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Onosmodium virginianum (Onos.)

Onosmodium virginianum (Onos.) appears in the repertory in 116 rubrics. Of these, 5 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy appears, and 3 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis is on Fear, Mistakes, Delusions, and Memory. Specific is the fear of falling, which forms delusions of height and plunging.

Falling and height

The delusions revolve around the fall. The person believes she is falling when looking down, namely when descending a staircase ("Delusions – falling – looking down, falls when – descending stairs, when"), or she fears falling into a fire when passing it ("Delusions – falling – fire, she/he would fall into, when passing"). A small rubric sums up the sensation that the steps are too high ("Delusions – high – steps are too high"), and the fear of falling and of plunging into a fire recurs among the Fear rubrics. The danger lies where the ground vanishes.

Fatigue and mistakes

A single-remedy rubric describes behavior as if the person were always tired ("Gestures, makes – tired, acts as if always"). The mistakes are numerous, including in writing with rapid thoughts, and memory, speech, and irresolution are likewise represented repeatedly. A further delusion, of having been drunk for weeks, sets an accent. The single-remedy rubric "Despair – impotence, with" is connected with sexuality (four rubrics).

Summary

In the repertory Onosmodium virginianum shows a tired, error-prone person who is imprecise in thinking and for whom the ground becomes uncertain: steps seem too high, abysses too near. The data allow no more than this outline.

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