Ophiophagus hannah =  Königskobra

 

Vergleich:

Repertorium_naja_+_naja_mossambica_+_ophiophagus

Siehe: Schlangen allgemein + Cobras general. + Repertorium. (Naja haje. + Naja mossambica. + Ophiophagus Hannah).

 

[Dr Farokh Master]

Ophiophagus Hannah: King Cobra

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. It is fierce, agile and can produce large amounts of highly potent venom in a single bite making it the most dangerous, feared Asiatic snakes.

Morphology:

The king cobra’s head is large and massive bearing 2 fangs about ½ inch long through which they transfer venom into their prey by their bite. They have two black beady eyes located on the front.

The neck is exaggerated due to folds of loose skin on either side of it. On an average, they measure 3.6–4 m (12–13 feet) in length and typically weighs about 6 kg (13.2 lb).

Their color varies from olive green, brown to black interspersed with yellow or white crossbands (chevrons). The underbelly is creamy or pale yellow. Juveniles are shiny black with narrow yellow bands.

Habitat: The King cobra is found in the South-east Asian rainforests preferring rainy and humid climates/lives in dense highland forests areas with  lakes and streams.

Behaviour: King Cobras use their forked tongues to receive chemical information in the form of smell by drawing scents into their mouth and transfer them to a special sensory receptor called ‘Jacobson's Organ’ located in the roof of its mouth. Hence by flicking their forked tongue they are able to locate their prey and attack them.

They have exceptionally good vision and can see up to 330 ft (100 m) away. King cobras do not chew their prey, but swallow them whole hence to allow the jaw bones flexibility, the jaw bones are attached loosely by pliable ligaments. As the King cobra is swallowing its prey, the toxins start digesting the prey. When they feel threatened, they raise up one-third of their body, flattening the neck, showing the fangs and hissing loudly. They are easily irritated by closely approaching objects or sudden movements. The King Cobra is a carnivore and eats mainly other snakes, but will eat lizards, frogs, and sometimes small mammals. The King Cobra is the only snake that builds a nest and guards it until the eggs hatch.

Toxicology: When the King Cobra is born, its venom is as strong as the adult's venom. It will also sometimes spit in its prey's eyes which stings and will kill rapidly if it gets into the blood stream. The poison is a neurotoxin that paralyzes the nervous system of its prey.

 

[Manjunatha, India]

Untersucht ein Molekül aus dem Gift der Königskobra, dass 20 -200x stärker wirkt als Morphin- und ebenfalls oral verabreicht werden kann.

Das kleine Molekül aus 11 Aminosäuren werde von der Mundscheimhaut absorbiert, wenn es unter der Zunge platziert wird, sagt er.

Manjunatha, der Patente für Dutzende weitere Moleküle aus Schlangengift hält, wurde in einem kleinen Dorf in Indien geboren, umgeben von Wald. Viele Menschen hätten dort wegen Schlangenbissen Gliedmaßen verloren oder sogar ihr Leben, erinnert er sich. Als junger Forscher wollte er verstehen, was das Gift so gefährlich macht. "Warum sind menschliche Eiweiße hilfreich und Eiweiße aus dem Schlangengift so gefährlich?" Jetzt sei ihm klar, dass eine andere Frage noch interessanter sei: Welche dieser gefährlichen Eiweiße könnten der Menschheit am meisten helfen?

 

Prover 1.

Constitutional:

26/F

Headache since childhood < sun/lack of sleep

catarrhal headache < excessive sleep/< after waking up from sleep/< emotional excitement (anger + joy)

Associated with: nausea & vomiting. > after vomiting

Gastric headache: (with sour vomiting) > after eating; <: sour/as day progresses/draft of air/thinking of the complaint/strong odors/touching head/draft of cold air;

Photophobia with headache.

Other Complaints:

Recurrent tcc (=Transitional cell carcinoma)

ODP: A/F cold frozen food, stress

Sneezing + nasal discharge

Post nasal discharge.

Tonsillitis

Allergic constitution

A/F: artificial ornaments, gets eczematous rash + itching

Stomach: Appetite: good

Thirst: Drinks less

Generals: Craves: Chocolates, chicken, pungent food+++; Aversion: Vegetables/honey;

Stool: Chronic constipation, straining.

Urine: No complaints.

Thermals: Chilly

Perspiration: Moderate - back and axilla

Offensive

Sleep: on r. side

Mind: Fears lizards

Claustrophobic

Of being alone in darkness

Of darkness: delusion there are ghosts in the room

Irritability+++

Lots of suppressed anger

Does not like people disrespecting others

< Uncleanliness

Gets very angry.

Possessive about her things. Keeps things of past with her, she is attached to them.

Everything is beautiful for her: spends money on good quality stuff, has good aesthetic sense.

Introspective: keeps thinking of whether she has done something wrong.

Cannot bear injustice

Childhood: Eldest child

Felt neglected as a child as parents had to take care of younger sister (who had asthma).

There was no communication with parents, she was more mature for her age.

During her teenage years: developed hatred for her parents.

She has a separate life as compared to my family.

Father is very dominating, and she cannot tolerate domination.

After graduation, father asked her to support her own self.

So since then doesn’t ask for money at all.

Had a past relationship, the guy ditched her, after which she was shattered for a long time.

Lot of grief regarding parents.

Anger: violent, destructive, throws things in anger

Conscientious

Proving:

January 2010

Nose: Frequent coryza

Discharge: thick, green

Obstructed, with thick green crust formation

Heaviness in root of nose

Head: Pain - catarrhal

Vertex + l. orbital region

Sensation: hammering: l./orbit

Dreams: Of evil, devil, or Satan around a bonfire

Of being pursued

Of not being able to finish a task

February 2010

Dreams: Of being pursued, by a group of people in a forest in the night. I was not running, was just walking. But I was feeling scared and pursued.

