Cantharis vesicotaria Anhang
[Alta Vogel]
Cantharis
vesicatoria (Spanish Fly)
At first
impression, it seems to belong to the acute miasm,
but Cantharis also matches the main feeling in the tubercular miasm, a sense of oppression. It is a feeling that one’s
weakness is being exploited.
The
reaction is violent. He feels harassed and let down by his own friends, and
reacts to this oppression violently (Sankaran, 1997:224). Some examples were extrapolated from
the software Encyclopedia Homoeopathica
(Archibel, 2004) to support this: “Pain; raw, sore,
burning in every part of body, internally and externally; with extreme
weakness” (Allen, 1879). GENERALS - WEAKNESS (Schroyens,
2001). “Oversensitiveness of every part
of body
& excessive weakness” (Vermeulen, 2000:376).
Great weakness (Vermeulen, 2002:375):• "Such
lassitude that she could hold nothing in her hands." • "Continually
tired, more esp. on right side of body."
"Considerable
prostration of strength, a sort of progressive languor." "The whole
body feels crushed to pieces; every part is sensitive, internally and
externally, with such weakness that she can scarcely rise from bed."
[Allen]
“Characteristic
of the remedy is that it produces very intense and violent inflammations that
develop extremely quickly. In urinary conditions the state proceeds with such
speed that within minutes the irritation and burning become so intense, that
the patient screams from pain when urinating. In Kent's words: 'When taken
internally it proceeds almost immediately to attack the urinary tract and
establish a uraemic state... The local inflammatory
condition comes on with great rapidity, and this brings the patient down
violently sick in a great hurry... The parts become gangrenous at an early
state.' “(Vithoulkas, 1992).
“Sexual
desire :increased both sexes; preventing sleep; violent priapism,
with excessive pain; violent frenzy of three days continuance; violent
headache; violent pain, as if sore, internally in the head; pain in the left
orbital
arch, as if
it was pressed violently with a blunt instrument; eructations
becoming daily more frequent and violent; violent thirst; violent retching and
vomiting of the contents of the stomach and bilious mucus; violent nausea”
(Allen, 1879).
Diseases -
VIOLENT, illnesses (Murphy, 1993).
BLADDER -
URGING to urinate - violent (Schroyens, 2001).
FEMALE GENITALIA
/ SEX - SEXUAL DESIRE - violent (Schroyens, 2001).
GENERALS -
VIOLENT COMPLAINTS (Schroyens, 2001).
MIND -
DELIRIUM - violent (Schroyens, 2001).
MIND - RAGE
- violent (Schroyens, 2001).
MIND -
VIOLENT (Schroyens, 2001).
The
following tubercular keywords were represented in Cantharis: “Head oppressed”
(Allen, 1879). “Breathing oppressed on account of constriction of the larynx”
(Allen, 1879).
“Oppression
of breathing, with sensation of constriction of the pharynx” (Clark, 1904).
MIND - MOOD
- changeable (Schroyens, 2001).
“The
emotional state may undergo changes from a cheerful and talkative mood to
discontent, great depression and despondency with incessant moaning, or an
introverted, pensive, sluggish and indifferent state of MIND” (Vithoulkas, 1992).
MIND -
DEFIANT (Murphy, 1993). “The inner tension that is expressed by restlessness
and anxiety finds genuine release only in sexual intercourse, but there are
also defensive and aggressive ways to bring it to the surface.
The proving
symptom 'Defiant and contradictory mood in the afternoon' is one manifestation
of it, which has been confirmed by clinical evidence” (Vithoulkas,
1992).
“Very
active, happy; she feels as if newly born” (Allen, 1879).
“Dreams
during the night, active, confused, not anxious” (Allen, 1879).
“A key-note
in this remedy that sometimes occurs during sexual activity is that pressure on
the throat is unbearable” (Vithoulkas, 1992).
FEVER -
INTENSE heat (Schroyens, 2001).
GENERALS
inflamed- intense (Schroyens, 2001).
“Stitches in the ovarian region, so bad that
are so painful / intense as to arrest breathing” (Vithoulkas,
1992).
Qualitative
analysis:
- Ideas
abundant, clearness ofMIND but their fatigue can lead
to mental passivity, confusion, and aversion to mental work
Mind -
ACTIVITY, mental - increased (Murphy, 1993).
MIND -
MEMORY, general, active - forgetful (Murphy, 1993).
MIND -
ACTIVITY - desires activity (Schroyens, 2001).
- Tend to
be feverish, sweating a lot
Abdomen -
HEAT - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001).
BLADDER -
URGING to urinate - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001).
EXTREMITIES
- COLDNESS - Hands - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001).
EXTREMITIES
- PAIN - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001).
