This remedy comes from a large bird spider from Brazil (not from Cuba,
as most Materia Medica books suggest). It is one of the oldest species on
earth. This type of spider
is 150 million years older than the well-known Tarentula hispanica;
hence it has existed long before the dinosaurs. Mygale is a very primitive but
efficiently built spider.
It has no eyes, but instead has 8 different kinds of hearing-hairs on
its 8 arms, with which it makes a 3-dimensional picture. It can catch small
birds out of the air.
The male Mygale lives only for 2 years, while the female lives for 35
years. The male has a dangerous life searching for females to mate with, while
the females stay
underground in their holes for most of the lives. Therefore, the males
mature very quickly in order for them to mate within their short lives. Mygale
is one of the most
hairy spiders. Although very sluggish, they can strike very quickly.
[Willem Woutman Utrecht, The Netherlands]
Mygale does not have webs; instead, they weave dense, white, tubular
nests between leaves in the cracks of old tree trunks. Mygale (most spiders)
has a very small
esophagus, hence cannot eat large animals. The Mygale can jump high and
climb trees.
Mygal child: Agar. Stram. Tarent. and Ziz.
Mind:
Fidgetiness (hands).
Likes fast, loud and rhythmic music.
Restless children who talk and act quickly.
Physical:
Restless: Constant motion (hands and feet).
Sensitive to noise, touch, and vibration.
> afternoon sleep.
Chilly.
Extremely hairy children.
Predominantly right-sided.
Tendency to lymphangitis.
Other important symptoms
Mind:
Active, aggressive, and restless children (morning on waking).
Sensitive to music, noise, touch, and vibration.
Desire to play with ropes.
Fear of death and narrow places.
Make many gestures (one arm and one leg).
Revengeful.
Speech inarticulate; words are jerked out in an effort to talk.
Head:
Examination findings:
- Head falling off to one side, usually the
right.
- 1. Throws head backward, 2. forward with a
jerk.
Eyes:
Examination findings:
- Eyelids open and shut rapidly.
Ears:
Acute earache (r.)/< after midnight, driving the child out of bed.
Hearing acute and sharp.
Acute earache: have never failed to treat acute pain in the ear that
wakes the child up crying in the middle of the night. Start with Ferr-p. and if
fails, then may use Cham.
Face:
Facial tics (imitating someone).
Examination findings:
- Anxious expression.
- Constant twitching of the facial muscles.
- Distortion of face in the mornings.
- Face is hot and flushed.
Mouth:
Grinding of teeth with a tendency to bite his tongue in sleep.
Examination findings:
- Mouth opens and shuts rapidly.
Stomach:
Excessive thirst during fever.
Nausea with violent palpitations occurs as a concomitant with many
symptoms.
Aversion to food.
Urinary organs:
Burning hot, and scalding urine.
Increased urination.
Respiratory organs:
Difficult respiration, with anxiety.
Back:
Spasms and twitching after injuries.
Examination findings:
- Opisthotonos.
- Torticollis.
Limbs:
Chorea and other involuntary movements > during sleep (like Agar. and
reverse of Ziz.), < in the morning/from motion
Awkward legs causing stumbling when walking.
Examination findings:
- Intense redness in streaks, following the
lymphatic course of the legs, all the way from the calves up the body.
- Involuntary convulsive movements of the limbs
(r.)
- Legs are in constant involuntary motion while
sitting (Zinc) and are dragged when attempting to walk.
- Restlessness: Constant motion, especially of
the hands and feet. Finds it impossible to keep his hands still for a single
minute.
- Shrugging or convulsive movement of the
shoulders.
Sleep:
Restless
Skin:
Examination findings:
- Carbuncles.
Fever:
Chill, with trembling of the whole body.
Excessive thirst with fever.
Flushed face and dry, brown coating on tongue with heat.
Intense chill, followed by heat.
Generals:
Constant motion of the whole body.
Unsteady gait.
Chilly.
Emaciation of the body in choreic affections.
Inability to walk or stand properly.
Periodic complaints.
Predominantly a right-sided remedy.
Red streaks along the lymphatic channels.
Twitching and convulsive jerking of muscles.
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