Crotalus horridus
as Cyrus Maxwell Boger recorded it in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1931
Rattlesnake
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Keynotes
pharyngeal. Bloody pus or sweat. Putridity, rapid decomposition and MALIGNANCY. Septic; tonsils, goitre, ulcers, abscess, etc. Dark or bluish parts. Petechiæ. Gangrene. General burning. .................... Plaintive speech. Timid; fears evil. Torpid. Forgetful. Mistakes in writing. Delirium. Faintings. Occipital ache; in waves from spine. Distorted face on waking. Epilepsy. Dark, besotted face. Grinds teeth. Mouldy breath. Swelled tongue. Stiff palate. Craves pork. Craves stimulants. Bilious vomit. Perineal abscess. Mouldy excretions. Anxious, labored breathing. HEART, weak, trembles, feels loose or turns over; sensitive to lying on l. side. First one limb then the other is numb. Jaundice. Blood-boils. Horrible dreams; of the dead. Black- water fever. High fever; with scarlet skin. Œdema about affected parts.
Worse
Lying on R. side. Falling to sleep. Warm weather. Spring. Alcohol.
Better
Light. Motion. Deathly sick, tremulous and weak. HÆMORRHAGE; slow; oozing of dark, thin blood;
Region
BLOOD. Heart. Cerebro-spinal nerves. Liver. Throat. Occiput. Right side.
Relationships
Complementary: Lycps. Related: Lach. Sul-ac.
What the other books say about Crotalus horridus
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Crotalus horridus in Boericke — The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
- Crotalus horridus in Allen's Keynotes — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
- Crotalus horridus in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
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Create a free accountCite this page. Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Crotalus horridus — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boger/crotalus-horridus. Author died 1935: public domain in India. The catalogue records 1931; a 1931 edition is public domain in the US from 1 Jan 2027 at the latest — the edition this transcription follows is not stated in the file. Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.