Tarentula cubensis
(Tarentula cubensis · Cuban spider)
A remedy of angry, purplish swellings. In the materia medica, Tarentula cubensis is associated with intense local inflammation, such as boils and abscesses with a purplish hue and burning, stinging pain, alongside early prostration.
Source
The whole Cuban spider
Kingdom
Animal
Abbreviation
Tarent-c.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Boils or abscesses with a purplish or bluish hue
Burning, stinging pains, often intense
Marked weakness and prostration early on
Restless feet, itching and a puffed-up feeling all over
Tends to feel better
Smoking
Tends to feel worse
Night
Touch
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Tarentula cubensis)
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Tarentula hispanica
(Lycosa tarentula)
Its Spanish cousin is known for restless, hurried nerves; the Cuban spider for intense local inflammation.
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Apis
(Apis mellifica)
Both have burning, stinging pain; Apis is puffy, pink and better for cold, without the purplish hue.
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Pyrogenium
(Pyrogenium)
Both appear in pictures of intense, septic-feeling states; Pyrogenium has aching, restlessness and a mismatch between pulse and temperature.
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From the classic texts
“Adapted to the most severe types of inflammation and pain, early and persistent prostration. … Purplish hue and burning, stinging pains.”
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