Naja mossambica Anhang

[Dr. Farokh Master]

It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa, second only to the Afriican Mamba snake. It can spit its venom cuasing severe local tissue destruction.

Morphology:

It is relatively small and slender in its proportions as compared to other cobras. It has a huge head with large swollen venom glands which can be seen very clearly and the sides of its head. It has large eyes with round

pupils. They measure 70-120 cms with a maximum of 150 cms. The tail is long and it has a cylindrical body. They usually are a pale orange red colour, with a broad steel blue or black throat band, but the colour varies

according to where the snake is found ranging from reddish to yellow, pinkish, pink-grey, pale red or steel grey.

Habitat:

Found in the Eastern parts of Africa i.e. Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia and Northern Sudan. The Mozambique snake prefers grasslands, semi desert regions and they are often found near water holes where they hunt on

frogs. The adults are nocturnal and during the day hide underground or in termite hills and old logs.

Behaviour:

The Mozambique snake, in captivity is a fairly pleasant and calm snake. However, if they are freshly caught they are quite ferocious and defensive, hissing loudly and readily spitting venom in the direction of their attacker

at a distance of 2-3 meters with remarkable accuracy. They can be nervous, can rear up to as much as two-thirds of its length and spread its long narrow hood. They feed on amphibians, reptiles, birds, eggs and mammals.

They are known to be cannibalistic; hence, juveniles and smaller specimens are day active while adults are nocturnal.

Toxicology:

It spits its venom causing severe local tissue destruction. Venom to the eyes can also cause impaired vision or blindness.

Prover 1.

Constitutional:

24/F

No physical complaints.

Speech: Hasty

Generals: Appetite - Can tolerate hunger

Aversion: leafy vegetables

Craving: sweets, chicken

Thirst: Thirstless

Thermals:

Hot

Perspiration: on upper lip

Female organs: Menses - no complaints, regular

Sleep: on back

Mind: Sensitive to criticism/sensitive to opinion of others

Delusion: ugly she is

Loves to write poems, of disappointments?

Inferiority complex

Disappointment in love

Image conscious

Ambitious

Proving:

08/10/09

Face: Eruption: Pustular: on glabella: forehead

Disappeared after 3 days

09/10/09

Dreams: Mother nursing her child

10/10/09

Dreams: Missing bus, when I was about to wake up

12/10/09: 15/10/09

Nose: Coryza with Obstructed of nose

Snuffles

Throat: Infection

16/10/09

Generals: Feverish & giddiness inspite of having enough breakfast

Vertigo: with sensation that I will fall to the l. side

Mind: Dullness the entire day

Confused

Concentration difficult

18/10/09

Mouth: Aphthae: hot feeling: < touch/< water/< spicy food

23/10/09

Chest: Soreness: r. mammae < menses during

24/10/09

Rectum: Diarrhoea < menses during

Medicine stopped for 2 days.

05/11/09

Face: Eruption: l. eye-brow

07/11/09

Mouth: Persistent bad taste in mouth on getting up in morning

12/11/09

Dreams: I am in a very unsophisticated area, maybe a place for prostitution. I am being pursued by a lady to get involved in prostitution this lady is a foreigner, but somehow escaped.

13/11/09: 16/11/09

Extremities: Numbness - l. thumb

„As if electric current flowing through it when holding any object”

18/11/09

Dreams: I am with my old school friends and having fun after many days, happy feeling

19/11/09

Dreams: Many, but unable to remember after waking up

20/11/09

Dreams: Of missing the train

23/11/09

Mind: Egotism ++, as I fought with my dad, gave back answers to him on a very silly reason

Anger at trifle

Anger: violent

Repentance after anger

24/11/09

During the day I saw a documentary of bomb blast.

Dreams: I am one of the victims in it.

26/11/09

Dreams: Friends from different places gathered together

27/11/09

Generalities: Sensation of imbalance while travelling in train

Suffocation in crowded places

01/12/09

Dreams: Of missing the train

02/12/09

Dreams: Of ghosts

One girl who has already died who was her junior came in her dreams and started smothering her, chases her everywhere. Was frightened a lot in the dream.

