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Melilotus officinalis (Meli.)

Melilotus officinalis (Meli.) appears in 173 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 12 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 Insanity, Delusions, Threatening, Killing, desire to, and Hiding. Together they yield the picture of a severe mental illness in which threat, withdrawal and being observed interlock.

Threatening and killing

Two single-remedy rubrics record that the person threatens to kill those who approach him; as many rubrics list the desire to kill. Insanity occurs when the person feels threatened.

Observed and hidden

One delusion is that everyone is looking at the person. From it follows an escape rubric which at the same time demands hiding, "because she/he insists that everyone is looking at her/him". Hiding and running away are also recorded in children. Being touched is unwelcome.

Speech and fear

The speech is whispering. A single-remedy rubric records that the person says he cannot speak loudly because it would kill him; corresponding to it is the fear of speaking. In writing, letters are omitted, the last letter is missing.

Possession and outside influence

The delusions range from the devil, by whom everyone is possessed, to the notion of being hypnotized or magnetized by an absent pastor or clergyman. Eating dirt and filth belongs to the insanity; mania combines with sleeplessness and restlessness, and schizophrenia is added.

Summary

Meli. shows the picture of a persecuted, watched and threatened person who speaks in a whisper, hides, and reacts to approach with threats. The single-remedy rubrics bundle these traits distinctly.

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