EYE -
FEVER; during - agg. (Schroyens,
2001). “Secondary eczema about scrotum and genitals, following excessive
perspiration“ (Vermeulen, 2000:376).
“Symptoms
> during perspiration” (Vermeulen, 2002:377).
- Weakness
in respiratory system, leading to frequent coughs, colds and flu
“Hacking
cough, frequently” (Allen, 1879).
”Frequent
dry hacking cough” (Allen, 1879).
”Several
short paroxysms of dry cough, caused by irritation in the larynx, with more
rapid respiration and a sort of tightness in the chest” (Allen, 1879).
COUGH -
COUGH in general (Schroyens, 2001).
COUGH -
CROUPY (Schroyens, 2001).
COUGH -
EXPIRATION (Schroyens, 2001).
COUGH -
LOOSE (Schroyens, 2001).
RESPIRATION
- SUPERFICIAL (Schroyens, 2001).
RESPIRATION
- COMPLAINTS of respiration (Schroyens, 2001).
RESPIRATION
- DIFFICULT (Schroyens, 2001).
- Sensation
of being caught, suffocated and compressed (a picture of a man being trapped in
a very narrow tunnel)
CHEST -
OPPRESSION (Schroyens, 2001).
Abdomen -
PAIN - compressed; as if (Schroyens, 2001).
“Threatening
suffocation” (Allen, 1879) .
“Diphtheritic
inflammation of throat, with constriction amounting almost to suffocative
dyspnoea, etc.” (Allen, 1879).
RESPIRATION
- SUFFOCATION; attacks of (Schroyens, 2001).
RESPIRATION
- IMPEDED, obstructed (Schroyens, 2001).
“Burning or
biting about larynx, & contraction, or constriction almost to suffocation”
(Vermeulen, 2000:379).
“Fine but
sharply drawing pain in a narrow line extending downward, deep in the right
cervical muscles” (Allen, 1879).
EYE -
NARROWING of intervals between eyelids (Schroyens,
2001).
URETHRA -
NARROW; sensation as if - spasmodic (Schroyens,
2001).
- Time is
short, too much to be done
Dreams -
BUSY, dreams being (Murphy, 1993).
MIND - BUSY
- fruitlessly (Schroyens, 2001).
- Burnt
out, going towards total destruction
“There are sudden
attacks of unconsciousness, loss of strength, extreme weakness, prostration,
great emaciation, fainting and collapse and general coldness” (Vithoulkas, 1992).
-
Pathologies of tuberculosis
Larynx -
TUBERCULOSIS (Murphy, 1993).
Cantharis vesicatoria (Spanish Fly)
At first impression, it seems to belong to the acute miasm, but Cantharis also matches the main feeling in the tubercular miasm, a sense of oppression. It is a feeling that one’s weakness is being exploited. Reaction violent. He feels harassed and let down by his own friends, and reacts to this oppression violently (Sankaran, 1997:224). Some examples extrapolated from the software Encyclopedia Homoeopathica (Archibel, 2004) to support this: „Pain; raw, sore, burning in every part of body, internally and externally; with extreme weakness“(Allen, 1879).
GENERALS WEAKNESS (Schroyens, 2001). „Oversensitiveness of every part of body & excessive weakness“(Vermeulen, 2000: 376).
Great weakness (Vermeulen, 2002: 375): "Such lassitude that she could hold nothing in her hands." "Continually tired, more esp. on right side of body." "Considerable prostration of strength, a sort of progressive languor." "The whole body feels crushed to pieces; every part is sensitive, internally and externally, with such weakness that she can scarcely rise from bed." [Allen] „Characteristic of the remedy is that it produces very intense and violent inflammations that develop extremely quickly. In urinary conditions the state proceeds with such speed that within minutes the irritation and burning become so intense, that the patient screams from pain when urinating. In Kent's words: 'When taken internally it proceeds almost immediately to attack the urinary tract and establish a uraemic state... The local inflammatory condition comes on with great rapidity, and this brings the patient down violently sick in a great hurry... The parts become gangrenous at an early state„ (Vithoulkas, 1992). „Sexual desire : increased both sexes; preventing sleep; violent priapism, with excessive pain; violent frenzy of three days continuance; violent headache; violent pain, as if sore, internally in the head; pain in the left orbital arch, as if it was pressed violently with a blunt instrument; eructations becoming daily more frequent and violent; violent thirst; violent retching and vomiting of the contents of the stomach and bilious mucus; violent nausea“ (Allen, 1879).
