• Muscular paralysis without impairing sensation and consciousness.

• Paralysis of respiratory muscles, leading to asphyxia.

• Reflex action diminished or abolished.

• Profound weakness and exhaustion.

• General debility, especially in the aged.

• Debility from loss of fluids, like hemorrhage or chronic diarrhea.

• Catalepsy with muscular rigidity and suspended animation.

• Nervous debility; prostration of nervous system.

• Trismus (lockjaw); spasm of jaw muscles.

• Glycosuria with motor paralysis.

• Curare decreases the output of adrenaline.

• Vomiting of bile in cirrhosis of liver.

• Diabetes mellitus.

• Progressive, ascending paralysis.

• Sensation of numbness and tingling, preceding paralysis.

• Great heaviness of the limbs.

• Tendency to ulceration and gangrene in paralyzed parts.

• Emaciation with paralysis.

• Aversion to movement due to weakness.

• Marked prostration out of proportion to pathology.

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• Anxiety about health; fear of impending paralysis and death.

• Apprehension and restlessness.

• Confusion and difficulty concentrating.

• Irritability and impatience.

• Apathy and indifference.

• Dullness of intellect.

• Mental torpor; difficulty thinking clearly.

• Feeling of being detached from the body.

• Euphoria or heightened sensory perception before paralysis.

• Loss of self-control.

• Difficulty in expressing thoughts.

• Emotional lability; easily moved to tears or laughter.

• Despair of recovery.

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• Curare, also known as Curara, Woorara, Woorali, Hoorali, or Oorari, is a potent arrow poison traditionally used by South American Indians.

• It's composition varies depending on the tribe and preparation methods, commonly involving extracts from Strychnos species, Cocculus toxiferos, and sometimes even serpent venom or toad secretions.

• Physically, it resembles an extract of licorice.

• Keynote is progressive paralysis without sensory loss.

• Profound muscular weakness is a central feature.

• Sensation of great prostration and fatigue, out of proportion to any exertion.

• Headache with a feeling of pressure and fullness.

• Vertigo and dizziness, especially on motion.

• Heavy head; feels like it is falling backwards.

• Pain in the occiput, extending down the spine.

• Bursting headache.

• Headache aggravated by mental exertion.

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• Headache with a feeling of constriction.

• Heaviness of the head, difficult to hold upright.

• Ptosis; drooping of the eyelids.

• Diplopia; double vision.

• Paralysis of the ocular muscles.

• Dilated pupils.

• Difficulty focusing.

• Blurred vision.

• Photophobia.

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• Diplopia (double vision).

• Ptosis (drooping eyelids), a sign of progressing paralysis.

• Blurred vision.

• Difficulty focusing.

• Tinnitus; ringing in the ears.

• Impaired hearing.

• Sensation of fullness in the ears.

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• Hearing may be affected; reports of muffled sounds.

• Loss of smell.

• Dryness of the nasal passages.

• Epistaxis (nosebleeds).

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• No specific symptoms documented.

• Difficulty swallowing; dysphagia.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat.

• Paralysis of the throat muscles.

• Voice weak and husky.

• Constant clearing of the throat.

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• Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) due to muscular weakness.

• Sensation of constriction in the throat.

• Voice weak or altered.

• Paralysis of the respiratory muscles; dyspnea; difficult breathing.

• Asphyxia; suffocation.

• Shallow and rapid breathing.

• Sensation of constriction in the chest.

• Cyanosis.

• Feeling of impending suffocation.

• Gasping for air.

• Inability to cough effectively.

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• Weak and irregular pulse.

• Palpitations.

• Sensation of constriction around the heart.

• Angina-like pains.

• Feeling as if the heart will stop beating.

• Feeling of heaviness and oppression in the chest.

• Pain in the chest, especially on deep breathing.

• Short, dry cough.

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• Loss of appetite.

• Nausea and vomiting.

• Vomiting of bile (in cirrhosis of liver).

• Epigastric pain.

