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Aesculus hippocastanum (Aesc)

Aesculus hippocastanum (Aesc) appears in 133 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 8 are single-remedy rubrics listing only this remedy, and 6 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Confusion of mind, which with 13 rubrics is the most strongly represented, as well as on Fear, Unconsciousness, Recognition, and Dullness. The picture is that of a person who is confused on waking, mixes up words, and collects himself only slowly.

Confusion on Waking

Waking is the moment of confusion. Several rubrics link Confusion of mind with waking, two of them in children. A small rubric describes that surroundings are not recognized, namely on waking. Recognition is thus tied to the transition to wakefulness.

Speech and Concentration

In speaking, wrong words occur; the person cannot form the right words. Concentration is difficult, attention cannot be held. A single-remedy rubric records this in children: "cannot hold attention". Thoughts are recorded in four main rubrics, as a rule in connection with speaking.

Irritability and Fear

A single-remedy rubric describes children who are easily upset and regain self-control only slowly: "easily upset – regains self-control only slowly". Fear is recorded in nine rubrics, predominantly fear that something sad will happen. Unconsciousness stands in six rubrics, Dullness in five.

Disappointment and Vertigo

After disappointments, indifference appears. A single-remedy rubric links Delusions with vertigo in which the person believes he must balance his head, and another with the feeling of being lost on waking. Hypochondriasis is once linked with hemorrhoids.

Summary

Aesculus hippocastanum appears in the repertory as a remedy of confusion that shows itself particularly on waking. Speech, attention, and recognition are disturbed; Fear and Dullness are added. The irritability in children forms a line of its own, which shows in slow recovery of composure.

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