Cantharides - Introduction, Sphere of Action, and Characteristic Features
Explore the properties of Cantharides (Spanish Fly) including its habitat, sphere of action on the body systems, and characteristic features like violent inflammation, sexual desire changes, and mental symptoms. Learn about its effects on the urinary, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems, with a focus on its intense irritative nature and tendencies towards hydrophobia symptoms and puerperal convulsions.
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CANTHARIDES Spanish Fly Hahnemann Cantharideae
Objectives At the end of session students will be able to learn Introduction, sphere of action, pathogenesis and characteristic features and mind At the end of second session students will be able to learn Respiratory, Git Urinary, skin and female complaints.
INTRODUCTION CANTHARIDES .Spanish Fly Habitat: Europe, etc. Tincture prepared from dried and powdered Spanish fly, Class IV preparation.
Sphere of action Cerebro-spinal nervous system, Mucous -Violent Inflammation. Sexual organs- Excessive Sexual Desire. Gastro-intestinal Canal- Acute Inflammation from mouth to rectum. Glandular . (salivary, testicles, ovaries.) Inflammation SKIN- Violent, acute vesicular inflammation Cerebro-spinal system. spasm; inflammation.
Characteristic features This powerful drug produces a furious disturbance in the urinary and sexual organs especially, disturbing their function, and setting up violent inflammations, and causing a frenzied delirium Produces hydrophobia symptoms . Puerperal convulsions. Produces most violent inflammation of the whole gastro-intestinal canal, especially lower bowel. Oversensitiveness of all parts
Characteristic features Irritation. Raw, burning pains. H morrhages. Intolerable, constant urging to urinate is most characteristic. Gastric, hepatic and abdominal complaints that are aggravated by drinking coffee. Gastric derangements of pregnancy. Dysuria, with other complaints Increases secretion of mucous membranes, tenacious mucus. The inflammations cantharis produces (bladder, kidneys, ovaries, meninges, pleuritic and pericardial membranes)are usually associated with bladder irritation.
Mind Furious delirium. Anxious restlessness, ending in rage. Crying, barking; worse touching larynx or drinking water. Constantly attempts to do something, but accomplishes nothing. Acute mania, generally of a sexual type; amorous frenzy; fiery sexual desire. Paroxysms of rage, crying, barking. Sudden loss of consciousness with red face.
Throat Tongue covered with vesicles; deeply furred; edges red. Burning in mouth, pharynx, and throat; vesicles in mouth. Great difficulty in swallowing liquids. Very tenacious mucus (Kali bich). Violent spasms reproduced by touching larynx. Inflammation of throat; feels on fire. Constriction; aphthous ulceration (Hydr mur; Nit ac). Scalding feeling
Respiratory system Pleurisy, as soon as effusion has taken place. Intense dyspn a; palpitation; frequent, dry cough. Tendency to syncope. Short, hacking cough, blood streaked tenacious mucus . Burning pains. Violent spasms reproduced by touching larynx. Inflammation of throat; feels on fire. Constriction; aphthous ulceration (Nit ac). Scalding feeling. Burnt after taking too hot food. Voice low; weak feeling. Stitches in chest
Stomach Burning sensation of sophagus and stomach (Carb). Disgust for everything-drink, food, tobacco. Burning thirst, with aversion to all fluids. Very sensitive, violent burning. Vomiting of blood-streaked membrane and violent retching. Aggravation from drinking coffee; drinking the smallest quantity increases pain in bladder, and is vomited. Thirst unquenchable.
Stool Shivering with burning. Dysentery; mucous stools, like scrapings of intestines. Bloody, with burning and tenesmus and shuddering after stool.
Urine Intolerable urging and tenesmus. Nephritis with bloody urine. Violent paroxysms of cutting and burning in whole renal region, with painful urging to urinate; bloody urine, by drops. Intolerable tenesmus; cutting before, during, and after urine. Urine scalds him, and is passed drop by drop. Constant desire to urinate. Membranous scales looking like bran in water. Urine jelly-like, shreddy.
Female complaints Retained placenta (Sep), with painful urination. Expels moles, dead f tuses, membranes, etc. Nymphomania (Plat; Hyos; Lach; Stram). Puerperal metritis, with inflammation of bladder. Menses too early and too profuse; black swelling of vulva with irritation. Constant discharge from uterus; worse false step. Burning pain in ovaries; extremely sensitive. Pain in os coccyx, lancinating and tearing.
Skin Dermatitis. Secondary eczema about scrotum and genitals, following excessive perspiration. Tendency to gangrene. Eruption with mealy scales. Vesicular eruptions, with burning and itching. Sunburn. Burns, scalds, with rawness and smarting, relieved by cold applications, followed by undue inflammation. Erysipelas, vesicular type, with great restlessness.
Fever Cold hands and feet; cold sweat. Soles burn. Chill, as if water were poured over him.
Modalities Worse, from touch, or approach, urinating, drinking cold water or coffee. Better, rubbing. Remedy relationship Antidotes.-Camph., Calad., Cinch., Sulph.