• Burning sensation in the stomach.

• Sour eructations.

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• Nausea.

• Vomiting.

• Distention of the abdomen.

• Colicky pains.

• Liver complaints.

• Tenderness of the abdomen to touch.

• Flatulence.

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• Bloating.

• Abdominal muscles feel weak.

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• Constipation with difficult and infrequent stools.

• Involuntary stools in advanced paralysis.

• Sensation of ineffectual urging.

• Hard, dry stools.

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• Constipation due to intestinal paresis.

• Involuntary stools in advanced stages.

• Paralysis of the sphincter ani.

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• Retention of urine.

• Incontinence of urine.

• Glycosuria (diabetes mellitus).

• Frequent urination.

• Burning sensation during urination.

• Dark, scanty urine.

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• Retention of urine.

• Incontinence in advanced stages, due to bladder paralysis.

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• Impotence.

• Loss of libido.

• Premature ejaculation.

• Aversion to sexual activity.

• Leucorrhea in women.

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• Weakness or loss of sexual desire.

• Impotence.

• Weakness of the back.

• Pain in the lumbar region.

• Stiffness of the neck.

• Soreness along the spine.

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• Weakness of the back muscles.

• Pain in the back.

• Progressive, ascending paralysis, starting in the extremities.

• Heaviness and weakness of the limbs.

• Numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes.

• Loss of coordination.

• Tremors.

• Cramps in the muscles.

• Coldness of the extremities.

• Twitching of muscles.

• Restless legs.

• Gait unsteady, staggering.

• Cold, clammy skin.

• Cyanosis.

• Ulceration and gangrene in paralyzed parts.

• Formication (sensation of ants crawling on the skin).

• Insensitivity to pain.

• Insomnia due to anxiety and restlessness.

• Sleeplessness with vivid dreams.

• Restless sleep.

• Nightmares related to paralysis or death.

• Drowsiness during the day.

• Motion.

• Cold.

• Exertion.

• Touch.

• Alcohol.

• In the evening.

• Damp weather.

• Mental exertion.

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• Motion.

• Exertion.

• Cold.

• Touch.

• Evening.

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• Rest.

• Warmth.

• Lying down.

• Pressure.

• Hot applications.

• Massage.

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• Rest.

• Warmth.

• Lying down.

• Gelsemium, Causticum, Lathyrus sativus.

• Artificial respiration, Physostigmine, Neostigmine. In homeopathy: Acetic acid, Opium.

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• Artificial respiration is critical. Physostigmine and neostigmine may offer physiological antagonism.

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• Gelsemium (paralysis, ptosis), Causticum (progressive paralysis, loss of voice), Lathyrus sativus (spastic paralysis of lower limbs), Conium maculatum (ascending paralysis), Crotalus horridus (paralysis, hemorrhage), Botulinum (paralysis, double vision), Plumbum metallicum (wrist drop, paralysis), Cocculus indicus (weakness, paralysis, vertigo).

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• Gelsemium (paralysis, but with more drowsiness), Conium (ascending paralysis, but slower onset), Lathyrus sativus (spastic paralysis), Causticum (paralysis, often from exposure to cold), Cocculus indicus (paralysis with vertigo).

• Anxiety about the paralysis, but a stoic acceptance of it.

• Apprehension, particularly concerning breathing difficulties as the paralysis progresses.

• Irritability may be present, stemming from the physical limitations.

• Dullness, sluggish thinking.

• Apathy, indifference to surroundings.

• Feeling of tightness in the chest.

• Shallow breathing.

• Unable to cough effectively.

• Weak, rapid pulse.

• Sensation of pressure in the chest.

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• Heaviness and weakness in the limbs.

• Trembling of the hands and feet.

• Loss of reflexes.

• Numbness and tingling sensations.

• Paralysis of the bladder and rectum.

• Paralysis (ascending), Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Post-Polio Syndrome, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Spinal cord injuries.

• Gelsemium, Causticum, Plumbum metallicum.