Tri-Miasmatic mind portrait of Crotalus Horridus under Kent’s gradation of mental generals.

Dr Sweta

ABSTRACT: Crotalus Horridus is a snake remedy from Ophidia group. It is more syphilitic than Lachesis. Mental symptoms being a characteristic subjective symptom helps in individualization of the remedy and the patient. Miasmatic evaluation of each medicine is essential to understand the gradation of symptoms in the reportorial totality. This article includes the tri-miasmatic evaluation of the mind of Crotalus Horridus.

KEY WORDS: Crotalus Horridus, Tri-miasmatic, Mental symptoms.

INTRODUCTION:
Crotalus Horridus also known as Rattle snake is prepared by triturating sugar of milk saturated with venom. The first proving was done by C. Hering who converted into a Homoeopath after reading Hahnemann’s “Nota Bene for my Reviewers”.

Crotalus Horridus produces both neurotoxic and haemotoxic action. It is a passive bleeder. It is hot, thirsty and chiefly right sided. Esteem and support are the core of the remedy.

Before Hahnemann, the mental symptoms were practically ignored in conventional system of medicine. In Homoeopathy, mental symptoms are ranked highest as they are expressions of the interior state of organisms. Nothing can supersede mind symptoms.1 Hahnemann mentioned in aphorism 211 that “the state of disposition of the patient often chiefly determines the selection of homoeopathic remedy as it is a characteristic symptom” and in aphorism 213 “symptoms relating to the changes in the state of mind and disposition along with other symptoms should be considered in every case for the cure”.2

J.T. Kent has given more importance to general symptoms as they always rule out non-agreeing particulars. Mental symptoms depict the inner self of the patient. Mental generals of Kent are classified and graded into will and emotions, intellect and understanding and memory.3

The miasmatic consideration is of great importance for effective Homoeopathic selection of remedy and potency for rapid, gentle and permanent cure in a given case. The similimum should be similar to the miasmatic state of the patient.

AIM: To evaluate the miasmatic mind of Crotalus Horridus according to Kent’s gradation of mental generals.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Reverse repertorization of mental symptoms of Crotalus Horridus by using Complete Repertory by Roger van Zandvoort (CARA software)4 and classifying them into three miasms- Psora, sycosis and syphilis under will and emotions, intellect and understanding and memory.

WILL AND EMOTIONS

PSORA

SYCOSIS

SYPHILIS

AILMENTS from anticipation, foreboding, presentiment

AILMENTS from grief, sorrow, care

ALCOHOLISM, dipsomania

AILMENTS from anticipation, foreboding, presentiment  stage-fright

ANGER

ANGUISH

AILMENTS from fright or fear

ANGER,   easily

ANGUISH  pain in stomach

ANTICIPATION General

ANSWER,  snappishly

ANGUISH  sadness, in

*ANTICIPATION General  gay

ANGUISH  sleeplessness, with

ANXIETY

COMPANY desire for

AVERSION family members, to

ANXIETY  convulsions  with

DREAMS anger

*AVERSION family members, to  incipient stage of dementia, in

ANXIETY  driving from place to place

*DREAMS anger  quarrelled with his father, that he had, who would not recognize him as a son because