MIND - DELIRIUM violent (Schroyens, 2001). MIND - RAGE violent (Schroyens, 2001). MIND VIOLENT (Schroyens, 2001). BLADDER - URGING to urinate violent (Schroyens, 2001). FEMALE GENITALIA/SEX - SEXUAL DESIRE violent (Schroyens, 2001). GENERALS - VIOLENT COMPLAINTS (Schroyens, 2001). Diseases - VIOLENT, illnesses (Murphy, 1993). The following tubercular keywords were represented in Cantharis: „Head oppressed“(Allen, 1879). „Breathing oppressed on account of constriction of the larynx“(Allen, 1879). „Oppression of breathing, with sensation of constriction of the pharynx“(Clark, 1904). MIND - MOOD changeable (Schroyens, 2001). „The emotional state may undergo changes from a cheerful and talkative mood to discontent, great depression and despondency with incessant moaning, or to an introverted, pensive, sluggish and indifferent state of mind“ (Vithoulkas, 1992).
Mind DEFIANT (Murphy, 1993). „The inner tension that is expressed by restlessness and anxiety finds genuine release only in sexual intercourse, but there are also defensive and aggressive ways to bring it to the surface. The proving symptom 'Defiant and contradictory mood in the afternoon' is one manifestation of it, which has been confirmed by clinical evidence“ (Vithoulkas, 1992).
„Very active, happy; she feels as if newly born“ (Allen, 1879).
„Dreams during the night, active, confused, not anxious“ (Allen, 1879).
„A key-note in this remedy that sometimes occurs during sexual activity is that pressure on the throat is unbearable“ (Vithoulkas, 1992).
FEVER - INTENSE heat (Schroyens, 2001). GENERALS - INFLAMMATION intense (Schroyens, 2001). „Stitches in the ovarian region, so bad that are so painful/intense as to arrest breathing“ (Vithoulkas, 1992).
Qualitative analysis: - Ideas abundant, clearness ofMIND but their fatigue can lead to mental passivity, confusion, and aversion to mental work Mind - ACTIVITY, mental increased (Murphy, 1993). Mind - MEMORY, general, active forgetful (Murphy, 1993). MIND - ACTIVITY - desires activity (Schroyens, 2001). - Tend to be feverish, sweating a lot EYE - FEVER; during - agg. (Schroyens, 2001). ABDOMEN - HEAT - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001). BLADDER - URGING to urinate - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001). EXTREMITIES - COLDNESS - Hands - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001). E XTREMITIES - PAIN - fever, during (Schroyens, 2001). „Secondary eczema about scrotum and genitals, following excessive perspiration“ (Vermeulen, 2000: 376). „Symptoms > during perspiration“ (Vermeulen, 2002: 377).
- Weakness in respiratory system, leading to frequent coughs, colds and flu „Hacking cough, frequently“ (Allen, 1879).
„Frequent dry hacking cough“ (Allen, 1879).
„Several short paroxysms of dry cough, caused by irritation in the larynx, with more rapid respiration and a sort of tightness in the chest“(Allen, 1879).
COUGH - COUGH in general (Schroyens, 2001). COUGH CROUPY (Schroyens, 2001). COUGH EXPIRATION (Schroyens, 2001). COUGH LOOSE (Schroyens, 2001). RESPIRATION SUPERFICIAL (Schroyens, 2001). RESPIRATION - COMPLAINTS of respiration (Schroyens, 2001). RESPIRATION DIFFICULT (Schroyens, 2001). - Sensation of being caught, suffocated and compressed (a picture of a man being trapped in a very narrow tunnel) ABDOMEN - PAIN - compressed; as if (Schroyens, 2001). CHEST OPPRESSION (Schroyens, 2001). „Threatening suffocation“ (Allen, 1879) .
„Diphtheritic inflammation of throat, with constriction amounting almost to suffocative dyspnoea, etc.“ (Allen, 1879).
RESPIRATION - SUFFOCATION; attacks of (Schroyens, 2001). RESPIRATION - IMPEDED, obstructed (Schroyens, 2001). „Burning or biting about larynx, & contraction, or constriction almost to suffocation“ (Vermeulen, 2000: 379).
„Fine but sharply drawing pain in a narrow line extending downward, deep in the right cervical muscles“ (Allen, 1879).
EYE - NARROWING of intervals between eyelids (Schroyens, 2001). URETHRA - NARROW; sensation as if spasmodic (Schroyens, 2001). - Time is short, too much to be done Dreams - BUSY, dreams being (Murphy, 1993). Mind - BUSY fruitlessly (Schroyens, 2001). - Burnt out, going towards total destruction „There are sudden attacks of unconsciousness, loss of strength, extreme weakness, prostration, great emaciation, fainting and collapse and general coldness“ (Vithoulkas, 1992).
- Pathologies of tuberculosis Larynx - TUBERCULOSIS (Murphy, 1993).
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