To quote a clinical tip from Dr. Mohamed. Aleem - chennai, he says, you know a Tarentula when they enter the clinic. They are constantly fidgety, sitting on the chair this moment & on the couch the next, checking out your flashlight, your pen and whatever available around the whole room.

      Here, an interesting tip from Dr.D.P.Rastogi- Delhi, that with this restless behaviour, a liking for music, and the scale tips in favour of Tarentula, but if they don’t care much for music, the scale tips in favour of Stramonium. Often, we find, that they come from an environment with very strict behaviour and restrictions, or where the mother has played a very dominant role, controlling every emotional and even the basic physical needs like eating, touching, going for stool and urinating, so much so that finally a state results where all these strong energies erupt like a volcano- expressive and even violent. Here springs the sexual erethism of Tarentula.

      They need to show, in public, how much they are suffering and who is responsible for this, as a kind of revenge that they take. In this sense they can become quite malicious and may constantly disturb others with very annoying behaviour, or with their physical symptomatology. It is of great value in Chronic And Acute Upper And Lower Respiratory Infections, The most Obstinate Constipation, Suppurating skin infections viz carbuncles, furuncles etc, Hysteria with Chlorosis, Chorea, Spinal Irritation and Dysmenorrhoea, but mind you, all with the background temperament of Tarentula “Restlessness”. A note by Dr. Aleem on the constipation- no urge for days and finally the stools are passed sheerly due to the weight of its accumulation. Hard stools causing pain so as to start the vicious cycle of fear and constipation– note the annoying behaviour and the desperate attempts of the mother at toilet training. Dr. P.V.Venkatraman says on Tarentula “ if mothers say that it is difficult for them to make their children sit in the toilet for few minutes. The restlessness here also”.

      A small note on the different patho-physiology of the two Tarentulae:- The Tarantula Hispanica, native of South America, and introduced into our Materia Medica by the well - known Dr. Nunez, of Madrid, Spain, is a nervous remedy, acting deeply and powerfully on the cerebro - spinal system; and many cases of chorea, hysteria, etc., have been cured by the precious agent. “Tarantula Cubensis”, on the other hand, seems to be a toxaemic remedy, acting directly on the blood, and is in this way an analogue of Crotalus, Apis, Arsenicum, etc.

      Tarentula seems to be quite a benefiting remedy for today’s youngsters who are quite restless, fidgety, and aggressive a lot, enjoying living to the rhythm of music. Let us give the “Spiderman” a chance to restore the friendly neighbourhood.