Poison of Rattlesnake (Crotalidae)
- Is indicated in strumous, debilitated, haemorrhagic, broken-down constitutions; during zymotic diseases; in inebriates; tendency to carbuncles or blood boils (Anthr.).
- Diseases caused by a previous low state of the system; low septic typhoid or malarial fever; chronic alcoholism; exhausted vital force; genuine collapse.
- Apoplexy; apoplectic convulsions in inebriates, haemorrhagic or broken down constitutions.
- Haemorrhagic diathesis; blood flows from eyes, ears, nose, and every orifice of the body; bloody sweat.
- Yellow color of conjunctiva; clears up vision after keratitis, or kerato-iritis.
- Malignant jaundice; haematic rather than hepatic.
- Purpura haemorrhagica; comes on suddenly from all orifices, skin, nails, gums.
- Tongue fiery red, smooth and polished (Pyr.); intensely swollen.
- Malignant diphtheria or scarlatina; oedema or gangrene of fauces or tonsils; pain < from empty swallowing; if vomiting or diarrhoea come on.
- Prostration of vital force; pulse scarely felt; blood poisoning (Pyr.).
- Vomiting: bilious, with anxiety and weak pulse; every month after menstruation; cannot lie on right side or back without instantly producing dark, green vomiting; black or coffee grounds, of yellow fever.
- Diarrhoea; stools black, thin; like coffee-grounds; offense; from noxious effluvia or septic matters in food or drinks; from "high game" (Pyr.); during yellow fever, cholera, typhoid, typhus.
- Intestinal haemorrhage when occurring in typical septic, or zymotic disease; blood dark, fluid, non-coagulable.
- Dissecting wounds; insect stings; bad effects of vaccination.
- Vicarious menstruation; in debilitated constitutions (Dig., Phos.).
- Menopause: intense flushings and drenching perspirations; faintness and sinking at stomach; prolonged metrorrhagia, dark, fluid, offensive; profound anaemia.
- Malignant diseases of uterus, great tendency to haemorrhage, blood dark, fluid, offensive.
Relations
- Compare: Elaps, Lach., Naja, Pyr.
- In Lach., skin cold and clammy; Crot. cold and dry; Elaps, affections of right lung, expectoration of black blood.
