Homoeopathy — Page 666
Tarentula Hispania 666 The Tarentula patient is hypersensitive to cold. He feels severe restlessness in the legs before going to sleep. This symptom is also present in Argentum, Lycopodium and Arsenic. The symptoms of Tarentula ailments are strictly periodic and timely. For example, if the patient has been afflicted on a Monday, then the next episode will also be on Monday. Sometimes, the sickness returns exactly after two weeks. Strict periodicity of the symptoms is peculiar to the venoms of animal origin. For example, the diseases resulting from snakebites are common in the spring. This well-known tendency is often quoted in time-old stories. The truth is that the snake does not bite the same person every year. There is only reactivation of the old snake bite wound, although the person feels as if he was bitten by the snake again. Lachesis is the best homoeopathic treatment for such patients and must be given in high potency. The exact timing of the recurrence of the symptoms of a Tarentula bite does not relate to a year or a month. Rather it is referable to days or a week. By the Grace of God, the relapsing type of malaria, which returns every week or fortnight may also be cured with Tarentula, if other remedies have failed. A Tarentula patient is extremely thirsty, bad- tempered, evil natured and cunning. He keeps on planning dangerous wicked schemes to harm others. A Tarentula woman is extremely cunning and can harm others with her evil designs. Her conversation is very threatening. She sees strange faces and has visual hallucinations of animals, demons, ghosts and other horrible figures. The restlessness and burning of Tarentula is similar to that of Arsenic. Burning of the hands and feet reminds one of Sulphur. Aversion of certain colours , especially red, resembles the aversion to red by the fighting bulls in Spain. They hate the colour red and rush to attack anything red. Arsenic neutralizes the ill effects of Tarentula. At the same time, if Tarentula fails to relieve a condition, Arsenic can be used instead. Tarentula ailments aggravate in the cold. Some of its symptoms resemble those of Sulphur. Tarentula can be very effective in the