Cenchris Contortrix Materia Medica
(Copper head snake of N. America)
Inability to respond or act when necessary
Characteristic Particulars
- causes generalized swelling especially of upper eyelids (D/D Kali-c)
- causes paralysis
- with swelling of the whole body feels it is enlarged as if it would burst
- hate tight clothing – feels unbearable
- restlessness, nervousness, thirst for small quantities of water (D/D Ars)
Mentals
- marked alternations of moods
- weakness of memory
- anxiety as if they could die suddenly
- after lying down feels they would die (felt in the heart)
- dreamy, absentminded as if in a daze
- suspicious of everybody (thinks husband will put her in an asylum)
- angry when disturbed
- difficulty in relaxing, must walk the floor to ease the mind
- stare out into space unaware of what is said to them, a delay in
perception
- procrastinates
- indecisive
- lack of determination and snap, has to use all their reserve and mental
force to make himself get up and go out
- time passes too slowly
- envious and selfish
Dreams
- vivid, leave horrible impression
- drunken people, dead or naked people
- indecent conduct of men or women
- dreams of wandering with cattle and fear of being hurt
- dreams of male animals following her in the field to injure her
- dreams of rape
- dreams of naked people, wild animals pursuing her.
The theme or aspect in the patient is :
~Sexuality
~Threat
~Death-pursued
Characteristic Particulars
- causes generalized swelling especially of upper eyelids (D/D Kali-c)
- causes paralysis
- with swelling of the whole body feels it is enlarged as if it would burst
- hate tight clothing – feels unbearable
- restlessness, nervousness, thirst for small quantities of water (D/D Ars)
Mentals
- marked alternations of moods
- weakness of memory
- anxiety as if they could die suddenly
- after lying down feels they would die (felt in the heart)
- dreamy, absentminded as if in a daze
- suspicious of everybody (thinks husband will put her in an asylum)
- angry when disturbed
- difficulty in relaxing, must walk the floor to ease the mind
- stare out into space unaware of what is said to them, a delay in
perception
- procrastinates
- indecisive
- lack of determination and snap, has to use all their reserve and mental
force to make himself get up and go out
- time passes too slowly
- envious and selfish
Dreams
- vivid, leave horrible impression
- drunken people, dead or naked people
- indecent conduct of men or women
- dreams of wandering with cattle and fear of being hurt
- dreams of male animals following her in the field to injure her
- dreams of rape
- dreams of naked people, wild animals pursuing her.
The theme or aspect in the patient is :
~Sexuality
~Threat
~Death-pursued