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Kreosotum (Kreos)

Kreosotum (Kreos) appears in 307 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 7 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 15 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Children with 51 rubrics, as well as Anxiety, Irritability, Restlessness, Delusions and Weeping. From these emerges the picture of a tormented child, restless at night, who finds rest only through gentle rocking and caressing and whose dentition is difficult.

Dentition and decay

Dentition is the clearest trait. A single-remedy rubric describes difficult dentition with sour odor of the body, pale face and irritability; a small rubric describes difficult dentition with constipation, general irritation and cachexia. A further rubric links weeping with dental complaints. Two rubrics concern "old-looking children" who are hard to waken. The child seems aged and worn out.

Rocking and caressing

Soothing comes through attention. Small rubrics record the desire to be carried and gently rocked, and that the sleepless child must be caressed. At the same time it remains restless, as the rubric "Restlessness – evening – 6 p.m.-6 a.m." shows.

Night

Night dominates the picture. Listed are restlessness after midnight until four o'clock, laughing at midnight, continued moaning and feeble moaning. A single-remedy rubric names morose behavior in the forenoon between ten and twenty-two hours, and another delusions of motion of all parts at rest.

Anxiety and desire for death

Small rubrics list anxiety during coitus, even at the mere thought of it, in women as well, and also fear of fasting. The wish to die arises from despair. Moaning in gastromalacia and dullness as after a night of revelry complete the picture. After epistaxis memory is weak.

Summary

Kreos appears as the picture of a sick child whose dentition decays early, who is restless and complaining at night, and who is soothed only by gentle carrying, rocking and caressing. For adults there are isolated rubrics on anxiety about coitus and on despair. With 22 specific rubrics the data are manageable, but the line is clearly child-centered.

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