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Manganum aceticum (Mang.)

Manganum aceticum (Mang.) appears in 260 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 17 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 Restlessness, Sadness, Morose mood and Music, followed by Voice, Walking and the rubrics on Children. Together they yield the picture of a person who persists in melancholy, is touched by music in a peculiar way, and whose restlessness settles on lying down.

Music and melancholy

The most striking trait lies in the relation to music. Cheerful music makes morose and is rejected, whereas sad music improves the sadness; a single-remedy rubric captures the tension: "Music - aversion to - cheerful music amel., but the saddest affects immediately". One can read this as a mind that feels at home only in harmony with its own mood and experiences any cheering up as an imposition. The rubrics confirm it in the sadness itself, which eases on lying down, and in the reserve in the afternoon.

Restlessness

The restlessness is anxious and follows a rule of its own: it improves on lying down. It accompanies complaints of the stomach; an attempt to walk forward turns into walking about. Anxiety and fear increase after midnight, at one o'clock.

Voice, walking and children

The voice is hoarse, in the open air when walking, and improves from smoking; in cough it may fail. On standing, benumbness sets in. In children, late learning to walk with inability to walk is recorded, in addition the desire to go to bed early in the evening, in respiratory infection. Writing also shows a peculiarity: the letters become smaller.

Summary

Manganum aceticum portrays a person who withdraws into sadness and finds rest on lying down. The inverted effect of music and the weakness of voice and gait show a mind that wants to be confirmed rather than cheered up.

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