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Hydrastis canadensis (Hydr.)

Hydrastis canadensis (Hydr.) appears in 166 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 18 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 8 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on cursing, anger and insulting behavior, along with delirium, irritability and the children rubrics. Together they yield the picture of a person who cannot bear contradiction and bursts into anger and abuse, and whose irritability is bound to bodily discharges.

Contradiction and abuse

Contradiction triggers the outburst. A single-remedy rubric names: "Cursing – contradiction, at." Beside it stand the rubrics that the person snaps at anyone who does not share her opinion, will not tolerate opposition, and wants to rebuff, snarl at and abuse people who do not agree with her. In the picture of a child, the cursing is directed at the mother, whose food or medicine is thrown across the room.

Anger and discharge

The tie of the mind to the body is striking. Anger and irritability cease as soon as the discharge or leukorrhea stops; corresponding to this are violent sexual desire in women from itching of the vulva and anger with forgetfulness. One can see in this a state of mind that waxes and wanes with the bodily discharge.

Children, memory and delirium

Among the rubrics on children stands failure to thrive with loss of weight. Memory is the remedy's most frequent rubric area; fear is added to it. Delirium occurs in erysipelas, once as wandering. Also recorded are loss of speech in general marasmus, groaning with occasional screaming from pain, and the desire to strike, which improves in the evening.

Summary

Hydrastis canadensis appears in the repertory as a remedy of irritability against contradiction. Anger, cursing and rejection are bound to discharges and run through adults and children, with weak memory and emaciation in the background.

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