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Abrotanum artemisia (Abrot.)

Abrotanum artemisia (Abrot.) appears in 132 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 11 are single-remedy rubrics listing only this remedy, and 2 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Children, which with 29 rubrics forms the largest main rubric, as well as on Delusions, Fear and Anxiety, and Failure to thrive. The picture is above all that of an infant who does not thrive, and of fear and delusions that show themselves in hearing and listening.

Children and Failure to Thrive

The rubrics on Children dominate the remedy. Failure to thrive in newborns is connected with discharges from the navel: "accompanied by discharges from the navel". Another single-remedy rubric lists an eruption at the navel. Failure to thrive appears in four main rubrics, and it forms the core of the childhood record.

Fear, Anxiety, and Diarrhea

Fear and Anxiety are recorded in seven and six rubrics respectively. One single-remedy rubric links Anxiety with suppressed diarrhea, another with a stitching pain in the stomach. Fear, too, is tied to suppressed diarrhea. Physical processes and mental states thus appear coupled.

Delusions and Voices

Delusions are recorded in eight rubrics. Three of them concern hearing voices in bed: "cease when she/he listens intently in bed". The hearing of voices disappears as soon as the person listens closely. A further delusion concerns the brain and softening of the brain, which likewise ceases on tense listening. A single-remedy rubric describes the desire to do something cruel.

Summary

Abrotanum artemisia appears in the repertory as a remedy whose emphasis lies in the thriving of the child. Failure to thrive with discharges from the navel combines with Fear, Anxiety, and a delusion that disappears on listening. The rubrics on cruelty form a counterpole that is rare in the record.

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