Generalities
Like all other snake poisons; the poison of Coral snake disorganises the blood, producing black discharges esp. haemorrhages. Sensation of internal coldness in chest, stomach worse after cold drinks. Adynamic sepsis. Spasms, then paralysis. Oscillatory movements. Right side feels weak, insensible or paralysed. Mucous membranes wrinkled. As of a heavy load or weight on the affected part. Twisting sensation.
Worse
Approach of storms. Cold; drinks, food, air. Dampness. Night. In room. Touch. Warmth of bed. Fruits.
Better
Rest. Walking Better nosebleed and pain in abdomen and chest.
Mind
Horror of rain. Fear; being left alone; causes chattering of the teeth and trembling. Shuddering from least contradiction, with pricking. Imagines he hears someone talking; dreads to be left alone. Can speak but cannot understand speech. Angry about one’s self, does not wish to be spoken to.
Head
Vertigo-falls forwards. Weight and pain in forehead. Rushes of blood to the head. Faints, with vomiting or on stooping.
Eyes
Black rings before eyes (left). Large red fiery spots, before the eyes.
Ears
Cerumen black and hard. Sudden nightly deafness, with roaring, cracking in ears. Illusions of hearing. Otorrhoea; offensive, watery; with deafness, itching.
Nose
Naso-pharynx stuffed up. Chronic nasal catarrh; with foetid odour and greenish crusts. Pain from nose to ears, on swallowing. Ozaena. Nosebleed, black like ink; after a blow.
Face
Red spots on face. Bloated. Dull yellowish colour.
Throat
Spasmodic contractions of oesophagus and pharynx; food and liquids are suddenly arrested and then fall heavily into the stomach. Sensation of a sponge in oesophagus. Painful, difficult swallowing for solids and liquids. Paralysis of oesophagus.
Stomach
Drinks and fruits feel like ice in stomach, and causes coldness in chest. Desire for sweetened buttermilk. Sensation as if food turned like corkscrew on swallowing. Thirst.
Abdomen
Bowels feel twisted together in a knot. Stools of black frothy blood.
Urinary
Urine red. Discharge of mucus from urethra.
Female
Dysmenorrhoea with black blood. Sensation as if something burst in the womb, then continuous stream of dark coloured blood, Better when urinating. Discharge of black blood between menses.
Respiratory
Air hunger. Coldness in chest after drinking. Stitches in apex of right lung. Cough with terrible pain through lungs. Lungs seem forcibly separated. Haemoptysis; black, like ink and watery.
Extremities
Arms weak. Arms and hands swollen bluish. Knee joints feel sprained. Pricking under the nails. Peeling off_palms and finger tips. Icy cold feet.
Sleep
Dreams of business; of dead persons. Bites hand, during sleep.
Fever
Cold perspiration all over. Skin hot, dry.
Related
Crot-h; Helo.
He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.
He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.