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Ailanthus glandulosa (Ail.)

Ailanthus glandulosa (Ail.) appears in the repertory in 155 rubrics. Of these, 9 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 6 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis is on Memory, Delirium, Delusions, Unconsciousness, and Stupefaction. These yield the picture of a clouded, delirious state in severe infections.

Stupefaction and consciousness

Stupefaction and benumbed states are in the foreground. They are associated with congestion of blood to the head and, as a single-remedy rubric, with fullness in the brain. Added to these are unconsciousness, stupor, and a half-conscious state, which is listed in a single-remedy rubric under scarlet fever. In children, unconsciousness appears in diphtheria. The indifference is stoic toward whatever happens.

Delirium and delusions

Delirium is represented with fifteen rubrics; single-remedy rubrics name delirium with brilliant, shining eyes and amelioration from vomiting. Among the delusions are the idea that animals are crawling on the person, and that rats are running up his leg. The fear of becoming insane appears with itching.

Memory

Memory supplies the most rubrics. Peculiar is the single-remedy rubric in which the person recalls past events "as if they had happened to others or as if one had read about them." This fits an estrangement from one's own experience.

Summary

Ail. shows the picture of a feverish, clouded condition with delirium, stupefaction, unconsciousness, and estrangement of memory, in which delusions of crawling animals occur. The data are rather sparse, with few single-remedy rubrics.

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