07/02/10

Nose: Coryza

Discharge: green, thick

Crusts deep inside preventing proper breathing

After sometime when scabs came out: it was blood stained

Head: Pain - catarrhal

Stomach: Thirst reduced

Hair: Coarse in texture

20/02/10

Nose: Coryza: two episodes

Discharge: thick, yellow

Heaviness at root of nose

Head: Pain - catarrhal

Cannot tolerate hair being tied

Cough: Hacking

Mind: Depressed feeling

Sadness

No enthusiasm

Things feel sordid.

More aggressive than before, snappish and less apologetic

Sleep: Woke up at 2 h.

26/02/10

Head: Pain - bursting

Eye: Pain - l. orbit

No matter what I do pain not better

Not > after sleep

Rectum: Diarrhoea < morning on waking

Sleep: Woke up at 3 h.

March 2010

Face: Eruption: herpes labialis painless, upper lip multiple confluent vesicles with swelling

06/03/10

Rectum: Diarrhoea < 2 h., had to rush out of bed

Stool: watery, odorless, yellow, green

Abdomen: Cramping pain

Fever: 100° F < evening 17  h.

Stomach: Thirst - cold water

Head: Pain dull, nagging

Associated with Pain in l. orbit + l. side

27/03/10

Nose: Coryza

Head: Pain - catarrhal

Desire - chocolates

Mind: Confused, awkward behavior

Absent minded.

01/04/10

Face: Eruption: Herpes labialis

painful, vesicles on the upper lip

03/04/10

Dreams: Riding a horse in a field

 

Prover 2.

Constitutional:

25/F

Chief complaint:

Known case of polycystic ovaries.

Irregular menses since 8 - 9 years.

Menses every 2 - 3 months.

Metrorrhagia with clotted flow of dark red blood.

Tendency to catch cold.

Physical Generals:

Appetite: Good

Craves: Sweets +2

Aversion: Tomatoes, aubergines

Thirst: Good

Rectum: Constipated and unsatisfactory

Urine: Normal

Thermals:

Chilly

Perspiration: Profuse (face, axillae and chest).

Sleep: Position - abdomen

Dreams: No dreams

Mind: Very reserved childhood

Hides her true emotions

Secretive

Very short tempered, but now is better

Helpful

Perfectionist individual

Uncleanliness aggravates

Fear of dogs and water

Suppressed anger in childhood

Hatred towards father,used to keep grudges against people. But now has

learnt to forgive

Romantic

Hobbies:

Reading, listening to music and playing outdoor games

Proving:

18/09/09

Female organs: Menses not appeared till now.

Leucorrhoea - whitish, sticky.

19/09/09

Female organs: Menses not appeared till now.

Back: Pain - low back pain

20/09/09

No symptoms.

21/09/09

Female organs: Menses not appeared till now.

22/09/09

Back: Pain - severe low back pain, continuous pain, < bending forward

Female organs: Menses not appeared till now.

23/09/09

Female organs: Menses not appeared till now

24/09/09

Stopped drug today

04/11/09

Drug proving started again

Female organs:

Menses- delayed/profuse

Chest: Before menses - pain and heaviness in breast

Female organs: Leucorrhoea: whitish, sticky, ribbon like.

Mind: Increased irritability with trivial things

Confusion of mind, unable to decide what to do in a situation (which never happened before)

Anger at trifles

Very impulsive with anger, actually wants to hit the person but controls her anger

December 2009

Female organs: Menses – delayed/profuse

Back: pain in lower back during menses.

January 2010

Did not take the remedy very regularly due to illness

February 2010

Female organs:

Menses: regular

 

Prover 3.

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 during sleep

Open while sleeping.

Nose: Sensitive to strong odort

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: emotionally hurt when

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 sort 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.

Proving:

09/02/10

Rectum: Frequency increased, 2 - 3x daily

Urine: Burning since 5 - 6 days < morning

Extremities: Weakness in legs < standing

Sleep: Sleepy all day

Face: Eruptions: acne: nodular, reddish, painful since 6 - 7 days

Chest: Palpitation < slight exertion, < slight anxiety, < any emotion

Dreams: In dreams also I have started showing my anger

Mind: Anger at trifles

Now I am expressing my anger

Confusion increased than before

 

Prover 4.

Constitutional:

26 /F

Chief complaints: Recurrent sinusitis since childhood.

PND,

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

Mentals:

Sensitive to rudeness and reprimands. Gets hurt 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

angert

Life situation :

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

Lives with parents and younger brothert Relationships are good. Attached to mothert

Proving

03/04/10

Face: One nodular eruption on chin, it was painful on touch. Duration: lasted for 8 days, after which it disappeared, leaving behind a brownish scar which still persists.

07/04/10

Chest: Pain in retrosternal region ext. left side of chest and left arm, „As if electric current passing through these areas” This pain was felt at night during the first part of sleep. It lasted for around one minute.

10/04/10

Chest: Pain in the right breast, intermittent pain. Duration: lasted for 15 minutes.

Female organs: Menses early by 5 days.

After menses - red rashes over both the gluteal region, with itching.

Duration: lasted for 3 days.

The pain and discomfort in hypogastrium and thighs which I normally experience during periods was not present this time.

Dreams: Dreamt of missing the train by which I was scheduled to depart. Later, I had to board some other train in which I did not get a seat, but this dream occurred only once.

 

 

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