AVERSION herself, to

ANXIETY  faintness with

DREAMS anxious

AVERSION persons, to certain

ANXIETY  fear, with

DREAMS churchyard

CHEERFULNESS,   alternating with sadness

ANXIETY  fever during

DREAMS death, of

DEATH thoughts of

ANXIETY  heat with

DREAMS frightful

DESPAIR

ANXIETY  hemorrhage, with intestinal

DREAMS journey

DREAMS dead bodies

ANXIETY  nausea with

DREAMS murder

DREAMS dead bodies  smell of

ANXIETY  perspiration with

DREAMS quarrels, strife

DREAMS dead people, of

ANXIETY  perspiration with  cold

*ELEVATION, mental  morning waking

DULLNESS,  alternating with vivacity

*ANXIETY  perspiration with  pallor, with

FEAR

ECSTASY

ANXIETY  pursued, as if

FEAR   crowd public places, of

*ECSTASY  morning on waking

ANXIETY  respiration difficult, anxious, with

FEAR   evil, of

ESCAPE, attempts to

ANXIETY  sleeplessness, with

*FEAR   medicine selecting remedies, when

ESCAPE, attempts to  springs up suddenly from bed

ANXIETY  stool before

FEAR   people, of, anthropophobia

ECSTASY  sublime

ANXIETY  vomiting agg. On

FEAR   sadness with

ESCAPE, attempts to

*ANXIETY  vomiting agg. on  bilious

FEAR   serious thoughts

ESCAPE, attempts to  springs up suddenly from bed

ANXIETY  weakness, with

FEAR   walking of

EXPRESSING oneself difficult

*ANXIETY  weakness, with  faintness and aching in left iliac region, and

FEAR   walking of

HYSTERIA

CHEERFULNESS

FEAR   walking of  across busy street

INDIFFERENCE, apathy

COMPLAINING

HEAVENLY sensation

*INDIFFERENCE, apathy  alive, seems only half

DIRTINESS General

HYDROPHOBIA

INDIFFERENCE, apathy  convulsions, during, epileptic

DULLNESS

LOQUACITY

INDIFFERENCE, apathy  everything, to

DULLNESS,  sleepiness, with

*LOQUACITY  escape, with desire to

*INDIFFERENCE, apathy  quiet

ELEVATION, mental

QUARRELSOMENESS, scolding

MISANTHROPY

*ELEVATION, mental  morning waking

SENTIMENTAL

MOANING

EXCITEMENT

SUSPICIOUSNESS

*MOANING,   sleeplessness, with

INDOLENCE

TALK,  bombast, worthless

MOROSE

INDOLENCE   chill, during

TALK,  indisposed to

MUTTERING

IRRITABILITY

*TALK,  whining

PRECOCITY

IRRITABILITY  weakness with

WORK impossible

RAGE, fury

LAUGHING

RAGE, fury  trifles, at

MIRTH, hilarity, liveliness

RESTLESSNESS,   bed tossing about in general

OBSTINATE, headstrong

RESTLESSNESS,   drives him from place to place

RESTLESSNESS

*SADNESS,  weakness with faintness and aching in left iliac region, and

RESTLESSNESS,   anxious

SHRIEKING

RESTLESSNESS,   sleepiness, with

SHRIEKING,  children, in

SADNESS

SHRIEKING,  children, in  urination, before

SADNESS,  anxious

SHRIEKING,  convulsions during

SADNESS,  diarrhea, during

SHRIEKING,  convulsions during  epileptic

SADNESS,  headache during

SLOWNESS

*SADNESS,  hemorrhage intestinal

SLOWNESS  motion, in

SADNESS,  pain, from

SOMNAMBULISM

SADNESS,  pain, from  heart, in region of

STARTING, startled

SADNESS,  timidity, with

STARTING, startled  sleep during

SADNESS,  weakness with

STUPEFACTION, as if intoxicated

SENSITIVE

STUPOR

SENSITIVE,  certain persons

STUPOR  apoplexy, from

SENSITIVE,  noise, to

STUPOR  fever, during

SENSITIVE,  reading, to

SUICIDAL disposition

TIMIDITY

SUICIDAL disposition  throwing himself from height, a

TORPOR

TALK,  confused

*TORPOR  convulsions during

*TALK,  confused  skin, with cold, rapid pulse

VIVACIOUSNESS

TALK,  himself, to

WEEPING

WORK aversion to mental

WEEPING,   reading, while

INTELLECT AND UNDERSTANDING

PSORA

SYCOSIS

SYPHILIS

CONFUSION

ANSWER,  disconnected 

APHASIA

CONFUSION  morning

ANSWER,  disconnected  coldness of skin and rapid pulse, with

APHASIA  apoplexy, after

IRRESOLUTION, indecision

MATHEMATICS, calculating inept for

DELIRIUM

MENTAL exertion agg.