Body parts exposed

13/12/09

Female organs: Menses: early by 12days

17/12/09

Rectum: Diarrhoea < morning associated with weakness

21/12/09

Generals: Hypoglycemic episode when I was standing in train

Giddiness with cold perspiration

Rectum: Diarrhoea

28/12/09

Dreams: I couldn’t reach the clinic on time in spite of trying hard. It was my 3rd late remark so I was considered as absent for that day.

04/01/10

Female organs: Menses: early by 10 days

10/01/10

Dreams: Scary, so woke up

Somebody was on my neck, it was dark all around, I was unable to utter a single word for help

12/01/10

Mind: Irritability increased

Anger: violent followed by sadness.

Feeling of guilt, blaming myself for being aggressive at trifles, and ultimately cried for a long period

16/01/10

Throat: Infection

Pus pocket in the r. tonsil

Sensation of rawness “As if inflamed” < after eating non-veg/chocolates

Took Merc.i.f

19/01/10

Generals: Giddiness - once in the evening

Suddenly I felt weak, “As if all gone sensation in the stomach”

Extremities: Trembling of palms

30/01/10

Mouth: Pain - l. gums as if pricking pain It was in my teeth

It lasted for 3 days

Nose: Coryza on and off

Discharge: thick, yellowish, green > blowing the nose

Cough: Loose < after eating

Rectum: Constipation, unsatisfactory stools

Stools: Hard

Female organs: Leucorrhoea: albuminous, < exertion

02/02/10

Face: Eruptions: acne: chin - since one month which became reddish and inflamed

Associated with tenderness and itching

07/02/10

Face: Mandibular lymph nodes - palapable

Tender to touch

17/02/10

Face: Multiple lymphnodes (sub-mental and mandibular)

Generals: Feverish feeling

PS 200 (potency increased)

Proving:

03/04/10

Chest: Pain - suddenly I had deep seated but very mild pain in the region of hear.

06/04/10

Extremities: Trembling of the left thumb

07/04/10

Dreams: A baby is born, soon I realized that it is mine. When I woke up in the morning, I experienced motherly feelings. I was very happy in that dream, the feeling was that of contentment.

10/04/10

Vertigo: Imbalance while walking, and falling towards left side

11/04/10

Throat: R. tonsil had pus pocket.

No pain or difficulty in swallowing.

It happened once before while proving.

12/04/10

Stomach: While travelling by train, sudden nausea with giddiness “As if a hypoglycemic episode is going to occur”

Extremities: Legs gave out as if there is no strength

Perspiration: Cold

I felt relieved after having food.

Female organs: Menses on 12/04/10

Leucorrhoea - Albuminous < exertion (through-out drug proving)

13/04/10

Mouth: Aphthae: left cheek - burning pain in affected region < eating; > drinking cold water

Prover 2.

Constitutional:

25/F

Chief complaint

Head Pain -vertex or right side. Throbbing, unbearable pain + nausea; < sun/tying her hair; > vomiting

Phonophobia (= fear of loud sounds) and photophobia.

Physical Generals

Appetite: Normal

Craves: Fruits

Thirst: Normal

Stool: Normal

Urine: Normal

Thermals:

Hot

Perspiration: Axilla, offensive

Female organs: Menstrual history: no complaints

Stomach: Motion sickness +

Sleep: No fixed position

Dreams: Many, chain of dreams in one nap.

Mind: Fear of ghosts

Perfectionist

Extroverted

Loves travelling and adventure

Loves drawing, painting

Loves dancing

Loves music

Creative

Proving:

11/09/09

Throat:

Irritation

Dreams: Saw 1 - 2 lice in hair

Religious dream - going to a temple and reciting a prayer loudly

12/9/09

Female organs: Menses - too early,

Color – dark

Scanty

Dreams: Of war

13/09/09

Female organs:

Menses - few drops

Dark red to brown

14/09/09

Female organs:

Menses: clotted, stringy

Dark brown

Scanty ++

15/09/09

Female organs: Menses - scanty flow

Stringy, clotted, dark brown

Face: Tiny eruptions, 1-2

16/09/09

Female organs: Menses - few drops

17/09/09

Female organs: Menses: lasted too long but few drops

Clotted and dark, non-offensive

Dreams: Religious

18/09/09

Dreams: Of war

19/09/09

Dreams: Of going in a train with a baby to a wedding

20/09/09

Head: Mild Pain - evening - right side head

< Leaving hair open

Mind: Stress

21/09/09

Head: Pain - morning: 5 h., got up with headache

Severe r. sided headache, < bending head down, not > by sleeping, > vomiting

22/09/09

Head: Mild heaviness in head

No symptoms from 23/09/09 - 25/09/09

26/09/09

Throat: Irritation: mild

27/09/09

Dreams: Many, but don’t remember, but I feel that I am brave after those dreams

28/09/09

Female organs: Menses: delayed by almost 10 days

Flow: dark maroon/clotted/scanty

Dreams: Many in one sleep, but not remembered

March 2010

Dreams: Of dead grandfather who is hospitalized and is going to die soon and he is telling me if I can do anything, then rubs my occiput

-Of Saibaba & he is having photos of Lord Ganesha

-Of cheques

Female organs: Menses - delayed by 12 days

Head: Migraine: headache - frequency increased

Potency increased to C 200.

No symptoms from 10/03/10 - 14/03/10

15/03/10

Dreams:

I am killing my brother as there was a lot of studies to be done and I couldn’t manage as there were many people at home (there were only 5 of them)

But then I was crying in sleep as I repented for doing it. I had planned to kill my sister also but because I repented killing my brother I didn’t kill my sister.

16/03/10

Head: Heaviness in head - 18 – 19 h.

Felt like an aura of megrim but it didn’t blow up to a full blown headache.

17/03/10

Dreams: Studying in a college, have many friends, just doing time pass, not studying till the last day of exams. Trying to study on last day and got a little tensed as I came to know the date of exam

18/03/10

Dreams: Doing some card gambling for the first time and winning the game. Got lots of money, few were little torn notes.

19/03/10

Dreams: Standing outside a temple, refusing to take a bath again to enter in, bored to have bath for pooja

20/03/10

Head: Mild heaviness of the head in the evening at 6 h. < night

Dreams: Had gone to some hill station with friends, the hill station had red soil.

We were shopping something from the localities over there.

Extremities: Jerking - r. foot < sleep during for 30 secs.

21/03/10

Eyes: Flickering of l. eye-lid occurs on and off < morning

Female organs: Leucorrhoea - watery, gushing ++

Dreams: Trying to bunk college very smartly without getting caught. My friends managed to escape, but I was seen by the principal at the gate, as he was entering the college in his car. Yet, I left the premises in front of him

courageously. Then I was planning with my friends about which movie to see.

22/03/10

Dreams: My grandmother is gifting me a watch, which has many small tube-lights fitted in it. It was dark at night when she gifted so I just switched on one by one all the tube-lights. I was expecting to see some spirits hidden

in the room with that light, but did not see any.

Extremities: Jerking of r. foot < night lying while

24/03/10

Mind: Irritability at trifles (would lose her cool in front of patients)

Mistakes in spelling

25/03/10

Dreams: Of a romantic scene between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor

26/03/10

Dreams: One of my recently made friend develops some auto immune neuropathy with some skin eruptions. One of his young nephew develops tendency to catch cold and cough.

27/03/10

Dreams: Don’t remember

28/03/10

Dreams: Don’t remember

30/03/10

Dreams: I am painting a landscape, in which the main thing was to paint a moon, which took me 3 - 4 hours to paint.

Prover 3:

Constitutional:

26/F

Chief complaints: Recurrent sinusitis since childhood.

1] Hoarseness of voice with irritation and inflammation of throat followed by dry cough which latter becomes rattling.

Mucus from throat: Yellow colour < Dust/smoke/cold drinks/ice-cream

Dullness & Sleepiness with complaint.

2] Acidity: Retrosternal burning, Gastric headache, Bloating of abdomen. < after heavy meal, spicy food.

