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Podophyllum peltatum (Podo.)

Podophyllum peltatum (Podo.) appears in 461 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 12 are single rubrics in which only this remedy appears, and 29 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The data are thin; most rubrics are broadly populated, above all Children, Fear, Ailments from and Delusions and Indifference. The specific rubrics revolve around thoughts and speech during chill, around the liver, and around the moaning of children.

Clarity and speech during chill

The core pattern is the rubric on chill. During chill consciousness and thoughts are very clear and the abundance of ideas is great, but the person cannot speak and forgets words; the rubrics repeat this statement under Consciousness, Thoughts and Ideas. At the same time during chill there is a desire to talk with someone, and loquacity. Forgetfulness also occurs after heat. The rubric thus names a split between inner clarity and outer expression that only this remedy shows in this form.

Liver and fear

One delusion concerns the liver: the person believes he is getting a disease of the liver and is afraid during liver affections. Further fears concern misfortune for the family and bad forebodings. Thoughts about the future are profound. The small rubric on stupefaction is at noon.

Speech, mood and opinion

Speech is enthusiastic, loquacity occurs with cheerfulness and after sour fruit, which can also trigger delirium. The person is merry thoughtlessly or quarrelsomely, laughing becomes a grin. Irritability occurs when hearing lies and in pregnancy; the wish to set things right stands for this remedy alone. His opinion is to be respected, and the person feels the desire to magnetize others. In the afternoon he is censorious, and indifference concerns everyday matters and adverse circumstances. Self-denial is also listed.

Business and children

Mental exertion from business aggravates, and mental exhaustion from business is also in the listing. The desire for yellow, to wear it, occurs. In children screaming during diarrhea, difficult dentition with compression of the gums and moaning are listed; moaning in sleep goes with half-closed eyes and rolling of the head.

Summary

The picture of Podophyllum peltatum remains brief because of the few specific rubrics. It consists of clarity of thoughts during chill with simultaneous loss of speech, a relation to the liver, and an enthusiastic, loquacious nature with readiness to criticize. A king-pin symptom is not indicated in the available data; individual statements should be weighted cautiously given this data situation.

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