Tarentula Cubensis tarent-c.

The live Cuban spider is irritated in a bottle and the virus diluted with alcohol.

This spider has been used for various forms of unhealthy or malignant suppuration, especially carbuncles, with burning stinging pain; with great weakness and diarrhœa; with most terrible pains; bubo; diphtheria. ▶ In all these diseases there is usually a purplish hue with burning stinging pains (Compare with Lach.).