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Cotyledon umbilicus (Cot.)

Cotyledon umbilicus (Cot.) appears in 54 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 8 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 2 are small rubrics with no more than two other remedies. The main emphasis lies on Delusions, Speech, and Wildness; it is striking that five of the eight single-remedy rubrics concern waking.

Waking

Waking is the place where the remedy comes to the fore. On waking, speech is difficult and indistinct, and it is hard to articulate at all, for a time. Added to this is thoughtlessness in the morning. At night, on waking, wildness appears. The delusion of losing one's mind or going crazy belongs to the same situation: "Delusions – mind – losing, going crazy, he/she will lose his/her mind – waking, on". One can see in this a person who does not find his way out of sleep intact, but enters the state half-conscious, disordered, and fearful.

Delusions, Weeping, Confusion

The further delusions concern the body and weeping. Listed are the idea of bursting into tears or weeping, and the idea that parts of the body are missing. Alongside stand confusion of mind, unconsciousness, memory disturbance, restlessness, hysteria, and ailments from excitement.

Summary

Cotyledon umbilicus appears as a remedy of disturbed transition: between sleep and waking, speech, presence of mind, and certainty of reason are attacked, and weeping and body sensation slip into the delusional. The small number of rubrics calls for cautious interpretation.

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