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Chininum sulphuricum (Chinin-s.)

Chininum sulphuricum (Chinin-s.) appears in 230 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 14 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 12 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis of the specific rubrics lies on Activity, Laziness and Delusions, plus Memory, Speech and Will. The overall picture is that of a person whose strength rises and falls with the time of day and whose anxiety, restlessness and delirium are kindled in an exhausted body.

The Rhythm of the Day

The day divides into limp and awake. Morning and noon are dominated by laziness, in the morning already on waking, and by stupor. In the evening the mood turns to activity: one single-remedy rubric lists desire for activity at 9 p.m. after walking in the open air, a second mental activity at the same hour, and small rubrics list many plans in the evening. In between come obstinacy and excitement in the forenoon, restlessness at 5 p.m. in the afternoon and fear of misfortune. After sleep anger breaks out, at night weeping wakes the person.

Loss of Word and Will

A second group concerns the capacity to express and assert oneself. Memory loses the names of objects, speech fails: "Speech – difficult – cannot pronounce names". While walking the will vanishes. In semiconsciousness from spinal irritation and in unconsciousness during labor, the body intrudes upon the mind.

Images of Delirium

In delirium the person jumps out of bed. The delusions concern the head: it seems to fall backward or to turn like a mill wheel. Anxiety, which leads in the total count, appears as anguish during sweat and in Asiatic cholera.

Body and Children

Physical wasting also has its rubric: anorexia with nausea and, in children, failure to thrive in connection with angina pectoris.

Summary

In the Repertory Chininum sulphuricum shows a mind that gets going with difficulty in the morning, plans too late and too much in the evening, and loses speech and will under exhaustion. The rubrics consistently connect the mental with the condition of the body.

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