look for -

a) Stool black, thin, like coffee grounds, offensive

b) Feeble pulse

IV] Keratoiritis and keratitis

Look for -

a) Redness of eyes with lachrymation

Clears up the vision after keratitis - H.C. Allen.