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Hypericum perforatum (Hyper.)

Hypericum perforatum (Hyper.) appears in the repertory in 194 rubrics. Of these, 14 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 12 are small rubrics with no more than two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Mistakes, Delusions, Delirium, Memory, and Sadness. Together they yield the picture of a person after injuries to the head and spine, whose bodily sensation floats and whose memory fails.

Floating and the bed

The delusions lift the body off the ground. The person is lifted high into the air, with fear of falling, or is held suspended in the air, not in bed. One rubric names the illusion of not lying in bed, and a single-remedy rubric names waking at 4 a.m. with the feeling of not lying on the bed. Opposed to this is the idea of being too heavy for the bed.

Injury and memory

Several rubrics link the state with injuries: loss of memory after concussion, unconsciousness from concussion, sadness after wounds, hysteria after injuries to the coccyx, and anxiety with stitching pain in the spine. Further rubrics concern loss of memory in aphasia. The Mistakes rubric counts twenty-one entries.

Delirium and speech

The delirium can be roused: the person can be awakened to answer questions, in three single-remedy rubrics. In sleep she talks wildly. Speech is lost through soreness of the lacerated tongue. A single-remedy rubric describes singing, followed by screaming and weeping. The feeling of being cut off from life, and excitement as if under the influence of tea, complete the picture.

Summary

Hyper. shows a condition after injuries in which body and bed no longer seem reliable and memory and speech fail. The single-remedy rubrics render the floating and the rousable delirium most clearly.

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