- Common Name: Spanish Tarantula
- Source: Poison of a large spider found in Spain (Lycosa tarentula)
- Family: Arachnidae
- Preparation: Trituration of the live spider or tincture from the venom
Sphere of Action
- Acts profoundly on the nervous system, especially the motor nerves
- Highly useful in hysteria, chorea, restlessness, and spasmodic affections
- Marked influence on sexual sphere, female reproductive system, and muscles
Clinical Indications
- Hysteria, chorea, epilepsy-like convulsions
- Restlessness with compulsive motion and dancing
- Sexual mania, nymphomania
- Insomnia, especially from nervous irritation
- Spasmodic affections with rapid changes
- Menstrual disorders – dysmenorrhea, irregular menses with nervous symptoms
- Sensation as if insects crawling under skin (formication)
Mind Symptoms
- Extreme restlessness, must keep moving constantly
- Hysterical laughter, singing, dancing uncontrollably
- Jealousy, impulsiveness, sudden anger
- Desire to bite, strike, or injure
- Hyperactive, alternating with depression
- Craves music; dancing to music gives temporary relief
Characteristic Symptoms
Nervous System
- Chorea: rapid, violent, jerking of limbs
- Convulsions with foam at mouth and biting tongue
- Involuntary movements of head, hands, legs—ceaseless motion
- Twitching, trembling, screaming fits, particularly in young girls
Female Sexual Symptoms
- Excessive sexual desire in women (nymphomania)
- Irregular menses with marked nervous excitement
- Intense itching of vulva with restlessness and sensitivity
Sleep
- Cannot sleep due to nervous activity
- Insomnia with urge to dance or move legs
- Restless tossing about all night
Modalities
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Worse From |
Better From |
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Touch, pressure |
Music, dancing |
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After emotions or fright |
From rapid motion |
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Suppression of discharges |
Keynotes
- Restlessness, must keep moving constantly
- Spasms and chorea relieved by violent motion or dancing
- Formication (feeling of insects crawling)
- Great sexual excitement, especially in women
- Jealousy, suspicious, hysterical behavior
- Music causes irresistible dancing or twitching
Potency & Dosage
- 30C, 200C frequently used for nervous and hysterical complaints
- Repetition should be cautious in sensitive cases
Relationship with
Other Remedies
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Compare With |
Complementary / Related
Remedies |
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Agaricus – twitching, chorea |
Ignatia – hysteria, contradictions |
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Stramonium – spasms, fear |
Lachesis – loquacity, sexuality |
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Hyoscyamus – mania, restlessness |
Belladonna – acute, violent symptoms |
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Tarentula Cubensis – sepsis, burning ulcers |
Zincum – restless feet, twitching |
One-Line Summary
Tarentula Hispanica is a leading remedy for chorea, hysteria, and restlessness, where dancing, motion, or music gives relief from violent nervous symptoms.
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MATERIA MEDICA