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Taraxacum officinale (Tarax.)

Taraxacum officinale (Tarax.) appears in 129 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 2 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 7 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Delusions, Anxiety, Restlessness and Sadness, which are the most strongly represented with 8, 6, 6 and 6 rubrics, and further on Unconsciousness and Fear. The picture is that of a person whose sadness and anxiety change with the degree of occupation.

Occupation and Mood

The sadness is explicitly tied to activity. A small rubric lists it when the person is unoccupied, a second when he is occupied, with the addition "occupied, when not." Fitting is the rubric in which the person "works well after he/she has begun." The start of work is thus experienced as a threshold that overcomes inertia.

Laziness and Indecision

Laziness, indolence and idleness are listed in four main rubrics. Indecision in making decisions is connected with laziness in a small rubric. A single-remedy rubric adds to this a state of unconsciousness indoors that is ameliorated by being in the open air.

Anxiety and Fear

Anxiety is listed in six rubrics, Fear in five. A small rubric describes anxiety that is ameliorated when standing. A single-remedy rubric links the fear with nausea that occurs when sitting. Anxiety and fear are thus directed at bodily posture and nausea.

Summary

Taraxacum officinale appears in the Repertory as a remedy whose sadness and anxiety depend on the degree of occupation. Laziness is overcome by work, with indecision alongside. Delusion, restlessness and unconsciousness form further fields, which the rubrics distribute broadly.

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