Physical generals:

Appetite: Easy satiety

Thirst: Thirsty

Craving: Cheese, Milk products,

Aversion: Papaya

Urine: NAD

Stool: NAD

Perspiration: Profuse (upper body)

Sun: Cant tolerate

Thermal: Hot

Sleeps: on sides

Menstrual History: Pain in thighs and hypogastrium and legs before menses and on 1st day of menses.

Cycle: Regular

Mind: Sensitive to rudeness and reprimands. Gets hur. easily on smallest matter and can’t forget hurts. Keeps on thinking about it. Reserved. Shy. Anger with taciturnity, anger at triffles. Cannot bear domination.

Weeping with anger.

Life situation:

Childhood: Very polite, sincere and obedient child. Timid.

Lives with parents and younger brother. Relationships are good. Attached to mother.

Proving:

13/06/09

Face: Eruptions: l. eyebrow and inner margin of right nostril Nodular on touch, red papules, painless

15/0609

Extremities: Boils over left thigh vesicular

16/06/09

Extremities: Another vesicular eruption on left thigh, slightly painful to touch

18/06/009

Chest: Few more papular red eruptions - l. chest

19/06/09

Chest: Eruption: papular - r. side

R. mammary gland

20/06/09

Face: Eruption: chin papular: painful

No pus

23/06/09

Back: Stiffness: lumbar region < morning waking on (lasted for a month)

25/06/09

Head: Vertex - „As if worm was crawling”

25/09/09

Face: Eruptions - papular

27/09/09

Nose: Sinusitis

Stopped the drug for a long time

21/10/09: 22/10/09

No symptoms

23/10/09

Extremities: Folliculitis on right forearm, small white vesicular without pain.

24/10/09

Extremities: Folliculitis continues

Chest: Pain - left mammae just below the nipple.

Shooting pain ? stitching pain? > light pressure

Extremities: Numbness of the hands and legs

25/10/09

Complaints - SQ

26/10/09

Extremities: Numbness of extremities left > right < exertion

Sleep: Drowsiness throughout the day, desire to close her eyes and rest

Head: Pain - dull, on the forehead < afternoon till night > sleeping

27/10/09

Sleep: Drowsiness <

Head: Pain < afternoon, but intensity was less and > pressure

Chest: Pain - mammae left side

Nose: Obstructed r. side < night < lying down

28/10/09

Nose: Obstructed < morning on waking

Discharge - thin, scanty, right > left

Post nasal discharge

January 2010

Chest: On the 3rd day - pain in the left breast, intermittent pain which lasted for 10 - 15 min and happened several times in a day.

Pain was felt over a par.icular spot, better by pressing over that spot, this lasted for 7 - 8 days. Palpitations on around 11th day, < lying down,

Female organs: Menses - 4 days early

Extremities: Pain in the thighs

Abdomen: Pain in hypogastrium which I normally experience before and during menses seemed to be much less since last 2 months. During menses - rash

over the gluteal region (bilateral) with itching. It went away 1 - 2 days after menses.

Mind: More sympathetic towards poor and needy people than before Secondly, when I am walking around on the road and especially the station, few faces seem to appear known to me at the first glance, and later

when I have a second look at them to make sure then I realize that I don’t recognize them. This has never happened before and still continues.

February 2010

Chest: On the 3rd day - pain in the left breast similar to what was experienced in last month, but in addition there was pain also in the right breast this time and pain in the retrosternal region, heaviness over the retrosternal

region, pain left > right.

Female organs: Menses - early by 4 days again, but this time there was no rash.

Extremities: Pain in thighs and hypogastrium which I normally have, seems to have lessened.

Dreams: Saw a lion, tiger and a leopard together in the dream. Saw myself talking with them but at same time was very scared of them in the dream.

Mind: Symptoms were the same as in the last month.

Prover 4.

Constitutional:

22/F

Scoliosis since 3years: Pain in lower back < standing for long.

Pain in the legs: cramping < standing for long.

Delayed menses: since 4-5 years.

Delayed by 2 months. Dark red flow.

