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Baptisia tinctoria (Bapt.)

Baptisia tinctoria (Bapt.) appears in 309 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 24 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 27 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Delusions with 50 rubrics and Delirium with 27 rubrics, plus Restlessness, Dullness, and Fear. Together they give the picture of a gravely febrile person whose body falls apart into pieces, who lies stuporous in bed and wavers between stupor and restlessness.

The Scattered Body

The center is formed by the delusions of the disintegrated body. Single-remedy rubrics record that the body is scattered about in bed, that the limbs are conversing with each other, that the legs are conversing, that the toe is conversing with the thumb, that one part of the body is talking to another. Small rubrics add arms separated, limbs cut off, parts of the body removed, and legs that do not belong to the person. A second self outside the patient is also listed, as is the idea of lying on a board.

Typhoid and Typhus

Many single-remedy rubrics relate to febrile illnesses: wanting to get out of bed in typhoid, wild delirium in typhoid, hopelessness during convalescence from typhus, indecision in typhus, wanting to get up and yet not wanting to. Small rubrics list stupefaction and slowness in typhoid and incoherent speech in typhus. Likewise single-remedy rubrics on mental exhaustion in grippe and influenza.

Stupor and Restlessness

The state alternates between dullness and unrest. Single-remedy rubrics name stupor in ulcers and dullness in the morning after rising. Small rubrics combine stupefaction with restlessness, restlessness with motion, and motion despite weakness. The person seems restless after 2 a.m. She/he mutters softly and rubs the hands together.

Consciousness and Answering

Small rubrics record that the person, when unconscious, answers correctly when spoken to, and suddenly falls asleep in sleep, afterwards with anxiety. A half-conscious state in which she/he seems to be dying is likewise listed. Peculiar are the rubrics of being unwilling to speak about illnesses or injuries, and the desire to spit fluids out of the mouth again.

Summary

Bapt. appears as the picture of a deeply stupefied fever patient whose body dissolves into talking individual parts, who wavers between stupor and unrest, and whose consciousness oscillates between presence and absence. With 51 specific rubrics the data are broad and the picture unmistakable.

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