THOUGHTS  disconnected

DELIRIUM  night

DELIRIUM  bed Springs up suddenly from, and escapes

*DELIRIUM  bed Springs up suddenly from, and escapes  loquacity, with

DELIRIUM  convulsions during

DELIRIUM  crying

DELIRIUM  eyes wide open

DELIRIUM  fever during

DELIRIUM  fever during  typhus, typhoid in

DELIRIUM  fever during  yellow, in

DELIRIUM  headache during

DELIRIUM  loquacious

DELIRIUM  loquacious  escape from bed, with desire to

DELIRIUM  maniacal

DELIRIUM  measles, in

DELIRIUM  moaning, with

DELIRIUM  muttering

DELIRIUM  muttering  typhus, in

DELIRIUM  nonsense, with eyes open

DELIRIUM  sepsis, from

DELIRIUM  shrieking, with

DELIRIUM  sleepiness, with

*DELIRIUM  sleepiness, with  typhoid, in

DELIRIUM  weariness, with

DELIRIUM TREMENS

DELIRIUM TREMENS,  face, with red, bloated

DELUSIONS

DELUSIONS,  night

DELUSIONS,  animals, of

DELUSIONS,  animals, of  frightful

*DELUSIONS,  animals, of  hideous

DELUSIONS,  assembled things, swarms, crowds etc.

*DELUSIONS,  body, body parts alive half, only

*DELUSIONS,  body, body parts brain decaying, is

DELUSIONS,  enemy surrounded by

DELUSIONS,  images

DELUSIONS,  images,  night

DELUSIONS,  images,  frightful

DELUSIONS,  journey, that he is on a, or is going on a

DELUSIONS,  people  behind him, someone is

DELUSIONS,  persecuted, that he is

DELUSIONS,  pursued, he is

DELUSIONS,  pursued, he is  enemies, by

DELUSIONS,  voices, hears

IMBECILITY

INSANITY, madness

INSANITY, madness  chilliness, with

*INSANITY, madness  chilliness, with  coldness of skin

INSANITY, madness  delivery, parturition after, puerperal

INSANITY, madness  drunkards, in

INSANITY, madness  paralysis, with

INSANITY, madness  pulse, with frequent

MANIA

MANIA,  paralysis, with

SENSES vanishing of

MEMORY

PSORA

SYCOSIS

SYPHILIS

CONCENTRATION  difficult

ABSENT-MINDEDNESS

MEMORY weakness, loss of

FORGETFULNESS

MEMORY weakness, loss of  dates, for

FORGETFULNESS  old people, of

MEMORY weakness, loss of  expressing ones self, for

FORGETFULNESS  streets, of well-known

MEMORY weakness, loss of  forms, for

FORGETFULNESS  words while speaking, of, word hunting

MEMORY weakness, loss of  names, for proper

MISTAKES, makes

MEMORY weakness, loss of  persons, for

MISTAKES, makes  calculating, in

MEMORY weakness, loss of  places, for

MISTAKES, makes  spelling, in

MEMORY weakness, loss of  words, for

MISTAKES, makes  talking

MISTAKES, makes  talking  misplacing words

MISTAKES, makes  talking  wrong words, using

MISTAKES, makes  writing, in

MISTAKES, makes  writing, in  old people, in

MISTAKES, makes  writing, in  vertigo, with

THOUGHTS  wandering

NOTE: “*” denotes single remedy rubric.

CONCLUSION: As per the above study, it can be deduced that Crotalus Horridus is predominantly a syco-syphilitic remedy. Kent says the diseases that calls for Crotalus Horridus are vastly grave. Crotalus Horridus is remedy which gets angered easily, answers snappishly and is absent minded, obstinate, quarrelsome, suspicious, shrewd, jests, business minded with sharp business acumen. Crotalus Horridus has bombastic speech, anguish, and aversion to family. It has low form of delirium, muttering, talking to himself, it will mumble and stumble over his words in a clumsy manner, delusions of being surrounded enemy, pursued as if and someone is behind him and insanity.5

And, as every medicine is capable of altering the state of the disposition and mind in the healthy individual in a different manner, it is crucial to study the mind symptoms thoroughly (Aphorism 212) and miasmatically of each medicine.2

REFERENCES:

  1. Close S. The genius of homoeopathy lectures and essays on homoeopathic philosophy. 20th impression. Noida: B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd; 2018
  2. Hahnemann S. Organon of medicine. 6th ed. New Delhi: B Jain Publishers; 2012.
  3. Kent J.T. Lectures on homoeopathic philosophy. 18th impression. Noida: B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd; 2018.
  4. Complete Repertory by Roger van Zandvoort (CARA software)
  5. Kent JT. Lectures on homoeopathic materia medica. Jain Publishing Company; 1980.

Dr Sweta
PG Scholar,
Department of Organon of medicine and Homoeopathic philosophy,
Government Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru.

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