Physical generals:

Appetite: normal:

Thirst: normal

Desires: fruits, fruit juices, sweets, spices

Aversion: oily, fried food.

Perspiration: scanty, back

Sleep: sound, on abdomen.

Dreams: of daily activities

Urine and stool: normal.

Thermals: hot patient

Mind: Sensitive (to criticism). Weeps easily. Cannot share her emotions easily. Obstinate. Loves dancing. Aristic. Organized. Low self confidence.

Opinionated. Vulnerable. Cannot see horrible scenes.

Proving:

03/02/10 to 14/02/10

No symptoms

15/02/10

Female organs: Menses: delayed

21/02/10

Female organs: Leucorrhoea: thick, white, with itching, < afternoon, evening

26/02/10

Throat: Irritation

Tendency to hawk

Stomach: Thirst: increased

02/03/10

Throat: Irritation

Female organs: Leucorrhoea: thick, white, with itching

21/03/10

Generals: Feverish feeling

Throat: Pain and irritation

Tendency to hawk

Stomach: Appetite reduced

10/04/10

Drug taken 4 times

Throat: Irritation

Itching

Tickling sensation

Urge to swallow all the time

Wants to clear the throat all the time (hawking disposition??), > swallowing liquids

05/04/2010

Drug taken 4 times

Female organs: Menses delayed, not yet appeared

Sleep: Sleepless until 2 h. but was very fresh and not sleepy at all

Even the next day I was not dull at all, no irritability (we can put this under mind?)

12/04/10

Sleep: Sleepless until 4 h., yet I was very fresh

No dullness / irritability the next day (we can put this under mind?)

Female organs: Menses delayed, not yet appeared

Extremities: Cramps in the calf muscles, r. > l., > pressure

Prover 5.

Constitutional:

24/M

Tendency to catch cold < draft of air/< change of weather/< winter

Sinusitis < sour

Constipation

Headache < sun/< hot weather.

Cough < winter.

Physical generals:

Appetite: gourmand.

Thirst: cold water.

Desires: cold drinks, ice creams, chips.

Aversion: hot drinks.

Urine: increased frequency at night.

Perspiration: face.

Itching all over the body < sun.

Thermal: chilly.

Mentals: Aversion to responsibility. Very low self confidence. Dependent on others for his work. Pampered. Very restless, cannot sit in one place. Anger +++<

contradiction. Talkative. Cannot tolerate domination. Offended by slightest word.

Proving:

04/02/10

Stomach:

Acidity followed by vomiting

Urine:

Dark, yellow

05/02/10

Generals: Weakness, unable to stand

Weight loss

06/02/10

Stomach: Nausea < smell of food, < evening

Appetite: reduced

Vomiting < immediately after food.

Craves: cold drinks, fruit juices

Chest: Palpitation

Mind: Aggressive

10/02/10

Stomach: Acidity < spicy food, > cold drinks

Appetite increased

Urine: Frequency reduced

Perspiration: Profuse < slightest exertion, < standing

Generals: Craves: cold drinks

Chest: Palpitation < exertion

Head: Pain < exposure to sun

Hair fall has reduced compared to before

Eyes: Discharge: sticky, < morning

Dreams: Of fight between two people whom I don’t know

Mind: Irritability +++

Aggressive nature

Fear of being alone ++

Restlessness has increased

Prover 6.

Constitutional:

25/M

Chief Complaint: Congenital history of right inguinal hernia.

Heaviness in the right inguinal region < coughing < eating after < exertion; > pressure.

Acute pain in the above region occasionally.

Tendency to catch cold with fever < standing or lying on a cold surface.

Pain in throat < cold food and drinks, < sour food and drinks.

Head pain < cold drinks/cold weather/cold air/wet hair/sun exposure.

Physical generals:

Appetite: reduced

Desire: sour++, sweets++, extra salt, warm food & drinks.

Aversion: pungent, oily food.

Weakness & head pain < fasting for long.

Thirst: Reduced

Stools: Has to rush for stools as soon as he gets up in the morning.

Thermals: Chilly

Perspiration: Scanty, on tip of nose, forehead, axilla.

