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Rhus glabra (Rhus‑g.)

Rhus glabra (Rhus‑g.) appears in 190 rubrics in the repertory. Forty-six of them are single-remedy rubrics, listing only this remedy, and five are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphases lie in delusions, anger, sadness, irritability, and fear. From these emerges the picture of a person who feels offended and betrayed, reacts with anger and thoughts of revenge, and is inwardly inhabited by threatening images.

Offense and Anger

Anger clusters around offense. In the afternoon between 3 and 4 p.m., anger, humiliation, and indignation appear; at night, anger after midnight is listed. Whoever has insulted the person arouses hatred and the desire to kill; whoever has betrayed her, the desire to strike; the friendship is to be ended in order to avoid her own rage. Complaints arise from deception and indignation. Anger also appears when the person has to wait.

Delusion Images

The delusions are dense: the world is dangerous, she will be stabbed with a knife, especially in the back, there is a hole in the chest reaching to the back, the heart is like a boulder. War rages within her, there is light in the abdomen, and a cobra crawls in the stomach. Added to this is the feeling of having taken marijuana. At work she feels under authority.

Hurry and Time

The person wants to hurry and feels she is wasting her time at work. She does not want to telephone. She is forgetful when washing thoroughly.

Sadness and Affection

The sadness is tied to the father, improves at noon and by company and conversation. Weeping occurs after sunset, and the desire to be embraced is listed. She seeks out people with whom she can relax; she is drawn to mentally ill people on the street.

Summary

Rhus‑g. presents as a picture of offense and anger, with impulses of revenge and violence, threatening body images, and the need for closeness.

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