Aranea scinencia
Animal
Aranea Scinencia produces a picture of dull, stupid heaviness of the head with inability to think, resembling the state of intoxication. Constant twitching of the lower eyelids links it to other spiders with choreic tendencies. All symptoms are markedly worse in a warm room.
Key symptoms
- Constant twitching of under eyelids
- Eyes inflamed, weak, watery with swollen lids
- Dull stupid headache of considerable intensity especially in postero-superior part of head
- Unable to collect thoughts with headache; felt as if he had been drinking
- Profuse flow of saliva with sweet taste in mouth
- Sleepiness
Worse (aggravation)
- Worse in warm room (all symptoms)
A grey spider found in Kentucky on old walls. Does not spin a web. N. O. Arachnida. Tincture.
Clinical
Debility. Eyes, affections of. Headache.
Characteristics
Aran. scin. has been proved in 1st and 2nd dilutions. One remarkable symptom noticed was: "Constant twitching of under eyelids," which brings this spider into line with the choreic Mygale. Eyes inflamed, weak, watery, lids swollen. Rather profuse flow of saliva; sweet taste in mouth. Much dull, stupid headache of considerable intensity, especially in postero-superior part of head; unable to rest for it; could not collect thoughts with it. Felt as if he had been drinking. Sleepiness. All symptoms < in warm room.
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