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Colocynthis (Coloc.)

Colocynthis (Coloc.) appears in 462 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 30 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 31 are small rubrics with no more than two other remedies. The main emphasis lies on restlessness, delusions, anger, delirium, sensitivity, indignation, and escaping. The picture is that of a person who falls into indignation and embittered anger through offense and injustice, walks about restlessly and groans in pain, and tries to flee in delirium.

Offense, Indignation, and Anger

The mental rubrics are clearly ordered. Vexation arises after offense and with silent grief, humiliation and offense go with indignation and anger, and the rubric describes a painful feeling of offense and humiliation. The person is sensitive to the misdeeds and offenses of others and therefore becomes wild; he cannot vent himself. The anger occurs with bitterness, and ailments arise from anger with bitterness. It also appears when she is asked something, and the menses are suppressed by anger with indignation. Part of the character are compassion, for terrible things and sad stories affect her deeply, and the lack of spirituality.

Pain and Restlessness

Pain acts on the mind directly. Listed are restlessness in colic, in lochia, before urinating, and from anger; irritability in colic and in abdominal complaints; frenzy during colic attacks; groaning in cramping abdominal pains and in rheumatic pain; also grimaces and a sullen facial expression. Only this remedy has the rubrics of walking about the room during headache, the tendency to sit doubled up with elbows on knees, and the involuntary clenching and curling of the fingers after headache. Screaming occurs in cramps, an ovarian cyst, and peritonitis. The agitation is inward, and with every attack of abdominal pain, excitement arises. Coffee ameliorates the pain in the left inguinal and iliac region for a while.

Escape in Delirium

Delirium has a line of its own: escape. In abortion the person flees, tears her clothes, speaks violently and insanely; unconsciousness occurs in delirium after childbirth with fever. Escaping alternates with unconsciousness and with stupor, and the desire to escape is listed under unconsciousness. The person throws away everything she holds in her hands.

Delusions and Other Rubrics

The delusions are brief: all strength is leaving her, she has been moved to another room or is not in her own room, the eyes would fall out on stooping, and everything she holds in her hands flies away. Grief occurs in puerperal fever, dullness after beer, laziness after stool. Complaining goes on day and night. In children, stool after nursing is listed. Tranquility arises from thoughts of business.

Summary

The picture of Colocynthis is determined by offense, indignation, and embittered anger, combined with pain, restlessness, and groaning. In delirium the desire to escape comes forward, especially in connection with abortion. The single-remedy rubrics on abdominal complaints and escape characterize the remedy. A king-pin symptom is not indicated in the available data.

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