Sleep: on abdomen

Restless in sleep

Dreams: Of day to day activities.

Of things which I was unable to do in real life.

Mouth: Salivation sleep during.

Mouth open while sleeping.

Nose: Sensitive to strong odor.

Stomach: Nausea & vomiting - < riding in a bus/car

Vertigo: Looking from high places

Mind: Desires music

Anxiety at trifles

Fear: high places

Sensitive, easily gets hurt

Brooding over past events

Unwanted thoughts throughout the day & night

Want of self-Confidence

Loves: adventure

Dependent

Memory weak for names, places

Weeps: when emotionally hurt

Loves: sympathy

Anger: suppressed

Reserved, but likes company

Shy, introverted

Anxiety: health of family

Negative thinking

Anticipatory anxiety

Fearful person

Aversion to quarrels

Sympathetic

Loves to help people unconditionally

Childhood: I never demanded anything as a child. Father died when I was 10 yrs old, it still hurts him.

He sits & cries sometimes.

As a child he was very timid and shy.

I can never concentrate on one thing due to which I make mistakes. After my father’s death I never had fun or friends or any sor. of enjoyment. In my college life also, no new friends as I was not comfortable with new

people. Philosophical by nature and I have my own philosophies by which I live. I cannot say no to anybody. I tend to do things to please people.

PROVER’S SYMPTOMS

13/03/10

Head: Pain + stiffness of the neck

15/03/10

Head: Pain - with nausea, with neck stiffness

Neck: Pain in nape of neck

Vertigo: < turning head quickly

Generals: Sensation of heat in body < evening

Chest: Palpitation < slight exertion, < slight anxiety

Mind: I am able to express my anger more easily

Abdomen: Gaseous distention < morning 9 – 11 h., with heaviness in liver region

Stomach: Appetite: reduced

Eructations < eating/drinking

Respiration: Difficult < slight exertion

Mind: Anger at trifles

Prover 7.

Constitutional:

25/F

Pain in the umbilical region, radiating to anus since 2-3 yrs - on & off < during stool

Tendency to catch cold, coryza with fever < dust/cow’s milk/cold drinks

Allergic constitution

Headache from strong odors

Associated with nausea > eating

Pain in both lower limbs < sitting for long

Sciatica < l. limb

Chronic headaches: forehead < emotional excitement: < lack of sleep/hunger/strong odors/sun

Acne, greasy face

Tendency to scar: after every injury

Abdomen “As if distende”

Physical Generals:

Appetite: Cannot tolerate hunger: sweating, trembling, giddiness, headache

Craves: chocolates, pungent

Aversion: meat++, garlic

Stool: constipation

Urine: Normal

Thermals:

Hot

Perspiration: Scalp, back

Female organs: Irritability & dullness before menses

Itching & burning of vagina before menses

Sleep: on l. side

Mind: Conscientious

< untidiness

Fastidious

Duty ++

Cannot support injustice

Righteous person

Dogmatic

Sympathetic

Benevolent

Cannot answer when emotionally upset

Sensitive to criticism, to rudeness.

Anger: weeping alone

Injustice cannot support

Religious

Fear of lizards

Reserved

Proving:

Month of March & April

Chest: Eczema - axilla – r. more than l.

Eczema below my right breast

Itching < touch of water

Tremendous itching and feels > after itching

Female organs: Eczema in groin

Dreams: I have my maths paper, a subject which like. I am in the examination room, it is a 3 hours paper and 2 hours have passed and I am still solving the first question but I still am very calm and positive that I will solve

The remaining paper in last 1 hr.

I have completed my BHMS but some new rule is there that we have to do B.Sc after BHMS, so I went to the college to take admission but I saw there that all my classmates had already taken the admission and classes had

started 1 month ago. And then I was surprised that how come my friends didn’t inform me about the B.Sc. But I was neither anxious, nor angry, instead I was very calm and positive.

Mind: I am observing since many days that now I don’t get angry on seeing messy room, earlier I used to shout and scold seeing things scattered around

Female organs: Menses are still less

Back: Pain after menses

Eyes: Chalazion - left lower lid, it is not going and increasing in size.

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