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Rauwolfia serpentina (Rauw.)

Rauwolfia serpentina (Rauw.) appears in 60 rubrics in the repertory. Two of them are single-remedy rubrics, listing only this remedy, and one is a small rubric with at most two other remedies.

Mistakes, Delusions, and Floating

Mistakes, makes is the largest main rubric with six rubrics. Schizophrenia and delusions account for four each. One single-remedy rubric records the delusion that the head is floating and that the self could float away. One small rubric lists floating of the head without further qualification.

Company and Restlessness

Company, restlessness, killing, and sadness are listed with three rubrics each. One single-remedy rubric describes that vigorous physical exertion ameliorates and relieves the strain on the nerves. Excitement, memory, and fear follow with two rubrics each.

Summary

The picture links schizophrenia and delusions with the feeling of leaving the body. Restlessness and irritability are among the more frequently listed rubrics. The single-remedy rubrics carry the picture; the main rubrics are widely shared.

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