Aranea Scinencia

(Gray Spider)

Pharmacy

aran-s. Araneascinencia. Gray spider. N. 0. Arachnida. Araneae. A gray spider found in Kentucky on old walls. Does not spin a web, N. 0. Arachnida. Tincture. Historical dose: All potencies.

Clinical

Debility. Eyes disorders. Headache.

Homeopathic

Aran-s. has been proved in le and 2c dilutions. One remarkable symptom noticed was "Constant twitching of under eyelids," which brings this spider into line with the chorea of Mygale.

Eyes inflamed, weak, watery, lids swollen. Rather profuse flow of saliva, sweet taste in mouth. Dull, stupid headache of considerable intensity, especially in upper back part of head, unable to rest for it, could not collect thoughts with it. Felt as if he had been drinking. All symptoms worse in a warm room.

Relations

Compare: (1) Spiders generally. (2) Tela, Agar. (3) Carb-v. - worse warm room, also Puls., Apis, Sulph.

References

Boericke. Clarke.

Not altogether without danger. According to F. Hobday, Tenaline is a much safer and more certain anthelmintic than Arecoline. He advises a dose of one minim of the solution to the pound-weight of the animal, either given pure or with a link of water. It is not to be given by injection.

The Hydrobromate of Arecoline has been used to cause contraction of the pupil. It acts more promptly and more energetically than Eserine, but its duration of action is shorter.

Increases the amplitude of pulsations of the heart. It arrests the heart's action in diastole in poisonous doses and in non-toxic doses increases the amplitude of the pulsations without increasing their frequency.

Acts also as a salivatory, according to Ricapet. It surpasses Pilocarpine as such. Serviceable in glaucoma. Useful for worms and parasites. It promotes the contractility of the intestines and as a tineafuge it requires no additional laxative. It should be given in pills coated with gelatin or keratin.

References

Boericke. Clarke.