- Source :- Animal Kingdom
- Common Name :- Cobra venom
- Family :- Elapidae
- Prover :- Dr. N. Harding Lawrence (USA)
- Miasm :- Syphilitic
- Temperament :- Nervous and Melancholic
- Diathesis :- Nervous and Cardiac
- Thermal :- Chilly
- Duration of action :- 4 to 20 days
- Active Principle :- Neurotoxic and cardiotoxic proteins
- Inimical to :- Lachesis
- Side affection :- Left-sided more than right
INTRODUCTION
- It is a deep-acting cardio-neuro remedy, often indicated in chronic heart diseases.
- One of the best remedies in valvular lesions and angina pectoris.
- It has a very melancholic and suicidal mental picture.
- Suitable to nervous, delicate, sensitive individuals, especially women after loss of a loved one.
GUIDING SYMPTOMS
- Marked cardiac weakness, sensation as if heart is held tightly, or grasped by iron hand.
- "Feels heart will stop beating unless constantly on move."
- Palpitation, breathlessness < lying on left side (opposite to Spongia).
- Pain in heart extending to nape of neck, left shoulder, and arm (Angina region).
- Violent headache > open air.
- Speech is affected, can’t articulate well due to paralysis of tongue or throat (post-diphtheritic paralysis).
- Sensation of thread hanging in throat; choking feeling.
- Severe insomnia, fear of going to sleep because he feels heart will stop.
- Left-sided hemiplegia or paralysis with intact mind.
- Great mental depression, sadness, with tendency to weep silently.
- Spasmodic cough, < lying on left side; cannot lie on left side due to cardiac distress.
- Pulse weak, irregular, intermittent; heart sounds feeble or muffled.
- Sensation as if something awful will happen; apprehension and anxiety.
- Hypertension with valvular disease and chest oppression.
- Chronic effects after grief, disappointment, or suppressed emotions.
MIND / MENTAL SYMPTOMS / PSYCHOLOGY
- Profound melancholia, silent grief, does not want to speak.
- "Feels neglected, unloved, worthless."
- Suicidal thoughts, but too weak to act.
- Always thinks about heart, obsessed that something is wrong.
- Afraid to be left alone, but cannot talk to anyone.
- Feels death is near, often predicts time of death.
- Silent suffering, keeps pain and emotion inside.
- Loss of interest in everything, but very sensitive to slightest emotional triggers.
CARDIAC AFFECTIONS
- Angina pectoris, especially left-sided, extending to neck and arm.
- Valvular lesions, especially mitral regurgitation and stenosis.
- Palpitation at rest, < lying on left side, > motion.
- Sensation of heart being squeezed.
- Heart disease after grief, loss, or shock.
- Pulse is slow, irregular, sometimes imperceptible.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Paralysis of left side of body, especially after stroke or diphtheria.
- Trembling, twitching, numbness of left arm.
- Speech defects, stammering, hoarseness due to paralysis of vocal cords.
- Headache of nervous origin, < evening, > fresh air.
FEMALE COMPLAINTS
- Palpitation and choking sensation during menopause.
- Cardiac symptoms after grief, especially after death of child or husband.
- Depressed, tearful, yet silent suffering.
- Menses scanty and irregular, associated with heart symptoms.
MODALITIES
- Aggravation :- Lying on left side, after grief, evening, mental exertion, quiet.
- Amelioration :- Motion, open air, talking, busy work.
SKIN
- Cold, clammy skin, especially during heart complaints.
- Blue lips, cyanosis, especially in chronic heart disease.
- Tingling and numbness of skin during paralysis.
MEMORIZING TIPS
N – Nervous and melancholic temperament
A – Angina pectoris with left-sided pain
J – Just lost someone dear, silent grief
A – Afraid to sleep – thinks heart will stop
T – Thread-like sensation in throat
R – Restlessness with cardiac anxiety
I – Irregular, intermittent pulse
P – Paralysis – post diphtheritic or after stroke
U – Unable to lie on left side due to heart pain
D – Depression, thinks death is near
I – Insomnia from fear of heart failure
A – After grief, heart symptoms start
N – Not talking, silent sadness
S – Sudden choking, sensation of heart being gripped
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