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Hippomanes (Hipp.)

Hippomanes (Hipp.) appears in 110 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 5 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 10 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on fancies and imaginations, on irritability and on sadness, which are most strongly represented with six rubrics each, along with morose mood and discontent. The picture is that of a out-of-sorts person who withdraws and reacts irritably and quickly.

Withdrawal and sadness

Sadness is described in a single-remedy rubric as withdrawal: the person "sits in the corner and wants nothing to do with the world." Homesickness is recorded in the evening, taciturnity in the forenoon. Being morose and discontented appears in four rubrics, and one rubric links the morose mood with fever.

Irritability and anger

Irritability is recorded in six rubrics; anger occurs during fever. Irritability is aggravated by heat, and fever likewise aggravates the irritability. A single-remedy rubric describes lamenting and groaning after emissions, and a small rubric records weeping in the same context.

Fancies and body

Fancies and imaginations head the list; the single-remedy rubrics concern lascivious and sexually tinged imaginations in the forenoon. Restlessness occurs during urination. The delusions concern the head, which is said to fall forward when walking. Confusion is recorded after coffee, with the addition "amel."

Summary

In the repertory, Hippomanes appears as a remedy of an out-of-sorts, irritable mood that alternates between withdrawal, sadness and sudden excitement. Fancies and sexually tinged imaginations occupy a place of their own. The picture is varied but scattered across many small rubrics without a clear center.

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