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Calcium silicatum (Calc‑sil.)

Calcium silicatum (Calc‑sil.) appears in 315 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 6 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 14 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The main emphasis is on Delusions with 26 rubrics and Fear with 25 rubrics, followed by Anxiety, Children, Ailments from, and Mistakes. They yield the picture of a person whose thoughts and talk revolve around death, murder and losses, and who experiences the family as a source of fear and criticism.

Death and corpses

The darkest block concerns death. Small rubrics list thoughts of corpses, necrophilia, and the delusions of seeing the corpse of the spouse, of the brother and of the child. Added are the delusion of seeing disagreeable people and wrinkled old women, and voices that answer. The talk, too, is directed to this: the person speaks of nothing but murder, fire and rats, even to himself.

Family and loss

The family appears ambivalent. One single-remedy rubric records oversensitiveness to criticism from the family. Small rubrics list fear of the family in family matters and fear of losses. At the same time a lack of egotism is noted.

Exertion and anger

Mental exertion has consequences. Single-remedy rubrics list anger after mental exertion, small rubrics fear after mental exertion. A lack of ideas during the day belongs here. In addition, the person reproaches himself over trifles.

Absence

Two single-remedy rubrics describe muttering on falling asleep, in the evening and in sleep. A further one shows the tendency to sit in the same place, gaze at the sky and not answer when spoken to. The person seems at times carried away.

Summary

Calc‑sil. appears as the picture of a person who is inwardly preoccupied with death, murder and losses, tolerates criticism from the family poorly, becomes angry and fearful after mental exertion, and at times seems remote. With 20 specific rubrics the data are scant, but the gloomy undertone is uniform.

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