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Magnesium phosphoricum (Mag-p.)

Magnesium phosphoricum (Mag-p.) appears in 163 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 9 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 7 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Delusions, Speech, Fear and Oversensitiveness. The picture is that of a person in whom cramping, touch and speaking are closely connected.

Cramping

The point of orientation is the spasm. One single-remedy rubric reads "Occupied - cramping while occupied", a second links stuttering with a constriction of the inner throat, and the small rubric lists spasmodic stuttering. Added to these are the delusion of being unable to move, and carrying things from one place to another and back. The body seems to constrict where activity is demanded.

Touch and oversensitiveness

Touch feels heavy: among the small rubrics is emotional strain to the point of fainting, both from touch and in children. Oversensitiveness, excitement, restlessness and weeping, which stand among the most frequent main rubrics, fit with this.

Thoughts of death and withdrawal

The delusions revolve around dying: having to die, of tetanus with pain in the right lower leg, and the notion that another person is in the room on waking. Beside them stand the wish to sit in moody silence, an inner urge for freedom, and talking to oneself about one's own pains. Studying aggravates, and forgetfulness sets in after heat.

Summary

Magnesium phosphoricum shows in the repertory a tense person, sensitive to touch, to whom cramping and inner constriction are close and who seeks refuge in silence and a counterweight in the urge for freedom.

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